By: Melvin Scott Jr.
The Environmental Center's Free Store at Fort Lewis College held a social event for students to sew backpack charms
Students work on their chosen crafts at 6 p.m. Oct. 1 in the Environmental Center.
The Environmental Center's Free Store at Fort Lewis College held a social event for students to sew backpack charms at 5 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Environmental Center in Student Union 145.
The event turns old clothing into something new and teaches people ways to upcycle materials, Ava Leonard, Free...
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Story by Zara Tucker, Photo by Melvin Scott Jr.
Black bear encounters have increased in Durango as bears search for food after a warm winter and a late freeze, leading to much higher human and bear interactions than previous years.
Black bear encounters have increased in Durango as bears search for food after a warm winter and a late freeze, leading to much higher human and bear interactions than previous years.
As of Aug. 13, bear reports in La Plata County had increased 23% from 2025, and within Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southwest region, reports were 32% above the annual average, a recent CPW agency...
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Scott Logan
The Fort Lewis College Powwow Circle elected new officers on Sept. 11 as the student organization started to plan for events and to revive the college’s drum group.
The Fort Lewis College Powwow Circle elected new officers on Sept. 11 as the student organization started to plan for events and to revive the college’s drum group.
The FLC Powwow Circle was established in spring of 2026 by co-founders Melody Eisenberger, adventure education student, and sociology student Unique McCook as a place to give students a space to...
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Maliyah Downing
Resources emerge and conversation sparks at the Queer Community Building Circle
The Queer Community Building Circle held a meeting involving a guest speaker in room 139 at the Reed Library on Oct. 2, 2026, at 12:30-2 p.m.
They had a guest speaker from Alternative Horizon, Liza Williams, come in to talk about her organization, what she does in town and how she helps to bridge the gap between what happens on campus and what happens out in Durango, Leah Dworkin, the...
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Melvin Scott Jr.
Fort Lewis College football program made history with a dominant 2-0 start to the season, the first since 1979.
Fort Lewis College football program made history with a dominant 2-0 start to the season, the first since 1979.
Fort Lewis won its first two games, beating the Arizona Christian Firestorm 27-9 Sept. 5 and the New Mexico Highland Cowboys 31-28 Sept. 12 in an overtime thriller.
“The 2-0 start is awesome, and the team has put in a lot of effort to get to this point,” Johnny Cox,...
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