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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

Opinion

Allie Woeber

Against raising the minimum wage

March 31, 2014

Recently, Obama has been making an effort to raise minimum wage from $7.25 up to $10.10. That sounds pretty good right? It seems like especially good news to us college students who hold the majority...

Letter to the Editor: unionizing athletics

Letter to the Editor: unionizing athletics

March 28, 2014

Dear Collegian, After reading the "Our View" section in Thursday's newspaper, it became clear that no one at the Collegian has bothered to actually do any research into what the Northwestern football...

Jake Schwebach

March Madness and the psychology of the underdog

March 27, 2014

There's something so satisfying about an unknown team taking down who experts tell you all season is the crème de la crème.  To understand this phenomenon, let’s explore why underdogs are so darn...

College athletes should not get paid

College athletes should not get paid

March 27, 2014

On Wednesday, the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago ruled that football players at Northwestern University are employees and can unionize. The athletes have stated that they are seeking better...

The well-being of Rams

The well-being of Rams

March 27, 2014

Fort Collins was named third in the nation when it comes to well-being. That means that out of a score of a hundred, we accrued 71.1 points on things like physical and mental health, access to necessities,...

Geneva Mueller

If you don’t already, try a bike

March 26, 2014

The bicycle first came on the scene in France during the early 19th century. They were originally devised as an alternative to riding a horse due to widespread crop failure during the same time period....

Shanel Hughes

Are you happy?

March 26, 2014

If you haven’t heard the “Happy” song by Pharrell Williams by now, you must be living under a rock. The song has been in just about every store, commercial and Vine video for the past couple of...

Allie Woeber

Has Gaga gone too far?

March 25, 2014

We all know Lady Gaga for her obscene style and spontaneous behavior, but this past week at the SXSW music festival, she put on a performance that crossed a line even for her. While playing her song...

The G8 may now be the G7

The G8 may now be the G7

March 25, 2014

Russia is now officially being suspended from the G8, which is meant to be a response to their annexation of Crimea. The leading industrialized nations are finally taking a stand and making it known to...

Sean Kennedy

The right to vote is not arbitrary

March 25, 2014

For once, I’m not going to argue that we should change anything about the system. When it comes to voting in this country, I believe the way we do things now are just fine. Regardless of how we view...

Brooke Lake

What happened in Vegas stayed in Fort Collins

March 25, 2014

I will always remember driving down the Las Vegas strip in my Corolla accompanied by some Arab friends donning shades with Arabic dabka music and cigarette smoke pouring out of the car. From spontaneous...

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