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 | 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...
by Top o the World Staff | Jan 24, 2023 | News
By Emily Tanner Western’s University Center, where SGA meetings are held “We do a lot behind the scenes and our members are highly involved,” says Kyla Engleman, the current president of Western’s Student Government Association (SGA). As the spring...
by Top o the World Staff | Jan 20, 2023 | News
Western’s EPIC Mentorship program, which was started in 2016 to facilitate incoming student’s transitions to college and boost retention rates, is hiring mentors for the 2023-24 academic year. “EPIC Mentors assist students (both new first-year...
by Top o the World Staff | Jan 10, 2023 | News
Western first-year business student Aidan Lincoln was found dead in his home on Monday, Jan. 9. In an all-campus email sent Monday evening, university president Brad Baca wrote “Aidan was found unresponsive in his off-campus residence, and we are in contact with...
by Top o the World Staff | Dec 19, 2022 | News
By Kira Cordova Jessica Laramie poses with the 2022 DAPL award Jessica Laramie, director of the Energy Management (EM) program at Western, as well as a graduate faculty member for the Outdoor Industry MBA program, was recognized on Dec. 14 for her outstanding work as...