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2022 | ISSUE I

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Faculty Advisors
Maggie Adams
Stacey Herron
Fall 2022 Capstone Designers
Eryn Anderson
Jesse Gonzales
Anthony ILacqua
Chi Luu

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CAPSTONE STUDENTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED
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Instructor Catalogue
From the Chair
Written Works
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Partners of the LCA
Music
Humanities
Languages
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Program Highlights
Visual and Media Arts
Dance
Philosophy
Theatre
Multimedia Graphic Design
Front cover art by Chi Luu | Back cover art by Jesse Gonzales

MULTiMEDiA MULTiMEDiA GRAPHiC GRAPHiC DESiGN DESiGN
MAGGiE ADAMS MAGGiE ADAMS
SHARi DUESHARi DUE
STACEY HERRON STACEY HERRON
ANiEL MAW DANiEL MAW
ViD ROBERTSON DAViD ROBERTSON
N WRETLiND JON WRETLiND
UAL ViSUAL AND MEDiA AND ARTS MEDiA ARTS
iG ANDERSON CRAiG ANDERSON
ENZiE MAKENZiE DAViS DAViS
NTE DELGADO ViCENTE DELGADO
L DUKSTEIN KARL DUKSTEIN
EMBRY RYAN EMBRY
RA GROSSETT LAURA GROSSETT
TiN PRiCE JUSTiN PRiCE
LiN RUFF COLiN RUFF
RAGRET MARAGRET SHARKOFFMADRiD SHARKOFFMADRiD
EANOR WiLSON ELEANOR WiLSON
THEATRE THEATRE
DANA FORMBY DANA FORMBY
INSTRUCTOR
LANGUAGES LANGUAGES
PAOLA ALLANi PAOLA ALLANi
MiRiAM CARRASQUEL
MiRiAM CARRASQUEL
LiLiANA CASTRO LiLiANA CASTRO
LUCiLE LUNDE LUCiLE LUNDE
AUDRA MCCORKLE AUDRA MCCORKLE
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Remick Wise

CATALOGUE
MUSiC
MUSiC
RYAN ADAMS RYAN ADAMS
ADAM BUER ADAM BUER
WiLLiAM CURLEY WiLLiAM CURLEY
TESSA ESPiNOSA TESSA ESPiNOSA
KYLE GRiFFiN KYLE GRiFFiN
CRAiG HULL CRAiG HULL
SETH LEWiSETH LEWiS
KRiSTOPHER KRiSTOPHER MALOY MALOY
HEiDi MAUSBACH HEiDi MAUSBACH
GABRiELA GABRiELA MERiWETHER MERiWETHER
iVANA MUNCAN iVANA MUNCAN
JESSE PiERSON JESSE PiERSON
KATARiNA KATARiNA PLiEGO PLiEGO
ANN SCHNAiDT ANN SCHNAiDT
LESLiE STEWART LESLiE STEWART
DEBRA THROGMORTON
DEBRA THROGMORTON
DAViD WiATROLiK DAViD WiATROLiK
SUKYUNG SUKYUNG YANG YANG
PHiLOSOPHY PHiLOSOPHY
ERROL BALL ERROL BALL
DOUGLAS DOUGLAS GRATTAN GRATTAN
CHARLES KERST CHARLES KERST
JEFFREY WARSHAW
JEFFREY WARSHAW
HUMANiTiES HUMANiTiES
PETER BEAL PETER BEAL
ELAiNE DiFALCO ELAiNE DiFALCO
BENJAMiN BENJAMiN JACOBSON JACOBSON
STEVEN KLEiN STEVEN KLEiN
MARGARET MARGARET SHARKOFFMADRiD SHARKOFFMADRiD
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PROGRAM
HIGH
LIGHTS
MGD
The MGD department offers a variety of
A.A.S. Degrees and Certificates in Graphic
Design, Digital Animation, Web Design and
Video Production & Editing, Digital Imaging,
Fundamentals in Multimedia Technology and
Multimedia. We have passionate industry
experienced instructors, a student-led design
agency, design and social media internship
opportunities, honors options, a student exhibit
every Spring and a tight community of students
and instructors. The MGD program prepares
students for their next step, whether that is
planning to get a job after graduation or
pursuing further education. Our program
teaches software skills, design basics,
communication, and problem-solving
conceptualization. Graduate with a
portfolio and interview practice. MGD
social media engages students yearround.
Get the skills you need to have a
creative career in design.
COMIC-SANS
VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS
The Visual and Media Arts program at
the Larimer campus provides a wide
range of mediums for students to
explore. We offer a mix of traditional
and digital technologies in our classes
in order to provide students with the
latest in studio art practice. We have
four large studios including a digital
arts lab, 3D ceramics/sculpture
studio, printmaking and foundations
as well as a traditional darkroom.
The faculty are graduates of some
of the best graduate art schools in
the country and are also practicing
artists. Students have opportunities
for internships, exhibiting work and
participating in special workshops.
LANGUAGES
Opening the door to new
opportunities, breaking barriers, and
gaining a deeper understanding of
speech as a whole is at the core of
learning new languages. At FRCC,
one can take a variety of avenues
in learning Spanish or French, as
well as achieving A.A. Degrees in
either. Whether you’re an advanced
polyglot looking to further develop
your knowledge or just a native English
speaker looking to expand your
horizons, our department is full of
experienced instructors ready
to guide you along the
journey. It’s never too late
to learn a new language, and
there’s a whole world of non-
English cultures and arts waiting
to be seen, understood, and
appreciated.
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Robot Illustrations by Tashina Torres

PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy is for everyone who wants
to have fun thinking about interesting
ideas while becoming a more critical
and creative thinker. In FRCC philosophy
classes you will explore engaging issues
and ideas in ethics, religion, and politics,
and about the environment, death and
dying, and the nature of reality itself.
Philosophy students read and analyze
arguments and debate worthwhile
ideas through discussion and
writing. In FRCC philosophy classes,
you won’t be told what to think–
you will be challenged to take your
own ideas seriously! Any philosophy
class at FRCC will help you gain
intellectual skills that will support your
success in college and support your
future career and life goals whatever
they may be.
MUSIC
Recording, performing, producing,
composing and collaborating.
All of this is bubbling in the Music
Program at FRCC. When you walk
by the music rooms in Red Cloud
Peak at Larimer campus, listen and
look for our students mastering their
craft on an instrument or refining
their music through recording
software. What you see and
hear at Larimer Campus is just
the surface. Underneath, there
is a web of student projects that
connect high school concurrent
enrollment students, online
students, professional community
partners, and local music
organizations.
THEATRE
Theatre is still an essential part of a liberal arts
education. Front Range Community College
offers many classes that build towards an
associate of arts degree. Theatre builds
confidence using creativity, design, and
collaboration, which exercise critical
thinking skills. The Production Class is
a fantastic example of how an arts
curriculum develops skills through
a live performance. The students
write, direct, act, design, and run
the technical aspects of the show.
We are currently working on the fall
show of Student Written 10-Minute
Plays. Be sure to look for these every
Fall semester. Support your peers by
attending theatre performances.
HUMANITIES
In Humanities and Art History, we take a deeper
look at some of the most enduring and valued
creations of humanity across millennia and from
around the world. The purpose is to consider
the ways in which people have responded
to the challenges of living as human beings
in a complex and confusing world. Studying
visual art and architecture, reading literature,
philosophy, history and drama, to name
but a few examples, and discussing the
implications of what they tell us, all
in the contexts of the history
of their time is at the heart
of the enterprise. As Mark
Twain is rumored to have
said, “History doesn’t repeat
itself but it often rhymes.” The
poetry that human history creates
makes for a vital and fascinating
exploratory journey.
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FROM THE CHAIR
Democratic National Convention Denver 2008
Photograph by Karl Dukstein
In the Liberal and Creative Arts Department
we celebrate the diversity of thinking and creativity
of our faculty and students. Whether it’s a student
written and directed play, innovative foreign language
program, music recitals, philosophy workshops, or
the arts we strive to challenge our students to think
differently and critically. The collaborative culture
allows us to crossover disciplines and create a
vibrant community of learners.
KARL
DUKSTEIN
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VISUAL AND
MEDIA ARTS
Yamel Alfaro
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Lea Louscher
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Travis Geist
Everyone Says Hello
on Rabbit Mountain
Jesse Gonzales
Everyone says hello on Rabbit Mountain
under dead pine branches–
their limbs litter the dirt.
Dried leaves make
waves in bramble
pits, ditches and
dust clouds aloft
a sea of green nails.
Their voices chip the rocks,
crack the twigs and brittle the earth.
They make the weeds tumble,
the snakes rattle and deer poke their heads,
swimming through morning dew
as bushes crackle awake
beneath tired feet as the sun rises.
With trees their umbrella,
they sing hello.
art
Lea Louscher
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Robert Worthen
Giovanni Gurrola
Aiyanna Gonzales
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Elizabeth Hyde-McFeely
Sam Anderson
When I photograph, what I’m really doing
is seeking answers to things.
–Wynn Bulock
Andrew Sinclair
Preston Smith
Aiden Johnson
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Sage Alexander
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Lea Louscher
Beatrice Sullivan
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Ron White
Drawing is not
what one sees
but what one
can make others see.
–Edgar Degas
Damon Green
Rise Keller
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Ronnie Kammerzell
Ron White
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Courtney Stevens | Gabriella Gattanella | Avery Botinelly | Fulvia Serra | Tyra Brown |
Courtney Stevens | Gabriella Gattanella | Avery Botinelly |Fulvia Serra Tyra Brown |Justine Reed | Jay Beard
30 BRUSH STROKE PROJECT
Painting I
Thirty
Brush
Stroke
Project
Painting I
Justine Reed | Jay Beard
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Bug Karplus
Robert Worthen
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You can’t use up creativity.
The more you use the more you have.
–Maya Angelou
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Tashina Torres
DANCE
DID YOU KNOW
THERE ARE DANCE CLASSES AT FRCC?
DANCE!
DANCE!
DANCE!
MODERN DANCE 1 & 2
DAN 1011
DAN 1012
Check the schedule
for more information
In a society that worships love,
freedom and beauty, dance is sacred.
It is a prayer for the future,
a remembrance of the past
and a joyful exclamation of thanks
for the present.
–Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
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PHILOSOPHY
think about a degree in
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at FRCC you can earn an
Associate of Arts degree
with Philosophy designation
and transfer as a junior to
CO public four-year schools
it could open the door
for careers in
Academia
Human Resources
Legal Work
Information Technology
Business Management
all FRCC Philosophy faculty have
a master’s or doctorate degree

