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The starting line of Jog for Jack, a fundraising run organized by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in order to help one of their members to cover medical expenses after a life-threatening car accident last summer.

Run as One Fort Collins aims to spread awareness for veterans

Audrey Weiss April 4, 2018

According to the Research and Development Center for Military Health, approximately 300,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or severe depression. Team Rubicon...

State Senator, John Kefalas and State Representatives, Joann Ginal and Jeni James Arndt at Harmony Library for a community meeting regarding the cracks in the mental health system. The meeting featured the documentary, "Going Sane." Community members had an opportunity to share ideas regarding the mental health system in Colorado. Representative Ginal stated how mental health is "an issue we face over time" and "we're all in this together," regarding state senators, representatives and community members themselves. (Erica Gisenhagen | Collegian)

Senator John Kefalas, representatives to host town hall Saturday

Charlotte Lang April 4, 2018

  Senator John Kefalas and Representatives Joann Ginal and Jeni Arndt will be hosting their monthly town hall meeting at the Old Town Library on Saturday, April 7. The event will begin at 3:30 p.m....

Members of Fort Collins City Council Tuesday night during weekly meeting. The council discussed Item Six on the agenda which is the proposed constuction on the interchange between East Prospect Road and I25 (Erica Giesenhagen | Collegian).

$600,000 appropriated at City Council meeting for Prospect Road improvements

Matthew Bailey April 4, 2018

During last night’s city council meeting, Fort Collins city councilmembers focused on 15 different consent and discussion items, but Ordinance No. 047, 2018, which includes planned improvements to Prospect...

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Deputies assaulted in Larimery County Jail

Austin Fleskes April 2, 2018

After a series of events in the Larimer County Jail, three Larimer County Deputies were injured after trying to restrain an unstable inmate.  According to a press release from the Larimer County Sheriff's...

Partnership celebration between Poudre School District and Colorado State University, on March 3rd at this event to showcase the unity between two schools. (Mackenzie Boltz | Collegian)

CSU, Poudre School District formalize academic, athletic partnership

Stuart Smith March 26, 2018

Colorado State University and Poudre School District announced a solidified partnership between the two institutions on Monday. CSU President Tony Frank and PSD Superintendent Sandra Smyser both spoke...

Man arrested in possession of hundreds of thousands of child pornography files

Austin Fleskes March 26, 2018

A man was arrested after a months-long investigation revealed the man was in possession of approximately 700,000 child pornography files. Thomas Christopher Mares, 53, was arrested March 15, 2018.  According...

Students, teachers and community members filled Old Town Square during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Fort Collins community rallies for ‘March for Our Lives’

Meagan Stackpool March 25, 2018

Video by Chapman Croskell Protesters filled Old Town, Fort Collins March 24 to advocate for gun reform, following the Parkland, Florida shooting in which 17 people were killed. Fort Collins for Progress...

Gun threat restricts Fort Collins roads Wednesday evening

Matthew Bailey March 22, 2018

Sections of roadway in Fort Collins were restricted for citizen safety on Wednesday after Fort Collins Police received a report of a man who was displaying a potentially serious weapon, according to a...

Students, community members and activists gather outside the Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry building on CU Boulder's campus to protest Turning Point USA's guest speaker Ann Coulter. (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

Students protest, walk out of Ann Coulter event at CU Boulder

Erin Douglas March 21, 2018
Ann Coulter came to CU Boulder campus, members of the CSU community attended.

Fort Collins Police arrest man barricaded in home

Austin Fleskes March 21, 2018

On March 21, 2018, 43-year old Joseph Norrie was arrested by Fort Collins Police after barricading himself in his home, where he threatened to hurt himself as well as threatening to ignite a room filled...

Nick "Ghost" Jones is twenty years old and living on the streets. He is walking through life and has learned that everything is crucial. He states that outsiders see homelessness as something "special" and something "overlooked," as if something crazy has to happen to become homeless, when any small thing can change someone's life completely. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Growing Fort Collins reckons with resources for rising homeless population

Gabriel Go March 20, 2018

When 49-year-old Kurt Schroeder became homeless in July 2015, he had only $300, slept out of his car on the west side of Fort Collins and subsisted on Taco Bell. A Fort Collins native of almost 50 years,...

Colorado attorney general candidates talk sanctuary cities, fracking bans

Colorado attorney general candidates talk sanctuary cities, fracking bans

Samantha Ye March 19, 2018

Four state attorney general candidates participated in Sunday’s Attorney General Candidate Forum, answering questions about issues including local fracking laws and sanctuary cities. The attorney...

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