contains over 190,000 volumes, including a large government documents collection, and a geology library. It also houses the Ethridge Pottery Collection of prehistoric southwestern ceramics. Forensic Investigation Research Station Known by the acronym "FIRS", this facility consisting of a laboratory building and a fenced-in body farm is located just outside Grand Junction. As of January 2018, the decomposition of 11 bodies was under investigation with a focus on identification of microbial clocks, collections of microorganisms that appear and change in a predictable manner during the course of human body decomposition. Athletics CMU's athletic teams are known as the Mavericks; their mascot is symbolized by a rearing bull's head with flaring nostrils. Official colors are maroon, white, and gold. Student body fans are known as The Herd. The Colorado Mesa Mavericks have 28 varsity teams that compete in NCAA Division II athletics, as part of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. CMU fields teams in men's football, men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's lacrosse, women's softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's wrestling. Student media KMSA 91.3 FM The Criterion, student newspaper CMU-TV, student-run television station Horizon, student-run magazine References External links Colorado Mesa University Athletics website Public universities and colleges in Colorado Schools in Mesa County, Colorado Grand Junction, Colorado Montrose, Colorado Education in Mesa County, Colorado Education in Montrose County, Colorado Educational institutions established in 1925 Colorado Western Slope 1925 establishments in Colorado Tourist attractions in Mesa County, Colorado