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Seymour: Searching for off-campus housing is demanding

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist • November 13, 2024
As the semester comes to an end, most first-year students are thinking about completing assignments, taking holiday breaks and seeing family. Searching for off-campus housing is doubtlessly at the bottom of everyone’s to-do list.
Thorn: Sexually explicit media pushes harmful dynamics, sets unrealistic expectations

Thorn: Sexually explicit media pushes harmful dynamics, sets unrealistic expectations

Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist • November 12, 2024

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 current generation of...

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Waskey: 3rd-party voting is possible but not successful

Chloe Waskey, Collegian Columnist • November 10, 2024
In a time where basic political engagement can mean voting against your own ideologies, it is understandably tempting to vote third party. Why vote for the lesser of two evils when there is an option that doesn’t seem evil at all? I am admittedly sympathetic to those that vote third party. If I believe that complacence equals violence, how can I vote for a candidate that is complacent in the face of a genocide? As a more left leaning democrat, I have had issues with the Biden administration and I have issues with Kamala Harris’s policies. It feels like I am contradicting my own ideologies by voting for Harris.
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Souza: To women: It’s OK to not be OK

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • November 7, 2024
You do not owe your composure to anyone. Not to the men who remain indifferent to your rights but detest your anger. Not to the politicians who speak over you in conversations about your body. Not even to the 47th President of the United States, who, despite having a mother, a wife and a daughter, will never respect a woman enough to let her live with the fraction of a man’s freedom.
Weishaar: Fat girls deserve cute clothes, too

Weishaar: Fat girls deserve cute clothes, too

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist • November 4, 2024
I like to say I am a fashionable person. I like to wear nice clothes, and I generally have a good time putting together an outfit. The process of picking out accessories is fun.
Seymour: Students need to be more respectful in dorms

Seymour: Students need to be more respectful in dorms

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist • November 4, 2024
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live inside the movie “We Bought a Zoo?" Well, if you've lived in a dorm room, you may already know.
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Naiditch: Niche Halloween costumes are bad idea

Ava Naiditch, Collegian Columnist • October 31, 2024
Picture this: You’re at a Halloween party, and you see a person in the middle of the room standing head to toe in a glimmering silver outfit with glitter all over their face. You think, "Obviously they’re a disco ball, or maybe they’re the Tin Man from 'The Wizard of Oz.'" Wrong! Isn’t it obvious? They’re Joan of Arc — duh!

Lopez: Homecoming activities should extend throughout whole week

Dominique Lopez, Opinion Editor • October 30, 2024
Now, I know what you must be thinking. You read the title of this article and thought, "But isn’t Homecoming mostly for the alumni of Colorado State University? Why would we want to extend the activities to occur throughout the week?" The answer is because there are students like me who work all weekend and would like to partake in the festivities, too.
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Weishaar: Subtle Halloween costumes are boring

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist • October 29, 2024
I love Halloween. It is my favorite time of the year; everything is flavored or pumpkin spice scented. Spirit Halloweens are popping up in empty stores. People have all sorts of decorations spread across the sides of houses and sprinkled across lawns. Movies my friends will only watch with me in October begin playing on loop. And the costumes — oh the costumes.
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Thorn: My Halloween costume is not my consent

Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist • October 28, 2024
Halloween is upon us, and the festivities are ramping up. In college, Halloween takes on a new meaning, with the holiday revolving more around dressing up and partying all weekend long. College students opt to attend Halloween-themed house parties as opposed to trick-or-treating, and the sheet ghost costumes of childhood are traded in for more revealing, risqué get-ups. While these parts of the holiday are incredibly fun, they come with safety concerns that must be acknowledged. 
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Seymour: Halloween is better than Christmas

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist • October 28, 2024
We are constantly asked the question: “What’s your favorite holiday?” And 36% of Americans surveyed by YouGov said Christmas. It is somewhat understandable, as Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. Sure — Christmas has some notable qualities, but it is certainly not better than Halloween.
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Seymour: Homecoming weekend proves fall is finally here

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist • October 24, 2024
Most people can agree that the heat needs to hit the road, as it is time for the wind to blow through our hair as we walk to class. I am ready to wear sweaters and jeans and not collect a gallon of sweat before I make it to my first class. I am simply just waiting for those cozy fall nights. With Homecoming Weekend approaching, I know it is near.
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