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• CSU president's new 5-year contract includes raise

  February 9, 2013 8:27 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State University President Tony Frank is getting a raise with his new five-year contract. The CSU System Board of Governors said Friday that it has approved the new contract. It will give Frank a base salary of $450,000 this year, with $25,000 increases set... more »

• Efficient farming methods researched in Rocky Ford Play Video

  September 5, 2012 6:23 PM

  When you get ready to eat dinner with you family, take a closer look at those vegetables. What you may not know is that some of them have been genetically modified. We found out more on the research that's making farming more efficient. It's been around for over 120... more »

• Obama still a draw on college campuses

  August 29, 2012 9:16 PM

  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The crowds may be smaller and the candidate grayer, but college towns are still proving to be President Barack Obama's best chance to draw an enthusiastic audience. More than 25,000 people showed up during his three-state college town tour this week, including 7,500 at a rally... more »

• CSU board OKs 9 percent in-state tuition increase

  May 2, 2012 7:15 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State University's governing board has approved a 9 percent increase for in-state undergraduate tuition. The Coloradoan reports that under a budget that the board approved Wednesday, in-state undergraduates will pay $6,875 in tuition for the next academic year. Non-residents will pay $22,667. The budget... more »

• CSU football player denying drug use and fighting

  April 30, 2012 6:55 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - The lawyer for a CSU football player accused of attacking fellow students and using steroids and marijuana has denied the claims on behalf of his client. Attorney Erik Fischer says junior linebacker Mike Orakpo never threw a punch and was defending himself after being tackled... more »

• CSU student's death tied to suspected heroin

  November 28, 2011 7:34 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - An 18-year-old freshman at Colorado State University found unresponsive in his dorm room has died. The (Fort Collins) Coloradoan reports hat 18-year-old Sean William McGowan of Springs, Texas, was found unresponsive in his Summit Hall room Monday morning. He was taken to Poudre Valley... more »

• Fairchild's future will be determined at the end of the season

  November 1, 2011 3:01 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State athletic director Paul Kowalczyk says he'll wait until football season ends before deciding the future of coach Steve Fairchild. Fairchild is in the fourth year of his five-year contract, which pays him an annual salary of $700,000. The Rams are 3-5 this season... more »

• UW Foundation has doubts about ranchland swap idea with CSU

  September 15, 2011 6:28 PM

  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The University of Wyoming Foundation has doubts about a proposed land swap involving some 50,000 acres of ranchland it jointly owns with a Colorado State University foundation. UW Foundation President Ben Blalock said Thursday the idea isn't compatible with an agreement under which the foundations... more »

• Police: No ticket for teen whose legs were severed

  September 7, 2011 8:22 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Longmont police say they won't write a trespassing ticket for a 17-year-old Colorado State University student whose legs were severed when she tried to hop a moving freight train but fell under the wheels. Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said Wednesday that Anna Beninati has plenty... more »

• Fort Collins 'megaparty' overwhelms police

  August 28, 2011 1:52 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Four people were arrested and at least 10 people taken away by ambulance after what police are calling a "megaparty" near Colorado State University. Between 2,000 and 4,000 people were believed to be at Saturday's back-to-school party at an off-campus apartment complex. The Coloradoan... more »

• Alzheimer's cases expected to grow as boomers age

  June 15, 2011 12:39 PM

  The risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's or Dementia increases by 10 percent for people over the age of 65 and by 50 percent for those over age 85. Millions of baby boomers are turning 65 this year and projections are that more than 20 million Americans will be diagnosed... more »

• Fort Collins woman condition improving after being shot

  June 8, 2011 6:25 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - The condition of a Colorado State University student wounded in what police say was a random drive-by shooting has improved. A hospital spokesman tells The Coloradoan in Fort Collins that 22-year-old Jamie Warfield was upgraded Tuesday to fair condition from critical. Police say... more »

• Colorado State University is considering a tuition increase

  March 13, 2011 7:42 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State University is considering a 20 percent tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students this fall to help deal with a $23 million cut in state funding. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports that layoffs are imminent. The number isn't yet known. The CSU Board of... more »

• Rocky Mountain Showdown scheduled for September 17

  March 4, 2011 12:57 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado and Colorado State will face each other Sept. 17 at Invesco Field in Denver for their annual Rocky Mountain Showdown. Colorado will be the home team. The non-conference, instate rivals usually open the season against each other, but this year Colorado is starting the season Sept.... more »

