THE INDEPENDENT

Hallo-Queen

Jimena Lopez


Drag is a performance that seeks to exaggerate gender expression, whether feminine, masculine, a combination of both or other forms of gender expression. This is typically for entertainment purposes. 

Every year on Halloween night, The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center hosts a spooky-themed drag show in the ballroom at Fort Lewis College. This is one of their most attended events of the year, according to assistant director, Al Wolfe. 

This event seeks to provide students with something to do on Halloween night without having to leave campus, while providing a safe space for the queer community and allies, Wolfe said.  

 

The safety and protection of students is a big priority, with this year's attendees being required to present their FLC identification, Wolfe said.  

 

 

Drag is a performance that seeks to exaggerate gender expression, whether feminine, masculine, a combination of both or other forms of gender expression. This is typically for entertainment purposes.  Every year on Halloween night, The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center hosts a spooky-themed drag show in the ballroom at Fort Lewis College. This is one of their most attended events of...

Indigenous People's Day 2025

Written by Mya Simon, Photographed by M'iitra Pino

October rain does little to keep FLC from celebrating Indigenous culture 

Staff and students gathered to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day on Oct 13. The event was sponsored by the Native American Center and began at the Fort Lewis College clocktower with a Campus-Wide Blessing and Solidarity Walk.  The NAC works to support students from roughly 165 different Indigenous tribes by conversing directly with Native students on ways to best support them,...

Fiesta en la Mesa

Steven Ben

Members of Ballet Folklorico de Durango, a cultural arts program that promotes Mexican culture, perform Sept. 19, 2025, during Fiesta en la Mesa in the Student Union Plaza at Fort Lewis College.

 

For dozens of Fort Lewis students, alumni and community members, Fiesta en la Mesa was a way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a game of Lotería, Latin food, a piñata and a live performance by Mariachi Amigos de Nuevo México. 

 

El Centro de Muchos Colores has organized the fiesta for the past 30 years, helping to raise money for clubs and organizations at the college along the way.


 

Members of Ballet Folklorico de Durango, a cultural arts program that promotes Mexican culture, perform Sept. 19, 2025, during Fiesta en la Mesa in the Student Union Plaza at Fort Lewis College. For dozens of Fort Lewis students, alumni and community members, Fiesta en la Mesa was a way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a game of Lotería, Latin food, a piñata and a live performance...

Banging Heads in Buckley Park

Mya Simon and Garrett Middleton

Locals share an inside look into Durango's metal scene. 

Logan Bates, a freshman at Fort Lewis College, performs with his band Better Off Dead during Rock Fest 2025 at Buckley Park, Sept 20 Student and local performers alike amassed a significant crowd at Rock Fest at Buckley Park on Saturday, Sept. 20. The 12th Annual Rock Fest was a benefit concert for Durango BMX according to the event flyer. The festival is a part of the resurging scene...

Safety First, Because Accidents Last

Nels Christensen

Fort Lewis police report safety statistics in recent years. 

Fort Lewis College released its Annual Security and Fire Safety Report on September 23 with an updated version distributed to students’ emails on October 2.  This 63-page report includes important information on FLC’s policies regarding safety measures and resources available to students. Crime statistics from 2022 to 2024 provided by the Fort Lewis College Police...

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