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Native Students Feel Silenced: FLC’s regulation of student feed questioned aft er students posted in support of “white culture” on Indigenous People’s Day Native Students Feel Silenced: FLC’s regulation of student feed questioned aft er students posted in support of “white culture” on Indigenous People’s Day

Native Students Feel Silenced: FLC’s regulation of student feed questioned aft er students posted in support of “white culture” on Indigenous People’s Day

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

After a problematic series of posts advocating for “white culture” hit the Fort Lewis College app on Oct. 11, questions of inclusivity and proper representation of FLC’s diverse student population rang through campus.

After a problematic series of posts advocating for “white culture” hit the Fort Lewis College app on Oct. 11, questions of inclusivity and proper representation of FLC’s diverse student population rang through campus. In the late evening hours of Indigenous People’s Day, a series of memes pertaining to “white culture” were posted, sparking a wildfire on...

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All Off -Season: FLC protocols force a precautionary pause on student athletics aft er a large house party

By Will Charles Indy Staff Writer

An off-campus party that included student athletes on Oct. 2 resulted with a pause being implemented on all off-season sports.An off-campus party that included student athletes on Oct. 2 resulted with a pause being implemented on all off-season sports.

An off-campus party that included student athletes on Oct. 2 resulted with a pause being implemented on all off-season sports. While not all partygoers were student athletes, it’s reported that 150 people attended the function that took place where some Fort Lewis College football players resided, Brandon Leimbach, Athletic Director of FLC, said. A few faculty members, that live on...

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Campus Life, Learning and Health: How FLC planned for our return

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

When Fort Lewis College made its decision to bring students back to campus for the fall 2020 semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, a plethora of considerations, new policies, and a reckoning of resources followed, trying to make the campus return as safe and manageable as possible.

When Fort Lewis College made its decision to bring students back to campus for the fall 2020 semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, a plethora of considerations, new policies, and a reckoning of resources followed, trying to make the campus return as safe and manageable as possible.  From the stickers on each and every desk telling students where to sit to maintain physical distancing, to...

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? What does FLC's travel policy entail?

By Jackson Zinsmeyer Indy Staff Writer

 

 

  The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the way Fort Lewis College students are able to live on and off campus.   Important information about restrictions was given to students prior to the start of the semester that would affect their time on campus this semester.  Rene Klotz, the FLC Health Center’s nurse practitioner and clinical director, recommends...

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