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Increased CSU participation in Homecoming Parade

As the Rocky Mountain Golden Girls, twirling their candy cane-striped batons, danced in unison down Howes Street Friday, most parade onlookers were content with the with changes to the parade -- including the day and route -- a year after they were implemented. more...

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Campus service officers escort fellow students to their homes

The golden glow of a street lamp shown down on the intersection of Plum and Shields Streets Thursday, illuminating Alison McCoy and Krista Richardson as they stood waiting, hands in pockets, for the crosswalk light to change while shepherding a fellow CSU student home. more...

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Vietnam POW shares effects of war on family

On May 6, 1967, Navy A4E Hawk Pilot Robert Wideman's plane was shot down as he was flying over Northern Vietnam. He did not return to the United States until 1973. more...

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Students canvas Fort Collins in underwear, donate clothing items

Ringing his silver bell 10 feet from the pavement, "the tall bike guy" coasts eastbound along Laurel Street as pedestrians cheer on what can only be described as a one-man parade. more...

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'Tall bike buy' brings smiles to the road

Ringing his silver bell 10 feet from the pavement, "the tall bike guy" coasts eastbound along Laurel Street as pedestrians cheer on what can only be described as a one-man parade. more...

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Obama's 100 Days

Today, on his 100th day as president, Americans will critique Barack Obama's performance in a tradition that hails back to the Roosevelt presidency of the 1930s. And while Obama averaged a 63 percent approval rating during his first quarter in the Oval Office -- the highest since Jimmy Carter's 69 percent approval rating in 1977, according to recent Gallup Poll estimations -- not all onlookers say Obama has made the policy shift he promised while on the campaign trail. more...

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University closes children's lemonade stand, re-opens Wednesday

What do you do when life gives you lemons? Make lemonade. But what do you do when life kicks your lemonade stand off the plaza? Come back tomorrow. more...

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Spring Football 2009

Quarterback Jon Eastman (15) warms up before the football team's final practice of the spring season April 20. The Rams head into their informal summer practice routine this week, leading up to formal two-a-days in August. more...

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Binary Boys: Taking the 'You out of YouTube'?

A week ago today, YouTube's life was changed drastically, and you may not have even noticed. It was public knowledge leading up to that day that YouTube was making some big changes regarding content, and many of the big players were talking about it in their vlogs. The question: How big are the changes going to be? more...

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Girls, women learn self-defense

Limbs flailed and punches flew Tuesday night when more than 20 women learned self defense from a local police officer. more...

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Single-stream recycling process new to campus, sorted by well-oiled machine

The moment an aluminum can leaves your fingertips and careens into the depths of a recycling bin, it is out of sight and out of mind. But it does not just disappear; it instead embarks on cross-state journey to be reborn into something new. more...

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Smokin' the Reefer

Disregarding an e-mail from the CU-Boulder administration pleading with students to forgo this year's 4/20 celebration, roughly 10,000 people gathered on the green lawn of CU-Boulder's Norlin Quad Monday to celebrate what stoners across the nation recognize as something of a national marijuana smoking holiday. more...

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Unleashing the bands

"I've got seven," one man says as he sauntered into the Aggie Theatre Saturday night, proudly displaying his colorful arm. Wristbands dominate his wardrobe, a testament to the busy night behind him. With sweat dripping down his face, he joins the rhythmically moving masses, completely tuned into the punk-rock band now blaring through the speakers. more...

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The future of computing

On Monday, Dan Reed, one of the top computing strategists in the country from Microsoft, gave a guest lecture in the Lory Student Center about the future of computing technology. more...

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Back to the Basics

As "The Warrior" bus glides south along I-25 to the night's gig, those who share the road with the city transport-turned moving drug den don't suspect they're next to a living acid flashback -- a modern day manifestation of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters. more...

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Storming the Capitol

About 200 students from nearly every college and university in Colorado responded en masse to the Joint Budget Committee's recommendation Wednesday that $300 million be cut from the $600 million higher education budget. more...

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Community fundraiser increases awareness of sexual violence, abuse

Statistics show that one in every four college women are raped, 10 percent of the people who are raped are men, 90 percent of rapes are done by a familiar person and 60 percent of rapes go unreported. With statistics like these, the Campus Feminist Alliance at CSU finds it important to educate the community about these issues. more...

