FLC goes viral? The marketing team hires on social media influencers to... Monday, May 3, 2021 | By Jacob Monkarsh Indy Staff Writer FLC goes viral? The marketing team hires on social media influencers to... In an age where influencers have erupted across social media, Fort Lewis College has decided to start hiring its own FLC influencers within the...
Pack a Mask: COVID-19 doesn’t temper tourist crowds Friday, April 30, 2021 | By Jack Boggs Indy Staff Writer Pack a Mask: COVID-19 doesn’t temper tourist crowds Although there still is a global pandemic, that is not stopping historic Durango from being a destination for tourists from around the country....
Two’s company, Three’s a Crowd Tuesday, April 27, 2021By Travis Dalenberg Indy Staff Writer Two’s company, Three’s a Crowd Seniors express gratitude but harbor disappointment in this year’s commencement ceremony.
FLC places COVID-19 vaccine mandate Monday, April 26, 2021By Coya Pair Indy Staff Writer FLC places COVID-19 vaccine mandate Here’s how the decision was made and what the student response has been.
Beware the Backcountry: Why the West’s avalanche season was so deadly Thursday, April 1, 2021By Jacob Monkarsh Indy Staff Writer Beware the Backcountry: Why the West’s avalanche season was so deadly Backcountry skiers, snowboarders, and all types of winter outdoor recreationists are aware of the strange and fatal winter that the western U.S....
People of Durango: Featuring Patrick Langlois Tuesday, March 9, 2021By Jacob Monkarsh Indy Staff Writer People of Durango: Featuring Patrick Langlois Welcome to “People of Durango,” a new column from the Independent. Our very first profile of the term is featuring Patrick Langlois, a...
Adventure for All Adventure for All By:Scout Edmondson Indy Staff Writer Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Outdoor Pursuits stives to provide opportunities to the BIPOC community on campus Nestled in between the vast deserts of the American southwest and the sky scraping ramparts of Colorado’s San Juan mountains is Fort Lewis College. Because of its proximity to some of the United States most beautiful natural settings, the college is a haven for people who want to pursue their education while also spending time outside. One doesn’t have to look... Read more
Fort Lewis College Leaning Clock Tower Fort Lewis College Leaning Clock Tower By: Mia MCCormick Indy Staff Writer Tuesday, April 4, 2023 The Fort Lewis College clock tower has stood tall and sturdy since the turn of the century, never faltering, never swaying, until this year, when it began to lean. The clock tower is a staple of FLC, it marks the campus quad, chimes relentlessly every hour and is anything but camera shy. Recently though, our poor clock tower, like some of us, has started to feel the effects... Read more
Standing on 150 million years: Dino discovery in our backyard By: Mia McCormick Indy Staff Writer Thursday, February 16, 2023 A discovery on a hiking trail leads to a glimpse into Durango's past. A dinosaur died on Animas City Mountain in Durango about 150 million years ago, and in December of 2021, a local fossil hunter found its bones. Tom Eskew, a certified arborist and amateur fossil hunter, said he had walked over them hundreds of times until one day, he looked down and realized there were fossils in his path. “The most valuable finds in... Read more
Gerald Shorty: Indigenizing Psychology Gerald Shorty: Indigenizing Psychology By Alx Lee Indy Staff Writer Saturday, May 21, 2022 FLC welcomes Shiprock local who aims to help Indigenous students succeed. The Counseling Center added a new staff member, Gerald Shorty, assistant director of diversity and Outreach Initiatives, this semester. Born in Shiprock, Shorty attended Nenahnezad boarding school in his childhood, he said. It was an adjustment coming from that academic setting to Shiprock High School, and later, college. Shorty focused his studies in criminology at San... Read more
Bound Together by Train Bound Together by Train By Mia McCormick Saturday, May 21, 2022 The simple bliss of riding with strangers. It’s 9 a.m. on March 27 and there’s a train full of people heading to the halfway point between Durango and Silverton, Cascade Canyon. They may be lovers, friends, family or strangers who each have their own lives in different places, and yet for the next five hours, passengers find themselves at an intersection heading down the same train track. What connects humans? More... Read more