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This mural took Anna Dunn about two week to finish and is located on the second floor of Kephart.
A SMOKING BAT AND A SKATING RAT
Brianna Harlow, Distribution Manager • August 24, 2025

Over the summer, CMU gained an intricate new art piece on the second floor of the Fine Arts building. The mural, is bursting with colors that...

GIVE Volunteers work with young children in need of support and education in East Africa. This is one of many places this organization serves around the globe.
//Courtesy of GIVE Volunteers
CLUB FEATURE: CMU GIVE VOLUNTEERS
Charlene Clark, Art & Life Editor • August 24, 2025

There is a new club at CMU this year: CMU GIVE Volunteers. President Brianna Harlow shared some insight on what they have to offer. The main...

Students, friends and family members gather together on campus for the 2025 club fair.
NEW MAV DAYS
August 24, 2025

"The 39 Steps": Genre-Melting Theatre
“The 39 Steps”: Genre-Melting Theatre
Leobardo Marin Rivera, Staff Writer • May 7, 2025

Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) Department of Theatre Arts completed its run of “The 39 Steps” on April 26. Adapted by Patrick Barlow...

Books labelled with key words for the “Blind Date with a Book” sit on a table awaiting readers. “Blind Date with a Book” is a popular event for engagement with the library. appearing at least annually on campus.
TURNING THE PAGE
Marigold Nugent, Staff Writer • April 23, 2025

Tomlinson Library recently celebrated its annual National Library Week with a variety of activities promoting the power of libraries. With National...

COASTER CHORUS
COASTER CHORUS
Kazuo Salazar, Managing Editor • March 12, 2025

Everything must come to an end. This is the realistic truth that Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell aimed to hit in their musical “Ride the...

One of NASA’s runway costumes referenced the rhetoric of residential schooling.
The phrase on the back of this shirt refers to a speech by R.H. Pratt, who wanted to “civilize”  Native Americans through forced assimilation.
\\  Teagan Meens for the Criterion
GARMENTS GALORE
Marigold Nugent, Staff Writer • March 12, 2025

From weeks of rehearsals to finally hitting the runway, the Cultural Inclusion Council’s (CIC) seventh annual fashion show swept audiences...

A PUCKING GOOD CAUSE
A PUCKING GOOD CAUSE
Evan Shelley, Art & Life Editor • March 12, 2025

For any team, the final game of a season is high stakes–but for the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) ice hockey team, this one meant more than...

MOUNTAIN MOVIES
MOUNTAIN MOVIES
Evan Shelley, Art & Life Editor • February 26, 2025

From marathon running to mountain biking, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival brings stories of outdoor adventure to screens across all seven...

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