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The Cultural Inclusion Council (CIC) fashion show in the spring of 2024. 
Queer solidarity is prominent on campus with events like this.
“LGBT-E-I-E-I-O”
Evan Shelley, Art & Life Editor • November 15, 2024

LGBTQ, GLBT, SAGA, GSM, GSD, the queer community, the alphabet mafia, or as Frank Gallagher from "Shameless" so memorably put it, the “LGBT-E-I-E-I-O.”...

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...

A TOUCH OF FLAVOR
A TOUCH OF FLAVOR
Vicente Valadez, Staff Writer • September 19, 2024

Dr. Ann Gillies brought a unique perspective on education and disability inclusion abroad to Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) latest Cultural...

POLITICS AND PIZZA
POLITICS AND PIZZA
Evan Shelley, Art & Life Editor • September 19, 2024

Politics is something we’re told you never bring up at the dinner table, the coffee shop or in the classroom. The taboo of discussing politics...

PAINT THE TOWN RAINBOW
PAINT THE TOWN RAINBOW
Marigold Nugent, Staff Writer • September 19, 2024

Youth from the Business Art Mentorship Program (BAM) unveiled their one-of-a-kind mural on Sep. 8. Notably, this art installment is the first...

View from the back
Arcadia Grand Opening
Matt Corsi, Editor in Chief • September 13, 2024

As Colorado Mesa University (CMU) says goodbye to a familiar place, it is also time to welcome in a new era of student engagement, community-focused...

Arcadia Grand Opening
Arcadia Grand Opening
Matt Corsi, Editor-In-Chief • September 5, 2024

As Colorado Mesa University (CMU) says goodbye to a familiar place, it is also time to welcome in a new era of student engagement, community-focused...

CAPTURING COMMUNITY
CAPTURING COMMUNITY
Jeyda Horn, Staff Writer • September 5, 2024

Mavericks, students and faculty alike, gathered at Foster Field House this Thursday, Aug. 29, evening for a game of capture the flag. To encourage...

FINDING FITNESS
FINDING FITNESS
Evan Shelley, Art & Life Editor • September 5, 2024

Colorado Mesa University (CMU) students showed out to GroupX classes Monday and Tuesday Aug. 27-28, 2024, as part of  Hamilton Rec Center’s...

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