• Texans make up large part of CSU recruiting class

  February 3, 2011 1:17 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Steve Fairchild made Texas a priority as a recruiting area for Colorado State. The fourth-year coach was rewarded when he announced Wednesday that 10 Texans had were part of the Rams' 27-member recruiting class of 2011. Texas was represented from Del Rio along the border... more »

• Governor Ritter goes to work at CSU

  January 5, 2011 7:05 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Gov. Bill Ritter will take a job at a new center at Colorado State University focusing on new energy after leaving office. Ritter announced Wednesday that he'll become director of the Center for the New Energy Economy, focusing on an issue that he championed during his... more »

• Delay in CSU vision to be carbon-neutral by 2020

  December 19, 2010 5:53 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State University administrators say it will take longer than initially expected for the school to be carbon neutral. Former CSU President Larry Penley had proposed the university become carbon-neutral by 2020. But current Fort Collins campus President Tony Frank says the university can't... more »

• CSU vets: all livestock should get rabies vaccine

  November 30, 2010 3:01 PM

  Colorado State University veterinarians say that now rabies vaccinations aren't just for dogs and cats, they are now recommending that livestock be vaccinated for rabies due to an increased number of infected skunks in the state. While bats have spread rabies in Colorado for many years, rabies spread through... more »

• Meningitis suspected in death of CSU student

  October 20, 2010 3:41 PM

  A student at Colorado State University has died of suspected bacterial meningitis and a second student may have also contracted the disease. CSU said that student Christina Adame died at 2 a.m. Wednesday, three hours after arriving at the hospital. Adame lived off campus. The second student who... more »

• Colorado Supreme Court to hear campus gun ban case

  October 18, 2010 3:18 PM

  The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether campus gun bans are legal. The court announced Monday that all seven justices agreed to accept the case. In April the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a gun-rights group that sued the University of... more »

• Nursing grant comes to CSU-Pueblo

  September 27, 2010 5:06 PM

  The Nursing Department at Colorado State University-Pueblo's has received a grant of nearly $400,000 to provide the latest simulation technology used to train nurses. The funds were granted by the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. More than half of the grant will be... more »

• Suspect arrested in shooting on CSU campus

  September 24, 2010 4:22 PM

  Police have arrested a man suspected of shooting and wounding another man in a parking lot at Colorado State University's Fort Collins campus. CSU Police say Shameek Jamal Bernard Lewis, 20, of Aurora was arrested at a Fort Collins motel early Friday on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder and... more »

• CSU library clearing out 11 miles of books

  September 23, 2010 3:55 PM

  Go ahead and joke about how often Colorado State University students crack the books - the Morgan Library in Fort Collins is clearing out about a fourth of its books because they haven't been checked out in decades. The Morgan Library is being renovated, and library officials decided to... more »

• CSU-Pueblo ranks lowest in cost of some online degrees

  September 20, 2010 5:43 PM

  Colorado State University-Pueblo ranked first among the Best Buys in Online College Degrees for its bachelor's in social science and sociology, according to GetEducated.com . Colorado State University-Pueblo ranked number one based on a survey of 37 regionally accredited universities that offer distance bachelor degrees. Applicants would pay about... more »

• Record freshman class at CSU

  September 10, 2010 8:56 AM

  A record-size freshman class has boosted Colorado State University's enrollment to the all-time high of 26,348. The enrollment is up 3.7 percent from last year. The number of freshman this fall is 4,472, which breaks the previous record of 4,404 in 2008. The incoming freshman class is 4.3 percent... more »

• Man shot on CSU campus in Fort Collins

  September 8, 2010 9:56 AM

  Authorities are investigating a shooting at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. CSU says a man was shot in the arm early Wednesday morning after being approached by a teen or young man for drugs. The victim isn't a student. He drove to Broomfield after the shooting and reported... more »

• Hickenlooper announces education policy for Colorado

  August 30, 2010 3:54 PM

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper is getting ready to unveil his education policy for Colorado. He'll be joined by his running mate, Colorado State University-Pueblo president Joe Garcia, at Monday's announcement at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton. Two years ago as mayor Hickenlooper started a preschool stipend program... more »

• Dr. Joe Garcia to continue heading CSU-Pueblo

  August 11, 2010 1:46 PM

  Dr. Joe Garcia will continue in his duties as president of Colorado State University-Pueblo, while running for lieutenant governor of Colorado on the democratic ticket. The CSU Board of Governors voted Wednesday morning in Pueblo to allow Dr. Garcia to continue in his post, using vacation time and other... more »

• Colorado Forecasters: Hurricanes' effect on oil unclear

  August 4, 2010 1:12 PM

  Colorado State University forecasters say a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico could affect the direction of the oil spill, but they say little is known about the interaction between storms and oil. Forecasters Phil Klotzbach and William Gray said Wednesday if a hurricane goes west of the spill,... more »

