A resolution to increase the student activity fee by $1.10 for the 2017-2018 school year was passed at the ASFLC meeting on Wednesday.

As a way of chronicling the student experience at Fort Lewis College The Independent will be running a series of articles spotlighting the Registered Student Organizations on Campus. The RSOs chosen for each article are randomly generated and featured in the order they were chosen.

Halloween is fast approaching and Durango has several safe but spooky festivities planned, including the Zombie March in town and the haunted house at FLC.

The beauty of Fall is here. Fall is the transitioning season from one extreme to the other, floating down the river and flying down the slopes. The following images are Fall inspired crafts representing and imitating the beuty and change of the season.

The Independent is looking to redesign the distribution boxes on campus, and we want YOU to help! We are looking for artists, graphic designers, painters, illustrators, anyone with a flair for visual arts to submit ideas for how to redecorate the Indy’s yellow boxes. All you have to do is email Allison Anderson (awanderson@fortlewis.edu) for a template and return a completed submission by Wednesday, December 14th. We here at the Indy will select our 11 favorite redesigns - one for every box on campus. If yours is chosen, you get a box to put it on AND we’ll pay for the supplies (within reason) to decorate it!

Please note that any submissions featuring graphic or explicit content will be automatically disqualified. By submitting content to The Independent you turn over the right for us to utilize and reproduce this content as we see fit.

Meow Wolf is an arts production company who specialize in creating immersive, interactive multimedia pieces of work.

Fort Lewis College students and Durango locals who are interested in radio, being a DJ or just sharing their eclectic musical tastes have a rare opportunity to do so right here on campus in the form of KDUR.  

With midterms passed, students often find themselves panicking in how it affected their grade. Luckily, Fort Lewis College has several resources to help students reach their academic goals.

Durango has proven to be one of the best places to live for dogs and dog owners alike. With relaxed dog laws and plenty of spacious outdoor areas to frolic with your beloved fur-baby, it becomes increasingly difficult to resist adoption.