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Seriously: CSU to offer new class Swearing Across Languages

Hana Pavelko, Collegian Columnist • April 16, 2024

Looking to fulfill those pesky All-University Core Curriculum credit requirements? Well, there are now more options for students who are still in need of arts and humanities credits. Colorado State University students registering for the fall 2024 semester are now able to sign up for the newest foreign language class BS 420: Swearing Across Languages.

LTTE: Bill HB24-1322 opens door for more Colorado Medicaid members

Guest Author • April 15, 2024

A significant number of local individuals and families need your support to get behind HB24-1322, a bill that will allow Medicaid to cover housing and nutrition services. Far too many Coloradans are on the verge of homelessness or cannot get the food they need to stay healthy.

Seriously: Clark renovation plans change to McDonald’s PlayPlace

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • April 15, 2024

If you see kids around campus asking for a Happy Meal, they’re not asking about weed brownies. They just want McDonald's. The obnoxious construction going on around the Andrew G. Clark Building is driving students mad. With their daily walks to class rerouted, many have reported closing their eyes at night and hearing jackhammers. But what they don't know is that this renovation actually isn’t a renovation at all. In reality, Colorado State University is building something more ugly, congested and greasy than Clark itself.

Seriously: Latest dine-and-dash regimen just dropped

Addy Dollaghan, Collegian Columnist • April 11, 2024

On Wednesday night in Fort Collins, a restaurant packed to the gills with patrons suffered a massive financial loss when a group of 10 individuals flawlessly executed the age-old dine and dash. Throughout the evening, members of the group would “use the restroom” and then sneak out the front door of the Houver Priced Cuisine establishment. They timed their exits tactfully and spaced them out to not draw suspicion. The first nine had no issues, but pressure rested on the strong shoulders of the last member. If he failed to escape, the plan would collapse, and the group would be forced to pay.

Rhoads: Working in a restaurant is more than a job; it’s a community

Darien Rhoads, Collegian Columnist • April 11, 2024

From the outside, a restaurant seems like a lawless place. There’s a 13-year-old kid bussing tables, ex-convicts working in the kitchen and a server crying in the walk-in refrigerator. But this chaos, combined with the constant love-hate dichotomy of serving the general public, provides the strongest sense of community I’ve ever worked in.

Proulx: CSU sabe que muchos no pueden terminar la universidad en 4 años, pero no le importa

Caden Proulx and Madison Kratochvil • April 10, 2024

Nota del editor: Puedes leer la versión en ingles de este artículo aquí. Traducción de Madison Kratochvil Nota del editor: El contenido de la sección de opinión refleja únicamente las opiniones...

Pavelko: Asian fusion restaurants harm traditional Asian cuisine

Hana Pavelko, Collegian Columnist • April 9, 2024

Asian food has been a popular cuisine in the United States since the mid-1800s. Chinese immigrants who settled in California first brought their traditional food with them, and now the cuisine has spread to be what some consider the highest ranked ethnic food in the world. Since then, more Asian cuisines have taken the United States by storm, such as Japanese hibachi and Korean barbecue.

Souza: Picky eaters should at least try new foods

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • April 8, 2024

As a waitress who works at a delicious restaurant, anytime a regular — an adult, mind you — consistently orders the kid’s chicken tenders, my tip goes out the window.

Proulx: Biden’s temporary port in Gaza is nowhere near enough

Caden Proulx, Print Director • April 4, 2024

Prominent news outlets such as The New York Times and CBS have hailed President Joe Biden's State of the Union address as "raucous" and "defiant." Particularly, the media have been highlighting a specific announcement from the Biden administration to build a temporary emergency port off the Gaza coast to deliver humanitarian aid.

Lopez: AI is more of a resource than something to be penalized for

Dominique Lopez, Opinion Editor • April 3, 2024

As a journalism major at Colorado State University, the closing and renovations being done in Andrew G. Clark Building have really helped me to explore the campus a bit more; I mean, there is a need for me to walk farther than five steps to get from one classroom to another. Therefore, as I continue to walk around campus, I notice more posters for different people and programs.

Pavelko: Campus is better when it’s warm outside

Hana Pavelko, Collegian Columnist • April 2, 2024

As February and March have come and gone and snow storms have started to fade to the back of our minds — until we get news of a freak snowstorm in May — students look forward to their favorite activities they have been unable to experience for months. People are wearing shorts and tank tops, students are lying on picnic blankets in The Oval to study or read, students are playing each other in Spikeball tournaments and volleyball games are happening by the Colorado State University Student Recreation Center.

April Fools’: 5 baby names so good, you’ll time travel to make your parents rename you at birth

Slaydah Michael, Your Mom • April 1, 2024

Like, for real, start studying “Back to the Future” right now. These word names are no joke. When you’re done reading this list, you will want to tear up your own birth certificate, so be sure to make a few copies, and have your friends hide them from you before you proceed.

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