THE INDEPENDENT

Death to the Concentrations: A New Writing Major to Debut Fall of 2016

Story and Photo by Emily Cruse

A newly designed writing major will be debuting at Fort Lewis College for the fall 2016 semester, improving students' chances for future successes as writers, in graduate school or careers in publishing.

 

A newly designed writing major will be debuting at Fort Lewis College for the fall 2016 semester, improving students' chances for future successes as writers, in graduate school or careers in publishing.   Out with the Old- In with the New   Though the change from an English major with a writing concentration to an actual writing major may seem like minor changes in...

History Department Chair Delivers Masculinity Talk

Story by Alex Semadeni Graphic by Julia Volzke

Advice from the Garage: Masculinity Reexamined” a lecture presented by the Fort Lewis College History Department Chair Michael Martin, occurred Thursday, Feb. 25.

 

“Advice from the Garage: Masculinity Reexamined” a lecture presented by the Fort Lewis College History Department Chair Michael Martin, occurred Thursday, Feb. 25.   The Lecture   The lecture, part of the Lifelong Learning Lecture Series, was followed by a 30 minute question and answer with the 67 audience members, Judith Reynolds, the founding member of the...

What Will You Remember?

Opinion by Madison Carman Graphic by Julia Volzke

 

When you look back on your college experience what will you remember the most?

 

 

  When you look back on your college experience what will you remember the most?   First, the most important thing to take away from college is the knowledge you gain.   I'm not just referring to classroom knowledge but the knowledge that you get from experience and growth.   College has been the platform that I can spring off...

Thunder in Our Voices

Photos by Talulah Gilroy Slideshow by Jarred Green

The Fort Lewis College Center for Southwest Studies is displaying the Thunder in Our Voices exhibit, its first stop in the U. S. Durango photographer Linda MacCannell visited the Dene and Inuvialuit villages in northern Canada, forty years after an oil pipeline from Alaska to Chicago was propsed for construction. The exhibit revisits this event in present day to recount what had happened.

The Fort Lewis College Center for Southwest Studies is displaying the Thunder in Our Voices exhibit, its first stop in the U. S. Durango photographer Linda MacCannell visited the Dene and Inuvialuit villages in northern Canada, forty years after an oil pipeline from Alaska to Chicago was propsed for construction. The exhibit revisits this event in present day to recount what had...

The Vagina Monologues - Revealing the Female Body

Story by Carolyn Estes Photo by Hanna Maddera

The Vagina Monologues” strive to increase awareness about the female body for women to be comfortable talking about their vaginas. They also bring about topics that have been really difficult for women.

  “The Vagina Monologues” strive to increase awareness about the female body for women to be comfortable talking about their vaginas. They also bring about topics that have been really difficult for women.   The monologues are a group of stories that was collected or written by Eve Ensler and designed to talk about women's experiences with sex, their vaginas,...

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