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A member of the Graduate Workers Organizing Cooperative gives a speech during the groups May 4, 2023 protest on The Plaza. Speakers railed against Colorado States administration, saying they were cutting student, staff and faculty wages to fund projects like Canvas Stadium and CSU Spur.

[Photo] University faculty and staff protest on plaza for better pay

May 9, 2023
The City Council meeting room at Fort Collins City Hall overflows with audience members before the council meeting begins April 4. A council member reportedly made a deal with the Associated Students of Colorado State University that if 200 or more Colorado State University students attended the council meeting, then she would put the citys controversial U+2 housing policy on the ballot for Fort Collins voters to decide its future.

ASCSU shifts strategy as fight against U+2 loses student engagement

Dylan Tusinski, Staff Reporter
May 4, 2023
Haley Heynderickx smiles at bandmate Matthew Holmes during a sold-out show at The Armory in Fort Collins April 27.

Haley Heynderickx mesmerizes sold-out crowd with intimate concert

Dylan Tusinski , Staff Reporter
May 3, 2023
Tusinski: My long, strange trip at The Collegian comes to a close

Tusinski: My long, strange trip at The Collegian comes to a close

Dylan Tusinski, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2023
FOCO considera el control de alquiler mientras Colorado considera revertir la prohibición de 1981

FOCO considera el control de alquiler mientras Colorado considera revertir la prohibición de 1981

Dylan Tusinski and Karla Carias
April 11, 2023
Nick DeSalvo and Alex Silverhart hug each other after they are announced as next years president and vice president of the Associated Students of Colorado State University in the senate champers April 5.

ASCSU elections: DeSalvo, Silverhart elected president, VP, Ayala elected speaker

Dylan Tusinski, Staff Reporter
April 5, 2023
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Ritter-Trout campaign found guilty of ASCSU Elections Code violation

Dylan Tusinski, Staff Reporter
April 5, 2023
FoCo considers rent control as Colorado mulls reversing 1981 ban

FoCo considers rent control as Colorado mulls reversing 1981 ban

Dylan Tusinski, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2023
(Graphic illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Candidates stump on The Plaza as ASCSU presidential race starts

Dylan Tusinski, Staff Reporter
March 21, 2023
ASCSU considers protesting, striking against tuition increase

ASCSU considers protesting, striking against tuition increase

Dylan Tusinski, Staff Reporter
February 22, 2023
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[Photo] CSU students face proposed tuition increase, petition System, state

February 14, 2023
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Tusinski: University marches for MLK Day, ignores #NotProudToBe demands

Tusinski: University marches for MLK Day, ignores #NotProudToBe demands

Dylan Tusinski, Staff Reporter
January 24, 2023
Tusinski: CSUs womens hockey team deserves your support, not sexism

Tusinski: CSU’s women’s hockey team deserves your support, not sexism

Dylan Tusinski, Staff Reporter
December 8, 2022
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[Photo] Henry: Title IX should educate more on sex-based discrimination

December 7, 2022
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Soccer Mommy uses her inside voice in the outside world

Dylan Tusinski, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2022
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[Photo] What the unfortunate cannabis, abortion parallels teach us

December 8, 2022
Tusinski: From swing to safe, why Colorado is no longer a purple state

Tusinski: From swing to safe, why Colorado is no longer a purple state

Dylan Tusinski, Staff Reporter
November 29, 2022
Tusinski: Why Colorado is crawling with professional thrifters

Tusinski: Why Colorado is crawling with professional thrifters

Dylan Tusinski, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2022
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[Photo] Exploring student housing options in Fort Collins

November 16, 2022
Tusinski: Gov. Jared Polis is not the progressive you think he is

Tusinski: Gov. Jared Polis is not the progressive you think he is

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
October 19, 2022
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[Photo] The Colorado experience — benefits of sports betting

October 20, 2022
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[Photo] Religious groups you can join on campus

October 17, 2022
Tusinski: Ranked choice voting is a solution to an American problem

