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What's the Buzz with Bee Club?
What's the Buzz with Bee Club?

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Story and Photos by Zara Tucker

What's the Buzz with Bee Club?

The honeybees are staying in their hives, but Bee Club is still buzzing.

ICE in Durango - Students Engage in Local Protests
ICE in Durango - Students Engage in Local Protests

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Story by Nels Christensen, Photos by Steven Ben

ICE in Durango - Students Engage in Local Protests

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been active across Colorado, including the community of Durango.

Dazzling New Exhibit in the Center of Southwest Studies
Dazzling New Exhibit in the Center of Southwest Studies

Saturday, March 7, 2026
Story and Photos by Preston Roundy

Dazzling New Exhibit in the Center of Southwest Studies

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College revealed its newest exhibit, “Constellations of Place,” with an opening...

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Colorado Conservatives Push Against Publicly Funded IUDs

Story by Alison Uralli Graphic by Julia Volzke

The Colorado Family Planning Initiative, an organization that helps lower the cost of contraception, is facing difficulty from state Republicans who argue that intrauterine devices are a form of abortion.  The state of Colorado does not have the jurisdiction to fund abortions.

The Colorado Family Planning Initiative, an organization that helps lower the cost of contraception, is facing difficulty from state Republicans who argue that intrauterine devices are a form of abortion.  The state of Colorado does not have the jurisdiction to fund abortions.   IUDs like the Mirena and Skyla mainly work by causing the mucus in the female cervix to thicken so...

Keystone XL: Senate Fails to Override Veto

Story by Catherine Wheeler and Luke Perkins Graphic by Julia Volzke

The recent failure by the U.S. Senate to override President Barack Obama’s veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act has opened the door for fresh criticism from environmental advocates to Republican critics.

 

The recent failure by the U.S. Senate to override President Barack Obama’s veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act has opened the door for fresh criticism from environmental advocates to Republican critics. “There is always backlash for whatever the other side does,” Brad Clark, associate professor of political science and faculty affiliate with the Environmental...

Obama Proposes to Lower the Cost of Community College -- to Zero

Story by Lauren Hammond and Alison Uralli Graphic by Julia Volzke

In the 2015 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama spoke of his proposal to make two-year degrees from community colleges in the United States as free and accessible as a high school education.

 

In the 2015 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama spoke of his proposal to make two-year degrees from community colleges in the United States as free and accessible as a high school education.   Obama’s Proposal   As far as outcomes go, the community college proposal will allow the portion of the population that does not have access to college due to...

Vagina Talk - With Feminist Voice

Story by Andrew Hook Graphic by Hanna Maddera Artwork by Katie Server

Fort Lewis College's Feminist Voice, an on-campus social justice organization, are performing the “Vagina Monologues” this year at the Durango Arts Center on March 4 and 5.

Fort Lewis College's Feminist Voice, an on-campus social justice organization, are performing the “Vagina Monologues” this year at the Durango Arts Center on March 4 and 5.   Tickets will be available for $10 in the Student Union and at the Durango Arts Center until the day of the show, said Dana Mastrangelo, the president of Feminist Voice.   Feminist...

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