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Thorn: Low sex drive is completely normal

Thorn: Low sex drive is completely normal

Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist March 3, 2025
There is no denying that sex can be exciting, fun, inviting and something to be sought after. Sex is a crucial part of life for many people across the world and a major factor in many people’s romantic relationships. One important aspect of a person’s sex life is the frequency with which they desire sexual contact. This is an issue that requires sensitivity, as discourse surrounding it can involve a great amount of societal pressure and shame.
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Proulx: 5 ways to make your gathering less overstimulating

Caden Proulx, Collegian Columnist March 2, 2025
What’s almost worse than being neurodivergent and attending a social gathering? Hosting a gathering and noticing a friend struggling to engage, or getting overstimulated. As someone who is neurodivergent myself, and loves to host people at their house, I have picked up a couple things that can be helpful in making everyone feel a little more comfortable.
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Weishaar: Combination desks are inconvenient, uncomfortable

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist February 27, 2025
Most classrooms on Colorado State University's campus have some sort of combination desk, which is any sort of desk that has a chair attached. The most common type are individuals — those oriented so that the bar connecting the desk to the chair can be lifted, allowing for easier entry. The bar should go under your dominant hand. The other type I have seen on campus is one in which the chair is on a swivel mounted to the desk. After the person using it pulls it out, the spring-locked chair will slide back toward the desk.
Engle: The Democratic Party has failed America

Engle: The Democratic Party has failed America

Willow Engle, Copy Chief February 24, 2025
President Donald Trump and his legion of fascists and oligarchs marched their way into the White House this January, and the Democrats handed him the golden key while doing an interpretive dance to protest his ever-growing power.
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Bisant: Self-dates are more valuable than you may think

Hayley Bisant, Collegian Columnist February 20, 2025
Comment sections play a much larger role in the enjoyment of social media platforms than one might expect. The second it’s no longer available, the entire experience feels immediately diminished, despite the fact that it’s a relatively small feature. It’s also something you barely notice until it’s no longer available, similar to how resounding silence tends to feel much louder than whatever sound was previously audible in the background.
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Weishaar: The BMI is outdated, flawed

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist February 18, 2025
According to the Body Mass Index, I am obese. The Body Mass Index, more commonly referred to as the BMI, is a measure of how fat someone is. It is used in the medical field as a health indicator. I can not overstate how unbelievably flawed this tool is.
Seymour: Spring semester acts as 2nd chance in college

Seymour: Spring semester acts as 2nd chance in college

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist February 17, 2025
As a fresh college student, the first semester can be rough and intimidating. It feels like we're thrown into a pack of wolves and just told, “You’ll be fine, go make some friends.” But it is not easy.
Souza: Your life is a series of coincidences

Souza: Your life is a series of coincidences

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist February 11, 2025
Several years ago, I first saw this video of Angelina Jolie receiving the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2013 Governors Awards, a ceremony by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that recognizes various actors’ achievements. I’m not particularly moved by award show speeches; I don’t particularly watch award shows.
Thorn: Feminism must always include trans women

Thorn: Feminism must always include trans women

Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist February 10, 2025
As the United States continues to move into a presidency that ran a campaign in favor of oppression toward women and numerous other marginalized groups, everyone must stand together.
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Souza: Apathy will define Trump’s presidency

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist February 6, 2025
The beginning of Donald Trump's presidency has regrettably been marked by one of the most deadly and tragic U.S. aviation disasters since 2001: the Jan. 29 Washington, D.C., plane collision.
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Masia: A look into CAM the Ram’s natal birth chart 

Sophia Masia, Collegian Columnist February 4, 2025
On Feb. 6, 1954, during halftime at a home basketball game against the University of Wyoming, former Colorado State University President William E. Morgan officially named CAM the Ram as the university's ambassador, and the rest is history.
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