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Ye: Goodbye, Collegian, I’ve never been good at headlines

Ye: Goodbye, Collegian, I’ve never been good at headlines

Samantha Ye
May 3, 2021
Parsing the data for PSD's school resource officer program

Parsing the data for PSD’s school resource officer program

Samantha Ye
March 29, 2021
(Graphic illustration by Malia Berry and Christine Moore-Bonbright | The Collegian)

School Justice PSD: The campaign to remove police from schools 

Samantha Ye
March 17, 2021
The front entrance of Poudre River Public Library near Old Town Feb. 8. (Anna Tomka | The Collegian)

Poudre Library District earns first Star Library designation

Samantha Ye
February 23, 2021
Colorado State University student Cienna Semsak campaigns to ban single-use plastic bags in the city of Fort Collins at the Colorado State University Earth Day Festival, April 23, 2019. (Devin Cornelius | Collegian)

Prohibición de bolsas de plástico en FoCo para votación de abril

Samantha Ye
February 12, 2021
Colorado State University student Cienna Semsak campaigns to ban single-use plastic bags in the city of Fort Collins at the Colorado State University Earth Day Festival, April 23, 2019. (Devin Cornelius | Collegian)

FoCo plastic bag ban approaching finalization for April ballot

Samantha Ye
February 4, 2021
Mechanical Engineering Major Shahzeb Chaudhary works a testing site inside Canvas Stadium on Oct. 31, 2020. Chaudhary said this job was “very risky” but also “very essential” to make sure that the University can prevent large outbreaks. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

CSU officials give update on COVID-19 vaccinations, spring semester 

Samantha Ye
January 25, 2021
Late last week, an inmate at Larimer County Jail was found unresponsive by jail deputies. (Collegian File Photo)

Crime at CSU: Visualizing the annual safety report data

Samantha Ye
December 13, 2020
A ballot drop box outside of the Larimer County Courthouse Offices

Profesores de CSU discuten las elecciones de 2020 y sus implicaciones

Samantha Ye
December 1, 2020
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)

Hughes open lands initiative to appear on City’s 2021 ballot

Samantha Ye
November 19, 2020
(Graphic Illustration by Katrina Clasen | The Collegian)

Larimer County issues more health orders to limit COVID-19 rise

Samantha Ye
November 15, 2020
A ballot drop box outside of the Larimer County Courthouse Offices

CSU professors debrief 2020 election results, implications

Samantha Ye
November 11, 2020
A sign pointing toward a voter service and polling center in the Lory Student Center Nov. 3. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, voters were still able to vote in person, and the center featured public health precautions, such as masks and dividers between voters and election judges. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

Live Results: 2020 election, state and local outcomes

Samantha Ye, Laura Studley, and Serena Bettis
November 3, 2020
(Graphic Illustration by Katrina Clasen | The Collegian)

CSU pushes 2021 spring break back 4 weeks

Samantha Ye
October 30, 2020
The current area where Hughes Stadium used to be. (Brooke Buchan | The Collegian)

Board of Governors pushes Hughes site development forward

Samantha Ye
October 28, 2020
(Graphic Illustration by Katrina Clasen | The Collegian)

Larimer County issues new health orders as COVID-19 trends worsen

Samantha Ye
October 25, 2020
A window reads "HELP" in Braiden Hall during quarantine Sept. 25 after wastewater testing found significant levels of COVID-19 in the residence hall. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

Líderes comunitarios informan tras aumento de la COVID-19

Samantha Ye
October 21, 2020
(Graphic Illustration by Jake Dunaetz | The Collegian)

RamRide substitutes volunteer model with Lyft partnership

Samantha Ye
October 11, 2020
(Graphic Illustration by Katrina Clasen | The Collegian)

Two Transfort drivers test positive for COVID-19

Samantha Ye
October 9, 2020
Fort Collins Mayor Wade Troxell addresses members of the gallery calling in through a video call to voice their concerns about the nightly removal of a vigil for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other victims of police brutality built outside the Fort Collins Police Department on Timberline Road, June 2. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Calls for legal defense fund, equity funding dominate Council

