THE INDEPENDENT

CULTURE

Vibrant Voices Vibrant Voices

Friday, May 24, 2024 | Kiiyahno Edgewater

Vibrant Voices

The past, present and future of representing diversity on campus.
Screaming Rubber Band Chickens Screaming Rubber Band Chickens

Thursday, February 15, 2024 | AJ Repinski

Screaming Rubber Band Chickens

Contestants test their pain limit for Snowdown glory.

FLC Students to Ski for Free Next Year FLC Students to Ski for Free Next Year

FLC Students to Ski for Free Next Year

Photo by: Ryan Simonovich Story by: Ryan Simonovich

Prospective students just got more incentive to attend Fort Lewis College in 2019--free skiing at Purgatory Resort.

Prospective students just got more incentive to attend Fort Lewis College in 2019--free skiing at Purgatory Resort. First-time, first-year FLC students, including freshmen and transfer students, will be given access to unlimited skiing at Purgatory Resort and Hesperus Ski Area. The partnership between Purgatory and FLC is the brainchild of James Coleman, CEO of Mountain Capital Partners,...

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New Executive Order Prohibits Smoking on State Grounds New Executive Order Prohibits Smoking on State Grounds

New Executive Order Prohibits Smoking on State Grounds

by Benjamin Mandile

Effective Jan. 1 2019 smoking will be banned on state campuses due to an executive order signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Nov. 2. The use of any substance including marijuana, tobacco and cloves will be prohibited.


 

 

Effective Jan. 1 2019 smoking will be banned on state campuses due to an executive order signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Nov. 2. The use of any substance including marijuana, tobacco and cloves will be prohibited. Due to federal law marijuana is already a banned substance on Fort Lewis College’s campus. In an email sent to FLC students FLC President Tom Stritikus said that the...

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A Creative Approach to Raising Awareness A Creative Approach to Raising Awareness

A Creative Approach to Raising Awareness

Tiarney Andreas

Thousands of indigenous women go missing, are murdered, or are sexually assaulted in North America every year.

Thousands of indigenous women go missing, are murdered, or are sexually assaulted in North America every year. In honor of these Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, Kelsey Lansing, the Cultural Outreach Coordinator for the Sexual Assault Services Organization has begun an artistic initiative in hopes of raising awareness for these fallen sisters. Touched by the efforts of Tanaya...

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How FLC Students Prepared for the Midterm Elections

Kimberly Cassels

Fort Lewis College students who voted in the midterm elections shared how they gathered information about candidates, amendments and proposals prior to casting their vote.

Fort Lewis College students who voted in the midterm elections shared how they gathered information about candidates, amendments and proposals prior to casting their vote. Many students used Google and the election booklets but also conversed with friends and faculty to educate themselves before casting their votes. CNN and NPR were online sources that FLC Will Berger used. Matt...

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What to Watch on Netflix This Month - November 2018

By Teal Lehto

What's good--or not--according to Teal Lehto. 

American Horror Story: Cult (Season 7) A+ This season of “American Horror Story” (AHS) is more disturbing than any other so far. This is because, unlike all of the other AHS seasons, it does not revolve around any kind of supernatural or paranormal phenomena. It simply focuses on the development of a cult as a result of those empowered by the election of President Donald Trump....

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