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The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Ivy Secrest

Ivy Secrest, Content Managing Editor

Ivy Secrest is The Collegian's content managing editor. Secrest uses she/her/hers pronouns and has worked for The Collegian previously as a reporter and as life and culture director for the 2022-23 academic year.

As a senior in the journalism and media communications department, Secrest enjoys reporting on environmental and social issues with a special interest in science communication. She is president of the Science Communication Club and is pursuing a minor in global environmental sustainability with hopes of utilizing her education in her career.

Growing up in Denver, Secrest developed a deep love for the outdoors. She could happily spend the rest of her life hiking alpine environments, jumping into lakes, taking photos of the wildflowers and listening to folk music. She's passionate about skiing, hiking, dancing, painting, writing poetry and camping.

Secrest's passions spurred her career in journalism, helping her reach out to her community and get involved in topics that students and residents of Fort Collins truly care about. She has taken every opportunity to connect with the communities she has reported in and has written for several of the desks at The Collegian, including news, life and culture, cannabis, arts and entertainment and opinion.

She uses her connections with the community to inform both managerial and editorial decisions with hopes that the publication serves as a true reflection of the student body's interests and concerns. Secrest is an advocate of community-centered journalism, believing in the importance of fostering meaningful dialogue between press and community.

All content by Ivy Secrest
A woman in a white blouse and tan pants smiles at the camera while standing with her hand on a railing inside a building.

Secrest: A letter to my 1st-year self

Ivy Secrest, Content Managing Editor
May 2, 2024
The Rendezvous Trail Apartments Jan. 27. Scheduled to open in phases throughout 2024, the apartments will serve as an affordable option for Colorado State University employees.

CSU, Tetrad provide affordable housing to employees

Ivy Secrest, Content Managing Editor
February 1, 2024
CSU highlights research, youth engagement at COP28

CSU highlights research, youth engagement at COP28

Ivy Secrest, Content Managing Editor
December 7, 2023
Colorado State University students wear their countries’ flags with pride at the National Hispanic Heritage Month launch Sept. 13. Students displayed their cultures, featuring the Mexican and Guatemalan flags to name a few.

El Centro celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

Ivy Secrest, Content managing editor
September 18, 2023
Emily Roberts, Daisy Montgomerey and Christie Nichols speak at the women with autism panel at the Autism Resource Fair at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery April 23.

FoCo Museum of Discovery hosts Autism Resource Fair

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
April 25, 2023
Reduce, reuse, recycle isn't a waste at CSU

Reduce, reuse, recycle isn’t a waste at CSU

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
April 20, 2023
5 gyms to run to instead of CSU Rec

5 gyms to run to instead of CSU Rec

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
March 23, 2023
Jenny Cavnar (left) sits with Ryan Spilborghs (middle) and Jeff Huson (right) in the Colorado Rockies' broadcast booth on April 23, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Cavnar)

Powerful Rams: 7 CSU alumnae we should admire

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
March 7, 2023
Spilling the tea about the 5 best chais in FoCo

Spilling the tea about the 5 best chais in FoCo

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
January 31, 2023
'Violent Night': A gruesome look at family values

‘Violent Night’: A gruesome look at family values

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
January 17, 2023
ritual table

Samhain: The not-so-satanic, true origins of Halloween

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
October 26, 2022
Ram pride: Looking back at the years of cheer

Ram pride: Looking back at the years of cheer

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
October 13, 2022
Julissa Arce speaks about her experience immigrating from Mexico to the United States at Canvas Stadium

Julissa Arce talks American dream, rejecting assimilation

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
September 29, 2022
Alley Cat Cafe barista Messina Ranieri prepares a drink

7 study spots in Fort Collins to get you out of your room

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
September 13, 2022
Audience members watch 'Nosferatu' at The Lyric

‘Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror’ rocks The Lyric

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
September 13, 2022
Academic Village on Colorado State University's campus

Is living and learning in Academic Village worth it?

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
August 30, 2022
Red rocks

So you want to be a Coloradan: 5 ways to blend in

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director
August 23, 2022
A sculpture sits in Old Town Square.

Sculpture in the Square highlights local artists

Ivy Secrest, Arts and Culture Reporter
April 26, 2022
The Women and Gender Advocacy Center is located in the Lory Student Center on campus at Colorado State University, March 25, 2019.

7 issues WGAC focuses on to support survivors

Ivy Secrest, Arts and Culture Reporter
March 23, 2022
(Graphic Illustration by Trin Bonner | The Collegian)

7 ways to cure your cabin fever in quarantine

Ivy Secrest, Arts and Culture Reporter
February 3, 2022
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