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ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL
ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL
Evan Shelley, Art & Life Editor • April 9, 2025

Jared Taylor presented his pro-segregation speech "Divorce Papers for a Divided Nation” on Thursday, March 27. A member of campus personnel...

A group of people on campus to peacefully protest against the Jared Taylor speaking event.
THE RIGHT TO PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY
Julia Wildman, Opinion's Editor • March 28, 2025

A 700 person protest demonstrated that Grand Junction does not tolerate the racist rhetoric that Jared Taylor brought with him to Colorado Mesa...

Withers interviews John Marshall

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Unity Party, Protests, Taylor
Editorial Board March 27, 2025

8:49 am Follow this thread throughout the day for real-time quotes, photos and notes from today's events.   1:24 pm The student...

Abstract Typography
COASTER CHORUS
Kazuo Salazar, Managing Editor • March 12, 2025

Everything must come to an end. This is the realistic truth that Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell aimed to hit in their musical “Ride the...

A PUCKING GOOD CAUSE
Evan Shelley, Art & Life Editor • March 12, 2025

For any team, the final game of a season is high stakes–but for the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) ice hockey team, this one meant more than...

A mannequin laying in the simulation lab used by students for training in the nursing program.  
Nursing students and faculty have worked diligently to achieve #1 ranking in the nation
A PRIZE FOR PRESTIGE
Dana Dial, Accuracy Manager • April 9, 2025

Ranking number one in the United States by the National Council for State Boards of Nursing, the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) practical nursing...

A group of protestors marches in unity against Taylor's ideologies at the corner of North Ave. and 12th St.
Numerous protests arose both on and off-campus to make a statement against the speaker's presence on campus.
PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY
Julia Wildman, Opinions Editor • April 9, 2025

A 700 person protest demonstrated that Grand Junction does not tolerate the racist rhetoric that Jared Taylor brought with him to Colorado Mesa...

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is a program offered through the IRS. that has partnered with the university for the past 25 years. This program will be available for students until April 5.
VITA-LITY IN ACTION
Julia Wildman, Opinions Editor • March 26, 2025

Accounting students crunch numbers for underserved community members this tax season. A grant funded through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...

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