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From the Editor’s Desk

CONTENTS Campus News:

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New Building, New Home for Geosciences, Physics and Engineering Story by Catherine Wheeler Bader and Snyder Complex Begins Stage Two of Renovation Story by Dan Riley

Community News:

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Transportation Overload: Durango Story by Sean Summers

COVER STORY:

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Local Honeybee Population Story by Lauren Hammond

Sports:

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Dear Readers, Welcome to The Independent’s first news issue for the 2014-2015 academic year. Our continuing goal is to provide you with relevant and interesting news and information while gaining newsroom experience in a collegiate setting.

My name is Trevor Ogborn, and I am the Editor in Chief of The Independent for the year. As a junior majoring in communications, I hope to bring the last couple years’ knowledge to the table as we propel ourselves into the semester. We are moving into an ambitious semester for The Independent. Online is becoming daily, print is growing both in visuals and content, video is building momentum, and social media is widening its scope. I hope that you check out our various media and follow the improvement and evolution that we are striving for.

Feedback is crucial to our success, especially as we continue to define ourselves. I invite you to email me or comment on our social media sites in order to provide your input. Tell us what you want to see!

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Title IX Brings Change to FLC Story by Whitney Kidd

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Campuswide Student Fee Increases Story by Hayley Renstrom

Entertainment: Horoscopes, Recipe

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ort Lewis College broke ground over the summer on the newest edition to the campus: the Geosciences, Physics, and Engineering Building. According to the FLC website, the building is primarily being funded through the state of Colorado, and has been labeled as one of the state’s leading construction projects.

Funding Current plans estimate the more than 60,000-square-foot project to cost approximately $35 million, Mark Gutt, the construction manager at FLC, said.

A majority of funding has been and will be provided by the state of Colorado, Maureen Brandon, the dean of the arts and sciences at FLC, said. This correlates with the state’s need for these kinds of jobs.

According to the 2014 State New Economy Index, Colorado is third in the nation with jobs in the high technology field.

Due to the need in Colorado for geoscience, physics and engineering jobs, funding has been allocated to support these programs, Brandon said.

“Funding is always the number one concern,” she said.

There are three phases of funding, which started in 2008 for design plans, Gutt said. FLC was given $3.2 million for initial design costs.

FLC only used $2 million, amounting to $1.2 million under expected costs, which was given back to the state, he said.

Phase-one funding, which includes the original $3.2 million, was received in June 2014 and amounted to $10 million total, he said.

Phase two was just recently received in September by the college, amounting to $10.8 million, he said.

“There is a third phase that’s due to come at the end of June 2015,” Gutt said.

The third phase has been estimated at about $8.9 million, which leaves $4 million to be gathered through private funding, he said.

The Colorado State Legislature pushed for FLC to receive the funds necessary to secure the building, Brandon said.

State Rep. Mike McLachlan and state Sen. Ellen Roberts were essential throughout the financing process, she said.

“Without their help, we wouldn’t have gotten the money,” she said. “They understand the value of Fort Lewis to this portion of the state.”

Origins and the Future The project began as a way to boost the science programs, in order to keep them competitive, Brandon said.

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“That has been our rationale for a long time,” she said.

“We were a part of that natural progression,” Ryan Haaland, a professor and the chair of the physics and engineering department, said.

Berndt Hall’s age and condition were major factors in the decision to create a new building that would allow these science departments to grow, Haaland said.

Plans for the GPE Building were finalized in 2010, Gutt said.

The college spent a year with the architects in order to convey the kind of building that the school needs, but plans for the construction of the building collided with the national recession in 2008 through 2009, Brandon said.

This led to many people doubting that the building would ever be complete within a reasonable amount of time, Haaland said.

“We were all a little bit pessimistic about the chance of us actually seeing a building any time soon,” he said.

“We had the entire building designed but did not have the funds to construct it for about five years,” Brandon said.

When the recession hit Colorado, it hindered the construction plans.

However, the creation of the Bachelor of Science and Engineering degree in the fall of 2010 produced a lot of enthusiasm among students and propelled the plans forward, Haaland said.

