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Despite raising $64,550, the La Plata County GOP performed poorly in the 2022 midterm elections. Paul DeBell, assistant professor of Political Science, said the bipartisan rejection of Trumpism, concerns over abortion rights, and crucial statewide ballot measures likely swayed results.

Writing for The Durango Herald, Andrew Gulliford, professor of History, details the ecological disaster created by Charles Jones, a wildlife entrepreneur from the early 1900s. Jones crossbred buffalo with Galloway cattle and herded them at the Grand Canyon Game Reserve, where their descendants continue to destroy the landscape a century later.  

Ursala Hudson (Studio Art, '14), a Tlingit tribal citizen, was selected as one of the six Indigenous artists for The Smithsonian American Art Museum's 10th installment of the Renwick Gallery Invitational. Hudson's work infuses Northwest Coast art styles into her printmaking, oil painting, and weaving. 

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law set aside $3.5 billion to improve water infrastructure for rural Indigenous communities. Kaitlin Mattos, assistant professor of Environment & Sustainability, said this funding is crucial for some Alaska Native communities who have been waiting for water and sanitation services for 50 years.