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Forrest Czarnecki, Editor-in-Chief. (Austin Fleskes | The Collegian)

Czarnecki: It wasn’t just good while it lasted, it was great

Forrest Czarnecki
May 10, 2020
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The Wake Up Slap serves a Colorado State University's primary source of not fake news. (Amy Noble | The Wake Up Slap)

LFTE: Why we changed our name: ‘It’s time to tell you the truth … the REAL truth’

Forrest Czarnecki
March 31, 2020
Colorado State University's plaza receives a huge wave a preachers the fall semester of 2018. "God is good," rang through the air as students maneuvered around the eager evangelists. (Photo courtesy of Claire Oliver).

With no students on campus, religious people on Plaza face brutal mutiny after asking each other ‘if they have a minute’

Forrest Czarnecki
March 31, 2020
Colorado State University President Joyce McConnell awaits the December Class of 2020 students with oranges, brownies, and capri suns to congratulate them on finishing the semester. (Annie von Porcupine | The Wake Up Slap)

Joyce McConnell celebrates halfway point of semester with orange slices, promises Capri Sun and brownies at end of year

Forrest Czarnecki
March 31, 2020
Changes to the Non-Tenture Track Faculty hiring and pay at Colorado State University have resulted in significant changes for current PhD students. PhD students who are working as instructors have been stripped of health, dental, vision and life insurance, as well as losing their retirement plan options. In order to maintain their employment, some students are having to pay the university for credit hours and have opted into the student health insurance plan. (Photo Illustration by Colin Shepherd | The Collegian)

CSU files for bankruptcy after collecting tuition on shortened semester

Forrest Czarnecki
March 31, 2020
The Campus Squirrel Alliance gathers on the Plaza as Squirrel Mayor Flufftail leads the protest from the Stump. (Annie von Porcupine | The Wake Up Slap)

[Photo] Campus squirrels march on The Plaza

March 31, 2020
How we are covering George Flyd/BLM protests

LFTE: With a heavy heart, we have printed our last edition of the semester

Forrest Czarnecki
March 25, 2020
Colorado State University President Joyce McConnell announced the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative in the fall of 2019 following a string of bias incidents on campus. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Colorado State University President Joyce McConnell announced the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative in the fall of 2019 following a string of bias incidents on campus. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Colorado State University President Joyce McConnell announced the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative in the fall of 2019 following a string of bias incidents on campus. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

[Photo] UPDATE: Joyce McConnell out as president, will receive $1.5 million

June 9, 2022
Colorado State University President Joyce McConnell announced the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative in the fall of 2019 following a string of bias incidents on campus. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

[Photo] Taking a step back: Past, present and future of bias at CSU

Austin Fleskes
March 25, 2020
Colorado State University President Joyce McConnell announced the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative in the fall of 2019 following a string of bias incidents on campus. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

How we are covering George Flyd/BLM protests

LFTE: Ads in our paper don’t mean endorsement

Forrest Czarnecki and Austin Fleskes
March 2, 2020
DeAndre Smith gives a smile and wave as he leaves the runway during the United Women of Color Hair Show Feb. 9 in the Lory Student Center Theater. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Contestants in the United Women of Color Hair Show are reflected in a panel of glass as they line up on stage in the Lory Student Center Theater following the competition Feb. 9. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Christian Williams looks out over the crowd at the end of the United Women of Color Hair Show in the Lory Student Center Feb. 9. Williams traveled to Colorado State University from the University of Northern Colorado to watch the show and support his friends who were participating. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Hanggatu Abdullahi shows off her box braids following the United Women of Color Hair Show in the Lory Student Center Theater Feb. 9. Abdullahi traveled from the University of Northern Colorado to watch the show and support her friends who were competing. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Hanggatu Abdullahi shows off her box braids following the United Women of Color Hair Show in the Lory Student Center Theatre Feb. 9. Abdullahi traveled from the University of Northern Colorado to watch the show and support her friends who were competing. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

[Photo] Pride in plaits at Hair Show: United Women of Color celebrate cultural identity

Emily Pisqui
February 10, 2020
The Collegian stands with the CU Independent

The Collegian stands with the CU Independent

Forrest Czarnecki and Austin Fleskes
December 12, 2019
A Colorado Proud Boy (hands behind back) gets detained outside the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Scenes from Charlie Kirk’s ‘Culture War’ event

Forrest Czarnecki
October 23, 2019
Lauryn Orcutt reports for CTV Channel 11 at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" tour at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A protester checks his phone while chanting at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" tour at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A protester chants at conservative protesters outside the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Protesters speak to videographers at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

[Photo] CSU, students in the fight for change as bias incidents continue

Laura Studley
August 16, 2020
A protester listens to the police outside of the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A protest attendee reacts to protester statements at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A protester listens to other protester chants at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Protesters carry an American flag past the crowds at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

