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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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(Graphic illustration by Allie Watkinson | The Collegian)

Seriously: Free art is an abomination; don’t support vandalism

Bella Eckburg, Opinion Director February 22, 2022
In the age of non fungible tokens and cyber art, many Colorado State University students have made the decision to connect with their roots and graffiti campus bathrooms.  First, print is dead, assholes. Everyone knows that — my grandpa says it all the time. These liberal-arts losers are just that: too liberal. Since when did art become a means of expressing the human condition? 
The stump sits on the Plaza as students walk through between classes.

Eckburg: The Stump stands as a memory of free speech’s past

Bella Eckburg, Opinion Director February 6, 2022
It is true that the round tree stump that sits just outside the Lory Student Center stands as a University wide acknowledgment of upholding students’ rights to free speech and protesting.  The Stump rests atop the concrete season to season, bearing the cold and heat of Fort Collins weather. In 1964, The Collegian’s former editor John Hyde and former Reach editor Shelton Stanfill bought The Stump for less than $5 to be used as a platform for free speech on campus, and it even traveled to the state Capitol two years later for a women’s rights protest.
The Stump sits on the plaza as people walk by. The stump in the plaza is a mainstay and it serves as a place for people to hang out and speak their mind Sept. 20, 2016. (Collegian File Photo)

Blouch: The Stump is still a symbol of free speech

Cat Blouch, Collegian Columnist February 6, 2022
Number 18 on the list of 70 things to do before you graduate from Colorado State University is to “Make a statement on The Stump in The (Lory Student Center) Plaza.” The Stump, an aptly named tree stump in The LSC Plaza, has been on campus since 1964 when two student media employees bought it for $4.50 and etched the word “Collegian” into the side as a symbol of free speech.  The Rocky Mountain Collegian and The Stump have a long-standing, inherent relationship. It is this relationship that cements The Stump as a symbol of free speech even today. At the core of free speech is lack of censorship, which is what The Collegian strives for in providing unbiased news to the student body, and thus, The Stump can be seen as a tangible representation of not only the truth being told but also the exchange of ideas. 

Podcast Spotlight: There Will Be Books

January 27, 2022

  There Will Be Books is a local Colorado-based book podcast.  Matt Taylor and Peter Murphy, friends and lifelong bibliophiles, discuss the world of books in a humorous and informal manner. ...

Surgical instruments at Johnson Family Equine Hospital

Procedure

Milo Gladstein, Photographer January 26, 2022

The team used various surgical instruments, such as scalpels and a suction tube, to remove excess fluid, and a camera fed live video to a TV screen so Goodrich could see what was happening as she worked. “Horses...

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Seriously Head to Head: Watching tons of porn

January 20, 2022

Editor’s Note: This is a satire piece from The Collegian’s opinion section. Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read the editor’s...

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Campus in Contention: Where and When

Lauryn Bolz April 28, 2021

Editor’s Note: ‘Campus in Contention’ is an editorial series by The Collegian staff that examines conflicts in our community surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion and proposes solutions...

Taryn Sieg winds up for her shot put throw on April 14, 2019. Sieg placed first in this event with a throw of 14.96m. (Alyse Oxenford | Collegian)

What you missed in CSU sports

Taylor Paumen April 21, 2021

While students were relaxing during spring break, many of Colorado State University's student-athletes were entrenched in competition. The softball, track & field and tennis programs found varying...

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