THE INDEPENDENT

Grandin is “Honoured” for Common Reading Experience: Thinking In Pictures Comes to FLC

Story by Brandon Castle

For the Fall 2015 Semester, The Common Reading Experience was offered to students once again. This year, Dr. Temple Grandin’s Thinking In Pictures was chosen as the novel students were encouraged to read.

For the Fall 2015 Semester, The Common Reading Experience was offered to students once again. This year, Dr. Temple Grandin’s Thinking In Pictures was chosen as the novel students were encouraged to read.   According to the Common Reading Experience Web Page, the experience aims to provide an avenue for discussion among students, faculty, administration, and members of the...

The Animas Doesn’t End in Durango

Opinion by Sean Summers, Graphic by Julia Volzke

The Animas River has been making national news for some time now and has taken a front row seat in the local news arena consistently since the initial spill of toxic materials from the long-dead Gold King Mine.  

 

The Animas River has been making national news for some time now and has taken a front row seat in the local news arena consistently since the initial spill of toxic materials from the long-dead Gold King Mine.     Locals in Durango have been talking ad nauseum about the spill, its effects and its implications, and it is a conversation that needs to continue.   What...

Polarizing the Polls

Story by Keenan Malone, Archer Gordon and Lauren Hammond, Graphic by Julia Volzke

Since the late 1970s, the United States government and its politics have become increasingly polarized. There is an extreme, visible version today in the current presidential primaries.

Since the late 1970s, the United States government and its politics have become increasingly polarized. There is an extreme, visible version today in the current presidential primaries.   Michael DIchio, assistant professor of political science at Fort Lewis College, said political polarization is, more the norm than the exception when it comes to U.S. politics. The U.S. political...

Ska Leads Heavy Metal Extra Pale Ale - EPA

Story by Keenan Malone, Photography by Nate Obici

Ska Brewing was in the beginning stages of their most recent batch of charity driven beer, the Heavy Metal Extra Pale Ale, on August 6. The beer was inspired by the Gold King Mine spill which occurred a day prior to the formation of the idea.

Ska Brewing was in the beginning stages of their most recent batch of charity driven beer, the Heavy Metal Extra Pale Ale, on August 6. The beer was inspired by the Gold King Mine spill which occurred a day prior to the formation of the idea.   The Spill   The spill resulted in 3 million gallons of wastewater being released accidentally from the abandoned Gold King Mine...

Grin and Bear It: First Semester

Story by Jamie Draper and Archer Gordon, Graphic by Julia Volzke, Photography by Brent Balone

Bears are a notable presence and a topic of discussion on Fort Lewis College’s campus, especially this time of year. However they are not often seen as dangerous and are seldom regarded as in need of removal.

 

Bears are a notable presence and a topic of discussion on Fort Lewis College’s campus, especially this time of year. However they are not often seen as dangerous and are seldom regarded as in need of removal.   The presence of bears becomes distressing when they begin to show less fear of humans, Mitch Davis, public affairs officer at FLC, said.   How FLC Reacts to...

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