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Netbooks a mobile alternative to laptops

We are all increasingly on-the-go as our society demands more from us while paying us less. Luckily we humans have a symbiotic relationship with the ecosystem in Silicon Valley, in which new species are constantly evolving. The newest, identified as "netbookus laptopis," is rapidly reproducing and creating delicious offspring for us to consume. more...

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JBC to push $300 million cut, swap for higher ed

The legislative group charged with drafting the state's budget unanimously recommended a potentially devastating $300 million slash to higher education Wednesday, which by itself could leave Colorado colleges in financial limbo -- or worse. more...

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ROTC Cadets to march 26.2 miles in memory of soldiers

As the sun rises Sunday mornings on the sleeping town of Fort Collins, six members of the CSU Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps and eight from Army ROTC tie up their boot laces, pull on 45-pound backpacks and head off on a 10 to 22-mile trek across the still-frosted landscape. more...

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Snow storm closes CSU

After Governor Bill Ritter issued a disaster declaration Thursday in response to Colorado blizzard conditions, the National Weather Service reported that the peak of the storm passed Fort Collins late Thursday afternoon but snow fall is expected to subside throughout the evening. more...

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Beyond the Barbed Wire

The first car ride to Manzanar was silent - the radio was off, and the only sound was the steady hum of the van's massive engine. At the end of a barbed-wire fence that stretched to the horizon, a wooden guard tower ascended into view. more...

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Slam poet brings awareness to literacy

In an effort to promote youth literacy, world-renowned slam poet Sonya Renee recited some of her most personal and emotionally driven poems for students Wednesday night in the Lory Student Center Grey Rock Room. The program, hosted by Rams Encourage Adolescent Literacy, aimed at encouraging the children of Turning Point, a family development center, to pursue reading and writing. more...

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Tech Mythbusting

Computer myths are like good New York hot dogs, long and juicy. OK, so maybe that's a bad comparison and computer myths have nothing to do with the characteristics of hot dogs. But they do exist. Here are a few common ones that may not surprise you, but will improve your computing practices. more...

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DASHING TO THE DRAFT

Following an impressive showing at last month's NFL Scouting Combine, former CSU tight end Kory Sperry didn't participate in any officially timed workouts at CSU's annual Pro Day on Tuesday. Instead it was Sperry's former teammate, running back Gartrell Johnson, who capitalized on the opportunity. more...

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University organ lives after death of creator

Afternoon sunlight peeked through the open windows of the recital hall, glinting off the rising tiers of polished silver pipes as Joel Bacon stepped up to the world-famous Casavant Organ in the University Center for the Arts. more...

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Aztecs too much on senior night

Ten days ago, construction began on a building set upon the world's largest earthquake shake table in Japan, and CSU and global researchers will use data from future tests to determine the resistance level of wood in a real earthquake. more...

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Kindle 2 Review

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How to: Really Simple Syndication

Today is one of those days that we, the Boys, will take a complicated sounding tech term and demonstrate to you that it is, in fact, simple enough for you to use and benefit from in your daily life. It is our goal here at the Collegian to provide tech know-how to those in need. So without further adieu, this month's How-To: RSS feeds (are you guys excited?). more...

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CSU collaborates to lead test of world's largest earthquake shake table

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The Star Report Video Blog: Marcus Walker

Sports columnist Sean Star sits down with CSU senior guard Marcus Walker for a little verbal one-on-one. more...

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Rams continue heartbreaking stretch with double OT lost

CSU basketball fans have faced tough times over the past two seasons, but Rams head coach Tim Miles explained that the past two weeks may have brought about a new level of difficulty. The Rams are 1-3 in the past two weeks, falling to Utah in overtime on Feb. 18, losing to arch rival Wyoming on a missed last second shot Feb. 25 and now posting a heartbreaking 79-81 double-overtime loss to New Mexico Saturday night. more...

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Twitter-pated

The Internet is in love with Twitter. Just like "Slumdog Millionaire" was the darling of the Academy this year, everyone is fussing over Twitter in the social-networking community. Even if you hate it, it's still the talk of the town. more...

