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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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An illustration of a small sock monkey with a speech bubble of a swear word being sucked up into an alien spaceship.

Psychology explains occurrences of alien abductions

Hana Pavelko, Staff Reporter April 30, 2024

In September 2019, a new internet sensation swept across the nation: Storm Area 51. With the motto, “They can’t stop all of us,” millions of people became obsessed with the idea of discovering secrets...

A woman wearing a black helmet-like cover on her head and a harness on her chest holds her arms up in line with her shoulders with her hands pointed forward.

Patients with MS find help at Sensorimotor Neuroimaging Laboratory

Cait Mckinzie, Staff Photographer April 25, 2024

Any time a human moves, dozens, hundreds, thousands of neurons fire. Every step, every hand gesture, every blink, nerves carry impulses from the brain, through the body and back. At Colorado State...

A logo reading, Climbers for bat conservation, with a drawing of a flying bat to the left of the words and the silhouette of a mountain skyline behind the words.

Biologists enlist climbers in bat conservation effort

Katie Fisher, Staff Reporter April 25, 2024

Many may think of bats as bloodthirsty creatures, conjuring up popular culture images of vampires and Dracula. But the stereotype couldn't be further from the truth, as one group at Colorado State University...

Maggie O'Riley sits in the Colorado State University Behavioral Sciences Building Feb. 1.

Not a fix-all: Counselors discuss options amid ADHD medication shortage

Abigail Weaver, Guest Reporter April 25, 2024

When Maggie O’Riley, a senior English education major at Colorado State University, sits down at a cafe table, she brings a carbonated drink, pink Beats headphones and a phone in a rainbow unicorn case....

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Virtual reality technology pioneered by CSU spans internationally

Hana Pavelko, Staff Reporter April 18, 2024

Colorado State University is renowned for its cutting-edge research in veterinary medicine as well as its highly regarded chemistry department. Now, CSU is also making a name for itself in the field of...

Is ketamine the Rocky Mountain miracle for mental health?

Is ketamine the Rocky Mountain miracle for mental health?

Caden Proulx, Print Director April 17, 2024

Turns out a Rocky Mountain high might be just what the doctor ordered. Ketamine-assisted therapy has surged in popularity since the Food and Drug Administration's 2019 approval of esketamine, which...

Cornfield grasshopper (Sphenarium purpurascens) product.

CSU researchers, Entomology Club explore entomophagy — eating bugs

Ivy Secrest, Content Managing Editor April 11, 2024

Eating insects is more commonly associated with schoolyard dares than fine cuisine. Despite the squeamishness concerning insects in the U.S., they are a popular source of nutrients globally.  In an...

A rye loaf, rosemary sourdough loaf and baguette are shown stacked on top of each other April 8. The Bread Chic, a Fort Collins bakery, offers freshly baked pastries and bread every day of the week.

Sourdough bread is beneficial for gut health, immune system

Hana Pavelko, Staff Reporter April 10, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many new trends like TikTok challenges, playing Among Us and binge-watching shows like “The White Lotus.” However, if dancing and gaming are not your forte, you...

Solar eclipses kindled these 4 ancient myths worldwide

Solar eclipses kindled these 4 ancient myths worldwide

Lizzy Rylance, Staff Reporter April 8, 2024

Dragons devouring the sun, wrathful sky gods and hungry squirrels have one thing in common: They are all legends that have been used to explain solar eclipses, one of nature’s most spectacular events. This...

What is a highly sensitive person?

What is a highly sensitive person?

Caden Proulx, Print Director April 3, 2024

You have probably been called sensitive at some point in your life — intended as an insult instead of a compliment. Being sensitive is not a negative trait, though, and a personality type called "highly...

April Fools': Psychology undergraduates now required to provide counseling services

April Fools’: Psychology undergraduates now required to provide counseling services

Academic Proulxbation and Gennevieve Dressmann April 1, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is a satire for April Fools’ Day. Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read the editor’s notes are subject...

April Fools': Amy Parsons' private jet emissions outdo Taylor Swift's

April Fools’: Amy Parsons’ private jet emissions outdo Taylor Swift’s

Iguana Secret, Expert Girlboss Blondie Hater April 1, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is a satire for April Fools’ Day. Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read the editor’s notes are subject...

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