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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 Students and Alumni Compete for Business Startup Money in First Ever “Hawk Tank” Competition FLC Students and Alumni Compete for Business Startup Money in First Ever “Hawk Tank” Competition

FLC Students and Alumni Compete for Business Startup Money in First Ever “Hawk Tank” Competition

Story by Alison Uralli Graphic by Julia Volzke

The Fort Lewis College School of Business Administration is hosting a business plan competition modeled after the TV show “Shark Tank” where students and recent graduates can win up to $5,000 in startup money for their business.

 

The Fort Lewis College School of Business Administration is hosting a business plan competition modeled after the TV show “Shark Tank” where students and recent graduates can win up to $5,000 in startup money for their business.   The Competition   “We recognized there was a need and also a desire from students to do this, and so we just moved...

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"Don't Breathe" art Exhibit by Grant Downing "Don't Breathe" art Exhibit by Grant Downing

"Don't Breathe" art Exhibit by Grant Downing

Story by Alex Semadeni Photos by Hanna Maddera

Grant Downing’s art exhibit, “Don’t Breathe,” opened to the public Wednesday, January 27, 2016.

 

Grant Downing’s art exhibit, “Don’t Breathe,” opened to the public Wednesday, January 27, 2016.   The exhibit, located in the Art Building’s Exit Gallery, was attended by around 30-40 people, Downing, a senior art major at Fort Lewis College, said.   “It was great,” Downing said. “I got a lot of great feedback. I got a lot...

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Pizza with the President Pizza with the President

Pizza with the President

Story by Lyle Iron Cloud Photos by Talulah Gilroy

President of Fort Lewis College Dene Thomas, Provost Barbara Morris, and Vice President Glenna Sexton held an event to discuss current events at FLC and to talk about future plans. Pizza was served afterward.

President of Fort Lewis College Dene Thomas, Provost Barbara Morris, and Vice President Glenna Sexton held an event to discuss current events at FLC and to talk about future plans. Pizza was served afterward. The event was held in the ballroom of the student union building on Thursday, January 28, 2016. Roughly thirty minutes was devoted to a campus update followed by a brief Q & A in...

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Fort Lewis College Strategic Planning Session: STEM or Liberal Arts? Fort Lewis College Strategic Planning Session: STEM or Liberal Arts?

Fort Lewis College Strategic Planning Session: STEM or Liberal Arts?

Story by Alexandra Lamb Photo by Allison Anderson

The marketable future of Fort Lewis College was discussed in a strategic meeting Jan. 21, 2016, in the Colorado Room on campus.

The marketable future of Fort Lewis College was discussed in a strategic meeting Jan. 21, 2016, in the Colorado Room on campus. The meeting was facilitated by Ann Duffield, founding principal of Ann Duffield and Colleagues LLC, and it was open to a mix of faculty, staff and students. The first half of the meeting focused on the importance of technology to the future of FLC Evan...

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The EcoFlight looks at the Animas from Above: Mega Drought

Story by Keenan Malone

On October 14, Josey Burkett, a freshman at Fort Lewis College participated in the EcoFlight educational trip across the western United States along with other interdisciplinary FLC students.

On October 14, Josey Burkett, a freshman at Fort Lewis College participated in the EcoFlight educational trip across the western United States along with other interdisciplinary FLC students.   The route of this non-profit, education-focused airplane flight begins in Aspen, Colorado before flying over the deserts and other regions of the southwest, highlighting a variety of...

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