Samantha Ye
October 7, 2020
Laura Ahner holds up a COVID-19 test in a testing tent outside of Aggie Village Aug 20. Students working the tent noted that most people they interacted with wore masks and adhered to social distancing but voiced concerns about how off-campus behavior could affect the semester. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

Community leaders provide updates as COVID-19 cases rise

Samantha Ye
October 2, 2020
El alcalde de Fort Collins Wade Troxell se dirige hacia los miembros de la galería a través de videollamada el 2 de junio. Los miembros de la comunidad de Fort Collins fueron dados la oportunidad de expresar sus preocupaciones acerca del Presupuesto del 2021 recomendado por el administrador de la Ciudad, muchas de sus preocupaciones relacionadas con los fondos policiales y de sostenibilidad social. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Audiencia pública del presupuesto de 2021 para Fort Collins

Samantha Ye
September 23, 2020
A ballot drop box outside of the Larimer County Courthouse Offices

Your quick guide to Colorado’s 2020 ballot issues

Samantha Ye
September 16, 2020
El alcalde de Fort Collins Wade Troxell se dirige hacia los miembros de la galería a través de videollamada el 2 de junio. Los miembros de la comunidad de Fort Collins fueron dados la oportunidad de expresar sus preocupaciones acerca del Presupuesto del 2021 recomendado por el administrador de la Ciudad, muchas de sus preocupaciones relacionadas con los fondos policiales y de sostenibilidad social. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Fort Collins 2021 budget receives its first public hearing

Samantha Ye
September 16, 2020
Jairus Crabb drops off their ballot at the ballot box outside of the Lory Student Center on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Lo que debe saber de las elecciones a fiscal de distrito

Samantha Ye
September 9, 2020
People await the opening of the Fort Collins Rescue Mission Nov. 28, 2017. The Rescue mission helps give food to those that are hungry. Shelters like this, along with many more across Fort Collins help the homeless throughout the winter. (Collegian File Photo)

City Council approves temporary homeless shelter for winter

Samantha Ye
September 2, 2020
Jairus Crabb drops off their ballot at the ballot box outside of the Lory Student Center on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

What to know about the local district attorney race

Samantha Ye
August 26, 2020
Fort Collins residents can use the ballot box outside the Larimer County courthouses building to deliver their ballots. (Photo illustration, Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

Mitch Murray: Republican candidate for district attorney 

Samantha Ye
August 26, 2020
Fort Collins residents can use the ballot box outside the Larimer County courthouses building to deliver their ballots. (Photo illustration, Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

Gordon McLaughlin: Democratic candidate for district attorney 

Samantha Ye
August 26, 2020
Protestors gather outside of the Fort Collins Police Department on Timberline Road holding signs and chanting in solidarity with the protestors in Minneapolis, Minnesota and around the country, May 31. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Top 5 Fort Collins issues to follow that aren’t COVID-19

Samantha Ye
August 17, 2020
Protesters walk up South Howes Street with their hands up as they head towards Town Hall on June 2. (Devin Cornelius | Collegian)

Fort Collins community joins in daily national protests

Samantha Ye, Meagan Stackpool, Serena Bettis, and Noah Pasley
June 10, 2020
Fort Collins community members gather outside of the Fort Collins Police Department on Timberline Road to protest police brutality in solidarity with the protestors in Minneapolis, Minnesota and around the country, May 29. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

City Council discusses Floyd memorial, police accountability

Samantha Ye
June 3, 2020
Following instructions on the Center for Disease Control's website, a reusable cloth facemark can be made at home from a bandana, a coffee filter, two hair ties and a pair of scissors. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

What to know about the Fort Collins mask-wearing ordinance

Samantha Ye
May 9, 2020
Fort Collins (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Business at Council: Reopening from COVID-19, Hughes delayed

