Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
21 hours ago by Josh Phillips
When Obama was elected president, he suggested that he was going to usher in a new era of transparency and non-partisan politics in America. His proponents claimed that he was the smartest, most educated and most tolerant name on the election ballot in perhaps decades.
Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
21 hours ago by Robyn Scherer
I know you have heard the term "factory farm." When you think of this, what image comes to mind? Do you think of big steel buildings? Thousands of animals? Evil practices? If this is your thinking, you're wrong. And you're not alone.
Ellen DeGeneres had Jonathan Safran Foer, author of the book "Eating Animals,?%8
Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
22 hours ago by Matt Minich
DENVER -- Arthur David Horn taught the Human Evolution course at CSU for more than a decade.
In all those years, he never once told his students that they were products of alien genetic extraterrestrials or that their world was controlled by an alien race of shape-shifting reptilian beings.
Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
22 hours ago by
Tuesday's elections left Maine with quite the dichotomy: 60 percent of Maine voters made the northeastern state the fifth to approve medical marijuana, while 53 percent repealed a law allowing same-sex marriages.
Apparently the voters in Maine are confused.
Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
22 hours ago by Seth Stern
I am a fan of comedian Lewis Black. Over the course of my adulthood, he has done quite well identifying the stupidity of whichever power is currently holding office, both as a stand-up comic and as a guest on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."
"There has to come a point, where Democrats and Republicans, where we see a piece of footage, and we just agree, on what the f**k reality is," Lewis said during his HBO special, ?%
Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
23 hours ago by M. Alex Stephens
On Halloween, Chipotle has a real cool offer. If you dress up in aluminum foil, like one of their tantalizing burritos, you'll receive a free meal. You probably saw all the shiny college kids there Saturday night.
That got me thinking, just what's up with recycling nowadays? Has it gotten us anywhere? Are we still producing the nightmarish mountains of garbage that Captain Planet so vigorously fought? Have we made any headway toward becoming more sustainable?
Americans are still producing heaps of trash.
Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
21 hours ago by Matt Miller
Every Thursday, Doug Johnston makes his rounds cleaning cages and stuffing flesh into the glinting talons and sharp beaks of squawking birds of prey.
Johnston, 56, has experienced a lot life has to offer, but nothing quite matches up to his days volunteering at Fort Collins' Rocky Mountain Raptor Program.
Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
1 day ago by Adam Bohlmeyer
What started out as a blowout by the CSU Rams in the first period turned into a close game in the second and a long drive back home to Fort Collins after the third.
The Rams lost to the rival CU-Boulder Buffaloes, falling 5-3 Thursday night at the Pepsi Center in front of a divided crowd of nearly 3,000 college hockey fans.