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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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McKenna Hofschild runs the offense vs Colorado Christian University

CSU women’s basketball blows out favored BYU 82-62 to open season

Kaden Porter, Staff Reporter November 9, 2022

The Colorado State University women’s basketball team opened their season by hosting Brigham Young University in a whiteout game Nov. 8. After BYU controlled the lead for the first half, CSU rode an...

Live updates: Colorado midterm election results

Live updates: Colorado midterm election results

Sam Hutton, Staff Reporter November 8, 2022

Editor's Note: This story will be updated every 30-45 minutes, or when new tallies come in. This is not a comprehensive list of candidates across Colorado, but instead includes all candidates and issues...

Bryan Ratcliffe begins a new piece

Riding a popular wave: Surf Rat Glass spotlight

Lindsay Barker, Staff Contributor November 8, 2022

Since The Collegian's last article featuring local glassblowers, Bryan Ratcliffe of Surf Rat Glass has blown up. The Fort Collins-based artist shifted his focus from creating smaller pendants with...

Colorado State swimmer Hannah Sykes swims the 200 meter fly Nov 5.

Swim & dive claims senior night victory versus Wyoming

Emma Askren, Staff Reporter November 8, 2022

Colorado State University's swimming and diving team held their senior night at Moby Pool against the University of Wyoming Cowgirls Nov. 5. Colorado State proved their dominance once again, winning the...

Maddi Studer, Kenzie Hunter, Krista Bratvold and Kady Williams are the artists at the newly opened Witch of The West Tattoo Collective Oct. 26.

New tattoo shop creates a safe experience for clients

Sophia Masia, Staff Reporter November 8, 2022

A new women- and queer-owned tattoo shop recently opened up at 706 S. College Ave., just northeast of campus, with a mission to make getting tattooed a bit less intimidating.  Krista Bratvold opened...

LTTE: All graffiti is good — limiting it dismisses art, culture

LTTE: All graffiti is good — limiting it dismisses art, culture

Guest Author November 8, 2022
A September article published in the opinion section of The Collegian praised the City of Fort Collins for its plentiful murals while decrying vandalism. It is valuable, I think, to let a vandal defend their practice. So why is graffiti good?   First, graffiti is an ancient cultural practice seen throughout the world and produces, alongside other arts, works of various qualities. Like other art, graffiti can range from simple tags to massive murals with incomprehensible lettering (at least, to those who are not familiar with graffiti) and astounding color combinations.  
People walk along the new Monfort Quad Trail Sept. 1, 2021. The trail was funded partially by money allocated by the Alternative Transportation Fee Advisory Board.

ATFAB increases equity focus for student-funded projects

Jordan Mahaffey, Staff Reporter November 8, 2022

Members of Colorado State University’s Alternative Transportation Fee Advisory Board have put in efforts to ensure projects funded by the board are more equitable and valuable to students.  According...

Isaiah Rivera (23), guard, dodges a player from Gardner-Webb University as he prepares to make the game winning shot Nov. 7. At the buzzer, Rivera scored two points for CSU making the score 65-63.

Rams basketball wins season opener on last shot of game

Braidon Nourse, Sports Editor November 8, 2022

Isaiah Rivera pulled off every basketball player’s dream Monday night against Gardner-Webb University. Tied 63-63 with just over seven seconds to go, he motioned left, dribbled right and put up a mid-range...

Colorado State University volleyball head coach Tom Hilbert coaches players from the bench in the second set against San Jose State University Nov. 6, 2021.

CSU volleyball head coach Tom Hilbert announces retirement

Karsyn Lane, Sports Director November 7, 2022

Tom Hilbert, head coach of Colorado State University's volleyball team for 26 years, officially announced on Monday his retirement from collegiate volleyball after the 2022 season's end. In a heartfelt...

A graphic of a ram with the phases of the moon around its head to the left of the words, Horoscopes by The Collegian, on a blue background of little constellations.

Horoscopes Nov. 7-13

Abby Flores, Staff Reporter November 7, 2022

Horoscopes can be applied to your sun, moon and rising signs. ARIES (March 21 – April 19) You may be experiencing a blockage in love or relationships. This uncertainty will finally leave when Venus...

Colorado State University Basketball team members stand while the National Anthem is played in Moby Arena

A complete guide to CSU men’s basketball’s 2022-23 season

Braidon Nourse, Sports Editor November 7, 2022

The long-awaited return of college hoops is finally over.  Following an unprecedented 25-6 record last year capped by a trip to the NCAA tournament as a school-record 6-seed, Rams men's basketball...

People fill Old Town Square in Fort Collins to witness the holiday lights turning on Nov. 4.

FoCo holiday lights illuminate Old Town for the season

Rebekah Barry, Staff Reporter November 7, 2022

A crowd of people gathered Friday, Nov. 4 to watch Old Town Fort Collins light up with strings of lights for the holidays. Annually on the first Friday of November, the City of Fort Collins and the...

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