Front Page Coverage of FRCC events.
Written by Matt Cunningham
Photos by Lindsey Brand
The employee and faculty awards ceremony was an event to honor excellence in the various fields of work that are present at FRCC. From Employee Excellence Awards to Master Teacher Awards, the event featured a wide variety of faculty and staff receiving award nominations or victories. Continue reading Employee and Faculty Awards Ceremony
Written by Matt Cunningham
The stress of finals week can take a toll on many students. However, FRCC has officially cancelled all finals during the finals week due to the playoff runs by the Colorado Avalanche and the Denver Nuggets. Continue reading FRCC Cancels All Remaining Finals Due to Avalanche and Nuggets Playoff Runs
Written by Matt Cunningham
Do you have a consistently reliable knowledge of where your next meal is coming from? Some FRCC students do not have certainty when it comes to their next meal.
According to Sociology Club advisor Kristina Kahl, “I could go into any class and easily say that half the students are food insecure.” Continue reading Feeding Hungry Students: The Kitchen Table at FRCC
Written by Joe Fisk
On March 20, the Human Library held in the FRCC Rocky Mountain Room, is a program that offered conversation with ‘human books’; people from various backgrounds and experiences. This was FRCC’s second year doing the Human Library and was open to Westminster residents and FRCC students. Continue reading The Human Library
Written by Joe Fisk
On March 7, FRCC Westminster philosophy club, The Doors Of Perception, and the Creative Writing Club collaborated to organize a punk show in the recital hall to embrace individual expression. The show featured a collection of original visual art by FRCC student Evan Colbert, as well as musical performances by three groups: FRCC student bands Em Rad and The Spectators, The Broken Escalators, and local Denver band Soulless Maneater. Continue reading Do it Yourself Punk Show and Art Exhibition
Written by Joe Fisk
On March 6, a Super Mario Smash Brothers Ultimate tournament was held in the FRCC Game Room. Over 25 students, faculty, and staff were huddled around the television to watch the 12 player single-elimination tournament. As the tournament progressed, passerby’s stopped to observe from the hallway, while the crowd in the Game Room shrunk with each elimination. Continue reading Super Smash Brothers Tournament
Written by Ezra Ekman
Illustration by Madison Otten
Although FRCC has traditionally been focused on associate degrees and vocational certificates, FRCC will begin offering a bachelor’s degree in geospatial science this fall. Some low-level courses will be available in Westminster, but the majority of the classes for both associate and bachelor degrees in geospatial science must be taken at the Boulder FRCC campus. Continue reading FRCC to Offer Geospatial Science Bachelor’s Degrees
Written by Ezra Ekman
Illustration by Madison Otten
A decade or two ago, most students took notes in paper notebooks or completed digital assignments on school computers. Today, students without laptops are uncommon, and WiFi is a ubiquitous service that students require and, usually, can depend upon it working correctly. Continue reading There is No Internet Connection: WiFi Outage at FRCC
Written by Drew Lascot and Joe Fisk
Photos by Lindsay Brand
At FRCC, a variety of resources are available to students: the Pantry offers food to all who apply, the Writing Center gives advice on papers ranging from essays to resumes, and the Game Room is available for recreation. The High Plains Fitness Center is a free gym available to all students. It only requires a Wolf Card from the Student Life Office (for a $5 fee) and filling out a registration form. Employee rates are $30 for the fall and spring semesters and $20 in the summer. Continue reading Changing a Lifetime With the Fitness Center
Written By Joe Fisk
Photo By Lindsey Brand
FRCC student, Sydney True, created the Women’s on Weights class. She’s the only student instructing a fitness class and has been doing it for three semesters now. The class is free to students and meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the fitness center. Continue reading Sydney True, Women’s Weights