THE INDEPENDENT

Once a Monument Always a Monument: Bears Ears

By: Faith Owen

Current president, Donald Trump, wishes to reform Bears Ears National Monument, downsizing the land and changing its name. Bears Ears, located in Utah, is a National Monument that was first protected and deemed to be a monument by the Obama administration back in 2016.  

 

Current president, Donald Trump, wishes to reform Bears Ears National Monument, downsizing the land and changing its name. Bears Ears, located in Utah, is a National Monument that was first protected and deemed to be a monument by the Obama administration back in 2016.     At at the end of 2017, the 1.35 million acres of protected land was downsized, due to new legislation, to...

Miss Hozhoni Pageant's Name To Change This Year

By Coya Pair

The Annual “Miss Hozhoni” pageant at Fort Lewis College has been renamed Ms. Hozhoni.

 

The Annual “Miss Hozhoni” pageant at Fort Lewis College has been renamed Ms. Hozhoni.   The Ms. Hozhoni Pageant is an event during Hozhoni Days, which is put on every spring by FLC’s Wanbli Ota club, FLC anthropology and gender and women's studies professor, Kathleen Fine-Dare, said.   “Ms. is the equivalent of Mr.,” Fine-Dare said....

Skyhawks Dismantle ThunderWolves, Improve to 13-0 at Home

By Matthew T. Roy, Photos by Kayla Cata

The game tipped off and then it was pretty much over for the CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves in Durango on Saturday night as they were routed by the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks, 95-61.

The game tipped off and then it was pretty much over for the CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves in Durango on Saturday night as they were routed by the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks, 95-61.   The win pushed the Skyhawks to a 19-3 record on the season and a 15-2 record in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. FLC is also 13-0 at home now after the victory and maintains a one game RMAC lead...

FLC Women Lose Heartbreaker

By Matthew T. Roy, Photos by Kayla Cata

The Colorado State University-Pueblo ThunderWolves women’s basketball team narrowly escaped with a victory over the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks Saturday night, 63-61.

The Colorado State University-Pueblo ThunderWolves women’s basketball team narrowly escaped with a victory over the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks Saturday night, 63-61.   This game catapults Pueblo, 17-6 (15-2), to a most likely insurmountable three game lead over the the Skyhawks, 18-5 (12-5).   The ThunderWolves have beaten FLC twice this season and now hold a...

Skyhawks Fly Over Cowboys in Thriller

By Matthew T. Roy, Photos by Kayla Cata

The Fort Lewis College Skyhawks men’s basketball team won a tight contest against the New Mexico Highlands University Cowboys Friday night in Whalen gymnasium, 80-72.

The Fort Lewis College Skyhawks men’s basketball team won a tight contest against the New Mexico Highlands University Cowboys Friday night in Whalen gymnasium, 80-72.   The win pushed FLC to 18-3 (14-2) and kept FLC in first place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. This also keeps them in control of their own playoff destiny as they have a one game lead over second...

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