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NEWS
The Transfort MAX Bus Rapid Transit stop near the Colorado State University Health and Medical Center sits empty Oct. 26, 2025. Due to ongoing budget and staffing challenges, effective Oct. 13, 2025, several routes were reduced or suspended. (Collegian | Aria Paul)
CSU off-campus students navigate changes to bus routes, surging gas prices
David Martinez, Staff Reporter • September 7, 2026

As the semester begins, Colorado State University students who live off campus are once again navigating the most effective...

The gathered members of the Associated Students of Colorado State University Senate watch as the speaker moves the chamber to a discussion of executive reports following the conclusion of the guest speaker's presentation March 25.
This week in ASCSU: CSU allegedly ignores ASCSU legislation, new caucus chairs elected
Katya Arzubi, Staff Reporter • September 7, 2026

The Associated Students of Colorado State University convened Sept. 2 for the fourth session of the 56th senate. Following...

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Breaking: Bear reported in Corbett Hall area, removes itself from campus
Chloe Rios, News Editor • September 3, 2026

Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing breaking news story. Updates will be provided as they become available. On Sept....

LATEST HEADLINES
Physics professor leads CSU astronomy, shares love for the stars
Robert Sides, Staff Reporter • September 7, 2026

Students who attend her 9 a.m. astronomy lectures, gaze at the stars from Madison-Macdonald Observatory or participate in one of Northern Colorado's...

CSU off-campus students navigate changes to bus routes, surging gas prices
David Martinez, Staff Reporter • September 7, 2026

As the semester begins, Colorado State University students who live off campus are once again navigating the most effective way to commute onto...

B/AACC, El Centro host interactive tour discussing history of local Black, Latine communities
Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter • September 7, 2026

On Aug. 31, El Centro and the Black/African American Cultural Center came together to celebrate their 50th anniversaries by highlighting how...

Inaugural NoCo Collector Con brings generations together with trading cards, artwork
September 7, 2026
MOST READ
A damaged truck is left on the sidewalk outside Walrus Ice Cream after a crash at Tour de Fat Aug. 29.
Update: Pedestrian pronounced dead after Tour de Fat vehicle crash, 5 remain injured
Claire VanDeventer, News Editor • August 29, 2026
A tree on a sidewalk outside of Walrus Ice Cream in Old Town, Fort Collins is decorated with ropes, flowers and notes from the community as a memorial to the Tour de Fat crash Sept. 1. The crash resulted in the death of one person and injury of five others.
Fatal Tour de Fat crash leaves FoCo community in mourning, coroner confirms identity of person killed
Chloe Rios and Claire VanDeventer • September 3, 2026
Costumed cyclists pedal down Mountain Avenue at the Tour de Fat bike parade Aug. 29. Tour de Fat is an annual costumed bicycle parade hosted by New Belgium Brewing Company.
2026 Tour de Fat rides through Fort Collins, continuing history of biking, beer
Maiya Kreamer, Life & Culture Editor • August 31, 2026
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Colorado's 'Skip the Stuff' bill dies on governor's desk, advocates say they aren't done
Maci Lesh, Science Editor • August 27, 2026
A crowd of students wait at the RAMwich lunch station at Braiden Hall Dec. 5, 2024. RAMwich is one of the lunch station options at Braiden Dining Center, which is open Sunday-Friday.
CSU prepares to open mini market after Braiden Dining Hall closure, removal of Grubhub robots
Maxine Bilodeau, Staff Reporter • September 7, 2026
LIFE AND CULTURE
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Life and Culture
B/AACC, El Centro host interactive tour discussing history of local Black, Latine communities
Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter • September 7, 2026

On Aug. 31, El Centro and the Black/African American Cultural Center came together to celebrate their 50th anniversaries by highlighting how...

Mitchell Gagnon (left) plays Dan Lisacano (right) in a game during the NoCo Collector Con at The Drake Centre Sept. 5.
Inaugural NoCo Collector Con brings generations together with trading cards, artwork
Maiya Kreamer, Life & Culture Editor • September 7, 2026
Costumed cyclists pedal down Mountain Avenue at the Tour de Fat bike parade Aug. 29. Tour de Fat is an annual costumed bicycle parade hosted by New Belgium Brewing Company.
2026 Tour de Fat rides through Fort Collins, continuing history of biking, beer
Maiya Kreamer, Life & Culture Editor • August 31, 2026
Courtesy of Meredith Naughton
CSU’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute creates a space for older adults to learn, socialize after retirement
Maiya Kreamer, Life and Culture Editor • August 31, 2026
SPORTS
A Colorado State University football fan gets thrown in the air as students rush the field after the final whistle of the Border War game Sept. 5. CSU won against the University of Wyoming 35-13.
Sports
Gallery: CSU sends Wyoming home without Bronze Boot in season opener
Elizabeth Butler, Staff Reporter • September 6, 2026

