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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Opinion

Graphic by Julia Rentsch.

LTTE: ‘What matters to students matters to us’ at Health Center

Guest Author September 24, 2019

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 Editor reflect...

El Centro in the Lory Student Center on September 16. The office is one of the resources that helps support Colorado State’s Latinx community. (Ryan Schmidt | Collegian)

Ortiz: The Latinx community needs to start recognizing Afro-Latinx as Latinx

Kenia Ortiz September 23, 2019

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. Latinx Heritage month started...

Leibee: There are different kinds of victim blaming

Leibee: There are different kinds of victim blaming

Katrina Leibee September 23, 2019

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. For many victims of sexual...

Graphic by Julia Rentsch.

LTTE: CSU’s athletic program is not profitable

Guest Author September 23, 2019

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 Editor reflect...

A Colorado State University student looks at the Library databases offered to all students for research purposes. There are 345 databases offered ranging from peer reviewed science articles to journals related to history, engineering and many more. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

MacDonald: Always being on “the grind” is a toxic mindset

Alexandra MacDonald September 22, 2019

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 dangerous trend...

Colorado State University students Marcela Riddick and Janaye Matthews lead a meeting at Johnson Hall before the #NotProudToBe blackout event, which took place during the Fall Address Sept. 19. (Anna von Pechmann | The Collegian)

Leibee: CSU students shouldn’t have to be brave to go here

Katrina Leibee September 22, 2019

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 not a lot more to...

Breonna Abuya speaks at the Associated Students of Colorado State University senate session Sept. 18, 2019, during a discussion of the blackface image that has been circulating on social media recently. The senate session was moved to the North Ballroom of the Lory Student Center to a accommodate for an unusually large crowd size. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

LFTE: Why we covered the blackface photo the way we did

Forrest Czarnecki and Austin Fleskes September 20, 2019

As the editorial leaders of The Collegian, we wanted to let the community know one thing: we hear you. We hear your criticisms, and we want to explain how our coverage of the blackface photo and its impact...

Thompson: We can't separate the art from the artist

Thompson: We can’t separate the art from the artist

Madison Thompson September 18, 2019

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 today’s world, the line...

Bailey: We should support the addicts who want to get better

Bailey: We should support the addicts who want to get better

Fynn Bailey September 18, 2019

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 best people I know are...

Sky: Pointing out skinniness is still body shaming

Sky: Pointing out skinniness is still body shaming

Nathan Sky September 18, 2019

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. While fat-shaming and thin-shaming...

With the help of dating apps and direct messaging, finding your next significant other can either be a blessing or a curse. (Collegian file photo)

Rego: The trickle down effect of the sexual food chain

Shay Rego September 18, 2019

Editor’s note: This is a satire piece from The Collegian’s opinion section. Real names may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read editor’s notes are subject to being offended. There's...

A sign that reads "Think Globally, Shop Locally" hangs in the Nature's Own doorway in Old Town Fort Collins. Local shops such as this one play a major role in Fort Collins' thriving economy. (Collegian file photo)

Ziel: Why live in FoCo if you don’t support local business?

Renee Ziel September 17, 2019

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. When one first arrives in Fort...

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