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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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CSU hurdler Cole Nordman turns 4 years into less than a second

Adam Gross, Staff Reporter February 5, 2025

It took four years of shaving off less than a second from Cole Nordman’s time to set the Mountain West record in the 60-meter hurdles. When Nordman crossed the finish line Jan. 18 at the University...

APACC celebrates Lunar New Year with food, explores different Asian traditions

APACC celebrates Lunar New Year with food, explores different Asian traditions

Rebekah Barry, Staff Reporter February 5, 2025

The Colorado State University Asian Pacific American Cultural Center held a Lunar New Year celebration Jan. 29 in the Lory Student Center. The holiday is a festivity based on lunisolar calendars derived...

Image of student-designed plates hanging on the wall at the "Community Smog" exhibition by Kim Abeles at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art in the University Center for the Arts.

‘Community Smog’ exhibit visualizes wildfire pollution through art

Evan Borman, Staff Reporter February 4, 2025

The five senses are incapable of perceiving reality — which is to say, air pollution and the effects of climate change. "Community Smog" is a collaboration between artist Kim Abeles and the community...

Cam the Ram is celebrating his birthday with two other rams.

Masia: A look into CAM the Ram’s natal birth chart 

Sophia Masia, Collegian Columnist February 4, 2025
On Feb. 6, 1954, during halftime at a home basketball game against the University of Wyoming, former Colorado State University President William E. Morgan officially named CAM the Ram as the university's ambassador, and the rest is history.
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Fab first-years: Froebe, Carlson aid CSU women’s basketball success

Devin Imsirpasic, Staff Reporter February 4, 2025

Colorado State women’s basketball knew they would need substantial contributions from new faces coming into the season. What first-year guards Kloe Froebe and Brooke Carlson have done so far exceeded...

A graphic with the words Collegian Science surrounded by small, cartoon-like drawings of DNA, an atom and bacteria.

Discover these 5 hidden gem research labs at CSU

Katie Fisher, Science Editor February 4, 2025

From understanding how humans are shaped by their local environment to the cutting edge technology of virtual reality and transcranial magnetic stimulation that are reshaping scientific fields, here is...

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‘The Hangman at Home’ VR exhibit creates dialogue between poetry, science, art

Ruby Secrest, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 4, 2025

The award-winning virtual reality immersive artwork, "The Hangman at Home," has begun its display at the Hatton Gallery at Colorado State University. "The Hangman at Home" is an art piece that is immersive...

Pick up these 5 romance books for Valentine's Day

Pick up these 5 romance books for Valentine’s Day

Audrey Weishaar, Staff Reporter February 4, 2025

I have been reading romance novels for years, and I believe that there is nothing better than curling up with a cute book about two people falling in love. So with Valentine’s Day right around the corner,...

CAM the Ram wears a birthday hat during his party at the Colorado State University Student Rec Center Feb. 1. The event was organized by CSU's Alumni Association.

Ram Revelry: Community celebrates CAM the Ram with birthday festivities 

Riley Paling, Staff Reporter February 3, 2025

Colorado State University’s beloved mascot, CAM the Ram, turned 3 years old Saturday, Feb. 1. His birthday party was held at the Student Rec Center. The event, which drew in a crowd of students,...

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CSU students discuss recent immigration policy changes

Chloe Waskey, Staff Reporter February 3, 2025

As mass deportations escalate across the country, students at Colorado State University shared their perspectives on ongoing immigration policy changes under President Donald Trump's second administration....

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Horoscopes Feb. 3-9

Sophia Masia, Staff Reporter February 3, 2025

Since early October, Jupiter has been retrograding through the sign of Gemini, asking us to reassess our relationship with overconsumption, overspending and overgenerosity. Now with Jupiter stationing...

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Lopez: We need to choose to fight for a better future

Dominique Lopez, Opinion Editor February 3, 2025
After the 2024 national election results were finalized, I joked I would just move out of the United States for the next four years since I was close to graduation. However, with each day I am starting to realize this is no joking matter. Last week, my mom texted me with urgency, reminding me to have my ID on me at all times. Suddenly, the weight of what the next four years of my life in the US would look like as a woman of color sunk in.
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