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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Colorado State University softball team gathers around the pitching circle at Ram Field before the team's first-ever night game April 1. CSU celebrated the grand opening of Ram Field Saturday after a renovation supported by the Bohemian Foundation's $5 million donation to the university in 2022.

CSU softball knocked out of MW tournament in shutout loss

Emma Askren, Sports Editor May 15, 2023

On May 11 the 2023 Mountain West Softball Championship began. With Boise State University and San Diego State University receiving bye-weeks into the second round of the tournament, San José State University, Colorado...

Rams take home gold in outdoor MW championship

Rams take home gold in outdoor MW championship

Damon Cook, Sports Editor May 15, 2023

The Colorado State University Rams women’s outdoor track and field team finished first in the Mountain West Championships, while the men’s team finished second. The women's team finished with a final...

Colorado State women's golf player Sofia Torres hits a ball at the Ptarmigan Country Club  Oct 19. The Rams placed third in the Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic  tournament. They play next February 8 , 2022 n Boca Raton Florida at the FAU paradise invitational  Gregory James | The Collegian)

Golfer Torres ends record season in top 25 at regional final

Damon Cook, Sports Editor May 12, 2023

Colorado State University Rams junior Sofia Torres capped off her season shooting a -1 in the NCAA Westfield Regional Final. The final took place in Westfield, Indiana, at The Club at Chatham Hills golf...

A member of the Graduate Workers Organizing Cooperative gives a speech during the group's May 4, 2023 protest on The Plaza. Speakers railed against Colorado State's administration, saying they were cutting student, staff and faculty wages to fund projects like Canvas Stadium and CSU Spur.

University faculty and staff protest on Plaza for better pay

Grant Coursey, Staff Reporter May 9, 2023

Three organizations banded together to protest for better pay Thursday afternoon in front of the Lory Student Center. The American Association of University Professors, the Graduate Workers Organizing...

Heinrich: Through the lens of a high schooler: My experience with The Collegian

Heinrich: Through the lens of a high schooler: My experience with The Collegian

Dylan Heinrich, Staff Reporter May 6, 2023

Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU.  My name is Dylan Heinrich. I am a senior...

(Graphic Illustration by Christine Moore-Bonbright | The Collegian)

This week in ASCSU: Ratification of 53rd senate

Sam Hutton, Staff Reporter May 4, 2023

The Associated Students of Colorado State University convened May 3 for the first session of the 53rd senate. The 52nd senate ended with a special session in which Bills 5223, “BSOF Extra Funds,”...

CSU students rally, march against fossil fuel investments

CSU students rally, march against fossil fuel investments

Barnaby Atwood and Rebekah Barry May 4, 2023

Colorado State University students and Fort Collins community members marched and rallied against Colorado State University’s endowment having holdings in the fossil fuel industry on April 27. Divest...

Strain Review: Ease your mind with Durban Kush wax

Strain Review: Ease your mind with Durban Kush wax

Miles Buchan, Staff Reporter May 4, 2023

We are hurtling toward the finish line with less than two weeks left in the academic year, and the burnout rate is accelerating. With everything going on, I wanted to find some kind of mild-minded hybrid...

Lane: Bittersweet accident: Discovering my passion at The Collegian

Lane: Bittersweet accident: Discovering my passion at The Collegian

Karsyn Lane, Sports Director May 4, 2023

  Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU.  Sometimes, the things we stumble...

Colorado State University fans hold up their hands and cheer with Cam The Ram during the CSU basketball game vs University of Wyoming at Moby Arena

Without national title, CSU Athletics still makes millions

Taylor Paumen, Content Managing Editor May 4, 2023

In the 2021-22 athletic season, over 85,000 student tickets were distributed at Colorado State University for football and men's basketball games, expanding the college experience we've all become comfortable...

Mochi, an Australian Shepherd and Husky mix plays with balls at Spring Canyon Dog Park May 3.

What every college kid should consider before getting a dog

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director May 4, 2023

Missing the family pet is among the most prominent growing pains experienced by college kids. According to Washington State University, 75% of first-year students experienced some level of pet-separation...

A graphic of a ram standing with its front legs on a rock. The body of the ram contains the words, CSU news.

CSU’s animal research receives critical fine from USDA

Piper Russell and Allie Seibel May 4, 2023

Colorado State University was found to be in violation of regulatory guidance in the negligent treatment of animals in its research program by the United States Department of Agriculture. According to...

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