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Pack a Mask: COVID-19 doesn’t temper tourist crowds 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
Two’s company, Three’s a Crowd

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
By 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
FLC places COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Monday, April 26, 2021
By 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.

People of Durango: Featuring Patrick Langlois
People of Durango: Featuring Patrick Langlois

Tuesday, March 9, 2021
By 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...

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The personal and the political: FLC students talk their circumstances and values as they cast their vote for the 2020 presidential election

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

This year, many Americans have their attention on the presidential election, which sits in the middle of a pandemic, a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement and the nomination of a Supreme Court justice. With America’s increasing political polarization, those casting their votes for the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, cannot wrap their heads around why anyone would vote to re-elect the Republican nominee, President Donald J. Trump and Trump supporters can’t see why you wouldn’t. 

This year, many Americans have their attention on the presidential election, which sits in the middle of a pandemic, a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement and the nomination of a Supreme Court justice. With America’s increasing political polarization, those casting their votes for the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, cannot wrap their...

Tradition TakΣover: Kappa Sigma pushes for recognition at FLC

By Will Charles Indy Staff Writer

Liam Elliot, interest group leader and sophomore at Fort Lewis College, is wanting to start a fraternity and be a part of a Kappa Sigma Chapter.

  Liam Elliot, interest group leader and sophomore at Fort Lewis College, is wanting to start a fraternity and be a part of a Kappa Sigma Chapter. Kappa Sigma Durango will begin at Interest Group level, which is when students can come to meetings and see what the chapter is all about, Booth said. Elliot’s goal is for the group to be able to colonize, a term fraternities use...

College, Quarantined

By Morgan Reed Indy Staff Writer

Can you remember being put into time-out as a child? My first week here, at Fort Lewis College, took me back to that nostalgic and harrowing feeling. 

Can you remember being put into time-out as a child? My first week here, at Fort Lewis College, took me back to that nostalgic and harrowing feeling.  I was figuring out  life on my own, far away from anyone familiar. Two days into this journey my roommate came into our place and shook things up a little more. I was in the kitchen when she answered the dreaded call alerting her of...

In a hotel down by the river: COVID-19 requires new housing accommodations at Fort Lewis College

By Barbara Edwards Indy Staff Writer and Steven Marquez

This school year has been unlike any other due to the coronavirus pandemic. One change Fort Lewis College made was housing students at the Durango Downtown Inn, in order to combat the spread of the virus.

This school year has been unlike any other due to the coronavirus pandemic. One change Fort Lewis College made was housing students at the Durango Downtown Inn, in order to combat the spread of the virus. “We felt very strongly that we wanted to provide a housing option to everyone who applied and requested housing,” James Estelle, the assistant director for the office of...

Up In Smoke: Colorado on Fire

By Jackson Zinsmeyer Indy Staff Writer

On July 31, 18 miles north of Grand Junction, Colorado, lightning struck starting what would become Colorado’s largest wildfire at 139,000 acres burnt.

On July 31, 18 miles north of Grand Junction, Colorado, lightning struck starting what would become Colorado’s largest wildfire at 139,000 acres burnt. According to the Incident Information System, Inciweb, the fire is 95% contained as of Sept. 11. Despite being nearly four hours away from Durango, this fire, as well as the many other fires in Colorado such as the Cameron Peak and...

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