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Students Sara McFarland, and Lacee Smith, students at Poudre High School, study at The Alley Cat Coffee House. (Collegian File Photo)

[Photo] Five best local cafes for studying

February 3, 2015
Colorado State University's homecoming bonfire for the 2013 year. The bonfire, lighting of the A and fireworks for 2014 are scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, October 17. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State’s 100th homecoming bonfire

Megan Fischer
October 15, 2014
A hiking trail in Boulder, CO which is close to Arapahoe and Roosevelt National Forests, which are regulated by the United States Forest Service and could be impacted by the Forest Service's new proposal. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

The $1,000 Forest Service fine will not impact recreational photographers or journalists

Megan Fischer
October 13, 2014
International market on Elizabeth offers unique food from around the world

International market on Elizabeth offers unique food from around the world

Megan Fischer
October 2, 2014
Economics seniors, Ahn Ngoc Tram Hoang and Thao Nong, enjoy eating and talking with thier friends and community members at the Friday Afternoon Club. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Fort Collins International Center hosts Friday Afternoon Club potluck

Megan Fischer
September 29, 2014
(From left) Natural Resource Recreation and Tourist Management senior, Matthew Sill, INTO student Edson Costa, and civil engineering graduate student Chenda Deng enjoy thier meal and talk with each other at the Friday gathering. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Junior criminology major, Tracy Bullington, junior psychology major, Anastasia Soroka, junior zoology major, Ashley Bankhead and sophomore mechanical engineering major, Matt Illa show students how one big class of alcohol can really be amny shot-sized glasses as a part of crews meeting Wednesday. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

[Photo] CREWS peer educators inform, interact and initiate discussion of edgy topics

September 25, 2014
Junior criminology major, Tracy Bullington, junior psychology major, Anastasia Soroka, junior zoology major, Ashley Bankhead and sophomore mechanical engineering major, Matt Illa show students how one big class of alcohol can really be amny shot-sized glasses as a part of crews meeting Wednesday. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Junior criminology major, Tracy Bullington, junior psychology major, Anastasia Soroka, junior zoology major, Ashley Bankhead and sophomore mechanical engineering major, Matt Illa show students how one big class of alcohol can really be amny shot-sized glasses as a part of crews meeting Wednesday. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

[Photo] CREWS peer educators inform, interact and initiate discussion of edgy topics

Christina Vessa
September 25, 2014
Psychology junior, Anastasia Soroka, shows participants of a CrEWS meeting a blood alcohol chart for males as a part of a teaching senario. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Animal science sophomore, Laila Aladwani, biology education sophomore, Mattie Becker and junior business major, Madi Book sit outside MUGS.

Construction management sophomore, Dan Kovach, helps to get the paint sprayer up the hill to continue painting the A. Volunteers worked through the day to paint the A. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State University paints the A

Megan Fischer
September 22, 2014
Sarah Accardi, a freshman studying microbiology, helps to clean up after the Paint the A event ended. This included carrying empty paint buckets, sprayers and extra water bottles down to the base of the A. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Psychology junior, Chris Amerman, leaves his handprint on one of the rocks across from the top of the A. Amerman was one of the many volunteer that helped paint the A. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Linh Truong, a senior in economics sprays some shrubs as part of Paint the A. Volunteers gave their time to hike and paint the A on the hill as a part of an anual Colorado State tradition. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Economics senior, Linh Truong, sprays a shrubs, bushes and rocks that are within the perimeter of the A. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State University students stand within the blocked off area of the A as students paint the A. All the shrubs, trees and rocks within the perimeter are painted. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Construction management sophomore, Dan Kovach, helps to get the paint sprayer up the hill to continue painting the A. Volunteers worked through the day to paint the A. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Zoology freshman, Susan Brown, sprays a tree white as part of Paint the A. Everything within the perimeter of the A is painted white, including the rocks, bushes, shrubs and trees. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

[Photo] As 99-year lease of the 'A' runs out, city explores continuing CSU's access

December 2, 2015
Sarah Accardi, a freshman studying microbiology, helps to clean up after the Paint the A event ended. This included carrying empty paint buckets, sprayers and extra water bottles down to the base of the A. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Psychology junior, Chris Amerman, leaves his handprint on one of the rocks across from the top of the A. Amerman was one of the many volunteer that helped paint the A. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Linh Truong, a senior in economics sprays some shrubs as part of Paint the A. Volunteers gave their time to hike and paint the A on the hill as a part of an anual Colorado State tradition. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

