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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


Fort Lewis Men’s Basketball Finishes Off Record Breaking Season With New Head Coach

Story by Alison Uralli Photos courtesy of Alex Semadeni

Under the new leadership of first time head coach Bob Pietrack, the Skyhawks broke a number of school records and took home the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship.

 

What you Need to Know Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team went 28-4 this season, breaking a school record Went 17-0 for home games (breaking another school record) Point Guard Josh Blaylock was named to the NABC All Region Team Had a 16-0 winning streak (another school record) Was ranked 4th in the nation by the National Association of...

The Cost of Manning Up

Story and Graphic by Luke Perkins

 

At one point or another most men have been told they needed to “man up”, “grow a pair” or “tough it out” when faced with emotional or psychological trauma.

 

Key Points The study of masculinity has allowed gender studies to be more inclusive in its examination of genders effects on individuals Performance of gender can change based on context of interactions Stigma of inadequacy is commonly attached to individuals who seek counseling for emotional and psychological issues Differing social expectations causes this...

FLC Art & Design Professors Encourage Students to Start Careers Now

Story by Erin Renner

 
Fort Lewis College art and design professors Shawn Meek and Paul Booth encourage students to submit designs to shows and competitions while they are still undergraduates. This provides undergraduate art students greater opportunities to get noticed by employers and to make a name for themselves.

  Fort Lewis College art and design professors Shawn Meek and Paul Booth encourage students to submit designs to shows and competitions while they are still undergraduates. This provides undergraduate art students greater opportunities to get noticed by employers and to make a name for themselves.   Better to Start Now Than Later   Many people may think that...

Death to the Concentrations: A New Writing Major to Debut Fall of 2016

Story and Photo by Emily Cruse

A newly designed writing major will be debuting at Fort Lewis College for the fall 2016 semester, improving students' chances for future successes as writers, in graduate school or careers in publishing.

 

A newly designed writing major will be debuting at Fort Lewis College for the fall 2016 semester, improving students' chances for future successes as writers, in graduate school or careers in publishing.   Out with the Old- In with the New   Though the change from an English major with a writing concentration to an actual writing major may seem like minor changes in...

History Department Chair Delivers Masculinity Talk

Story by Alex Semadeni Graphic by Julia Volzke

Advice from the Garage: Masculinity Reexamined” a lecture presented by the Fort Lewis College History Department Chair Michael Martin, occurred Thursday, Feb. 25.

 

“Advice from the Garage: Masculinity Reexamined” a lecture presented by the Fort Lewis College History Department Chair Michael Martin, occurred Thursday, Feb. 25.   The Lecture   The lecture, part of the Lifelong Learning Lecture Series, was followed by a 30 minute question and answer with the 67 audience members, Judith Reynolds, the founding member of the...

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