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Vibrant Voices Vibrant Voices

Friday, May 24, 2024 | Kiiyahno Edgewater

Vibrant Voices

The past, present and future of representing diversity on campus.
The Hidden Cost The Hidden Cost

Friday, May 24, 2024 | Story by: Matthew Claeson and Zara Tucker

The Hidden Cost

Investigating Meal Swipes and the New Food Provider at Fort Lewis College
The Coming Storm
 The Coming Storm

Friday, May 24, 2024
Scout Edmondson

The Coming Storm

Lessons learned from the ‘22/‘23 winter and what could come with the looming El Niño.
Crying Wolf
 Crying Wolf

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Scout Edmondson

Crying Wolf

Colorado's wolf reintroduction has become so emotional, so political, that it's no longer even about the wolves. 

Bones from the Bisti Badlands
 Bones from the Bisti Badlands

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Anja Tabor

Bones from the Bisti Badlands

What it takes to get a dinosaur to Fort Lewis College

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Stritikus Commissions Search Committee to Find New Provost

By: Benjamin Mandile

Fort Lewis College President Tom Stritikus formed a search committee to find a new provost to replace Interim Provost Jesse Peters in late November 2018.

Fort Lewis College President Tom Stritikus formed a search committee to find a new provost to replace Interim Provost Jesse Peters in late November 2018. In an email sent to the general FLC community Stritikus announced the members of the committee and shared the charge they were given. The search committee features 11 people to ensure that the college is represented. The committee has...

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Snow Build Up on Campus Creates Potential Safety Hazards Snow Build Up on Campus Creates Potential Safety Hazards

Snow Build Up on Campus Creates Potential Safety Hazards

By: Meritt Drake

With the Durango area receiving more snow than in recent years past, piles of plowed snow have begun to form around parking lots and roads of Fort Lewis College. Displaced snow can cause safety hazards to drivers and pedestrians.

With the Durango area receiving more snow than in recent years past, piles of plowed snow have begun to form around parking lots and roads of Fort Lewis College. Displaced snow can cause safety hazards to drivers and pedestrians. Snow removal on campus parking lots and roads, including Rim Drive and 8th Avenue, is the responsibility of FLC’s Physical Plant. Snow built up on city...

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21 Things To Do During Snowdown if You’re Under 21

By: Meritt Drake

Snowdown is meant to be an event to bring all of Durango together, but the amount of events can be overwhelming for those 21 and over. It can be discouraging to get all dressed up in a costume and head over to a seemingly non-alcohol related event only to be turned away at the door. However, there is plenty to do during this week for all ages.

Snowdown is meant to be an event to bring all of Durango together, but the amount of events can be overwhelming for those 21 and over. It can be discouraging to get all dressed up in a costume and head over to a seemingly non-alcohol related event only to be turned away at the door. However, there is plenty to do during this week for all ages. Wednesday 1.) Dart Tournament When and...

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Students Placed in Converted Rooms Due to Housing Shortage

Story by: Benjamin Mandile and Meritt Drake

Erica Cudkowicz, a freshman living in the Bader/Snyder complex, arrived on campus for the first day of orientation in the fall of 2018, excited to start her undergraduate education at Fort Lewis College.

Erica Cudkowicz, a freshman living in the Bader/Snyder complex, arrived on campus for the first day of orientation in the fall of 2018, excited to start her undergraduate education at Fort Lewis College. However when she arrived to campus, instead of moving into a traditional room, she began unpacking into a lounge in the dorm that had been converted into a makeshift dorm room with two...

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Government Shutdown Impacts Local Residents Government Shutdown Impacts Local Residents

Government Shutdown Impacts Local Residents

Photo courtesy of Andy Gleason Story by: Coya Pair and Ryan Simonovich

The partial federal government shutdown is causing an array of impacts to the local community.

The partial federal government shutdown is causing an array of impacts to the local community. The government has been partially shut down since Dec. 22, the longest shutdown in American history. The shutdown occurred because Congress and the President have not agreed on a spending bill.   The fundamental legislation behind government shutdowns is the Antideficiency Act, which...

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