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Indigenous People's Day 2025 Indigenous People's Day 2025

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Written by Mya Simon, Photographed by M'iitra Pino

Indigenous People's Day 2025

October rain does little to keep FLC from celebrating Indigenous culture 

Fiesta en la Mesa Fiesta en la Mesa

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | Steven Ben

Fiesta en la Mesa

Members of Ballet Folklorico de Durango, a cultural arts program that promotes Mexican culture, perform Sept. 19, 2025, during Fiesta en la Mesa...
Banging Heads in Buckley Park Banging Heads in Buckley Park

Thursday, October 2, 2025 | Mya Simon and Garrett Middleton

Banging Heads in Buckley Park

Locals share an inside look into Durango's metal scene. 

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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Netflix: What To Watch This Month

By Teal Lehto

This holiday season classic is arguably the best Christmas movie of all time.

The Nightmare Before Christmas   This holiday season classic is arguably the best Christmas movie of all time, but definitely the best one on Netflix. Tim Burton’s signature creepy style mitigates the over-the-top holiday spirit usually present in Christmas movies. If you’re at home over break hanging out with your quiet cousin who shops solely at Hot Topic, this movie...

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