Harmonize This! #2
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Without music,
life would be a mistake.
–Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols
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Collaboration with Jesse
Pierson and students:
D’Anna Fields, Jon Kittleson,
Robby Latimer, Josh Norris
and Steven Speier
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An interview with Jesse Pierson
Music Program Lead, Front Range Community College
Dr. Jesse Pierson is the Music Program
Lead at Front Range Community College
Larimer Campus, as well as college-wide
Online Lead for Music and the Recording
Arts and Technology program. He is active
as a collaborative and solo pianist in the
surrounding community and a dedicated
pedagogue in piano, and music theory.
What is your formal music training?
Was teaching something you studied to do?
I received his Doctorate of Arts from the University of Northern Colorado in
2020 with a focus in Piano Performance and a secondary emphasis in Music
Theory. While it is not directly reflected in my degree, I took classes in Piano
and Music Theory Pedagogy and have always been involved in teaching-focused
organizations. Teaching was always the goal. My dissertation (and many
presentations thereafter) revolve around a teaching index that I created for
music instructors to tie music theory and beginning piano pedagogy together
through standard repertoire.
In a nutshell, what is your teaching
philosophy? What specifically do you
want your students to achieve?
Reinforcement. It’s all about reinforcement and music has centuries of content
to do it with. We have a unique program here in that students vary dramatically
in their music pursuits. It is my passion to show students that the fundamental
aspects of harmony, melody, and rhythm transcend genres. As a class, we can
reinforce every concept within music with examples from wildly different genres,
geographical locations, and compositional approach. Why is Selena Gomez on
the Top 40 radio station and Johan Sebastian Bach is not? That might seem like
a ridiculous comparison, but you’d be surprised how many threads there are that
you can tie together after my classes, and that is exactly my goal.
Are there some music performances coming
that you want to tell us about?
All of these events will also be livestreamed: Community Cello Recital - 10/8 @3
in RP106. MTNA Fall Festival Honors Recital - 11/12 @3 in RP106. FRCC Choir
Concert - 12/1 @7 in Harmony Library. FRCC Studio Recital - 12/8 @6 in RP106.
Cello Recital CAC event–TBD.
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What is the future of the music program at
Front Range Community College? What is
your part in it?
The music program has two tracks: 1) A.A.S. in Recording Arts Technology,
which is what students pursue if they want to become audio engineers, music
producers, etc. 2) AA in Music, which is a traditional track that sets them up to
go to 4-year institutions and study, performance, pedagogy, music therapy, etc.
That’s important to understand because our audio engineering students need
performers and our performing students need audio engineers. The beauty is
that there is tons of overlap, which is not something that I saw when I was going
to school (and I’m not THAT old). We have always had performances and
recordings within our program, but we are now refining our ability to livestream
with high quality audio and video. That allows us to make connections with
organizations in our community, which makes for a very positive cycle. My part
in this is to support instructors in the creation of innovative assignments.
I’d dare say that the assignments that meant the most to me were the ones
that took place outside of the walls of our classroom. It is my goal to have
assignments that roll over each semester so that we have a constant stream of
student performers and audio engineers that are participating in our events and,
therefore, raising the standard of those events.
What is the one absolutely imperative class
our music students to take?
As much as I’d like to say Music Theory, it is already required for all music
majors, so, that feels like a lazy answer. I want every music student to take
Music Audio Production I. Regardless of what career a musician is pursuing,
they need to have an understanding of how to handle their audio in an
increasingly digital world.
What is the one music class you’d recommend
for us non music student at Front Range
Community College?
Sing with us in Choir (MUS 1051)!!! While experience helps, anyone who has been
in any kind of an ensemble in high school, or even sings comfortably at church
would be successful in this group. Someone looking for a more academic leaning
should take Music Theory or Music Audio Production. People that are curious
about music usually want to get a better understanding of how music works
(Music Theory) or understand the recording process (Music Audio Production).
At twenty years old, Vestal Review is the oldest-running flash fiction magazine
on the planet, which gives us a depth and breadth that a lot of other magazines
lack. Check out our archives.
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A.A. Degree in Music
with this degree you could find a career in...
A.A.S. Recording Arts Technology
with this degree you could find a career in...
Audio Engineering
from here you could...
Transfer into a public four-year CO school
pending a successful audition
Pursue a Bachelor of Music or
Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in Music
FRCC Music students have a
unique opportunity to perform in
The Health and Wellness
Community Orchestra
Available Certificates
Recording Arts Technology (one year full time)
Foundations of Recording Arts Technology (one year part time)
MUSIC at FRCC
LARIMER
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sneak peak...
new things are coming
Design for Learning.
Background illustration by Connor Dunn
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2023 Spring
FRCC MGD
5th Annual
Student Design
Exhibition
frccmgd.com
Drew Diamond
A day without laughter
is a day wasted.
–Nicolas Chamfort
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April 21, 2023
presented by:
Front Range Community College at
The Gregory Allicar Museum of Art

