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Oh, the places we have been: goodbye from a news editor

Oh, the places we have been: goodbye from a news editor

Rachel Telljohn
May 7, 2018
The stump sits on the Plaza as students walk through between classes.

Memorial held on the Plaza for those who died on the border

Rachel Telljohn
April 20, 2018
Students Against White Supremacy, a coalition of students who aim to expose and remove white supremacy on campus, hold the banners they've been displaying for events like disrupting CSUnite and tabling on the plaza to further education on these issues. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Students Against White Supremacy petition for removal of Turning Point USA

Rachel Telljohn
April 18, 2018
The Fort Collins Government has achieved a green house gas reduction by 21 percent compared to 2005 levels by 2017, achieving the first step to their climate action plan three years early. Fort Collins as a community has cut 17 perfect of greenhouse gas emissions by 2017, and the government is looking to the community to develop more ways to reduce their carbon footprint. (Collegian File Photo)

Fort Collins works to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050

Rachel Telljohn
April 12, 2018
ASCSU President candidate Tristan Syron and Vice President candidate Kevin Sullivan pose for a portrait on Mar. 28, 2018. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

ASCSU Campaign: Tristan Syron and Kevin Sullivan

Rachel Telljohn
March 28, 2018
ASCSU Vice Presidential Candidate Mereena Winchell and Presidential Candidate Allec Burst answer questions during the ASCSU Plaza Debate outside of the Lory Student Center on March 21, 2018. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Brust-Winchell campaign fined for campaigning early

Rachel Telljohn
March 26, 2018
Campus denounces Identity Evropa, organization says posters 'not extremist'

Campus denounces Identity Evropa, organization says posters ‘not extremist’

Rachel Telljohn
March 8, 2018
The second floor of Clark C is home to the economics and journalism department at CSU. While Clark C is attached to the well-kept Clark A, it has not been renovated in a while, which has raised health concerns in the recent past. (AJ Frankson | Collegian)

White supremacist posters found on CSU campus

Rachel Telljohn
February 26, 2018
Charlie Kirk and Tim Carney speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. (Gage Skidmore | Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)

Free speech comes to a head: Charlie Kirk’s “Smashing Socialism” event to be surrounded by protests

Rachel Telljohn
February 2, 2018

CSU Police announce suspect arrested in Mulligan’s Pub robbery

Rachel Telljohn
January 29, 2018
'The Last Jedi' is not the last of its kind

‘The Last Jedi’ is not the last of its kind

Rachel Telljohn
December 16, 2017
CSU lobbies to defend graduate students from GOP tax reform

CSU lobbies to defend graduate students from GOP tax reform

Rachel Telljohn
November 28, 2017
Fundraiser for Megan Dierker raised over $20,000

Fundraiser for Megan Dierker raised over $20,000

Rachel Telljohn
November 16, 2017
Freshmen Mark Currie, left, and Ben Boucher walk past the Corbett parking lot to their dorm Sunday evening. Starting today, the Corbett parking lot will be closed to make room for Laurel Village, the new student housing project scheduled to be completed in Fall of 2014.

Telljohn: Why I’m breaking up with my Colorado State Resident Assistant position 

Rachel Telljohn
November 14, 2017
CU student identified as only survivor following fatal shooting

CU student identified as only survivor following fatal shooting

Rachel Telljohn
October 23, 2017
Savannah McNealy

Update: Dead CSU student, shooter identified in Thursday morning shooting

Rachel Telljohn and Stuart Smith
October 19, 2017
State Senator, John Kefalas and State Representatives, Joann Ginal and Jeni James Arndt at Harmony Library for a community meeting regarding the cracks in the mental health system. The meeting featured the documentary, "Going Sane." Community members had an opportunity to share ideas regarding the mental health system in Colorado. Representative Ginal stated how mental health is "an issue we face over time" and "we're all in this together," regarding state senators, representatives and community members themselves. (Erica Gisenhagen | Collegian)

Sen. Kefalas discusses cracks in the mental health system

Rachel Telljohn
September 25, 2017
The Fort Collins Rescue Mission is one of the shelters available for the winter. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

