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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...

Bisant: New student events aren't the best way to make friends

Bisant: New student events aren’t the best way to make friends

Hayley Bisant, Collegian Columnist • 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. University tour guides and...

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.
Souza: Imperfect pamphlets: CSU hides information from prospective students

Souza: Imperfect pamphlets: CSU hides information from prospective students

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • April 28, 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. Universities across America...

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Proulx: Silence around international student deportations is deafening

Caden Proulx, Collegian Columnist • April 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. On March 8, Columbia University...

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Weishaar: SkinnyTok is dangerous, harmful

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist • April 22, 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. Forty-eight billion people...

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Bisant: It’s time to ditch Friday classes

Hayley Bisant, Collegian Columnist • April 22, 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. An hour and 15 minutes doesn’t...

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Aigner: From the outside, looking in at American politics

Gideon Aigner, Guest Columnist • April 17, 2025
I was born in Colorado. There aren't many places in the world I’d rather be from, and I’m proud to be an American. Growing up, I sang “America the Beautiful,” performed the national anthem on a recorder in elementary school and even led the Pledge of Allegiance a few times in high school. Today, even though I love my country, I am so scared for her and the vulnerable people within.
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