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Editor-In-Chief Matt Corsi

A WORD FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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

Hello everyone! It’s my pleasure to be able to serve as the Editor-in-Chief for the Criterion during the 2024-2025 school year. I wanted to preface a few things, such as what to expect for the year....

Candidate profiles

Candidate profiles

Letter to Editor April 10, 2024

Molly Brimhall, Presidential Candidate My name is Molly Brimhall, I am a Political Science student. I am also currently serving as the Social and Behavioral Sciences senator in ASG and the President...

Rise of Robots

Rise of Robots

April Fools April 1, 2024

Shockwaves are rolling through campus after an announcement to hand over all money management to robots. This shift comes as a response to years of mismanagement and fumbling by human decision makers...

The Maverick baseball team enjoys the firework show at Suplizio Field on Star Wars Night on May 4. CMU steamrolled the Grizzlies 17-5 with a 12-run third inning.

Best of the Best

Matt Majewski and Dane Campbell May 12, 2023

Colorado Mesa University (CMU) and the athletic department once again achieved an outstanding year of performances; one marked with a plethora of conference championships and even a couple national championships.  While...

Third Annual "What Were You Wearing" Exhibit

Third Annual “What Were You Wearing” Exhibit

Letter to Editor May 10, 2023

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The Center for Children, in partnership with Colorado Mesa University, aims to raise awareness and dispel myths regarding sexual assault. “The intent of the What...

Getting a little too "rowdy"

Getting a little too “rowdy”

Dane Campbell November 14, 2022

School spirit might have gone too far during the homecoming football game.  The Maverick football team lost their Oct. 29 game to Colorado State University-Pueblo (CSUP) in a hard-fought 28-33 showing.  After...

An Evening at Pablo's Pizza

An Evening at Pablo’s Pizza

Morgan Veek February 3, 2022

Nestled between local shops on Grand Junction’s Main Street lies Pablo’s Pizza. Even before you reach the pizzeria, spices and herbs make their way down the street and lead you by nose to the lovely...

Waiver Wire Woes

Josh Coleman September 30, 2021

Ladies and Gentleman, it is finally here.   Our favorite time of the year is finally upon us and we get to act as if we own an NFL team and draft the best 15 or 16 players. We look...

Waiver Wire Woes

Waiver Wire Woes

Josh Coleman November 2, 2020

Here we are again.  Back on the waiver wire hoping to pick up a player that will help you win a game, but that is just it. We want these players to stay on our team and making a...

Free time frenzy

Free time frenzy

Brenna Barkley November 2, 2020

Just like the rest of the world, the world of sports took an unexpected pause starting in March. The NBA and NHL were in the middle of their seasons when they were told play was paused and MLB was...

Should you roster them?

Should you roster them?

Josh Coleman October 17, 2020

This has been one of the weirdest fantasy football seasons because the injuries have forced fantasy football owners to reconfigure their rosters.   Players that should be on your...

Best CMU sports moments from the 2019-20 athletic seasons

Best CMU sports moments from the 2019-20 athletic seasons

Matt Kennedy April 27, 2020

We miss sports. A lot of us do. As much as it hurts to say that all collegiate sporting seasons are over, we have to come to realization and acceptance of it sooner or later. To help with the grieving...

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