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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

Don’t rush to judgement

March 6, 2013

Joining a fraternity or sorority in college is a commitment. It is a pledge to a group of fellow students devoted to common ideals, whose bonds can grow much stronger than the typical friendship. As...

Bradley Manning: Traitor or Hero?

March 6, 2013

Bradley Manning stands as a pillar of honesty in what has been a very dishonest military practice for the last 11 years. For those that don’t know him, Manning was an intelligence analyst that released...

CSU Student Life and Minimalism

March 6, 2013

Lifestyle minimalism is an especially stabilizing choice for college students. Naturally, due to burdensome financial stresses, college students often have to remain ever-conscious of their monetary priorities....

Secret drone courts will destroy due process

March 5, 2013

Apart from the fact that Obama’s use of UAVs violates the national sovereignty of foreign nations, breeds resentment and anti-US sentiment in native populations and has killed hundreds of innocent civilians...

A Scientific Look at Genetically Modified Organisms

March 5, 2013

Two weeks ago, I tackled the subject of “natural” in reference to foods and chemical. Soon thereafter, I had someone come up to me and say, “Chemicals might be natural, but genetically modifying...

Remembering Joseph Kitchin Philpott

March 5, 2013

Colorado State University is a big campus with a sizeable student body — so big that it’s easy to feel alienated, and at times completely alone, as if you are an insignificant participant in the...

Stop sexualizing transgender children

Stop sexualizing transgender children

March 5, 2013

Correction: An error in editing resulted in Coy Mathis being referred to as a "transgendered" individual rather than a "transgender" individual. The Collegian regrets its error. Public restrooms...

From “medical,” to medical

March 4, 2013

With the passage of Amendment 64, recreational use of marijuana has been legalized in the state of Colorado. A subsequent side effect of this is that the sale of marijuana for medicinal purposes...

Grey’s Peak and how I struggled to climb it

March 4, 2013

Before summiting the first peak of the day, I started to hit an unexpected mental wall. I considered myself to be a strong-willed, able-bodied climber who was capable of summiting Gray’s Peak at 14,278...

Why the Holocaust is worth remembering

March 4, 2013

Friday afternoon I was one of about a dozen people who helped set up a Field of Flags Holocaust Memorial in the plaza. We faced the cold and the wind. We trekked through mud and snow. It took probably...

Letter to the Editor: The Alpha Center

March 4, 2013

As Director of Operations for Alpha Center, I would like to applaud the concern for the many women on CSU’s campus who will face an unplanned pregnancy this year as evidenced in Tyanna Slobe’s column...

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