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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

Res Stecker

CSU’s Insurance Plans Don’t Cut it for Students

January 23, 2014

One thousand four hundred and forty five dollars… That is the amount that it costs students to enroll in Colorado State University’s health insurance plan, a cost that is automatically charged to...

Human decency should be required in court

Human decency should be required in court

January 22, 2014

Kodi Noel, the man charged with starting the infamous CSU riot in April 2013, was sentenced to a 180 day jail stay on Tuesday. He was also ordered to go straight to jail from the courthouse where he received...

Allison Chase

Routine is no excuse to not adventure

January 22, 2014

So, we had an exciting Winter Break here in Fort Collins, Colorado. Marijuana became legal (well, legal-ish, since it’s still illegal under federal law), it snowed a lot right around New Year’s (though...

Sochi should not be hosting Winter Olympics

Sochi should not be hosting Winter Olympics

January 21, 2014

The Olympic Games were originally used to bring all countries of the world together: wars were put on hold and differences were temporarily forgotten about as the world tuned in to watch the performance. However,...

Geneva Mueller

Playing the College Game

January 21, 2014

With a full four weeks off of school, there was plenty of time to sit back and think upon the past semester. I crunched some numbers that I personally found to be quite interesting. A semester is usually...

Colorado and the Infamous Pot Conundrum

Colorado and the Infamous Pot Conundrum

January 21, 2014

Marijuana. It’s been the topic of many a heated debate, been deemed the notorious “gateway drug," and has now been legalized to the delight of many Coloradoans. Recreational marijuana is now being...

Brooke Lake

Studying Abroad Changed My View on Life

January 21, 2014

Prior to my journey back to the United States I received a message from a family member reminding me, “Before you come home you need to remember that you’re the one who changed- not us.” Those words...

Computer lab technicians Megan Wabst and Erik Roby man the checkout desk of the Behavioral Sciences building Wednesday afternoon. Wabst and Roby frequently help students with wireless internet connection and other technology questions.

We need a “Gap-Year”

December 16, 2013

An epidemic is spreading throughout the United States. Signs of infection are loss of concentration, an unwillingness to contribute to personal learning and a heightened sense of feeling lost and alone. This...

From suburbia to Iraq and back

From suburbia to Iraq and back

December 16, 2013

It seems like a lifetime ago, but in reality it was only 11 years. The day I stepped off that bus to stand on those yellow foot prints, as so many have done before me, to earn the right and honor of being...

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