Samantha Ye
April 22, 2020
The Lory Student Center is one of the many buildings on campus with solar panels on it's roof, Nov. 16. Colorado State University is working toward its goal of 100 percent of their electricity come from renewable sources. (Addie Kuettner | The Collegian)

CURC Showcase moves online for undergraduate research symposium

Samantha Ye
April 15, 2020
The current area where Hughes Stadium used to be. (Brooke Buchan | The Collegian)

The ghost of Hughes: A timeline of the historical stadium

Samantha Ye
April 15, 2020
The City Hall at Fort Collins (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

4 normas de emergencia de Fort Collins en respuesta al Covid-19

Samantha Ye
April 13, 2020
Through the Colorado the Beautiful initiative, the State of Colorado plans on connecting the Poudre Trail underneath I-25 in order for bikers to travel to Timnath. Photo by Ryan Arb

E-bikes now allowed on City’s paved natural trails

Samantha Ye
April 8, 2020
The City Hall at Fort Collins (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

4 emergency regulations for Fort Collins’ response to COVID-19

Samantha Ye
April 1, 2020
Colorado State University students march at the #NotProudToBe blackout event towards The Oval during the Fall Address, Sept. 19. (Anna von Pechmann | Collegian)

#NotProudToBe presents list of demands to CSU leadership

Samantha Ye
March 9, 2020
Aaron Million has a proposal to turn Hughes Stadium just west of Fort Collins into a power plant. (Jon Price | Collegian)

City to investigate councilmember over Hughes ethics complaint

Samantha Ye
March 8, 2020
The annual TEDx CSU conference was held on Saturday, March 9th, in the Lory Student Center Theatre. Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) is a nonprofit dedicated to ideas worth spreading. (Collegian | Alyssa Uhl)

TEDxCSU 2020 event coming to campus Saturday

Samantha Ye
March 5, 2020
Solar panels on the Foothills campus. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Meet the grassroots groups behind Fort Collins’ climate action

Samantha Ye
February 27, 2020
New District 1 Council Member

4,000 home development receives Council’s approval

Samantha Ye
February 20, 2020
The National Institute of Standards and Technology building in Boulder, NIST has renewed its partnership with Colorado State, allowing researchers to apply the modeling system they have developed. (Devin Cornelius | The Collegian)

NIST Center of Excellence builds resilience against natural hazards

Samantha Ye
February 17, 2020
New District 1 Council Member

City Council approves new Municipal Court probation option

Samantha Ye
February 6, 2020
Rows of abandoned bikes availbale for sale at the Colorado State Surplus Facility. CSU Surplus provides the option for community members to purchase items that had once been used in a University setting. Ranging from small electronics and athletic attire to truck trailers and office furniture. “We have 4 full-time employees and 30 part-time student employees and that is why we are as successful as we are” Surplus Manager, Jake Drenth. (Matt Begeman | The Collegian)

A ‘hidden gem’: The data behind CSU’s Surplus Property

Samantha Ye
February 3, 2020
Aaron Million has a proposal to turn Hughes Stadium just west of Fort Collins into a power plant. (Jon Price | Collegian)

Hughes rezoning delayed over ethics complaint for 2nd time

Samantha Ye
January 23, 2020
Colorado State University's course surveys, available online at the end of each semester through the Canvas portal. The course survey allows students to give feedback on a course and its instructor once they have completed the term. (Skyler Pradhan | Collegian)

New course surveys seek to mitigate bias, improve teaching

Samantha Ye
December 16, 2019
Eldora Mountain Resort opened on Nov. 1, two weeks ahead of schedule. Eldora offers 680 acres of skiable terrain for visitors of all skill levels. (Skyler Pradhan | Collegian)

SkiSU opens to CSU employees, expands number of trips

Samantha Ye
December 2, 2019
The new on-campus stadium takes Hughes Stadium's place. (Jenn Yingling | Collegian)

Hughes rezoning postponed to address ethics complaint

Samantha Ye
November 21, 2019
Fort Collins Community Service Officer Car blocks S Mason at the intersection at W Mulberry, Nov. 15. (Anna von Pechmann | The Collegian)

