Top stories
The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian
The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian
The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Cody Cooke, the fall 2021 opinion director for The Collegian. (Cat Blouch | The Collegian)

Cody Cooke, Opinion Director

Cody Cooke is the director of the opinion desk for The Collegian and has worked for the newspaper since December 2019. He is a senior studying English and history with a concentration in creative writing.

Cooke joined the opinion desk as a consistent way to sharpen his writing and to get involved with other student writers. He began as a columnist and remained a regular writer for more than a year before moving into his director position.

He sees opinion writing as a rich and important combination of argumentation and journalism — a way to present facts that goes beyond objective reporting and makes a point. He also sees it as one of the most accessible platforms for any writer to start building a career.

Working at The Collegian has taught him to be accountable and responsible for his own work while being proud of creating something worth sharing to a large audience. While not always easy, Cooke's time at The Collegian has been one of the most constructive and satisfying experiences of his collegiate career. 

All content by Cody Cooke
Cody Cooke, the fall 2021 opinion director for The Collegian. (Cat Blouch | The Collegian)

Cooke: The Collegian is a home for aspirational students

Cody Cooke, Opinion Director
December 6, 2021
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
Cooke: CSU workers should unionize for better pay

Cooke: CSU workers should unionize for better pay

Cody Cooke
October 31, 2021
Seriously: Steal those exit signs, comrades

Seriously: Steal those exit signs, comrades

Cody Cooke
October 31, 2021
Cooke: Radical change is coming, and its long overdue

Cooke: Radical change is coming, and it’s long overdue

Cody Cooke
October 17, 2021
Colorado State University students parade in protest for climate change from Moby Arena to the Administration building Oct 08. The protest was based around a cleaner campus and the equal pay to the working students who are overburdened. (The Collegian | Grayson Reed)

Cooke: CSU should respond to Oct. 8 climate strike

Cody Cooke
October 11, 2021
SLiCE and the Food Bank of Larimer County have come together for another year of C.A.N.S around the oval, the annual food and funds drive at Colorado State University. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Cooke: C.A.N.S. Around The Oval is one of CSU’s best traditions

Cody Cooke
October 7, 2021
Colorado State University continues to improve their commitment to sustainability by implementing solar panels all across campus to help reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases. (Laurel Sickels | Collegian)

Cooke: We can all celebrate FoCo’s renewable electricity transition

Cody Cooke
September 28, 2021
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)

Cooke: Sweat lodge deconstruction at Hughes stresses need for action

Cody Cooke
September 21, 2021
(Graphic illustration by Colin Crawford | The Collegian)

Seriously: How to hide your pet from your landlord

Cody Cooke
September 20, 2021
The Colorado State University Administration Building Sept. 9, 2019.

Cooke and McKissick: Criticizing CSU is good but should be grounded in reality

Cody Cooke and Nathaniel McKissick
September 15, 2021
Fences surround the Hughes Stadium development site currently closed off to the public Feb. 2. (Cat Blouch | The Collegian)

Cooke: Board of Governor’s decision contradicts University’s values

Cody Cooke
August 26, 2021
Plastic bags are controversial because they are viewed as wasteful and take an extraordinarily long time to break down. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

Cooke: FoCo plastic bag ban is an important step for the City

Cody Cooke
July 1, 2021
Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Cooke: Students should monitor Colorado’s drought status

Cody Cooke
April 27, 2021
Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Cooke: The cannabis industry should keep an eye on sustainability

Cody Cooke
April 5, 2021
Cover for the breaking news on the Fort Collins mattress store cocaine laundering scheme. (Smellie Shan | The Unprecedented Times)

Seriously: The Fort Collins mattress store drug ring revealed

Cody Cooke
April 1, 2021
(Graphic illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Cooke: Despite experience, Dykson and Gebretsadik lack concrete promises

Cody Cooke
March 29, 2021
(Graphic illustration by Colin Crawford | The Collegian)

Seriously: Collegian editor gone missing while investigating mattress scandal

Cody Cooke
March 25, 2021
(Graphic illustration by Allie Watkinson | The Collegian)