Tusinski: Ranked choice voting is a solution to an American problem

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
October 5, 2022
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[Photo] Omicron boosters available as Larimer County enters winter

October 5, 2022
Tusinski: Colorados GOP wants to own the libs by disowning democracy

Tusinski: Colorado’s GOP wants to ‘own the libs’ by disowning democracy

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
September 20, 2022
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[Photo] 'People want a leader that comes in to inspire': CSU's presidential search

September 29, 2022

Tusinski: Crowding the campus preachers shows CSU’s community

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
September 12, 2022
Seriously: CSU reports 72% drop in email usage after Joyce McConnells departure

Seriously: CSU reports 72% drop in email usage after Joyce McConnell’s departure

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
September 5, 2022
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Tusinski: Red Rocks is starting to tumble downhill

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
August 28, 2022
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[Photo] Stella: Let's take a look back at the Joyce McConnell years

September 8, 2022
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Tusinski: CSU students find the perfect way to protest campus preachers — comedy

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
May 3, 2022
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Tusinski: The debate about classroom ‘grooming’ is just homophobia

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
April 25, 2022
The Colorado Eagles celebrate an overtime win against the Tucson Roadrunners at the Budweiser Events Center March 2, 2019. (Photo Courtesy of Colorado Eagles)

Tusinski: Now is the time to get into Colorado hockey

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
April 18, 2022
Climate Column (Graphic Illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Tusinski: Climate change is on Colorado’s doorstep; we don’t seem to care

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
April 5, 2022
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Tusinski: Normalize sex but not oversharing

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
March 28, 2022
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February 20, 2022
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Tusinski: Not even Wordle is safe from mobile industry monopolization

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
March 3, 2022
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La libertad de expresión está a salvo en CSU – ¿debería estarlo también el discurso de odio?

Dylan Tusinski and Florentino Aguilera
February 23, 2022
Outside the Lory Student Center, near the ballot box, is a vote here sign on election day, Nov. 3, 2020. (Cat Blouch | The Collegian)

Seriously: Our country is built on voter suppression — that’s a good thing

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
February 21, 2022
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Free speech is safe at CSU — should hate speech be too?

Dylan Tusinski, News Reporter
February 9, 2022
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[Photo] ‘Fresh’ borrows common horror tropes to create a unique story

March 22, 2022
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Tusinski: Democrats are in trouble, especially on college campuses

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
January 24, 2022
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Tusinski: In this house, we believe your yard sign is performative

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
December 7, 2021
Tusinski: Rittenhouse verdict threatens to normalize political violence

Tusinski: Rittenhouse verdict threatens to normalize political violence

Dylan Tusinski, Collegian Columnist
December 1, 2021
Seriously: Freshman gets nose ring and tattoo instead of personality

Seriously: Freshman gets nose ring and tattoo instead of personality

Dylan Tusinski
November 8, 2021
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Seriously: How to properly ride a Spin scooter

Dylan Tusinski
October 17, 2021
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Seriously: CSU’s best tradition? Being bad at football

Dylan Tusinski
October 3, 2021
Why watching tons of porn is good for you

Why watching tons of porn is good for you

Dylan Tusinski
September 26, 2021
An American flag gradually turns blue in front of a red/blue gradient.

Tusinski: How to lose the culture war

Dylan Tusinski
September 20, 2021
Students walk past the Curfman Gallery in the Lory Student Center at Colorado State University which has an ongoing exhibition titled Some Time Later. (Pratyoosh Kashyap | The Collegian)

Tusinski: Student art is back on campus — don’t miss out

Dylan Tusinski
September 12, 2021
A partially scratched off Patriot Front sticker on a bike work stand next to the tunnel under Prospect Road outside the University Center for the Arts Nov. 16. The Southern Poverty Law Center calls Patriot Front a “white nationalist hate group.” (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Tusinski: Fort Collins is not exempt from the alt-right

Dylan Tusinski
September 8, 2021
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Seriously: CSU to add multiple roundabouts across campus

Dylan Tusinski
September 6, 2021
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Tusinski: It’s time to open up about mental health

Dylan Tusinski
August 31, 2021
Shakedown Street performs at the Aggie Theatre, accompanied by Boots Jaffee on harmonica.