City acts to provide shelter for homeless this winter

Rachel Telljohn
September 19, 2017
Colorado State University Students stand in support of DACA at the Lory Student Center Plaza on Nov 14, 2016. (Luke Walker | Collegian)

Tony Frank responds to looming DACA decision

Rachel Telljohn
September 5, 2017
The Fort Collins Government has achieved a green house gas reduction by 21 percent compared to 2005 levels by 2017, achieving the first step to their climate action plan three years early. Fort Collins as a community has cut 17 perfect of greenhouse gas emissions by 2017, and the government is looking to the community to develop more ways to reduce their carbon footprint. (Collegian File Photo)

CSU helps Fort Collins building achieve LEED platinum rating

Rachel Telljohn
July 13, 2017
Collegian file photo.

CSU Oval, campus closed due to spring snowfall

Rachel Telljohn
May 18, 2017
Meet your editors: Rachel Telljohn, News Editor

Meet your editors: Rachel Telljohn, News Editor

Rachel Telljohn
May 8, 2017
About the Collegian news desk

About the Collegian news desk

Rachel Telljohn and Haley Candelario
May 8, 2017
Collegian newspapers were removed from the North end of the LSC by the Larimer County Clerk, citing electioneering.

How an idea becomes an article

Rachel Telljohn
May 8, 2017
Colorado State University president Dr. Tony Frank runs the Board of Governers Meeting on May 2, 2017. (Tony Villalobos May | Collegian)

Parking prices to increase for the 17-18 school year

Rachel Telljohn
May 3, 2017
Finals week survival guide photo illustration (Collegian file photo)

Morgan Library, Lory Student Center to extend hours for finals week

Rachel Telljohn
April 26, 2017
Silva-Wells to add new positions to ASCSU executive branch

Silva-Wells to add new positions to ASCSU executive branch

Rachel Telljohn
April 12, 2017
Morton-Rosenthal under fire from accusations, investigations during ASCSU campaign

Morton-Rosenthal under fire from accusations, investigations during ASCSU campaign

Rachel Telljohn and Haley Candelario
April 4, 2017

WGAC to host events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Rachel Telljohn
April 3, 2017
Sam Barthel and Willis Scott monitored the debate Wednesday between ASCSU candidates running for Senate, President and Vice President positions.

Money issues and lack of prior experience may sway students from entering ASCSU elections

Rachel Telljohn
March 30, 2017
ASCSU candidates debated Wednesday in the Lory Student Center, competing against one another for positions of Senate, President and Vice President. Voting for candidates opens April 3. ( Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

Diversity and sustainability main topics at ASCSU election debate

Rachel Telljohn
March 29, 2017
Young women to discover engineering pathways at CSU Saturday

Young women to discover engineering pathways at CSU Saturday

Rachel Telljohn
March 29, 2017
Political science professors Courtenay Daum and David McIvor host Democracy in America talk. (Photo: Rachel Telljohn)

Democracy in Trump’s America: political science professors talk election aftermath

Rachel Telljohn
March 24, 2017
ASCSU vice presidential candidate, Tristan Syron, and presidential candidate, Nick Bohn. (Photo courtesy of Becca Venable, Bohn-Syron team.)

ASCSU campaign: Nick Bohn and Tristan Syron

Rachel Telljohn
March 23, 2017
City candidates debate student, city connections on CSU campus

City candidates debate student, city connections on CSU campus

Rachel Telljohn
March 21, 2017
Madison Tolan, a senior at CSU studying Biomedical Sciences, Alide Berndzen, a post graudate from Berlin, and Haley Dallas, a junior at CSU studying Natural Resource Management show their opposition to the Sit- Lie Ban at the city council meeting on Tuesday, March 3 (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Fort Collins City Council votes to amend proposed sit-lie ban

Rachel Telljohn
March 8, 2017
Personal attacks create conflict in ASCSU, body looks for a new solution

Personal attacks create conflict in ASCSU, body looks for a new solution

Rachel Telljohn
March 2, 2017
Jeff McKissack proclaimed that [he] will not stand for this any longer" before proceeding to make snow angles in the concrete. He used to be homeless, and now brings his humorous personality and food for his family still in need. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Fort Collins divided over controversial sit-lie ban