Cooke: The Hughes project could be a good example for future development

Cody Cooke
March 17, 2021
Smoke from the CalWood fire rises to the southeast of Estes Park, Colorado, near Jamestown Oct. 17. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Cooke: COVID-19 is a crisis that exposed injustices

Cody Cooke
March 11, 2021
A plate of Ethiopian food including yams, plantains, injera and more sits on a plate at Raska International Cuisine & Sauce. (Luke Bourland | The Collegian)

Cooke: Fort Collins restaurant scene is something to be proud of

Cody Cooke
March 1, 2021
(Graphic illustration by Colin Crawford | The Collegian)

Seriously: Fort Collins mattress store busted for drugs

Cody Cooke
February 23, 2021
As states across the country count votes, an American flag flies over the Plaza on Nov. 4. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

Cooke: Civil discourse is more important now than ever

Cody Cooke
February 18, 2021
(Graphic illustration by Robbie Haynes | The Collegian)

Cooke: Black culture has shaped American food and music

Cody Cooke
February 10, 2021
Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium, the former stadium of the Colorado State Rams (Photo courtesy of Jan Alexander via Wikimedia Commons)

Cooke: Hughes project reflects future concerns for Fort Collins

Cody Cooke
February 3, 2021
Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Cooke: Climate change can alter creative frameworks

Cody Cooke
January 25, 2021
Third-year neuroscience student Cameron Pendleton studies for an exam on the third floor of the Morgan Library Sept. 29. “I like to study at the library because it’s one of the only places I actually feel somewhat safe, like I can actually spread out from people,” Pendleton said. (Cat Blouch | The Collegian)

Cooke: Students have earned the right to be exhausted

Cody Cooke
January 19, 2021
Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Cooke: Students can creatively reuse their old stuff to save money

Cody Cooke
December 1, 2020
As states across the country count votes, an American flag flies over the Plaza on Nov. 4. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

Cooke: Understanding America’s past can help us build a better future

Cody Cooke
November 10, 2020
Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Cooke: Investing in clean energy is investing in students’ futures

Cody Cooke
November 4, 2020
October 26th is National Pumpkin day. (Abby Flitton | Collegian)

Cooke: Halloween can be less capitalistic

Cody Cooke
October 25, 2020
Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Cooke: Reduce is the most important environmental habit to develop

Cody Cooke
October 18, 2020
(Graphic illustration by Rachel Macias | The Collegian)

Cooke: President Trump’s diagnosis exposes delusion, privilege

Cody Cooke
October 12, 2020
Emma Marion with New Era Colorado shows off her Vote F*cker Pin (Bella Johnson | The Collegian)

Cooke: Americans should care about voting like they care about money

Cody Cooke
October 6, 2020
Cooke: Degrees earned during pandemic wont be worth more

Cooke: Degrees earned during pandemic won’t be worth more

Cody Cooke
September 30, 2020
Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Cooke: Climate change isn’t in the future, it is here

Cody Cooke
September 20, 2020
Graphic Illustration by Katrina Clasen | The Collegian

Cooke: Tovar and Jackson make promises, but also fall short

Cody Cooke
September 13, 2020
Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Cooke: Littering is thoughtless, contributes to greater issue

Cody Cooke
September 8, 2020
Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Cooke: Students can help mitigate the water crisis

Cody Cooke
August 30, 2020
Seriously: CSUs daily symptom checker could solve the pandemic

Seriously: CSU’s daily symptom checker could solve the pandemic

Cody Cooke
August 26, 2020
A meal in the Foundry dining hall on Feb. 16, 2020.

