Overview

"The Rocky Mountain Collegian" is a daily newspaper representing the student voice of Colorado State University

Colorado State University

Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...

. Founded in 1891, the paper is one of the oldest daily student newspapers west of the Mississippi River and is the only student-run daily newspaper in the state of Colorado. In 2010, the Collegian was ranked one of the top three daily student newspapers by the Society of Professional Journalists.

The publication is not an official publication of Colorado State University, but is published by the independent 501(c)3 non-profit Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation using the name ‘The Rocky Mountain Collegian’ pursuant to a license granted by CSU. The Rocky Mountain Collegian is a 10,000-circulation student-run newspaper intended as a public forum. It publishes five days a week during the regular fall and spring semesters. During the first four weeks of summer the Collegian does not publish. During the last eight weeks of summer, Collegian distribution drops to 4,500 and is published weekly on Wednesdays. Corrections may be submitted to the editor in chief and will be printed as necessary on page 2. The Collegian is a complimentary publication for the Fort Collins community. The first copy is free. Additional copies are 25 cents each.

The Collegian won the Silver Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for its work in the fall semester of 2008. Its investigative team has received both the Robert Novak Collegiate Journalism Award and its writers have received numerous college journalism accolades throughout the years.

The Rocky Mountain Collegian is an affiliate of UWIRE, which distributes and promotes its content to their network.

Controversy

On September 21, 2007, the paper’s editorial board ran the words “Taser This… Fuck Bush” in large bold font as an editorial. Members of the board stated that the editorial was a response to the University of Florida Taser incident

University of Florida Taser incident

On September 17, 2007, U.S. Senator John Kerry addressed a Constitution Day forum at the University of Florida in Gainesville, which was organized by the ACCENT Speakers Bureau, an agency of the university's student government...

, which had occurred earlier that week.

Community members and the campus’ College Republicans called upon Colorado State University’s Board of Student Communications to dismiss Editor-in-chief J. David McSwane, who had final say in all matters of editorial content. After a heated public hearing and a closed-door meeting with witnesses, the board chose only to admonish McSwane for violation of two guidelines in the university’s student media code: use of profane language in an editorial and using poor judgment in framing the editorial.

2011-2012 Editorial Staff

• Sam Noblett, Editor in Chief
• Allsion Sylte, Content Managing Editor
• Greg Mees, Visual Managing Editor

Photography

• Erin Eastburn, Photo Editor
• Hunter Thompson, Chief Photographer
• Kevin Johansen, Staff Photographer
• Kelly Keen, Staff Photographer
• Dylan Langille, Staff Photographer
• Erin Mross, Staff Photographer
• Katie Thompson, Staff Photographer

Opinion Columnists

• Seth J. Stern, Major: Journalism (Computer Mediated Communication)/Sociology (Criminal Justice); Minor: Political Science
• Samuel Lustgarten, Major: Psychology
• Jim Sojourner, Major: Journalism (Computer Mediated Communication)
• Molly Ungerer, Major: Journalism
• Johnathan Kastner, Major: Computer Science
• Ian Bezek, Major: Economics
• Shane Rohleder, Major: Communications
• Robyn Scherer, Major: Integrated Resource Management (Post graduate)
• Phoenix Mourning-Star, Major: Environmental Health (Post graduate)

News

• Madeline Novey, News Managing Editor
• Aaron Hedge, Development Editor
• Jim Sojourner, News Editor
• Matt Minich, Senior Reporter
• Kirsten Silveira, Senior Reporter

Sports

• Matt L. Stephens, Sports Editor
• Adam Bohlmeyer, Assistant Sports Editor
• Stephen Meyers, Football / Men's Basketball Beat Reporter
• Joel Hafnor, Volleyball Beat Reporter
• Kyle Grabowski, Women's Basketball Beat Reporter
• David de Besche, Swimming & Diving Beat Reporter
• Cris Tiller, CSU Club Sports Reporter
• Keith Robertson, Reporter

Opinion

• Ian Bezek, Editorials Editor (Monday)
• Kevin Hollinshead, Columnist (Monday)
• Seth Anthony, Columnist (Tuesday)
• Josh Phillips, Columnist (Tuesday)
• Johnathan Kastner, Columnist (Wednesday)
• Samuel Lustgarten, Columnist (Wednesday)
• Erik Anderson, Columnist (Wednesday)
• M. Alex Stephens, Columnist (Thursday)
• Phoenix Mourning-Star, Columnist (occasional, typically Thursday)
• Seth Stern, Columnist (Friday)
• Robyn Scherer, Columnist (Friday)
• Andy Kruse, Columnist (occasional)

Photography

• Aaron Montoya, Visual Editor
• Katie Stevens, Chief Photographer
• Rachel Dembrun, Staff Photographer
• Brandon Iwamoto, Staff Photographer
• Michael Kalush, Staff Photographer
• Sam Noblett, Staff Photographer