# @csucollegian on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJKzraVpLS7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30086207-csucollegian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-02T23:01:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Rocky Mountain Collegian (@CSUCollegian) — https://gondola.cc/CSUCollegian

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If you would have told first-year me that four years later I would be assuming roles of opinion editor, assistant manager and full-time student, I would have laughed and thought you were lying. But I wouldn’t change a thing about how these last four years of college have gone.

I remember being a freshman during move-in week, getting my first copy of The Collegian and reading out Bella Eckburg’s bio on the phone to my parents, knowing that that was who I would work under as soon as I was able to complete my training and join The Collegian. Joining this paper was the first thing I knew I had to do after I moved in and got comfortable at Colorado State University because I knew more than anything that I wanted to keep writing and sharing my opinions with the world.

Read the full farewell piece on the Collegian website, linked in our bio.

Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU.

Dominique Lopez was the 2024-25 opinion editor of The Rocky Mountain Collegian. She can no longer be reached at letters@collegian.com, but she can be reached on Twitter caffeinateddee6 
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