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The City Council meeting room at Fort Collins City Hall overflows with audience members before the council meeting begins April 4. A council member reportedly made a deal with the Associated Students of Colorado State University that if 200 or more Colorado State University students attended the council meeting, then she would put the city's controversial U+2 housing policy on the ballot for Fort Collins voters to decide its future.

Students pack City Council chambers, demonstrate against U+2

Grant Coursey April 6, 2023

Colorado State University students packed the Fort Collins City Council chambers April 4 to show opposition to the controversial U+2 housing ordinance in Fort Collins. The demonstration, organized by...

Off-campus apartments raise concerns over safety, livability

Off-campus apartments raise concerns over safety, livability

Katherine Borsting March 22, 2023

Many Colorado State University students choose to live in an apartment when it is time to move off campus. There are numerous options close to campus and within walking distance, making it a practical...

VCA opens animal urgent care hospital in Fort Collins

VCA opens animal urgent care hospital in Fort Collins

Miles Buchan March 7, 2023

Larimer County gained another valuable veterinary resource last month with the opening of a new VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care in Fort Collins. Intended for nonemergency situations impacting a pet that...

Concerns about bird flu outbreak rise with case numbers

Concerns about bird flu outbreak rise with case numbers

DJ Vicente March 1, 2023

As new cases of the H5N1 avian influenza virus continue to affect wild and commercial bird flocks internationally, questions rise on what flock owners and avian health advocates can do. Otherwise coined...

A group of Fort Collins locals begin a march down The Oval at Colorado State University Jan. 22. The march was in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, which was overturned in June 2022. Protesters gathered to support women's rights.

Local activists march in support of reproductive justice

Alexander Wilson January 24, 2023

Around 50 people surrounded The Oval Sunday afternoon holding signs with phrases like, “Keep your rosaries off our ovaries.” As the people began chanting, “I will go to jail for justice,” alongside...

Exploring student housing options in Fort Collins

Exploring student housing options in Fort Collins

Katherine Borsting November 16, 2022

It's the time of year when the question, “Where are you living next year?” starts to arise. According to SOURCE, the university has seen a 7% enrollment increase over the past year. This means the...

A spruce tree stump outside the Lory Student Center Lagoon Nov. 9.

Ips beetles cause spikes in spruce tree deaths

Miles Buchan November 10, 2022

Last month, the City of Fort Collins issued a press release warning city residents of "a dramatic increase in spruce tree deaths caused by the ips beetle." Ips beetles are indigenous to Colorado and are...

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