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Mountains surrounding Mount Quandary are covered in an early morning glow Aug. 8. (Luke Bourland | The Collegian).

Tusinski: Colorado is beautiful. Now stop hiking.

Dylan Tusinski • August 24, 2021
Everyone loves Colorado for a reason. Some love our mixture of small cities and large metropolises, some love our legal cannabis, but most love the immense beauty of the Rocky Mountains.
Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Eckburg: Drowning in eco-anxiety? Let’s talk about carbon taxes

Bella Eckburg • August 23, 2021
Eco-anxiety is real, and we are feeling it now more than ever. Every day, our timelines are flooded with news about the ongoing climate crisis. It’s not hard to see that we are dealing with a very real problem — one that needs to be carefully addressed to ensure life as we know it can continue. 
Holiday Twin Drive-In had a great line-up of summer hits to close out their season this weekend. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Meltzner: A movie-goer’s guide to Fort Collins

JD Meltzner • August 18, 2021
Fort Collins has quite the reputation for being a nature adventurist’s paradise with its surplus of bike paths, hiking trails, fishing spots and parks. But the amenities of Fort Collins go far beyond a great day at Horsetooth Reservoir, extending into a hidden hotbed of cultural entertainment, including some truly unique experiences for movie lovers. 
Colorado State University residence halls have a very strict zero tolerance policy regarding alcohol possession, consumption or paraphernalia. (Photo Illustration by Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Blouch: College is not an excuse for alcoholism

Cat Blouch • August 17, 2021
In many ways, drinking is synonymous with the college experience. At Colorado State University, undergraduate students under the age of 21 are required to complete an online alcohol education course.
As states across the country count votes, an American flag flies over the Plaza on Nov. 4. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

Tusinski: Fort Collins deserves a better flag

Dylan Tusinski • July 26, 2021
Every flag is designed as a symbol. Whether they don stars and stripes, the not-so-aptly-named stars and bars or just a corporate logo on a white banner; every flag represents an idea, organization, nation or religion with which people identify. As a result, every flag, to some extent, is an extension of people themselves. Flags are us.
Red rocks

Tusinski: Live music is back; enjoy it while you can

Dylan Tusinski • July 15, 2021
Seeing live music is a way of life for me. I'm a Deadhead, or a fan of the psychedelic rock band The Grateful Dead. The Dead have created a cult following of Deadheads by playing thousands of live shows over the years, each of which is unique and filled with long, improvisational jams that can stretch on for hours.
The Lyric, a movie theater that primarily shows indie films located on College Ave., hosts the Denver Film Festival from Oct. 31 to Nov. 10. (Megan McGregor | The Collegian)

Meltzner: Blockbusters at film festivals harm independent movies

JD Meltzner • July 8, 2021
As the film industry emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing big-budget films taking over film festivals in an effort to bring more attention to the events. 
Plastic bags are controversial because they are viewed as wasteful and take an extraordinarily long time to break down. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

Cooke: FoCo plastic bag ban is an important step for the City

Cody Cooke • July 1, 2021

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. Fort Collins is taking...

Graphic designed by Dylan Tusinski. Source photo courtesy of Colin Shepherd | The Collegian

Tusinski: Police presence at Pride disrespects the celebration

Dylan Tusinski • June 24, 2021
The first Pride was a riot. It's become something of a woke cliché to say, but it's true. In 1969, the New York Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in New York City. The patrons of the bar fought back, tossing bottles at officers and forcing them to retreat and stop the raid. It was a turning point and the first widely publicized act of queer resistance to police brutality, helping ignite the LGBTQ+ movement as a whole.
(Natalie Dyer | Collegian)

Eckburg: Stop fetishizing true crime

Bella Eckburg • June 14, 2021

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. True crime podcasts are...

TikTok is one of the most popular social media apps right now, featuring videos of various topics, April 26, 2020.

Tusinski: Normalizing everything can do more harm than good

Dylan Tusinski • May 31, 2021

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 don't have TikTok. I...

Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Cooke: Students should monitor Colorado’s drought status

Cody Cooke • April 27, 2021

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. Colorado is getting hotter...

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