Good morning, Fort Collins.

Award-winning poet H.

L. Hix spoke at CSU’s Creative Writing Reading Series on Sept. 10 where he read from his upcoming poetry collection As Wind Rounds Sandstone, As Ice Sections Schist set to release Oct. 27; National Book Award winner Rabih Alameddine joined him onstage.

The Global Village Museum is celebrating 20 years with its 'Work and Wonder: Behind the Scenes at the Museum' exhibit, open until Sept.

18. Visitors can explore global folk art and make an origami tiger (highlighting Zhen, a yellow cloth tiger that narrates the exhibit).

Little Shop of Physics at CSU has received a $50K grant from the American Physical Society’s Division of Condensed Matter Physics to expand hands-on science experiments for kids—the funding will create a new condensed matter room and sponsor a March 7 open house expected to attract over 10,000 visitors.

A wildfire near Colorado Highway 14 triggered mandatory evacuations in the Salt Cabin area (Monday afternoon) before officials downgraded the order to voluntary; the 0.25-acre Dadd Gulch Fire near Bellvue remains monitored as crews respond to changing conditions.

CSU football, riding momentum from reclaiming the Bronze Boot and beating Southern Utah, will face ranked No. 11 BYU at Canvas Stadium on Saturday, Sept.

19 at 5:30 p.m. The game will test the Rams as they look to build on their strong 2-0 start.

First-year forward Ava Wallhead has made her mark this fall by scoring her inaugural goal for CSU in the program’s first Pac-12 season, showing promise in eight games so far.

Originally from Laramie, she is quickly adapting to the competitive environment in Fort Collins.

CSU volleyball will play No. 17 CU in a home-and-home rivalry series for the Golden Spike trophy on Sept.

17 and Sept. 18, with the final whiteout game held in Fort Collins. The team hopes to secure a win and build momentum for conference play.