by Brian Wagenaar | Feb 16, 2023 | Features
Paige Kempker at National Public Lands Day in Gunnison “It’s been really rewarding to take on these [sustainability] projects,” says Paige Kempker, a first-year Master’s of Environmental Management (MEM) student involved across many of Western’s ongoing environmental... 
by Brian Wagenaar | Feb 14, 2023 | Features
Laura Hanks, a founding member of the Pre-Veterinary Society “I grew up ranching — I grew up living the ranch hand lifestyle. My dad convinced me to go to college and pursue human medicine, but I wasn’t quite interested in that. I thought ‘well I’ve been a ranch hand... 
by Brian Wagenaar | Feb 5, 2023 | News
Photo: Lee Cohen As part of Western’s ongoing Blister speaker series, Drew Petersen — skier, trail runner, mental health champion, and writer — will speak at a public event on Thursday, Feb. 9 in Kincaid Concert Hall, within Quigley Hall. Doors open at 7:30... 
by Brian Wagenaar | Feb 5, 2023 | Features
Gwendolyn (Wendy) Rector outlines her life plans in the Curecanti yearbook “It was crazy that I could get involved in everything [at Western] … so I did and I was having the time of my life,” recalls Wendy Rector, who served as editor of Top o’ the World in... 
by Brian Wagenaar | Jan 29, 2023 | News
On Nov. 8, 2022 Coloradans took to the polls across the state (or more accurately, they dutifully and carefully bubbled in their mail ballots) to decriminalize so-called “magic mushrooms,” as well as other psychedelic plant and fungi-based drugs. The ballot...