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Testing Tampons for Women's Health Testing Tampons for Women's Health

Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Written by Manhattan Adams, Photos by Manhattan Adams and Donovon Riley

Testing Tampons for Women's Health

Fort Lewis College chemistry researchers investigate heavy metals in tampons.

Catalyzing Creativity Catalyzing Creativity

Monday, March 24, 2025 | Manhattan Adams

Catalyzing Creativity

Undergraduate Students Get Hands-On Research Experience at Fort Lewis College
Martin Luther King Jr. March Martin Luther King Jr. March

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | Junior Parrish

Martin Luther King Jr. March

Fort Lewis students and staff honor the civil rights leader


Workshop offers discussion on Cultural Appropriation

By: Alx Lee Indy Staff Writer

Indigenous students and allies at Fort Lewis College discussed cultural appropriation on Oct. 24 in Jones Hall room 160.

Indigenous students and allies at Fort Lewis College discussed cultural appropriation on Oct. 24 in Jones Hall room 160. The Latinx, an unofficial student run organization, organized the second annual workshop. The first workshop was hosted in El Centro de Muchos Colores, Shirena Trujillo, El Centro Coordinator said.   Trujillo said that she is very proud of the student body...

Stritikus' Town Hall Follow Up

By: Charlotte Williams Indy Staff Writer

FLC is  moving forward with the strategic plan, Fort Lewis College President Tom Stritikus said in an interview with The Indy after his Oct. 3 Town Hall meeting with students, faculty, and staff. 

FLC is forward with the strategic plan, Fort Lewis College President Tom Stritikus said in an interview with The Indy after his Oct. 3 Town Hall meeting with students, faculty, and staff.  This year marks Stritikus’ second year as president, and during his presidency the entirety of the campus has come together to make students the priority of FLC, Stritikus...

Student Senate moves forward with IFRB proposal, discusses improvements to Sodexo and promoting constitutions for RSOs

By: Barbara Edwards Indy Staff Writer

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College focused the Oct. 23 meeting on moving forward with an Institutional Fee Review Board proposal, addressed issues with RSO constitutions and addressed past and future discussions with Sodexo employees for improvements.

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College focused the Oct. 23 meeting on moving forward with an Institutional Fee Review Board proposal, addressed issues with RSO constitutions and addressed past and future discussions with Sodexo employees for improvements.    Student Senate passes Resolution to Submit Proposal to IFRB Resolution 19-035 was passed at the meeting to...

FLC attempts to boost admission and retention rate with Purgatory ski pass partnership

By Barbara Edwards Indy Staff Writer

Freshman packed the lobby of the Student Union Building Sept. 25 awaiting their free Purgatory Resort ski passes given as part of a marketing partnership between Fort Lewis College and Mountain Capital Partners. 

Freshman packed the lobby of the Student Union Building Sept. 25 awaiting their free Purgatory Resort ski passes given as part of a marketing partnership between Fort Lewis College and Mountain Capital Partners.  An estimated 250 freshman students stood in line to pick up passes, Lindsay Nyquist, the director of marketing and communications for FLC, said.  The program began...

Students react to messengers on campus

By: Taylor Hutchison Indy Staff Writer

Fort Lewis College students protested white supremecy after two men, accompanied by a boy, made pro-slavery comments outside of Reed Library the morning of Sept. 25.

The men made efforts to engage students in conversation, Julie Love, associate vice president of student affairs, said. She said she was told that the conversation topics varied from eternal life, to slavery and the economy.

 

Fort Lewis College students protested white supremecy after two men, accompanied by a boy, made pro-slavery comments outside of Reed Library the morning of Sept. 25. The men made efforts to engage students in conversation, Julie Love, associate vice president of student affairs, said. She said she was told that the conversation topics varied from eternal life, to slavery and the...

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