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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

Let us get ours, Mr. Santorum

Let us get ours, Mr. Santorum

October 7, 2013

Rick Santorum has three degrees: a BA in Political Science from Penn State, an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and a law degree from the Dickerson School of Law. As a lawyer, former two-term Representative,...

Allison Chase

Pedestrians need to yield to bikes

October 5, 2013

The other day, I was riding my bike across campus. All seemed well; the sun was shining, there was a breeze and the sky was perfectly blue. It seemed nothing could go wrong, until I passed by the library...

Holly Mayer

Too cool for stop signs? Never!

October 4, 2013

Bikers need to learn the true meaning of "Share the Road” and what it implies. Fort Collins is very biker-friendly, however, some bikers do not seem to return the favor, especially on campus. If bikers...

Brittany Jordan

Poverty: The result of poor decisions?

October 4, 2013

It is conclusive and proven that those living at or below the poverty line have worse decision-making skills than those that do not have financial woes plaguing them. Poverty-stricken people are quicker...

Brooke Lake

Going local? The western misconception

October 3, 2013

Amman, Jordan — I arrived at the conclusion that ‘going local’ is a defective expression thrown around by culturally-unconscious western thinkers who are convinced that one could simply ‘go local’...

Michaela Jarrett

It’s Relationship Violence Awareness Month

October 2, 2013

We don’t take relationship violence very seriously. There are many things that hold people back from talking about domestic violence and sexual violence. These barriers to communication about something...

Thanks a lot, Congress

Thanks a lot, Congress

October 2, 2013

Even though the federal government has shut down, it's nice to know that Colorado State is looking out for us. Some university officials have been in meetings since 3 a.m. yesterday trying to figure...

Letter to the Editor

October 2, 2013

I would like to think that Colorado State University is interested in influencing the future of society. If so, what they teach us is integral to that influence. That being said, it is abhorrent that they...

An Aussie living the American Dream

An Aussie living the American Dream

October 1, 2013

I remember the day I first arrived in America. I’d just hopped off the plane in LA after leaving my family for the first time and I spotted a boy walking through the terminal wearing an old college t-shirt....

Anne Marie Merline, University Honors Program,

Human at the Whiteboard

October 1, 2013

I always feel blessed at how the connections I make in the classroom remain after we have both left our time together in front of the whiteboard.  The class I teach about the ideas and expressions of...

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