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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The eighth annual launch party for ACT Human Rights Film Festival launch party held at Odell Brewing Company in Fort Collins March 7.

Odell hosts ACT Film Festival’s 8th annual kickoff party

Sophia Masia, Staff Reporter March 9, 2023

Odell Brewing Company hosted the eighth annual ACT Human Rights Film Festival Kickoff Party March 7 with trivia, beer, film trailers and film selection announcements for the festival. “The kickoff...

Peck: 5 ways to battle your seasonal depression

Peck: 5 ways to battle your seasonal depression

Aaron Peck, Staff Reporter March 9, 2023
The months of Jan. through March are notorious for being the season of depression, where spirits are low and the jovial times of summer feel like a distant memory.  After the conclusion of the holiday season, many people experience seasonal depression where they feel dejected, fatigued and hopeless. However, we do not have to subject ourselves to feelings of depression as there are simple measures we can take to help alleviate our mental health issues.
Weed to Know: Introducing 'weederall,' your productive cannabinoid bud

Weed to Know: Introducing ‘weederall,’ your productive cannabinoid bud

Bella Eckburg, Opinion Director March 9, 2023
Tetrahydrocannabivarin, or THCV, is a cannabinoid that does the opposite of THC while binding to the same receptor, giving you a relaxing but productive cannabis experience.
Colorado State University guard John Tonje (1) chases after a loose ball at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas March 8, 2023. The Rams beat California State University, Fresno 67-65 in the first round of the 2023 Mountain West Basketball Championships.

Stevens’ heroics help Rams avoid Fresno State’s late comeback

Braidon Nourse, Sports Editor March 8, 2023

  The Colorado State University men’s basketball team needed a little bit of everything to win their first round matchup against California State University, Fresno in the Mountain West Conference...

Scientist-turned-communicator Mónica Feliú-Mójer speaks at her keynote focusing on inclusive science communication in Longs Peak Room in the Lory Student Center March 6. "Information is power," Feliú-Mójer said. "We're constantly leaving out so many people." She explained why tailoring communication for marginalized communities is important.

Mónica Feliú-Mójer brings equity, inspiration to science community

Allie Seibel, News Director March 8, 2023

Mónica Feliú-Mójer's Puerto Rican heritage is the whole of who she is as a decorated scientist and science communicator. "It's everything," Feliú-Mójer said. "Being Puerto Rican is my most important...

LTTE: ASCSU needs to be careful with handling student funds

LTTE: ASCSU needs to be careful with handling student funds

Guest Author March 8, 2023
For an organization in charge of delegating funding, it seems some representatives in ASCSU have repeatedly mishandled funds and remained unaccountable.
Culture vultures: Appropriation, appreciation of Black culture

Culture vultures: Appropriation, appreciation of Black culture

Sulaiman Akbar, Staff Reporter March 8, 2023

Appropriating is different from appreciating culture. One of the Real Talk events at Colorado State University’s Black/African American Cultural Center discussed Black culture and the definition of "culture...

Strain Review: Alien Berry OG is an extra-terp-restrial extract

Strain Review: Alien Berry OG is an extra-terp-restrial extract

Miles Buchan, Staff Reporter March 8, 2023

Sometimes when the stresses of life build up, it’s important to stay grounded, focus on your goals and do what you can to succeed. This is, of course, easier said than done, and some may desire a change...

Southwests Airlines' Boeing 737 undergoing snow clear-off maintenance during a winter storm at the Denver International Airport Feb. 15.

Cutting costs: How CSU students afford spring break

Katherine Borsting, Staff Reporter March 8, 2023

Spring semester at Colorado State University does not necessarily feel like spring. The months of January, February and even March often bring snow, heavy winds and ice. Going to class can sometimes...

Colorado State University guard McKenna Hofschild (4) pushes against University of Wyoming center Allyson Fertig (45) in the semifinals game of the 2023 Mountain West Basketball Championships in the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas March 7, 2023. The Rams lost 65-56 to end their tournament run.

Women’s basketball outhustled by Wyoming, knocked out of MWC

Braidon Nourse, Sports Editor March 8, 2023

The semifinals were the end of the road for the Colorado State University women’s basketball team in the Mountain West Basketball Championships. Destiny Thurman and the rest of the Rams kept it as...

Rams ‘here to win the tournament, not to win a Border War’ in conference semifinal

Braidon Nourse, Sports Editor March 7, 2023
Sure, it’s a third Border War matchup for the Rams, but the team isn’t thinking of it that way in Las Vegas. After all, the stakes of this game in particular are much higher than a regular season game.
Graphic of a person listening to music on their headphones with music notes floating in the air around them.

Lil Yachty successfully steps outside his genre

Luke Wilson, Staff Reporter March 7, 2023

"Let’s Start Here." by multiplatinum-selling rapper and singer-songwriter Lil Yachty is an expectation-shattering display of the greatness that can arise when artists embrace the intersectionality that...

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