The popularity of the general engineering major has grown from 93 students in 2010 to 228 in 2013, he said.

Haaland and the rest of the engineering department hope that the new GPE Building will allow the engineering program to grow.

They are envisioning 350-400 students in the program with the addition of the new building along with current infrastructure, he said.

Though the current focus is on the GPE Building, it is not the only construction plan that FLC is working on.

There are currently long-term construction plans for the entire campus, Gutt said. Plans include the Whalen Gymnasium and Reed Library.

Following the completion of the GPE Building, FLC will be improving Whalen Gymnasium and the exercise science department structures, Brandon said.

“We’re hopeful to get the planning for the gym started this year, and that will take a financial commitment,” Gutt said.

Construction, Details, and Students Since groundbreaking has already occurred on the GPE Building site, construction is moving forward.

The contractors are working on finding the existing utilities and deciding what will need to be done in order to move to the next step, Gutt

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Additionally, FLC plans to make the GPE Building environmentally sustainable.

The building will be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certified and extremely energy efficient when compared to other laboratory buildings, Gutt said.

Other plans for sustainability include regionally sourced materials and air quality, Gutt said.

The GPE Building will include many features in order to promote a student-centered environment, Brandon said.

“One of the things we told the architects is, wherever you have an oddball space, we want it to be student study space,” she said.

“I’ve never been involved in that level of detail in designing a building,” she said. “It’s just such a cool building.”

One of the features she is most excited about is the observatory located on top of the building, Brandon said.

There will be areas in the hallways to display student work, she said. There are also plans to have a pendulum in a stairway.

General purpose rooms will be located in the building as well so that other programs may use them, she said.

Even though the excitement over the GPE Building is quickly growing, students should be aware of the construction that is beginning to loom, Gutt said.

“We try to minimize the impact on students, but there will be some impact in terms of pedestrian access,” he said.

The southwest corner of campus will be most affected, he said.

“It will be a seamless construction phase,” he said.

FLC plans to open the GPE Building for the 2016 fall semester, Gutt said.

Overall, the GPE Building will be a positive addition to FLC, Brandon said.

“It’s three programs, two departments, one big team,” Haaland said.

The south rim of campus is fenced off for the undergoing construction of the new Geoscience, Physics, and Engineering building.

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ort Lewis College is currently in the process of renovating all six buildings in the Bader and Snyder complex for the first time since their original construction in 1967.

Reasons for Renovation This project originally started after the housing administration received feedback from the physical plant employees about the infrastructure of the aging buildings as well as student feedback about the general layout, Julie Love, the director of Student Housing and Conference Services at FLC, said.

The renovation process, which consists of three phases, has already made it through Phase one, which was the internal renovation of Snyder A and B, Love said.

“They had kind of reached their lifespan,” she said.

Changes The infrastructure improvements include changes to the plumbing, heating, fire safety, electrical systems and information technology, Love said.

“The other big change that took a chunk of the money was that every room throughout the whole building has fire sprinklers in it for fire safety,” she said. “Before, only the common area spaces had sprinklers in them and the bedrooms did not.”

They have also made changes to the accessibility of some of the suites, bringing more modern standards and codes to the design in compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, she said.

The changes in the general layout of the buildings came after receiving student feedback, Love said.

These changes include the addition of laundry rooms in every building and walled lounge areas in the upper level, she said.

Televisions have been added in the lounges, as well as community shared kitchens in two of the buildings that all Bader and Snyder residents can access, and computer labs in the two C buildings, she said.

“We wanted it to be more modern and nice for the students,” Love said.

Although many changes have been made, many of the older features of the buildings that the students have said they enjoy will remain the same, she said.

These features include the upstairs lounges and large common areas, she said.

According to student feedback in the past, students have enjoyed the lodge feel of the buildings, so wooden ceilings remain on the second floor of every building, Love said.

All of these changes have also caused an increase in pricing for the Bader and Snyder complexes, according to the 2014-15 FLC Housing Room Rates pamphlet.

