Colorado Mesa University students are petitioning for a new change, and I am 100% for it. Last week, I saw individuals pitching tents on the most treacherous terrain in all of Colorado, the infamous ...

Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) Department of Theatre Arts completed its run of “The 39 Steps” on April 26. Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the John Buchan novel and the film by Alfred Hitchcock, the ...

MATT CORSI – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF For over two years I have had the pleasure of calling The Criterion my home. Through my time as both the Managing Editor and the Editor-In-Chief, I am so grateful to serve ...

In response to student concerns about parking on campus, President John Marshall proudly announced on Monday that CMU will be eliminating all parking lots from campus. This decision comes after months ...

With another year of the Criterion’s sports section coming to its conclusion, it’s time to name our best of the best selections. Each sports editor (Dean Allen and Justin Shaw) were tasked with ...

Over the last couple of weeks, students at Colorado Mesa University may have noticed the Rowdy Wranglers setting up stations around campus where passersby have the opportunity to pet some baby Rowdys.

The Colorado River District (CRD) awarded a $300,000 grant to the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) Ruth Powell Hutchins Water Center. CMU will provide an additional $300,000 to match the grant. This ...

Dr. Roberto Montoya stepped in as the new Vice President of Student Services at the beginning of April. Current Vice President Jody Diers is set to retire at the end of the semester and is working ...

In the transfer portal era, Division II schools routinely see themselves on both sides of the coin. On one hand, top talent that doesn’t shake out at the Division I level can drop down, but on the ...

The Holocaust Awareness Series, hosted by The Civic Forum series, aims to unite the student community through free Holocaust education. A moment of silence began the week-long series, with students, ...

Over the years, we have witnessed kids or young adults doing cringe impersonations of strange characters on social media or known someone notorious for obsessing over certain characters to the extreme ...

The previous ones were so goofily unhinged that Breaking Dawn was a slap to the face. Bella and Edward got married, and while… consummating their marriage, they accidentally created a demon baby.