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Thursday, November 7, 2024 | Junior Parrish

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Gamers join each other for a night of fun at the LAN Part
Costumes at the Fort Costumes at the Fort

Thursday, November 7, 2024 | Tiana Padilla

Costumes at the Fort

Students show spirit for Halloween 


Reclaiming the Written Word
Reclaiming the Written Word

Sunday, November 3, 2024
Tiana Padilla

Reclaiming the Written Word

How Indigenous authors are finding their voice


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In a hotel down by the river: COVID-19 requires new housing accommodations at Fort Lewis College

By Barbara Edwards Indy Staff Writer and Steven Marquez

This school year has been unlike any other due to the coronavirus pandemic. One change Fort Lewis College made was housing students at the Durango Downtown Inn, in order to combat the spread of the virus.

This school year has been unlike any other due to the coronavirus pandemic. One change Fort Lewis College made was housing students at the Durango Downtown Inn, in order to combat the spread of the virus. “We felt very strongly that we wanted to provide a housing option to everyone who applied and requested housing,” James Estelle, the assistant director for the office of...

Up In Smoke: Colorado on Fire

By Jackson Zinsmeyer Indy Staff Writer

On July 31, 18 miles north of Grand Junction, Colorado, lightning struck starting what would become Colorado’s largest wildfire at 139,000 acres burnt.

On July 31, 18 miles north of Grand Junction, Colorado, lightning struck starting what would become Colorado’s largest wildfire at 139,000 acres burnt. According to the Incident Information System, Inciweb, the fire is 95% contained as of Sept. 11. Despite being nearly four hours away from Durango, this fire, as well as the many other fires in Colorado such as the Cameron Peak and...

Fall Sports Without a Season

By Will Charles Indy Staff Writer

Almost all of the fall sports at Fort Lewis College have been put on hold for the 2020 season due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19.

Almost all of the fall sports at Fort Lewis College have been put on hold for the 2020 season due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19. Golf and cross-country are the only two sports competing in regular season meets and tournaments for the fall season. Both are considered as low-threat sports by the NCAA. Coaches are focused on making sure that athletes stay academically strong and...

Doorknob licks for clicks

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

Accusations of people licking doorknobs on the Fort Lewis College campus have left many puzzled amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Accusations of people licking doorknobs on the Fort Lewis College campus have left many puzzled amid the coronavirus pandemic.  The first mention of doorknob licking happened at 11:42 a.m. on August 24, the first day of classes for the Fall semester. It was posted by second-year FLC student, Robert Dennett, on the Fort Lewis College app, a new tool available to students that features a...

Chains, Whips and Nipple Clamps: BDSM meets Colonialism

By Amber Labahe Indy Staff Writer

This year, the Sundance Film Festival previewed a script about a Native dominatrix for hire finding healing by whipping white supremacists and having them apologize for racism, sexism, and most importantly for colonization.

This year, the Sundance Film Festival previewed a script about a Native dominatrix for hire finding healing by whipping white supremacists and having them apologize for racism, sexism, and most importantly for colonization. Peshawn Bread, filmmaker and director, created the script and short film “The Daily Life of Mistress Red.” Both Bread and Jhane Myers, producer and...

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