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Opinion: Public academic institutions are in fiscal trouble, but turning to private donors carries its own set of risks

Avatar photo by Brian Wagenaar June 12, 2023September 30, 2024

In an age of declining public investment and increasing costs, Colorado’s universities have increasingly turned to donors to stay solvent, and competitive. 

Posted inSpotlight

Mountaineer alumna Erica Reid discusses Western’s low-residency MFA program and her forthcoming, award-winning poetry collection, now available for preorder

Avatar photo by Brian Wagenaar May 2, 2023October 2, 2024
Posted inFeatures

Prickly Pear — An artful zine granting space for stories of sexual assault, pleasure, and intimacy, is open for submissions until March 15

Avatar photo by Brian Wagenaar February 24, 2023September 30, 2024
Posted inFeatures

Historic Editor Series: Wendy Rector on Top o’ the World in the ’80s — Stoking student interest in world affairs, conservative imitators, and finding a greater purpose in education

Avatar photo by Brian Wagenaar February 5, 2023September 30, 2024
Posted inFeatures

Recent alumnus Tristan Buss returns to Western to take role with campus library, expand literary offerings

Avatar photo by Ron Graham July 29, 2022October 10, 2024
Posted inFeatures

Veronica Wilde’s GunniBags offers locally-made, recycled bags crafted with community in mind

Avatar photo by Brian Wagenaar July 28, 2022September 30, 2024
Posted inFeatures

Historic editors feature: Yvette Roberts on Gunnison’s 1970s counter cultural movements, being a solo female editor, and a storied career in education, writing, and journalism

Avatar photo by Brian Wagenaar April 16, 2022September 30, 2024
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Historical editors feature: Gabe Hogan on controversial columns, the punk rock capabilities of student newspapers, and looking back at Top o’ the World

Avatar photo by Brian Wagenaar April 4, 2022September 30, 2024
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Colorado journalist and Western alumnus Paul Andersen returns to Western, imparts writing wisdom 

Avatar photo by Rebecca Briesmoore March 29, 2022October 10, 2024
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Photo feature: Western hosts Alumni Ski Weekend

Avatar photo by Top o the World Staff March 8, 2022September 30, 2024

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