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In defense of Wikipedia

Wikipedia has quite the bum rap among many students and teachers -- they don't trust it because of the fact that anyone can edit it. Its name has become almost synonymous with blatantly wrong statements stated as facts -- "The United States was formed with the signing of the Declaration of Independence by leper monkeys in 1677." They believe that this makes the great Wiki inherently evil. more...

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Obama signs huge stimulus, readies foreclosure aid

DENVER (AP) - Racing to reverse the country's economic spiral, President Barack Obama signed a mammoth stimulus package into law Tuesday and readied a $50 billion rescue plan for Wednesday announcement to help legions of homeowners who are facing foreclosure. more...

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CSU-founded company delivers clean burning cookstoves to India

Envirofit, a company that started within CSU's Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory, is addressing the problem of indoor pollution by distributing clean cookstoves to people in third world countries and seeks to broaden its scope to meet growing global needs. The stoves were designed to reduce toxic emissions and cut fuel consumption in half, thus helping owners to save money and breathe cleaner, less polluted air. more...

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CU students kiss to raise awareness

Surrounding the Dalton Trumbo Fountain at CU-Boulder's campus Friday, students gathered and cheered as about 20 of their peers made out for two minutes straight in the cold of the afternoon sun. Sparking much interest and curiosity, members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and straight communities joined together to protest the cultural stigma against public displays of same-sex affection. more...

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From Loveland with love, care

During the first weeks of February, Post Offices across the nation find themselves flooded with Valentine's Day love mail. But one Northern Colorado city has left its special mark on the holiday for decades. Every year thousands of Valentine cards and letters are mailed to or purchased from Loveland and then re-mailed to the recipient with a little extra love attached in the form of a specialty stamp. more...

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Geek dating guide

Geeks are almost universally known to be socially awkward creatures who love gadgets, books and the opposite sex. Luckily for the survival chances of the geek species, the opposite sex will also occasionally take an interest in the geek. At this point, things can get tricky -- geeks do not often live and act according to the rules of "normal" society, and therefore hopeful romantic endeavors with them may end up with chemistry http 404 Not Found. more...

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Puck 'Em up, CSU

Last night 4,105 people gathered at the Budweiser Events Center to watch the CSU hockey team battle the University of Colorado in the third of four Rocky Mountain Face-Offs. The fans gathered in the parking lot as if it were a football game. more...

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'7' will be Microsoft's greatest operating system over Vista, OS

Windows Vista is probably the most hated Windows operating system since, well, Windows XP. We've all seen the many flaws in the OS - things like incompatibility, poor speed, and those silly warning messages. Issues like those, coupled with the many others in existence have led many users to stick with Windows XP or even switch to Mac OS X - indeed, even some CSU computer labs downgraded their new systems from Vista to XP. more...

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Dark Dodgin'

It was the only warning of incoming strikes that the embattled players would get, as the blacklights that surrounded the makeshift dodgeball courts made sight nearly impossible. Combined with the intermittent blasts of referee's whistles and cheering spectators who filled the stands, the player's faculties could only be described as considerably limited. more...

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Meeting Expectations with Tech News

Circuit City started shutting its doors on a nationwide scale over break. The consumer electronics chain, founded in 1949, filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 7. Its collapse has been blamed largely on the poor management by both CEO Philip J. Schoonover and store managers of the company. more...

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Rams Win New Mexico Bowl

Big players step up in big games - case and point, Gartrell Johnson. Not only did the senior just have the biggest game of his entire career, but he did it on the biggest stage he's ever played on while guiding the CSU Rams to a bowl title and their first winning season in five years. more...

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Citizen's Academy

At CSUPD's third annual Citizen's Academy, about 20 students and faculty chosen through an application process spent the fall semester enrolled in basic police training. The participants attended classes that provided information and hands-on experience on arrest control techniques, use of firearms at a shooting range, crime scene investigation and arrest search and seizure techniques. more...

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Temperature Drops, Snow Follows

A photo slideshow of the winter's first big offerings

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Tips to make your Windows experience a better one

So, it's common knowledge that most people hate Windows Vista, but since all PCs ship with it now, we're all just going to have to deal with it. So in order to make things run a little smoother, we're going to start with a few tips that will help make your Vista experience a little better. more...

