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Fort Collins volunteers draw 9-mile chalk memorial for children killed in Gaza

Isabella Becker, Staff Reporter October 8, 2024

On the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 6, several volunteers from the Northern Colorado Liberation Coalition came together one day before the anniversary of the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war Oct. 7, 2023. The...

Patricia Vigil gives Alfreda “Freda” Whaley, a residential dining employee, the Multicultural Staff and Faculty Network

Foundry worker Freda Whaley falls into early retirement

Samy Gentle, News Reporter January 25, 2023

Freda Whaley had been working at Colorado State University since 1989. Most recently, she worked for Housing and Dining Services at The Foundry dining center. That was until Sept. 5, 2022, when she —...

(Graphic courtesy of Annika Lister)

110 years of insects: The metamorphosis of the CSU bug club

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director January 24, 2023

For most of us, bugs can be reduced to a fear of spiders and a hope that termites don't take down our homes. For students in the Colorado State University Entomology Club, bugs are much more than that. After...

Colorado State guard Isaiah Stevens waits for a play call from the bench Jan 21.

Isaiah Stevens breaks CSU’s 30-year career assist record

Braidon Nourse, Sports Editor January 23, 2023

It was a goal from day one for Isaiah Stevens to break Colorado State University's all-time career assist record of 530. That mark was set and held for nearly 30 years by Ryan Yoder, who played for the...

Shalini Shanker, the senior Associate Athletic Director of Compliance, explains more about her role in athletics at Colorado State University

Shalini Shanker and the restless world of NCAA compliance

Braidon Nourse, Sports Editor September 18, 2022

It often seems that yet another university’s athletic department is under fire for breaking rules set by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Paying student-athletes under the table, discrimination...

Colorado State University Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology professor Susan VandeWoude poses for a portrait at her laboratory May 2, 2019.

Dr. Sue VandeWoude appointed CVMBS dean after 32 years at CSU

Samy Gentle, News Reporter September 18, 2022

On Aug. 16 Dr. Sue VandeWoude began her appointment as the new dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, according to a SOURCE article. VandeWoude received her postgraduate...

Lauren Gale in her 2021 Olympic jersey poses in a start position on the Jack Christiansen Memorial Track Fort Collins Colorado Oct. 4. (Garrett Mogel | The Collegian)

Lauren Gale only gets better as CSU track career nears end

Braidon Nourse, Sports Reporter March 28, 2022

What a ride it has been for senior Lauren Gale over her decorated career at Colorado State University. From conference champion to Olympian to history-maker, it seems there aren't many milestones Gale...

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