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Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | Tiana Padilla

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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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Trail Time: Winter Trail Closures

By Aidan Multhauf

These will be closed until April 15th, when the elk return to the high country:

Hiking is a favorite pastime for many Fort Lewis students and faculty, and Durango offers year round weather that is conducive for a good time. Unfortunately, weather isn’t the only aspect that affects trail closures. Since Durango is a mountain town, we have wildlife, like bears and deer, that live in and around town year round. We also have wildlife, such as elk, that migrate through...

Victim Escaped Unharmed From Armed Carjacking at FLC

By Ryan Simonovich

More details have been released about an armed carjacking beginning on the Fort Lewis College campus Monday night.

 

    Update Nov. 29 at 12:40 p.m.   More details have been released about an armed carjacking begining on the Fort Lewis College campus Monday night.   A man, who is not a student, was waiting in his vehicle in the Jones Hall parking lot, according to a release sent to the student body by FLC public affairs officer Mitch Davis.   The suspect,...

How Wildfires Work

By Ryan Simonovich

Wildfires have burned over 8.8 million acres of land in the United States this year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

 

Wildfires have burned over 8.8 million acres of land in the United States this year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.   Southwest Colorado has a legacy of wildfires. In 2002, the Missionary Ridge Fire burned over 70,000 acres north of Durango, and in 2013, the West Fork Complex Fire burned over 109,000 acres near Wolf Creek Pass, according to the National Wildfire...

Changes to Durango T Could Impact FLC Students

by C.J. Calvert

The Durango Transit is set to go through major changes within the next year due to budget cuts.   “We are faced with service reductions due to budgetary constraints,” said Amber Blake, the transportation director for the Department of Transportation and Sustainability of Durango.   On Nov. 1, there was an open house to discuss the change in the Durango Transit...

Skyhawks Lose Final Match of Season in Straight Sets

By Benjamin Mandile

Fort Lewis College volleyball lost in straight sets to the New Mexico Highlands University Cowgirls Friday night, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22.

Fort Lewis College volleyball lost in straight sets to the New Mexico Highlands University Cowgirls Friday night, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22.   Despite close back and forth plays throughout, the Skyhawks lost the first set 25-22.   Sophomore middle blocker Bailey Longacre led the Skyhawks in kills with four, while junior setter Kendra Swackenberg led the team with 10 assists. On...

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