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Fashion Thrift Market at Fort Lewis College Fashion Thrift Market at Fort Lewis College

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Scott Logan

Fashion Thrift Market at Fort Lewis College

Fashion at Fort Lewis, a Registered Student Organization, hosted a Fashion Thrift at 9 a.m. on Oct. 2, at the Student Union Plaza.  
The Indigenous Garden is Open! The Indigenous Garden is Open!

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Izzy Mora

The Indigenous Garden is Open!

Fort Lewis College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the long awaited Indigenous Garden opening to the south of the Art & Design Hall on...
Bears on Campus Bears on Campus

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | Story by Zara Tucker, Photo by Melvin Scott Jr.

Bears on Campus

Black bear encounters have increased in Durango as bears search for food after a warm winter and a late freeze, leading to much higher human and...
Dancing with the Powwow Circle Dancing with the Powwow Circle

Dancing with the Powwow Circle

Scott Logan

The Fort Lewis College Powwow Circle elected new officers on Sept. 11 as the student organization started to plan for events and to revive the college’s drum group. 

The Fort Lewis College Powwow Circle elected new officers on Sept. 11 as the student organization started to plan for events and to revive the college’s drum group.  The FLC Powwow Circle was established in spring of 2026 by co-founders Melody Eisenberger, adventure education student, and sociology student Unique McCook as a place to give students a space to...

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Resources emerge and conversation sparks at the Queer Community Building Circle Resources emerge and conversation sparks at the Queer Community Building Circle

Resources emerge and conversation sparks at the Queer Community Building Circle

Maliyah Downing

 Resources emerge and conversation sparks at the Queer Community Building Circle 


 

The Queer Community Building Circle held a meeting involving a guest speaker in room 139 at the Reed Library on Oct. 2, 2026, at 12:30-2 p.m. They had a guest speaker from Alternative Horizon, Liza Williams, come in to talk about her organization, what she does in town and how she helps to bridge the gap between what happens on campus and what happens out in Durango, Leah Dworkin, the...

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Skyhawk Football starts the season 2-0 for the first time since 1979 Skyhawk Football starts the season 2-0 for the first time since 1979

Skyhawk Football starts the season 2-0 for the first time since 1979

Melvin Scott Jr.

Fort Lewis College football program made history with a dominant 2-0 start to the season, the first since 1979. 

Fort Lewis College football program made history with a dominant 2-0 start to the season, the first since 1979. Fort Lewis won its first two games, beating the Arizona Christian Firestorm 27-9 Sept. 5 and the New Mexico Highland Cowboys 31-28 Sept. 12 in an overtime thriller. “The 2-0 start is awesome, and the team has put in a lot of effort to get to this point,” Johnny Cox,...

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Hootenanny on the Hill Hootenanny on the Hill

Hootenanny on the Hill

By Izzy Mora

Hootenanny: a casual, lively gathering where people come together to play, sing, and listen to folk music. 

 

What started as a Luddite club has transformed into a Hootenanny.  A phone ban combined with a jam sesh is bringing Fort Lewis College Students together at 7 p.m. on Tuesday nights. “It makes us unthinking robots who are unable to make meaningful connections outside of our phones,” Josh Thiem, an FLC student, said.  Other than the phone ban, there are no rules,...

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FLC's Political Engagement Project State of the Union Watch Party FLC's Political Engagement Project State of the Union Watch Party

FLC's Political Engagement Project State of the Union Watch Party

Garrett Middleton

Fort Lewis College’s Political Engagement Project hosted a well-attended live watch party for the president’s State of the Union Address.

Fort Lewis College’s Political Engagement Project hosted a well-attended live watch party for the president’s State of the Union Address. It is the most recent event hosted by the long-standing registered student organization, as part of an annual tradition with every State of the Union Address, including those of previous presidents, said Jose Renteria, Treasurer of...

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