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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Letters from the Editor

The outgoing 2018-2019 Rocky Mountain Collegian Editorial Board poses for a final group photo May 12. Refer to page 7 for senior goodbye columns. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Hodge: Farewell from your opinion editor

Jayla Hodge May 12, 2019

Editor’s Notes: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. The first note I ever took in my first journalism...

The outgoing 2018-2019 Rocky Mountain Collegian Editorial Board poses for a final group photo May 12. Refer to page 7 for senior goodbye columns. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Potts: My experience at CSU has been anything but a straight line

Ashley Potts May 12, 2019

Editor’s Notes: 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 readers, I'm writing to you now as the...

The outgoing 2018-2019 Rocky Mountain Collegian Editorial Board poses for a final group photo May 12. Refer to page 7 for senior goodbye columns. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Myler: Dear readers: If you don’t know me, too late — I’m leaving

Emily Myler May 12, 2019

Editor’s Notes: 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 readers of The Rocky Mountain Collegian:  The...

The outgoing 2018-2019 Rocky Mountain Collegian Editorial Board poses for a final group photo May 12. Refer to page 7 for senior goodbye columns. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Rodenbaugh: Dear readers: Thank you; Support student media

Mikaela Rodenbaugh May 12, 2019
And now that I’ve gotten here, honestly, I never want to leave.
The outgoing 2018-2019 Rocky Mountain Collegian Editorial Board poses for a final group photo May 12. Refer to page 7 for senior goodbye columns. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Holsinger: Thank you, Collegian; You made me feel at home

Shelby Holsinger May 12, 2019

Editor’s Notes: 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, Managing editor was a position...

How we are covering George Flyd/BLM protests

Letter from the Editors: ASCSU candidates, why should we vote for you?

Haley Candelario, Shelby Holsinger, and Mikaela Rodenbaugh April 7, 2019

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. This letter from the editor...

How we are covering George Flyd/BLM protests

Letter from the Editor: Why we haven’t reported on student discrimination posts yet

Haley Candelario April 2, 2019

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. Haley Candelario is the Editor-in-Chief...

Why we retracted a recent article and how we can do better

Why we retracted a recent article and how we can do better

Haley Candelario October 19, 2018
We want to be transparent in our decision to retract an article due to errors regarding how the article misrepresented a member of our community.
Letter from the editor: Thank you, goodbye and keep fighting the good fight

Letter from the editor: Thank you, goodbye and keep fighting the good fight

Erin Douglas May 7, 2018

Dear readers and every Collegian staff member past and present: Today I am no longer the editor-in-chief of your student newspaper. In reflection, allow me to recall three flashbulb memories I have...

The Denver Post. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Trickle-down newsonomics: If the Denver Post dies, so has part of our citizenry

Erin Douglas April 11, 2018

Editor’s Note: Letters from the editor do not represent a stance taken by all Collegian employees, and are instead a stance taken by the Editor-in-Chief. Erin Douglas is the Editor-in-Chief of the Collegian...

Feisty and intelligent advocates: How women shaped The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Feisty and intelligent advocates: How women shaped The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Erin Douglas March 29, 2018

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. Erin Douglas is the Editor-in-Chief...

The sun sets over the Poudre River near the North Shields Ponds Natural Area in Fort Collins on Sept. 4. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Women: Walking alone is scary, but that’s why we have to

Erin Douglas March 8, 2018
Last week I tried to take my dog for a walk at 5 p.m. on a Monday night. It’s still winter in Colorado, so it was about to get dark, but it wasn’t yet. It's the kind of dark in which the trees lose their color, only appearing as silhouettes — the kind of dark in which only half of the cars passing by have headlights on.
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