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Gerald Shorty: Indigenizing Psychology Gerald Shorty: Indigenizing Psychology

Saturday, May 21, 2022 | By Alx Lee Indy Staff Writer

Gerald Shorty: Indigenizing Psychology

FLC welcomes Shiprock local who aims to help Indigenous students succeed.

Bound Together by Train Bound Together by Train

Saturday, May 21, 2022 | By Mia McCormick

Bound Together by Train

The simple bliss of riding with strangers. 


The Bigfoot Question
The Bigfoot Question

Saturday, May 21, 2022
By Alx Lee Indy Staff Writer

The Bigfoot Question

Competing perspectives on the existence of sasquatch within the Navajo Culture
What’s fueling high gas prices?
What’s fueling high gas prices?

Saturday, May 21, 2022
By Kealey Meyer Indy Staff Writer

What’s fueling high gas prices?

How the conflict in Ukraine is impacting your commute to campus.

The Powwow Returns
The Powwow Returns

Saturday, May 21, 2022
By Tiara Yazzie and Cameron Maroney Indy Staff Writers

The Powwow Returns

PHOTO ESSAY: Two years after a pandemic hiatus, Hozhoni Days is back.

From half-pipe dream to paradise
From half-pipe dream to paradise

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
By Julian Zastrocky Indy Staff Reporter

From half-pipe dream to paradise

How two students pushed for a portable park and gave a growing community a place to skate.

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My Friend Zoe

Mia McCormick

Acquainting Myself with Death.

I’m sitting at the base of a gnarled pinion pine tree in the middle of the woods behind the Bader-Snyder complex. It’s dark and the rain has been pounding the saturated soil relentlessly, but I am dry, and looking up at my protector, the arching branches that stretch around me like arms.  The smell of earth, wet bark and seeping sap mingle in my nose as I close my eyes,...

Indy on the Street

Mia McCormick

What are some of our Fort Lewis students going to be for Halloween tonight?

What are you going to be for Halloween?    Mya Simon third-year Music Performance and English major Calla Carrigan, first-year undecided: We are going to be wizard cowboys and will probably try to make our costumes or thrift them.  Mya Simon on left, Calla Carrigan on right   Jordan Mayhew second-year Psychology major: I am going to Rapunzel and...

Zombies Beware!

Words: by Derek Tippeconnie Picture by: Jerry McBride of Durango Herald

Learning from past mistakes and what to expect this Halloween at the infamous Durango Zombie March.

For over a decade, hordes of zombies have descended on downtown Durango every Halloween, just as the clocks strikes midnight. But these zombies are different from the ones you may have seen in The Walking Dead or Zombieland.  The hordes of undead are actually a combination of students, Durango residents and whomever finds themselves swept up in their midst as they march down Main...

Artificial Invasion

By: Kiiyahno Edgewater and Lucien Verrone

A technical perspective of how AI is seeping into student life.

Artificial intelligence has long been used in science fiction as a motif for the unrelenting progress of technology. The AI HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey is a prime example of this motif. In the film, HAL was integrated into the system of a spaceship sent on a research expedition and was programmed to keep the mission’s purpose secret while also relaying accurate information. To...

Horror Movie Reviews

By: Logan Roybal

Wondering what horror movie to watch for your next spooky movie night? Check out our three latest reviews for some thrilling options.

The month of October is known for a few things like the leaves changing colors, Halloween, and scary movies. Recently it seems that the Horror genre has gone through a bit of a renaissance that offers more than the usual jump scare and “don’t go in that room,” moments you might come to expect. If you look at the Horror movies that have been released this past year,...

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