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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.

2025 Hawk Tank Gala 2025 Hawk Tank Gala

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | Written by AJ Repinski

2025 Hawk Tank Gala

Students from the southwest celebrate the end of the business competition. 

Catalyzing Creativity Catalyzing Creativity

Monday, March 24, 2025 | Manhattan Adams

Catalyzing Creativity

Undergraduate Students Get Hands-On Research Experience at Fort Lewis College

Fort Lewis College Campus Blotter

Article by: Benjamin Mandile Photo by: Colton Branstetter

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Oct 8 to Oct 16.

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Oct 8 to Oct 16. Monday, October 8 at 2:25 p.m. Police responded to a hit and run accident in the 1200 Block of Rim Drive Tuesday, October 9 at 8:04 a.m. Police responded to an incident of damaged property involving a chair and an elevator door in the 1300 Block of E. 8th Ave. Tuesday,...

FLC Comedian Elliot Weber Q&A

Faith Owen

Elliot Weber is a student at Fort Lewis College who has a passion for comedy. He writes his own stand-up routines that he performs any chance he gets in local spots around Durango.

Elliot Weber is a student at Fort Lewis College who has a passion for comedy. He writes his own stand-up routines that he performs any chance he gets in local spots around Durango. What made you become interested in comedy? I first became interested in comedy in high school. I would bond with my friends watching Comedy Central and Netflix stand-up specials. I didn’t know then how...

Budget and Enrollment Numbers Call for Optimism

Ryan Simonovich

The mood around campus is one of cautious optimism in response to this year’s budget and enrollment numbers.

The mood around campus is one of cautious optimism in response to this year’s budget and enrollment numbers. The Fort Lewis College General Fund budget for fiscal year 2018-19 is $51.9 million, Michele Peterson, associate vice president of finance and administration, said. That’s compared to $54 million in 2017-18. In April, FLC announced a $4.2 million budget reduction,...

ASFLC Approves New RSO

Mandy Lorenson

Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met Oct. 10 to approve the newest RSO on campus, Keeping Women Wild.

Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met Oct. 10 to approve the newest RSO on campus, Keeping Women Wild. “We want to empower women in the outdoors,” Sara Moore, founder of Keeping Women Wild and senior at FLC, said. This has been something that they have wanted to create for a while but haven’t been able to find a solid group of women, Moore said. Keeping Women...

Fort Lewis College Campus Blotter

Article by: Benjamin Mandile Photo by: Colton Branstetter

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Sept. 19 to Oct. 7.

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Sept. 19 to Oct. 7. Wednesday, September 19 at 5:22 p.m. Police responded to a call in the 900 Block of Rim Drive concerning damaged property. Thursday, September 20 at 3:15 p.m. Police responded to a call in the 80 Block of W Campus Court concerning a stolen vehicle. The call was unfounded...

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