The Return of the Bed Rally Race

Story and Photos by Alison Uralli

The Bed Rally Race tradition was brought out of remission this year at this years Snowdown by the students of the Fort Lewis College event management class.   The Bed Rally Race is a Snowdown event in which participants have to maneuver one member of their team on a wheeled mattress, through a series of obstacles, as fast as possible. In previous years, the event was hosted by the...

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Snowdown Is Here

Photos by Trevor Ogborn, Slideshow by Lauren Hammond

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What’s the Theme, Punk? Steampunk

Story by Jarred Green, Graphic by Julia Volzke

Every year Durango holds a themed, community-based event called Snowdown. The theme for this year’s five-day, annual Snowdown event is steampunk. Many are left scratching their head about this year's theme, not many people seem to know much about the subgenre of steampunk.   What is Steampunk?   Steampunk contains the image of the Wild West gunslinger, Victorian era...

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State of the Union 2015: Obama Boldly Pushes Democratic Agenda

Story by Alison Uralli, Graphic by Julia Volzke

The annual State of the Union address marks when the president publicizes his agenda to congress and their constituents for the upcoming year.  In this year’s State of the Union, from tax reform, national security, and education, Obama sought to please all.   In his address, the president gave the public and elected officials insight as to what to expect from future...

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The Strategic Repositioning of FLC

Story by Carter Solomon, Photo by Remi Majeski

Higher education is an increasingly competitive environment. Fort Lewis College must take part in a strategic repositioning to remain competitive in the future.   The Team   To work towards achieving this goal, a team was built under Mark Jastorff, the vice president for advancement, Jastorff said. This is a new position created to orchestrate this process....

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