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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Weishaar: Summer is the worst — I’m ready for fall

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist August 30, 2025
Summer is quickly coming to a close. Fall semester has begun, signifying the start of the switch from bikinis and tank tops to sweaters and scarves. It's time for the best season of the year: fall. 
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Pavelko: Approach fall semester with self-love

Hana Pavelko, Collegian Columnist August 28, 2025
Leaving and going off to college is a source of excitement. However, it also presents a wide range of new challenges and worries. Classes can get harder, you need to decide what clubs you want to join, and people are already asking you what your plans are after graduation — it's overwhelming.
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Engle: Pretentiousness is misunderstood

Willow Engle, Copy Chief August 27, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. There is perhaps no phrase...

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Weishaar: Dorm move-in perpetuates unnecessary consumerism

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist August 26, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Moving into a college dorm...

Seymour: Social media glamorizes the roommate connection

Seymour: Social media glamorizes the roommate connection

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist August 23, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. When I was preparing to start...

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Vogl: Make mistakes your first year at CSU

Claire Vogl, Executive Editor August 21, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. As this newspaper lies on...

Engle: AI is incompatible with education

Engle: AI is incompatible with education

Willow Engle, Copy Chief August 15, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Artificial intelligence...

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Weishaar: My preconceived notions of college were wrong

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist May 2, 2025
I cannot believe I have already been a college student for a year. I could have sworn I just got here. Now that I have been through the ringer, I have been thinking about everything the media and my parents told me about college — and how inaccurate these sources were when compared to my actual experience as a first-year.
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Greene: How I found my place at CSU as a marginalized student

Navaeh Greene, Collegian Columnist May 2, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. I identify as a Black, queer...

Seymour: Student experience is stronger when it has no age limit

Seymour: Student experience is stronger when it has no age limit

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist April 30, 2025
When you think of the college experience, you typically think of someone fresh out of high school, leaving their hometown, living in the dorms with a random roommate, trying to navigate campus life. But you don't need these things to have a great college experience.
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