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The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Caroline King

Opinion: ‘On the topic of white privilege’ shows misunderstanding of privilege, denial of oppression

Caroline King October 12, 2015

By now, thousands of people have read the column "On the topic of white privilege" that was published in the Collegian last Thursday. Between letters to the editor, online comments and the CSU Privileged...

Caroline King

How to do voluntourism in a positive manner

Caroline King March 11, 2015

As spring break approaches, many are probably looking forward to sitting poolside or sleeping off the semester thus far, but a growing number of students are actually gearing up to volunteer. Taking...

Caroline King

50 Shades of Grey: Why you should spend your Valentine’s Day elsewhere

Caroline King February 12, 2015

If you've got nothing else to do on Valentine’s Day, I’m sure it may have already occurred to you to see the big screen rendition of the book that curled toes for some, and brought others to the...

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Stadium will close CSU Challenge Course; students should have a say

January 27, 2015

The new on-campus stadium has been on the minds and hearts of Colorado State University students, staff, faculty and Fort Collins residents alike for months. Now that we know it’s actually happening,...

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The Ferguson lesson: all lives should matter

Caroline King December 2, 2014

There are few things as beautiful and moving to me as people uniting across differences to lift one another in the struggle for equality, and it is happening now. Ferguson has spoken and communities...

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Thanksgiving: historically haunting, personally pleasant

Caroline King November 20, 2014

As school wraps up for the much anticipated fall/Thanksgiving break, all I can think about is turkey, pie and no homework. But each consecutive year, as I binge eat turkey and cranberry sauce on the...

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Assaults in FoCo and societal prevention

Caroline King November 5, 2014

All week I have heard friendly warnings, "don't walk alone," "don't be out by yourself at night," and as I find myself choosing to postpone things until the morning, worried that I've stayed too late at...

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This year’s Halloween costume don’ts

Caroline King October 30, 2014

To be scary or to be funny ... or sexy? These are the questions. Halloween is here and if you're like me, you've been planning the perfect costume since football season started. Unfortunately, from the...

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Raven-Symone rejects labels

Caroline King October 15, 2014

Since last Sunday’s premiere of Oprah’s segment, “Where Are They Now?” Raven-Symone has set the Twittersphere on fire. Though Oprah predicted as much on her talk show, the child star of the Cosby...

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“Bass” misses the mark on body positivity

Caroline King October 8, 2014

If you have a radio you've been listening to lately, you may have heard Meghan Trainor's overnight hit, "All about that Bass." The catchy doo-woppy style song is the number one hit single in America,...

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Local issues: Larimer County ballot measures

Caroline King September 22, 2014

As Nov. 4 approaches, and the chances of walking through campus without getting asked about your voter registration status get slimmer and slimmer, I inevitably feel ill prepared; knowing little more...

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Ray Rice case highlights holes in the system

Caroline King September 15, 2014

Ray Rice, former running back for the Baltimore Ravens, is not the only professional sportsman or NFL darling to be charged with domestic abuse. Infamously dropped from the Ravens on Sept. 8, along...

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