[Photo] Colorado State students offer blood sacrifice to the A

September 26, 2014
Economics senior, Linh Truong, sprays a shrubs, bushes and rocks that are within the perimeter of the A. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State University students stand within the blocked off area of the A as students paint the A. All the shrubs, trees and rocks within the perimeter are painted. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Zoology freshman, Susan Brown, sprays a tree white as part of Paint the A. Everything within the perimeter of the A is painted white, including the rocks, bushes, shrubs and trees. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

[Photo] As 99-year lease of the ‘A’ runs out, city explores continuing CSU’s access

Erik Petrovich
December 2, 2015
Mike Prentiss and Peggy Christiansen dance to the music being played at the Xaniscape festival. The festival featured several local bands and vendors. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

(From left), Steve Dewey, biochemestry sophomore Johnny Roos, and Casey Hanebuth dance along to the local music athe the Xaniscape Festival. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Mike Prentiss and Peggy Christiansen dance to the music being played at the Xaniscape festival. The festival featured several local bands and vendors. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Sophomore in anthropolog,y Alauna Sutton stands in front of Parmelee Hall, one of the many residence halls on Colorado State University's campus. Sutton lived off campus her freshman year and had never lived in a residence hall at Colorado State. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

[Photo] Colorado State freshmen can live off campus, although not recommended

September 26, 2014
Bike to Breakfast, an event including serveral university departments wanting to educate students on bike safety, as well as some other services, was held September 18, at the intersection of Meridian Ave. and Plum Street. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Bike to Breakfast offers bike education to students

Megan Fischer
September 18, 2014
(From Left) Jennifer Piper, Denise Maes and Kim Baker-Medina share information concering undocumented immigrants at local and national levels. The League of Women Voters hosted a panel Sept.15 to discuss undocumented immigrants facing deportation in the United States. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

League of Women Voters hosts panel about undocumented immigrants

Megan Fischer
September 17, 2014
(From Left) Jennifer Piper, Denise Maes and Kim Baker-Medina share information concering undocumented immigrants at local and national levels. The League of Women Voters hosted a panel Sept.15 to discuss undocumented immigrants facing deportation in the United States. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Members of a local band, Cosmic Lum, play at the 2014 Xaniscape Festival hosted by the Geller Center. The event featured local music, vendors, and restaurants. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Career counseling graduate student, Amber Anderson, dances along to he music at the 2014 Xaniscape Festival, hosted by the Geller Center. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Members of the Geller Center and of the Fort Collins community gather to celebrate the land the Geller Center purchased from the Synod of the Rocky Mountains of the Presbyterian Church. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Members of the Geller Center and of the Fort Collins community gather to celebrate the land the Geller Center purchased from the Synod of the Rocky Mountains of the Presbyterian Church. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

(From left), Steve Dewey, biochemestry sophomore Johnny Roos, and Casey Hanebuth dance along to the local music athe the Xaniscape Festival. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

[Photo] Q&A: Former environmental director says he was pushed out of ASCSU

November 13, 2014
Steve Dewey dances along to the local music at the 2014 Xaniscape Festival. The festival featured local bands, restaurants, and vendors.

Members of a local band, The Blue Gramas, play at the 2014 Xaniscape Festival hosted by the Geller Center. The event featured local music, vendors, and restaurants. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Biochemistry sophomore, Johnny Roos and Steve Dewey dance along to the Xaniscape Festival music. The event featured local bands and vendors. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Members of the Blue Grama bluegrass group play at the 2014 Xaniscape Festival put on by the Geller Center. The festival featured local vendors, food and music.(Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Mike Prentiss and Peggy Christiansen dance to the music being played at the Xaniscape festival. The festival featured several local bands and vendors. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Mike Prentiss and Peggy Christiansen dance to the music being played at the Xaniscape festival. The festival featured several local bands and vendors. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

A mural designed specifically for the Xaniscape Festival hangs from the side of the building. Members of the Geller Center and members from Juiced on Imagination created teh mural for the festival. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Karly Ward, from Juiced on Imagination, paints a henna tattoo on Genevieve Kubley, and attendee at Xaniscape. Juiced on Imagination was one of the local companies featured at the Xaniscape event. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Bob Geller, founder of the Geller Center, walks away from the hole where they had composted the mortgage since the Geller Center now officially owns the land they had been wanting to get from the Synod of the Rocky Mountains of the Presbyterian Church. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Bob Geller, founder of the Geller Center, puts dirt in the the hole where they composted the original mortgate. The Geller Center has officially bought the land from the Synod of the Rocky Mountains of the Presbyterian Church. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Members of the Geller Center and of the Fort Collins community gather to celebrate the land the Geller Center purchased from the Synod of the Rocky Mountains of the Presbyterian Church. Among them, Peggy Christiansen (second from the lef) and boichemestry sophomore Johnny Roos (third from the left). (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Members of the Blue Grama bluegrass group play at the 2014 Xaniscape Festival put on by the Geller Center. The festival featured local vendors, food and music. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Members of the Blue Grama bluegrass group play at the 2014 Xaniscape Festival put on by the Geller Center. The festival featured local vendors, food and music. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Those who attened the Xaniscape Festival enjoy the music from the Blue Grama bluegrass group. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Tonya Jillings, plays the harp during the Geller Center Xaniscape festival.Tonya is part of the Synesthesia group in Denver, CO. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Tonya Jillings (left) and Cille Lutch (right) play as the first musical act during the 2014 Xaniscape Festival. Jillings and Lutch are members of a Denver music group called Synesthesia. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Members of the Blue Grama bluegrass group play at the 2014 Xaniscape Festival put on by the Geller Center. The festival featured local vendors, food and music. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Bob Geller, founder of the Geller Center, attends the Xaniscape event. Geller retired in 1990 after 40 years in campus ministry, but still attends Geller Center events. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Bob Geller, founder of the Geller Center, attends the Xaniscape event. Geller retired in 1990 after 40 years in campus ministry, but still attends Geller Center events.

