I’ve been sitting in front of my computer thinking of what The Collegian has meant to me throughout my college career and the same unavoidable answer keeps coming to mind: The Collegian has been my most significant relationship. Accordingly, I felt the most appropriate way for me to fill this column is to treat it as my breakup letter.Â
So brace yourself.Â
All of a sudden, I find myself in the last week of classes and inching toward that graduation stage, praying I don’t eat shit in my heels in front of everyone.Â
The anxiety is borderline flesh-eating, and I just realized that the body doesn’t come with the dress I ordered online for graduation, so it drags behind me like a medieval train. I, unfortunately, am not six feet tall.Â
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.
Toward the end of 2021, The Collegian took...
Simply put, writing for The Collegian has been a blur.Â
As I sit down and write this goodbye column, a task I have dreaded due to its sad inclinations, I cannot help but reminisce about all of the amazing article ideas created, friendships made and exciting Sunday mornings spent adding the final touches to a satire article before its noon deadline.Â
When I first arrived on Colorado State University’s campus almost four years ago, the thought of writing for the school newspaper had never entered my mind. I had virtually no interest in journalism and had practically vowed to stop writing after high school.
However, all my plans came to a grinding halt when the pandemic hit and my first year at CSU was essentially cut short. I then realized that my future needed re-evaluating, causing me to leave CSU and spend a year at Front Range Community College.
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.
Having only worked at The Collegian for...
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 came into college undeclared but quickly...
Taylor Paumen, Content Managing Editor
• May 3, 2023
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’ve been rewriting the start of this...
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.
The somewhat cheesy, Percy Jackson-esque...
Autism exists on a spectrum, and so do the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Both are forms of neurodiversity, simply meaning your brain is wired a little differently and you might experience difficulty fitting into a neurotypically crafted world.
It’s like being left-handed. Nothing is actually wrong, but you might notice that driving a stick shift with the right hand is a little funky because it wasn’t made with left-handed people in mind.Â
Northern Colorado and Fort Collins specifically are often regarded as the “Napa Valley of Beer” due to the high number of breweries in the area. With over 20 unique and specialized breweries, Fort Collins boasts the most impressive lineups for a city in terms of options for beer lovers.Â
However, beer in Fort Collins is not just about enjoying a refreshing and tasteful drink, it is about supporting the local community. Beer plays an important role in Northern Colorado culture because it allows residents to support local businesses as well as build relationships.Â
I first joined The Collegian in Oct. 2020, the first semester back after COVID-19 shut everything down, after hearing about Rocky Mountain Student Media through my news writing class in March 2020.
I closed my laptop after the first (virtual) opinion meeting I attended, buzzing. I had never been in a room with so many creative, interesting and curious people.Â
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