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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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ASFLC Considers Institutionalizing Posters Following Discriminatory Acts

By: Taylor Hutchison Indy Staff Writer

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College discussed transgender rights, and the posters educating students about the discrimination of transgender people in bathrooms, at the meeting Wednesday night.

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College discussed transgender rights, and the posters educating students about the discrimination of transgender people in bathrooms, at the meeting Wednesday night. First-year-ambassadors, Robert Dennett and Iain McCourt, asked Prism President Xander Hughes to bring attention to the posters.  The posters have repeatedly been removed in the...

What the citizens of Durango can expect from this year’s fire season

By; Nate DeCreamer

With the fire season approaching, citizens of Durango can expect a much less impactful fire season compared to last year.


 

 

With the fire season approaching, citizens of Durango can expect a much less impactful fire season compared to last year. Throughout the calendar year in Colorado, there is an accumulation of water during the winter followed by a series of drier months throughout the spring and summer, said Jon Harvey, assistant professor of geoscience at Fort Lewis. May and June are the driest out of all...

Have a Library Fine? Bring a Can of Food to Grub Hub

By: Mandy Lorenson

The Food for Fines Program is a partnership the Grub Hub and Reed Library have created in order to provide another outlet for those who cannot pay their fines for their overdue books in cash.


 

 

The Food for Fines Program is a partnership the Grub Hub and Reed Library have created in order to provide another outlet for those who cannot pay their fines for their overdue books in cash. To get rid of fine a student has, all they have to do is bring in a can of food to the library. “We want to give out patrons [sic]  a chance to pay down their fines in an easier...

A Q&A With the Hozhoni Ambassador and 1st Attendant

By: Taylor Hutchison

The Independent sat down with Hozhoni Ambassador Candidates after the 2019 Hozhoni Days Pageant to learn more about their experiences as candidates. The Hozhoni Ambassador, Ally Gee, and Hozhoni Ambassador 1st Attendant, Tiarney Andreas, were later crowned at the Hozhoni Days Powwow on April 12 and 13 in the Whalen Gymnasium at Fort Lewis College.

 

The Independent sat down with Hozhoni Ambassador Candidates after the 2019 Hozhoni Days Pageant to learn more about their experiences as candidates. The Hozhoni Ambassador, Ally Gee, and Hozhoni Ambassador 1st Attendant, Tiarney Andreas, were later crowned at the Hozhoni Days Powwow on April 12 and 13 in the Whalen Gymnasium at Fort Lewis College.   Ally Gee, Hozhoni...

Fort Lewis College Campus Blotter

By: Benjamin Mandile

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from March 1 to April 9.

 

Editor’s Note: Those involved with all incidents in this crime log are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.   The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from March 1 to April 9. Friday, March 1 at 10:17 a.m. Police responded to an incident involving damaged property at Escalante Hall. Friday, March 1...

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