What is the Fulbright Award?

Back in the mid ‘40s there was a United States senator, William Fulbright, who founded the Fulbright Program, Justin McBrayer, associate professor of philosophy, said.

Community supported agriculture is the newest trend here in Durango, but what exactly are they and why are they becoming so popular?

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Fort Lewis College presented its final senior band concert for the 2016-17 academic year in the Community Concert Hall on April 15. Performances featured both the FLC Symphonic Band and the Jazz ensemble.

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College held their second-to-last senate meeting with the current table for the 2015-16 school year on April 13, 2016. The meeting finalized the Registered Student Organization budgets for both RSO II’s and III’s.

Last Thursday I got a phone call from my mother informing me that a dear friend of mine had died in a car accident. It was an alcohol-related accident, and she was 22 years old.  

Hawk-a-Palooza and preview weekend was Saturday. Incoming freshmen got a chance to see the Fort Lewis College campus and RSOs available. Games and events were postponed due to weather, but later resumed.