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Rowdy and I began our evening at the parent’s weekend football game at 3:30 p.m. inside a cramped storage facility just outside of Foster Field House. Inside the facility, I was greeted with a mesh-cage locker storing all of Rowdy’s costumes and equipment, aptly named “The Cage.” Student Assistant for the Rowdy Mascot Program Taya...
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CMU Tech’s dietary baking class (CUAR 269) provides culinary students the opportunity to learn how to make baked goods that accommodate dietary restrictions. CUAR 269 is a three-credit course typically offered in the spring and requires two prerequisite classes. The class prepares future chefs for the diverse dietary needs they will encounter working in the.
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I stepped out of the airport and got immediately smacked with a thick wall of humidity on Sept. 16 at about 12 p.m. People were hustling about, sliding between each other and weaving through the traffic. I smiled at my friends. We were finally in Nashville. Nashville wasn’t really what I was excited about, though....
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CMU’s Sculpture Guild gives students the chance to take what they learn in the classroom and bring it into the real world. Through Art on the Corner and Mavs on Main, students can create, install and display their sculptures while also connecting with the Grand Junction community. Associate Professor of Art and Sculpture Guild faculty...
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With the final episode of Lanterns season 1 dropping tonight, I’d say it’s one of the season’s top 3 episodes. I give the season a 9.5/10. This episode is a 9.5/10 on its own. John Stewart and Noah Macon’s characters steal the spotlight in this final episode, especially with only an hour of runtime. Noah...
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Hockey came out loud to face Colorado State University (CSU) on Oct. 2 and 3. Little could be heard over the crowd cheering at the River City Sports Complex Friday night, as this was more than just another game, this season the Mavericks started with a home game. “We’ve always started on the road, whether...
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Hockey At the Maverick’s home opener, fans from high school students to old time hockey lovers, came to support the games. Best friends Myah Desserich and Madison Ottman came from Fruita High School to the game they attend a few times a year, wearing pink jerseys they had bought at CMU’s annual “Pink the Rink.”...
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This year, 17 student-athletes will dance their hearts out on CMU’s 2026-2027 Dance Team. Led by Head Coach Shelbie Johnson and assistant coach AnnaMarie O’Loughlin, the dance team is confident. Johnson is an experienced professional dancer; she has performed for professional sports teams and built up a lengthy resume in the world of dance. Junior...
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Some people are born into loving a sports team. Others find their team through friends or cultural experiences. Four of the Criterion’s writers decided it was time to pick their favorite hockey team because it sounded like fun. None of them have any strong allegiance to any NHL team and picked their team based mostly...
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