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A Message From the CMU Colorado Inclusion Council

A Message From the CMU Colorado Inclusion Council

October 22, 2025

We want to start off this message with a story from a student on campus: “My father and his family left as refugees from Vietnam the day Saigon was lost when he was only 3 years old. They were at sea...

School Shooting Ignored

School Shooting Ignored

Criterion Editorial Board October 6, 2025

American Political Activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at the first stop of his American Comeback Tour on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 12:23 p.m. 21 minutes later, two students were shot at Evergreen...

Letter to the Editor (10/3/25)

Letter to the Editor (10/3/25)

October 6, 2025

Submitted by the CMU Cultural Inclusion Council. Dear Mavs, As the current administration continues to take actions affecting immigrants, sometimes without proper justification or process, we must be...

CONDEMN OR COMPLICIT

CONDEMN OR COMPLICIT

March 12, 2025

The editorial board of The Criterion wants our stance to be clear: we explicitly condemn targeted rhetoric that encourages or contributes to discrimination, including white supremacist and neo-nazi ideologies. “Issuing...

Interview With ASG Candidates

Interview With ASG Candidates

Crite Staff April 16, 2023

The Associated Student Government (ASG) elections are coming up and voting will be open from April 17-21. Below are answers from executive candidates in the ASG race. Each candidate was asked four questions...

Editorial: Student Life falls short

Editorial: Student Life falls short

The Editorial Board October 20, 2021

Students of all backgrounds should have a voice when decisions are being made.  Unfortunately, some current Student Life organizations make things extremely difficult for the average student to participate,...

Letter From the Editors

Letter From the Editors

The Editorial Board August 20, 2021

Hey der, ho der, hi der.  If you don't get that reference, go watch That '70s Show. Welcome to Colorado Mesa University's (CMU) campus, you are officially a Maverick! If you are a returning...

Editorial: Transparency

The Editorial Board February 3, 2021

On Jan. 27 the Associated Student Government (ASG) held an unofficial meeting against their own policies over Zoom to discuss an ongoing issue.  The meeting was held to figure...

Editorial: Stop being stubborn; isolation means an earlier return to normal

The Editorial Board May 11, 2020

Colorado has moved from the stay-at-home order in response to COVID-19 to safer-at-home, and while that is good for the economy, it's also potentially a dangerous move. Why? Because we, as a people, are...

Editorial: Keep things in perspective during quarantine

Editorial: Keep things in perspective during quarantine

The Editorial Board April 20, 2020

At Colorado Mesa University (CMU), seniors are mourning the loss of the formalities of a graduation ceremony.  It's not hard to see why students getting ready to don their cap and gown are somber....

Editorial: Opposing viewpoints lead to growth

The Editorial Board March 17, 2020

Recently Alex Epstein spoke about the moral case for fossil fuels at Colorado Mesa University (CMU), and the mixed response afterward showed how valuable it is to bring speakers like him to campus. The...

A rebuttal to The Criterion’s article on Alex Epstein

op ed March 11, 2020

By Thomas Carey and Jordan Walker The purpose of this Op-Ed is to present a rebuttal to the Criterion’s recent article “The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels” by Ryan Biller, published on February 26th,...

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