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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 


Fighting for a Flight

Story by Julia Volzke, Photo by Christian Bachrodt

Durango is known for its small town charm, but when it comes to getting a flight home for the holidays, there can be few and far between. Frontier Airlines is no longer stopping in the Durango- La Plata County Airport. Kate O’Malley, manager of corporate communications for Frontier Airlines, said that since May of 2008, Frontier Airlines flew out of Durango on a fairly regular basis....

A Shift in Sports Seasons

Story by Taylor Ferraro

Fort Lewis College provides students with the opportunity to get involved in an arrangement of club sports including cycling, women’s golf, ice hockey, men and women’s soccer, lacrosse, rugby, tennis as well as the ski and snowboard team.


Fort Lewis College provides students with the opportunity to get involved in an arrangement of club sports including cycling, women’s golf, ice hockey, men and women’s soccer, lacrosse, rugby, tennis as well as the ski and snowboard team. Club sports are student organizations formed by individuals motivated by a common interest and the desire to participate in a specific...

A Season Overview of Women’s Soccer

Story by Taylor Ferraro

After playing in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament, Fort Lewis College’s Women’s soccer team is ranked 24th in the country and will go on to compete in the Division II NCAA championships.


After playing in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament, Fort Lewis College’s Women’s soccer team is ranked 24th in the country and will go on to compete in the Division II NCAA championships. The team started off the season strong, winning the first four regional games, which earned the team a spot in the RMAC tournament, Damian Clarke, the head coach of the...

FLC Confessions

Story by Alie Pallat, Graphic by Allie Hutto

Avid Facebook users at Fort Lewis College have likely come across the FLC Confessions. Many of these pages are popping up from colleges across the country.
Lindsay Nyquist, the FLC social media coordinator and web developer, said she found out about the page the day it launched. It is her job to monitor for mentions of “Fort Lewis College” and “FLC” in the news.
“It’s not something we were looking forward to,” Nyquist said. “But we knew it was coming.”

Avid Facebook users at Fort Lewis College have likely come across the FLC Confessions. Many of these pages are popping up from colleges across the country. Lindsay Nyquist, the FLC social media coordinator and web developer, said she found out about the page the day it launched. It is her job to monitor for mentions of “Fort Lewis College” and “FLC” in the news....

No Dorms Available for Thanksgiving due to Renovations

Story by Deanna Atkins, Photo by Christian Bachrodt

In the past three years, Fort Lewis College has been able to rent out dorm rooms for students who are unable to go home over the breaks, but not this year.This year, dorms are unavailable because of renovations to the Snyder A dorms, said Julie Love, the director of Student Housing, in a phone interview.Because the renovations won’t be completed until the spring, all traditional dorms are...

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