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Graduate Studies Return to Western State College; Applications are now being accepted for MFA in creative writing and master of arts in education
Mar. 11, 2010 -- Graduate students will return to Western State College of Colorado (WSC) this summer for the first time since the late 80s.
WSC Men’s Nordic Team Wins 3x5k Relay at Nationals; Bryant represents alpine team at Nationals and Hughes comes in third for freeride in Snowmass
Mar. 10, 2010 -- Western State College alpine and Noridc skiers travelled to Maine last week to compete in the United State Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) National Championships and they came home with some impressive results.
Ensemble Vivente to Perform at Western on March 25
Mar. 8, 2010 -- The Western State College Department of Music will present Ensemble Vivente in a concert Thursday, March 25, 7:30 p.m. in Quigley Recital Hall.
WSC Alumnus Sasha Rearick Coaches Men’s Alpine Ski Team to Olympic Glory; Former student Seth Wescott also shows WSC pride at the Games
Mar. 2, 2010 -- It’s no secret that Western has seen its fair share of Olympic athletes and coaches on campus.
WSC Mountaineer Wrestlers Claim Second Straight RMAC Title
Mar. 2, 2010 -- Donovan McMahill and Charlie Alexander successfully defended their conference and regional titles and Charlie Pipher won the individual title at 184 by fall as No. 11 Western State claimed its second straight RMAC and NCAA Division II Super Region Four title today at Adams State.
Vandenbusche to tell Black Canyon Adventure Tale in Crested Butte on March 4
Mar. 1, 2010 -- Occasionally history outshines fiction, as in the perilous 1901 expedition into the then-untamed Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Freeride Team Represents at Extremes in Crested Butte; Bryant qualifies for nationals
Feb. 24, 2010 -- With a snowstorm that lasted nearly the entire weekend in the Gunnison Valley, local skiers had plenty to be happy about.
WSC Alumnus Shane Carwin to Fight for UFC Heavyweight Title
Feb. 24, 2010 -- When Shane Carwin’s hopes of a National Football League (NFL) career vanished, he relied on his education to provide for his family.
WSC Receives Accreditation for Graduate Programs; Graduate studies will begin this summer
Feb. 24, 2010 -- It’s final – graduate studies have returned to Western State College.
Western State Alpine and Nordic Ski Teams do well in Essential Races; Alpine skiers advance to regionals, Nordic skiers qualify for nationals
Feb. 17, 2010 -- The alpine and Nordic ski teams extended their seasons by qualifying for regionals and nationals respectively this past weekend.
58th Annual Firemen's Concert Series Begins Thursday, Feb. 25
Feb. 16, 2010 -- Continuing a tradition begun in 1953, the Western State College of Colorado Music Department is sponsoring performances to benefit the Gunnison Volunteer Fire Department.
WSC Produces 'Chill Out' Video; Showcases campus efforts to reduce global warming
Feb. 11, 2010 -- The National Wildlife Federation is hosting a “Chill Out” contest, where colleges and universities from across the country are challenged to create a two minute video that showcases what their campuses are doing to cut carbon emissions and reduce global warming.
Western State Skiing Update; Nordic freshman wins Alley Loop, alpine skiers ranked at the top, and the freeride team competes for the first time
Feb. 9, 2010 -- All three of the Western State ski teams competed this past weekend, with the newly created freeride ski team entering their first competition -- the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour in Telluride.
Mountaineers to Support Cancer Awareness Tue. Feb. 9; Women's basketball team will sport pink jerseys
Feb. 9, 2010 -- In conjunction with the upcoming “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” event next Tuesday, the Western State women’s basketball teams will sport new pink jerseys during the upcoming home game against Mesa State Feb. 9.
Guitarist Jim Bosse Joins WSC Music Faculty for Feb. 16 Concert; Anderson presents senior voice recital on Feb. 18
Feb. 8, 2010 -- Classical guitarist Jim Bosse will collaborate with flutist Becky Weidman-Winter and violinist Kenneth Todd of the Western State College Music faculty in a concert in Quigley Recital Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Lockard, Causley Touched the Lives of Many
Feb. 4, 2010 -- A legacy of adventure and a positive outlook remains after the lives of two Western State (WSC) students were lost in a tragic house fire that occurred during the early hours of Saturday morning.
Pipher No. 1 in Latest Wrestling Poll
Feb. 4, 2010 -- Junior Charlie Pipher is the No. 1 wrestler at 184 pounds in the latest Division II Wrestling Coaches Association National Poll released earlier today.
WSC Nordic Team Takes Titles in Grand Mesa; Alpine team has two second place finishes in Winter Park
Feb. 4, 2010 -- It was a successful weekend for both the WSC Nordic and alpine teams this past weekend.
Two WSC Students Die in House Fire; Counseling available at College
Jan. 30, 2010 -- Western State College of Colorado (WSC) has learned that two students died in a house fire this morning, Jan. 30, in Gunnison, as confirmed by the Gunnison County Coroner Frank Vader.
Ruby Cinema at the Prosser Theater Opens with a Bang; Campus theater popular with moviegoers
Jan. 27, 2010 -- The much anticipated return of a movie theater to Gunnison coincided with what may become the most successful movie of all time.
