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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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No Story, But Good Music for the Misfits

Story by Thomas Feiler, Photography by Camden Smith

The Rocky Horror Show will be shown at the Henry Strater Theatre. The first performance will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.

The Rocky Horror Show will be shown at the Henry Strater Theatre. The first performance will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.   People who have never seen the performance before should be prepared for a racy, ridiculous show without a real story, but with really good music, Jenny Fitts Reynolds, the director of the show, said. It is the eighth time the Henry Strater...

Zombie Brains or Mob Mentality?

Story by Jamie K Draper

On Halloween in Durango, students and young adults attend an event that occurs on Main Street known as the Zombie March. Participants march and holler through the streets from midnight to about 2 a.m.

 

On Halloween in Durango, students and young adults attend an event that occurs on Main Street known as the Zombie March. Participants march and holler through the streets from midnight to about 2 a.m.   The Zombie March appeals to students as a way to be rebellious and challenge authority, Chase Gaumond, senior of political science at Fort Lewis College, said. Taking over one of the...

Concerts and a Haunted House Come for Halloween

Story by Jamie Draper

Halloween is a holiday with plenty of opportunity for fun programing, especially for college students. This year, the events affiliated with Fort Lewis College include a KDUR radio party, a Halloween-themed choir and band concert, and a haunted house.

Halloween is a holiday with plenty of opportunity for fun programing, especially for college students. This year, the events affiliated with Fort Lewis College include a KDUR radio party, a Halloween-themed choir and band concert, and a haunted house.   KDUR Halloween Ball   This live music event is coordinated by KDUR college radio, in partnership with Durango Massive....

Durango’s 2015 Oktoberfest: SASO

Story by Brandon Castle

Buckley Park, polka music, beer, henna and a possible flash mob; Oktoberfest 2015 featured all six of Durango’s breweries and directed its focus on promoting local businesses. The event brings fall harvest fun to the community of Durango.

Buckley Park, polka music, beer, henna and a possible flash mob; Oktoberfest 2015 featured all six of Durango’s breweries and directed its focus on promoting local businesses. The event brings fall harvest fun to the community of Durango.   The event has taken place in Durango for nearly a decade, Alex Brandon, general manager of American General Media, said....

The Old Fort Farm; Our Gateway Into Student-Grown Produce

Story by Keenan Malone, Photography by Brent Belone

As fall descends upon Durango we are drawn to ritualistically embrace the classic sensory aspects of the season, whether they be the variation of apple food from the apple days festival, the classic incorporation of pumpkin into our coffee drinks and baked goods, or the smell of roasting green chile in the crisp fall air that develops slowly into scented nostalgia.

As fall descends upon Durango we are drawn to ritualistically embrace the classic sensory aspects of the season, whether they be the variation of apple food from the apple days festival, the classic incorporation of pumpkin into our coffee drinks and baked goods, or the smell of roasting green chile in the crisp fall air that develops slowly into scented nostalgia.   While these...

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