Vibrant Voices Friday, May 24, 2024 | Kiiyahno Edgewater Vibrant Voices The past, present and future of representing diversity on campus.
The Hidden Cost Friday, May 24, 2024 | Story by: Matthew Claeson and Zara Tucker The Hidden Cost Investigating Meal Swipes and the New Food Provider at Fort Lewis College
The Coming Storm Friday, May 24, 2024Scout Edmondson The Coming Storm Lessons learned from the ‘22/‘23 winter and what could come with the looming El Niño.
Crying Wolf Tuesday, April 9, 2024Scout Edmondson Crying Wolf Colorado's wolf reintroduction has become so emotional, so political, that it's no longer even about the wolves.
A New School is Coming to Fort Lewis College Monday, April 1, 2024Julian Zastrocky A New School is Coming to Fort Lewis College Mountain Middle School capitalizes on the "empty" space behind Animas High School.
Bones from the Bisti Badlands Wednesday, March 27, 2024Anja Tabor Bones from the Bisti Badlands What it takes to get a dinosaur to Fort Lewis College
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
The Bigfoot Question The Bigfoot Question By Alx Lee Indy Staff Writer Saturday, May 21, 2022 Competing perspectives on the existence of sasquatch within the Navajo Culture A predominant figure in the Four Corners, with merchandise and tales centered around its mysterious figure behind the brush, Sasquatch not only holds a place in the communities surrounding the region but also the Indigenous tribes spanning across the United States. Sasquatch, also referred to as Bigfoot, walks the line between cultural beliefs and community phenomenon. This is ever so... Read more
What’s fueling high gas prices? What’s fueling high gas prices? By Kealey Meyer Indy Staff Writer Saturday, May 21, 2022 How the conflict in Ukraine is impacting your commute to campus. In Durango, you can stroll through downtown and find plenty of donation cash jars in businesses, window paintings, and street art in support of Ukraine. If these elements don’t serve as a large enough reminder of the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, a trip to the gas station might. The war not only put countless Ukrainian citizens in danger and constant fear but is... Read more
The Powwow Returns The Powwow Returns By Tiara Yazzie and Cameron Maroney Indy Staff Writers Saturday, May 21, 2022 PHOTO ESSAY: Two years after a pandemic hiatus, Hozhoni Days is back. With suitcases in hand and braids in place, people of all ages stood in line at the Whalen Gymnasium on April 1, eager to take in the excitement of The Hozhoni Days PowWow at Fort Lewis College after two years of its absence due to the pandemic. ‘Honoring those who never made it home’ was the theme for the 56th annual powwow at FLC, in regard to the boarding schools where... Read more