If you've been on social media lately, you probably have been bombarded with videos of your friends, family and coworkers dumping buckets of ice over their heads in support of the fundraising effort to...

In the sweltering summer months in Colorado, in the waters left by river overflow or the fetid outflow areas in the croplands, mosquitoes hatch, grow, propagate and die, the standard circle-of-life...

Consumers are in for a change at the checkout next spring thanks to city leadership. Last week, Fort Collins City Council members passed a measure that will impose a fee on disposable bags used at...

Illegal immigrants waste our money, deplete our system, spread disease and crime — these were all accusations made earlier this summer against three buses full of undocumented child immigrants from...

When I started college, I thought the seniors had it all figured out. They walked to class with such confidence and gusto, maybe a hint of exhaustion, but it seemed like a badge of honor. As a senior...

One trillion dollars. We've heard the statistic and the conventional wisdom: Student loan debt, driven by recklessly out-of-control tuition, will stifle our economic future. On the surface, it rings...

Freshman students typically are not old enough to drink yet, but partying is an aspect of college life that many students tend to be really excited about, whether they decide to drink or not. At...

It’s undeniable that Fort Collins is a great place to live. It’s just big enough to feel hip and happening but just small enough to feel quirky and unique. Did I mention the multitude of local...

You always heard high school would be the best years of your life. Four years later, we now hear idealizations of the college experience. Just about every college movie depicts college as a crazy...

When you find yourself living in a college town, the traditional rules and definitions of what constitutes a family change. Growing up, my family was always really close. Because of that, my two...

Traveling from the Midwest to the Northwest by Harley Davidson last week was the adventure of a lifetime. My husband, Tanner, and I traveled from Colorado through Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and Washington...

When I graduated high school, my distant relatives and parents’ friends redundantly asked what I planned to study in college. When I told them I was majoring in journalism, the unanimous response...