THE INDEPENDENT

Q&A: Mountain Bike National Champion Cole Paton

By Ryan Simonovich

The Independent sat down with Cole Paton to learn more about what it’s like being a national champion. 

The Fort Lewis College Cycling Team raced to their 24th national title in team history at the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships in Missoula, Montana Oct. 19-21.  In addition to the team title, Skyhawk mountain bikers were victorious in four individual events and the team relay race. Cole Paton won the men's cross country and short-track cross country...

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Stemming out: Research beyond the classroom

By Kimberly Cassels

Senior seminar students at Fort Lewis College have the opportunity to work on professional projects for the geoscience and biology departments. 

Senior seminar students at Fort Lewis College have the opportunity to work on professional projects for the geoscience and biology departments.  Geoscience students are working with NASA to create a satellite that will measure the water in snowpack on Red Mountain Pass.  A group of biology students is working on the early stages of the established lung-on-a-chip project, where...

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INDY Inside: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

By Faith Owen

There has been an increased focus on sexual harassment in the workplace due to the national buzz following the #MeToo movement and the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings. 

There has been an increased focus on sexual harassment in the workplace due to the national buzz following the #MeToo movement and the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings.  The Independent recently spoke with a female Fort Lewis College student who experienced sexual harassment from her manager while working at a local Durango restaurant.  The student, who wished to remain...

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FLC and City of Durango Partner to Conserve Water

By Max Rodgers

Drought conditions caused by lack of precipitation prompted the City of Durango to partner with its four largest water users and other organizations to restrict water usage by limiting water use for irrigation. 

Drought conditions caused by lack of precipitation prompted the City of Durango to partner with its four largest water users and other organizations to restrict water usage by limiting water use for irrigation.  After a low summer, southern Colorado is expecting increased precipitation this winter. Precipitation this winter is expected to be 33 percent above last year’s,...

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What to Watch on Netflix This Month - November 2018

By Teal Lehto

What's good--or not--according to Teal Lehto. 

American Horror Story: Cult (Season 7) A+ This season of “American Horror Story” (AHS) is more disturbing than any other so far. This is because, unlike all of the other AHS seasons, it does not revolve around any kind of supernatural or paranormal phenomena. It simply focuses on the development of a cult as a result of those empowered by the election of President Donald Trump....

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