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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

FLC Art Department's 56th Annual Student Juried Exhibit

Story by Davis Deussen Photos by Richie Scheuer and Jarred Green

The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery held the opening reception and awards for the 56th Annual Student Juried Exhibition from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 1.

 

The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery held the opening reception and awards for the 56th Annual Student Juried Exhibition from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 1.   A Student Juried Exhibition is a competition available to all FLC students that accepts any form of media for the chance to be exhibited in an art show and be judged in a professional art show setting.   Peter...

The ASFLC: Criteria for FAB Grants

Story by CJ Calvert Photo by Jarred Green

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met on Wednesday to discuss the criteria that the Financial Allocation Board uses to issue travel and event grants to Registered Student Organizations.

 

Items enacted at this meeting: Resolution 17-015 passed, approving the formation of an ad hoc committee. Resolution 17-014 passed, allowing the formation of jam club. Resolution 17-016 passed, fixing the quorum requirements for ASFLC Resolution 17-017, which would have allowed for RSO II’s and III’s to to be put on probation at the FAB...

Time to Do Our Part

Opinion by Evan Wick

For a while here at Fort Lewis College we have been hearing a lot of talk about the future of our institution.

For a while here at Fort Lewis College we have been hearing a lot of talk about the future of our institution. In the past year, we have participated in listening sessions, committee meetings, and public forums where we’ve debated fiercely about a phrase: liberal arts education. We became so focused on three words that I believe we can all agree on is important to FLC, that maybe...

The ASFLC: Enforcing the RSO Binding Agreement

Story by CJ Calvert Photo by Jarred Green

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met on Wednesday to discuss enforcing the policy that Registered Student Organizations meet specific requirements stated in the RSO binding agreements.

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met on Wednesday to discuss enforcing the policy that Registered Student Organizations meet specific requirements stated in the RSO binding agreements.   The first discussion topic was on enforcing the policy that RSOs submit minutes of their meetings as well as attend the mandatory officer meetings in order to receive...

Women's Basketball Wins Big on Senior Night

Article by Matthew Roy Photos by Traven Halley

The Fort Lewis College Skyhawks women’s basketball team beat the Adams State University Grizzlies Tuesday night at Whalen Gymnasium 87-52.

The Fort Lewis College Skyhawks women’s basketball team beat the Adams State University Grizzlies Tuesday night at Whalen Gymnasium 87-52. The Skyhawks improve to 20-6, 15-6 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference with the win, and drop the Grizzlies to 2-22, 1-20 in the RMAC. FLC was on a mission to send their lone senior, Ande Lampert, off with a bang in her last regular...

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