UPDATE: 72-year-old female, victim in train collision

Samantha Ye
November 15, 2019
Hughes Stadium remains closed after the recent opening of the new on-campus stadium. (Jenn Yingling | Collegian)

Council approves higher density zoning for Hughes

Samantha Ye
November 7, 2019
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser speaks to students and community members at the University Center for the Arts Nov 5. Weiser spoke and addressed questions about, a republican system of government, politics in the legal field, gun control, water rights, and other issues. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

Colorado Attorney General talks upholding democracy

Samantha Ye
November 6, 2019
Bird scooters are parked on the sidewalk in front of the Hartshorn building on campus Oct. 27. Bird scooters were implemented into the town of Fort Collins Oct. 23rd as a one year pilot program. (Matt Begeman | The Collegian)

Bird e-scooters flock to campus and Fort Collins

Samantha Ye
October 27, 2019
Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, professor of law at University of California, Los Angeles and Columbia Law School, addresses the crowd at the Colorado State University Diversity Symposium Oct. 14 in the Lory Student Center Ballrooms. Crenshaw, a Civil Rights and black feminist legal theory scholar coined the terms Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality. (Luke Bourland | The Collegian)

Kimberlé Crenshaw habla sobre la retórica de la política de reacción

Samantha Ye
October 23, 2019
The future of faculty: NTTF Part 5

The future of faculty: NTTF Part 5

Samantha Ye
October 22, 2019
Opening paths for promotion: NTTF part 4

Opening paths for promotion: NTTF part 4

Samantha Ye
October 21, 2019
Fortifying faculty appointment types: NTTF part 3

Fortifying faculty appointment types: NTTF part 3

Samantha Ye
October 20, 2019
The question of compensation: NTTF part 2

The question of compensation: NTTF part 2

Samantha Ye
October 16, 2019
Vice President for Diversity Mary Ontiveros, Colorado State University President Joyce McConnell, and Vice President for Student Affairs Blanche Hughes in the Lory Student Center Theater Oct. 16. discuss issues regarding diversity on campus and the positive changes that the university hopes to make. McConnell ended the chat by saying “we can make this change solid and lasting and change that will make a difference … so I say let’s go”

CSU president talks addressing racism at Diversity Symposium

Samantha Ye
October 16, 2019
“Universities have historically seeded critically important terrain… knowledge based liberationist knowledge. They are crucial to the work we are here to do today.” says Kimberlé Crenshaw during her keynote presentation for the Diversity Symposium in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom. Crenshaw is a full-time professor at the UCLA School of Law and Columbia Law School, where she specializes in race and gender issues and is commonly known for developing the theory of intersectionality. Oct 14. (Alyssa Uhl | The Collegian)

Kimberlé Crenshaw speaks on rhetoric of backlash politics

Samantha Ye
October 15, 2019
A student’s guide to your professor’s career, part 1

A student’s guide to your professor’s career, part 1

Samantha Ye
October 15, 2019
Lights for Liberty protesters brought various signs supporting immigrants and refugees, July 2019. (Image courtesy of Indivisible NOCO)

El Consejo Municipal exige el trato humano de inmigrantes

Samantha Ye
October 9, 2019
A supporter with DACA yells and holds a sign in support of DACA and the rights of undocumented persons at Colorado State University during a rally in the Plaza on Monday. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

CSU joins amicus brief pressing Supreme Court to protect DACA

Samantha Ye
October 8, 2019
Lights for Liberty protesters brought various signs supporting immigrants and refugees, July 2019. (Image courtesy of Indivisible NOCO)

City Council urges humane treatment of immigrants

Samantha Ye
October 2, 2019
Aaron Million has a proposal to turn Hughes Stadium just west of Fort Collins into a power plant. (Jon Price | Collegian)

