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Skyhawk Alert Test :: The Skyhawk Alert test and fire alarm drills at Reed Library are complete. Please resume normal operations
Skyhawk Alert Test :: Fire alarm drill at Reed Library. If you are in Reed Library please exit to the Union Plaza and meet officers
Skyhawk Alert Test :: Testing the Skyhawk Alert system in conjunction with a fire alarm drill at Reed Library. THIS IS ONLY A TEST
In a column for The Durango Herald, Andrew Gulliford, professor of History, unveils a murder mystery unsolved for 152 million years. The victim? Allosaurus fragilis, a fast-moving, serrated-toothed predator from the Jurassic Period.
The El Niño and La Niña weather cycle can be a tempting source of information for skiers, but this past winter is a telling anecdote that the cycle may be a poor guide. That conclusion is supported by a recent analysis by Brooke Grover, a senior studying Environmental Studies, who completed a project examining Purgatory Resort’s historical snowfall data.
David Gonzales, professor of Geosciences, chimed in on an article in GMTODAY on the geologic significance of the American West. “I tell my students all the time that geology is life,” he said.
The impact of AI disruption lies in what it disrupts and who it disrupts, suggests Ben Waddell, associate professor of Sociology, in The Durango Herald. He noted that AI's social and economic implications on blue-collar workers and communities must be considered.
Emerging stronger than ever following the COVID-19 pandemic, Fort Lewis College's American Indian Business Leaders chapter had a huge year of wins on and off campus. In April, the chapter netted three first-place wins in the university-track division at the 2023 National American Indigenous Business Leaders Leadership Conference in Las Vegas.
The All Our Kin Collective was created as part of a broader strategy to address language-loss among Indigenous students at Fort Lewis College and beyond. With the financial support of the Mellon Foundation, this project represents the collaborative efforts of student, staff, faculty, and contributors far and wide. The many contributors and participants—proudly referred to as “the Collective”—are motivated by Indigenous communities’ urgent need to reclaim their languages, histories, and worldviews in the face of the ongoing threat of colonial erasure. We are proud of this work. Check