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Winter is Coming Winter is Coming

Monday, January 13, 2025 | Zara Tucker

Winter is Coming

The Science Behind Staying Warm

Fresh Ideas at the Fort Fresh Ideas at the Fort

Monday, January 13, 2025 | AJ Repinski and Steven Ben

Fresh Ideas at the Fort

A retrospective on the new food provider on campus  

Toward the Horizon
Toward the Horizon

Monday, December 23, 2024
Kiiyahno Edgewater

Toward the Horizon

The Search for a President at FLC

Fast FAFSA Facts
Fast FAFSA Facts

Thursday, December 12, 2024
Tiana Padilla

Fast FAFSA Facts

What students should know about the new financial aid form.

Social Gaming with Skyhawk Pride
Social Gaming with Skyhawk Pride

Thursday, November 7, 2024
Junior Parrish

Social Gaming with Skyhawk Pride

Gamers join each other for a night of fun at the LAN Part
Costumes at the Fort
Costumes at the Fort

Thursday, November 7, 2024
Tiana Padilla

Costumes at the Fort

Students show spirit for Halloween 


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Pope Francis’ Outlook: Economics and Climate Change

Story by Brandon Castle, Photography by Nate Obici, Graphic by Julia Volzke

Religious responsibilities have recently taken to the spotlight under Pope Francis’s name.  What he is doing under this spotlight is history right before the eyes of the world.

Religious responsibilities have recently taken to the spotlight under Pope Francis’s name.  What he is doing under this spotlight is history right before the eyes of the world.   There has been an overwhelming amount of scientific consensus that climate change is real, and humans have contributed, Scott Greenler, a senior environmental biology major, said....

Navajo Nation Seeks Compensation From EPA: Diné Walkers Open Dialogue

Story by Jamie Draper, Graphic by Julia Volzke, Photo by Brent Balone

The effects of the Gold King Mine spill have stretched downstream to the San Juan River, which flows through the Navajo Nation reservation in New Mexico.

 

The effects of the Gold King Mine spill have stretched downstream to the San Juan River, which flows through the Navajo Nation reservation in New Mexico.   Initial Response:   The farm board in Shiprock, New Mexico, voted whether to close the headgates to the system of irrigation canals that supply water to that region, Brandon Francis, employee of the New Mexico State...

Carson Brings RENT to Life at the DAC: A Night of Broadway on 2nd Ave

Story by Jamie Draper, Graphic by Julia Volzke, Photography by Brent Belone

This coming weekend marks the last performances of the Durango Arts Center’s ongoing production, “Rent.” The musical was first performed on Broadway in New York, NY, in the spring of 1996, and the show remains significant this fall on Durango’s 2nd Avenue.

This coming weekend marks the last performances of the Durango Arts Center’s ongoing production, “Rent.” The musical was first performed on Broadway in New York, NY, in the spring of 1996, and the show remains significant this fall on Durango’s 2nd Avenue.   Even though the issue of AIDS in the United States is less prevalent today, discussion around the...

Polarizing the Polls

Story by Keenan Malone, Archer Gordon and Lauren Hammond, Graphic by Julia Volzke

Since the late 1970s, the United States government and its politics have become increasingly polarized. There is an extreme, visible version today in the current presidential primaries.

Since the late 1970s, the United States government and its politics have become increasingly polarized. There is an extreme, visible version today in the current presidential primaries.   Michael DIchio, assistant professor of political science at Fort Lewis College, said political polarization is, more the norm than the exception when it comes to U.S. politics. The U.S. political...

Ska Leads Heavy Metal Extra Pale Ale - EPA

Story by Keenan Malone, Photography by Nate Obici

Ska Brewing was in the beginning stages of their most recent batch of charity driven beer, the Heavy Metal Extra Pale Ale, on August 6. The beer was inspired by the Gold King Mine spill which occurred a day prior to the formation of the idea.

Ska Brewing was in the beginning stages of their most recent batch of charity driven beer, the Heavy Metal Extra Pale Ale, on August 6. The beer was inspired by the Gold King Mine spill which occurred a day prior to the formation of the idea.   The Spill   The spill resulted in 3 million gallons of wastewater being released accidentally from the abandoned Gold King Mine...

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