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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Letters from the Editor

(Graphic Illustration by Jake Dunaetz | The Collegian)

LFTE: Why we’re ditching The Collegian for a new name

The Collegian March 31, 2021

Dear Readers,  As the editors of a publication surviving during the COVID-19 pantomime, we, like just about everyone else on this cold (but increasingly warmer), lonely (but increasingly overcrowded)...

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LFTE: Press freedom impacts all of us

Abby Vander February 26, 2021

Dear readers, As students, our power comes from our voices. Our role in society is to analyze, ponder and deliberate. Press freedom is an assurance that this power remains untainted by bias and ulterior...

(Graphic Illustration by Jake Dunaetz | The Collegian)

LFTE: A look back on the semester and where we go from here

The Collegian December 10, 2020

Dear readers, At the beginning of this semester, we released a letter from the editor stating our commitment to working to make our newsroom and coverage as diverse, equitable and inclusive as possible....

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LFTE: A note on the Transgender Awareness edition

Anna von November 16, 2020

Dear readers,  This Transgender Awareness special edition began when The Collegian photographer Colin Shepherd came up with the idea to document Colorado State University student Kaz Smith’s transition.  Kaz...

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LFTE: An apology for harmful content shared by hackers at our event

The Collegian October 27, 2020

Dear CSU and Fort Collins Community, Tuesday night, The Collegian planned to hold a community workshop over Google Meets called “Collegian Collabs: tips & tricks to take photos for social media.”...

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LFTE: We endorse nothing but the truth

The Collegian October 13, 2020

Dear Readers, As election season approaches, we all have seen an increasing number of political advertisements appear around every corner. The advertising sections of The Collegian’s website and print...

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LFTE: Help protect the community, campus and our newsroom

The Collegian September 21, 2020

Four weeks ago, under various health precautions and new regulations, we all returned to campus to continue our education, and The Collegian came back to our Lory Student Center newsroom in order to provide...

How we are covering George Flyd/BLM protests

LFTE: What you can expect from opinion this year

Katrina Leibee August 23, 2020

Dear readers,  It is no secret that the opinion desk has been a controversial place in the past. From hot takes on campus issues to head-to-heads on political candidates to a series about the sex lives...

LFTE: This year is harder, but we will be better

LFTE: This year is harder, but we will be better

The Collegian August 16, 2020

Dear readers, As you return to a very different campus than the one we left — or step for the first time onto a campus you had imagined very differently — we want to make an introduction.  If you...

How we are covering George Flyd/BLM protests

LFTE: How The Collegian is covering the George Floyd/BLM protests

The Collegian May 31, 2020

To the Fort Collins community, We hear your anger and stand with you in solidarity against the senseless and racially charged killings of Black people in the United States. During the past week, we watched...

Forrest Czarnecki, Editor-in-Chief. (Austin Fleskes | The Collegian)

Czarnecki: It wasn’t just good while it lasted, it was great

Forrest Czarnecki May 10, 2020

Dear readers,  How do you say goodbye to something that is part of your own identity, something that is so deeply ingrained into who you are that it’s impossible to winnow out? It’s hard for me to...

Austin Fleskes, Managing Editor. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Fleskes: I wrote my way out, and it was great: Goodbye Collegian

Austin Fleskes May 10, 2020

Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. Dear reader, I thought of around a million...

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