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What's the Buzz with Bee Club?
 What's the Buzz with Bee Club?

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Story and Photos by Zara Tucker

What's the Buzz with Bee Club?

The honeybees are staying in their hives, but Bee Club is still buzzing.

ICE in Durango - Students Engage in Local Protests
 ICE in Durango - Students Engage in Local Protests

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Story by Nels Christensen, Photos by Steven Ben

ICE in Durango - Students Engage in Local Protests

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been active across Colorado, including the community of Durango.

Dazzling New Exhibit in the Center of Southwest Studies
 Dazzling New Exhibit in the Center of Southwest Studies

Saturday, March 7, 2026
Story and Photos by Preston Roundy

Dazzling New Exhibit in the Center of Southwest Studies

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College revealed its newest exhibit, “Constellations of Place,” with an opening...

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Mozart's Così Fan Tutte

By: Kate Huxel

The Metropolitan Opera’s high definition version of Così Fan Tutte, which screened last Saturday in the Vallecito Room, showed diversity to all colors and personalities, including what some consider comic circus freaks.

The Metropolitan Opera’s high definition version of Così Fan Tutte, which screened last Saturday in the Vallecito Room, showed diversity to all colors and personalities, including what some consider comic circus freaks. The mixture of two sopranos, tenor, and bass voices communicated harmonic conversation to carry the plot.   The set individually rotated, exposing a new...

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Indy Eats: The Bloom Cafe

By: Coya Pair

The Bloom cafe is a cozy and cultured lunch spot tucked away off Camino Del Rio, near the Animas River and Albertson's parking lot.

 

The Bloom cafe is a cozy and cultured lunch spot tucked away off Camino Del Rio, near the Animas River and Albertson's parking lot. The cafe has a fenced, landscaped patio, and the inside is decorated with colorful paintings and stained glass. I was greeted by the kindest staff, and met the owner, Andrew Krull. I can almost guarantee that anyone who eats here will have the urge to...

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Video: Fort Lewis College Presidential Search Student Forum Video: Fort Lewis College Presidential Search Student Forum

Video: Fort Lewis College Presidential Search Student Forum

By Ryan Simonovich

Watch the full recording of the event. 

The Independent hosted a student forum Thursday about the college presidential search. The panelists included three members of the search committee: Michael Valdez, Dustin Fink, and Sue Kraus; as well as Board of Trustees member Steve Short. Watch the recording of the event.                          ...

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Humane Pork Now Served at Fort Lewis College

By Becca Day

Humane pork is the latest Real Food Challenge Vote Real item that students selected at Fort Lewis College.

 

Humane pork is the latest Real Food Challenge Vote Real item that students selected at Fort Lewis College.   Humane food is about the humane treatment of animals that are used for meat, Rachel Landis, coordinator of the Environmental Center, said.   “It's everything from how they're raised, to how their slaughtered, to how they’re processed, and...

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Fort Lewis College Campus Blotter

By Becca Day

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released the crime log and below is a summary of incidents that happened from March 18 to March 20.

 

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released the crime log and below is a summary of incidents that happened from March 18 to March 20.   Sunday, March 18 at 3:13 pm. Police investigated criminal mischief involving $300 to $750 in the Education and Business Hall parking lot.   Monday, March 19 at 8:30 p.m. Police responded to an incident involving theft at a value...

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