THE INDEPENDENT

Students try their hand at improv in FLC theatre department

Kim Cassels

The theatre department at Fort Lewis College tried something new this semester by having seven students collectively create a sketch comedy out of improv.

The theatre department at Fort Lewis College tried something new this semester by having seven students collectively create a sketch comedy out of improv. The theatre department added the sketch comedy “Un-Educated” to the fall program this year to challenge actors and provide audiences with a popular genre of comedy, Ginny Davis, the theatre department chair, said....

Faculty senate hears from administration on progress made on strategic plannin

Meritt Drake

Fort Lewis College Faculty Senate met on Thursday to hear from President Tom Stritikus and Provost Jesse Peters about work being done to create a strategic plan for the college.

Fort Lewis College Faculty Senate met on Thursday to hear from President Tom Stritikus and Provost Jesse Peters about work being done to create a strategic plan for the college. Strategic Plan Progress There are four groups working on the strategic plan, Stritikus said. These groups are mechanisms for organizing work and thinking of initiatives, he said. The groups are: Students at...

Fort Lewis College Campus Blotter

Article by: Benjamin Mandile Photo by: Colton Branstetter

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Oct 8 to Oct 16.

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Oct 8 to Oct 16. Monday, October 8 at 2:25 p.m. Police responded to a hit and run accident in the 1200 Block of Rim Drive Tuesday, October 9 at 8:04 a.m. Police responded to an incident of damaged property involving a chair and an elevator door in the 1300 Block of E. 8th Ave. Tuesday,...

FLC Comedian Elliot Weber Q&A

Faith Owen

Elliot Weber is a student at Fort Lewis College who has a passion for comedy. He writes his own stand-up routines that he performs any chance he gets in local spots around Durango.

Elliot Weber is a student at Fort Lewis College who has a passion for comedy. He writes his own stand-up routines that he performs any chance he gets in local spots around Durango. What made you become interested in comedy? I first became interested in comedy in high school. I would bond with my friends watching Comedy Central and Netflix stand-up specials. I didn’t know then how...

How to Recycle, Because It’s Confusing

Kim Cassels

As you polish off your last gulp of a beverage and spot a recycling bin nearby, you may find yourself joyously slam dunking that plastic bottle into it. You think you’re an absolute success, synchronizing hydration and saving the planet in one fell swoop, but sadly you’ve just done something terribly wrong.

As you polish off your last gulp of a beverage and spot a recycling bin nearby, you may find yourself joyously slam dunking that plastic bottle into it. You think you’re an absolute success, synchronizing hydration and saving the planet in one fell swoop, but sadly you’ve just done something terribly wrong. If the plastic bottle hasn’t been washed out or the cap is still...

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