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Binary Boys: Black Friday

Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year and, most importantly, the best sales on electronics that you will find throughout the 365. So named because this single day usually propels businesses financially from the in the "red" to in the "black" for the first time in the fiscal year, Black Friday is a bargain shopper's dream. (more...)

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Seniors Gartrell Johnson III (5) and Jeff Horinek (10), horse around after a victory against UNLV on Saturday afternoon at Hughes Stadium

Rams ready to cross final regular season hurdle

It's amazing the difference a season can make. A year ago today, the CSU Rams were 2-9 with no hope of a bowl game. Three hundred and sixty five days later, the Rams are 5-6, one win away from bowl eligibility and have a possible road to the post season in their sights. more...

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Local review of Roe's 'Letters and Lights'

With The Fray from Arvada and OneRepublic from Colorado Springs, Colorado is experiencing a renaissance of earnest piano rock in the last handful of years. Now Fort Collins quintet Roe is throwing its hat into the ring with their latest release, "Letters and Lights." more...

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Meet Artist Magic Cyclops

In less esoteric terms, Cyclops is the "Weird Al" Yankovic of Fort Collins, minus the direct parodies and PG rating -- he once told a heckler, "If I wanted any lip from you, I'd unzip my pants." He alternates between musician, with a berth of original songs, and professional disc jockey, never straying from an 80s sound. more...

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Binary Boys: Go Green With Electronics

Technology may be a great part of our lives as human beings, but it is definitely detrimental to the environment in production methods as well as the waste left over when, for example, a computerís life meets its sad, sad end. (more...)

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Penley Resigns

In a shocking mid-semester announcement, CSU President Larry Penley resigned Wednesday night, ending a five-year tenure underscored by his CEO approach to leadership and squabbles with students, faculty and state officials. more...

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ASCSU parties after the polls

A palpable Democratic feeling filled the air as approximately 40 members of the Associated Students of CSU and Ram Leadership, a branch of the student government, scramble to finish last minute decorating at the Party After the Polls election watch party at CB & Potts this evening. more...

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Rams share voting thoughts on Election Day

Colorado State University students talk about who they voted for and why at the Lory Student Center polling place. more...

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Beastie Boys on the Plaza

The Beastie Boys made an appearance on the Lory Student Center Plaza. The rap group did not perform. Instead they talked to young voters about the importance of participating in the election. more...

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CSU falls to Cougars

The Cougars (8-1 4-1) knocked off the Rams (4-5 2-3) on the strength of a last minute game winning drive, disappointing the majority of the 20,000 fans filling the CSU's home. more...

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Change

Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation's first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. "Change has come," he told a jubilant hometown Chicago crowd estimated at nearly a quarter-million people. more...

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Communities celebrate culture at 26th annual CSU POW WOW

On Saturday, Nov. 1, the 26th annual CSU POW WOW was held in the Main Ballroom in the Lory Student Center, and officials said it signaled the start of Native American Month celebrated in November. more...

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Digital TV transition affects viewers

That's right, no more analog signal will be broadcast. The transition has many benefits, and the most noticeable will undoubtedly be the ability for the digital signal to send larger "files" over the airwaves. This opens numerous opportunities for TV stations to expand their programming, and not only will HD broadcasts be available, but multiplexing will now become a reality. more...

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Obama lauds CSU as green university

Sen. Barack Obama spoke to the Fort Collins community, discussing the importance of a renewable energy future and commending CSU for its plans to going green, underneath vibrantly golden leaves on the Oval Sunday. more...

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Barack Obama visits CSU

About 50,000 students and community members greeted Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama Sunday in the Colorado State University Oval. more...

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CSU falls behind in RedBull soapbox race

Team Green Machine's giant Ram soapbox thundered down the scenic Red Bull Soapbox Race course Saturday afternoon, crushed the CU-Boulder team's hopes at victory and even crossed the finish line alive. more...

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Painting Professor exhibits at Denver art gallery

It was some 60 years ago, in middle-American Wichita, Kan. - hardly the place one thinks of as a metropolitan epicenter of culture and modern creative genius - that Dave Yust tagged along with his parents to visit with their artist friends, and decided that he wanted a share in their genuine love and curiosity of life, art and the world. more...

