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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 to the Editor

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LTTE: CSU leadership policies suppress marginalized students

Ferrin Jaudon, Guest Author March 10, 2026

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. Letters to the Editor reflect...

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LTTE: CSU’s free speech reversal was a victory, a warning

Claire Pickerel, Guest Author October 16, 2025

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. Letters to the Editor reflect...

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LTTE: The staff was removed; the ceremony continues

Guest Author June 25, 2025

The day Rory Spotted Horse stood at a Fort Collins City Council meeting with his eagle feather staff and was told to remove it was not the beginning of the story — and it will not be the end. To many,...

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LTTE: CSU TPUSA anti-trans event puts students at risk of harm

Giovanna Paterno, Guest Author March 31, 2025
If you do a simple Google search of Turning Point USA, you would be met by this message on their main page that reads, "TPUSA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to identify, educate, train and organize students to promote freedom." This seems innocent enough. I mean, who doesn't love the idea of promoting freedom?
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LTTE: Tony Frank should revise his response to Department of Education directive

John Perzow, Guest Author March 24, 2025
Dr. Tony Frank, chancellor of the Colorado State University System, recommended that CSU campuses follow new Department of Education directives eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Perhaps he should tell CSU to stand by the laws and vision that has guided this vital Land Grant Institution since 1862. 
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LTTE: CSU quietly removed almost all references to gender pronouns from their websites; I won’t be missing them

Devy Ballard, Guest Author March 3, 2025
Picture this: You're a new freshman at Colorado State University. Across many tours and events, you find yourself in several rooms of students where people of authority tell you all about student life and the various resources available to you. When time comes to get to know each other, a leader asks you to share "your name, pronouns if you're comfortable and where you come from." That line, "pronouns if you're comfortable", has been heard by us students many times over. The tacit, inclusion-oriented reminder that students are encouraged to clarify their gender identity among peers. This practice has gained traction in recent years and garnered many opinions across the political spectrum.
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