Theatre at Front Range Community College
A Conversation with Dana Fromby
My favorite type of theatre is new plays. Theatre can
respond rapidly to our changing world because it is
written and produced relatively quickly. New Plays can
be local, regional, or national. Each play responds to
our world in a unique way that addresses the world we
live in today. This aspect is why I champion studentwritten
work, so students can explore the narratives
they are interested in telling.
I plan to develop our fall production into an annual
new play event for Northern Colorado. We are in
our second year of this plan. As the annual event
continues, I see staged readings of one-act plays and
full-length works written by our students. This vision
would support student writers, designers, and actors
collaborating on work throughout the year. It would
be presented to the public for two weeks during the
fall semester.
The Greek Renascence class looks at the development
of theatre history through the advancement of
communication technology. From this organizing
principle, the course examines how theatre is
ultimately linked to the deeply human need to
tell stories. Looking at theatre history through a
communication lens encourages students to analyze
how ideas are shared through performance. Theatre is
one of the oldest forms of communication; students get
to investigate how theatre is still relevant and impacts
newer forms of communication today.
Enticing more students to theatre is a great question.
I think the answer lies in collaboration with other
departments. As I mentioned earlier, the practice of
doing theatre develops communication skills, creativity,
and critical thinking. Our automotive technology, early
childhood development, and nursing candidates could
benefit from the theatre's critical thinking challenges.
I have participated in a cross-discipline collaboration
between a school of medicine and a school of theatrical
arts. In 2018 I collaborated in developing a joint theatre
and nursing course for Ohio University. The class
invited nurses to write different outcomes or scenes
of patient interactions with healthcare providers. This
collaboration used theatre skills to help nurses become
better communicators with their patients. I believe
finding ways for theatre to share its communication
skill-building potential would be great for many
students at Front Range Community College.
HEATRE
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An Evening of Student Written
Ten Minute Plays
This eclectic collection of 10-minute plays, written in the spring
2022 playwriting class at FRCC, features the plays of six student
playwrights from the Boulder, Westminster, and the Larimer
Campus. Front Range Community College Theatre Department is
honored to produce these works because they are written by the
students and ultimately for them. We want to welcome you to be
one of the first audiences to hear these new plays.
This eclectic collection of 10-minute plays will have you laughing,
questioning reality, and remind you what it is to be alive!
Performed
Fall and Spring semesters
10-dollar admission. 5 dollars for students. Reservations available.
Email: dana.formby@frontrange.edu.

