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The Criterion

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The Criterion

NeuroPong™ for a cause

NeuroPong™ for a cause

Zeke Magri-Nichols April 13, 2024

Last Saturday saw a fundraising table tennis tournament for everyone with a brain. The event, called Games for Brains, was hosted by the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) Club Sports table tennis team....

We need diversity to thrive

We need diversity to thrive

Zeke Magri-Nichols April 10, 2024

In many colleges–or organizations for that matter–one will often hear a sentiment that they aim for diversity. They may or may not follow through with this sentiment, but diversity remains a key...

The Paradise Paradox

The Paradise Paradox

Zeke Magri-Nichols March 28, 2024

Colorado is famous for some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes, as well as skiing, hunting and local beer culture. All of these are most visible in the state’s mountain towns, where locals...

Fighting Feminicidios

Fighting Feminicidios

Zeke Magri-Nichols March 28, 2024

Leandra Hernandez, PhD, is doing ground- breaking work on a cultural epidemic facing the Americas. Colorado Mesa University (CMU) assistant professor of mass communication Dr. Rhema Zlaten invited Hernandez...

Student Aid finally here

Student Aid finally here

Zeke Magri-Nichols March 14, 2024

Federal student aid applications faced long delays this semester to many students’ chagrin. However, Colorado Mesa University (CMU) Integrated Resources for Information and Solutions (IRIS) announced...

Strategic omission

Strategic omission

Zeke Magri-Nichols March 14, 2024

Institutional changes are generally announced in public. However, when they would warrant concern, they’re revealed through omission. Examining changes to Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) recent...

Midyear seating shake-up

Midyear seating shake-up

Zeke Magri-Nichols February 29, 2024

Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) Associated Student Government (ASG) has recently seen some important seat changes. Two previous members left their positions last semester, opening up elections for...

The 24-hour room downgrades

The 24-hour room downgrades

Zeke Magri-Nichols September 18, 2023

As an on-campus student, an avid reader and a night owl, the Tomlinson Library is something of a bastion for students like me. My dorm building has no communal space to do schoolwork. So when not in class...

A serendipitous masterpiece

A serendipitous masterpiece

Zeke Magri-Nichols September 17, 2023

The Barbie/Oppenheimer (Barbenheimer) meme kicked off simply because the two movies originally shared a release date. The humorous contrast in a double-feature of a dark and introspective Chris Nolan biopic...

CMU takes on AI in classrooms

CMU takes on AI in classrooms

Zeke Magri-Nichols September 9, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) snowballed from a quaint coffee shop discussion into a tangible concern lacking answers over the last few years. These concerns collided with Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU)...

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