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This week in ASCSU: BSOF, humanity and community
Sam Hutton, Staff Reporter • April 15, 2024

The Associated Students of Colorado State University convened April 10 for the 26th session of the 53rd senate.  During executive reports,...

Speakers Allison Neswood and Jordan Dresser take questions from CSU students.
Indigenous Governance Traditions event connects democracy, sovereignty

Colorado State University’s Democracy Summit has begun, featuring compelling speakers, stories and engaging events open to students and the...

CSU sued over CORA obstruction in animal mistreatment investigation
CSU sued over CORA obstruction in animal mistreatment investigation

Legal counsel with the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law filed a lawsuit against Colorado...

SNAP, Rams Against Hunger continue to provide for students
SNAP, Rams Against Hunger continue to provide for students

Outside of the General Services Building at Colorado State University, students, staff and community members wait to claim their share of grocery...

Former competitive swimmer for the University of Kentucky Riley Gaines speaks for CSUs student chapter of Turning Point USA April 3. There was nothing we could do as female athletes, Gaines said. I got to personally witness and really feel the effect that this infringement — or what I would call an injustice — had on myself and my teammates and competitors.
CSU TPUSA hosts Riley Gaines' Reclaim Feminism event

Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines came to Colorado State University’s campus to give a talk at an event entitled Reclaim Feminism. The...

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Cornfield grasshopper (Sphenarium purpurascens) product.
Science
CSU researchers, Entomology Club explore entomophagy — eating bugs
Ivy Secrest, Content Managing Editor • April 11, 2024

Eating insects is more commonly associated with schoolyard dares than fine cuisine. Despite the squeamishness concerning insects in the U.S.,...

A rye loaf, rosemary sourdough loaf and baguette are shown stacked on top of each other April 8. The Bread Chic, a Fort Collins bakery, offers freshly baked pastries and bread every day of the week.
Sourdough bread is beneficial for gut health, immune system

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many new trends like TikTok challenges, playing Among Us and binge-watching shows like “The White Lotus.”...

Solar eclipses kindled these 4 ancient myths worldwide
Solar eclipses kindled these 4 ancient myths worldwide

Dragons devouring the sun, wrathful sky gods and hungry squirrels have one thing in common: They are all legends that have been used to explain...

What is a highly sensitive person?
What is a highly sensitive person?

You have probably been called sensitive at some point in your life — intended as an insult instead of a compliment. Being sensitive is not...

April Fools: Psychology undergraduates now required to provide counseling services
April Fools': Psychology undergraduates now required to provide counseling services

Editor’s Note: This is a satire for April Fools’ Day. Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious...

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Isabel Brown, Alice Lister, Lauren Levine, and Emil Jarza pose for a photo while setting up flags and signs before they march to the Fort Collins Museum of Art for Night of Noise April 12.
Life and Culture
LGBTQIA+ community celebrates through Night of Noise
Sophie Webb, Staff Reporter • April 15, 2024

What once began at the University of Virginia in 1996 has now grown into a national event, making its way to Fort Collins. Day of Silence was...

Wild Ram Roundup kicks off this year’s country-themed RamFest
Life and Culture
Wild Ram Roundup kicks off this year’s country-themed RamFest
Sophia Masia, Reporter • April 15, 2024

Move over, eclectic grandpa. Country is the aesthetic taking over everything this year, and RamEvents’ annual RamFest concert at Moby Arena...

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LTTE: Bill HB24-1322 opens door for more Colorado Medicaid members
Opinion
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 McDonalds PlayPlace
Opinion
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.
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Cutting Edge Online Payment Technologies in 2024

Businesses worldwide are quickly embracing advanced payment methods to stay ahead in the tight market...

Colorado State University Ultimate Frisbee player Char Bokhof throws the frisbee to a fellow teammate in the sectionals tournament against the University of Colorado Boulder April 13.
Sports
Hell's Belles level up in sectionals tournament despite inclement weather
Michael Hovey, Staff Reporter • April 15, 2024

The dream stays alive. That’s what Colorado State’s women's and nonbinary ultimate frisbee team, the Hell’s Belles, was left with at...

Amanda Sellin of Chadron State College competes in team roping at Colorado State Universitys 73rd annual Skyline Stampede held at MAC Indoor Arena, April 6.
Sports
CSU rodeo puts on another successful Skyline Stampede
Kensey May, Staff Reporter • April 15, 2024

A blood-gushing, bull-flipping, barrel-racing weekend for the Colorado State rodeo team led to some individual rankings within the region and...

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Horoscopes April 15-21
Arts and Entertainment
Horoscopes April 15-21
Abby Flores, Staff Reporter • April 15, 2024

Horoscopes can be applied to your sun, moon and rising signs. Dear stars, The sun enters Taurus April 19, which is all about maintaining...

Riley Merino and Ian Ehrhart of Jesus Christ Taxi Driver at Fools Fest at Colorado State University April 4.
Arts and Entertainment
Gallery: KCSU's Fools Fest rocks Sutherland Garden
Ruby Secrest and Abigail Burns • April 13, 2024

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Cannabis
Flower Power Botanicals in Fort Collins Celebrates ‘420’ all April with these amazing Deals & Promotions:
April 15, 2024

In Colorado, April is always the month to celebrate, especially if you are a medical and recreational marijuana dispensary in Fort Collins. On...

Newly popular cannabinoid CBN shows treatment potential
Cannabis
Newly popular cannabinoid CBN shows treatment potential
Miles Buchan • October 18, 2023

THC and CBD are two cannabinoids that have risen to incredible heights in terms of popularity, cultural relevance and research relating to medical...

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