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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Opinion

Cam the Ram in both winter and summer, with winter being cozied up to a mug and summer being sunburnt and miserable.

Weishaar: Summer is the worst — I’m ready for fall

Audrey Weishaar • August 30, 2025
Summer is quickly coming to a close. Fall semester has begun, signifying the start of the switch from bikinis and tank tops to sweaters and scarves. It's time for the best season of the year: fall. 
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Pavelko: Approach fall semester with self-love

Hana Pavelko • August 27, 2025
Leaving and going off to college is a source of excitement. However, it also presents a wide range of new challenges and worries. Classes can get harder, you need to decide what clubs you want to join, and people are already asking you what your plans are after graduation — it's overwhelming.
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Engle: Pretentiousness is misunderstood

Willow Engle • August 27, 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. There is perhaps no phrase...

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Weishaar: Dorm move-in perpetuates unnecessary consumerism

Audrey Weishaar • August 26, 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. Moving into a college dorm...

Seymour: Social media glamorizes the roommate connection

Seymour: Social media glamorizes the roommate connection

Charlotte Seymour • August 22, 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. When I was preparing to start...

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Vogl: Make mistakes your first year at CSU

Claire Vogl • August 21, 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. As this newspaper lies on...

Engle: AI is incompatible with education

Engle: AI is incompatible with education

Willow Engle • August 15, 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. Artificial intelligence...

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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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