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The pandemic in Fort Collins a century ago

Hayden Hawley • November 18, 2021

COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on all of our lives, the depth of which is yet to be fully understood. Just over 100 years ago, a surprisingly similar scourge fell upon the world: the 1918 influenza...

Pickle Barrel restaurant located in Fort Collins Nov. 14. The restaurant was created as a CSU class project by Robert Piccaro and Brenda Smith 30 years ago. (Milo Gladstein | The Collegian)

The roots of 122 W. Laurel St.

Bella Eckburg • November 17, 2021
In the building now home to The B&B Pickle Barrel Deli at 122 W. Laurel Street, which was purchased by Robert 'Bob' Piccaro and Brenda Smith in 1988, lies a history enveloped with musicality and international connection.  Chris Eala, who was born in the Philippines, came to Fort Collins in the late 1950s at the urging of the Colorado State University music department, which recognized his gift of repairing musical instruments. The little shop became Chris’s Music store. 
In recognition of the labor done by the Latinx community in Fort Collins, the City added an installation of a short hoe statue. Kota Babcock | The Collegian

Sugar beets, sundown laws, student efforts: History of Latinx FoCo

Kota Babcock • November 16, 2021

Despite Hispanic and Latinx laborers sustaining the sugar beet industry that built Fort Collins, the history of this community is full of injustice and discrimination, especially at the hands of police....

The Armstrong Hotel in downtown Fort Collins

The hidden history of Fort Collins architecture

Brooke Pippin • November 16, 2021

Fort Collins architecture is a reflection of the city's history and the characters who shaped it.  “Like most communities, Fort Collins has a diverse array of building styles and types representing...

Laramie Woods Colorado State University Woman’s Club Basketball Leader on the basketball court outside of the recreational center, Nov. 5.

Laramie Woods, Colorado State club leader and Indigenous athlete

Michael Giles • November 16, 2021

This week's Indigenous player spotlight is on Laramie Woods. Woods is a junior at Colorado State University studying ecosystem science and sustainability and is also president of the women's club basketball...

Amy Van Dyken Way located next to The Circle at Colorado State University Nov 15. (Grayson Reed | The Collegian)

Landmarks and legacy: CSU’s buildings’ ties to campus history

Serena Bettis • November 16, 2021

At times, history can feel far away. As Colorado State University students walk from class to class, they see shiny new glass buildings and empty lots ready for construction — ultimately, a very different...

A hiker at the Maxwell Natural Area passes a sign placed by the First Nations Right Relations Gathering for Hughes Land Back Aug. 22. Colorado State University planned to develop the Hughes land, but activists hoped the site could be used as a gathering place for Indigenous people.

Lopez: Public schools can teach better Indigenous history

Dominique Lopez • November 16, 2021
Imagine sitting down in a middle school or high school history class. You might recognize the seats around you and see the familiar faces, but what history do you remember learning in that class?
A sign sits along a fence in the Hughes Public Open Lands space, just west of the Aggie Greens Disc Golf Course in Fort Collins, at a press conference held by members of the Hughes Land Back initiative Sept. 18. (Serena Bettis | The Collegian)

Henry: Land Acknowledgment is nothing more than acknowledgment

Brendan Henry • November 16, 2021
Students at Colorado State University hear the Land Acknowledgment so much that it has nearly lost its meaning. Much like the Pledge of Allegiance in elementary school, the words are robotically recited but rarely pondered.
David Young and Kenny Frost address the crowd gathered around two Cottonwood trees west of Aggie Greens Disc Golf Course at a press conference held by the Hughes Land Bank initiative in Fort Collins Sept. 18. At the press conference, organized after the dismantling of a sweat lodge constructed in the same place, Indigenous people shared history of the area and spoke on their wish to be able to access the land where Hughes Stadium formerly stood. (Serena Bettis | The Collegian)

Land Back: Land restitution efforts across the country

Piper Russell • November 16, 2021

  With Native American Heritage Month here, talks about land restitution efforts have been renewed, including those in Fort Collins' own backyard. According to an article from the Haverford College...

Cooke: To the CSU System — what do you have to say?

Cooke: To the CSU System — what do you have to say?

Cody Cooke • November 15, 2021
We all know that Colorado State University is a “land-grant institution.” Just stroll through the Lory Student Center, and you’ll see how proud CSU is of this history.
(Graphic Illustration by Nick Perl | The Collegian)

The history from the Colorado Aggies to the Rams

Bryson Schminke • November 15, 2021

In the past, Colorado State University has had a history of names and changes that have shaped the way we know it now. To begin our Aggie adventure, in 1870, Gov. Edward McCook signed a territorial...

Harper Goff house Nov 14. (Cambria Gifford | The Collegian)

The legacy of Harper Goff in Fort Collins

Lindsay Barker • November 15, 2021

Fort Collins is a charming town full of historical, architecturally detailed buildings that eventually became an inspiration for Disneyland’s Main Street, USA and every Disney Park Main Street after...

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