News Briefs ‘Water justice’ delivered to Animas River via Durango resolution Fort Lewis College students successfully convinced Durango City Council to support a resolution acknowledging river rights for the Animas River.
In the News Fort Lewis College students study Falls Creek aquifer Capstone project offers real-world experience, practical data for subdivision residents.
News Briefs Diné Weaver Venancio Aragón Dyes Wool With Kool-Aid The Diné weaver and teacher reimagines pre-trading-post-era weaving techniques, continually coloring his practice with new aesthetic and material horizons. (Hyperallergic)
dkfrk Charlie Rogers (Exercise Physiology, ‘22) and his brother Ben (ATT '19-20) walked 24 hours straight to benefit the Fistula Foundation. The foundation is a nonprofit focused on fighting obstetric fistula, a deadly condition that results in 6% of all maternal deaths.
dkde Writing for The Durango Herald, Andrew Gulliford, professor of History, recounts the Bluff, Utah, Balloon Festival. Gulliford commands the imagination with images of balloons gracefully gliding over a reddish desert at the mercy of the wind.
jdfj The FLC cycling team finished second in the collegiate team omnium competition at the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Connecticut. FLC and Colorado Mesa University dominated the top spots in the varsity women’s and men’s championships. The Skyhawks finished second in the team relay to secure second in the omnium race.
hbu Southwest Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduated its latest batch of cadets at the Mancos Community Center. Brett Deming, FLC chief of police, delivered the commencement address, noting that the graduates can change the perception of law enforcement for the better.