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Voting brings “real food” to ܽƵ campus

“Food is everything,” says Aolani Peiper, a freshman at Fort Lewis College and the coordinator for the Real Food Challenge team. “And students can make a difference just by what they eat.” Now, the entire campus community can make an even bigger difference through the Vote Real campaign.

Old Fort lives on as regional learning center

The Old Fort may be old, but it’s still alive and kicking. And it's still both a living repository of Four Corners history and a place where ܽƵ students, and others in the community, can get their hands dirty learning. Thanks to a management agreement approved in March between the Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners and Fort Lewis College, the Old Fort will continue its...

ܽƵ chemists lead the way to safety in growing cannabis industry [VIDEO]

Commercial cannabis in Colorado has quickly burgeoned into a multi-million dollar industry since its legalization in the state in 2012. The wide variety of marijuana and marijuana-derived products available in the medical and recreational markets is now creating another industry: analyzing these products’ contents and verifying their safety. With these goals in mind, a new regulatory...

Trojan Women: A Love Story [VIDEO]

Trojan Women: A Love Story, is the newest theatrical production from the ܽƵ Theatre Department. Directed by Melissa Firlit, this performance explores love, war, and power.

Roots of gold-standard ܽƵ Cycling team rest in geology and pizza

The Skyhawks Cycling team is no slouch: Winners of 20 Division I national championships since 1994, ܽƵ Cycling is one of the premier collegiate cycling programs in the country. Competing in track, mountain biking, cyclocross, BMX, and road, this year's team is ranked #2 in the nation. The ܽƵ squad has especially excelled in mountain biking, that oh-so-Durango sport for which the Cycling...
(l-r) Taylor Bennett-Begaye, Devin Weekley-Dean, Jhane Meyers, Native Program Manager Bird Runningwater, Megan Babbit, Shaandiin Tome, and Time Warner Fellow Holly Nordlum)

Fellowship launches student into world of Native filmmaking

When she started college, Taylor Bennett-Begaye never imagined herself as a filmmaker. Now she has a foot in the business before even graduating after earning this year’s Full Circle Fellowship with the Sundance Institute. The annual award and year-long mentorship program recognizes four promising young Native Americans in the film industry.

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