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McMillan: Let’s make the best of CSU’s housing problems

Adah McMillan, Collegian Columnist • August 22, 2022
Last semester, I weighed all of the housing options available to me at Colorado State University and chose to live in a community-style triple because it would be affordable but also offer more privacy than the equally priced community-style double. But in June, after I’d already selected my room and thought housing decisions were behind me, I was notified that the triple was no longer a possibility because of an influx of new students.
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Eckburg: There is no ‘right’ way to do your 1st year

Bella Eckburg, Opinion Director • August 17, 2022
First and foremost, welcome to Fort Collins. When you first see your life in boxes waiting to be unpacked in a room you now share with a virtual stranger, it can be easy to feel like a small fish in a big pond.  Keeping in mind that you and the rest of your first-year peers are in the same boat is crucial to staying afloat as you adjust to life as a college student and individual.
The Laurel Village dorms sit with Durward Hall and Westfall Hall in the background Feb. 2, 2021.

Stella: Don’t knock the dorm experience

Michael Stella, Collegian Columnist • August 12, 2022
First-year move-in is an exciting time that marks the beginning of your college experience, but it can feel stressful for a lot of reasons, and it is OK to feel that stress. It is likely the first time you are leaving home for an extended period of time, and you might not know anyone at Colorado State University. For out-of-state students, moving to a new state is stressful on its own.
Heaven Old Coyote puts a beaded feather piece in their hair at the Native American Cultural Center's 37th Annual Pow Wow, hosted by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, in the Lory Student Center

Stella: CSU needs to show more appreciation for Native people

Michael Stella, Collegian Columnist • May 3, 2022
The campus tour is a vital part of the decision-making process of future college students deciding which university or college they should attend. There is one element of tours at Colorado State University that is crucial and should go much further in-depth: Native American representation. Tours at Colorado State University follow a defined route that can go either way, forward or backward. A tour typically starts at the iconic Oval and makes stops at Morgan Library, the Student Recreation Center, a residence hall and an academic building. 
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Tusinski: CSU students find the perfect way to protest campus preachers — comedy

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist • May 3, 2022
There is a holy war brewing on Colorado State University's campus. It's not nearly as bloody, violent or fierce as the holy wars of generations past, but there is a recurring theological battle that keeps propping itself up in Fort Collins and on college campuses nationwide. Just over a week ago, CSU once again became the latest battleground in the ongoing campus preacher parade. The now-infamous campus preachers returned to The Plaza with a smattering of Bible-wielding, cargo short-clad, middle-aged white men shouting at students passing by on their way to class.
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McMillan: Take my online data, I don’t need it

Adah McMillan, Collegian Columnist • May 2, 2022
They say "If something is free, you’re the product." When it comes to online data, we’re all very lucrative products.  Companies like Meta, formerly Facebook, sometimes called data brokers, are “in the business of farming your data,” according to an article from The Conversation.
Colorado State University graduates line up for the precession into Moby Arena before their graduation ceremony begins. CSU held the graduation ceremony for the College of Agricultural Sciences on May 12, 2018 at Moby Arena. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

McKissick: It’s OK to not have a 5-year plan post-graduation

Nathaniel McKissick, Collegian Columnist • May 2, 2022
Graduation can be a fun, scary and exciting time. Some students have their first job in the workforce lined up before the day of commencement rolls around, while others are absolutely uncertain of what comes next. Maybe you’re one of those people who live by their five-year plan. Maybe you’ve planned for this moment for years, and you know exactly what comes next for you, how you’re going to get it and what it’ll lead to.
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Henry: If there is any time to not take summer classes, this is it

Brendan Henry, Collegian Columnist • May 1, 2022
The last few days of the semester are coming to an end, and summer break is on the horizon. The days of grinding away at term papers and cramming for finals are coming to a close, and for some, the result is receiving a degree. For the rest of us, the struggle will continue when the fall semester rolls around. If there is any time to not take classes during the summer, this is it. COVID-19 restrictions are lifting as vaccination totals continue to go up and the number of cases goes down, resulting in plenty of activities to partake in. Go to a concert or a ballgame; just enjoy the sun.
Tusinski: The debate about classroom 'grooming' is just homophobia

Tusinski: The debate about classroom ‘grooming’ is just homophobia

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist • April 25, 2022
You've almost certainly heard of the controversial Parental Rights in Education bill that was recently signed into law in Florida. The bill has been dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by its opponents due to the fact that it restricts discussion of LGBTQ+ topics like gender and sexuality in schools — particularly in kindergarten through third grade. The bill's supporters have made a myriad of homophobic defenses of the legislation, but one of the most prominently — and flagrantly — homophobic arguments is the bill prevents elementary schoolers from being "groomed" by LGBTQ+ teachers and the community.
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Henry: America’s elderly government could use an age cap

Brendan Henry, Collegian Columnist • April 25, 2022
President Joe Biden’s ghost handshake went viral a couple weeks ago, but since then, videos of the event taken at different angles have been released, showing he was in fact addressing people who were off-screen in the original video. The fact-checked video seemingly dispels rumors of Biden's confusion, but that does not mean his actions shouldn't be more seriously considered. Before the viral video was fact-checked, I myself fell victim to believing Biden was definitely off his rocker, and it got me thinking we should have an age limit for politicians.
Khao Soi Thai and a Mai Tai drink ordered Tom Kha Thai Asian Bistro located at 144 North Mason Street Unit 8, Fort Collins Colorado Apr 2.

McMillan: Eating ‘authentic’ foreign food is not a competition

Adah McMillan, Collegian Columnist • April 25, 2022
The search for “authentic” ethnic food is problematic and performative. First of all, the term “ethnic” itself is a problem. The use of ethnic to describe food from nonwhite cultures is not really accurate definition-wise but too accurate in its reflection of how a lot of white people think of people of color.
McKissick: Too much sex positivity can be a bad thing

McKissick: Too much sex positivity can be a bad thing

Nathaniel McKissick, Collegian Columnist • April 24, 2022
Sex positivity is reaching new peaks on the internet. People everywhere of all gender identities and sexualities are joining sites like JustFor.Fans or OnlyFans to post pornographic content of themselves. The number of content creators on OnlyFans more than tripled from May 2020 to September of last year, and while the ratio of pornographic to nonpornographic content hasn’t been made available, the website is nearly synonymous with sex work now. But has sex positivity enabled the growth of hookup culture? Can too much sex positivity place us in unsafe environments with strangers whom we know next to nothing about?
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