Senior hospitality management major, Rachel Inman walks by just some of the many bikes on campus. Inman's bike was stolen in fall 2013, but it was returned because it was registered through CSUPD. (Photo Credit: Megan FIscher)

Bike theft at CSU reaching near record low

Brynn Carman and Megan Fischer
September 10, 2014
Becky Butler, a senior majoring in international studies talks with INTO student Lydia Cheung who studies natural resource management. The two shared perspectives on the assigned topic for the day, which was homelessness. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

INTO Colorado State brings English conversations to international classrooms

Megan Fischer
September 8, 2014
A globe sits on the table at the front of the INTO CSU classroom. It was used for an activitiy at the beginning of the class in which international students and the Conversation Partners introduced themselves. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

[Photo] 7 Smart Reasons to Study Abroad During College

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Rachel Witt, a senior in human development and family sciences talks with Serage Latiwish, a masters student in civil engineering. The Conversation Partners Program through INTO CSU creates an environment in which international students meet domestic students and volunteers to talk about thier lives here and in their home countries.

Becky Butler, a senior majoring in international studies talks with INTO student Lydia Cheung who studies natural resource management. The two shared perspectives on the assigned topic for the day, which was homelessness. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Becky Butler, a senior majoring in international studies talks with INTO student Lydia Cheung who studies natural resource management. The two shared perspectives on the assigned topic for the day, which was homelessness. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Michal Kmita, a Colorado State alumnus, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative, which takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State alumnus, Michal Kmita, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative. The organization takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Michal Kmita, a Colorado State alumnus, explains his organization, Invictus Initiative. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for the organization, which takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State alum, Michal Kmita, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative. The organization takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Michal Kmita, a Colorado State alumnus, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative, which takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State University alumnus, Michal Kmita, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative. The organization takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Michal Kmita, a Colorado State alumnus, explains his organization, Invictus Initiative. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for the organization, which takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Michal Kmita, a Colorado State alumnus, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative, whichtakes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State alumnus, Michal Kmita, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative. The organization takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Michal Kmita, a Colorado State alumnus, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative, which takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State alumnus, Michal Kmita, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative. The organization takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Michal Kmita, a Colorado State alumnus, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative, whichtakes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State alumnus, Michal Kmita, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative. The organization takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

[Photo] CSU alumnus Michal Kmita talks Invictus Initiative

September 8, 2014
Michal Kmita, a Colorado State alumnus, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative. This organization takes a unique approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State alumnus, Michal Kmita, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative. The organization takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State alumnus, Michal Kmita, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative. The organization takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Michal Kmita, a Colorado State alumnus, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative. This organization takes a unique approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Colorado State University alumnus, Michal Kmita, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative. The organization takes a different approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Michal Kmita, a Colorado State alumnus, expressing his passion for humanitarian development. Kmita came to campus Friday to recruit volunteers for his organization, Invictus Initiative. This organization takes a unique approach to humanitarian development. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Kelly Scharlau, a sophomre majoring in biomedical engineering and Tyler Parker, a freshman majoring in biomedical engineering, talk outside the Student Recreation Center before meeting some other friends to play a game of volleyball. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

The Fort Collins City Hall handles with many issues involving illegal camping. Recently, there have been several meetings to discuss the topic. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

The Fort Collins City Hall handles with many issues involving illegal camping. Recently, there have been several meetings to discuss the topic. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

The Fort Collins City Hall handles with many issues involving illegal camping. Recently, there have been several meetings to discuss the topic. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Public transportation stations are prime places for homeless populations to camp; they are covered, providing some protection from weather. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

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