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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

Brian Fosdick

Writing and the Little Hater

April 24, 2013

As the semester winds to its usual slow and painful ending, I always get stuck writing essays long after I’ve run out of motivation and ideas. I always get caught up trying to please the Little Hater...

Ryan Beam trecks throught the snow on his bike Wednesday afternoon by the Morgan Library. (Photo by Hunter Thompson)

Letter to the Editor: Snow day snarl

April 23, 2013

My perspective on the snow day snarl caused by everybody on campus being excused all at once is a bit different that that expressed by most other writers. I am lucky enough to ride my bicycle and walk...

Giving back to strengthen character and community

Giving back to strengthen character and community

April 23, 2013

With the economy and job market only barely improving, competition for positions upon graduation will be fierce, as is competition for internships even before you graduate. A great way to give you...

NingĂşn ser humano es Ilegal

NingĂşn ser humano es Ilegal

April 23, 2013

A principios de este mes, la agencia de noticias Associated Press dejó de usar la frase “inmigrante ilegal” en su manual de estilo de 2013. Este es un paso importante para terminar el racismo institucional...

Dropping 'illegal' from undocumented immigration

Dropping ‘illegal’ from undocumented immigration

April 23, 2013

Earlier this month the Associated Press dropped the term “illegal immigrant” from the 2013 style guide. This is an important move toward ending institutionalized racism toward minority groups in the...

We need to redefine terrorism

We need to redefine terrorism

April 23, 2013

Assumptions can be dangerous things. They can lead to extraordinary bad calls, embarrassing mistakes and, more often than not, make bad situations into worse situations. How law enforcement deals with...

Brooke Lake

Combating ideologies, not individuals

April 22, 2013

Since the wave of the Arab Spring hit North Africa in 2011 and moved East, Syria has been experiencing exponentially increasing internal chaos between government regimes and its rebel factions. The United...

Anna Mitchell

Consumers must be wary when learning new information

April 22, 2013

This past week it became impossible to pick up a newspaper or turn on the news station and not feel a sense of hopelessness about the broken state of the world. There are countless reports about the...

The 'final' jeopardy

The ‘final’ jeopardy

April 19, 2013

There are two kinds of people in this world: those that like Final Jeopardy, and those that do not. Now, of course that’s a slight generalization, and also I’m not really talking about Final Jeopardy....

Blazing past 4/20’s hazy reputation

Blazing past 4/20’s hazy reputation

April 19, 2013

When I think of 4/20, I’m bombarded with images of an army of dread-locked hessians in full tie-dye regalia, giggling underneath a rising mountain of marijuana smoke. These people believe that by...

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