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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Students speak out against lack of diversity

November 11, 2013

  Students at University of California - Los Angeles created a video complaining about the misrepresentation of black male students at the school.  "We had to do something to put our issues on...

When cosplayers go home

November 7, 2013

Klaus Pichler's photo project documents the intimate lives of Austrian cosplayers wearing their costumes at home.  "The final series includes everyone from Furries — those who dress up like fictional...

NYC bicyclist creates video challenging ticket

November 7, 2013

  Casey Neistat created a short video on the dangers of having to stay in the bike lines around New York City after being ticketed by a police officer for riding outside the lane. Neistat's video...

Japanese attitude towards tattoos remains unchanged

Japanese attitude towards tattoos remains unchanged

November 6, 2013

Japan continues to try to hide tattoos from the public eye due to controversial ancient roots of yakuza affiliation. While tattoos have been part of Japanese culture since before the Iron Age, the use...

The shifting views of tattoos

November 1, 2013

20 or 40 years ago the tattoos spoke to the idea that the person they were on belonged to a gang or dealt drugs. While out-dated thinking such as this shows up even today, society accepts body art more...

Google changes storytelling as we know it

Google changes storytelling as we know it

November 1, 2013

After Google bought out Motorola Mobile, the two began to work together on creating a virtual reality for users of the Moto X cell phone that merges Pixar-like animation with virtual reality controls.  "The...

Superhero fiction comes into its own

October 31, 2013

The genre of superhero fiction overcame the campy elements of its predecessors in the last decade, according to io9. The article sites three recent novels as the bleeding edge of the genre's reformation:...

Architects show the potential of Legos

October 31, 2013

  Lego's Architecture Studio set gives aspiring architects all of the literal building blocks to begin to create their own designs. However, WIRED Magazine thought it would be fun to provide full...

Ritual body piercings for vegetarian festival

October 30, 2013

  Devotees of the Chinese Bang Neow Shrine participated in tradtional piercings at 2013 Thailand Vegetarian Festival. The festival celebrates the belief that abstinence from meat during the ninth...

Life as a teenage medieval reenactor

October 29, 2013

While most middle school children are getting their first experiences of maturity and eagerly looking forward to high school, those who have parents active in the Society for Creative Anachronism lead...

Tattoo artist gives advice to teens looking for ink

October 29, 2013

When entering college, getting a tattoo is not an uncommon practice for many students. However, tattoo artist Dawn Cooke advises against jumping the gun just for the sake a of getting a favorite design.  "Since...

State flags see new designs for unity

State flags see new designs for unity

October 28, 2013

The state flags of the 50 states are many things, but coordinated is not one of them, according to Philadelphia based artist Ed Mitchell. After listening to a podcast on local flag design, Mitchell...

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