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I am so ready to see Lil Yachty, here’s why:

Joe Azar March 23, 2018

In terms of events on campus, the concert hosted by Colorado Mesa University’s Programming Activities Council (PAC) is the most anticipated event of the year. [media-credit name="Lil Boat 2 album...

Are CMU sports must-see?

Joe Azar February 26, 2018

The number of Criterion articles asking Colorado Mesa University students to attend sporting events of their school teams could create their own tower. Earlier this year, I wrote about supporting the...

The classics of our time

Joe Azar February 18, 2018

Finally, after four years of writing for this newspaper, they finally gave me a story about something I’m actually an expert on: watching a motion picture while doing absolutely nothing productive. In...

Up your social media game

Joe Azar February 16, 2018

Sound the alarm. It’s another know it all telling you all the secrets on how to up your social media following, right? Well, not exactly. Social media is important of course, especially if you are...

Ranking the best liquor stores in Grand Junction

Joe Azar February 16, 2018

Say what you want about Grand Junction’s unwillingness to transition to a college town, but you can’t say they don’t have plenty of liquor stores. Naturally, college students want to get the best...

Love your role or don’t sign up

Joe Azar February 12, 2018

Associated Student Government. Sound familiar? The shame is most students at Colorado Mesa University don’t have a clue of what that is or what the senators in ASG do. People at this school don’t...

The five girls you meet on Tinder

Joe Azar November 27, 2017

Ah, Tinder. The window shopping of dating. Let’s be real, no one actually uses Tinder to find true love. If I had a dime for every story I hear of a failed Tinder relationship, I wouldn’t have to...

Pink’d Out

Joe Azar November 8, 2017

Chase Engdahl is one of the veterans of Colorado Mesa University’s hockey team. Before coming to the Grand Valley, the team’s captain played in many important games for previous teams. However, one...

Beyond the rink

Joe Azar October 23, 2017

Four years ago, Head coach Tim Winegard revived the Colorado Mesa University hockey program that had been dormant for ages. Trying to get people in the Western Slope to play proved to be a challenge in...

Senior day success

Joe Azar October 22, 2017

In the final two home games of the regular season, the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) men’s soccer team was victorious against two RMAC rivals. On Friday it was a 2-0 over Colorado Christian University...

Bounce back

Joe Azar October 22, 2017

A losing streak in sports is difficult to face, regardless of the quality of the team. However, it is a more frustrating period of time when the team knows it has the talent to be better. After Friday’s...

Homecoming is what you make of it

Joe Azar October 22, 2017

Time to face the facts. Yes, Colorado Mesa University is not the University of Colorado Boulder, nor is it Colorado State University. Before you find me in my office and beat me with an obvious stick,...

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