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What's the Buzz with Bee Club? What's the Buzz with Bee Club?

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | Story and Photos by Zara Tucker

What's the Buzz with Bee Club?

The honeybees are staying in their hives, but Bee Club is still buzzing.

FLC Brown Bag Lunches: Dedicated to Teaching FLC Brown Bag Lunches: Dedicated to Teaching

FLC Brown Bag Lunches: Dedicated to Teaching

Story by Carolyn Estes Graphic by Camden Smith Photos by Talulah Gilroy

At Fort Lewis College brown bag lunches are a way for professors learn how to teach their students in a better and more efficient way.

 

At Fort Lewis College brown bag lunches are a way for professors learn how to teach their students in a better and more efficient way.   The meetings are not just an instruction, they are more like a workshop, Leslie Goldstein, senior lecturer on the math faculty, said.   Canvas was the latest topic at the brown bag lunch. Canvas is a course management tool that all...

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El Niño: An Average Winter El Niño: An Average Winter

El Niño: An Average Winter

Story by Lyle Iron Cloud Graphic by Allison Anderson

In the coming months, cold temperatures and snow will give way to longer days and warmer weather. This year’s El Niño will be over allowing summer to flourish.

In the coming months, cold temperatures and snow will give way to longer days and warmer weather. This year’s El Niño will be over allowing summer to flourish.     El Niño is a warming of water in the southern pacific ocean that brings changes to a weather system that is operating normally, Jonathan Harvey, assistant professor of geosciences at Fort Lewis...

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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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