Photo by Charine Gonzales

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The two completed Snyder buildings, which used to fall in the same pricing tier as the rest of the halls in the complex, now have higher rates than in the past, Love said.

According to the pamphlet, the pricing for single rooms has increased by nearly $500, putting them in the same category as Animas Hall for single occupancy rooms.

The pamphlet also shows the pricing for double occupancy rooms has increased by $515, putting them in the same category as the dorm rooms in West Hall.

Although the cost of living in these buildings became higher, they were still able to house students in the complexes, Love said.

“They filled up pretty fast,” she said. “I couldn’t give you an exact comparison, but they definitely had a little bit of momentum for sure.”

Student Feedback Zabrian Mills, the new residence director of the Bader and Snyder complexes, said he has Torn out dresser in old room of Bader B. received good feedback from the students about the new Snyder However, it probably makes them wake up a litbuildings. tle earlier during the week.

Residents have been very receptive to the Funding and Duration of Construction fact that the buildings are so new, Mills said.

The construction process, which began in They have been taking full advantage of October 2013, had a budget of $3.2 million for some of the renovations, particularly the newthe first phase, and has many aspects that will ly walled-off upstairs lounge area in Snyder B, carry over into the rest of the project, Love said. which he says has become a study area for the The second phase has the same budget set entire complex, he said. aside as the first, she said.

The new layout is much quieter than the The funding for this project comes directoriginal, he said. ly from the school’s auxiliaries budget, which is Jonathan Snell, a freshman resident of Snyfunded by savings exclusively from student rent der A, said he likes the changes brought forth by on campus, she said. the renovation, particularly the size of the suites “Auxiliaries are unique from other types of and the overall cleanliness and updated design. budgets at the college in that they’re self sustainSome students in Bader A and B, the two ing, so the money that we bring in is what we remaining unrenovated buildings, have made use to do all improvements and buy new matit known that they want the buildings to stay tresses and refurbish things,” she said. the way that they are because of their rustic Phase two of the construction, which enconnection to nature, Snell said. However, he tails the renovation of Bader C and Snyder C, doesn’t think this perception will last for too began on Sept. 22, she said.I t will continue long. throughout this academic year and is set for “We do have some strong traditions in the completion in May of 2015.

Bader-Snyders and this is a change, but I think “We haven’t set a specific timeline for they’re seeing more and more that we’re not finishing the last two buildings, so stay tuned,” taking away traditions,” Mills said. “We’re just she said. giving them new life.”

The ongoing construction does not disrupt the student learning environment, he said.

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Transportation Overload:

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Story by Sean Summers

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ver the summer, Durango saw some major changes to the layout of several streets and intersections, particularly with regard to bike-friendliness on the south end of town.

U.S. Highway 160 and U.S.Highway 550 Continuous Flow Intersection The completion of the overhauls at the intersection on U.S. Highway 160 and U.S. Highway 550 is classified as a continuous flow intersection, Amber Blake, Durango’s multimodal transportation organizer, said.

The design of this intersection allows for traffic to travel with the maximum amount of efficiency, Blake said.

The continuous flow intersection served as a more efficient and cost-effective solution to the overhaul of that intersection, the other option being a complete overpass, she said.

Durango’s continuous flow intersection is not the first intersection based on this model, she said.

The new style of intersection first appeared in New York and is a popular feature in Utah’s infrastructure, Thomas Humphrey, a traffic engineer with the Colorado Department of Transportation, said.

This intersection model serves to alleviate congestion at the busy junction of Highway 160 and Highway 550, Blake said.

The U.S. Highway 160 and U.S. Highway 550 intersection sees the most traffic of any intersection on the Western Slope, which made this year’s overhaul a very necessary project, she said.

The project’s emphasis on added bike friendliness is a new development

adopted from other areas in the state and across the country, Humphrey said.

Bike and Pedestrian Travel The added focus for increased safety for bike and foot travelers in Durango is part of the effort to encourage multi-modal transportation in town, Blake said.

Although pedestrian travel accounts for a small portion of total travelers in the United States, 14 percent of all traffic fatalities are pedestrians, Humphrey said.

