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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 NiƱo.
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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Meow Wolf: Interactive Multimedia Art

Photos by Celeste Matovich

Meow Wolf is an arts production company who specialize in creating immersive, interactive multimedia pieces of work.

Meow Wolf is an arts production company who specialize in creating immersive, interactive multimedia pieces of work. This is Meow Wolf’s first permanent installment called the House of Eternal Return located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is appropriate and enjoyable for all ages and people. Meow Wolf is a lot like a jungle gym, and is also a lot like a haunted house, all while being an...

A History of KDUR

Story by Izzy Farrell Graphic by Allison Anderson

Fort Lewis College students and Durango locals who are interested in radio, being a DJ or just sharing their eclectic musical tastes have a rare opportunity to do so right here on campus in the form of KDUR.  

Fort Lewis College students and Durango locals who are interested in radio, being a DJ or just sharing their eclectic musical tastes have a rare opportunity to do so right here on campus in the form of KDUR.     "One of the things we pride ourselves on here is to play music that’s not heard on commercial radio," Bryant Liggett, Station Manager at KDUR, said....

History of FLC

Photos Courtesy of Center of Southwest Studies and University of Oregon Archives

The following is an excerpt from the "More Than Just Words: A Look at the Mission and History of FLC by Matthew Roy"

 

But what exactly is the legacy that Fort Lewis has left? And how did a military post turn into a college?

 

The following is an excerpt from the "More Than Just Words: A Look at the Mission and History of FLC by Matthew Roy"     But what exactly is the legacy that Fort Lewis has left? And how did a military post turn into a college?   Duane Smith, retired FLC professor and specialist in southwest Colorado history, said FLC has an extraordinary history that...

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