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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

Indigenous People's Day 2025 Indigenous People's Day 2025

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Written by Mya Simon, Photographed by M'iitra Pino

Indigenous People's Day 2025

October rain does little to keep FLC from celebrating Indigenous culture 

Banging Heads in Buckley Park
 Banging Heads in Buckley Park

Thursday, October 2, 2025
Mya Simon and Garrett Middleton

Banging Heads in Buckley Park

Locals share an inside look into Durango's metal scene. 

Safety First, Because Accidents Last
 Safety First, Because Accidents Last

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Nels Christensen

Safety First, Because Accidents Last

Fort Lewis police report safety statistics in recent years. 

Hotels: the new Dorms?
 Hotels: the new Dorms?

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Jimena Lopez

Hotels: the new Dorms?

Back to school! While some Fort Lewis students were making sure they had their backpacks ready to go, others were making sure they had somewhere...
59th Annual Hozhoni Days Powwow
 59th Annual Hozhoni Days Powwow

Friday, May 2, 2025
Written by Junior Parrish, Photographed by Donovan Riley and Junior Parrish

59th Annual Hozhoni Days Powwow

An event that brings joy and beauty, Hozhoni Ambassadors and First Attendant said.

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ASFLC Plans to Host Forum with Students

Mandy Lorenson

Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met Wednesday night to discuss the idea of an ASFLC forum with students, appoint a new senator, and approve new RSO, Women in SOBA.

Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met Wednesday night to discuss the idea of an ASFLC forum with students, appoint a new senator, and approve new RSO, Women in SOBA. ASFLC Forum The idea of an ASFLC forum was brought to the table Wednesday night by ASFLC Sen. Rebecca Judy. This year ASFLC has started to laying the foundations of being more transparent with the student body,...

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ASFLC Approves Changes To Constitution, New RSO

Mandy Lorenson

Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met Wednesday night to discuss the changes that were made to the constitution and approved a new RSO.

Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met Wednesday night to discuss the changes that were made to the constitution and approved a new RSO. Constitution Changes For the past several weeks, the constitution committee of ASFLC has been working on changes to the constitution. Twenty-two changes were made to the constitution in all, Roy Adams, ASFLC senator and a member on the...

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FLC’s Haunted House Gives Back to Community

Kim Cassels

The Fort Lewis College Residence Hall Association and Students Union Productions hosted a haunted house in the Union Ballroom Oct. 24 and 25. This year, the  event raised funds which went towards the Rainbow Youth Alliance.

The Fort Lewis College Residence Hall Association and Students Union Productions hosted a haunted house in the Union Ballroom Oct. 24 and 25. This year, the  event raised funds which went towards the Rainbow Youth Alliance. The theme was to design the haunted house as the home of a mad scientist, Margaret Watts, associate director for housing, said. The entrance was a forest that...

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Students try their hand at improv in FLC theatre department

Kim Cassels

The theatre department at Fort Lewis College tried something new this semester by having seven students collectively create a sketch comedy out of improv.

The theatre department at Fort Lewis College tried something new this semester by having seven students collectively create a sketch comedy out of improv. The theatre department added the sketch comedy “Un-Educated” to the fall program this year to challenge actors and provide audiences with a popular genre of comedy, Ginny Davis, the theatre department chair, said....

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Faculty senate hears from administration on progress made on strategic plannin

Meritt Drake

Fort Lewis College Faculty Senate met on Thursday to hear from President Tom Stritikus and Provost Jesse Peters about work being done to create a strategic plan for the college.

Fort Lewis College Faculty Senate met on Thursday to hear from President Tom Stritikus and Provost Jesse Peters about work being done to create a strategic plan for the college. Strategic Plan Progress There are four groups working on the strategic plan, Stritikus said. These groups are mechanisms for organizing work and thinking of initiatives, he said. The groups are: Students at...

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