Low-density zoning recommended for Hughes Stadium land

Samantha Ye
September 23, 2019
Colorado State University students march at the #NotProudToBe blackout event towards The Oval during the Fall Address, Sept. 19. (Anna von Pechmann | Collegian)

Hundreds of students march in #NotProudToBe demonstration

Samantha Ye
September 19, 2019
Collegian file photo

Fort Collins burglary suspect apprehended by SWAT, K9 unit

Samantha Ye
September 15, 2019
A member of the mosquito species Culex quinquefasciatus sucks blood from a finger. There are two species out of 40 in Colorado that can transfer the West Nile virus. (Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Update: Fort Collins cancels mosquito spraying plans

Samantha Ye
September 10, 2019
The CSU Route 3 bus at the CSU Transit Center. (Skyler Pradhan | Collegian)

Poudre Express bus connecting Greeley, Fort Collins launches January

Samantha Ye
September 9, 2019
Mosquito spraying to combat West Nile virus in Fort Collins

Mosquito spraying to combat West Nile virus in Fort Collins

Samantha Ye
September 7, 2019
Sage Sullivan fully embraces the repeal on banned toplessness in Fort Collins. Photo by Kaitlyn Ancell | Collegian

City Council ‘frees the nipple’ by striking topless ban

Samantha Ye
September 4, 2019
A police car is blocking a lane on Shields St. after an accident on campus. (AJ Frankson | Collegian)

Crash involving motorcycle, sedan seriously injures 1 person

Samantha Ye
August 29, 2019
(Photo Credit: Flickr)

Female suspect drives car through residence

Samantha Ye
August 28, 2019
Faculty at Colorado State University protest outside of the Administration building May 13. Faculty members were protesting for higher wages and better job security. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Non-tenure track faculty eligible for promotion can apply this year

Samantha Ye
August 26, 2019
The homeless lockers are located outside Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship on E Oak St. (Natalie Dyer | Collegian)

Lawsuit settled for $60,000 over Mennonite Church’s homeless lockers program

Samantha Ye
August 25, 2019
Residents held protest signs outside City Hall before the Aug. 20 Council meeting, urging the passing of a Climate Emergency Resolution. Several of these residents later spoke at the meeting.

Fort Collins City Council declares climate emergency

Samantha Ye
August 22, 2019
Ben Amundson, right, and Alex Farias answer questions during the ASCSU president and vice president election debate in the Plaza March 27. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

President on probation: What went down in 2019 ASCSU elections

Samantha Ye
August 9, 2019
James Morsbach was arrested this May in connection to a series of peeping Tom incidents. Police have now linked him to a 2018 sexual assault. (Booking photo courtesy of Larimer County Sheriff's Office)

Peeping Tom suspect linked to unsolved 2018 sexual assault

Samantha Ye
August 8, 2019
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and district representatives Jeni Ardnt and Cathy Kipp answer citizen questions at a Fort Collins town hall. (Samantha Ye | Collegian)

New state laws discussed at Fort Collins town hall

Samantha Ye
August 3, 2019
Mosquito transmitting a vector-borne disease.

West Nile virus found in Larimer County mosquitoes

Samantha Ye
July 31, 2019
CSU police cars parked behind the CSU police department building, in front of the Scott Engineering building. (Anna von Pechmann | Collegian)

CSU police searching for man who threatened children with knife

Samantha Ye
July 26, 2019
Joyce McConnell, current provost and vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University, has been selected to lead CSU as the next president. She was announced as a finalist on March, 13, 2019, and will have to observe a procedural waiting period of 14 days before being officially named next president of Colorado State University. (Photo Courtesy of SOURCE).

