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How food insecurity impacts your stomach microbiome

ASFLC Meeting 3/12 ASFLC Meeting 3/12

Monday, March 31, 2025 | Nels Christensen

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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. 

ASFLC Meeting 2/26
ASFLC Meeting 2/26

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Tiana Padilla

ASFLC Meeting 2/26

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

Martin Luther King Jr. March
Martin Luther King Jr. March

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Junior Parrish

Martin Luther King Jr. March

Fort Lewis students and staff honor the civil rights leader


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416 Fire Offers Educational Opportunities For FLC Faculty and Students

By Mandy Lorenson

The 416 Fire, which broke out 10 miles north of Durango and burned over 55,000 acres impacted Fort Lewis College in numerous ways. 

The 416 Fire, which broke out 10 miles north of Durango and burned over 55,000 acres impacted Fort Lewis College in numerous ways.    The wildfire broke out on June 1 and subsequently burned over two months, leaving hundreds of people evacuated .   However the trouble didn’t stop when the fire was fully contained. The flooding that came after the fire is the...

Q&A: Root Routledge

By Max Rodgers

Root Routledge is a Durango resident who has audited eight different classes at Fort Lewis College from 2012-15.

Root Routledge is a Durango resident who has audited eight different classes at Fort Lewis College from 2012-15. A class audit is when a resident who isn’t registered for classes sits in on lectures and keeps up with the readings, but isn’t graded on assignments or exams. He received a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University in 1968; a...

Animal Activity on Campus has Decreased Since Last Year

Meritt Drake

Despite consistent raccoon activity around trash cans, there has been less animal activity on campus compared to years past.

Despite consistent raccoon activity around trash cans, there has been less animal activity on campus compared to years past. There have been raccoons nightly around the football field and the dumpsters around the dorms, Fort Lewis College grounds supervisor Carl Gregg said. The raccoons also like to eat some type of bug that lives in the grass, so they’ve been digging at night as...

Faculty Senate Discusses Handbook Changes and the New Administration

Merrit Drake

Fort Lewis College Faculty Senate met on Thursday, Sept. 20 for a question and answer session with President Tom Stritikus and to discuss changes to be made to the handbook.

Fort Lewis College Faculty Senate met on Thursday, Sept. 20 for a question and answer session with President Tom Stritikus and to discuss changes to be made to the handbook. Stritikus addressed progress the Board of Trustees has made in the process of creating its strategic plan. “The strategic plan will lead with objectives and measurable results,” Stritikus said....

ASFLC Appoints Positions and Meets with President

Mandy Lorenson

Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met on Wednesday, September 26,  where the speaker of the senate was appointed, executive action was taken to start the appointment process of the First Term Ambassador, and a guest appearance by FLC president Tom Stritikus.

Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met on Wednesday, September 26,  where the speaker of the senate was appointed, executive action was taken to start the appointment process of the First Term Ambassador, and a guest appearance by FLC president Tom Stritikus. Speaker of the Senate Action was taken by the table on Resolution 18-945 in appointing the speaker of the...

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