The increased measures for safe alternative modes of transportation include different colors of paint on the road to signify which vehicles belong where, he said.

Layouts were also changed in lane structure, he said.

The green paint, which can be seen along several points in the new intersection and other traffic signals in town, signifies bike zones, Humphrey said.

The concept was originally adopted from Portland, Oregon, by Boulder, Colorado, and Durango followed the model, he said.

The green paint aims to increase drivers’ awareness of bike travelers, Humphrey said.

Similarly, the raised crosswalks, known as speed tables, were adapted from a design seen in Boulder, Colorado, to act as a speed reduction feature for vehicles, he said.

These raised features help to decrease pedestrians’ risk when crossing at intersections, he said.

The islands incorporated in the continuous flow intersection also in-

crease pedestrian safety by minimizing the time pedestrians spend in the street, he said.

The green bike boxes at traffic signals are a first-of-their-kind development, Blake said.

“People see the bike boxes and know that a bike belongs there,” she said.

The focus on multi-modal travel in Durango aims to promote sustainable travel, reduce emissions and encourage an active lifestyle locally, she said.

Planning and Implementation Planning for the continuous flow intersection project began in the summer of 2013 and the project, completed late this summer, took one-and-half years to complete, Humphrey said.

Funding for the continuous flow intersection project came from multiple sources of federal and state grants, Blake said.

The project had been meticulously planned out in order to maximize efficiency and apply for grant funding before it expired, she said.

The continuous flow intersection served as a solution to the lingering problem of the intersection of U.S. Highway 160 and U.S. Highway 550, which Durango has been trying to solve for decades, Humphrey said.

An alternative solution was a full overpass system at the intersection, Humphrey said.

The continuous flow intersection helped to save money with the renovation as it allowed much of the existing material to remain in place, Humphrey said.

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project we’ve done with CDOT,” she said.

The Colorado Department of Transportation held a grand opening event for the continuous flow intersection on Aug.15, Nancy Shanks, the communications manager for the Colorado Department of Transportation, said.

While the project did not require a vote of approval by Durango citizens, it was well-publicized and promoted to help Durango locals prepare for and adapt to the change, Blake said.

While there are questions and concerns with the new system, public reception of the project has been positive overall, Blake said.

“It’s different, and change is always hard,” Blake said.

Bike-friendly tahoe headsNorth on 550, next to new bike lane.

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Given the project took place in a busy, urban area of the city, it was important to maximize efficiency and minimize impact, Blake said.

One complication that has to be considered with projects in Durango is the possibility of encountering disposed uranium tailings, which are remnants of Durango’s mining history, Humphrey said.

The continuous flow intersection project did not encounter any uranium tailings, which added to the speed and efficiency of the project, he said.

The construction allowed much of the existing concrete and all of the light poles to stay in place, saving a significant amount of money on the project, he said.

Overall, the project went very smoothly and quickly, Blake said.

“I think this is the fastest

Cover Story

Honeycomb produced by FLC’s honeybees.

The Bee Club is processing honey to sell.

Honeyville’s bees.

Story by Lauren Hammond

Photos by Trevor Ogborn and Hanna Maddera

Design by Hanna Maddera

urango and the surrounding Four Corners area has seen a decline in the honeybee population size over the last few months.

This leaves both room for concern as well as action to be made.

Hallie Venaglia, the Bee Club president at Fort Lewis College, went to see the bees once before her fascination set in.

“I’m taking this on as a learning experience,” Venaglia said.

The Bee Club is concerned with processing and selling honey as well as

making candles with beeswax that they have gathered, she said.

The club also has to winterize the hives so the colonies make it through to spring in order for the Bee Club to be active next summer, she said.

The Value of Honey Bees A honey bee’s finished product, honey, helps to aid the discomfort caused by allergens that derive from the pollen in the natural landscape.

Honeyville has been in business selling honey products since 1986, Danny Culhane, owner of Honeyville,

said.

“A lot of people eat raw honey, and it does contain bits of pollen and different things from the area,” Culhane said.

