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? Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Izzy Mora Why Does the Sticker Stick with you? From bumpers to bottles, Fort Lewis expresses itself through stickers
The Pursuit of Outdoor Inclusivity Friday, January 17, 2025 | Aleyna Kleinhaus The Pursuit of Outdoor Inclusivity Indigenous Adventure fund helps close the gap on accessibility
Costumes at the Fort Costumes at the Fort Tiana Padilla Thursday, November 7, 2024 Students show spirit for Halloween For Fort Lewis College, Halloween comes as an opportunity for students to show their creativity through their costumes, and this year is no different. One example of student creativity is Zoe Corbine, a theater major, who’s costume references the cover of children’s book Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon. It took Corbine up to 45 minutes to an hour to paint the stripes... Read more
Scary Stories from Students Scary Stories from Students Junior Parrish Tuesday, November 5, 2024 As the seasons changed, these encounters left students with chills A collection of scary stories from students will help you stay in the spooky mood. Here are the stories students submitted to The Indy. Taijai John, Sophomore Family’s Ranch, as told by John. In the summer of 2023, John and his cousin began their work on a shed on their family's ranch deep in the woods. The first few nights went without incident, but all changed... Read more
Reclaiming the Written Word Reclaiming the Written Word Tiana Padilla Sunday, November 3, 2024 How Indigenous authors are finding their voice Rejection letters, geoscience, the editing process and the basics of comic writing. These were some of the topics of discussion at a panel with Lipan Apache author Dr. Darcie Little Badger on Sept. 19. Little Badger was the most recent guest speaker for Fort Lewis College’s SkyWords Visiting Writers Series. SkyWords is a series that brings writers, especially Native American... Read more
Vibrant Voices Vibrant Voices Kiiyahno Edgewater Friday, May 24, 2024 The past, present and future of representing diversity on campus. Nearly half of Fort Lewis Colleges’s student population is Native American and Alaska Native, and students of color make up 59%. With such a large percentage of students with diverse voices from all corners of the world, how does FLC manage to represent every unique voice while maintaining all else? Vice president of Diversity Affairs, Heather Shotton, came to FLC because of the... Read more
Fly Fishing and Fond Farewells Fly Fishing and Fond Farewells Scout Edmondson Friday, May 24, 2024 I have found over the past four years at Fort Lewis College that it’s easy to forget to take a step back, a deep breath and a look around. After all, when you’re caught up in the fray of classes, part-time jobs, internships and social outings, remembering to reflect on where you are in your present moment isn’t always possible. But with graduation edging closer with each... Read more