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Carmen with multiple tubes and sensors attached to her tongue during surgery at the Johnson Family Equine Hospital

Equine emergencies

Milo Gladstein, Photographer • January 26, 2022

The Johnson Family Equine Hospital, which opened in September 2021 thanks to a $10 million gift by namesakes Helen and Arthur Johnson, provides high-quality care for horses and a state-of-the-art learning...

Elderbrook performs to a sold-out Bluebird Theater in Denver Oct. 17.

Grammy-nominated artist Elderbrook sells out Bluebird Theater

Ryan Schmidt, Staff Photographer • December 9, 2021

Alexander "Elderbrook" Kotz performed at Denver's The Bluebird Theater Oct. 17. Elderbrook is a Grammy-nominated artist whose most streamed song on Spotify is "Cola" with 219,947,320 total streams. Monthly,...

A member of the Colorado State University Golden Poms looks off towards the crowd.

Photographic excellence: The photo desk’s fall success

Collegian Photo Staff • December 9, 2021

During our first semester returning to fully in-person classes, The Rocky Mountain Collegian's photo desk has grown to amazing numbers. Comprised of almost 30 photographers, the photo desk has taken some...

Aden Atkins, Chayton Palmier and Norman Fourde from the Red Cloud Indian School test out their experiment with Brian Jones at the Colorado State University Little Shop of Physics workshop Nov. 20. The project shoots water vapor out of a drum that creates colorful puffs of smoke when lit from the front. The experiments made by the students will be put into a museum on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, as the museum requested local science projects for the displays.

Inspiring the future and the promotion for higher education

Grayson Reed, Staff photographer • December 2, 2021

Red Cloud Indian School attended a weekend-long trip to Colorado State University to get a tour of the school, attend water sustainability lectures and build science experiments with the Little Shop...

Micheal Brust posing as “IT” in a clown themed room at the Theta Chi fraternity haunted house at The Outpost Leasing Center at 530 Lupine Drive, Fort Collins Oct 22. The Colorado State University fraternity hosted the yearly haunted house to sponsor a fundraiser for the United Service Organizations as their roots were based from military students, 100% of the proceedings went to the USO. (Grayson Reed | The Collegian)

Fraternity gives back at fright fest

Grayson Reed, Photographer • October 27, 2021

Colorado State University’s Theta Chi fraternity hosted a haunted house at The Outpost Fort Collins leasing center on 530 Lupine Drive Oct. 22. The haunted house had four different themed rooms from...

Stephen Young of the Mountain Maidu tribe sits at his kitchen table weaving traditional tribal basketry Oct. 12. Young is the first in five or more generations of his family to weave basketry, learning for the past two years from tribal masters as well as on his own. “Baskets are the primary tools of life among all Californian Native people and many people in the Great Basin,” Young said. (Garrett Mogel | The Collegian)

Woven culture: The art of basketry

Garrett Mogel, Photographer • October 17, 2021

According to Stephen Young of the Mountain Maidu tribe, baskets were the tools of life for Indigenous people. Baskets were a means of carrying water, food storage, cooking and even to carry babies. Young...

Pasha Ripley, a speaker organized by the Denver Women’s March, opens up to the crowd about their experiences as a sex worker and why sex work should be decriminalized on the steps to the Colorado State Capitol Oct. 2. Ripley also is an organizer of the Parasol Patrol, which is a community-based organization with a mission statement to shield LGBTQ+ youth from protesters and hate speech. (Lucy Morantz | The Collegian)

Denver responds to Texas abortion restrictions

Lucy Morantz, Photographer • October 7, 2021

Hundreds of protesters from Denver and surrounding cities and suburbs attended the Denver Women’s March the morning of Saturday, Oct. 2, outside the Colorado State Capitol. Denver’s march was one of...

Dylan Edmiston showcases his Mark I Iron Man suit in his home workshop Sept. 19. Edmiston's workshop is where he has either made the tools himself or modified them to the specifications needed to create the suit. The suit has taken him three years to create, with a goal of having one of his future suits break the speed of sound. (Grayson Reed | The Collegian)

From Marvel’s comics to Colorado State University

Grayson Reed, Photographer • October 3, 2021

Dylan Edmiston is the designer and manufacturer of the Mark I Iron Man suit. He crafted it himself in his home workshop located in Fort Collins, Colorado. “My goal is to become Iron Man, as much as...

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