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Tusinski: In this house, we believe your yard sign is performative

Dylan Tusinski December 7, 2021
Last year's presidential election was a political turf war in the most literal sense. As the election created a divisive political environment in the U.S., the tenseness of the moment created a series of proxy wars on lawns across America.
Lopez: Dropping out sounds nice, but persevering is better

Lopez: Dropping out sounds nice, but persevering is better

Dominique Lopez December 7, 2021
The semester's end is finally within reach, and with that comes the stress of finals and the beginning of deterioration. After coming back from fall break and walking to and from classes again, you might hear people talk about their desire to drop out, as if to jokingly find the comedic relief they need to make it to the end.
Tusinski: Rittenhouse verdict threatens to normalize political violence

Tusinski: Rittenhouse verdict threatens to normalize political violence

Dylan Tusinski December 1, 2021
A little over a week ago, Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old who shot and killed two protestors before injuring a third, was found not guilty on all counts by a Wisconsin jury. People have been arguing endlessly over whether the verdict was just or not.
Meltzner: CSU's history of student activism is worth celebrating

Meltzner: CSU’s history of student activism is worth celebrating

JD Meltzner November 30, 2021
Colleges campuses often serve as a ground-zero of sorts for national social movements that have lived on into the 21st century. Some notable examples of collegiate activism may come to mind first: the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, The Harvard student strike of 1969 against the Vietnam War or even the tragic shooting at the Kent State University protests.
Blouch: U+2 has a history of classism and racism

Blouch: U+2 has a history of classism and racism

Cat Blouch November 17, 2021
If you live in Fort Collins, chances are you’re familiar with the U+2 law. According to the City of Fort Collins, the law states: “Occupancy in a residential dwelling unit (single-family, duplex and multifamily) is restricted to one family ... and not more than one additional person; or one adult and their dependents (if any), a second adult and their dependents (if any) and not more than one additional person."
A sign sits along a fence in the Hughes Public Open Lands space, just west of the Aggie Greens Disc Golf Course in Fort Collins, at a press conference held by members of the Hughes Land Back initiative Sept. 18. (Serena Bettis | The Collegian)

Henry: Land Acknowledgment is nothing more than acknowledgment

Brendan Henry November 16, 2021
Students at Colorado State University hear the Land Acknowledgment so much that it has nearly lost its meaning. Much like the Pledge of Allegiance in elementary school, the words are robotically recited but rarely pondered.
Gross: Noodle the pug can make choices for us

Gross: Noodle the pug can make choices for us

Dillon Gross November 11, 2021
In the last few months, the internet has fallen under the spell of an old, sleepy dog and his psychic bones. It’s called having a bones or a no bones day, and it’s something some people take very seriously.
Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Eckburg: Let’s have kids amid a climate crisis

Bella Eckburg November 11, 2021
Eco-anxiety is something that impacts our lives in many ways, and a lot of Generation Z struggles with imagining what our future will hold amid such an intense climate crisis. For a lot of us, the idea of the future includes potentially having children.  According to a poll by the Morning Consult, “1 in 4 childless adults cite climate change as a ‘major or minor’ reason they don’t have children.” 
Meltzner: CSU is helping politically reinform America's heartland

Meltzner: CSU is helping politically reinform America’s heartland

JD Meltzner November 10, 2021
American politics are one of the most pervasive elements of life in this country, impacting and regulating almost everything we do on a daily basis. And yet, so much of the American political system and the policies that it enacts are shrouded in a mist of industry jargon and power struggles that make it difficult for the average citizen to understand how the nation's policies impact their everyday life.
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