• CSU-Pueblo receives $125,000 state grant

  August 2, 2010 2:57 PM

  Colorado State University-Pueblo has won a competitive grant to investigate ways for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to use alternative energy to sustain and maintain the state's rest areas and right-of-way corridors. The College of Science and Mathematics and College of Education, Engineering, and Professional Studies will work... more »

• Gov. Ritter at CSU-Pueblo today

  July 30, 2010 9:06 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter will attend a ceremonial signing of articulation agreements between Colorado State University-Pueblo and 15 community colleges. The agreements allow for the smooth transfer of credits from the community colleges to the university. All 28 CSU-Pueblo majors are included in the agreements. According to CSU-Pueblo spokesperson Cora... more »

• Colorado State sees hike in private donations

  July 21, 2010 11:52 AM

  Colorado State University's private donations rose 6.6 percent to $58 million the past year, bucking the national trend of declining donations to U.S. public research universities. Colorado State officials say the number of donors increased 17 percent. The university is in the final two years of its first comprehensive... more »

• CSU tuition break in the works for next year

  June 17, 2010 6:54 PM

  Colorado State University is offering tuition breaks to students from the middle class. System chancellor Joe Blake says Colorado undergraduate students whose families earn up to $57,000 a year will get half off their tuition beginning next year. Blake says those students will save about $2,600 a year,... more »

• Colorado forecasters: active hurricane season ahead

  June 2, 2010 1:31 PM

  Forecasters are predicting a very active hurricane season due to a much warmer Atlantic and cooling Pacific conditions. Colorado State University researchers on Wednesday said they now expect 18 named storms to develop in the Atlantic, including 10 hurricanes. Five are expected to be major. That's up from 15... more »

• Dead CSU student's blood alcohol level was .212

  May 19, 2010 10:18 AM

  Coroner's officials say a Colorado State University student who died from a drug and alcohol overdose had a blood alcohol level of .212, more than double the legal limit to drive. Twenty-year-old John Hunter Hauck is the son of former Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter, who was the first... more »

• Colorado State University unveils new biosciences center

  May 12, 2010 8:53 AM

  A new $53 million research center at Colorado State University is designed to bring together scientists and businesses for research into diseases and developing treatments. The 72,000-square-foot Research Innovation Center on the Fort Collins campus includes office space for businesses and bioscience laboratories. University officials said Tuesday the goal... more »

• Colorado State University looks to add more solar

  May 10, 2010 8:39 AM

  Colorado State University plans to add a 3.3-megawatt solar farm that could be generating power by Christmas, if all goes according to plan. The university already has a 2-megawatt solar facility on its Foothills Campus west of Fort Collins that generates about 10 percent of the power needs on... more »

• CSU student dies from alcohol, drug overdose

  May 6, 2010 9:02 AM

  Authorities say the son of Boulder's first prosecutor to work on the JonBenet Ramsey case has died of an alcohol and drug overdose at a Fort Collins college party. The Larimer County Coroner's office says 20-year-old John Hunter Hauck's roommates found his body at their off-campus home Monday afternoon.... more »

• Colorado State rescinds gun ban after court ruling

  May 5, 2010 4:49 PM

  Guns and some other weapons will continue to be legal on the Colorado State University System's two campuses. The CSU Board of Governors voted Wednesday to rescind a campus gun ban, citing a Colorado Court of Appeals ruling last month that overturned a similar ban at the University of... more »

• CSU looks to China for new partnerships, students

  May 3, 2010 10:34 AM

  Colorado State University officials are looking to China for new students, partnerships and revenue. There are 20 undergraduate students and 91 graduate students from China studying at CSU this year, for a total of 111 Chinese students. Jim Cooney is CSU's vice provost for international affairs. He is hoping the... more »

• Six week biomedical program once again offered at CSU-Pueblo

  April 6, 2010 2:50 PM

  Colorado State University - Pueblo will once again offer the Puente Project: Bridges to Biomedical Careers program this summer. The program provides academic skills and research experiences for community college students interested in continuing their training at a four-year institution. The six-week course promotes the pursuit of careers that... more »

• Researchers get grant to study biofuel emissions

  March 23, 2010 4:41 PM

  Two Colorado State University associate professors have received a $325,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study emissions produced from algae as a biofuel. Anthony Marchese and Azer Yalin are both associate professors in mechanical engineering. The two are working with Jeff Collett in CSU's atmospheric chemistry department... more »