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Fashion Thrift Market at Fort Lewis College Fashion Thrift Market at Fort Lewis College

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Scott Logan

Fashion Thrift Market at Fort Lewis College

Fashion at Fort Lewis, a Registered Student Organization, hosted a Fashion Thrift at 9 a.m. on Oct. 2, at the Student Union Plaza.  
The Indigenous Garden is Open! The Indigenous Garden is Open!

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Izzy Mora

The Indigenous Garden is Open!

Fort Lewis College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the long awaited Indigenous Garden opening to the south of the Art & Design Hall on...
Bears on Campus Bears on Campus

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | Story by Zara Tucker, Photo by Melvin Scott Jr.

Bears on Campus

Black bear encounters have increased in Durango as bears search for food after a warm winter and a late freeze, leading to much higher human and...

Your Vote Can Make a Difference: City Council Members, Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem

By Breana Talamante-Benavidez

Durango city council is involved with the county and Fort Lewis College.

 

The mayor, the city and county managers, the president and vice president of FLC and other representatives of the city, county and college meet regularly to discuss what is happening in each department that could affect the others, Mayor Dick White said.

 

Durango city council is involved with the county and Fort Lewis College.   The mayor, the city and county managers, the president and vice president of FLC and other representatives of the city, county and college meet regularly to discuss what is happening in each department that could affect the others, Mayor Dick White said.   City Council Functionality and...

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Fort Lewis College Art Gallery Hosts Student Exhibition

By: Davis Deussen

The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery held the opening reception and awards ceremony for the 57th Annual Student Juried Exhibition from 4:30-6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb 28th.

 

The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery held the opening reception and awards ceremony for the 57th Annual Student Juried Exhibition from 4:30-6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb 28th. A Student Juried Exhibition is a competition available to all FLC students that accepts any form of media for the chance to be exhibited in an art show and be judged in a professional setting. Patti Singer, a working...

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Indy Eats: The Living Tree Offers a Light Option

By: Breana Talamante-Benavidez

The Living Tree Live Foods Salad Bar, located on the 600 block of Main Ave, offers a variety of light and hearty salad options as well as chili and nachos.

The Living Tree Live Foods Salad Bar, located on the 600 block of Main Ave, offers a variety of light and hearty salad options as well as chili and nachos. The atmosphere is very casual and welcoming. I was greeted as soon as I walked up to the line. I noticed that, not only does the menu consist of traditional salads, there are also salads that offer different, more robust flavors. The...

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Redefining Masculinity

By Benjamin Mandile

In the past, men have been seen as tough and invulnerable, but in recent years across the world, the Mankind Project and other movements have started to redefine the issue of masculinity.

In the past, men have been seen as tough and invulnerable, but in recent years across the world, the Mankind Project and other movements have started to redefine the issue of masculinity. Within the Durango community, people are working to bridge the gap between men and women.     Masculinity is a system of meanings people associate with being a man, Keri Brandt, a professor of...

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Netflix: What To Watch This Month

By Teal Lehto

After you finish your homework, of course. 

Unleashed (2016) Have you ever wished your dog was a person? Or perhaps you’re more inclined to desire feline companionship? If your answer to either or both of those questions was yes, Unleashed may be the movie for you. This quirky rom-com focuses on a recently dumped app-designer who loses all trust in the male half of our species as a result of the break-up. Then due to some...

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