“Some people, it helps. Some people, it doesn’t. It just all depends.”

“There’s nothing very scientific about it, but you kind of desensitize yourself if you’re allergic to whatever’s in the pollen,” he said.

Besides the usefulness of honey aiding allergies, honey bees are also widely valued for their unique skill of pollination.

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In 2006 some of the producers lost up to 80 percent of their colonies, he said.

Although some specialists would say that the CCD today is not as severe as past incidents, not many specialists in the area would dispute humans ability to help keep bee population high, she said.

Helping the Bees Culhane’s interest in the bee business came about simply because it ran in the family: his father was a beekeeper.

“One of my dad’s sayings was that he would never put a bee hive where you wouldn’t want to live yourself,” he said.

“How to help them and yet not kill them with said help is a very fine line

that each and every beekeeper is walking daily,” Nelson said.

Because it is such a touchy field of work, there is not much that the general public can do to aid with the issue of CCD, Culhane said.

Inside the hive reside microorganisms that are easily killed by a lot of human intervention, which in turn can be devastating to the hive, Nelson said.

The biggest issue currently facing the industry may have something to do with the lack of young people joining the commercial scale beekeeping business, Culhane said.

“They’re an agricultural commodity, and they’re not as loving as a horse or a cow that has a personality, but there’s definitely a feeling there,” he said.

One of FLC’s honeybees pollenating a flower on campus.

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Paula Nelson has been the president of the 4 Corners Beekeepers Association for the past year, with one year remaining on her term, she said.

Although honey bees are not the only pollinators humans look to, a large majority of the plants, vegetable and flowers alike do not self-pollinate, Nelson said.

One of which are almonds, Nelson said.

“In China, they need to hire a crew to hand pollinate trees because of the decline of honey bees and pollinators in general,” Nelson said.

While the decline in honeybees has created jobs, the reason for decline is a topic of discussion around the world.

Decline in Honeybee Population When the discussion of a significant decline in bee population is brought to the table, the use of pesticides and herbicides is examined as well, Nelson said.

“What they have found is that when bees have been subjected to pesticides, it destroys their internal compass and they get lost,” Nelson said.

This means that they can no longer find their way back to the hive, and the hive dies, she said.

However, according to the United States Department of Agriculture website, there is not any definite research that has been done to confirm that pesticides and herbicides are causing the massive declines.

The USDA in collaboration with the Agricultural Research Service states on its website that, “Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) threatens the health of honey bees along with the economic stability of commercial beekeeping and pollination operations in the United States.”

The USDA also states that “despite a number of claims in the general and scientific media, a cause or causes of CCD have not been identified by researchers.”

CCD is not a new phenomenon. In fact, it dates back as far as the 1870s.

Furthermore, the 2006 CCD occurrence may have even been worse than the present situation, Culhane said.

Sports

Story byWhitney Kidd

Photos by Hana Mohsin

Design by Madison Bush

hile not a new regulation, Title IX has been a recent conversation piece at Fort Lewis College, as new Title IX trainings have taken place on campus.

Part of the reason for this training is not because FLC has been out of compliance, but schools such as the Col-

orado State Universities in both Fort Collins and Pueblo were found out of compliance with the law last year. These schools were among 53 other colleges and universities listed in a release from the U.S. Department of Education from May of this year.

Title IX states, “No person in the

U.S. shall, on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal aid.”

Rape culture versus safe culture has been in the spotlight at a national level, and it was time to bring awareness at a local level at FLC, Molly Wieser, Title IX coordinator said.

“It’s pretty cut and dry,” Wieser said. “Colleges have to train their staff to report when a student reports sexual misconduct to them.”

“And the reason for that isn’t for the college to play big brother and re-victimize victims,” she said.

The point of the training is so the college can get a better picture of how campus safety is conducted, she said.

Title IX guidance is sensitive to the victim’s wishes, Wieser said.

“The point of this is not to steal the reign from victims,” she said.“The point of this is to help victims.”

“Across the country, colleges and universities have gotten a reputation for not being responsive to student complaints,” she said.