Statues ...........................................................................................................................Christa Jaber-Hill
After Blythe, and her husband Remi, move to the suburbs to escape city life, she begins questioning
her marriage and their move after noticing an unsettling trait about their neighbors.
The College Advisor ............................................................................................................... Joe Brucker
A nontraditional student at Lower Pinnacle Community College is mistaken for an advisor and goes
along with the charade while interacting with two eccentric younger students.
The Game of Life and Death .........................................................................................................Maggie Schleppy
When Signe and her best friend, Kolette, are given the opportunity to live forever, they discuss the
ups and downs of immortality and mortality over a game of chess to determine whether they will live
eternal or impermanent lives.
This Haunting Red ......................................................................................................Mitchell Hartcroft
Haunted by a powerful poltergeist, Luke Rosemont enlists the help of two paranormal experts who,
refusing to take him at face value, may just convince him that there are things scarier than his past self.
Please Pass the Cheese ..............................................................................................Nazario Ph. Caceres
At home from college on break, Kidd wants her overprotective parents to stop micromanaging her in
this absurd comedy that rips at the seams of its own reality.
Trauma Team 6 ...................................................................................................................Shane Tavares
In an overpopulated post-apocalyptic world, Tessa joins a team of rescue workers forced to make
morally tough decisions that cost people their lives. Over dinner with her team on her first day, she
questions the nature of their lives.
Starring: Amaryllis Ashford, Olimpia Carrillo, Victoria Carrillo, Westin Hess, Christa Jaber-Hill,
Erin Kwiatkowski, Genna Santaquilani, and Erik Sokolowski.
Designers: Lindsey Stavile and PJ Miller.
Directors: Dana Formby, Erin Kwiatkowski, Luke Bazor.
Crew: Erin Kwiatkowski and Sydney Crowe.
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HUMANITIES
An Interview with Peter Beal
Art History/Humanities Lead
Front Range Community College
What is the history of the study of
Humanities? Why is the study of humanities
important in higher education?
What is the future of the humanities program
at Front Range Community College? What is
your part in it?
What is the one absolutely imperative class all
students need take?
Resident of Colorado for 30 years,
Peter earned an art history degree not long
after moving here and started his tenure at
FRCC in 2004. An avid climber and trail
runner, he lives near Boulder with his
family and an assortment of animals.
The study of the humanities first emerges in ancient Rome as a foundation for
educating future leaders and orators. The word “humanitas” is created around
this time by the author and statesman Cicero, whose writings profoundly
influenced many cultures including that of the founders of this country.
Studying the humanities is important for understanding the diverse ways
in which human beings have confronted the challenges of finding meaning
and purpose in the world. The problems of the distant past bear a striking
resemblance to those of the present.
The future of the humanities at FRCC is potentially bright as students begin to
realize the power of this vital aspect of preparing for their futures. No other
area of study has quite the breadth and depth of topics for students to explore
that has such relevance to their daily lives. My job is insisting on the importance
of this subject to the college and students.
I don’t have any imperatives but any HUM or art history courses are a great
introduction to an entirely different (for most people) view of the world.
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Do you have a humanities tidbit that can
entice us? Something small that will challenge
the way we think?
Watching student’s eyes light up as they realize that Plato’s cave is a remarkably
specific depiction of our skulls and brains and the limits that structure imposes
on our understanding of the world. What we “know” as the real world is only a
small sliver compared to what is actually there.
How does inclusivity fit into humanities?
Does inclusivity play a part in the design
of your curriculum How can humanities
represent many cultures, world views or
different people?
Inclusivity is at the heart of the humanities. Diverse voices abound throughout
history representing a wide multiplicity of perspectives and enable students to
more easily understand the complex world we live in. The humanities are in a
constant process of adding new sources and interpretations.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.
Without them, humanity cannot survive.
–Dalai Lama
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Owen Collins
Owen Collins
Design is intelligence
made visible.
Alina Wheeler, author
DIGRDS
MULTIMEDIA
GRAPHIC
DESIGN
Trim View
EST. 2019
Tashina Torres
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#ACTUALLYAUTISTIC
Monica Lindley
#NEURODIVERSITY
Something Better
FRCC Faculty
Seek
Dream
Glimpse of something better
Aspiration
Desire
Yearning for something better
#30DAYSOFAUTISTICVOICES
Doubt
Trepidation
Fear of something better
Liability
Uncertainty
Reluctance for something better
Hope
Opportunity
Strive for something better
Adventure
Experience
Expect something better
Kaelyn Jens
Educate
Dedicate
You deserve better
Erica Montgomery
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SPOTLIGHT SPOTLIGHT
CAPSTONE SPOTLIGHT CAPSTONE
Jesse Gonzales is a senior student
at Front Range Community College
practicing multimedia graphic design.
With an affinity for technology, he
graduated in 2019 from CU Boulder with a
degree in computer science before shifting
his focus to both digital and printed art,
currently with a strong preference towards
illustration and layout. During his time
at Front Range Community College, Jesse
has worked on print media for Boulder
campus’ design agency, creating signage
and poster ads, and assisting with the
publication of a student art journal. When
Jesse is not making art or learning new
things, he enjoy skiing, hiking, listening
to music, doodling in his notebook, and
gaming with friends.
CAPSTONE
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Ellie Lemberger

