Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist
• October 19, 2024
Election Day barrels toward us with great yet horrifying speed. And if you’re a young and new voter like me, voting next month feels both exciting and horrifying. I’m ready to have a voice in our democracy, but at the same time, I’m overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information from candidates, parties, polls and the media in general. This information, while necessary, is almost always about the need to vote. It demands why we must stop certain candidates from reaching office or why this election is the most crucial one in decades. But beyond the need to vote, much of America rarely discusses how to vote. While this exclusion may not always be intentional it tend to conceal a major flaw in the voting process: accessibility.
Hana Pavelko, Collegian Columnist
• October 16, 2024
Every four years, we come across the same event: the national election. The calmness of November, which is supposed to be filled with turkeys and pumpkin pie, turns into awkward conversations with that one relative at the dinner table.
Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist
• October 16, 2024
Recently, a new trend has gained a lot of attention on the political side of TikTok. Videos that follow this trend consist of people jokingly writing “POV - you and your partner on your way to cancel out each other’s votes this November." Though these videos attempt to make the topic light-hearted and funny, it has opened up a larger conversation about the way that relationships and politics interact.Â
Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist
• October 14, 2024
Severe weather frightens me, and all I’ve ever dealt with is snow. Well, snow and the occasional Minnesota tornado, but those don’t happen very often. Regardless, I have had the luxury of never fearing the legitimate loss of my belongings, my house or even my own life, so I cannot imagine the sheer amount of pain and loss Florida must be dealing with right now.
Leah Stephenson, Collegian Columnist
• October 8, 2024
I love meeting new people. But like many other women who are friendly and outgoing, I rarely feel safe striking up conversation with people I come across in public, particularly men. To women, it is unfortunate common sense to stay away from and avoid conversation with unknown men in public; men do not have the same constraints. I am jealous of men because they can be friendly and safe simultaneously.
As a student who has attended her fair share of Colorado State University's football games, I understand that the seats located at the 50-yard line are highly coveted, especially in the student section. But since the moving of CSUs marching band to this highly coveted area, it seems like the environment of the student section has changed.
Last year, like every other first-year, I regarded Colorado State University’s dining hall food with the same respect I would prison slop, not even because the meals were that bad. In fact, CSU’s dining halls serve comparatively better food than other universities across the nation. Regardless, I’d begrudgingly trek to every meal with low morale, sighing and eyeing up the salmon like it’d jumped straight from the sea onto my plate.
Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist
• October 3, 2024
Sex can be a fast, exciting and overwhelming experience. When you enter a sexual situation, you may want to jump right into penetrative intercourse, as it is considered the main event of sex; however, penetration is just one aspect of the entire sexual encounter. To have a fulfilling and pleasurable sexual encounter, most people need a bit more than that.
Locally owned Walrus Ice Cream is considered a Fort Collins staple, having been around since 1987, but it shouldn’t be. I had high hopes for a renowned ice cream shop, and they did not live up to that.
Hayley Bisant, Collegian Collumnist
• October 1, 2024
There’s probably at least a little bit of trepidation associated with starting classes again after a break, no matter how much a student likes their major. Fortunately, syllabus week is a welcomed relief to what would otherwise be a straight jump right back into the thick of things.
Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist
• September 30, 2024
Although I wouldn’t necessarily call myself a “hypochondriac,” I am a self-prescribed WebMD warrior. Each night I fall asleep thinking about a different ailment I might have, and each morning I awake to a Google search history full of medical jargon. The rabbit holes I fall down are astonishingly deep, so if there’s any specific audience this article needs to reach, that audience would be me.
I've always said we need a good-looking, young and witty presidential candidate to bring back the spark in American politics. While I thought this person would be Jack Schlossberg, it turns out it's actually Kamala Harris, which is slightly disappointing but nevertheless exciting.
Claire VanDeventer and Chloe Rios • August 12, 2026
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