Tribute band Shakedown Street keeps the Dead alive

Dylan Tusinski
August 26, 2021
Mountains surrounding Mount Quandary are covered in an early morning glow Aug. 8. (Luke Bourland | The Collegian).

Tusinski: Colorado is beautiful. Now stop hiking.

Dylan Tusinski
August 24, 2021
Cherie Circenis stands with a wooden cross awaiting discussion regarding religion and other politically-based topics on the plaza at Colorado State University on election day, Nov. 3. (Cat Blouch | The Collegian)

Seriously: Why you should talk to everyone tabling on The Plaza

Dylan Tusinski
August 19, 2021
As states across the country count votes, an American flag flies over the Plaza on Nov. 4. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

Tusinski: Fort Collins deserves a better flag

Dylan Tusinski
July 26, 2021
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Tusinski: Live music is back; enjoy it while you can

Dylan Tusinski
July 15, 2021
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Tusinski: Police presence at Pride disrespects the celebration

Dylan Tusinski
June 24, 2021
TikTok is one of the most popular social media apps right now, featuring videos of various topics, April 26, 2020.

Tusinski: Normalizing everything can do more harm than good

Dylan Tusinski
May 31, 2021
Students protest at the CSU Police Department. (Connor McGrath | The Collegian)

Tusinski: Defund the police — but not CSUPD

Dylan Tusinski
April 19, 2021
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Tusinski: Weed is winning the war on drugs. Good.

Dylan Tusinski
April 5, 2021
While experiencing withdrawals from live music, campus geese decide to completely disregard the Centers of Disease Control guidelines to attend the ever-anticipated live show of Ryan and The Goslings March 30. The show was put on near the lagoon and over 800 geese were in attendance. The CDC is now calling this the most serious super spreader event. (Laurel Sickels | The Unprecedented Times)

463 CSU geese test positive for COVID-19

Dylan Tusinski
March 31, 2021
A single dorm room with a Joe Biden flag and a Donald Trump flag Nov. 2. “I think having a conversation on issues will get a lot more done than saying screw you,” said Ben Morse, one of the residents. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

Tusinski: The party divide isn’t real. The class divide is.

Dylan Tusinski
March 21, 2021
Tusinski: Developing Hughes would be a huge mistake

Tusinski: Developing Hughes would be a huge mistake

Dylan Tusinski
March 17, 2021
As Fort Collins continues to grow, so does the demand for housing, which is leading to more and more open spaces being proposed for development, Nov 10, 2019. (Addie Kuettner | The Collegian)

Tusinski: Stop moving to Colorado. We’re full.

Dylan Tusinski
March 8, 2021
A chalk-drawn message encouraging students to submit their ballots is pictured on the side of the Clark A building while a Colorado State University student checks his phone on Nov. 5, 2018. Tuesday, Nov. 6 is the last day to submit voting ballots across the state. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

Tusinski: Stop arguing about politics online

Dylan Tusinski
March 3, 2021
Graphic designed by Dylan Tusinski. Photos courtesy of Matt Tackett, Davis Bonner, Skyler Pradhan, Connor McGrath, Anna von Pechmann, Serena Bettis, and Kaitlyn Ancell.

Tusinski: Blue lives never mattered — they don’t even exist

Dylan Tusinski
February 24, 2021
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Tusinski: The GameStop stock incident is good for college students

Dylan Tusinski
February 16, 2021
A rallygoer holds up a Biden-Harris sign while a rally leader speaks to the crowd gathered outside the Colorado State Capitol Nov. 7. (Lucy Morantz | The Collegian)

Tusinski: Biden needs to better prioritize student debt

Dylan Tusinski
February 8, 2021
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Larimer County COVID-19 cases spike at start of holiday season

Dylan Tusinski
November 23, 2020
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