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Preview of Drag Show from the front of the audience

QUEENS CONQUER CAMPUS

August Jones, Staff Writer September 30, 2024

Genders and Sexualities Alliance hosts annual student-led drag performance Pride is a time and place for queer-identifying individuals to celebrate their identities, journeys and achievements without...

Members of CMU’s club softball team show off smiles at their table.

MAVERICKS GO TO THE CLUB(S)

Evan Shelley and Quinn Harrer September 13, 2024

Clubs and Organizations show off what they’re made of at the Club Fair As week two of the new school year ended, students across campus tried to find their footing at the Colorado Mesa University...

View from the back

Arcadia Grand Opening

Matt Corsi, Editor in Chief September 13, 2024

As Colorado Mesa University (CMU) says goodbye to a familiar place, it is also time to welcome in a new era of student engagement, community-focused activities and a new area for entertainment. For...

Arcadia Grand Opening

Arcadia Grand Opening

Matt Corsi, Editor-In-Chief September 5, 2024

As Colorado Mesa University (CMU) says goodbye to a familiar place, it is also time to welcome in a new era of student engagement, community-focused activities and a new area for entertainment. For many...

CAPTURING COMMUNITY

CAPTURING COMMUNITY

Jeyda Horn, Staff Writer September 5, 2024

Mavericks, students and faculty alike, gathered at Foster Field House this Thursday, Aug. 29, evening for a game of capture the flag. To encourage turnout, Campus Recreation had pizza at the ready as...

Growing businesses and culture

Growing businesses and culture

Matt Corsi May 8, 2024

On April 23,  Colorado Mesa University (CMU) student businesses had the opportunity to sell their goods at the Maverick Marketplace hosted by Sustainability Council and Entrepreneurship Club. The Maverick...

Social science success

Social science success

Vincente Valdez April 26, 2024

The 66th annual World Social Science Association Conference took place in San Antonio, Texas earlier this month with a presentation from Colorado Mesa University (CMU) political science student Shayla...

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The roots of peace

Nikoli Weir April 25, 2024

On April 10, a small group gathered in the back of Desert Bloom Hydroponics to engage with and commemorate Palestinian culture in light of the current war in the Gaza Strip. Since Oct. 7, 2023, the State...

Local legend: Mike the Headless Chicken

Local legend: Mike the Headless Chicken

Edwin Francia April 13, 2024

Who could have imagined that a two-foot animal would become a celebrity, drawing crowds to an annual festival? This is possible by none other than the local legend that is Mike the Headless Chicken. Mike...

Travel transforming lives

Travel transforming lives

Tahirih Bochmann April 13, 2024

Study Away is offering students the chance to travel to El Espino, El Salvador for 10 days this summer to learn about Latin American politics and step into a new perspective. Study Away students will...

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....

Maverick pride at the NULC

Maverick pride at the NULC

Matt Corsi April 13, 2024

On the weekend of March 29, Colorado Mesa University (CMU) sent 11 students to present their hard work at the 39th annual National Undergraduate Literature Conference (NULC). NULC is hosted by Weber...

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