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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. 

Get The Led Out Performs at Community Concert Hall Get The Led Out Performs at Community Concert Hall

Get The Led Out Performs at Community Concert Hall

By Benjamin Mandile

Get The Led Out performed Friday Sept. 22 at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall.

Get The Led Out performed Friday Sept. 22 at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall.   The six-person cover band does not want to impersonate Led Zeppelin, but instead plays the band’s music because they are fans, Paul Sinclair, lead vocals of Get The Led Out said.   The band was formed in the Fall of 2003 in Philadelphia, PA after some of the band members...

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Fiesta on the Mesa Opens Hispanic Heritage Month

By: Benjamin Mandile

Fort Lewis College’s El Centro de Mucho Colores held its 13th annual Fiesta on the Mesa Friday night to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month.

Fort Lewis College’s El Centro de Mucho Colores held its 13th annual Fiesta on the Mesa Friday night to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month.   The celebration started 13 years ago, Shirena Trujillo Long, coordinator of El Centro de Mucho Colores, FLC’s Hispanic organization, said.   Fiesta on the Mesa is a celebration of Hispanic culture through food, dance, and...

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Welcome to Your Life Welcome to Your Life

Welcome to Your Life

By: Roy Adams

Animas Hall’s Faculty in Residence put on the first part of their Welcome to Your Life series with a student film showing in Animas Hall Thursday night. Michael Dichio, Animas Faculty Resident, was in charge of the coordination of the series which has speakers come throughout the semester covering a variety of issues and entertainment.

Animas Hall’s Faculty in Residence put on the first part of their Welcome to Your Life series with a student film showing in Animas Hall Thursday night. Michael Dichio, Animas Faculty Resident, was in charge of the coordination of the series which has speakers come throughout the semester covering a variety of issues and entertainment.   “It’s not really lecture...

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State and National Budget Disputes Felt Locally State and National Budget Disputes Felt Locally

State and National Budget Disputes Felt Locally

By Douglas DuPont

The Fort Lewis College Environmental Center in conjunction with Our 1st 100 Days took a stand for the arts and humanities.

The Fort Lewis College Environmental Center in conjunction with Our 1st 100 Days took a stand for the arts and humanities.   In light of recent federal budget proposals that aim to remove funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities, a mural was painted on the Everyday Gas Station at the corner of Eighth Street and College Drive that aims to reflect on why art...

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Czech Republic's Cirk La Putyka performs in Durango Czech Republic's Cirk La Putyka performs in Durango

Czech Republic's Cirk La Putyka performs in Durango

Story by Becca Day Photo by Crystal Ashike

Cirk La Putyka will be performing at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

 

Cirk La Putyka will be performing at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.   The comedy group will perform their Slapstick Sonata, which is a mixture of visual poetry, physical comedy and contemporary circus.   Cirk La Putyka is from the Czech Republic and they have traveled around the world, but they haven’t performed in Colorado...

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