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RMAC Home Openers Show FLC’s True Colors

By Matthew T. Roy

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Fort Lewis College’s women’s basketball team won both of their matchups this weekend in their Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference home openers. FLC, currently ranked 20th in the nation, beat the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks 57-51 on Friday night and then went on to defeat the Western State Mountaineers 68-54 on Saturday night.

Fort Lewis College’s women’s basketball team won both of their matchups this weekend in their Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference home openers. FLC, currently ranked 20th in the nation, beat the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks 57-51 on Friday night and then went on to defeat the Western State Mountaineers 68-54 on Saturday night. Friday: FLC Wins big RMAC matchup...

FLC Men Win Two Home Thrillers This Weekend

By Matthew T. Roy

Sunday, December 10, 2017

The home crowd was rocking and the home team was flying as the Fort Lewis College Men’s basketball team won both of their Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference home openers this weekend with victories against the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks on Friday and the Western State University Mountaineers on Saturday in overtime.

The home crowd was rocking and the home team was flying as the Fort Lewis College Men’s basketball team won both of their Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference home openers this weekend with victories against the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks on Friday and the Western State University Mountaineers on Saturday in overtime. Friday: FLC puts down the Mavericks, 96-80....

Trail Time: Winter Trail Closures

By Aidan Multhauf

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

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

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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,...

Trail Time: Telegraph Trail

By Teal Lehto

Saturday, November 18, 2017

The Telegraph Trail is not necessarily one trail, but a trail system that can be used to explore the mountainous ridges just southeast of campus. This trail system is great because it generally stays pretty dry and easily accessible until there is a significant amount of snow in town. Then it can be used for snowshoeing when there is enough snow!

Trail System: Horse Gulch Uses: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Snowshoeing Distance: 3-4 miles Difficulty: 2 (Meadow Loop), 6 (Telegraph), 7.5 (Pautsky Point), 8.5 (Anasazi Descent) out of 10 Trailhead: Horse Gulch Trailhead Distance from Campus to Trailhead: 1.1 miles Fun fact: The meadow below Telegraph where Meadow Loop trail goes was previously a garbage dump,...