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Costumes at the Fort Costumes at the Fort

Thursday, November 7, 2024 | Tiana Padilla

Costumes at the Fort

Students show spirit for Halloween 

Scary Stories from Students Scary Stories from Students

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | Junior Parrish

Scary Stories from Students

As the seasons changed, these encounters left students with chills
Reclaiming the Written Word Reclaiming the Written Word

Sunday, November 3, 2024 | Tiana Padilla

Reclaiming the Written Word

How Indigenous authors are finding their voice

Art Exhibits in the Center of Southwest Studies

By: Becca Day

The Center of Southwest Studies rotated new artifacts out to its art gallery exhibits, Treasures of the Southwest and Ben Nighthorse Campbell: Colorado’s Renaissance Man, and will hold an opening reception Feb. 21  at 5:00 p.m.

 

The Center of Southwest Studies rotated new artifacts out to its art gallery exhibits, Treasures of the Southwest and Ben Nighthorse Campbell: Colorado’s Renaissance Man, and will hold an opening reception Feb. 21  at 5:00 p.m.   The art gallery opened a year ago but is rotating new items out of its collection into the gallery, Shelby Tisdale, director of the CSWS,...

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Indigenous Peoples and the Dominant Culture: Q&A with James Anaya

By: Breana Talamante-Benavidez

James Anaya is the Dean of Law at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He spoke at Fort Lewis College on Thursday, Jan. 25 on the power behind discussing human rights.

 

James Anaya is the Dean of Law at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He spoke at Fort Lewis College on Thursday, Jan. 25 on the power behind discussing human rights.   Anaya’s writing and teaching focus on issues concerning human rights and land rights for indigenous peoples. Anaya also practiced law in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he represented Native Americans and...

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Indy Eats: Mountain Tacos and Tequila Indy Eats: Mountain Tacos and Tequila

Indy Eats: Mountain Tacos and Tequila

By: Benjamin Mandile

The owners of Fired Up Artisan Pizza on Main Ave opened a new restaurant, Mountain Tacos and Tequila featuring tacos in the Fall of 2017.

 

The owners of Fired Up Artisan Pizza on Main Ave opened a new restaurant, Mountain Tacos and Tequila featuring tacos in the Fall of 2017. The recently founded establishment is located at 741 Main Ave in Durango. The restaurant's menu consists of soft shell tacos filled with different vegetables, meats, and sauces. The first thing I noticed when I entered was the ambiance. This...

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Photo Essay: Early Season Skiing at Purgatory Resort Photo Essay: Early Season Skiing at Purgatory Resort

Photo Essay: Early Season Skiing at Purgatory Resort

Photography by Carolyn Estes

Purgatory Resort opened for the season Nov. 18. 

The Entrance to the base of Purgtory Resort, which opened to skiers and snowboarders Nov. 18.   On opening day at Purgatory, lift one transported riders to the only section open on the upper mountain.    Two Fort Lewis College students ride up lift one.   FLC junior, Stefan Rozanski, slides a box at one of Purgatory's...

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Taking the Backcountry Out of the Back Seat Taking the Backcountry Out of the Back Seat

Taking the Backcountry Out of the Back Seat

By Aidan Multhauf

At this place there are no chairlifts, lift tickets or crowds. This dream skiing location is called the backcountry.

There is local ski spot that is not Purgatory or Wolf Creek. In fact, at this place there are no chairlifts, lift tickets or crowds. This dream skiing location is called the backcountry.   One person who knows about the backcountry is Steven Meyers, an English professor at Fort Lewis College, and a man with an avid ski history. A major factor for Meyers’ love of skiing the...

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