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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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The Old Fort In Hesperus

By: Coya Pair

When Fort Lewis College first became a college it was located near Hesperus. Today, the Old Fort is still there as an active farm as a source for education and community gatherings.

 

When Fort Lewis College first became a college it was located near Hesperus. Today, the Old Fort is still there as an active farm as a source for education and community gatherings.   “We try to be a community resource, for education, meetings, conferences, weddings and picnics,” Beth LaShell, Old Fort coordinator, said.   The Old Fort is located four miles...

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Mozart's Così Fan Tutte

By: Kate Huxel

The Metropolitan Opera’s high definition version of Così Fan Tutte, which screened last Saturday in the Vallecito Room, showed diversity to all colors and personalities, including what some consider comic circus freaks.

The Metropolitan Opera’s high definition version of Così Fan Tutte, which screened last Saturday in the Vallecito Room, showed diversity to all colors and personalities, including what some consider comic circus freaks. The mixture of two sopranos, tenor, and bass voices communicated harmonic conversation to carry the plot.   The set individually rotated, exposing a new...

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Indy Eats: The Bloom Cafe

By: Coya Pair

The Bloom cafe is a cozy and cultured lunch spot tucked away off Camino Del Rio, near the Animas River and Albertson's parking lot.

 

The Bloom cafe is a cozy and cultured lunch spot tucked away off Camino Del Rio, near the Animas River and Albertson's parking lot. The cafe has a fenced, landscaped patio, and the inside is decorated with colorful paintings and stained glass. I was greeted by the kindest staff, and met the owner, Andrew Krull. I can almost guarantee that anyone who eats here will have the urge to...

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Video: Fort Lewis College Presidential Search Student Forum Video: Fort Lewis College Presidential Search Student Forum

Video: Fort Lewis College Presidential Search Student Forum

By Ryan Simonovich

Watch the full recording of the event. 

The Independent hosted a student forum Thursday about the college presidential search. The panelists included three members of the search committee: Michael Valdez, Dustin Fink, and Sue Kraus; as well as Board of Trustees member Steve Short. Watch the recording of the event.                          ...

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Humane Pork Now Served at Fort Lewis College

By Becca Day

Humane pork is the latest Real Food Challenge Vote Real item that students selected at Fort Lewis College.

 

Humane pork is the latest Real Food Challenge Vote Real item that students selected at Fort Lewis College.   Humane food is about the humane treatment of animals that are used for meat, Rachel Landis, coordinator of the Environmental Center, said.   “It's everything from how they're raised, to how their slaughtered, to how they’re processed, and...

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