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First ever Rams Superstar Competition a hit with fans
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In his first five months as head coach, Steve Fairchild has made many efforts to get the Fort Collins community back at the heart of the CSU football. Although he has a long way to go, it appears his efforts are beginning to finally pay off. The north stands in Moby Arena were filled as 350 students and residents gathered to watch the team compete in the first ever Rams Superstar Competition Friday night.
As summer approaches, specialists say tanning can be healthy, but warn against excess
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Summer is fast approaching, and at its heels is a common decision -- To tan or not to tan? Rather than focusing on one extreme or the other, however, people need to make an effort to have a balanced approach to sun exposure and safety, expert say. Many people agree that having a tan makes you look better and feel better about your appearance.
Collegian resumes weekly printing tomorrow
Pick up your copy on campus and on racks in town
Tomorrow, the Collegian will begin a weekly edition that will run for the remainder of the summer until it goes daily on the first day of classes. As a reader, you can expect to see many feature articles typical of a weekly paper, but also hard news coverage and entertainment.
Kin seek help finding killer of woman found in burning home
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) _ Relatives of a Fort Collins woman who was strangled, sexually assaulted and left in her burning home have asked for the public's help in finding her killer. Firefighters found 20-year-old Linnea Dick in her home Friday. The coroner's office says she died of asphyxiation.
Arrest made in Linnea Dick homicide
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Joseph Curl, 29, was arrested Monday afternoon for the murder of Linnea Dick according to a Fort Collins Police Services press release. Curl was contacted by Fort Collins police around 2 p.m. and was voluntarily transported to the police station where he was interviewed and taken into custody at approximately 4:15 p.
Gibson authors legislation
ASC president takes student voice to Capitol
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It all started in a small bowling alley in Casa Grande, Ariz. over Thanksgiving break last year. Blake Gibson, the current president of the Associated Students of Colorado, sat with Erin Hertzog, then president of the University of Arizona's student government, and talked about ways to make college cheaper for students.
August Ritter posts photos from party at guv's mansion
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9News reported tonight that pictures from parties held by August Ritter at the governor's mansion were posted on an online social networking site. The photos showed Ritter, the governor's son and a senior global tourism major at CSU, drinking from a keg tap and holding a flag that is kept at the publicly owned, but private residence.
Student Media set to seperate from CSU
Unanimous Board of Guvs' vote lays track for not-for-profit status
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Student Media is set to become an entity independent of CSU, following a unanimous vote of the Board of Governors Tuesday afternoon. The decision puts Student Media on track to shift its operations to follow a not-for-profit model, also known as a 501(c)3 model.
Frat bikes across country for charity
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Between the seven of them, they will pedal almost as many miles as the Earth's circumference. This summer, seven members of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity will embark on a journey to aid children with disabilities and teach other kids how to interact with disabled peers.
Disabled left without reliable transportation
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For more than a decade, CSU student Fran Wilson used the city's door-to-door busing service as her primary means of transportation for everything from picking up groceries to getting to work at the CSU Bookstore. But after the city pulled funds from Dial-A-Ride, Fort Collins' call-in transportation service for disabled citizens, the wheelchair user was forced to complete a rigorous recertification process in order to access the service reevaluated under newer, stricter guidelines.
Undie run brings stress relief, benefits charity
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At first, there were only a few people, about eight in all. But as 11:50 p.m. drew near Friday night, people started showing up at the Lory Student Center in droves. It would only be a matter of minutes before a little over 400 men and women clad only in their underwear were joking and laughing, chanting and screaming in front of the LSC, ready to make a run for it.
Race promotes awareness for the Velodrome Project
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Student and community organizations are holding a six-day bicycle race on the Oval to promote awareness for the construction of a velodrome, a special bicycle racetrack, in downtown Fort Collins. The races began Sunday, and the Fort Collins Velodrome Association will host a race each Sunday until June 15 from 5 to 7:30 p.
SFRB releases student fee endorsements for FY09
The Student Fee Review Board endorsed the university's proposals for program fee increases for fiscal year 2009. "They will improve quality of CSU's learning environment in a cost-effective manner," said Trevor Trout, the chair of the SFRB in a statement. "Throughout our review of student fees, we ensured quality programs and services remained at the lowest, most equitable cost to students.
Latina student breaks down diversity barriers
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Walking onto campus as an incoming freshman, Raquel Ramirez felt the strain of being a part of the minority. As a child, she grew up in a tight-knit Latino family where the children were taught the importance of their cultural background. "It is something my family wants us to cherish and hold onto," Ramirez said.
Pet owners in tough spot after foreclosures
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Animal shelters and rescue organizations across the country are facing increases in their intake of abandoned and surrendered pets as the economy continues to struggle and family and individual pet-owners lose their homes to foreclosures -- and Fort Collins is no exception.