—By Herman Chavez, UCA Publicity Intern Kick off the holiday season this week at the University Center for the Arts with the annual Holiday Spectacular and Parade of Lights Preview. The Holiday Spectacular returns on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 2, at 4 p.m. in Griffin Concert Hall. The cost of […]
By Tony Phifer, CSU External Relations Rachel Lana loves to play the clarinet, but when she developed tendinitis in high school from playing the instrument she wondered what she could do to treat the painful condition. Beyond physical therapy, the only treatment advice she got was to simply stop playing the clarinet and rest. She […]
By Tony Phifer, CSU External Relations The Colorado State University Marching Band performed at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin. It regularly dazzles Denver Broncos fans at Mile High Stadium. And every year it leads the way in Denver’s Parade of Lights. All are impressive feats. And all have helped establish CSU’s 267-member ensemble […]
By Tiana Nelson, Director of CSU Denver Outreach As a favorite annual tradition, Colorado State University alumni and friends are invited to watch the CSU Marching Band in the 9NEWS Parade of Lights. CSU’s Marching Band is the only college marching band participating in the parade, scheduled at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 in […]
~Written the morning of the final game at Hughes Stadium on Nov. 19, 2016 by Jennifer Clary Jacobs In a way, you could say it’s all because of Hughes Stadium… The Fuller family moved to Colorado in the early seventies when my dad, Fred, held football coaching positions, first at University of Colorado, then at […]
The Colorado State University Marching Band’s 2016 season is nearly complete, with just a final home game, the 9News Parade of Lights in Denver, and a possible bowl game remaining. To date, this has been a tremendous season for the marching band as they have participated in the decade-by-decade theme celebrating the “Farewell Hughes” season. […]
The 2016 Mountain West Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev. was a tremendous success for the Colorado State University Women’s Basketball Team, which won the tournament and was subsequently selected to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002. Additionally, their most dedicated supporters, the CSU Pep Band and the CSU Spirit Squad, received […]
Each fall more than 200 students take the field as part of the Colorado State University Marching Band. Their performances are always a crowd-pleaser, but there is one woman cheering them on with more enthusiasm than the rest — Dame Jackie Erickson, the marching band’s number one fan and most generous supporter. Long before she […]
On Dec. 26, In the middle of the holidays, 240 CSU Marching Band members and staff returned to Fort Collins for one last rehearsal before boarding a charter flight in the wee hours of the morning, flying to Tucson, Ariz. for the inaugural Arizona Bowl vs. the Nevada Wolfpack. Leading up to the game, held […]
At the last home football game of the season, which traditionally honors senior players and marching band members, Ann Gill, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, also had a special day, both as guest cannoneer, and the inspiration for one CSU Marching Band’s halftime tunes. The following was read from Sonny Lubick Field […]
