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Candidates announced for 2026 ASCSU elections
Claire VanDeventer, Staff Reporter • February 20, 2026

The Associated Students of Colorado State University has announced the candidates for the upcoming student government elections....

Tourism revenue loss affects environment, local communities abroad
Tourism revenue loss affects environment, local communities abroad
Katya Arzubi, Staff Reporter • February 19, 2026

A 2024 report by the Travel Foundation revealed that, on average, between 50% and 80% of what tourists spend on vacation...

Far-right, far-left ideologies may overlap in some key areas
Far-right, far-left ideologies may overlap in some key areas
Gracie Douglas, Staff Reporter • February 19, 2026

An NBC News exit poll following the 2025 New York City mayoral election reported that roughly 9% of those surveyed who voted...

LTTE: By inviting genocide profiteers to campus, CSU chooses profit over social justice
Kemal Perdana, Guest Author • February 23, 2026

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian...

Horoscopes Feb. 23 to March 1
Chloe Waskey, Staff Reporter • February 23, 2026

If last week opened a door, this week tests how ready we are to walk through it as the week's astrology shifts from initiation to recalibration. Mercury...

CSU men’s basketball looks like itself again in confident win over SDSU
Michael Hovey, Sports Editor • February 22, 2026

Colorado State men’s basketball is looking like a team that understands how it wins again. The Rams’ 83-74 win over San Diego State Saturday...

The mockup drawing for proposed Bay Farm Bike Park, a 2026 senior capstone project designed by civil engineering students at Colorado State University.
Life and Culture
Civil engineering seniors design bike park proposal for capstone project
Robert Sides, Staff Reporter • February 19, 2026

The civil engineering program at Colorado State University concludes with students spending months crafting a large-scale engineering project...

Savannah Brown plays the Harry Potter pinball game with the Women, Trans and Femme league at Pinball Jones Feb. 12.
Pinball Jones kicks off inclusive ‘WTF’ pinball league
Tobias Thomasson, Staff Reporter • February 17, 2026
Teresa Steele and Revati Kilaparti stand in front of the science fiction section in Old Firehouse Books Feb. 13. "I've met people that I now know by name," Steele said. "We talk about books that they've come in to read."
Old Firehouse Books hands off ownership to longtime employees
Robert Sides, Staff Reporter • February 17, 2026
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Local beer bolsters Fort Collins commerce, fosters personal partnerships
Beck Olson, Staff Reporter • February 16, 2026
Colorado State University men's basketball guard Jase Butler (4) throws the ball hoping to score while being pressured by San Diego State University's defense Feb. 21. Butler was the highest scoring player for CSU this game, putting up 25 points.
Sports
Gallery: CSU men’s basketball hits stride against SDSU
Lauren Mascardo, Staff Photographer • February 23, 2026

Colorado State University's Brooke Carlson (2) attemps to swipe the ball from an opposing Nevada basketball player  Feb. 18. CSU won 70-59.
CSU women’s basketball adjusts, toughs out win over Nevada
Jenna Jenkins, Staff Reporter • February 19, 2026
[name not provided] A protestor holds up a Palestinian flag during a "Freedom for Palestine Protest" on College Avenue in Fort Collins.
Opinion
LTTE: By inviting genocide profiteers to campus, CSU chooses profit over social justice
Kemal Perdana, Guest Author • February 23, 2026

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian...

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Elders: Animals winning academy awards raises an ethical debate
Carlee Elders, Collegian Columnist • February 19, 2026
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Weishaar: 2026 Super Bowl ads were atrocious
Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist • February 19, 2026
Seymour: Habitual cussing is unnecessary, unprofessional
Seymour: Habitual cussing is unnecessary, unprofessional
Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist • February 19, 2026
Three plant specimens on a table in front of an open book containing descriptions of flora found in the Rocky Mountain region. The specimen in focus is the columbine flower.
Science
CSU Herbarium offers glimpse into Colorado’s botanic past
Catherine Schadegg, Staff Reporter • February 17, 2026

Imagine the smell of decades-old Valerian as you look at plants from the 1800s; while these specimens seem like something that can only be read...

Tristan Kubik and Melissa Schreiner pose for a photo after their debate in the Visit Fort Collins Welcome Center Feb. 11. “And of course, if you notice any familiarity between us tonight, that is because we are on our own little love adventure," Kubik said. "We do not regularly hug and kiss our co-presenters."
Catching the lovebug: CSU entomologists debate romance between insects
Maci Lesh, Staff Reporter • February 16, 2026
There are two men and one woman sitting at a table, they all have microphones in front of them. A man on the right side of the frame is speaking into the microphone.
Low snow, big impact: What Colorado’s shrinking snowpack means for future
McKenna Van Voris, Staff Reporter • February 16, 2026
horoscopes
Arts and Entertainment
Horoscopes Feb. 23 to March 1
Chloe Waskey, Staff Reporter • February 23, 2026

If last week opened a door, this week tests how ready we are to walk through it as the week's astrology shifts from initiation to recalibration. Mercury...

Protest signs amplify voices to be heard, art to be seen
Protest signs amplify voices to be heard, art to be seen
Janaya Stafford, Staff Reporter • February 17, 2026
Dante’s Inferno Strain Review
Cannabis
Dante’s Inferno Strain Review
Miles Buchan • March 4, 2025

Strain Review – Dante’s Inferno Cannabis strains are plentiful, potent, and ever-evolving as cultivation culture strives to develop new...

Strain Review: Ease your mind with Durban Kush wax
Strain Review: Ease your mind with Durban Kush wax
Miles Buchan, Staff Reporter • May 4, 2023
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How Global Sports Betting Platforms Are Quietly Conquering Emerging Markets
February 24, 2026

There’s a quiet revolution going on at the periphery of the world sports gambling business. While regulators wrangle about odds display rules...

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