Features
Photo feature: Homecoming weekend 2022
Photos from Homecoming weekend.
Discussing job applications, résumés, cover letters, LinkedIn, and more with career expert Kim Ribich
Career expert Kim Ribich walks through best practices and tips for job applications, résumés, and online networking.
Bilbao is the world in miniature — A study abroad reflection
Kira Cordova reflects on her experiences studying abroad in Spain, and visiting Ireland and Scotland with the WWOOF program.
Wolverine reintroduction in Colorado: A story of hunting, habitat, and hubris in wildlife management
Tracing the story of the elusive wolverine in the wake of Colorado’s passage of wolf reintroduction efforts.
Photo feature: Taste of Western 2022 showcases university offerings
Photos from Western’s Taste of Western event.
Mountaineers Without Borders looks to enact real world solutions to global engineering problems
“If you’re familiar with Doctors Without Borders, it’s a very similar program,” says Joshua Clyncke, the president of Mountaineers Without Borders (MWB) — a new club on campus focused on tackling real world engineering problems.
Gunnison’s new mural — exploring the relationship between plant, animal, and human communities
Western ecology alumna Courtney King explores the complicated relationships and history humans have with Gunnison’s local wildlife species.
Gunnison Country Food Pantry prepares to move to larger venue, open satellite location on Western’s campus
“If we want volunteers to have meaningful experiences, we need to give them some space,” Jodi Payne, the pantry’s Executive Director explains. “In the new pantry, my vision is that people will walk in and it’s kind of like a grocery store.”
A Covid-19 check-in with health and human services’ executive director Joni Reynolds
Joni Reynolds provides a midsummer Covid-19 update as Mountaineers prepare for their campus return.
Mental health chats: Axis Health System’s Nya Greenstone on treating suicidality, mental health triage, and reasons for hope
Nya Greenstone, clinical supervisor for Axis Health System’s Youth Suicide and Threat Prevention Program, spoke with Top’s Editor about a series of mental health topics.
Sue Wyman’s Gunnison Gardens grows fresh, local food with a side of community resilience
“Our food—not only does it taste really good, but people will tell me at the farmers market—our spinach makes people feel good. They can feel it on a cellular and energetic level,” notes Sue Wyman, Gunnison Gardens’ founder.
Recent alumnus Tristan Buss returns to Western to take role with campus library, expand literary offerings
In his short tenure, Buss has been busy expanding the library’s offerings of manga and graphic novels.
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