Colorado State University wide receiver RJ Vick (0) celebrates a touchdown during CSU’s 35-13 win over state rival University of Wyoming Sept. 5.
CSU football dominates Wyoming, reclaims Bronze Boot in 35-13 win
Jack Randels, Sports Editor • September 5, 2026
The Bronze Boot trophy sits on a table on the sideline of War Memorial Stadium during Colorado State University's game against the University of Wyoming Oct. 25, 2025. The Border War rivalry has been going for 125 years, and the Bronze Boot trophy is passed back and forth across the Colorado-Wyoming border year after year. In Canvas Stadium in 2024, CSU won the trophy, but had to surrender it to UW after a 28-0 loss this year.
Live updates: CSU takes on rival Wyoming in season opener
Jack Randels and Devin Imsirpasic • September 5, 2026
Colorado State outside hitter Ella Stowell (21) jumps up to spike the ball against the Northern Colorado Bears at Moby Arena Sept. 1.
Ella Stowell leads CSU volleyball to first win against UNC since 2019
John Vu, Staff Reporter • September 1, 2026
OPINION
White: AI deepfakes fuel violence against women
Opinion
White: AI deepfakes fuel violence against women
Skylar White, Collegian Columnist • September 1, 2026

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...

Lesh: DPS's deal with CSU confuses access for readiness
Lesh: DPS’s deal with CSU confuses access for readiness
Maci Lesh, Collegian Columnist • September 1, 2026
Seymour: Health tech dangerously gamifies fitness
Seymour: Health tech dangerously gamifies fitness
Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist • August 31, 2026
Szostak: 'Analog Summer' is a Gen Z rebound
Szostak: ‘Analog Summer’ is a Gen Z rebound
Vivian Szostak, Collegian Columnist • August 27, 2026
SCIENCE
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Science
Physics professor leads CSU astronomy, shares love for the stars
Robert Sides, Staff Reporter • September 7, 2026

Students who attend her 9 a.m. astronomy lectures, gaze at the stars from Madison-Macdonald Observatory or participate in one of Northern Colorado's...

Courtesy of Sarah Carter
Fort Collins Science Center releases new program to improve land management research
Abby Barson, Staff Reporter • September 7, 2026
Jake Ivan, a research scientist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, lecturs to an audience during a talk titled “Canada Lynx in Colorado: 25 Years of Restoration and Research” in the Colorado State University Wagar Building Aug. 28. “You can learn a heck of a lot by tracking animals, right?" Ivan said. "Where they sleep, where they eat, where they hunt and where they’re successful."
Parks and Wildlife researcher delivers seminar presentation on Canada lynx reintroduction
Abby Barson, Staff Reporter • September 1, 2026
Photo courtesy of National Park Service
Colorado bear sightings rise in urban areas amid drought, experts raise concerns about habituation
Sam Whitted, Staff Reporter • August 31, 2026
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Courtesy of Aaron Escobedo Garmon
Life and Culture
B/AACC, El Centro host interactive tour discussing history of local Black, Latine communities
Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter • September 7, 2026

On Aug. 31, El Centro and the Black/African American Cultural Center came together to celebrate their 50th anniversaries by highlighting how...

A crowd gathers to watch the advance screening of The Weight at The Lyric’s outdoor theatre Aug. 31.
Sundance Film Festival hosts advanced screening of ‘The Weight’ at The Lyric
Katya Arzubi, Staff Reporter • September 3, 2026
Courtesy of Clare Fesker
Gregory Allicar Museum curates new exhibition focused on legendary Welsh illustrator
Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter • September 1, 2026
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Horoscopes Aug. 30 to Sept. 5
Sophia Joy Cailene, Staff Reporter • August 31, 2026
CANNABIS
Dante’s Inferno Strain Review
Cannabis
Dante’s Inferno Strain Review
Miles Buchan • March 4, 2025

Strain Review – Dante’s Inferno Cannabis strains are plentiful, potent, and ever-evolving as cultivation culture strives to develop new...

Newly popular cannabinoid CBN shows treatment potential
Newly popular cannabinoid CBN shows treatment potential
Miles Buchan • October 18, 2023
Strain Review: Ease your mind with Durban Kush wax
Strain Review: Ease your mind with Durban Kush wax
Miles Buchan, Staff Reporter • May 4, 2023
Because I got high: A camping miracle, movie trip, golf steroids
Because I got high: A camping miracle, movie trip, golf steroids
Guest Author • May 4, 2023
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