THE INDEPENDENT

It's a God-damned Travis D!

by Travis Dalenberg

Sometimes puff but mostly rough, it seems these days that everything’s falling apart. Turn on the news, browse the web, or scroll through twitter and you’re sure to come across media that fills your brain with hazardous waste, leaves you feeling disenfranchised and as an apparant antidote offers nothing but vapid platitudes. Some might say it’s a shame, many will ignore it but I say it's a God-damned travesty, or as I will refer to it in this column, a God-damned Travis D. 

Sometimes puff but mostly rough, it seems these days that everything’s falling apart. Turn on the news, browse the web, or scroll through twitter and you’re sure to come across media that fills your brain with hazardous waste, leaves you feeling disenfranchised and as an apparant antidote offers nothing but vapid platitudes. Some might say it’s a shame, many will ignore it...

Fans at the Fort: Softball is the First Sport to Allow Fans Since the 2020 Season

By Jack Boggs Indy Staff Writer

Based on the decision made by The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, sporting events that are held outside at Fort Lewis College are now allowed to have fans in attendance while following local health guidelines, Brandon Leimbach, FLC athletic director, said. 

 

    Based on the decision made by The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, sporting events that are held outside at Fort Lewis College are now allowed to have fans in attendance while following local health guidelines, Brandon Leimbach, FLC athletic director, said.    “We submitted a Covid Operational Plan to San Juan Basin Health,” Leimbach...

Womxn Take Over the Wall: FLC students climb over barriers in honor of Women’s History Month

by Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

 

The mood was high-spirited and welcoming as several of Fort Lewis College’s women filed into the Student Life Center building with their carabiners attached, chalk dusted on their hands and climbing shoes on to participate in FLC’s Womxn Take Over the Wall event. 


The event, orchestrated through a collaboration between Outdoor Pursuits and fairly new student organization, Keeping Women Wild, was the kick-off event for a month of events in celebration of Women’s History Month, Ryanne Clough, a FLC adventure education and business administration double-major who is a Student Outdoor Leader for Outdoor Pursuits, said.

 

The mood was high-spirited and welcoming as several of Fort Lewis College’s women filed into the Student Life Center with their carabiners attached, chalk dusted on their hands and climbing shoes on to participate in FLC’s Womxn Take Over the Wall event.    The event, orchestrated through a collaboration between FLC's Outdoor Pursuits and fairly-new student...

Beware the Backcountry: Why the West’s avalanche season was so deadly

By Jacob Monkarsh Indy Staff Writer

Backcountry skiers, snowboarders, and all types of winter outdoor recreationists are aware of the strange and fatal winter that the western U.S. has been having. 

Backcountry skiers, snowboarders, and all types of winter outdoor recreationists are aware of the strange and fatal winter that the western U.S. has been having.    According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center’s website at press time, there have been 33 backcountry deaths this year in the U.S., with 11 of those occurring in Colorado.   This has been...

People of Durango: Featuring Patrick Langlois

By Jacob Monkarsh Indy Staff Writer

Welcome to “People of Durango,” a new column from the Independent. Our very first profile of the term is featuring Patrick Langlois, a non-traditional student here at Fort Lewis College.

Welcome to “People of Durango,” a new column from the Independent. Our very first profile of the term is featuring Patrick Langlois, a non-traditional student here at Fort Lewis College. Originally from New Orleans, LA, Langlois moved out to Grand Junction, CO in his early 30’s with a desire to continue his education and live in the mountains.  While hiking the Ice...

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