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Fifth graders Billy, Brayden and Emma pitch their ideas to Seth Webb, Angela Mitchell and Minidi Pryce. Photo credit: Anna Nixon

Fifth graders pitch natural resources plan to CSU’s Mountain Campus

Anna Nixon March 22, 2017

Fifth graders at Shepardson Elementary teamed up with Colorado State University to brainstorm ways to decrease the amount of non-renewable energy use at the university’s Mountain Campus. They learned...

Community members stand in line to comment on their perspective regarding the sit-lie ban in front of Fort Collins' City Council (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

City Council passes amended sit-lie ban

Seth Bodine March 21, 2017

Fort Collins City Council voted to pass an amended version of the city ordinance originally termed the "sit-lie ban" on a 6-1 vote. The amended version of the ordinance does not prohibit lying or sitting...

City candidates debate student, city connections on CSU campus

City candidates debate student, city connections on CSU campus

Rachel Telljohn March 21, 2017

Fort Collins regular municipal elections are ongoing and the candidates came to campus to debate Monday night. The Associated Students of Colorado State University hosted a debate for the candidates...

Police responded to a 911 call Thursday night, which ended in a male suspect being shot by police. Photo by Natalie Dyer.

UNC student receives mixed verdict on charges of assault of police officer

Erin Douglas March 21, 2017

GREELEY – A graduate student at University of Northern Colorado received a mixed verdict March 9 in regards to an incident at a college party that led to charges of second-degree assault on a police...

West Elizabeth Road was closed to make way for the Open Streets initiative

Shields to be closed for two weeks longer than expected

Stuart Smith March 20, 2017

*Editor's note: A previous version of this article referred to University Avenue as University Drive. Shields Street south of West Elizabeth Street will be closed for two more weeks than planned due to...

Mayor Candidate Elizabeth Hudetz sang and spoke about her campaign at Avogadro's Number Sunday night. (Sarah Erhlich | Collegian)

Mayoral candidate Elizabeth Hudetz holds meet and greet at Avogadro’s Number

Jym Cox March 20, 2017

Fort Collins mayoral candidate Elizabeth Hudetz shared her ideas and asked for support at a meet and greet at Avogadro's Number Sunday night. During the event, Hudetz played the guitar, including two...

Durrell Bumphus was booked into Larimer County Jail on several charges related to human trafficking on March 8. (Photo courtesy of the Larimer County Sheriff's Office)

Man arrested for human trafficking following two-year investigation

Haley Candelario March 19, 2017

A man was arrested March 8 after a two-year investigation of human trafficking, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday.   Durrell Bumphus was booked into Larimer County Jail on...

Women's rights are human rights: many students show their support of International Women's Day

Students push for legislative change on International Women’s Day

Mq Borocz March 9, 2017

Colorado State University Students and members of the Fort Collins community gathered yesterday for International Women’s Day and to participate in A Day without a Woman. This year, the same organizers...

CSU sustainability panel discusses effects of EPA cuts

CSU sustainability panel discusses effects of EPA cuts

Drew Smith March 9, 2017

In response to the budget cuts the Environmental Protection Agency is facing under the Trump Administration, the School of Global Environmental Sustainability held a panel Wednesday night to discuss the...

Fort Collins-Loveland labor shortage unlikely to boost high-skilled job market

Fort Collins-Loveland labor shortage unlikely to boost high-skilled job market

Sam Aniello March 8, 2017

In the past five years 20,000 jobs have been added to the Fort Collins-Loveland area with a shortage of workers to fill them, but this fact may not help soon-to-be graduates. A report written by TIP Strategies...

Madison Tolan, a senior at CSU studying Biomedical Sciences, Alide Berndzen, a post graudate from Berlin, and Haley Dallas, a junior at CSU studying Natural Resource Management show their opposition to the Sit- Lie Ban at the city council meeting on Tuesday, March 3 (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Fort Collins City Council votes to amend proposed sit-lie ban

Rachel Telljohn March 8, 2017

Editor's note: A previous version of this article incorrectly spelled Duane Hansen and Kwon Atlas' names. The error has been corrected.  As Jennifer Reistch, a member of the Fort Collins Homeless Coalition,...

The Islamic Center of Fort Collins at Lake and Shields street.

Islamic Center to host an open house discussion

Jenn Yingling March 7, 2017

The Islamic Center of Fort Collins (ICFC) will host an open house discussion on Sunday, March 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to the Center's Facebook page, the goal is to "welcome and thank the...

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