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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...

Criterion Five Plans for FLC's Future

Article by Madilyn Bates, Graphic by Allie Hutto

The Higher Learning Commission continues the accreditation process at Fort Lewis College, and the teams evaluating the school based on various outlined criteria are wrapping up their analysis of gaps in FLC’s policies.

 Criterion five judges the school’s planning for resources, budget and effectiveness through a few core components.



The Higher Learning Commission continues the accreditation process at Fort Lewis College, and the teams evaluating the school based on various outlined criteria are wrapping up their analysis of gaps in FLC’s policies.         Criterion five judges the school’s planning for resources, budget and effectiveness through a few core components. ...

Taking a Look at Teaching and Learning: The HLC Committee's Teaching and Learning Team

Story by Madilyn Bates, Graphic by Allie Hutto

As the Higher Learning Commission Accreditation proceeds to evaluate different aspects of Fort Lewis College’s performance, the criterion three team is beginning to assess teaching and learning. Teaching and Learning criterion three involves measuring the quality, resources, and support the school offers its students. “Criterion three deals directly with the quality of...

Assessing Our Mission: The HLC Committee's Mission Team

Story by Madilyn Bates

The Higher Learning Commission’s re-accreditation process is underway for the 2013-2014 school year, and teams are assembled to begin evaluating the school based on five categories. The Mission Team, which is led by Michael Martin, associate professor of history, and Lee Frazer, assistant professor of adventure education, will evaluate whether the mission statement is an accurate...

An Author Amongst Us

Story by Alexa Chance, Photo by Christian Bachrodt

When Steven Meyers, professor of English at Fort Lewis College, isn’t teaching creative non-fiction or Semantics, he is doing his own work. Meyers is the author of two creative non-fiction titles that have recently been re-released: The San Juan River Chronicle and Notes from the San Juans. Meyers hadn’t planned to be a full-time professor when he was hired in 2000,...

The Lost and Found

Story by Meghan Olson, Graphic by Allie Hutto

As students busy schedules may lead to absent-mindedness, misplacing and forgetting important items can happen with ease. Luckily, there is a place where these lost and found possessions may be located.

The front desk in the Student Union hosts a “lost and found” box, where all students who find a misplaced items or who are looking for their own are encouraged to go.


As students busy schedules may lead to absent-mindedness, misplacing and forgetting important items can happen with ease. Luckily, there is a place where these lost and found possessions may be located. The front desk in the Student Union hosts a “lost and found” box, where all students who find a misplaced items or who are looking for their own are encouraged to go. All...

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