Erica Montgomery

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OVER ART CONCEPTS
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Katie Ryan, Arianna Chinda, Chi Luu, Chi Luu (yes, he did two designs), Anthony ILacqua
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CAN WE
FRCC Faculty
stop hibernating
stop blaming others
stop blaming Covid
stop avoiding people
stop hiding behind email and black rectangles
stop being offended by every little thing
stop letting the inner voice out
stop overthinking everything
stop making excuses
stop being rude
stop acting entitled
stop avoiding daycare, seriously
stop thinking the worst of people
socialize again
be problem solvers again
be kind again
forgive others again
be respectful again
be attentive again
find the good in others again
invest in ourselves again
control ourselves again
learn from our mistakes again
support our communities again
take responsibility again
be adults again
please, can we
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August 6, 1979
Anthony ILacqua
I climbed the fence
the soles of my bare feet
on chain link
to get at the prickly pears
Even at my young age,
this was a sensitive operation
The chain link,
already burdened by the cactus
was not anchored to much
and neither my great grandmother
nor her neighbor
took kindly to me climbing it
I could hear the hiss of the BART
several seconds before it came
several seconds after it past
above us carrying people
through Oakland to San Francisco
Those passengers never cared
about a kid or a fence or a cactus
In the basement
platoons of plastic army men
played out events of WWII
mix of our imagination and papa’s stories
events of WWII because Vietnam
still secreted her stories
in Johnny Walker and divorce
I knew she was in the basement
among her washing and our plastic platoons
Three chain link rungs and a stretch
the reddest pear was mine
It didn’t sound like the BART
more like a train
it felt like a big big train
like when you stand next to one
and it makes you dizzy when it passes
but there was not a train
and the sweetest, sweetest pear
just in my reach
My fingers were almost on it
she screamed my name
fear gripped me, I was on the fence
against the rules
to get at the prickly pears
I jumped to the ground bare feet in the dust
afraid I was found out
I waited the worst as she met me in the garden
My adults were unpredictable
loud, scornful, quick to violence
but she pulled me to her
fabric like roses and yeast dough
she grabbed my face, turned it to hers
zippering our eyes together
Did you hear that? she said
panic in her voice made me fearful
It’s past now, she said
the garden surrounded us
she squeezed me too hard
I hugged her because she needed it
I looked atop the cactus
the pear was still there
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I heard the shouting in the streets

Evie Vega

SPOTLIGHT CAPSTONE SPOTLIGHT
Chi Luu is a senior graphic design
student at Front Range Community
College. Although Chi goes to school in
Boulder, Colorado, he is originally from
Vietnam. He aspires to become a graphic
designer as it’s his longtime dream to
work in a creative field. He has experience
in working with Adobe Illustrator,
Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, and
After Effects, and his strength lies within
illustration and visual communication.
Besides that, he also graduated
with a Bachelor’s Degree in
Business Administration
from Metropolitan State
University of Denver.
CAPSTONE SPOTLIGHT CAPSTONE
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Lucas Saenz
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Chi Luu

LNONPROFIT
Travis Geist
Angelica Salazar
Brandi Ginn
O G
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Dillon Redmond
REDESIGNED
Henry McLees
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abcs of rock n’ roll
Kaelyn Jens
angie debellis
A.
B. C.
D.
E.
H.
K.
F.
G.
I.
L.
M.
N.
O.
J.
P.
Q.
S.
T.
U.
R.
Z.
V.
W.
X.
Y.
Jillian Wentzel
A. AC/DC B. The Beatles C. Credence Clearwater Revival D. The Doors E. The Eagles
F. Fleetwood Mac G. The Grateful Dead H. Heart I. Incubus J. Jimi Hendrix K. Kiss
L. Led Zeppelin M. Metallica N. Nirvana O. Ozzy Osbourne P. Pink Floyd Q. Queen
R. The Red Hot Chili Peppers S. The (Rolling) Stones T. Tina Turner U. U2
V. Van Halen W. The Who X. Styx Y. The Yardbirds Z. ZZ Top
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Angie DeBellis

SPOTLIGHT SPOTLIGHT
CAPSTONE SPOTLIGHT CAPSTONE
CAPSTONE
Eryn Anderson is a senior at
Front Range Community College. They
have a background in Psychology and
would love to combine Illustration and
Psychology in their art. They will be
pursuing Freelance Illustration postgraduation.
Eryn loves to spend their
past time hiking, skiing, listening to
music, reading, spending time with
friends and family, playing video games
and spoiling their cats.
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Madeline Bush
Lynn Givan
Casey Trickey
Casey Trickey
Erica Montgomery
Layout
Casey Trickey
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Dillon Redmond

