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Dr Connor lecturing
SEEDS SHE HAS SOWN
Quinn Harrer • September 30, 2024

Founder Of FIRS Dr. Melissa Connor will be retiring 2024 2024 A leading force in forensics and anthropology programs at CMU, Dr. Melissa Connor is about to embark on her next adventure, as she will be retiring come the end of the school year.  Her...

Dr. Timothy Winegard giving a talk on his new book The Horse
BACK ON THE SADDLE
Quinn Harrer
Increasing scholarship changes
Increasing scholarship changes
Julia Wildman
Named for legends
Named for legends
Kazuo Salazar
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In short
Kazuo Salazar
Sports
Diego Chavez awaiting a free kick against Colorado Christian. Chavez leads the RMAC in save percentage, saving over 80% of the shots he faces. \\ Jordan Messler for The Criterion
UNEXPECTED SEASON
Dean Allen, Co-Sports Editor • October 30, 2024

Win out. That's the only hope for the Maverick men, as they dropped two games to nationally ranked opponents last weekend. The heartbreaking losses came just six short days after grabbing their first win in conference paly against the Colorado Christian...

Erica Smith competing in the Maroon versus Black scrimmage. Smith earned her first all-american accolade last season, and is looking to grab another for this storied Maverick program. \\ Stone Quinn for The Criterion
ATOP THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Dean Allen, Co-Sports Editor
The 2023-24 women's rodeo team poses with the Rocky Mountatin Region Trophy. The team is attempting to repeat their historic season this year, following the loss of two points leaders. // Courtesy of Wylee Mitchell
COWGIRL UP
Dean Allen, Co-Sports Editor
Dejan Urbanek during the first heat of 400 yard medley relay. The Mavericks won that event, along with an overall win over RMAC foe CSU-Pueblo. // Westin Winter for The Criterion
MAKING WAVES
Alicia Vuittonet, Staff Writer
Harry Stacy mid dive- The crite
Maverick competes in the Paris Olympic Games
Quinn Harrer and Dean Allen
Art & Life
Preview of Drag Show from the front of the audience
QUEENS CONQUER CAMPUS
August Jones, Staff Writer • September 30, 2024

Genders and Sexualities Alliance hosts annual student-led drag performance Pride is a time and place for queer-identifying individuals to...

Members of CMU’s club softball team show off smiles at their table.
MAVERICKS GO TO THE CLUB(S)
Evan Shelley and Quinn Harrer • September 13, 2024

Clubs and Organizations show off what they’re made of at the Club Fair As week two of the new school year ended, students across campus...

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SINCERELY, C.R. ITERION
October 30, 2024

Question: How do [I] get a girlfriend? Dear Hopeful and Lonely, This is a question that’s been pondered...

African American teachers from the Washington Teachers Union, Local 6 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO on the picket line, Washington, D.C in 1979. //Courtesy of the Library of Congress
THE POVERTY OF ELECTORAL POLITICS
Nikoli Weir, Staff Writer
A GVT bus on route to pick up passengers.
GVT WOES
Martin Grajalez-Florez, Staff Writer
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IMPACT OF HOSTING THE OLYMPICS
IMPACT OF HOSTING THE OLYMPICS
Julia Wildman and Quinn Harrer • September 2, 2024

The Olympics are the beacon of international comradery, athleticism and glory. Being chosen as the city...

A Camera Crew smiling having fun. -The Criterion
Dreams to Reality
Tahirih Bochmann
The housing market will be our downfall
The housing market will be our downfall
Julia Wildman
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A sparsely populated Beer Fest hosted during Parent's Weekend. If it were the same weekend as Homecoming, it could have been a lot more lively.
DADDY ISSUES
Dean Allen, Co-Sports Editor • October 30, 2024

Placing Parents’ Weekend and Homecoming on separate weekends was a cash grab. In recent memory, parents’ weekend and homecoming have fallen on the same weekend, allowing Colorado Mesa University (CMU) alumni and parents of current CMU students to mingle. This year, however, our university decided...

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African American teachers from the Washington Teachers Union, Local 6 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO on the picket line, Washington, D.C in 1979. //Courtesy of the Library of Congress
THE POVERTY OF ELECTORAL POLITICS
Nikoli Weir, Staff Writer
A GVT bus on route to pick up passengers.
GVT WOES
Martin Grajalez-Florez, Staff Writer
Hand drawn comic of pug on pug violence
THE CASE FOR MURDER
Becca Dunn, Staff Writer
HOROSCOPES - 10/30/2024-11/12/2024
HOROSCOPES – 10/30/2024-11/12/2024
Julia Wildman
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