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FASHION FORESIGHT

FASHION FORESIGHT

Brittnie Sandoval, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

The Cultural Inclusion Council (CIC) at Colorado Mesa University is set to dazzle the community with its 7th annual fashion show on the 1st of March. The annual fashion show, which will be held March...

GATHERING GRAMMYS

GATHERING GRAMMYS

Julia Wildman, Opinions Editor February 12, 2025

Alumni Kalani Pe’a took home his fourth Grammy award last week. He graduated from Colorado Mesa University (CMU) in 2006 and won Best Regional Roots Album at the 67th annual award show. Pe’a won the...

PRESENTATION PREPARATION

PRESENTATION PREPARATION

Julia Wildman, Opinions Editor February 12, 2025

The 16th Annual Student Showcase has officially been set for Friday May 2, 2025. Each year, student exhibitions are set up all over campus to share their hard work and passion with the rest of the school....

POWDER WITH PERKS

POWDER WITH PERKS

Gemma Redeker, Social Media & Marketing Manager February 12, 2025

Mavericks stormed the ski slopes for the annual “Mavs Take Over the Mountain”. Music, powder and prizes brought both students and alumni together for cold weather sports at Powderhorn Mountain Resort. This...

Illustration by Anna Dunn

SPITTING IRON AND TAKING NAMES

Megan Pierce, Staff Writer January 29, 2025

While some people might struggle to light a campfire for smores, a group of sculpture students at Colorado Mesa University (CMU) have spent the past semester, including time over winter break, designing...

HEADBANGERS HELPING OUT

HEADBANGERS HELPING OUT

Julia Wildman, Opinions Editor January 29, 2025

Local metalheads united at a show last Saturday to raise funds for childhood cancer research. In partnership with Deathslope Productions, three local metal bands came together to perform at Copeka Coffee...

MUSICIANS ON THE MOVE

MUSICIANS ON THE MOVE

Evan Shelley, Art & Life Editor January 29, 2025

Orchestra students packed up and headed to the front range this week for a tour culminating in a performance at the Colorado Music Educators Association’s (CMEA) annual conference. CMEA hosts a state-wide...

Abstract Typography

BACHELOR’S IN THE BAG

Evan Shelley, Art & Life Editor January 29, 2025

Newly minted degrees were conferred to emerging graduates last month on Friday, Dec. 17 in the fall commencement ceremony held indoors in Brownson Arena. Per usual, an 8 a.m. ceremony and an 11:30 a.m....

SWINGING FOR SERVICE

SWINGING FOR SERVICE

Vicente Valadez, Staff Writer November 13, 2024

It was a hole in one for veterans’ housing as fraternity Kappa Sigma Mu hosted a charity golf tournament. Golfers took to the green at Redlands Mesa Golf course on Saturday, Oct. 26, as part of a “Military...

SCIENCE STRUCK

SCIENCE STRUCK

Julia Wildman, Opinions Editor November 13, 2024

Neil de Grasse Tyson started his “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies” lecture memorably: by taking off his shoes. After getting comfortable on stage, Dr. Tyson critiqued nearly 20 scenes on scientific...

DISCUSSION OF DEMOCRACY

DISCUSSION OF DEMOCRACY

Nikolai Weir, Staff Writer October 30, 2024

Democracy is a core value espoused in American politics. Recent debates in the political climate have sparked discussion on how democracy can best be safeguarded against those who would undermine it. In...

HOMECOMING HEART

HOMECOMING HEART

Vicente Valadez, Staff Writer October 30, 2024

Homecoming is a time where friends, family, and alumni come together and celebrate a week's worth of activities; and Colorado Mesa University [CMU] was anything but short of it. To kick things off, free...

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