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CSU women’s basketball drops Border War to Wyoming

Sophia Schaller, Staff Reporter • March 1, 2025

As stands filled for the much anticipated Border War and Senior Night, Colorado State women’s basketball charged the court for their final home game of the season Saturday.  In a rocky game, both...

Bowen Born dribbles the ball during a play during Colorado State University's game against Utah State March 1. Bowen and his teammates defeated USU 93-66.

CSU men’s basketball starts scorching hot, dominates in win against Utah State

Devin Imsirpasic, Staff Reporter • March 1, 2025

The Rams asserted themselves as the team to fear in the Mountain West. In arguably the biggest game of the year, Colorado State men’s basketball played with guns blazing in their 93-66 win over MW...

Morgan Crosby (3) pitches the ball during Colorado State University's doubleheader against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Feb. 28. The Islanders won the first game 1-0.

CSU softball splits opening day doubleheader

Alex Graser, Staff Reporter • February 28, 2025

Colorado State softball took a loss along with a win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Friday. The Rams faced the Islanders for their home opener of the 2025 softball season. The Rams have been on...

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LFTE: For this Student Press Freedom Day, we must defend freedom of press

Allie Seibel, Hannah Parcells • February 27, 2025

"Freedom of the press is not just important, it is imperative for a functioning democracy.” President John F. Kennedy is not alone in this narrative. The importance of a free, independent press is...

Colorado State University Professor Mary Van Buren, representing the anthropology and geography department, asks CSU administration questions during a Faculty Council meeting in the Physiology Building Feb. 25. "I don't think my question was answered, despite Dr. Orsi's follow up," Van Buren said. "Faculty, staff and students should be included in the decision-making process from the start, not as an afterthought. The failure to include the chair of Faculty Council in the IMT chart and the lack of awareness of Dr. Chermack's work with the Scenario Planning Institute at CSU reflects our lack of inclusion in the process."

CSU faculty express frustration with admin following uncertainty generated by federal directives

Hannah Parcells and Sam Hutton • February 27, 2025

In the days following the U.S. Department of Education’s release of a Dear Colleague letter outlining the executive branch’s interpretation of the Civil Rights Act as it pertains to federal higher...

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Weishaar: Combination desks are inconvenient, uncomfortable

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist • February 27, 2025
Most classrooms on Colorado State University's campus have some sort of combination desk, which is any sort of desk that has a chair attached. The most common type are individuals — those oriented so that the bar connecting the desk to the chair can be lifted, allowing for easier entry. The bar should go under your dominant hand. The other type I have seen on campus is one in which the chair is on a swivel mounted to the desk. After the person using it pulls it out, the spring-locked chair will slide back toward the desk.
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Harvesting solar energy, crops: CSU researches agrivoltaics’ possibilities

Chloe Waskey, Staff Reporter • February 27, 2025

As climate change accelerates and competition for land resources increases, researchers are seeking innovative solutions to balance food production with renewable energy generation. At Colorado State University,...

Postdoctoral researcher, Sere Williams is sitting and dropping water samples into test tubes at a desk in her lab where she’s working on research under NASA’s astrobiology grant in the Molecular and Radiological Biosciences building on Colorado State University’s main campus on Tuesday, February 18. “It looks like being in the lab all the time. It looks like extracting DNA. It looks like reading papers,” Dr. Williams said.

CSU aids in NASA’s search for extraterrestrial life

Riley Paling, Staff Reporter • February 27, 2025

What is life? This is the typical big question scientists have been trying to answer for millenniums. But this time, the big question is: Where is life? Colorado State University's Santangelo Lab, housed...

Guard Kyan Evans shoots and scores a 3-pointer during the Colorado State University men's basketball game against the University of Nevada, Reno Feb. 18. CSU won 79-71.

Increased shooting confidence opens up CSU men’s basketball offense

Michael Hovey, Sports Editor • February 27, 2025

Being ready to shoot matters more than the shooting itself. For Colorado State men’s basketball, balancing jumpers and other offensive schemes has gotten easier with time. Among all the particulars...

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‘Paddington in Peru’ brings nostalgia to franchise

Emily Flaherty, Staff Reporter • February 27, 2025

From the bear who started it all to the new adventure that graces the screen, “Paddington in Peru” does not fall short of the franchise's two previous movies. “Paddington in Peru” is the perfect...

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Gallery: Students respond to federal DEI policies

Lauren Mascardo and Cait Mckinzie • February 27, 2025

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CSU swim and dive perseveres at Mountain West Tournament, completes season

Mason Ford, Staff Reporter • February 26, 2025

Following a hard-fought tournament, nine all-conference honors and a program record, Colorado State's swim team's season came to an end Feb. 22. Although the team walked away from the Mountain West...

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