The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Rocky Mountain Collegian The Rocky Mountain Collegian is student-run newspaper servicing the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins, Colorado.

It circulates 5,000 copies every week to campus and its surrounding areas and publishes online at collegian.com every day. The Rocky Mountain Collegian is a fully student-run newspaper servicing the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins, Colorado. It circulates 5,000 copies four days a week to campus and its surrounding areas and publishes online at collegian.com.

On Oct. 14, students and faculty at Colorado State University attended CSU Ignites AI: Shaping Tomorrow Together, an all...
10/18/2025

On Oct. 14, students and faculty at Colorado State University attended CSU Ignites AI: Shaping Tomorrow Together, an all-day symposium on artificial intelligence. The symposium partnered with Microsoft, Accenture and the City of Fort Collins to explore the future of artificial intelligence and its responsible use in education.

Prior to opening remarks, Brandon Bernier, the vice president for information technology, shared his hopes for what students will take away from the event.

“Today was about bringing together students, faculty and staff to be able to see the possibilities for AI; to be able to collaborate and come up with new ideas; (and) to be able to share some of their hopes and aspirations while also talking about ... privacy or some of the concerns," Bernier said. “Today is all about dialogue and figuring out how CSU will be able to advance AI (and) be able to leverage it for student success.”

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Story by Claire VanDeventer
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Homecoming and Family Weekend is finally here: an exciting weekend for students and alumni to connect with their counter...
10/17/2025

Homecoming and Family Weekend is finally here: an exciting weekend for students and alumni to connect with their counterparts across Colorado State University. This weekend is a perfect excuse for parents and alumni to break loose, party hard and reminisce on college days, along with being a greatly-timed reunion for students and their families. October brings us Rams colder weather, dwindling savings accounts, roommate fever and midterms, so being in the comfort of family makes the transition into the second half of the fall semester a little easier to bear.

Family Weekend is truly beloved; however, that's not to say it doesn't have issues. The concerns surrounding Homecoming are seldom, which makes its main issue of accessibility all the more upsetting. Fort Collins is a gorgeous town with a booming restaurant, brewery and bar culture — fun for the whole family. Unfortunately, the city’s fantastic hospitality industry falls short on one very important front: hotels.

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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 or its editorial board.

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Every year on Homecoming and Family Weekend, Colorado State University's campus fills with an abundance of people who al...
10/17/2025

Every year on Homecoming and Family Weekend, Colorado State University's campus fills with an abundance of people who all have one thing in common: their undying love for CSU and the green and gold. Homecoming weekend is an opportunity to unite all Rams: past, present and future.

Hearing “homecoming” may spark images of the football game, the Festival on The Oval, the bonfire or alumni back on campus. At CSU, that picture is real; but it is also so much more.

Homecoming at CSU is deeply rooted in tradition, Amy Jo Miller said, who serves as director of marketing and communications for the CSU Alumni Association.

“It's a tried and true institution with deep roots and deep tradition,” Miller said. “And it's really important to us to be able to keep those traditions going for generations of Rams to come. And so that's really what homecoming is all about.�It is this deeply rooted green-gold tradition that we get to bring to life every year. And the mission behind it is to bring those generations of Rams together.”

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IN THIS WEEK’S PRINT: CSU free speech policies, game-changing CSU alumni, football versus Hawaii, look back at more of a...
10/16/2025

IN THIS WEEK’S PRINT: CSU free speech policies, game-changing CSU alumni, football versus Hawaii, look back at more of a century of homecoming, CSU patents, art and AI, The Eye club, lack of accessible hotels and MORE

They say success is earned, not given.In Colorado State football’s case, it didn’t necessarily come quickly. But after t...
10/16/2025

They say success is earned, not given.

In Colorado State football’s case, it didn’t necessarily come quickly. But after the Rams’ 49-21 win over Fresno State last week, things are perhaps looking brighter than they have all season. A Homecoming matchup against Hawaii in Canvas Stadium provides an opportunity to capitalize on that positive energy and improve upon a 16-12 all-time record against the Rainbow Warriors.

CSU has been refining its system for weeks, and all the pieces came together against the Bulldogs. Head coach Jay Norvell replaced longtime starter Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi with Jackson Brousseau, gave associate head coach Matt Mumme play-calling duties and “simplified some things” for his players in an effort to get things going.

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When walking around campus, one is almost bound to see a student carrying an erasable whiteboard with a variety of messa...
10/16/2025

When walking around campus, one is almost bound to see a student carrying an erasable whiteboard with a variety of messages on it, rotating each day. That student is Santino Martinez-Richardson, who is studying ethnic studies at Colorado State University; he is a nontraditional, returning student with unique methods of protest.

