In an age where influencers have erupted across social media, Fort Lewis College has decided to start hiring its own FLC influencers within the campus community.

Although there still is a global pandemic, that is not stopping historic Durango from being a destination for tourists from around the country. However, the increasing tourist population does bring concerns about local guidelines regarding COVID-19.

Seniors express gratitude but harbor disappointment in this year’s commencement ceremony.

Here’s how the decision was made and what the student response has been.

Backcountry skiers, snowboarders, and all types of winter outdoor recreationists are aware of the strange and fatal winter that the western U.S. has been having. 

Welcome to “People of Durango,” a new column from the Independent. Our very first profile of the term is featuring Patrick Langlois, a non-traditional student here at Fort Lewis College.

After a frenzy of dizzying digits, totals tallied, integers imputed and decimals dotted, purchasing shares on the popular stock trading and investment app, Robin Hood, was abruptly halted.

The Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team experienced a 21-day pause to their season due to contracting the virus when they returned to campus after going home for winter break.

Following a summer of protests for lost black lives and racial inequality, illustrating a grand resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, Fort Lewis College’s Black Student Union brought events to campus to honor Black History Month.