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Appropriate Appropriation: The Black History of Ivy Fashion

Appropriate Appropriation: The Black History of Ivy Fashion

Ave Martin February 6, 2020

When considering cultural appropriation, Coachella attendees donning headdresses and unflattering images of individuals partaking in offensive costumes often arrive in the mind. We’re looking at you,...

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Plant To the Plate: Southern Cooking With a Vegan Twist

Gerson Flores Rojas December 21, 2019

As soon as the door slides open, Plant To The Plate sends an air of individuality, amazing food, and most surprisingly, family. "I really want it to be just like home. People coming together, eating good...

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Deconstructing Colorado State Culture 

Kendall Martin December 21, 2019

Discrimination has been intertwined within Colorado State University’s culture for years, appearing in bathroom stalls, on building walls and has been seen by hundreds on social media platforms.  During...

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Don’t Call It “the Beer Major”

Arlee Walls December 21, 2019

Before you sit down at the Ramskeller and order an Old Aggie, make sure you know not to call the fermentation science and technology program “the beer major.” Just because students in this program...

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Speaking Soul With CSU’s Jazz Ensembles

Kailey Pickering November 21, 2019

A smooth sound with unexpected twists and hidden turns, jazz is full of unpredictable harmonizing to form a completely unique creation. The music rose up with wisps of cigar smoke from the underground...

Natalia Wynters gets ready for the CSU Drag Show "Scream Queers" on Oct. 20, 2019. (Photo by Taylor Sandal | College Avenue Magazine)

Behind the Sequins of the CSU Drag Show

Taylor Sandal November 5, 2019

Three hours before the 2019 CSU Drag Show, a dozen students are already lined up outside the doors. Three hours before the show, and backstage is buzzing as drag queens and kings, professionals and students,...

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Students Respond: ‘When Will Enough Be Enough at CSU?’

Leta McWilliams October 8, 2019

Editor’s Note: Several students quoted in the following article requested anonymity or that only their first names be shared due to concerns about retaliation. In the interest of minimizing harm by protecting...

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The Rocky Mountain Showdown’s Everlasting Legacy

Kailey Pickering October 8, 2019

Flames licked the Colorado night sky, and strips of wood melted away like wax on a candle as the fire fed greedily on the wooden building. The morning of Nov. 20, 1924, Colorado State University...

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Making Your Mark as a First-Generation Student

Arlee Walls October 7, 2019

Congratulations! It is our pleasure to announce that you have been accepted to Colorado State University! We all waited in nervous excitement after the day we applied for college. When the day came with...

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Axes and chainsaws: CSU Logging Team offers competition, life lessons

Guest Contributor April 26, 2019

By Austin Fleskes Long have people wondered: If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Well, with the Colorado State University Logging Team around that question...

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Happy Lucky’s Teahouse Owners Build Community Through Tea

Johanna Fortescue March 1, 2019

If you’ve been to Happy Lucky’s Teahouse in Old Town or Front Range Village, you may have happened upon owners George Grossman and Kari Grady Grossman interacting with customers or helping out their...

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Women of CSU College of Music, Theatre and Dance Discuss Inclusivity, Being a Woman in the Fine Arts

Claire Oliver November 29, 2018

The world of fine arts encompasses many different types of performance and industry. From the study of classical music to the creation of lightning and sound design, each element is combined to create...

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