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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...

Skyhawks Add to Winning Streak at Home

Story by Lacey Tewanema Photos by Crystal Ashike

The Skyhawks men’s basketball team increased their home game winning streak to 30 over the weekend by defeating Western State (5-18) and Colorado Mesa (7-18).

 

The Skyhawks men’s basketball team increased their home game winning streak to 30 over the weekend by defeating Western State (5-18) and Colorado Mesa (7-18). At Friday night’s game versus Western State the Skyhawks won 95-70, and at Saturday night’s game they won 90-71. Rasmus Bach had a big weekend as he dropped 24 points on Friday and 18 on Saturday. Joshua Blaylock...

Two Victories for the Women Skyhawks Basketball Team

Story by Lacey Tewanema Photos by Traven Halley

The weekend started out right for the Lady Skyhawks shutting out Western State (6-17) in the second quarter on their way to a 67-36 victory Friday night.  On Saturday they beat Colorado Mesa (17-6) 77-50.

 

The weekend started out right for the Women Skyhawks shutting out Western State (6-17) in the second quarter on their way to a 67-36 victory Friday night.  On Saturday they beat Colorado Mesa (17-6) 77-50. “We just locked in, I don’t know how else to describe it,” head coach Jason Flores said. “Players did great job of not allowing them to score the way they...

Fort Lewis College Real Food Challenge 2017

Story by Becca Day Photo by Richie Scheuer

On Tuesday the Real Food Challenge at Fort Lewis College will announce the winner of the February Vote Real poll. Students have the option to choose between apples, carrots or zucchini as the next item that Sodexo will serve in its organic form.

 

On Tuesday the Real Food Challenge at Fort Lewis College will announce the winner of the February Vote Real poll. Students have the option to choose between apples, carrots or zucchini as the next item that Sodexo will serve in its organic form. The RFC is a national organization that encourages colleges and universities across the nation to serve real foods to their students, Rachel...

KDUR New Music Review: Ab-Soul and Old Crow Medicine Show

Opinion by Douglas DuPont Photo by Jarred Green

Greetings, reader. It’s Douglas here, back with some music that’ll hopefully make you uneasy. The Independent News Organization and myself will be bringing you these short-yet-sweet breakdowns of two new interesting records bi-weekly. Today, both records come from very different genres,testament to the diversity one can hear regularly on KDUR, where the majority of these discoveries occur.

 

Greetings, reader. It’s Douglas here, back with some music that’ll hopefully make you uneasy. The Independent News Organization and myself will be bringing you these short-yet-sweet breakdowns of two new interesting records bi-weekly. Today, both records come from very different genres,testament to the diversity one can hear regularly on KDUR, where the majority of these...

The ASFLC: Discussion on the Strategic Enrollment Plan

Story by CJ Calvert Photo by Jarred Green

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College discussed on Wednesday their involvement with the strategic enrollment plan.

 

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College discussed on Wednesday their involvement with the strategic enrollment plan. There is a strategic enrollment plan group on campus that works directly with Noel Levitz, Glenna Sexton, vice president of student affairs said. The ASFLC currently has no association with the strategic enrollment plan. Ruffalo Noel Levitz is an enrollment...

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