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Winter is Coming Winter is Coming

Monday, January 13, 2025 | Zara Tucker

Winter is Coming

The Science Behind Staying Warm

Fresh Ideas at the Fort Fresh Ideas at the Fort

Monday, January 13, 2025 | AJ Repinski and Steven Ben

Fresh Ideas at the Fort

A retrospective on the new food provider on campus  

Toward the Horizon
Toward the Horizon

Monday, December 23, 2024
Kiiyahno Edgewater

Toward the Horizon

The Search for a President at FLC

Fast FAFSA Facts
Fast FAFSA Facts

Thursday, December 12, 2024
Tiana Padilla

Fast FAFSA Facts

What students should know about the new financial aid form.

Social Gaming with Skyhawk Pride
Social Gaming with Skyhawk Pride

Thursday, November 7, 2024
Junior Parrish

Social Gaming with Skyhawk Pride

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 


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Trump's First Month In Office

Story by Shandiin Ramsey Design by Allison Anderson

From his cabinet picks to his controversial travel ban, President Donald Trump has been the talk of the nation.  Although he has only been in office for about a month, Trump has managed to stay in the headlines with his executive orders and talk of future orders.

Editor’s Note: The Independent is committed to covering issues that are relevant to the Fort Lewis College student body as a whole, including issues that occur on the national level. For more information on national issues, specifically issues regarding the executive office, that pertain to Fort Lewis College students, check out our POTUS Watch here.   From his cabinet...

Valentine's Day, What a Drag

Story and Video by Jarred Green

Fort Lewis College's Residence Hall Association in conjunction with the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, FLC’s Diversity Programming and the Native American Center celebrated Valentine's Day with a drag show.  The Drag Show took place in the Student Union Ballroom and attracted a full house.

 

Fort Lewis College's Residence Hall Association in conjunction with the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, FLC’s Diversity Programming and the Native American Center celebrated Valentine's Day with a drag show.  The Drag Show took place in the Student Union Ballroom and attracted a full house. Drag Shows Drag shows consist of lip sync performances put on by men and...

Fort Lewis College Real Food Challenge 2017

Story by Becca Day Photo by Richie Scheuer

On Tuesday the Real Food Challenge at Fort Lewis College will announce the winner of the February Vote Real poll. Students have the option to choose between apples, carrots or zucchini as the next item that Sodexo will serve in its organic form.

 

On Tuesday the Real Food Challenge at Fort Lewis College will announce the winner of the February Vote Real poll. Students have the option to choose between apples, carrots or zucchini as the next item that Sodexo will serve in its organic form. The RFC is a national organization that encourages colleges and universities across the nation to serve real foods to their students, Rachel...

KDUR New Music Review: Ab-Soul and Old Crow Medicine Show

Opinion by Douglas DuPont Photo by Jarred Green

Greetings, reader. It’s Douglas here, back with some music that’ll hopefully make you uneasy. The Independent News Organization and myself will be bringing you these short-yet-sweet breakdowns of two new interesting records bi-weekly. Today, both records come from very different genres,testament to the diversity one can hear regularly on KDUR, where the majority of these discoveries occur.

 

Greetings, reader. It’s Douglas here, back with some music that’ll hopefully make you uneasy. The Independent News Organization and myself will be bringing you these short-yet-sweet breakdowns of two new interesting records bi-weekly. Today, both records come from very different genres,testament to the diversity one can hear regularly on KDUR, where the majority of these...

The ASFLC: Discussion on the Strategic Enrollment Plan

Story by CJ Calvert Photo by Jarred Green

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College discussed on Wednesday their involvement with the strategic enrollment plan.

 

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College discussed on Wednesday their involvement with the strategic enrollment plan. There is a strategic enrollment plan group on campus that works directly with Noel Levitz, Glenna Sexton, vice president of student affairs said. The ASFLC currently has no association with the strategic enrollment plan. Ruffalo Noel Levitz is an enrollment...

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