Last Friday it snowed and snowed some more.  The college's Board of Trustees met at 8:30 a.m.  I got there early for a good seat and a mug of coffee.  The first order of business after approving minutes was to ask for public comment.  TJ, a Tlingit/Athapaskan student stepped to the podium, introduced herself in Tlingit, and read a document prepared by the Buffalo Council, a new student organization.  The document asked that the Board of Trustees put even more effort than it has into securing trustee rights over the Old Fort Lewis property, which is currently held by the Colorado Land Board and is threatened with division and access by private interests.  She and two of her fellow Council members spoke impressively to the Board, not backing down, and asking for follow up confirmation to their points.  When this ended, and after I heard representatives of the Faculty Advocacy Committee speak about their concerns regarding the way faculty are paid 83% of the national average while the administration receives 106%, I walked through the snow to the new biology building to take part in its blessing by a Navajo singer.