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Students Test the Waters Students Test the Waters

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | Nels Christensen

Students Test the Waters

Students take leaps for public health.

Home Away From Home Home Away From Home

Monday, April 14, 2025 | Anja Tabor

Home Away From Home

Exchange students at Fort Lewis shared their experiences. The ups, downs, and learning curves that come with studying abroad.

Listen to your Gut
Listen to your Gut

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Tiana Padilla

Listen to your Gut

How food insecurity impacts your stomach microbiome

ASFLC Meeting 3/12
ASFLC Meeting 3/12

Monday, March 31, 2025
Nels Christensen

ASFLC Meeting 3/12

What students should know about the weekly meeting of the Associated Students of Fort Lewis College

Catalyzing Creativity
Catalyzing Creativity

Monday, March 24, 2025
Manhattan Adams

Catalyzing Creativity

Undergraduate Students Get Hands-On Research Experience at Fort Lewis College
ASFLC Meeting 3/5
ASFLC Meeting 3/5

Monday, March 24, 2025
Kylie Small

ASFLC Meeting 3/5

What students should know about the weekly meeting from the Associated Students of Fort Lewis College. 


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Keep Your Sleep

Steven Ben

How sleep affects you, physically and mentally. 

One of the most important functions that people need is sleep on a daily basis which depending on how a person treats it, can have positive or negative effects. Results varied when going around asking students at Fort Lewis College about the amount of sleep they get.  John Whitt, a senior at FLC, said that he gets around seven to eight hours of sleep.  Normally, he goes to...

Winter is Coming

Zara Tucker

The Science Behind Staying Warm

  At Fort Lewis College, there are students from various environments in Arizona to Alaska, and Michigan to California.  Durango winters can be harsh, and in this cold, being prepared is vital, Dr. Cathleen Hartney, a senior lecturer within the biology department said. “Should I carry these extra clothes? Should I carry some extra fuel? Should I carry extra calories...

Fresh Ideas at the Fort

AJ Repinski and Steven Ben

A retrospective on the new food provider on campus

 

During busy days of classes and studying, college students need food to keep the fire burning. Fresh Ideas, the new campus food provider, has been filling this need at Fort Lewis College for the past semester. Fresh Ideas, who replaced Sodexo at FLC in July 2024, has implemented several changes to campus food options, such as new 24/7 vending machines and bringing companies like Starbucks...

Toward the Horizon

Kiiyahno Edgewater

The Search for a President at FLC

Amidst the national elections, Fort Lewis College is also going through a similar search for a new president to oversee the community. In the spring semester of 2024, previous FLC president Tom Stritikus left to fill the role of a similar title at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. During that time Steve Schwartz took his position as interim president.  “When our...

Fast FAFSA Facts

Tiana Padilla

What students should know about the new financial aid form.

In 2023, the Department of Education released an updated version of the Free Application for Student Aid that would make the process easier for students to fill and receive aid. Students must fill the FAFSA to qualify for federal and state grant funds, federal loans, and work study, Jedidiah Gilden, director of Financial Aid, said in an email. One of the changes involved with the...

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