The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Federal officials clear way for debris removal at Minnesota bridge collapse site

By The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - With all the victims believed to have been recovered, federal investigators gave state transportation officials clearance Tuesday to pull away the concrete deck of the collapsed interstate bridge. The cleanup and rebuilding steps kicked into a higher gear a day after divers pulled the body of construction worker Gregory Jolstad from the Mississippi River, about three weeks after the eight-lane bridge fell Aug.

Bundles on Books

Who really offers the lowest prices for expensive reads

By Nikki Cristello

Students who bought their fall textbooks at the CSU Bookstore might want to hold on to their receipts.

Two companies, environmentally friendly in their respective ways, are giving campus bookstores across the nation competition.

BookRenter.com and AbeBooks.com offer alternative ways for students to get the textbooks they need for class. BookRenter is an online library of sorts. AbeBooks offers comparative pricing via text messaging and an option to buy online.


BookRenter.com

Jen Pelletier, spokesperson for Bookrenter.com, said her company, which was a trial version until Monday, allows students to search for books by title, author or ISBN number.

Union lashes at CSU contracts

By Laurel Berch

Less than a week after students moved into CSU's new Academic Village, a workers' advocacy group is scolding the university for hiring what they call "a rat contractor" to construct the building. Three members of Carpenters Union, a Kansas City-based labor group, handed out fliers on the corner of Pitkin Street and College Avenue Tuesday with a banner that read: "Shame on Colorado State.

Fair opens up CSU to students

By Kris Cote

Students looking to get involved at CSU will have every opportunity next Wednesday at the Student Involvement Fair. The Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement (SLiCE) Office will be hosting the event on the Lory Student Center Plaza from 10 a.

Flood insurance a viable option [VIDEO]

By James Holt

A flash flood seeped into basements across Fort Collins earlier this month, leaving unwelcome damage to meet returning students this fall. The downpour served as a dismal reminder for residents who were affected by torrential waters 10 years ago. Then and now, most residents and virtually all students do not have flood insurance, leaving homeowners and renters dead in the water.

Stragglers get rooms

Students moved out of makeshift housing

By Laura Anderson

With 54 no-shows on move-in day, students in overflow housing should be moving into their final assignments this week. The university had to wait until noon on Monday to re-assign those 54 slots to allow no-shows an opportunity to confirm or deny their positions.

VIDEO: Fort Collins flood of '97

By Jessi Stafford

It's been a decade since violent waters ripped through Fort Collins, buffeting buildings, lifting up cars and claiming the lives of five people. Residents and rescue workers were taken by surprise when one of the largest rainstorms in state history caused Spring Creek to overflow, creating a flash flood that engulfed much of the city and the heart of the CSU campus.

RamServe breaks volunteer record [VIDEO]

By Erik Myers

If kindness could be measured in dollars and cents, a few hours of service might seem like pocket change to those who sacrificed the semester's first Saturday afternoon as part of CSU's RamServe. But coordinators estimate the 460 student and community volunteers provided about $25,000 in community service over the course of only three hours.