THE INDEPENDENT

Skyhawk Softball Outplayed in Saturday Doubleheader

By Matthew Roy

Fort Lewis College Skyhawks women’s softball were outplayed by the # 22 team in the nation Colorado Mesa University Mavericks in both games of the opening doubleheader Saturday in Aztec, New Mexico.

 

Fort Lewis College Skyhawks women’s softball were outplayed by the # 22 team in the nation Colorado Mesa University Mavericks in both games of the opening doubleheader Saturday in Aztec, New Mexico.   The Skyhawks, 4-27 overall and 3-19 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, lost the first game 5-2 with senior Olivia Goldberg pitching a complete game on 99 pitches but...

Book Review of Against the Fascist Creep by Alexander Reid Ross and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Article by Kirbie Bennett Photo by Allison Anderson

Fascism as an ideology and revolutionary movement is often viewed as vehemently pitted against the values of liberalism, democracy and multiculturalism, going to great lengths to dismantle institutions that promote such ethics.

Against the Fascist Creep by Alexander Reid Ross Fascism as an ideology and revolutionary movement is often viewed as vehemently pitted against the values of liberalism, democracy and multiculturalism, going to great lengths to dismantle institutions that promote such ethics. This perspective overlooks the historical tendency of fascism's ability to creep into left-wing and...

The ASFLC: RSO II Grant Eligibility

Story by CJ Calvert Photo by Jarred Green

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met on Wednesday to discuss whether or not grants from the Financial Allocation Board should be restricted to Registered Student Organizations that are level I.

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met on Wednesday to discuss whether or not grants from the Financial Allocation Board should be restricted to Registered Student Organizations that are level I.   Resolution 17-026 RSO Grant Eligibility was presented by senator and ASFLC presidential candidate Dustin Fink.   Currently, the FAB bylaws state that grant money is...

President Trump's New Healthcare Plan

Story by Shandiin Ramsey Photo by Isaac Furtney

One of Trump’s biggest plans coming into the White House was that he was going to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with something better.  

 

One of Trump’s biggest plans coming into the White House was that he was going to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with something better.       The plan looked like it would be approved according to PBS, but after, the vote was delayed. President Trump told House Speaker Paul Ryan that it was yes or no and that he would not delay the vote any...

Center of Southwest Studies Delaney Dinosaur! Exhibit

Story by Ryan Simonovich Photos by Jarred Green and Crystal Ashike

A new exhibit featuring dinosaur fossils is on display in the Delaney Library in the Center of Southwest Studies.

 

A new exhibit featuring dinosaur fossils is on display in the Delaney Library in the Center of Southwest Studies. Dinosaurs! was researched, curated and built as a part of a capstone project for adjunct professor of geosciences, Jon Powell’s paleontology class, Powell said. The exhibit attempts to show what Southwest Colorado was like millions of years ago before the Ice Age, he...

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