Rachel Telljohn
February 28, 2017
Jeff McKissack makes snow angels in the concrete after proclaiming "I'm not standing for this anymore" at the Sit- Lie Ban on Friday afternoon (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Fort Collins protests proposed sit-lie ban by sitting in snow

Rachel Telljohn
February 24, 2017
ASCSU senate (Collegian file photo)

ASCSU talks budgets, credit requirements for election candidates

Rachel Telljohn
February 22, 2017
The Pride Resource Center at CSU is a safe space where anyone is welcome and anyone can feel accepted. (Sarah Ehrlich | Collegian)

“You Are Welcome Here” posters share inclusive message about campus environment

Rachel Telljohn
February 22, 2017
Andy is a homeless man living in Fort Collins. If he had the chance to go back to school, he would study photography. Photo by Ryan Arb

“Outrageous, cruel and absurd”: ACLU of Colorado discredits FoCo’s proposed sit-lie ban

Rachel Telljohn
February 21, 2017
Fort Collins Rescue Mission (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Fort Collins community members discuss sit lie ban

Rachel Telljohn
February 16, 2017
The ASCSU Senate Chamber (Kasen Schamaun | Collegian)

Funds for immigration lawyers, food insecurity discussed at ASCSU

Rachel Telljohn
February 8, 2017
Colorado State University professor Richard Knight, right, talks to Acacia Sublett, middle, and Sarah Coler, left, after class on Tuesday afternoon in the Engineering building. Knight, a professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, will be retiring after teaching at CSU for 20 years. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

CSU conservation professor beloved by students set to retire

Rachel Telljohn
February 8, 2017
Graduate student Cole Konopka helps animal science and economics major Amber Elliott with an essay at the CSU Writing Center. (Photo credit: _.)

Graduate students to present thesis in three minutes or less

Rachel Telljohn
February 7, 2017
Colorado State University President Tony Frank speaks to students and answers questions during an open forum on Tuesday afternoon in the Lory Student Center. Students were able to ask Frank questions, voice concerns, or comment about CSU. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

Students express concern about travel ban at Tony Frank open forum

Rachel Telljohn
February 1, 2017
Muslim, immigrant solidarity event to occur Tuesday

Muslim, immigrant solidarity event to occur Tuesday

Rachel Telljohn
January 27, 2017
A Standing Rock Protester holds a sign up outside a Hillary Clinton Get the Vote Out at New Belgium Brewing on November 4, 2016. (Elliott Jerge | Collegian)

ASCSU discusses solidarity with Standing Rock

Rachel Telljohn
January 26, 2017
ASCSU asked all teachers to switch to a greener and more cost effective approach to their syllabi by only offering online versions. Some teachers and students still prefer hard copies. (Photo by Kasen Schamaun | Collegian)

Professors urged to move online, not print paper syllabi

Rachel Telljohn
January 26, 2017
The Danforth Chapel, located on the north side of the Oval, recently had one of its stained glass windows broken. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

Danforth Chapel window to be replaced over summer

Rachel Telljohn
January 24, 2017
Hundreds turn out for liberal rally following inauguration

Hundreds turn out for liberal rally following inauguration

Rachel Telljohn
January 22, 2017
Fort Collins residents gathered for peaceful protest in light of the recent presidential election at Civic Center Park for the Peace and Solidarity Rally hosted by Fort Collins for Progress.

