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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Opinion

US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to the audience during the Bernie Sanders rally in the Lory Student Center Ballroom on Oct. 24, 2018. (The Collegian file photo)

Neustadter: Bernie Sanders is a bad choice for students

Corinne Neustadter February 17, 2020

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 the weeks leading up to...

Thompson: This Valentine's Day, support sex workers and pay for your porn

Thompson: This Valentine’s Day, support sex workers and pay for your porn

Madison Thompson February 14, 2020

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. Pornography is pervasive in...

(Illustration by Amy Noble, Rachel Macias, Katrina Clasen | The Collegian)

Horoscopes 2/13/2020

Alisa Otte February 14, 2020

Aries (March 21-April 19) Instead of diluting your attention into multiple arenas of your life, right now something specific is calling for all of your energy. You will be able to make meaning if you...

Valentine's Day candy heart (Photo via Wikimedia commons)

Seriously: 5 unconventional Valentine’s Day gifts

Katrina Leibee February 13, 2020

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 editor’s...

Old Firehouse Books serves as a venue for the Fort Collins Book Fest, taking place on Oct. 18th and Oct. 19th.  (Megan McGregor | Collegian)

Bailey: People aren’t reading enough — you should

Fynn Bailey February 13, 2020

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 printing press is one...

Portrait of Karl Marx (Courtesy of WikiMedia Commons)

Cooke: People need to stop stigmatizing Karl Marx

Cody Cooke February 13, 2020

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. Students at Colorado State...

Fifty Shades of Shay. (Illustration by Rachel Macias | The Collegian)

Rego: What’s your fetish: Clothing

Shay Rego February 12, 2020

Editor’s Note: The views expressed in the following column are those of the writer only and do not necessarily represent the views of The Collegian or its editorial board. Fetishes may seem like a...

History major Morgan Iacono holds a black and white photo of the Avery House from circa 1894.  The room this photo was taken in used to be a balcony, and was later converted into another room when Frank Avery, the original owner, had more children. (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

Neustadter: History is not partisan

Corinne Neustadter February 12, 2020

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 my colleague Alexandra MacDonald...

A student sorts his trash into a trash can and the compost bin that the Zero Waste team manages inside the Academic Village Commons. (Matt Tackett | Collegian)

Huber: Using single-use plastics is trashy — literally

Allie Huber February 11, 2020

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. No type of trash is ever really...

MacDonald: Teach major figures in history, but don't celebrate them all

MacDonald: Teach major figures in history, but don’t celebrate them all

Alexandra MacDonald February 11, 2020

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. There’s a famous saying that...

(Illustration by Amy Noble, Rachel Macias, Katrina Clasen | The Collegian)

Horoscopes 2/10/2020

Alisa Otte February 11, 2020

Aries (March 21-April 19) Don’t ever try to restrain your love. Right now is the perfect time to show your loved ones that you care: write a letter, buy a gift, or share your most raw, unfiltered feelings....

Seriously: Coronavirus's impact on Fort Collins

Seriously: Coronavirus’s impact on Fort Collins

Ethan Vassar February 10, 2020

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 editor’s...

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