The Rocky Mountain Collegian

[VIDEO] A week of remembrance

Students read names of Holocaust victims

By Shayna Grajo

Students for Holocaust Awareness and Hillel held the Litany of Martyrs in the Lory Student Center Sunken Lounge to help raise awareness of past and present genocide.

Gannett: CSU turned down sale of Collegian, partnership dismissed

Advisory committee members question timeline, administration's intentions

By Erik Myers

A spokesperson with media giant Gannett told the Collegian Thursday the company's initial interest in the student-run paper was entirely focused on a purchase of the paper, not a "strategic partnership," as suggested by CSU President Larry Penley earlier this semester.

CSU student vies for national scholarship

By Tim Maddocks

Seeing a helpless special-needs student get slammed into his locker between sophomore high school classes inspired Cory Longhurst to start a big brother-type mentoring program for special-needs students. He wasn't thinking about going on to have a 4.0 GPA in college or to be a finalist for one of the most prestigious college scholarships in the country.

Gov. Ritter calls for new global-minded education

By Kaeli West

Gov. Bill Ritter's vision Thursday to make Colorado a global competitor called for increased education funding and rigorous education standards. Ritter, speaking to a group of high school journalism students at the State Capitol, said a focused curriculum in science, technology, engineering and math was part of his economic development strategy, which would center Colorado in the industries of bio and life sciences, aerospace, renewable energy and tourism.