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Senator Bernie Sanders spoke about his presidential campaign at Moby Arena at Colorado State University. The caucus in Colorado was March 1, 2016. (Collegian file photo)

Ortiz: Bernie Sanders is a good choice for students

Kenia Ortiz February 17, 2020

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. In the weeks leading up to...

US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to the audience during the Bernie Sanders rally in the Lory Student Center Ballroom on Oct. 24, 2018. (The Collegian file photo)

Neustadter: Bernie Sanders is a bad choice for students

Corinne Neustadter February 17, 2020

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. In the weeks leading up to...

Thompson: This Valentine's Day, support sex workers and pay for your porn

Thompson: This Valentine’s Day, support sex workers and pay for your porn

Madison Thompson February 14, 2020

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. Pornography is pervasive in...

Old Firehouse Books serves as a venue for the Fort Collins Book Fest, taking place on Oct. 18th and Oct. 19th.  (Megan McGregor | Collegian)

Bailey: People aren’t reading enough — you should

Fynn Bailey February 13, 2020

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.  The printing press is one...

Portrait of Karl Marx (Courtesy of WikiMedia Commons)

Cooke: People need to stop stigmatizing Karl Marx

Cody Cooke February 13, 2020

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. Students at Colorado State...

Fifty Shades of Shay. (Illustration by Rachel Macias | The Collegian)

Rego: What’s your fetish: Clothing

Shay Rego February 12, 2020

Editor’s Note: The views expressed in the following column are those of the writer only and do not necessarily represent the views of The Collegian or its editorial board. Fetishes may seem like a...

History major Morgan Iacono holds a black and white photo of the Avery House from circa 1894.  The room this photo was taken in used to be a balcony, and was later converted into another room when Frank Avery, the original owner, had more children. (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

Neustadter: History is not partisan

Corinne Neustadter February 12, 2020

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 my colleague Alexandra MacDonald...

A student sorts his trash into a trash can and the compost bin that the Zero Waste team manages inside the Academic Village Commons. (Matt Tackett | Collegian)

Huber: Using single-use plastics is trashy — literally

Allie Huber February 11, 2020

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. No type of trash is ever really...

MacDonald: Teach major figures in history, but don't celebrate them all

MacDonald: Teach major figures in history, but don’t celebrate them all

Alexandra MacDonald February 11, 2020

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. There’s a famous saying that...

Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks with supporters at a town hall at the State Historical Museum in Des Moines, Iowa Jan. 12, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons)

Neustadter: Pete Buttigieg is a bad choice for students

Corinne Neustadter February 10, 2020

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.  In the weeks leading up...

Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks with supporters at a town hall at the State Historical Museum in Des Moines, Iowa Jan. 12, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons)

Bailey: Pete Buttigieg is a good choice for students

Fynn Bailey February 10, 2020

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.  In the weeks leading up...

Scene Magazine covers the local music and art scene in the Northern Colorado area. Members of the music community voiced allegations of sexual harassment against the owner of the magazine, Michael Mockler. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Thompson: We don’t need more ‘boy power’

Madison Thompson February 6, 2020

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. Blaine Howerton, a publisher...

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