Cooke: College diets can be cheap and healthy

Cody Cooke
August 18, 2020
Emily Arnett lights a candle outside of the Fort Collins Police Services building on Timberline Road to protest police brutality in solidarity with the protesters in Minneapolis and around the country, May 29. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Cooke: George Floyd protests demonstrate deep-rooted frustrations

Cody Cooke
May 31, 2020
A closed sign hangs on the back of a bear statue in an interactive park in downtown Fort Collins. Effective March 26, Larimer County Public Health Director Tom Gonzales issued a stay-at-home order requiring all individuals in Larimer County to stay at home except for food and essential services. (Brooke Buchan | The Collegian)

Cooke: We should focus on environmental impacts of COVID-19

Cody Cooke
May 6, 2020
After the announcement that the University of Colorado Boulder would be switching all its classes to online for the rest of the semester, due to the World Health Organization declaring the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic, Colorado State University prepared to be the next closure. (Photo Illustration by Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Cooke: The online transition is creating a stressful situation

Cody Cooke
April 19, 2020
Thomas Re, a member of the marching band at Colorado State University, serenades those listening in the LSC as he practices the instrument he has been playing for 15 years.

Cooke: Instrumental music is just as valuable as lyrical music

Cody Cooke
April 2, 2020
Two students exchange drugs in a abandoned stairway. (Collegian Photo Illustration)

Cooke: Drug dealers are America’s heroes during quarantine

Cody Cooke
March 31, 2020
Colleen McAnallen (left) and Kasey Brosheit (right) spend the last day of Spring Break studying and preparing for the last half of the semester. After a week of tranquility Fort Collins again becomes the bustling center of CSU.

Cooke: It won’t hurt you to do schoolwork over spring break

Cody Cooke
March 11, 2020
CSU students walking to their next class on Friday. (Devin Cornelius | Collegian)

Cooke: Students should observe walkway etiquette

Cody Cooke
March 5, 2020
Incoming Colorado State University student Molly Kessler (second from left) moves into Newsom Hall on Aug. 22 with the help of family and a Fraternity and Sorority member. (Anna von Pechmann | Collegian)

Cooke: Students should keep a close relationship with parents

Cody Cooke
February 27, 2020
The Lyric, located at 1209 North College Ave is an indoor and outdoor theater catering to movies that might not hit the mainstream movie theaters. (Collegian File Photo)

Cooke: Appreciate theater cinema more than streaming services

Cody Cooke
February 18, 2020
Portrait of Karl Marx (Courtesy of WikiMedia Commons)

Cooke: People need to stop stigmatizing Karl Marx

Cody Cooke
February 13, 2020
State election day is coming up fast. The official day for all ballots is Nov. 5 so get your votes in. As an American it is our right to vote and help chose who and what we want to be in government. (Asia Kalcevic | The Collegian)

Cooke: Students should vote for 3rd-party candidate in election

Cody Cooke
February 4, 2020
More Americans are getting their news from social media. (Photo illustration by Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Cooke: Disliking the news is not an excuse for ignorance

Cody Cooke
January 27, 2020
(Photo credit: WIkipedia)

Cooke: If you care about climate change, care about Louisiana

Cody Cooke
December 10, 2019
Load More Stories


Advertisement
Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation
Lory Student Center, Room 118
Colorado State University, 8038
Fort Collins, CO, 80523

Editor in Chief: Allie Seibel
editor@collegian.com
MEDIA
OTHER
SPONSORED CONTENT
This publication is not an official publication of Colorado State University, but is published by an independent corporation using the name The Rocky Mountain Collegian pursuant to a license granted by CSU. Approximately 59% of Rocky Mountain Student Media Corp’s income is provided by the Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU) for the purpose of fostering student careers post-college and greater campus awareness and engagement.

Go to www.rockymountainstudentmedia.com for more information. Rocky Mountain Student Media is a registered 501(c)(3). EIN: 26-2998141
Letter to the Editor guidelines
Advertisement
This publication is not an official publication of Colorado State University, but is published by an independent corporation using the name 'Rocky Mountain Student Media' pursuant to a license granted by CSU.
Go to www.rockymountainstudentmedia.com for more information.
Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation
Lory Student Center, Room 118
Colorado State University, 8038
Fort Collins, CO, 80523

Editor-in-Chief: Allie Seibel
editor@collegian.com
MEDIA
OTHER
SPONSORED CONTENT
© 2024 All images are property of Rocky Mountain Student Media • FLEX Pro WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in