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LTTE: Student engagement makes ASCSU better

Michael Stella, Guest Author • May 2, 2024

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Letters to the Editor reflect...

Pallemaerts: All my love to The Collegian

Lauren Pallemaerts, Executive Editor • May 2, 2024

Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. Joining The Rocky Mountain Collegian changed...

LFTE: From creeds to classics: Let’s talk cults

Ivy Secrest, Content Managing Editor • May 2, 2024

Dear readers, What makes a cult? We've all heard the term, whether in the joke "drinking the Kool-Aid" in reference to the Jonestown Peoples Temple movement, talking about a passionate sports team or...

Secrest: A letter to my 1st-year self

Ivy Secrest, Content Managing Editor • May 2, 2024

Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. The Collegian has been the most time consuming,...

Gladstein: Say goodbye to 3 years of short-form content

Milo Gladstein, Photo Director • May 2, 2024

Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. I have spent five years at Colorado State...

Masia: Greek life is a cult on CSU’s campus

Sophia Masia, Collegian Columnist • April 30, 2024

The issue with labeling a group as a cult is that its followers rarely ever openly identify as cult members — they’re just members, believers or followers. For the purpose of this article, I’m defining a cult as devotion to a person, idea, object, movement or organization because there’s nothing wrong with devotion.

Pavelko: Cultish fandoms are unwelcoming, polarizing

Hana Pavelko, Collegian Columnist • April 30, 2024

People flock to the theaters, desperately trying to buy tickets for opening night so they can claim they were one of the first ones to see it. Some wear their official merch shirts with the movie poster on them; some wear costumes they spent weeks on to ensure that each detail was correct. Everyone stocks up on popcorn and candy so they can stay until the very end of the movie because are you really a fan if you leave before the end-credits scene?

Thorn: Stop making cult classic movies into musicals

Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist • April 30, 2024

The entertainment industry has entered an era of creative burnout. Very few new ideas are being made into blockbuster box office hits, and most of what is being promoted in mainstream media consists of remakes or overused and predictable plot archetypes. One major side effect of this mass burnout is the ever-increasing phenomenon of cult classic movies being remade as musical adaptations.

LTTE: Are you better at restoring democracy than a 20-year-old from 1895?

Guest Author • April 29, 2024

Since November, I’ve been part of a fantastic team of other students, recent graduates and one 52-year-old Emmy award-winning producer and cinematographer gathering material for a feature-length documentary about Colorado State University’s role in our democracy.

Seriously: Temu sued following alleged lobotomies from VR headsets

Addy Dollaghan, Collegian Columnist • April 29, 2024

Over a dozen plaintiffs are coming forward and suing online shopping forum Temu for $420 million after allegedly getting unintentionally lobotomies by headsets manufactured and sold by the company. Temu’s new virtual reality goggles gave plaintiffs both partial and full lobotomies to users who bought the goggles to try and save some money.

Souza: Drive a Subaru? Congrats — you’re in a cult

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • April 29, 2024

Subaru drivers have formed a cult, and I have been inducted. There’s a whole bunch of stereotypes about Coloradans that range from inaccurate to spot on. People here are supposed to be adrenaline junkies, nature freaks and Patagonia obsessed. No stereotype, however, is as perfectly detailed and beautifully accurate as Colorado, the Subaru-driving state.

Nini: College sports is more about representation than money

Hania Nini, Collegian Columnists • April 28, 2024

College sports were under the spotlight as the NCAA national championships dominated headlines and captivated sports fans' attention across the country, highlighting the unique qualities that separate collegiate athletes from their professional counterparts.

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