“There are students who come to the professors or come to a staff member not because they just want to tell that person on the down low but because they expect that person to do something about it.”

Wieser wants to be responsive to that expectation.

If an alleged victim does not wish to report the incident to authorities immediately, they do not have to, but they can still report it to faculty to receive further guidance, she said.

When faculty start to get a report from a student, they are trained to quickly say that they have to let the Title IX Coordinator know about sexual

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FLC’s soccer field. al funding, Hunter said.

To remain in compliance with the law, FLC has added women’s golf and women’s track and field to its athletics in the past year, Lynne Andrew, FLC associate director of athletics, said.

The athletic department at FLC has made a great stride when it comes to following Title IX rules, Andrew said.

The athletic department felt it was time to add women’s sports since the number of men’s teams have increased over the past few years, she said.

At the time of their proposal, the athletic department thought they would get one of the two new sports, but FLC was lucky enough to get both sports since both sports were financially viable, she said.

Andrew said she hopes to add more sports, such as swimming and sand volleyball, in the near future.

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conduct reported to them, she said. and continuing practice of expanding If that is approved by the student, participation opportunities responsive the conversation would take place, but to the developing interests and abilities if a student wants to report it to some of the underrepresented sex; or the inplace confidential, there are several stitution is fully and effectively accomways to do it, Wieser said. modating the interests and abilities of Title IX is not only about sexual the underrepresented sex.” assault, harassment and discrimination If men and women are not treated but also gender inequalities in sports. equally at FLC, then the school faces “A lot of people have a misconcep- possible penalties and could lose federtion of what Title IX is,” Gary A student athlete with a soccer ball.

Hunter, director of athletics, said. “A lot of people think it’s an NCAA rule or regulation.

It is not. It’s a federal law.”

Title IX states that in order to comply with the law, a school’s athletics program must meet at least one of three tests.

Title IX states the three tests are, “The number of participation opportunities for male and female athletes is substantially proportionate to their respective enrollments; or the institution has a history

Budget

Outdoor Pursuits increased their yearly pass for 14-15 school year.

Story by Hayley Renstrom

Photos by Drew Lovell

Design by Hanna Maddera

ampus-wide student fee increases are relatively standard at Fort Lewis College and will reap benefits for students participating on campus.

OP Fee Increase A number of student fees have been

raised this year, including Outdoor Pursuits memberships, room and board costs and residential parking permits.

An Outdoor Pursuits membership costs $50 for students this year compared to the $40 membership last year.

“That fee hasn’t increased in near-

ly six years, and our costs continue to rise,” Brett Davis, assistant director for Recreational Services, said.

OP’s operation costs continue to rise due to equiptment costs and maintenance, Davis said. Participation has also increased.

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The extra money is not solely going to the students,” Love said.

The fee per credit hour is $56.95, to maintenance.

Residents with vehicles parked on Cheryl Wiescamp, CPA in the ControlThe fee increase also allows for OP campus will notice that the residential ler’s Office, said. This adds up to a lump to bring in new equipment and pro- parking permit fee has increased by sum all students pay. graming like stand up paddleboards for $10, making the academic year cost for “On the back end, what we’re doing the spring semester, more snowboards, residents $120, Michelle Peterson, Bud- is we’re separating it into all the differand introduction to outdoor skills get Director, said. ent places it goes,” Wiescamp said. classes, Davis said.

“Parking operations on campus are The money goes to different places, OP is completely fee funded, so it self-funded,” Peterson said. she said. For instance, the college can has to attend closely to what the memThere are 23 parking lots on cam- specifically count to the last cent what bers want, he said. students paid for the Housing Rates Up Student Union.

Housing rates “That money have also gone up then is only used for 3% this year, Julie the Student Union Love, director of building,” she said.

Student Housing All of the fees and Conference Sergo through a reguvices, said. latory process by the Room and board ASFLC to make sure add to $8,800 for the the fee is justifiable academic year. It is and necessary, she an extra $280 per acsaid. ademic year with the Each and ev3.3% increase, Love ery cent that stusaid. dents pay in fees is According to accounted for and FLC’s budget history available to the pubsheet from the budlic on the cashier’s get office website, in website. the past three years Future of Student the rate increase has Fees fluctuated between “We have not 1.8% and 3.6%. started looking at “So many things what the rate ingo into setting the crease will be next rates,” Love said. year,” Love said.