Fort Collins for Progress to hold political engagement rally Sunday

Rachel Telljohn
January 19, 2017
Construction work is underway at the Corner of Shields and Elizabeth in the Town of Fort Collins. (Elliott Jerge | Collegian)

Construction update, Shields and Elizabeth underpass

Rachel Telljohn
January 18, 2017
Bustang will be connecting students from Fort Collins to Denver Union Station on the weekends now. (Photo Credit: Ryan Arb)

How to get home for winter break

Rachel Telljohn
December 8, 2016
Mike Lensky, vice president for ASCSU, addressed the senate regarding the diversity bill Wednesday night. (Elliott Jerge | Collegian)

ASCSU votes to allow religious group senate seats, plans to further define Diversity Bill

Rachel Telljohn
December 8, 2016
West Elizabeth Road was closed to make way for the Open Streets initiative

Shields and Elizabeth underpass community to be held Wednesday evening

Rachel Telljohn
December 5, 2016
Creative Writing Reading Series loses funding from ASCSU for remainder of school year

Creative Writing Reading Series loses funding from ASCSU for remainder of school year

Rachel Telljohn
December 5, 2016
The Fort Collins Food Co-Operative has shelves of clearly labeled produce and where it is from.

Campus comes together to combat food insecurity on Giving Tuesday

Rachel Telljohn
December 1, 2016
The Morgan Library provides members of the CSU community with access to research materials and more. (Photo by: Christina Vessa).

Extended library hours, therapy dogs to help students prep for finals week

Rachel Telljohn
November 29, 2016
Eleven injured after attack at Ohio State University

Eleven injured after attack at Ohio State University

Rachel Telljohn
November 29, 2016
Bustang will be connecting students from Fort Collins to Denver Union Station on the weekends now. (Photo Credit: Ryan Arb)

Planes, buses and automobiles: how to travel home for break

Rachel Telljohn
November 16, 2016
A Navajo Native, Jan Iron, speaks at the Standing Rock Rally with the support of her family (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Community gathers in solidarity with Standing Rock

Rachel Telljohn
November 14, 2016
(Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

CSU Chemistry department is not under review, despite rumors

Rachel Telljohn
November 10, 2016
CSU campus vandalized by Clinton supporters morning of Election Day

CSU campus vandalized by Clinton supporters morning of Election Day

Rachel Telljohn
November 8, 2016
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson favors marijuana legalization, lower taxes

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson favors marijuana legalization, lower taxes

Rachel Telljohn
November 1, 2016
Donald Trump talks to his supporters during a rally in Loveland, Colorado on October 3, 2016. (Elliott Jerge | Collegian)

Trump speaks about Clinton campaign platform, the border and the military in Greeley

Rachel Telljohn
October 31, 2016
Despite cloudy weather, students welcome spring by hugging a live tree outside the LSC.

Students have opportunity to chat with administration, deans over coffee

Rachel Telljohn
October 30, 2016
Local middle school students try out Virtual Reality headsets at the VR Symposium in the LSC Photo by Riley de Ryk

Students compete in 48 hour virtual reality hackathon at CSU

Rachel Telljohn
October 25, 2016
Bernie Sanders holds a rally at Colorado State University on behalf of the Hillary Clinton Campaign on October 17, 2016. (Elliott Jerge | Collegian)

Bernie Sanders rallies at CSU Monday, encourages students to vote

Rachel Telljohn
October 17, 2016
ASCSU Senate challenges stadium re-park program Wednesday night

ASCSU Senate challenges stadium re-park program Wednesday night

Rachel Telljohn
October 13, 2016
ASCSU hosted a student Democratic and Republican debate Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2016 in the LSC Grand Ballroom

Campus progressives, conservatives debate Black Lives Matter, war on drugs Wednesday night

Rachel Telljohn
October 13, 2016
One walnut tree to be removed, historical American Elm trees to remain on the Oval

One walnut tree to be removed, historical American Elm trees to remain on the Oval

Rachel Telljohn
October 7, 2016
ASCSU Senate briefs: new director of diversity, videographer positions

ASCSU Senate briefs: new director of diversity, videographer positions

Rachel Telljohn
October 6, 2016
Students hold demonstration to promote an end to violence across America

Students hold demonstration to promote an end to violence across America

Rachel Telljohn
September 27, 2016
(left to right) Senator Jerry Sonnenberg, Senator Vicki Marble, Senator Kevin Lundberg, Senator Kevin Grantham on the panel for the Colorado Elections Study Group at the Lory Student Center on Sept. 24 (Rachel Telljohn l Collegian)

Presidential Primary Forum discusses unaffiliated voters

Rachel Telljohn
September 26, 2016
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