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Growing Green: FLC's Community Garden

Story by Jarred Green Photos by Callie Hagman

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

The Environmental Center campus garden at Fort Lewis College provides produce for a variety of events, and is available to anyone that wishes to use it.

The Environmental Center campus garden at Fort Lewis College provides produce for a variety of events, and is available to anyone that wishes to use it. The EC campus garden, like all things at the EC, was started out of a student initiative in October of 2008, Rachel Landis, EC coordinator, said. "The original intent was for it to be used as a demonstration...

Raising the Minimum Wage - Whose Fight Is It?

Opinion by Lauren S Hammond

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

In my most recent Op-Ed, my object was to justify how not everyone can stand up for every issue. However, it is obvious that more humanistic issues are easier to sympathize with.

In my most recent Op-Ed, my object was to justify how not everyone can stand up for every issue. However, it is obvious that more humanistic issues are easier to sympathize with. For example, the difference between climate change and poverty. I would argue that poverty is something that more people see as problematic. It seems that I can see poverty as an issue. It...

Student Enrollment Down - RSO Funds Down

Story by Luke Perkins and Jarred Green Photos by Callie Hagman

Monday, March 30, 2015

Student enrollment at Fort Lewis College has decreased over the past ten years. This is an issue for Registered Student Organizations, whose funding is dependant on the number of students enrolled at FLC.

Student enrollment at Fort Lewis College has decreased over the past ten years. This is an issue for Registered Student Organizations, whose funding is dependant on the number of students enrolled at FLC. Enrollment Issues “Enrollment has been a high priority for me,” Dene Thomas, president at FLC, said. Since her hiring in 2010 Thomas has...

ASFLC Executive Team Candidates: Gallegos and Smith

Story by Catherine Wheeler Graphic by Julia Volzke

Friday, March 20, 2015

Deadlines for nomination packets for the upcoming Associated Students of Fort Lewis College elections were recently extended, which allowed for more students to sign up to run for an executive or senatorial position.

Deadlines for nomination packets for the upcoming Associated Students of Fort Lewis College elections were recently extended, which allowed for more students to sign up to run for an executive or senatorial position. Lindley Gallegos and Jacob Smith are the most recents students to put in their bid for the executive team election. Gallegos and Smith are both juniors...

A Durangotang’s Guide to Summer Music Festivals

Story by Alison Uralli Photos by Callie Hagman

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Attending outdoor music festivals is a popular summer pastime among students at Fort Lewis College.

Attending outdoor music festivals is a popular summer pastime among students at Fort Lewis College. “I’ll be attending Telluride Bluegrass Festival for the music and the chill atmosphere,” sophomore Sean Spainhower said. This festival is not as big as some of the others, like Summer Camp, but it's beautiful there. The bluegrass crowd is always friendly...