Joyce McConnell clarifies misrepresentations of CSU’s inclusive language guide

Samantha Ye
July 23, 2019
The Center for Public Deliberation held a gathering to share some of the new changes they have added to their center, including a new office space and pricing plan. (Samantha Ye | Collegian)

Center for Public Deliberation introduces new pricing plan, assistant director

Samantha Ye
July 21, 2019
An American flag is displayed in the Lory Student Center Theatre. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

CSU official inclusive language guide does not mention “American” despite controversy

Samantha Ye
July 19, 2019
Hughes Stadium, located approximately four miles from campus, is no longer used as the University's football stadium. (Jenn Yingling | Collegian)

City Council initiates rezoning of Hughes Stadium property

Samantha Ye
July 18, 2019
Part of a nationwide movement to protest migrant detention camps and family separation practices in the United States, the Lights for Liberty vigil at Civic Center Park in Fort Collins saw an attendance of more than 150 people. (Samantha Ye | Collegian)

Fort Collins Lights for Liberty vigil rallies support for detained immigrants

Samantha Ye
July 13, 2019
Councilmember Julie Pignataro's listening session took place at the Foothills Activity Center within the Foothills Mall in Fort Collins. (Anna Hoover | Collegian)

Councilmember discusses Climate Emergency Resolution at listening session

Samantha Ye
July 9, 2019
Residents wait in line to speak to Fort Collins City Council during the public comment portion. Of the 35 residents who spoke, 20 of them urged Council to adopt a Climate Emergency Resolution. (Samantha Ye | Collegian)

City Council to hear potential ‘Climate Emergency’ resolution

Samantha Ye
July 3, 2019
Deanne Seitz leads a chant while protesting with other Colorado State University faculty members outside of the Administration Building May 13, 2019. Faculty members were protesting for higher wages and better job security. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

“Show us the money”: CSU faculty protest for living wages

Samantha Ye
May 14, 2019
CSU President Tony Frank speaks before presenting the Founders Day Medal to former CSU President Albert Yates February 11. (Matt Tackett | Collegian)

Best of Tony Frank’s tenure infographic

Samantha Ye
May 12, 2019
Teachers listen to members of the Colorado State University President’s cabinet discuss pay in the Lory Student Center May 10. Compensation, job security, shared governance and professional development were among the topics that were discussed. (Ryan Schmidt | Collegian)

Faculty voice concerns over pay, representation at NTTF listening session

Samantha Ye
May 12, 2019
Associated Students of Colorado State University President-Elect Ben Amundson reacts to a statement made by the complainants during the ASCSU hearing May 7. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

Amundson-Farias election challenged in ASCSU Supreme Court

Samantha Ye
May 7, 2019
Poudre Fire Authority evacuates CSU Biology building for hazardous materials situation on Aug. 15, 2018. (Poudre Fire Authority)

Person, dog killed in fatal Fort Collins structure fire

Samantha Ye
May 7, 2019
A woman walks up stairs outside near the north side of the LSC May 3. The northern end of the LSC, including the bookstore and the Adult Learner and Veteran Services center, might be part of a planned renovation. (Ryan Schmidt | Collegian)

RISE Center plans to bring equitable education research into practice

Samantha Ye
May 5, 2019
A storage room full of clothes and shoes donated by CSU inside the Murphy Center in Northern Fort Collins. The shelter aims to provide essentials for survival especially in the colder months. (Skyler Pradhan | Collegian)

‘Pack it, Store it, Donate it’ program to continue after successful pilot

Samantha Ye
April 22, 2019
A petition for the fair pay at Colorado State University has been launched by Justice for Non-Tenure Faculty at CSU. The petition demands that CSU implement guaranteed minimum salaries of at least $52,000 per year for all full-time faculty working at CSU, $60,000 per year for full-time Assistant Professors and Senior Instructors and $66,000 per year for full-time faculty promoted to Associate Professors and Master Instructors. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

‘Something has to give:’ CSU faculty petition University for living wages

Samantha Ye
April 21, 2019
City Council adopts updated Fort Collins City Plan with caveats

City Council adopts updated Fort Collins City Plan with caveats

Samantha Ye
April 16, 2019
Wade Troxell, the current Mayor of Fort Collins, is running for his last re-election on a platform of community co-creation and engagement. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Troxell wins third mayoral term, women win all open council seats

Samantha Ye and Ravyn Cullor
April 2, 2019
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