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Skyhawks Stay hot, Push Win Streak to 7 behind Second-Half Surge Skyhawks Stay hot, Push Win Streak to 7 behind Second-Half Surge

Friday, February 27, 2026 | Christian Kirkman

Skyhawks Stay hot, Push Win Streak to 7 behind Second-Half Surge

The Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team extended its win streak to 8 games after using a strong second half to secure a conference win...

ASFLC Meeting 2/11
ASFLC Meeting 2/11

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Preston Roundy

ASFLC Meeting 2/11

Information for students about the weekly meeting of the Associated Students of Fort Lewis College

Trans Day of Remembrance at Fort Lewis College
Trans Day of Remembrance at Fort Lewis College

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Jimena Lopez

Trans Day of Remembrance at Fort Lewis College

Nov. 20 is nationally recognized as Trans Day of Remembrance. This day serves as an opportunity to remember and mourn members of the transgender...
Cookin' Stuff!
Cookin' Stuff!

Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Nels Christensen

Cookin' Stuff!

Food, friends and dorm life; how one student makes the most of kitchens on campus
Community and Music Production with Kino Benally
Community and Music Production with Kino Benally

Sunday, November 23, 2025
Nels Christensen

Community and Music Production with Kino Benally

November is Native American Heritage Month, and Fort Lewis College is kicking off a series of events to celebrate. The Center of Southwest...

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Catalyzing Creativity

Manhattan Adams

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

For many students at Fort Lewis College, undergraduate research is quintessential to their experience. All departments in the School of Arts and Sciences as well as several in the School of Education and Katz School of Business conduct research, said Undergraduate Research Coordinator Dr. Christine Smith. “It’s our culture and it’s really neat – because we...

ASFLC Meeting 3/5

Kylie Small

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

  The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College, conducted their weekly meeting on March 5, 2025. This meeting featured speakers from student organizations and sports teams, as well as from campus resources. The meeting began with words from Jane Cobb, a health practitioner that works at the Fort Lewis College Student Health Center. Cobb presented to the group the various things...

ASFLC Meeting 2/26

Tiana Padilla

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

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College began its weekly meeting on Feb. 26, in which they engaged in a workshop session. An agenda for the meeting was not posted publicly. Before the workshop, the meeting began with Marisa Gutierrez and Suntilla Jack, president and vice president of Pueblo Alliance respectively, expressing interest in gaining assistance from ASFLC in sponsoring a...

Punks Rock!

Jimena Lopez

First-year students launch into the community of punk rock. 

Everyone has heard the jokes about attending a liberal arts school, but now there's even a class that teaches students how to be punk.  This is Fort Lewis College’s first year providing students with the opportunity to take a punk history class as their first year launch.  Through this course, first year students are able to learn music and culture, while finding the...

Martin Luther King Jr. March

Junior Parrish

Fort Lewis students and staff honor the civil rights leader

  President of the Black Student Union, Elijah Smith, waits for the Fort Lewis Community to join the Martin Luther King Jr March on Jan. 20. This march has been a tradition for several years, and Smith aims to keep the tradition going in honor of the students who made the Black Student Union and Resource Center possible, Smith said.   Sophomore, Native American...

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