THE INDEPENDENT

ASFLC Meeting 9/18

Kiiyahno Edgewater

During the Sept. 18 meeting of the fall semester, the Associated Students of Fort Lewis College passed two resolutions and detailed their plans for upcoming events.  Resolution 25-02 was unanimously approved, appointing Sen. Kyle Hornbuckle to the administrative parliamentarian position.  Sen. Thomas Bearden amended resolution 24-02 from the previous meeting to 25-03, which was...

ASFLC Meeting 10/16

Aleyna Kleinhaus

What’s On The Agenda

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College commenced its weekly meeting on Oct. 16 at 7:07, where Senator Childers moved to approve the Taekwando Club from an RSO Ⅰ to an RSO Ⅱ for the club to receive a budget and fundraising abilities. ASFLC also moved to approve the Bee Club to receive support from the Financial Allocation Board. Bee club aims to get hands-on research for...

A Community Builds a Bookstore

Tiana Padilla

Maria’s Bookshop celebrates 40 years in Durango

 

People forming a line at the front entrance of Maria’s Bookshop for their 40th anniversary celebration Sept. 19.   Kealey Meyer, a Fort Lewis College student, and a bookseller at Maria’s reading off numbers for one of many book raffles happening throughout the night. Meyer has been going to Maria’s since childhood, she said. “As a college student,...

Vibrant Voices

Kiiyahno Edgewater

The past, present and future of representing diversity on campus.

Nearly half of Fort Lewis Colleges’s student population is Native American and Alaska Native, and students of color make up 59%. With such a large percentage of students with diverse voices from all corners of the world, how does FLC manage to represent every unique voice while maintaining all else?  Vice president of Diversity Affairs, Heather Shotton, came to FLC because of the...

Paying the Price for Sustainability

Perspective By: Rusty Frank

Yes, plant-based milks are more expensive. Fort Lewis should foot the bill.

 

  Imagine you are standing in line at Animas Perks, midterms have passed, and to celebrate, you are dreaming of that first sip of a creamy oat milk latte. Yet, as you reach the register, reality hits, and you are reminded that opting for this eco-friendly alternative comes at a price — almost a dollar more, to be exact. This everyday scenario touches on broader systemic issues...

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