Martinez-Richardson can be found all over campus, quietly walking from class to class toting a whiteboard with a new political message every day. Using his physical sign along with his art and social media, he hopes to spread awareness about the various causes and issues he cares about.

“The sign started as a project that I just did for myself," Martinez-Richardson said. "I went to the bookstore, bought one of these little cheap signs and started writing messages on it.”

As a returning CSU student, Martinez-Richardson is motivated to inspire other students to speak up about the causes they care about in their own ways.

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Story by Gracie Douglas
Photo by Hayley Douglas

The Israeli military distributed leaflets across Gaza City Sept. 9 urging around 1 million residents to evacuate westwar...
10/16/2025

The Israeli military distributed leaflets across Gaza City Sept. 9 urging around 1 million residents to evacuate westward to Al-Mawasi pending Israel’s plan to occupy the city. One month later, community activist group NoCo4Palestine began a 14-mile march from Fort Collins to Loveland, Colorado, in solidarity with the displaced Palestinians.

Dozens of people from a variety of local activist groups gathered at the Old Town Library Oct. 11 to begin the walk to Dwayne Webster Veterans Park, roughly the same distance between Gaza City and Al-Mawasi. The walk was broken into three legs and took roughly 10 hours, though not all participants marched the entire way.

“It's a simple thing that we can do to honor the people that have had to flee their homes repeatedly,” said Chelsea, a NoCo4Palestine member who asked her last name be kept anonymous. “This walk is to replicate the Gaza City leaflets being dropped and then having to evacuate again to another humanitarian zone. I think that’s why it’s really powerful.”

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Coverage by Chloe Waskey

The annual Homecoming and Family Weekend at Colorado State University is a time for Rams old and new to come together an...
10/15/2025

The annual Homecoming and Family Weekend at Colorado State University is a time for Rams old and new to come together and celebrate green-and-gold pride. It’s a weekend filled with traditions, tailgates and reunions, and it serves as a reminder that the CSU spirit doesn’t end at graduation.

For many Rams, it’s also a moment to reflect on how far this community stretches and the impact that those who have called CSU's campus home have had.

Some former CSU students have broken barriers, changed conversations and led with the kind of grit and heart that define what it means to be a Ram. Here are five alumni who have changed the game and continue to inspire.

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Colorado State University senior Amber Wright sat on the Lory Student Center Plaza Oct. 7, chalk in hand, surrounded by ...
10/15/2025

Colorado State University senior Amber Wright sat on the Lory Student Center Plaza Oct. 7, chalk in hand, surrounded by puddles of water, colorful smears and the remnants of chalked messages. She drew arrows pointing to the puddles, accompanied by the bright orange words “RIP Free Speech.”

Chalking on The Plaza has long been an outlet for free speech and expression at the university. While the free speech zones on CSU's campus are not limited to The Plaza, it is where chalking, tabling, debating and messaging are most commonly found.

For two months, largely unbeknownst to the university community, the policy that allowed for this expression — alongside other speech guidelines — was rescinded.

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Story by Allie Seibel and Claire VanDeventer
Photo by Abigail Burns

Legacies that last forever.Celebrating senior day, Colorado State (8-2-3) soccer tied in a 1-1 match against Air Force A...
10/14/2025

Legacies that last forever.

Celebrating senior day, Colorado State (8-2-3) soccer tied in a 1-1 match against Air Force Academy (4-6-3) Sunday.

Continuing the trend of the past two games, the Rams scored their first goal within the first three minutes. By applying early pressure and keeping the ball out of Ram territory, Michaela McGowan scored at 2:35.

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Story by Sophia Schaller
Photo by Hayley Smith

Boasting over 1,700 full-time faculty members across eight colleges and an alumni network of 250,000 alumni worldwide, C...
10/14/2025

Boasting over 1,700 full-time faculty members across eight colleges and an alumni network of 250,000 alumni worldwide, Colorado State University continually fosters scientific endeavors and innovation.

This atmosphere has helped foster the creation of various patents and inventions, born both on CSU’s campus by faculty and research staff. Ranking No. 91 nationally on the list of top universities granted patents by the National Academy of Inventors and generating $3.58 million in licensing revenue in 2024 alone, CSU's dedication to technology research has certainly yielded results. Here are six recent patents granted over the past year and their inventors.

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The Colorado State University Police Department is introducing its Blue Envelope Program to CSU.The Blue Envelope Progra...
10/14/2025

The Colorado State University Police Department is introducing its Blue Envelope Program to CSU.

The Blue Envelope Program aims to streamline communication between community members and CSU Police, especially for those with disabilities or conditions that hinder communication.

CSUPD began organizing the introduction of the Blue Envelope Program last April, with the goal of launching the program this academic year.

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