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Fast FAFSA Facts Fast FAFSA Facts

Thursday, December 12, 2024 | Tiana Padilla

Fast FAFSA Facts

What students should know about the new financial aid form.

Social Gaming with Skyhawk Pride Social Gaming with Skyhawk Pride

Thursday, November 7, 2024 | Junior Parrish

Social Gaming with Skyhawk Pride

Gamers join each other for a night of fun at the LAN Part
Costumes at the Fort Costumes at the Fort

Thursday, November 7, 2024 | Tiana Padilla

Costumes at the Fort

Students show spirit for Halloween 

A Look at the Campus Composting System A Look at the Campus Composting System

A Look at the Campus Composting System

By Ethan Hale Indy Staff Writer

After students have stood in line, eaten their meal and disposed of the leftovers in the San Juan Dining Hall, a process starts to turn that waste into new life.

After students have stood in line, eaten their meal and disposed of the leftovers in the San Juan Dining Hall, a process starts to turn that waste into new life. Jerritt Gibbons, Campus Dining supervisor, showed off the system that most students don’t get to see. Behind the spinning mechanism where diners place their dishes lays a trough leading to a vat that is a little larger...

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FLC develops resources for low income students

By Ethan Hale Indy Staff Writer

Fort Lewis College will begin to offer a tuition payment that will cover all expenses for families who make less than $60,000 a year starting in fall 2020, said Crystal Fankhauser, associate director of the FLC financial aid office.

Fort Lewis College will begin to offer a tuition payment that will cover all expenses for families who make less than $60,000 a year starting in fall 2020, said Crystal Fankhauser, associate director of the FLC financial aid office. This payment is made by the college, and will only cover the difference between the total tuition and any amount earned from outside scholarships. The payment...

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The Real College Survey analyzes food and shelter insecurity

By Taylor Hutchison Indy Staff Writer

Across the nation, the Real College Survey started Fall 2019 ending Oct. 31, and collected data from colleges such as Fort Lewis College. The survey is a national benchmark survey conducted by the Temple University Hope Center regarding food and shelter security for college students.

The Real College Survey Across the nation, the Real College Survey started Fall 2019 ending October 31, and collected data from colleges such as Fort Lewis College. The survey is a national benchmark survey conducted by the Temple University Hope Center regarding food and shelter security for college students. Student Body President Cody Stroup sent an email on Monday asking students to...

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Student artists create aquatic life in the art courtyard Student artists create aquatic life in the art courtyard

Student artists create aquatic life in the art courtyard

By Charlotte Williams Indy Staff Writer

Aquatic creatures line the brick walls of the art courtyard as a result of a project for a communicative design class from Oct. 28 through Nov. 15

Aquatic creatures line the brick walls of the art courtyard as a result of a project for a communicative design class from Oct. 28 through Nov. 15.  Using wheat paste, students paste online illustrations they’ve created on printer paper onto the walls as a fast means of communication, Anthony Carton, digital media professor in charge of this project, said. Students within the...

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Campus events spread awareness on missing and murdered Indigenous women. Campus events spread awareness on missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Campus events spread awareness on missing and murdered Indigenous women.

By Barbara Edwards Indy Staff Writer

The second annual Sing Our Rivers Red earring exhibit held on Nov. 1, and Violence Against Native Women symposium on Nov. 2, brought awareness to missing and murdered indigienous women.

  Both events were hosted by the Center of Southwest Studies, the Sexual Assault Services Organization and Fort Lewis College Title IX.    Sing Our Rivers Red earring exhibit The idea for the earring exhibit began in Canada, with five exhibits each with 1,000 to 2,000 earrings each representing a single indigenous woman who had gone missing or had been murdered on...

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