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Crying Wolf Crying Wolf

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | Scout Edmondson

Crying Wolf

Colorado's wolf reintroduction has become so emotional, so political, that it's no longer even about the wolves. 


Bones from the Bisti Badlands
Bones from the Bisti Badlands

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Anja Tabor

Bones from the Bisti Badlands

What it takes to get a dinosaur to Fort Lewis College

Screaming Rubber Band Chickens
Screaming Rubber Band Chickens

Thursday, February 15, 2024
AJ Repinski

Screaming Rubber Band Chickens

Contestants test their pain limit for Snowdown glory.

ASFLC Meeting 1/24
ASFLC Meeting 1/24

Tuesday, February 6, 2024
AJ Repinski

ASFLC Meeting 1/24

During the first ASFLC meeting of the spring semester, several important agenda items were viewed. 

Measuring CO2 with Machine Learning
Measuring CO2 with Machine Learning

Tuesday, January 30, 2024
AJ Repinski

Measuring CO2 with Machine Learning

How artificial intelligence could replace expensive measuring instruments.

All News

Paradise for the Paranormal

By: Lisia Lucero and Sienna Reese

Sit back, relax, and prepare to get Spooked

There are few things more spine-shivering and stomach-solidifying than locking your keys in the apartment, dropping your earring down the sink, or actually leaving the stove on. Ghost stories are one of those few things.  With the spooky season starting to appear, let’s hear some paranormal encounters from some students at Fort Lewis College, if you dare.    Liiyah Smith, Freshman, She/Her- In sixth grade, Liiyah Smith said she spotted a witch on the...

Cookin' Stuff with Scout

Scout Edmondson

Tasty recipes for the hungry college student

  Just because you may be young, broke and stressed out about classes doesn’t mean you have to eat like a dog! These fall-centric, diet-restriction-friendly recipes for the hungry college student are easy to make, inexpensive and filling. They’re also made with ingredients that can be found in the Grubhub or ones that won’t break the bank at the grocery store. LET’S EAT!!!!!   Cool Weather Sausage and Veggie Bake     This...

On The Rocks

By: AJ Repinski

Confused by FLC’s alcohol policy? It’s not as bad as you think.

College students and alcohol–a classic stereotype. While prohibited at Fort Lewis College, the details around the drug and alcohol policy can be confusing.  “I know nothing about it,” Avery Wickes, a philosophy student at FLC, said. Charlie Johann, an economics and philosophy major, stated he is not familiar with the policies, aside from the Zero Tolerance rule for athletics.  “I don’t know anything about it, but I do like that it’s a...

Nook of the Week

By: AJ Repinski

Check out a study spot in Schlessman Family Hall 

  Located in the newly constructed Schlessman Family Hall building, study space 1001A is convenient for any student. Tucked away by the southeast entrance, the Terry R. Bacon and Debra Parmenter Study is a short walk from the clock tower.   Study space 1001A features two armless chairs and several electrical outlets for finishing homework, and is open during normal campus operation hours.   An art installation hangs above the study space.  

Indy on the Street

By: Morgan Smith, Lisia Lucero, AJ Repinski, Logan Roybal

Learn what's on some of the minds of our FLC student-body right now.

  Welcome back to campus, Skyhawks! School is in full swing, and as we get back into the groove of things, let’s hear some thoughts from some of our Fort Lewis College students.    Question: What’s bothering you right now?   Ovio Redling Freshman   The bathrooms in Camp Hall used to be gender neutral, but they recently changed them to be gender specific and now the walk to use the bathroom is much longer. Also, communal bathrooms...

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