When you’re a light instead of a dim switch,
your brightness radiates in every direction.
–Author: T.F. Hodge
Connor Dunn

Janet Sandoval

I am from their single choice.
They did not hesitate
and my life was decided.
Red brick, towering oak.
Streets of Scotland, sweltering heat.
I am from your single choice.
As you stood there
Not quite alone
Wind blasting through the city,
Goosebumps under a pale blue hospital gown,
Where did your mind wander?
Was it meant to relieve the dread,
or did you love me? Some say you did.
If not love, what was I to you?
I am from a lifetime of wondering
if you had chosen different, would
I be
Maybe here would be
Snow glistening on the hills,
Cramped walls of white wood.
Maybe here would have been
Not at all.
Choices
Those choices, the answers I will never get
I wonder
XI.XXVI.MMI
Juliana Webb
I wonder
I wonder
RT
avant
Kaelyn Jens
solar eclipse
Emily Joseph
your eyes resemble a solar eclipse,
when the moon kisses the sun’s golden light,
where night meets day
when the darkness feels almost explosive
a once in a lifetime moment
i look into your eyes and see the sun’s eternal
warmth, the moon’s haunting darkness
and feel the explosion when the two meet
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SPOTLIGHT CAPSTONE SPOTLIGHT
A toy camera aficionado and
a lover of fountain pens,
Anthony ILacqua
co-founded Umbrella Factory
Magazine and remained the
editor-in-chief for 40 issues. His
short fiction has appeared most
recently in Red Fez, Ethos Literary
Journal and Five on the Fifth. After
becoming an out of print author of
two novels, he decided to pursue
graphic design. He has been a MGD
student at Front Range Community
College since August 2020 and will
graduate in December of 2022.
CAPSTONE SPOTLIGHT CAPSTONE
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Dave Robertson, Instructor
3DRogue
Flesh Tress
Kickstarter: The Dreadgrove
3D Animation 1 | MGD 1053
Spring Semester
Encompasses all major
aspects of creating
3D characters using
animation software.
Game Design 1 | MGD 1067
Fall Semester
Introduces game design from
conceptual development and
functionality, through production
of a virtual world prototype. In Dave
Robertson’s course, you will explore
character registration, in-betweens,
inking and clean up used for creating
real-time game environments.
Storytelling and visual metaphor
development are emphasized.
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Motion Graphics
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COFFEE
forever
TAMP COLLECTION
usa forever
usa
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PSL
SASSY BUCKS
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USA 2022 FOREVER USA 2022
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forever
usa
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usa
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USA
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FOREVER
Dillon Redmond
Angie DeBellis
Karena Adams
USA
FOREVER
USA
FOREVER
Morel
Button
2023
USA
FOREVER
USA
FOREVER
Champignon
Chantarelle
Tashina Torres
Sara Brooks
Laura Bailey
Oceanic Whitetip
Shark
Blue Shark
2022
FOREVER•USA
2022
FOREVER•USA
Scalloped Hammerhead
Shark
Whale Shark
2022
FOREVER•USA
2022
FOREVER•USA
Kaelyn Jens
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Lynn Givan
Madeline Bush

EST, 2010
Eryn Anderson Laura Bailey Jaxon Wagner
Kell Hueter
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FUTURE CLIENTS
SCAN CODE
TO SUBMIT
PROJECT
REQUEST
RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL
QUALITY WORK
NO COST TO YOU
OR YOUR BUSINESS
HELP STUDENTS HONE
PRACTICAL SKILLS
work with real clients
gain professional experience
get class credit
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ASPIRING AGENCY
STUDENTS
SCAN CODE
TO APPLY
TODAY!
email questions to maggie.adams@frontrange.edu

