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Navajo Nation Seeks Compensation From EPA: Diné Walkers Open Dialogue

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

Monday, September 28, 2015

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...

Skyfest: The Motet Finally Comes

Story by Keenan Malone and Kelkiyana Yazzie

Thursday, September 24, 2015

The Motet and the Voodoo Glow Skulls are coming to Skyfest this Sunday, September 27 at the stadium lot at Fort Lewis College. Naomi Bigbee, promotions chair of Student Union Productions, said.

The Motet and the Voodoo Glow Skulls are coming to Skyfest this Sunday, September 27 at the stadium lot at Fort Lewis College. Naomi Bigbee, promotions chair of Student Union Productions, said. She said the Motet and the Voodoo Glow Skulls were already contracted with FLC for Skyfest during last spring semester. Bands are selected based on online survey results of...

Only Fear Itself

Opinion by Carter Solomon

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

I am going to make the claim that fear defines our decisions. Fear of failure, fear of the future, fear of this and fear of that – some variation of fear factors into the decision making process, which in turn affects your life.

I am going to make the claim that fear defines our decisions. Fear of failure, fear of the future, fear of this and fear of that – some variation of fear factors into the decision making process, which in turn affects your life. So how do you quiet that inner doubt and just go for something, try something new? In my experience it is most certainly a struggle to...

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

Monday, September 21, 2015

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...

Grandin is “Honoured” for Common Reading Experience: Thinking In Pictures Comes to FLC

Story by Brandon Castle

Saturday, September 19, 2015

For the Fall 2015 Semester, The Common Reading Experience was offered to students once again. This year, Dr. Temple Grandin’s Thinking In Pictures was chosen as the novel students were encouraged to read.

For the Fall 2015 Semester, The Common Reading Experience was offered to students once again. This year, Dr. Temple Grandin’s Thinking In Pictures was chosen as the novel students were encouraged to read. According to the Common Reading Experience Web Page, the experience aims to provide an avenue for discussion among students, faculty, administration, and members of the...