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The McNichols Civic Center Building in downtown Denver sits, illluminated in red, white and blue lights. (Lucy Morantz | The Collegian)

Frame by frame: 2020 election week

Lucy Morantz • November 6, 2020

After months of on-campus activities leading up to the historic 2020 election, Colorado State University students and Fort Collins community members participate in various election-related activities,...

The Cameron Peak fire burns across the ridge above Glen Haven, Colorado, Oct. 16. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Local fires: What you need to know, updated

Laura Studley and Sam Moccia • November 3, 2020

Editor's Note: This post will be updated as information becomes available.  Update 11/3: All mandatory and voluntary evacuation notices on the Cameron Peak Fire and in the Thompson Zone of the East...

Jason Geib harvests PoHu Oyster mushrooms in his mushroom grow room. This is the last stage of the mushroom's development before it is ready to be harvested and either packaged whole or ground up to be made into a tincture. The grow room is kept at a consistent 62 degrees Fahrenheit, with the lights normally turned off. (Gregory James | The Collegian)

Photo Feature: Willow Creek Mushroom Farm

Gregory James • October 20, 2020

For Eaton resident Jason Geib, deciding to cut down hours on his full-time construction job in January 2019 and quit a year later was a leap of faith. He and his wife, Nikki, sold their house in Greeley...

Colorado State University Korean dance club member Corinne Wilson dances at the front of the line in a filmed performance at the Campus Crossings at Ram's Pointe tennis court Oct. 18, 2020.

Photo Feature: Korean Dance Club at CSU

Anna von • October 19, 2020

Colorado State University Korean Dance Club members met at the Campus Crossings at Ram's Pointe tennis court to do a dance cover of K-pop band Blackpink's "Ice Cream" Oct. 18. The year-old club made...

16-year-old Fort Collins resident Nora Baker with her skateboard at Northside DIY - Aztlan Skatepark Oct. 9. (Lucy Morantz | The Collegian)

Nora Baker, Name in Blood’s first female skateboarder

Jenna Landry • October 15, 2020

Nora Baker first stepped on a skateboard when she was just 5 years old. Now going on 17 in December, Baker has made strides in the Fort Collins skateboarding community. Most recently, on Oct. 1, she became...

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Sen. Cory Gardner wait for moderator Kyle Clark to finish asking a question before they respond Oct. 13. (Lucy Morantz | The Collegian)

Gardner, Hickenlooper face off in final senatorial debate

Sam Moccia • October 15, 2020

U.S. senatorial candidates Cory Gardner and John Hickenlooper debated Tuesday night over issues ranging from the COVID-19 response to health care, racial justice, Colorado’s role in addressing climate...

Jason “Chief” Smith pilots a paramotor near the Colorado State University campus Oct. 1. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

View from above: Paramotoring over Fort Collins

Matt Tackett • October 7, 2020

Colorado State University students watched the skies Oct. 1 as a bright orange wing circled overhead. The paramotor, piloted by Fort Collins resident Jason "Chief" Smith, later landed successfully in a...

Smoke hangs over Hoorsetooth Reservoir from the Cameron Peak fire Sept. 7. (Connor McGrath | The Collegian)

Northern Colorado forest fires block out sun, makes history

Matt Tackett • September 8, 2020

Having burned over 160 square miles and with single day growth of over 60 square miles on Sept. 7, the Cameron Peak fire enters into the history books as one of the largest Colorado wildfires on record. Due...

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