Dillon Redmond
Jesse Bates
Maggie Adams, Instructor
Hannah Perez
Tashina Torres
Connor Dunn
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Butterflies
Gillian Cathcart
“Did you see that guy earlier?”
“When earlier, Ality? You’re gonna have to
be more specific.”
“Fine.” Ality sighs, drawing out the word
dramatically. She flicks her auburn hair
from her shoulder. “Did you see the guy
that would not stop staring at us at the
campus earlier. Like, at 10 a.m. or so. Tell
me you at least looked at him, Lyne.”
Lyne smiled a bit at her friend’s antics,
earning a glare in return. “Was he the one
with the butterflies?”
Ality quirked a brow.
“What butterflies? Lyne, are you
an idiot–”
“Hey–” She tried to interrupt, but
Ality continued.
“It was still raining when we
saw him. You didn’t even notice
the rain?”
Lyne crosses her arms and leans back in
her chair a bit. “I noticed the rain.” she
says indignantly. “And I definitely saw
the butterflies.”
Her friend gives her a weird look, but
soon enough the conversation is changed
and the butterflies in the rain quickly
forgotten.
Until of course, she sees them again.
This time she’s alone; Ality has already
gone to work after class, and though they
agreed to get together for drinks later–
being a perfect Friday and all – Lyne still
has nearly five hours until then. She’s
finished her work for the day, and she
works mornings, so with not a cloud in
the sky she sits her and her journal on
the damp lawn of the campus square.
It’s comfortable, nice even, to be able to
sit for a little while and write. She finds
inspiration she hasn’t had in a while in
the slightly faster pace of the creek beside
her. Lyne watches the small water bugs flit
across the surface and recalls the crimson
color that once stained its crystalline
surface. Then, elegantly and gently, a
butterfly landed on her outstretched knee.
Shaking herself out of her memory, she
turns to the beautiful creature. It is large,
well fed it seems; its wings a glossy shade
of orange and yellow, with veins of black
and spots of white, marking it with the
Aaron Delman
title of monarch. Its wings flutter in the
slight breeze, and for a moment Lyne
hears something. It’s a soft melody almost,
every time the creature’s wings flutter
back and forth and back and forth. She
blinks. There are two butterflies now.
The first one seems frozen in place,
and the second is writhing in pain…?
This butterfly is thin and weak looking.
It’s a violet ombre to black; one-fourth
of the left wing is all black with dots and
a strip of white. Then, just as suddenly as
it appeared, it stops moving. Lyne blinks
again and both the insects are gone.
The melody ceases as well. Lyne can no
longer feel the breeze that rustled her
notebooks’ pages, that caused a sway in
her coiled curls.
At the bar towards the end of her night
out, Ality sees a man outside the business.
“Hey, Lyne. Don’t be weird about it, but
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that guy’s back.” She whispers, pointing
with her pinky as she raises her glass to
her lips.
Lyne sputters for a moment, eyes
nervously flitting about. Ality gives her
a weird look over the rim. “You good?”
“Y-Yeah,” she replies. “It’s just– I thought
I saw…”
“Saw what?”
Ality watches her friend take a shaky
breath. “There’s a butterfly.”
The red head cocks her head, trying so
very hard to not say anything offensive.
“Um… Where is it?”
Lyne looks more scared than she’s ever
seen her, dark eyes wide and unblinking.
“It’s in my drink.”
Ality looks down. There’s nothing in
the glass beside the fruity drink ordered
nearly an hour ago. The glass isn’t even
half empty yet. Ality looks back towards
the front of the pub, startling a bit when
she finds the man staring right at her. But,
no. Not her, she realizes, but at Lyne.
The man is shrouded in shadow, and
none of the other patrons seem to notice
him. It’s raining, she didn’t realize that
before now. It must have just started, even
though there’s no sound of water trickling
off of the roof and pelting onto the
windows. The only thing she can hear is
music. More of a soft melody though, sort
of cryptic. It’s clashing with the rock tune
playing through the bars’ speakers.
Though her eyes don’t stray from the man
outside in the rain, she sees something
else. A dark, feathering thing, flying
down and landing on the shoulder of the
man. Then another on the crown of his
head. And another on his hand, slowly
stretching out to point into the building.
He’s pointing at her, at the–
There’s a butterfly in Lyne’s drink. It’s
purple with an ombre that fades to black
towards the base of the wings. One-fourth
of the left wing is completely black, with
white spots and a strip in the center and
edges. It’s dead.
And then Lyne is choking. Ality jerks out
of her stare, as if waking from a dream,
as her friend falls out of her chair. Ality
doesn’t know what’s going on, and neither
does Lyne. Ality doesn’t hold back her
sobs as Lyne stops moving, eyes blank and
glossy as they stare blankly at the ceiling.
Ality calls an ambulance. They arrive in
record time. There’s nothing they can do.
They take the body of her friend away.
They pull her in for questioning.
Ality sits with a styrofoam cup of
disgusting coffee in hand in a blank
room with too bright lights.
The lights are almost too bright for her
to notice the large and full orange and
black butterfly sneak through the crack
in the door.
Drew Diamond
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Angie DeBellis
Rachel Peterson
Tashina Torres
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Justin Perry
Katie Ryan
Arianna Chinda
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Anthony ILacqua

All students in the department are invited to submit work.
For consideration in the next magazine publication, visit the MGD website
Britt McWilliams
A special thanks to our Fall 2022 Capstone students
Jennifer Boehland
Dillon Redmond

As you take the normal opportunities
of your daily life
and create something of beauty
and helpfulness,
you improve not only the world around you,
but also the world within you.
–Christie Gardiner
Writer. Dreamer. Doer.