THE INDEPENDENT

An Addition to the Animas

By Davis Deussen

The Durango Whitewater Park is currently undergoing renovations to address some issues that the park has with high river flows.

The Durango Whitewater Park is currently undergoing renovations to address some issues that the park has with high river flows.   The renovations were scheduled from Feb. 23 to mid-March and some of the work has already been completed, Scott McClain, Parks Manager for the City of Durango said.   Higher river flows that are unusual for this early in the season have caused...

Pursuing Education After the Military

By Shandiin Ramsey

Non-traditional students are common in colleges across the United States.  Some of these students have come from the military and are trying to receive their degrees to move on to the next chapter of their lives.

Non-traditional students are common in colleges across the United States.  Some of these students have come from the military and are trying to receive their degrees to move on to the next chapter of their lives.   Over 1 million veterans are using their Government Issued bill to attend college after their service, but only 15 percent of these veterans are traditionally aged...

Finding a Voice: Free Speech and Safe Spaces

By Becca Day and Ryan Simonovich

Freedom of speech has been a topic of discussion after a recent campus visit by a self-described public preacher.

 

Freedom of speech has been a topic of discussion after a recent campus visit by a self-described public preacher.   Keith Darrell’s religious views and opinions on westward expansion angered students such as Randy Banks, who was detained by the Durango Police Department after getting in an altercation with Darrell.   Polarizing Opinions   While...

Spotlight on FLC Student Veterans

Story by Shandiin Ramsey Photos by Crystal Ashike

Editor’s Note: This article is the third story in a 4-part-series of profiles highlighting veterans at Fort Lewis College.

 

Editor’s Note: This article is the third story in a 4-part-series of profiles highlighting veterans at Fort Lewis College.   Rhoda Skeet   Skeet served in the Marine Corps for four years.  She worked for a three star general working with classified materials at the Marine Corps headquarters in Washington D.C.   “I actually worked in a...

Review of Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move by Reese Jones

Review by Kirbie Bennett

When it comes to discussing the on-going immigration crisis that global states find themselves immersed in, the legitimacy of migrants and refugees to cross borders is always at the forefront.

When it comes to discussing the on-going immigration crisis that global states find themselves immersed in, the legitimacy of migrants and refugees to cross borders is always at the forefront. Often overlooked is the legitimacy of states imposing borders and restrictions in the first place. In Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move, Reese Jones radically reframes and subverts the...

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