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Testing Tampons for Women's Health Testing Tampons for Women's Health

Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Written by Manhattan Adams, Photos by Manhattan Adams and Donovon Riley

Testing Tampons for Women's Health

Fort Lewis College chemistry researchers investigate heavy metals in tampons.

Catalyzing Creativity Catalyzing Creativity

Monday, March 24, 2025 | Manhattan Adams

Catalyzing Creativity

Undergraduate Students Get Hands-On Research Experience at Fort Lewis College
Martin Luther King Jr. March Martin Luther King Jr. March

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | Junior Parrish

Martin Luther King Jr. March

Fort Lewis students and staff honor the civil rights leader


Fort Lewis College Campus Blotter

By: Benjamin Mandile

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from March 1 to April 9.

 

Editor’s Note: Those involved with all incidents in this crime log are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.   The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from March 1 to April 9. Friday, March 1 at 10:17 a.m. Police responded to an incident involving damaged property at Escalante Hall. Friday, March 1...

Efforts Made to Promote Positive Environment for Traditional Tobacco Users

By: Taylor Hutchison

Following the executive order that condemned students from smoking or vaping at Fort Lewis College, students addressed the use of traditional tobacco with a screening of “Keep it Sacred” and a panel on April 2 in the Vallecito Room in the Student Union Building.


Sara Newman, assistant professor of health sciences, asked her public health communication and education students to focus on a community on campus and the effect of the smoking ban on that community.

 

Panelists Arrin Paul, Louisa Brown, Annie Mombourquette, Dr. Majel Boxer, and Glenna Sexton discuss traditional tobacco in the Vallecito Room in the Student Union at Fort Lewis College. Photo by Taylor Hutchison Following the executive order that condemned students from smoking or vaping at Fort Lewis College, students addressed the use of traditional tobacco with a screening of...

Free Pads and Tampons Offered to Students in Attempt to End Stigma

By Taylor Hutchison

The National Residence Hall Honorary partnered with the Residence Hall Association and Planned Parenthood to provide baskets full of pads and tampons in the women’s and gender neutral bathrooms this week at Fort Lewis College.

The National Residence Hall Honorary partnered with the Residence Hall Association and Planned Parenthood to provide baskets, like this one in the women’s bathroom in the Reed Library. Photo by Taylor Hutchison. The National Residence Hall Honorary partnered with the Residence Hall Association and Planned Parenthood to provide baskets full of pads and tampons in the women’s and...

FLC Softball To Return to Aspen Field This Weekend

By Benjamin Mandile

The Fort Lewis College Softball team continues to be held off from playing on their official home field but is hopeful to return to Aspen Field for a scheduled Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference series March 30.

The Fort Lewis College Softball team continues to be held off from playing on their official home field but is hopeful to return to Aspen Field for a scheduled Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference series March 30.  This year marks the third year many of the players on the team have had to play at satellite-fields, including Aztec High School in Aztec, NM and on other colleges’...

Cody Stroup and Madison Klearman Voted Into ASFLC Executive Office

By: Meritt Drake

The new ASFLC executive team, Cody Stroup and Madison Klearman, were announced as election winners at the ASFLC meeting on Mar. 27.

The new ASFLC executive team, Cody Stroup and Madison Klearman, were announced as election winners at the ASFLC meeting on Mar. 27. Cody Stroup and Madison Klearman will take over office as president and vice president at the beginning of next semester. Nine senators were also elected, leaving two empty senate seats to be filled with appointees in the fall. Voting for elections began at...

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