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Greg Morrison, the owner of Totally High Country Brownies, describes Bud the Volkswagen Vanagon as all tricked out. Photo courtesy of Morrison.

Retired Colorado police chief sells “THC” brownies

Laren Cyphers December 8, 2014

The retired police chief of Grand Junction and Vail is selling "THC" brownies at retail locations across Colorado and shipping them across state lines, and was last seen cruising around in a 1985 Volkswagen...

New greenhouse gas management and accounting major coming fall 2015

New greenhouse gas management and accounting major coming fall 2015

Laren Cyphers November 19, 2014

The new, one-of-a-kind Master of Greenhouse Gas Management and Accounting program will be a first for Colorado State University, as well as the rest of the nation’s higher education sphere. The interdisciplinary...

Dale Bard, Jim Bridwell, Fred East and Jay Fiske atop El Capitan’s Pacific Ocean Wall, 1975. Photograph by Warner Braun.

Reel Rock Film showing at CSU Thursday

Laren Cyphers October 23, 2014

The Reel Rock 9 Film Tour is making a stop in Fort Collins, Thursday October 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lory Student Center on campus. This year's film is Valley Uprising, a documentary about the history...

Fort Collins company sells biofuels made from beetle kill

Fort Collins company sells biofuels made from beetle kill

Laren Cyphers October 22, 2014

Biofuels made by Fort Collins-based company, Red Rocks Biofuels, will help to fuel Southwest Airlines' planes beginning mid-2016 using the extensive forest waste created by pine beetle kill. The off-take...

Colorado State does its research

Colorado State does its research

Laren Cyphers October 15, 2014

Colorado State University research expenses were reportedly more than $300 million for the seventh year in a row. The National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey ranked...

Fort Collins community quiet on retail marijuana sales

Fort Collins community quiet on retail marijuana sales

Laren Cyphers September 23, 2014

Since Fort Collins lifted the ban on retail marijuana this summer, the city has heard little from the community, in opposition or otherwise. “It has really been remarkably quiet,” said Councilman...

Cannabis considered more dangerous than meth by federal government

Cannabis considered more dangerous than meth by federal government

Laren Cyphers September 10, 2014

Since the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, cannabis has been considered by the federal government to be a Schedule I drug, which is the most dangerous categorization a drug may be given. This...

Event map courtesy of the City of Fort Collins.

Free Hazardous Waste Collection Event

Laren Cyphers September 5, 2014

The City of Fort Collins will be holding a free household hazardous waste collection event 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., September 6, on the Colorado State University campus on the northwest corner of Lake Street...

The team retrofitted the Hartshorn Medical Center with solar panels as part of their proposal.

Colorado State wins first round of Green Energy Challenge

August 25, 2014

Colorado State University’s students are in first place out of 15 teams competing in the 2014 Green Energy Challenge, after proposing a plan that would decrease energy consumption in Hartshorn Medical...

Students propose greener version of Hartshorn for competition

Students propose greener version of Hartshorn for competition

April 29, 2014

The sixth annual Green Energy Challenge is underway and the National Electrical Contracting Association of CSU is ready. “Our confidence level is very, very high,” said Daniel Proud, president...

CSUs Vet Teaching Hospital sees rise in animals ingesting cannabis

CSU’s Vet Teaching Hospital sees rise in animals ingesting cannabis

April 17, 2014

Veterinary hospitals in Colorado are seeing an increase in cannabis toxicity cases involving dogs and cats since the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in the state, according to a Colorado...

Bryan Karr, mechanical engineer junior, climbs Kahuna Boulder.

Fort Collins home to some legendary climbs

April 4, 2014

Northern Colorado provides climbers some of the most diverse and accessible routes in the lower 48. Fort Collins is no exception. Within 25 minutes of town we have Horsetooth Reservoir, Lory State...

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