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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.

2025 Hawk Tank Gala 2025 Hawk Tank Gala

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | Written by AJ Repinski

2025 Hawk Tank Gala

Students from the southwest celebrate the end of the business competition. 

Catalyzing Creativity Catalyzing Creativity

Monday, March 24, 2025 | Manhattan Adams

Catalyzing Creativity

Undergraduate Students Get Hands-On Research Experience at Fort Lewis College

An Author Amongst Us

Story by Alexa Chance, Photo by Christian Bachrodt

When Steven Meyers, professor of English at Fort Lewis College, isn’t teaching creative non-fiction or Semantics, he is doing his own work. Meyers is the author of two creative non-fiction titles that have recently been re-released: The San Juan River Chronicle and Notes from the San Juans. Meyers hadn’t planned to be a full-time professor when he was hired in 2000,...

The Lost and Found

Story by Meghan Olson, Graphic by Allie Hutto

As students busy schedules may lead to absent-mindedness, misplacing and forgetting important items can happen with ease. Luckily, there is a place where these lost and found possessions may be located.

The front desk in the Student Union hosts a “lost and found” box, where all students who find a misplaced items or who are looking for their own are encouraged to go.


As students busy schedules may lead to absent-mindedness, misplacing and forgetting important items can happen with ease. Luckily, there is a place where these lost and found possessions may be located. The front desk in the Student Union hosts a “lost and found” box, where all students who find a misplaced items or who are looking for their own are encouraged to go. All...

The Takeaway from “You Can’t Take It With You”

Story by Taylor Ferraro, Graphic courtesy of the Theatre Department

The Fort Lewis College Theatre Department and cast members of the play “You Can’t Take It With You” have dedicated much time and talent in preparing for the October premier.

The play, written by George Kaufman and Moss Hart in 1936, provides a comedic twist to a classic love story, said Felicia Meyer, a visiting professor and the director of “You Can’t Take It With You.”

The Fort Lewis College Theatre Department and cast members of the play “You Can’t Take It With You” have dedicated much time and talent in preparing for the October premier. The play, written by George Kaufman and Moss Hart in 1936, provides a comedic twist to a classic love story, said Felicia Meyer, a visiting professor and the director of “You Can’t Take It...

Looking Under the Rock: FLC's Accredidation

Story by Madi Bates, Photo by Anthony Martin

Fort Lewis has begun the process of accreditation again this fall by the Higher Learning Commission. During this process, which the school must go through every ten years, the school undergoes an evaluation through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, which accredits FLC based on several benchmark requirements. These five benchmarks serve to allow the school to be...

Change is in the Air

Story by Talor Ferraro, Photo by Anthony Martin

With the new school year came a new smoking policy that prohibits smokers from lighting up anywhere on campus. The policy, put into effect by President Dene Kay Thomas’ cabinet, provides 15 designated smoking locations around campus. The new policy applies to any product derived from tobacco that is intended for smoking. This includes cigarettes, hookah and electronic cigarettes, said...

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