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TiVo-ing with your computer

The Binary Boys are coming to the rescue with this month's How-To -- turning your computer into a TV, complete with TiVo functionality and the ability to burn your favorite shows to DVD. more...

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CSU students lead protest to legalize marijuana

Despite being surrounded by about 12 CSU police officers on foot, circling squad cars, curious observers and an overexcited drug-detecting dog, two to three joints were still discretely passed around a circle of marijuana-promoting students on the CSU Oval Monday afternoon. more...

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Ribbon cutting celebrates UCA's completion

Hundreds of university officials, CSU students and faculty, music maestros, Fort Collins High School alumni and community members turned out to celebrate the completion of the $45 million University Center for the Arts with an artistic ribbon-cutting ceremony. more...

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ROTC teams take top honors

Two CSU Army ROTC battalion teams, dubbed the Ram Battalion, placed first and second at the annual "Rocky Mountain Ranger Challenge" held Saturday and Sunday at Camp Guernsey, Wyo. more...

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CSU officials plan to keep parade changes

CSU officials said that based on the significant increase in CSU-community participation they witnessed at the Homecoming Parade, Friday, the university plans to follow a similar structure for the event in coming years. more...

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Missed opportunities haunt Rams

It was a night of missed opportunities for CSU on Saturday afternoon as the Rams fell 13-7 to Texas Christian University in front of a crowd of over 27,000. more...

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Tech trends, buzz words

In this column, we feel that it is our job to keep you informed of the buzz words associated with today's technological trends. more...

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Concert of color offers new and timeless elements

when treated to Tuesday night's CSU Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble performance, the themed program "Hear the Light!," about 260 audience members were reminded of the sight and sound of unbridled music - live and uncompressed. more...

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Fiasco in Moby

Lupe Fiasco and Three 6 Mafia shake Moby to the ground Sunday night. more...

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G-Man" carries Rams to third win

For the sixth consecutive season, the CSU football team was able to handle the Rebels of UNLV, as the Rams won another close match at Hughes Stadium Saturday afternoon 41-28 behind the rushing attack of Gartrell Johnson III. more...

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Clowning Around

Local improv group clowns around at the Lincoln Center more...

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Facebook Navigation 101

Our view: Change is inevitable. It's one of life's old adages. So let's take a look at some of the greener grass. more...

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Interactive Dining Map

Wondering where you should eat on campus? Click here for our interactive map more...

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POW/MIA Day

ROTC honors military sacrifices more...

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Underage AC/DC cover band boogies local bars

Sporting a velvet-blue school boy outfit, 12-year-old Kyle Janes isn't just acting out the boyish rock n' roll spirit immortalized by legendary AC/DC guitarist Angus Young more than three decades ago -- he's living it. more...

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Good fun for a good cause

Ridiculous costumes, great bands and delicious beer kept attendees entertained at Saturday's ninth annual Tour de Fat.more...

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Debacle in Denver

After Showdown, team has faith in Farris more...

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Concert series annual fun

Lagoon summer concert series. more...

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Exploring Conference brings explosives and helicopters to CSU

Hundreds of teens lined the hills of CSU's West Lawn waiting for the much-anticipated display of heavy explosives -- TNT and dynamite -- to blast off a few hundred feet in front of them. more...

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Officials warn against high water levels

With a higher water level in the Cache La Poudre River this year, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office and river experts warn river rats to use caution when rafting or tubing the stream. more...

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Dashing Scientist

After two years of pushing through pain and tears with a blind love for her sport, April Thomas was honored with one of the most prestigious titles a student-athlete can receive last month: the Mountain West Conference Female Athlete of the Year more...

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Fort Collins celebrates Independence Day

Fort Collins celebrated Independence Day at City Park with a fireworks show. more...

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New art comes to CSU campus

Five new monumental sculptures have recently appeared on campus, some standing 34 feet high. more...

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Cyclists race for velodrome

After six weeks of organizing bicycling races on the Oval, local cyclists finalized their effort to raise community approval of a Fort Collins racetrack Sunday. more...