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Embrace the Debate: Stop the Shame

Jared Rouse and Joe Azar April 23, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTZGfe2Q_6c Stop the Shame Commercial Misses It’s Mark The new commercial put out by “stoptheshame.info,” which compares addiction to cancer, is a shot and a...

State funding for a new CMU building denied

Jared Rouse April 16, 2017

The board of trustees approved a request to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education for $8.3 million for the construction of a new building just one day before the commission gathered to vote on all...

Enzo’s Pizzeria

Jared Rouse April 9, 2017

Enzo’s Pizzeria and Italian cafe is nestled in a small strip mall on Horizon Drive. The smells, the music and even the lighting are all reflective of Italy. Though the restaurant specializes in gourmet...

Politics in natural lands of beauty

Jared Rouse April 9, 2017

Our national parks and monuments are pristine gems of beauty and history scattered throughout our nation. According to the National Park Service website, in 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic...

Home sweet off-campus home

Jared Rouse April 2, 2017

So the time has come to move out of the dorms and into an apartment or house off campus. What do you look for? Should it be close to campus? Should you look for a three bedroom house and find roommates...

Pollux Boutique

Jared Rouse April 2, 2017

Pollux boutique is a quaint, little clothing store in downtown Grand Junction on Main Street between 3rd and 4th Street. The owner and founder, Ivy Parnasius, originally opened in a 100-square-foot space...

Standing Rock protesters leave behind thousands of tons of garbage

Jared Rouse March 12, 2017

For nearly 10 months, thousands of protesters camped out near Standing Rock, North Dakota to fight the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The fear was that any breach in the pipeline would contaminate...

New fundraising program to help the CMU body

Jared Rouse March 5, 2017

Colorado Mesa University students, faculty and staff have a new fundraising program that can help them with their club, organization or project. MavFunder, started January of this year, is a crowdfunding...

Grand Valley Catholic Outreach serving the homeless

Jared Rouse March 1, 2017

Grand Valley Catholic Outreach has been serving the community for more than 32 years. One of their many programs is the soup kitchen, which serves high quality meals to the homeless everyday at noon. Angela...

Trump’s connections to Russia

Jared Rouse March 1, 2017

There have been many claims throughout President Donald Trump’s campaign about his connections with Russia. The most notable were the Russian hacks into the Democratic National Committee. These accusations...

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