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ASFLC Meeting 3/5 ASFLC Meeting 3/5

ASFLC Meeting 3/5

Kylie Small

What students should know about the weekly meeting from the Associated Students of Fort Lewis College. 

  The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College, conducted their weekly meeting on March 5, 2025. This meeting featured speakers from student organizations and sports teams, as well as from campus resources. The meeting began with words from Jane Cobb, a health practitioner that works at the Fort Lewis College Student Health Center. Cobb presented to the group the various things...

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ASFLC Meeting 2/26 ASFLC Meeting 2/26

ASFLC Meeting 2/26

Tiana Padilla

What students should know about the weekly meeting from the Associated Students of Fort Lewis College

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College began its weekly meeting on Feb. 26, in which they engaged in a workshop session. An agenda for the meeting was not posted publicly. Before the workshop, the meeting began with Marisa Gutierrez and Suntilla Jack, president and vice president of Pueblo Alliance respectively, expressing interest in gaining assistance from ASFLC in sponsoring a...

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Martin Luther King Jr. March Martin Luther King Jr. March

Martin Luther King Jr. March

Junior Parrish

Fort Lewis students and staff honor the civil rights leader

  President of the Black Student Union, Elijah Smith, waits for the Fort Lewis Community to join the Martin Luther King Jr March on Jan. 20. This march has been a tradition for several years, and Smith aims to keep the tradition going in honor of the students who made the Black Student Union and Resource Center possible, Smith said.   Sophomore, Native American...

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Why Does the Sticker Stick with you? Why Does the Sticker Stick with you?

Why Does the Sticker Stick with you?

Izzy Mora

From bumpers to bottles, Fort Lewis expresses itself through stickers

Stickers are everywhere and can tell a lot about a person, their passions, hobbies, memories, and experiences. For this story, The Indy left notes and messages on stickered cars, and approached students with stickers on their water bottles and computers in hopes of finding why they stuck.  The possibilities for stickers are endless, whether it is to support a brand or a group, or...

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The Pursuit of Outdoor Inclusivity The Pursuit of Outdoor Inclusivity

The Pursuit of Outdoor Inclusivity

Aleyna Kleinhaus

Indigenous Adventure fund helps close the gap on accessibility

Fort Lewis College, located in the mountains of Durango, sits right next door to expansive wilderness and is located near several state and national parks.  According to the 2023 Socioeconomic Research of National Park ServiceVisitors Data Collection, 91% of visitors were white, while 2% identified as Native American/Alaskan Native. Fort Lewis, an Indigenous-serving institution,...

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