Nowadays, many students struggle to pay attention in class or aimlessly scroll their phones while attempting to do homework. They often lack the ability to focus on one thing for extended periods of time and are easily distracted by any disruption.Â
One of the explanations for the decreasing attention span of people is a technology and social media specifically. Social media provides instant satisfaction that individuals use to boost self-esteem or improve their mood. In turn, this creates a feedback loop where the user becomes dependent on instant satisfaction.
A chant of “Russia, Russia, Russia” erupted from the student section of Moby arena during a recent Colorado State University men’s basketball game against Utah State University. The chant was directed at Max Shulga, a Utah State player from Kyiv, Ukraine.Â
It has been suggested that the chant arose from ignorance. That if the students only knew of the atrocities Russia is inflicting on the Ukrainian people during its year-long unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, they would have not used this uncivil chant as a tool to try to win a basketball game.Â
Although the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t as severe as it once was, there are still systems in our society that have yet to come back to normal. An example of this is our education system. Â
Blind-sided by the pandemic, schools quickly went to online learning which led to different curriculum, different activities and different systems of grading. Although we are done with nationwide zoom classes, many classes still offer hybrid options, online tests and flexible deadlines. Â
My name is Mark Kohn and I graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Colorado State University in the winter of 2022. I hold a degree in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources as well as a minor in International Development.
In 2020, voters in Colorado passed Proposition 114 in favor of wolf reintroduction. Passing only with the slimmest of margins, Prop. 114 ensured that Colorado agencies use the best available science to introduce wolves to their historical ranges in Colorado. It has been three years since voters raced to their ballot drop-offs to show support or opposition to Prop 114, so where are the wolves?
On Jan. 30, the Fort Collins Police Department posted a very intriguing Tweet online.Â
For an account ordinarily used to cover local car crashes, timely traffic issues and the occasional retweet of Larimer County’s most wanted list, this particular tweet struck media attention as it contained something entirely different. Something rarely, if ever, posted about by a police department.Â
Fort Collins holds over 200 miles of dedicated bike lanes making it one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country. Given the high student population in the city, these bike lanes provide a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way for students to move around. Â
Building bike lanes may appear like a simple change in city design, but its consequences prove to be beneficial for the community’s quality of life. In Dec. 2022, the City of Fort Collins adopted the Active Modes plan which aims to promote walking, biking and other modes of active transportation. Â
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As Colorado State University's 16th president, Amy Parsons, begins...
College life can act as a bridge to your adulthood and career — you take specialized classes while often working or maintaining an internship, and that can be a lot of stress! Sometimes, college life can make you feel like your brain is melting.Â
So, when those days pop up, and you’ve realized it’s mid-week and you have not had a single day that was not dedicated to working a full shift or attending a full course load — or both! — and your brain melt is fully initiated, it’s okay to skip class.Â
Fort Collins and riding a bike go together like CAM the Ram and gameday – They simply do not exist without each other.Â
In fact, the popularity of biking is so much so that The League of American Bicyclists named Colorado State University as one of five schools in America to obtain platinum-level biking.Â
Snow is an integral part of the Colorado winter lifestyle, and Fort Collins is no exception.Â
On average, Fort Collins receives nearly 48 inches of snowfall annually, and with that comes a lot of fun prospects involving the powdery fluff blinding you from your kitchen window.
I, the author, have made the choice to write this article anonymously for a number of reasons. However, the main reason is because of fear of retaliation.Â
I have seen and know many students that have come forward about the problems within The Associated Students of Colorado State University, and those students have been retaliated against. Anywhere from harassment through texting and social media, to lies being spread about them and damaging their reputation. I, as a student, should not be afraid to ask questions about these issues, yet I am.
A week ago, roughly 1,500 people gathered and marched to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The group of Colorado State University students, Fort Collins community members and Colorado activists symbolically marched on a route that acknowledged Black families that settled in Fort Collins in the early 1900s and culminated in a set of speeches at the Lory Student Center from local politicians and community leaders. Only 250 people stuck around for the speeches following the march.
Claire VanDeventer and Chloe Rios • August 12, 2026
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