To President John Marshall,
I am Gabriel McDowell, a student finishing his fifth and final year at Colorado Mesa University and hoping to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in history, come mid-May....
The people of the United States of America have a long and honorable history of fighting tyranny wherever it is found. We fought the British imperialists and drove them from our shores. We fought the Southern...
Question: Being tired all the time. I have a late class tuesdays and thursdays and I work full time. I try and get as much sleep as I can but it’s so hard to feel energized through out the day. I’ve...
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...
High school was difficult for me. I could never get my assignments done on time and had too many due dates for too many subjects that I had little to no interest in. All of this horribly overwhelmed my...
Fashion is an artform and can be interpreted in many ways – so can the body. In recent years, I’ve seen shifts in the way clothing and fashion is perceived. No longer is fashion solely about protecting...
Sororities have always had the reputation of being a pay-to-play friendship club. And honestly, while there is a financial commitment, that perspective doesn’t fully capture what being in a sorority...
Aries 3/21 - 4/19
Start a letter-writing campaign to the Grand Junction Jackalopes requesting they change their name to the “Humpback Chubs.” They’re an endangered species of fish in the Colorado...
Another day, another reason to avoid the cesspool that is Twitter. On Feb. 7, 2025, Kanye ‘Ye’ West went on a hate filled tweet tirade, praising Hitler and declaring himself a Nazi. He also took this...
Question: I’m concerned that my university is actively disciplining students who use AI and then turns around and uses AI generated art work on the CMU Tech website. I just don’t quite know how to...
IHATE Twilight. HATE IT. Yet, I have found myself knowing way too much about it than I would care to admit. As such, here are my ratings for the movies.
TWILIGHT
3/10
I hate this film with a burning...
Checking into a hotel room for the beginning of sophomore year was not on my bucket list. Last fall, I returned to Colorado Mesa University (CMU) last fall and checked into the Residence Inn 3.1 miles...