This includes FLC’s fiscal year what the occupancy runs July 1st, 2014 to count will be, what June 30th, 2015, she utilities will cost and said. if the college is payWith the budget ing off any section of being dependent on the bond payments factors ranging from Some of the many great pieces of equipment OP has to offer. or taking on more enrollment numbers mortgage, she said. pus, she said. to the housing market “Things of that sort all go into the The money from the fees goes into in Durango, it’s hard to tell what the indecision, and we propose a rate in- paying for maintenance, enforcement crease will be next year, she said. crease based on that,” she said. and administration costs and signage, Going off of previous years’ fluctuaThe housing office isn’t trying to she said. tions, an astronomical fee increase next make money off of the students, she Registration Fees year or in the years following is unlikesaid. Breaking even is the goal.

Students pay mandatory fees relat- ly, Wiescamp said.

“We’re just trying to do a good job ed to their number of registered credit running our operation and giving back hours.

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Entertainment

This Week’s Horoscope Horoscopes are an unoffical statement, written by an Indy staff member.

Aries (March 21 - April 19): Red is your color, it fits your bold personality. I admire the way you make your red sweatpants a fashion statement around campus. Keep doing that.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20): Get back in touch with the environment.

There is no better place than Durango to do that. Visit mountains and valleys in search for the prettiest wildflowers.

Take only pictures and one flower, tucked behind your ear.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20): Relax. Put your energy in a jar and seal it for an hour. Lie down with a glass of your favorite beverage and listen to the gentle sounds of the afternoon coming in through the open window.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22): Take a dip in the Animas River and close your eyes. Release your worries in the rushing water, so you can watch them get carried away in the rapids.

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Leo (July 23 - August 22): Don’t burst into tears when your plans go wrong. Had a bad day? Week? Year?

Today’s the day it turns around. Throw out the homework assignment you did terribly on and get a head start on your next big assignment.

Virgo (August 23 - September 22): Try to get off work this weekend. Drive a couple hours away and channel your inner heart-eyes emoji. Have a good trip!

Libra (September 23 - October 22): Sometimes thinking about things too much makes me indecisive. If you’ve been mulling over something lately, take action and pursue a snap decision.

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21): You keep so much in the locked chest under your bed, but I would never peek inside of it when you’re not home. Trust a friend, and surprise them by sharing something unexpected.

Sagittarius (November 22 December 21): You don’t go unappreciated - thank you so much for all of your hard work!

Capricorn (December 22 January 19): Yesterday, someone poked fun at me for thinking a picture of myself was cute.

Tell yourself that you look great today.

It’s not vain.

Aquarius (January 20 - February 18): I disagree with you lately, but that doesn’t make you wrong. You can dive into the swirling water, but I’ll just sit in the shallow end and watch. Just please be careful.

Pisces (February 19 - March 20) Do something creative you haven’t done in awhile. For example, draw something and get lost in it. Don’t leave for good though - come back and share.

Recipe: Quinoa Lettuce Wraps with Salsa and Avacado

What You Will Need:

Put the quinoa with 1 cup of water in a pan. Bring to a boil, then ½ cup of quinoa set to low and cover and let cook for 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork and let cool.

Put tomatoes, onion, ½ of the jalapeño or however spicy you like your salsa (I did half, and it was really spicy, so do less if you feel the need), cilantro, and garlic in food processor and pulse until fully combined.

Make sure quinoa is cool then put about 1-2 tablespoons of it in each lettuce cup. Don’t over fill. Then layer in salsa and top with slices of avocado and sprigs of leftover cilantro. Enjoy with friends!

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2 Roma tomatoes, in chunks ¼ cup of diced onion 1 jalapeño a few sprigs of cilantro 1 avocado 1 clove of garlic minced 1 head of butter lettuce

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