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Issac Gromacki on the wall at Colorado State University. Photo by Mackenzie Pinn | College Avenue Magazine

Reaching for Success: Unity Inside the CSU Climbing Team

Anna Dunn March 4, 2020

The team begins each meeting in the children’s climbing room at their practice site, the Ascent climbing studio. About three dozen college students sit in front of a miniature climbing wall as everyone...

A Welcoming Heart: The Culture of CSU Women's Volleyball

A Welcoming Heart: The Culture of CSU Women’s Volleyball

Kailey Pickering March 4, 2020

Game after game, victory after victory — Colorado State’s very own women’s volleyball team left their mark as they took victory in almost every match played in their 2019 season. Underneath the winning...

Momo Lolo Coffee Shop located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Photo by Mackenzie Pinn | College Avenue

4 Outdoor Study Gems Around CSU’s Campus

Katie Boland February 18, 2020

One of the best ways to get a new perspective and rejuvenate a study session is to head outside and get some fresh air. With the spring semester up and running and warmer times around the corner, here...

Maddie Steele modeling a cool outfit

Dress Down: The Fashion Future Is Fluid

Maddie Steele February 6, 2020

It’s 2019, the revolutionary year that has taken a step towards equality and acceptance. Although we have culturally opened a wide range of multiple gender identities, there are still issues within the...

Ivy League style connotes a sense of arrogance and showoff-yness that doesn’t endear itself to everyday wear in the 21st century. But that is no indication dressing Ivy is outdated. (Mackenzie Pinn | College Avenue Magazine)

Reclaiming Ivy: A Spring Update To College Avenue Winter 2019

Gabriel Go February 6, 2020

Editor's Note: This story was updated on May 4, 2020. The original story was published on Feb. 6, 2020.  In 1965, a group of Japanese photographers and fashion designers published a photo book celebrating...

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,...

plate of chicken and waffles with dips

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...

wall of stickers on a door to the fermentation lab

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...

four students holding protest signs walking toward the CSU admin building. Sidewalk chalk on ground reads "Fridays 4 Future"

Fridays for Future: A FoCo Approach To Climate Change

Kendall Martin December 16, 2019

The words “Fridays 4 Future” and an arrow drawn in yellow sidewalk chalk point the way to a group of students, parents, alumni, and staff gathered on the steps of Colorado State University’s Administration...

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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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