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Throughout the years, skiing at Western Colorado University has undergone significant transformations. It all began with the establishment of the ski team in the...
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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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It is 1998, the sun is shining, and the air is hot and humid with a slight breeze coming off the ocean. Soft sand...
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Western plans program focused on rural nursing On a nondescript Tuesday in the med-surg unit at Gunnison Valley Hospital (GVH), things are pretty quiet....
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“If I could be the difference … I would be incredibly happy” A lot of people don’t realize living in Paradise can be hard....
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When Scott Borden and Mallory Logan became friends, they never imagined, in their wildest dreams they would one day be working together to release...
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Graduating from Western Colorado University during the height of a global pandemic made diving into a career an uncertain pursuit. As the world opened...
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We’ve turned away from the planet and even our human landscape. If we turned back to that and learned to love all of it,...
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An art professor embarks on a project to paint portraits of the women in the Gunnison Valley who are connected to the land through...
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The love held for Western Colorado University by alums, students, staff, and faculty is deep and true. For decades, Mountaineers have gone to great...
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