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Kickflips and nic flips

Kickflips and nic flips

April Fools April 1, 2024

The Skaters and Vapers Club was originally founded as a niche gathering for skateboard enthusiasts and vape aficionados. In recent weeks, it has become so wildly popular that it's forcing the club to...

All hail the Sodexo overlords

All hail the Sodexo overlords

April Fools April 1, 2024

Sodexo is our lord and savior. Just like Jesus, they provide food, water and ice cream.  Some people on this campus believe that Sodexo is power hungry because they charge over $200 dollars for catering...

Rise of Robots

Rise of Robots

April Fools April 1, 2024

Shockwaves are rolling through campus after an announcement to hand over all money management to robots. This shift comes as a response to years of mismanagement and fumbling by human decision makers...

Two upstanding fraternity brothers energetically engage in a game of Ball Busters on Delta Field.
While some may look at this game as “immature” and “stupid”, advocates insist on its ability to instill discipline, grit and further character development.

Ball busters

April Fools April 1, 2024

In a shocking and, some might say, uniquely painful turn of events, Colorado Mesa University (CMU) has unveiled its latest addition to the world of club sports: Ball Buster. This eyebrow-raising activity...

An unbiased conclusion

An unbiased conclusion

April Fools April 1, 2024

Objectivity is a key prerogative in journalism. Everyone knows that the best possible way to be objective is to attempt to stitch together a nonsensical middle-ground stance between two entirely incompatible...

New fight song written and produced

New fight song written and produced

April Fools April 1, 2024

Colorado Mesa University (CMU) has partnered with local highschool rapper Lil’ Junctionite  to create a new and catchy fight song for the Mavericks in a heartwarming display of community collaboration. Both...

New football bad boy uniforms debut

New football bad boy uniforms debut

April Fools April 1, 2024

The Maverick football team has adopted a new uniform for the upcoming 2024 season. “Our uniforms from the past two seasons have honestly been boring. I mean, just white numbers and a Mavroon base?...

Canceled: Goodbye CMU

Canceled: Goodbye CMU

April Fools April 1, 2024

Since 1931 The Critter-In has served as the university's student run newspaper, but that will be changing soon. During a recent town hall session for Colorado Mesa University (CMU), President John Marshall...

Mirror mystery

Mirror mystery

April Fools April 1, 2024

The infamous mirror in the parking garage at Colorado Mesa University (CMU) has once again vanished into thin air, leaving students and faculty scratching their heads. This isn't the first time the mirror...

Do essays dream of electric sheep

Do essays dream of electric sheep

April Fools April 1, 2024

Since the unveiling of the language learning model ChatGPT in 2022, America and the world at large have been taken by storm by an endless proliferation of such chat bots. Those same AI bots have begun...

"A Little More Shoobie"

“A Little More Shoobie”

April Fools April 1, 2024

This year for the spring concert the Program Activities Council (PAC) have truly booked someone special, the one and only Elmo. After a student vote for this year's concert theme to be rap, PAC has...

CMU agrees to add eight new sports as part of war effort

CMU agrees to add eight new sports as part of war effort

Crite Staff April 5, 2023

Good news everyone! (Please read this in your head with an old man’s voice). Colorado Mesa University (CMU) will be adding eight new sports to their athletics program.  “You know, CMU takes pride...

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