2024 Poetry Contest Winner:
Thoughts Under My Tree
I sit beneath the tree that grows from my body Hugging me to the earth Planting my feet to the dirt, Then my eyes focus to the piercing poppies While they’ve wilted a little, their color stands still Unmoved by the season’s nearing November weather, You cannot kill what you remember So, I close my… Continue reading Thoughts Under My Tree
Second Place:
A Celestial Question
What does the moon know? Cycles of light, wax, and wane. The moon whispers the secrets she finds. She shifts through phases, a witness… Continue reading A Celestial Question
Third Place:
Planet Hopping
I’m realizing that I’ve always been prone to planet hopping. All my life I’ve never stayed restrained. No one and nothing steady but planet… Continue reading Planet Hopping
More on Student Writing:
This year’s Plains Paradox Sets the Tone for Future Volumes
The Plains Paradox, the Boulder County campus Literary and Arts Journal, celebrated its 22nd annual publication on April 25th, 2024. This volume in particular stands apart from all others. It has something that no other volume has had in over two decades of publication. Two somethings, technically. This is the first time the Plains Paradox… Continue reading This year’s Plains Paradox Sets the Tone for Future Volumes
Student & Staff Features:
In It to Wyn It: FRCC’s Campus Security Supervisor Jared Wyn
“I am armed with a handgun,” Jared Wyn told me. “So, if there were a situation in which we need to respond quickly, I’m kind of the first line of defense in terms of that until we can get more law enforcement here to help deal with those situations.” I sat down with Wyn, the… Continue reading In It to Wyn It: FRCC’s Campus Security Supervisor Jared Wyn
FRCC Student Walks Across the Country
When asked what backpacking is; Front Range student Asher Hanes said, “backpacking, in general, is getting from point A to point B with nothing but a backpack.” For Asher, point A had been Mexico, and point B – Canada. Last May, a week after high-school graduation, Asher found himself in Southern California, greeting the Mexican… Continue reading FRCC Student Walks Across the Country
Vatey Ouy, 2024 FRCC Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Semifinalist
1600 applicants applied for the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship this year. The scholarship, providing as much as $55,000 for two to three years of a student’s undergraduate degree, is highly competitive with only 459 individuals having been declared semi finalists so far. Among them was FRCC student Vatey Ouy. Ouy, who is the FRCC Phi… Continue reading Vatey Ouy, 2024 FRCC Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Semifinalist
Semester Ending Events:
Starry Night Art Gala Attracts Over 400 Guests
The line to enter the Starry Night Art Gala extended out the door despite the temperamental, snowy spring weather. Over 400 guests, consisting of both… Continue reading Starry Night Art Gala Attracts Over 400 Guests
Shattering Silences and Taking Back the Night
Students and community members alike braved the snowy spring weather on Thursday the 18th to show up in support of survivors of sexual and domestic… Continue reading Shattering Silences and Taking Back the Night
New Opportunities:
University College at the University of Denver partners with Ziplines to Launch a Catalog of New Industry Certification Courses
Photo: Ziplines Education University College, the University of Denver’s College of Professional and Continuing Education, has partnered with Ziplines Education to launch industry certification courses in tech-adjacent, high-growth career disciplines. Course offerings include digital marketing, business analytics, project management, sales development, and sales operations. Courses will span 10 weeks and are self-directed, with online instruction… Continue reading University College at the University of Denver partners with Ziplines to Launch a Catalog of New Industry Certification Courses
Front Page News:
FRCC Student Newsaper Partners With KUNC, Students Express Views on Voting
Victoria Flores, Catherine Schadegg, and Dehnal Tena report on The Front Page’s partnership with KUNC.
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Previous Newsletter:
Blooming – 4/15/24
Mayor of Fort Collins, a play at FRCC Westminster, Solar eclipse, One College, transportation, FAFSA, and so much more!
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More Articles:
How CSU helped save a champion’s legacy: the tornado and the Tornado Twins
By Savannah Grace Brown Tuesday anxiously gathered her family into the barn’s safety. The Weather Service had issued storm warnings for Windsor and the surrounding plains. The storm touched down with little warning, ripping the structure from its foundation and slamming it back to earth. Tuesday, a championship quarter horse, managed to push the others in her… Continue reading How CSU helped save a champion’s legacy: the tornado and the Tornado Twins
‘Not for lazy policing’: Fort Collins police defend Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
By Nyxi Gammieri At the corner of West Horsetooth and South Taft Hill Rd, a small, black, oval camera is mounted above the roadway. It’s part of Fort Collins’ Flock license plate reader system, which photographs passing vehicles and registers plate and vehicle information. Fort Collins is one of many cities across the country using Flock cameras, though the… Continue reading ‘Not for lazy policing’: Fort Collins police defend Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
Why is CLEP such a secret at FRCC?
By Nyxi Gammieri When I explained to a first-year classmate how my academic plan had changed so dramatically — that what I expected to be two years at FRCC was shaved down to three semesters in a flash — it was met with disbelief. “How is that even possible?” It sounds unrealistic. It isn’t. It came down to… Continue reading Why is CLEP such a secret at FRCC?
Calm in the chaos: inside FRCC’s EMS 1021
By Nyxi Gammieri A panicked voice fills the room. An elderly woman lies in pain as her son urges responders to move faster. Instead of rushing her out the door, though, EMTs begin treatment there — something many people don’t realize they’re trained to do. For Brandy Heustis, moments like this are part of the job — and of what she… Continue reading Calm in the chaos: inside FRCC’s EMS 1021
Iron Lung Review
This is not an expedition. It is an “Iron Lung” review. Moments before descending into an ocean of blood, a small, bright circle of futuristic technology casts a red-tinged light into the dingy, cramped interior of the dilapidated SM-13 submarine. Having just seen two colleagues bombarded with a flash of radiation, a dishevelled scientist scowls… Continue reading Iron Lung Review
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