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McKissick: Colleges are not liberal indoctrination sites

McKissick: Colleges are not liberal indoctrination sites

Nathaniel McKissick • October 18, 2021
College campuses have long been known as pillars of liberalism, most notably among those who consider themselves conservative. Accusations of bias have been leveraged against academic professors for decades, and that likely won’t come to an end any time soon.
(Graphic illustration by Colin Crawford | The Collegian)

Seriously: How to properly ride a Spin scooter

Dylan Tusinski • October 17, 2021
Back in the good ole days of 2019, Fort Collins was introduced to a new vermin — the Bird Scooter. The pay-as-you-use electric scooters flocked their way into town, littering themselves all over Colorado State University's campus, Old Town and the entire city of Fort Collins.
Eckburg: There's a difference between dark humor and being a jerk

Eckburg: There’s a difference between dark humor and being a jerk

Bella Eckburg • October 13, 2021
Black humor, commonly known as dark humor, is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “humor marked by the use of usually morbid, ironic, grotesquely comic episodes.”  However, the rise of social media — especially amid a pandemic — has largely contributed to a rise in the normalization of dark humor. Unfortunately, this has also led to people misusing the term and making disgusting jokes about harmful topics under the guise of dark humor.
Seriously: Why self-care is good for you

Seriously: Why self-care is good for you

Cat Blouch • October 10, 2021
Unless you’re living under a rock, you may have noticed that self-care is all the rage right now. I’m not sure why it takes a social media trend for you to brush your teeth and practice basic personal hygiene, but as long as I don’t have to smell your rank body odor, I’m not complaining.
Seriously: Why self-care is bad for you

Seriously: Why self-care is bad for you

Bella Eckburg • October 10, 2021
The online world is buzzing with motivational posts about self-care and how we should be on top of our mental health.  While I partook in my daily doom-scroll on Instagram, I began to notice a bombardment of posts about how you should exercise to release endorphins, leave your house to hang out with people you care about, etc.
SLiCE and the Food Bank of Larimer County have come together for another year of C.A.N.S around the oval, the annual food and funds drive at Colorado State University. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Cooke: C.A.N.S. Around The Oval is one of CSU’s best traditions

Cody Cooke • October 7, 2021
C.A.N.S. Around the Oval is a roughly month-long food and fund drive organized by Colorado State University’s Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement (S.L.I.C.E.) office and the Food Bank for Larimer County. Now in its 35th year, the drive represents one of CSU’s best homecoming traditions, and it reflects our University’s commitment to transformative community action.
Colorado State University Ram Handlers lead CAM the Ram across the Intramural Fields during Ram Welcome Aug. 19. (Michael Marquardt | The Collegian)

Eckburg: We care about CAM, so we get to keep him

Bella Eckburg • October 5, 2021
The first-ever CAM the Ram came on the scene at Colorado State University in 1946, a year after the then-Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College student body’s vote to rename themselves the “Rams.” Then, in 1954, CAM officially earned his name — the one we now know and love. 
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