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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

Plastic bags are controversial because they are viewed as wasteful and take an extraordinarily long time to break down. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

Leibee: The plastic bag ban would be a positive step forward

Katrina Leibee March 14, 2021

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. As another election looms...

Smoke from the CalWood fire rises to the southeast of Estes Park, Colorado, near Jamestown Oct. 17. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Cooke: COVID-19 is a crisis that exposed injustices

Cody Cooke March 11, 2021

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. The pandemic infiltrated...

(Graphic illustration by Colin Crawford | The Collegian)

Seriously: Longmont mattress store site of shootout

Cat Blouch March 11, 2021

Editor’s Note: This is a satire piece from The Collegian’s opinion section. Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read the...

Throughout multiple buildings on campus, Colorado State University finds ways to decorate interior spaces with living plants to help breathe life into the areas on Feb 23. (Laurel Sickels | Collegian)

Blouch: The costs and benefits of remote working and learning

Cat Blouch March 9, 2021

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. We have now been living...

Mary McGregor stands in front of a window on the upstairs floor of her house April 12. She has been self-quarantining and following stay-at-home orders issued by Adams County and the state of Colorado amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Megan McGregor | The Collegian)

Eckburg: The stages of grieving during a pandemic

Bella Eckburg March 9, 2021

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. We survived a year of COVID-19...

(Graphic illustration by Colin Crawford | The Collegian)

Seriously: Student body works to prolong pandemic, avoid common decency

Abby Vander March 9, 2021

Editor’s Note: This is a satire piece from The Collegian’s opinion section. Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read the...

As Fort Collins continues to grow, so does the demand for housing, which is leading to more and more open spaces being proposed for development, Nov 10, 2019. (Addie Kuettner | The Collegian)

Tusinski: Stop moving to Colorado. We’re full.

Dylan Tusinski March 8, 2021

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. To all the prospective...

(Graphic illustration by Charlie Dillon | The Collegian)

Campus in Contention: The impact of CSU’s online community

Katrina Leibee March 5, 2021

Editor’s Note: ‘Campus in Contention’ is an editorial series by The Collegian staff that examines conflicts in our community surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion and proposes solutions...

Participants in the event 'Slow Waltz' , led by Sergei Driga, from Russia. (Pratyoosh Kashyap | The Collegian)

Nichols: Anyone can dance, stop gendering activities

Rinoa Nichols March 4, 2021

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Dancing is a form of expression...

LTTE: A message from The Brazen Project

LTTE: A message from The Brazen Project

Guest Author March 3, 2021

  Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Letters to the...

A chalk-drawn message encouraging students to submit their ballots is pictured on the side of the Clark A building while a Colorado State University student checks his phone on Nov. 5, 2018. Tuesday, Nov. 6 is the last day to submit voting ballots across the state. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

Tusinski: Stop arguing about politics online

Dylan Tusinski March 3, 2021

  Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. The writer of this...

Lia Conger protests an event on campus last year. (Collegian file photo)

Eckburg: There are a few myths we need to debunk about feminism

Bella Eckburg March 2, 2021

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. In recent years, the word...

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