Skyhawk Football starts the season 2-0 for the first time since 1979 Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | Melvin Scott Jr. Skyhawk Football starts the season 2-0 for the first time since 1979 Fort Lewis College football program made history with a dominant 2-0 start to the season, the first since 1979.
FLC's Political Engagement Project State of the Union Watch Party Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | Garrett Middleton FLC's Political Engagement Project State of the Union Watch Party Fort Lewis College’s Political Engagement Project hosted a well-attended live watch party for the president’s State of the Union...
Beyond the Bus: Campus Program Provides Free E-bikes to Students and... Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | Melvin Scott Jr. Beyond the Bus: Campus Program Provides Free E-bikes to Students and... The Environmental Center at Fort Lewis College has an E-bike loan program for students, staff and faculty designed to provide reliable...
Adventure for All Adventure for All By:Scout Edmondson Indy Staff Writer Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Outdoor Pursuits stives to provide opportunities to the BIPOC community on campus Nestled in between the vast deserts of the American southwest and the sky scraping ramparts of Colorado’s San Juan mountains is Fort Lewis College. Because of its proximity to some of the United States most beautiful natural settings, the college is a haven for people who want to pursue their education while also spending time outside. One doesn’t have to look... Read more
Debunking Fungiphobia: Don't get in truffle By: Zoe Coughlin Indy Staff Writer Tuesday, February 28, 2023 A look into mushrooms growing in the area, where to find them and why they are so important. Have you been walking in the woods in Durango or even your yard and stumbled upon a patch of mushrooms growing? If you have, that's because mushroom season is right now. Did you ever wonder whether these mushrooms were edible or poisonous? Mushrooms, which are part of the fungi kingdom, are decomposers and get their nutrients from organic waste material.... Read more
Standing on 150 million years: Dino discovery in our backyard By: Mia McCormick Indy Staff Writer Thursday, February 16, 2023 A discovery on a hiking trail leads to a glimpse into Durango's past. A dinosaur died on Animas City Mountain in Durango about 150 million years ago, and in December of 2021, a local fossil hunter found its bones. Tom Eskew, a certified arborist and amateur fossil hunter, said he had walked over them hundreds of times until one day, he looked down and realized there were fossils in his path. “The most valuable finds in... Read more
Gerald Shorty: Indigenizing Psychology Gerald Shorty: Indigenizing Psychology By Alx Lee Indy Staff Writer Saturday, May 21, 2022 FLC welcomes Shiprock local who aims to help Indigenous students succeed. The Counseling Center added a new staff member, Gerald Shorty, assistant director of diversity and Outreach Initiatives, this semester. Born in Shiprock, Shorty attended Nenahnezad boarding school in his childhood, he said. It was an adjustment coming from that academic setting to Shiprock High School, and later, college. Shorty focused his studies in criminology at San... Read more
Bound Together by Train Bound Together by Train By Mia McCormick Saturday, May 21, 2022 The simple bliss of riding with strangers. It’s 9 a.m. on March 27 and there’s a train full of people heading to the halfway point between Durango and Silverton, Cascade Canyon. They may be lovers, friends, family or strangers who each have their own lives in different places, and yet for the next five hours, passengers find themselves at an intersection heading down the same train track. What connects humans? More... Read more