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The Pursuit of Outdoor Inclusivity The Pursuit of Outdoor Inclusivity

Friday, January 17, 2025 | Aleyna Kleinhaus

The Pursuit of Outdoor Inclusivity

Indigenous Adventure fund helps close the gap on accessibility

Seasonal Blues Seasonal Blues

Friday, January 17, 2025 | Izzy Mora and Zara Tucker

Seasonal Blues

Fort Lewis Experts break down Seasonal Depression

Keep Your Sleep Keep Your Sleep

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | Steven Ben

Keep Your Sleep

How sleep affects you, physically and mentally. 

Beyond Chemistry: FLC professor, Joslynn Lee, works to increase Native American representation in the sciences Beyond Chemistry: FLC professor, Joslynn Lee, works to increase Native American representation in the sciences

Beyond Chemistry: FLC professor, Joslynn Lee, works to increase Native American representation in the sciences

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

It was important to Dr. Joslynn Lee, Fort Lewis College assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, when she received the call that informed her that she was selected to join a national cohort of scientists all chosen to be featured on a STEM Trading Card.

It was important to Dr. Joslynn Lee, Fort Lewis College assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, when she received the call that informed her that she was selected to join a national cohort of scientists all chosen to be featured on a STEM Trading Card. The call came from Science Delivered, a national science education non-profit, who provides a database of people in science,...

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Campus Heroes: How FLC make do with COVID-19 and budget cuts

By Jackson Zinsmeyer Indy Staff Writer

As Fort Lewis College students have had to adjust to campus life with COVID-19, the staff has had to adapt and overcome this virus as well.

As Fort Lewis College students have had to adjust to campus life with COVID-19, the staff has had to adapt and overcome this virus as well. Along with COVID-19 changing how the 2020 fall semester would work, budget cuts hit FLC and caused the administration to lay off staff members over the summer. Without the FLC staff constantly working for the students, this semester would not have...

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Native Students Feel Silenced: FLC’s regulation of student feed questioned aft er students posted in support of “white culture” on Indigenous People’s Day Native Students Feel Silenced: FLC’s regulation of student feed questioned aft er students posted in support of “white culture” on Indigenous People’s Day

Native Students Feel Silenced: FLC’s regulation of student feed questioned aft er students posted in support of “white culture” on Indigenous People’s Day

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

After a problematic series of posts advocating for “white culture” hit the Fort Lewis College app on Oct. 11, questions of inclusivity and proper representation of FLC’s diverse student population rang through campus.

After a problematic series of posts advocating for “white culture” hit the Fort Lewis College app on Oct. 11, questions of inclusivity and proper representation of FLC’s diverse student population rang through campus. In the late evening hours of Indigenous People’s Day, a series of memes pertaining to “white culture” were posted, sparking a wildfire on...

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All Off -Season: FLC protocols force a precautionary pause on student athletics aft er a large house party

By Will Charles Indy Staff Writer

An off-campus party that included student athletes on Oct. 2 resulted with a pause being implemented on all off-season sports.An off-campus party that included student athletes on Oct. 2 resulted with a pause being implemented on all off-season sports.

An off-campus party that included student athletes on Oct. 2 resulted with a pause being implemented on all off-season sports. While not all partygoers were student athletes, it’s reported that 150 people attended the function that took place where some Fort Lewis College football players resided, Brandon Leimbach, Athletic Director of FLC, said. A few faculty members, that live on...

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Campus Life, Learning and Health: How FLC planned for our return

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

When Fort Lewis College made its decision to bring students back to campus for the fall 2020 semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, a plethora of considerations, new policies, and a reckoning of resources followed, trying to make the campus return as safe and manageable as possible.

When Fort Lewis College made its decision to bring students back to campus for the fall 2020 semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, a plethora of considerations, new policies, and a reckoning of resources followed, trying to make the campus return as safe and manageable as possible.  From the stickers on each and every desk telling students where to sit to maintain physical distancing, to...

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