Bonnie Duffy - Art & Life Editor Working at the Criterion has been one of the highlights of my college career. The editors and staff writers are such a diverse, intelligent, funny, and kind group...

(March 18, 2026) The Criterion has recently faced scrutiny in regards to the overrepresentation of republican activity on campus. Readers are right to criticize this. The Editorial Board at the Criterion...

Justing Shaw, Sports Editor: Having been a part of the Criterion for the last year has secretly made me regret graduating a semester early. I’ve had the opportunity to watch games with the best seats...

Dear Mavily, Great job on making it through the semester. We can finally rest now that the glorious winter break is upon us. To those who are graduating this December, congratulations! We wish you luck...

CMU recently released a $50,000 film titled “Long May We Live” in partnership with Jhova Productions to celebrate a century of Mavericks. Though, it could have been called “Long May HE Live”, considering...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...