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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

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

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Izzy Mora

Why Does the Sticker Stick with you?

From bumpers to bottles, Fort Lewis expresses itself through stickers

Students Placed in Converted Rooms Due to Housing Shortage

Story by: Benjamin Mandile and Meritt Drake

Erica Cudkowicz, a freshman living in the Bader/Snyder complex, arrived on campus for the first day of orientation in the fall of 2018, excited to start her undergraduate education at Fort Lewis College.

Erica Cudkowicz, a freshman living in the Bader/Snyder complex, arrived on campus for the first day of orientation in the fall of 2018, excited to start her undergraduate education at Fort Lewis College. However when she arrived to campus, instead of moving into a traditional room, she began unpacking into a lounge in the dorm that had been converted into a makeshift dorm room with two...

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New Executive Order Prohibits Smoking on State Grounds New Executive Order Prohibits Smoking on State Grounds

New Executive Order Prohibits Smoking on State Grounds

Photo by: Benjamin Mandile Story by: Benjamin Mandile

Effective Jan. 1 2019 smoking will be banned on state campuses due to an executive order signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Nov. 2.

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated since publication. Effective Jan. 1 2019 smoking will be banned on state campuses due to an executive order signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Nov. 2. The use of any substance including marijuana, tobacco and cloves will be prohibited. Due to federal law marijuana is already a banned substance on Fort Lewis College’s...

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The Decision Behind Closing the Front Hill The Decision Behind Closing the Front Hill

The Decision Behind Closing the Front Hill

Photo by: Taylor Hutchison Story by: Taylor Hutchison

From there, officers inform Physical Plant Services know that the front hill is closed and will request that they use their snow removal equipment, like their snow plow, where necessary.

After a snowstorm hits the college campus, FLC Police determine whether or not to close E. 8th Ave., commonly referred to as the front hill, and request that Physical Plant services get to work on the snow removal process. To determine unsafe driving conditions, the officer on duty will drive down the front hill in a patrol car and break to see if it slips or slides, Brett Deming, the Fort...

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Fort Lewis College Campus Blotter Fort Lewis College Campus Blotter

Fort Lewis College Campus Blotter

Photo by: Colton Branstetter Story by: Benjamin Mandile

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Dec. 7 to Jan. 14.

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Dec. 7 to Jan. 14. Friday, December 7 at 12:50 a.m. The police responded to a call in the 1100 block of 8th Ave. and arrested an adult for a DUI involving alcohol. Friday, December 7 at 11:13 p.m. Police responded to a call in the 1000 block of Rim Dr. concerning lost property. Friday,...

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New Executive Order Prohibits Smoking on State Grounds New Executive Order Prohibits Smoking on State Grounds

New Executive Order Prohibits Smoking on State Grounds

by Benjamin Mandile

Effective Jan. 1 2019 smoking will be banned on state campuses due to an executive order signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Nov. 2. The use of any substance including marijuana, tobacco and cloves will be prohibited.


 

 

Effective Jan. 1 2019 smoking will be banned on state campuses due to an executive order signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Nov. 2. The use of any substance including marijuana, tobacco and cloves will be prohibited. Due to federal law marijuana is already a banned substance on Fort Lewis College’s campus. In an email sent to FLC students FLC President Tom Stritikus said that the...

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