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Indigenous People's Day 2025 Indigenous People's Day 2025

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Written by Mya Simon, Photographed by M'iitra Pino

Indigenous People's Day 2025

October rain does little to keep FLC from celebrating Indigenous culture 

Safety First, Because Accidents Last Safety First, Because Accidents Last

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | Nels Christensen

Safety First, Because Accidents Last

Fort Lewis police report safety statistics in recent years. 

Hotels: the new Dorms? Hotels: the new Dorms?

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | Jimena Lopez

Hotels: the new Dorms?

Back to school! While some Fort Lewis students were making sure they had their backpacks ready to go, others were making sure they had somewhere...

Victim Escaped Unharmed From Armed Carjacking at FLC

By Ryan Simonovich

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,...

Changes to Durango T Could Impact FLC Students

by C.J. Calvert

The Durango Transit is set to go through major changes within the next year due to budget cuts.   “We are faced with service reductions due to budgetary constraints,” said Amber Blake, the transportation director for the Department of Transportation and Sustainability of Durango.   On Nov. 1, there was an open house to discuss the change in the Durango Transit...

ASFLC Reports: RSO Level Change Form and RSO Approvals

By Becca Day

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College discussed the Registered Student Organization Change Form and passed three resolutions on Wednesday evening.

 

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College discussed the Registered Student Organization Change Form and passed three resolutions on Wednesday evening.   RSO Level Change Form   ASFLC discussed the RSO Level Change Form sponsored by ASFLC Vice President Ian Fullinwider.   If an RSO I wants to advance to an RSO II, it would have to complete an RSO Level...

A Look into Sodexo and Fort Lewis College

Story By Roy Adams. Photo By Mia Thomas

Fort Lewis College has been paired with Sodexo since the 1980s and has seen various changes during those times.

 

Fort Lewis College has been paired with Sodexo since the 1980s and has seen various changes during those times.   Because of the many changes, FLC and Sodexo are holding a food focus group to help cater to the students’ changing needs, Jill Weigert, director of the Student Union, said.     “We get action items and actually work on them” Weigert...

The Changing Ways Colleges Handle Sexual Assault

Story By Becca Day. Photo By Catie Welch

Title IX is changing under President Donald Trump’s administration, however policy at Fort Lewis College will remain the same.

 

Title IX is changing under President Donald Trump’s administration, however policy at Fort Lewis College will remain the same.   The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, under the Trump administration, sent a Dear Colleague Letter on Sept. 22 withdrawing some of the Title IX guidance sent under former president Barack Obama’s administration.   The...

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