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Dr. Suzanne Taylor’s quest to find new worlds in the final frontier. There might be as many as 400 billion stars in our galaxy....
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Western Colorado University is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Alumni Awards for Excellence. Each year, this prestigious honor is given to...
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Worm Moon Reprise By Mackenzie Sains One day, soon, the catkins will reappear: pendulous on pale aspen arms. Then– the wind, carrying pollination with...
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It’s a beautiful spring day in the Gunnison Valley, and I can hardly believe the semester is already winding down. Soon, we’ll welcome a...
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It is not uncommon to meet people in college that you become close with for life. In some cases, that person might end up...
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The leaves in the forest here hang limp and motionless as the dry season comes to a close in this far corner of Belize....
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Wynn Martens grew up connected to the land. On her family’s Monument Divide ranch northeast of Colorado Springs, miles of shortgrass prairie rolled out...
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For the last 75 years, Mountaineer Bowl has served as Western’s largest venue and the Gunnison Country’s meeting place. As we prepare to celebrate...
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The Western Mountain Rescue Team carries on a Homecoming tradition For years, on the Friday night of Western’s Homecoming weekend, the Western Mountain Rescue...
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