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Cookin' Stuff! Cookin' Stuff!

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | Nels Christensen

Cookin' Stuff!

Food, friends and dorm life; how one student makes the most of kitchens on campus

Indigenous People's Day 2025 Indigenous People's Day 2025

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Written by Mya Simon, Photographed by M'iitra Pino

Indigenous People's Day 2025

October rain does little to keep FLC from celebrating Indigenous culture 

Fiesta en la Mesa Fiesta en la Mesa

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | Steven Ben

Fiesta en la Mesa

Members of Ballet Folklorico de Durango, a cultural arts program that promotes Mexican culture, perform Sept. 19, 2025, during Fiesta en la Mesa...
Fort Lewis College Student Veterans Fort Lewis College Student Veterans

Fort Lewis College Student Veterans

Story by Shandiin Ramsey Photos by Crystal Ashike

Over 1 million veterans are using their Government Issued bill to attend college after their service, however only 15 percent of these veterans are traditionally aged college students between the ages of 18 and 24, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.  

Editor’s Note: This article is the first story in a 4-part-series of profiles highlighting veterans at Fort Lewis College.   Over 1 million veterans are using their Government Issued bill to attend college after their service, however only 15 percent of these veterans are traditionally aged college students between the ages of 18 and 24, according to the Department of...

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Fort Lewis College Partners with U.S. Air Force for Research Fort Lewis College Partners with U.S. Air Force for Research

Fort Lewis College Partners with U.S. Air Force for Research

Story by Ryan Simonovich Photos by Crystal Ashike

Fort Lewis College will be installing a new Falcon Telescope this month in the Geosciences, Physics, and Engineering building as part of a collaboration with the Air Force.

 

Fort Lewis College will be installing a new Falcon Telescope this month in the Geosciences, Physics, and Engineering building as part of a collaboration with the Air Force.   The Engineering Department wrote a proposal to the Air Force Office of Scientific Research suggesting that FLC could try to track the same piece of space debris from two different locations at the same time,...

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Chee and Magat Take Gold in FLC Weightlifting Competition Chee and Magat Take Gold in FLC Weightlifting Competition

Chee and Magat Take Gold in FLC Weightlifting Competition

By Shandiin Ramsey

Fort Lewis College hosts a men’s and a women’s powerlifting competition at the end of every spring semester at the Student Life Center. This year, Elise Chee won the women’s competition and Brandon Magat won the men’s.

Fort Lewis College hosts a men’s and a women’s powerlifting competition at the end of every spring semester at the Student Life Center. This year, Elise Chee won the women’s competition and Brandon Magat won the men’s.   The competitors get three attempts for each lift, deadlift, bench press and squat.  The winner is decided by calculating the total...

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The ASFLC: RSO II Grant Eligibility The ASFLC: RSO II Grant Eligibility

The ASFLC: RSO II Grant Eligibility

Story by CJ Calvert Photo by Jarred Green

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met on Wednesday to discuss whether or not grants from the Financial Allocation Board should be restricted to Registered Student Organizations that are level I.

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met on Wednesday to discuss whether or not grants from the Financial Allocation Board should be restricted to Registered Student Organizations that are level I.   Resolution 17-026 RSO Grant Eligibility was presented by senator and ASFLC presidential candidate Dustin Fink.   Currently, the FAB bylaws state that grant money is...

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Center of Southwest Studies Delaney Dinosaur! Exhibit Center of Southwest Studies Delaney Dinosaur! Exhibit

Center of Southwest Studies Delaney Dinosaur! Exhibit

Story by Ryan Simonovich Photos by Jarred Green and Crystal Ashike

A new exhibit featuring dinosaur fossils is on display in the Delaney Library in the Center of Southwest Studies.

 

A new exhibit featuring dinosaur fossils is on display in the Delaney Library in the Center of Southwest Studies. Dinosaurs! was researched, curated and built as a part of a capstone project for adjunct professor of geosciences, Jon Powell’s paleontology class, Powell said. The exhibit attempts to show what Southwest Colorado was like millions of years ago before the Ice Age, he...

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