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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Bailey Shepherd poses for a portrait on the campus of Colorado State University.

Shepherd: Thank you — Bailey’s final recap

Bailey Shepherd, Sports Reporter May 4, 2022

Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. Friends, the time has come. After three...

Cornelius: Thank you, Collegian, for the best experience of my life

Cornelius: Thank you, Collegian, for the best experience of my life

Devin Cornelius, Digital and Design Managing Editor May 4, 2022

Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. For the past five years, working at The...

Seriously: Who wants to be the new CSU mascot?

Callum Burke, Collegian Columnist May 4, 2022
Picture this: You’re under the bright lights of Canvas Stadium awaiting yet another action-packed football game. The crowd is chanting thunderously over the music playing on the loudspeakers. The football team is warming up eagerly on the field as the cheerleaders and dancers edge the sidelines to rile up the fans. Where are you, you ask? Right in the middle of the action on the field, with all eyes on you. You’re the school mascot, and you’re living the goddamn dream of showing off your school spirit to everyone attending. I mean, who doesn’t want to be the mascot, right?
Babcock: Goodbye, Collegian — thank you for changing my fate

Babcock: Goodbye, Collegian — thank you for changing my fate

Kota Babcock, Arts and Culture Director May 4, 2022

Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. I officially came to The Collegian the summer...

Heaven Old Coyote puts a beaded feather piece in their hair at the Native American Cultural Center's 37th Annual Pow Wow, hosted by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, in the Lory Student Center

Stella: CSU needs to show more appreciation for Native people

Michael Stella, Collegian Columnist May 3, 2022
The campus tour is a vital part of the decision-making process of future college students deciding which university or college they should attend. There is one element of tours at Colorado State University that is crucial and should go much further in-depth: Native American representation. Tours at Colorado State University follow a defined route that can go either way, forward or backward. A tour typically starts at the iconic Oval and makes stops at Morgan Library, the Student Recreation Center, a residence hall and an academic building. 
(Graphic illustration by Sophia Sirokman | The Collegian)

Tusinski: CSU students find the perfect way to protest campus preachers — comedy

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist May 3, 2022
There is a holy war brewing on Colorado State University's campus. It's not nearly as bloody, violent or fierce as the holy wars of generations past, but there is a recurring theological battle that keeps propping itself up in Fort Collins and on college campuses nationwide. Just over a week ago, CSU once again became the latest battleground in the ongoing campus preacher parade. The now-infamous campus preachers returned to The Plaza with a smattering of Bible-wielding, cargo short-clad, middle-aged white men shouting at students passing by on their way to class.
Illustration of a red and orange colored background with a person yelling into a megaphone, "Collegian Columnists."

McMillan: Take my online data, I don’t need it

Adah McMillan, Collegian Columnist May 2, 2022
They say "If something is free, you’re the product." When it comes to online data, we’re all very lucrative products.  Companies like Meta, formerly Facebook, sometimes called data brokers, are “in the business of farming your data,” according to an article from The Conversation.
Colorado State University graduates line up for the precession into Moby Arena before their graduation ceremony begins. CSU held the graduation ceremony for the College of Agricultural Sciences on May 12, 2018 at Moby Arena.  (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

McKissick: It’s OK to not have a 5-year plan post-graduation

Nathaniel McKissick, Collegian Columnist May 2, 2022
Graduation can be a fun, scary and exciting time. Some students have their first job in the workforce lined up before the day of commencement rolls around, while others are absolutely uncertain of what comes next. Maybe you’re one of those people who live by their five-year plan. Maybe you’ve planned for this moment for years, and you know exactly what comes next for you, how you’re going to get it and what it’ll lead to.
(Graphic illustration by Ava Kerzic | The Collegian)

Henry: If there is any time to not take summer classes, this is it

Brendan Henry, Collegian Columnist May 1, 2022
The last few days of the semester are coming to an end, and summer break is on the horizon. The days of grinding away at term papers and cramming for finals are coming to a close, and for some, the result is receiving a degree. For the rest of us, the struggle will continue when the fall semester rolls around. If there is any time to not take classes during the summer, this is it. COVID-19 restrictions are lifting as vaccination totals continue to go up and the number of cases goes down, resulting in plenty of activities to partake in. Go to a concert or a ballgame; just enjoy the sun.
Seriously: CSU to give campus preachers honorary communication degrees

Seriously: CSU to give campus preachers honorary communication degrees

Bella Eckburg, Opinion Director May 1, 2022
As Colorado State University quickly approaches its spring 2022 graduation ceremony, the University made a monumental decision that exemplified its undying support for free speech on campus: issuing campus preachers honorary communications degrees. “They spend as much time on campus as every student,” said Poe Lark, a spokesperson for CSU’s graduation planning team. “It’s time for CSU to make a public stand in support of free speech on campus once and for all.” 
LTTE: CSU should ensure minority voices are included at graduation

LTTE: CSU should ensure minority voices are included at graduation

Guest Author April 26, 2022
On Thursday, April 21, I submitted my commencement speech to the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ council to be presented at the CVMBS spring 2022 graduation. I was the only ethnic student presenting a speech, and I was the only ethnic student in the room, presenting in front of a panel of all-white judges. Can CSU call itself inclusive and diverse if CSU does not directly support first-generation students, immigrants, ethnic students, girls’ education, women’s rights and other minorities in telling their stories? 
Tusinski: The debate about classroom 'grooming' is just homophobia

Tusinski: The debate about classroom ‘grooming’ is just homophobia

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist April 25, 2022
You've almost certainly heard of the controversial Parental Rights in Education bill that was recently signed into law in Florida. The bill has been dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by its opponents due to the fact that it restricts discussion of LGBTQ+ topics like gender and sexuality in schools — particularly in kindergarten through third grade. The bill's supporters have made a myriad of homophobic defenses of the legislation, but one of the most prominently — and flagrantly — homophobic arguments is the bill prevents elementary schoolers from being "groomed" by LGBTQ+ teachers and the community.
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