An alleged Proud Boy (center) gets detained outside the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A police officer watches protesters and event attendees following the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Attendees wait in line outside of the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Attendees wait in line outside of the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Protesters chant and yell at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Protesters line the sidewalk at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A protester flips off other protestors at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A protester chants in support of conservative values at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Jessica Miller addresses police officers at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A police officer attempts to disperse the crowd at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A truck decked out in American flags and other conservative paraphernalia drives past the protesters at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Protesters record other protesters being led away by police at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Liz Bunya, a representative of the Lakota tribe, chants toward conservative attendees at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A protester yells at conservative attendees outside the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

An alleged Proud Boy gets detained outside the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Police officers watch attendees and protesters leave the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Louie Huey, with Colorado Proud Boys, speaks with a police officer following the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A protester is led away from the crowd by a police officer at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

An event attendee sports an American flag bandana at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" tour at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Liz Bunya, a representative from the Lakota tribe, yells at conservative protesters outside the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Police officers order protesters to the sidewalk at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Protesters chant and yell at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Police officers attempt to move protesters at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A protester records and talks to counter protesters at the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Protesters and event attendees yell at each other across Remington Street following the Charlie Kirk "Culture War" event at the University Center for the Arts Oct. 22, 2019. The event featured both Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative speaker, and Donald Trump Jr., where they discussed conservative values and socialism in the U.S. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A bike sits on David Stitzel's makeshift workbench at his home in central Fort Collins. Stitzel fixes and refurbishes bikes that he reclaims or receives as donations. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

David Stitzel's toolkit contains only the essentials for fixing parts, such as pedals, bolts, derailleurs and chains. Stitzel fixes and refurbishes bikes that he reclaims or receives as donations. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A bike sits upside down on David Stitzel's workbench in the living room of his home near Colorado State University's campus. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

The open brake of a bike reflects light in David Stitzel's living room while he refurbishes it and gets the bike back in working order. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

A collection of personal and project bikes fill up a couple corners of David Stitzel's work space and living room. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

David Stitzel works on refurbishing a bike in his home near Colorado State University's campus in central Fort Collins. Stitzel refurbishes and fixes bikes that he later donates to people in need through a partnership with the FoCo Cafe. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

[Photo] The wheel deal, one man’s mission to help those in need

Austin Fleskes
September 22, 2019
David Stitzel works on refurbishing and fixing bikes in his home near Colorado State University's campus in central Fort Collins. The bikes that he works on are later donated to people in need through a partnership with the FoCo Cafe. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Mallory Garneau is the executive director of the FoCo Cafe, the business that Stitzel partners with to donate refurbished bikes to with the goal of helping homeless people and those in need obtain a free, reliable mode of transportation. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Mallory Garneau the executive director of the FoCo Cafe, the business that Stitzel partners with to donate refurbished bikes to, opens up a storage garage with nearly 20 bikes that Stitzel has made available for donation. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Refurbished bikes wait in a storage garage at the FoCo Cafe. In the nearly two months that Stitzel has been partnering with the Cafe, he has made nearly 20 bikes available for donation. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Refurbished bikes wait in a storage garage at the FoCo Cafe. In the nearly two months that Stitzel has been partnering with the Cafe, he has made nearly 20 bikes available for donation. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

David Stitzel wipes up rainwater that has leaked out of a bike he's in the process of refurbishing. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Breonna Abuya speaks at the Associated Students of Colorado State University senate session Sept. 18, 2019, during a discussion of the blackface image that has been circulating on social media recently. The senate session was moved to the North Ballroom of the Lory Student Center to a accommodate for an unusually large crowd size. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

LFTE: Why we covered the blackface photo the way we did

Forrest Czarnecki and Austin Fleskes
September 20, 2019
Ed Koski, left, and his son Curt Koski, right, show off a pair of cars they are in the process of restoring in their garage in northern Fort Collins. Ed Koski has been restoring cars for nearly 50 years, according to Curt Koski, including the car on the left, a rusty 1934 sedan that Curt Koski recovered from a ditch near Rapid City, South Dakota. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

[Photo] Fort Collins Focus: September 2019

Anna von
April 8, 2020
The Rocky Mountain Collegian is transitioning to a digital-first platform to better serve their readers and students seeking a career in a world of digital journalism. (Photo Illustration by Amy Noble and Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

We live in a digital-first world: Now that world includes The Collegian

Forrest Czarnecki
August 25, 2019
Forrest Czarnecki, Editor-in-Chief. (Austin Fleskes | The Collegian)

Meet the editor: Forrest Czarnecki, editor in chief

Forrest Czarnecki
August 25, 2019
(Photo Illustration by Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

We’re looking for new voices on campus: Come be one of them

Forrest Czarnecki
August 25, 2019
Abby Vander Graaff, Assistant Opinion Editor. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Abby Vander Graaff, Assistant Opinion Editor. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Abby Vander Graaff, Assistant Opinion Editor. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

[Photo] Meet the editor: Abby Vander Graaff, Assistant Opinion Editor

August 25, 2019
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