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Students raise concern about Native misrepresentation on campus
 Students raise concern about Native misrepresentation on campus

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
By: Amber Labahe Indy Staff Writer

Students raise concern about Native misrepresentation on campus

The Fort Lewis College’s clocktower panels display images of the college’s history, military post, and Native American boarding...
The Future of FLC Athletics
 The Future of FLC Athletics

Thursday, February 13, 2020
By William Charles Indy Staff Writer

The Future of FLC Athletics

Brandon Leimbach, the new athletic director for Skyhawks Athletics, continues to update Skyhawks Athletics staff and facilities since he was hired...

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Native Students Feel Silenced: FLC’s regulation of student feed questioned aft er students posted in support of “white culture” on Indigenous People’s Day Native Students Feel Silenced: FLC’s regulation of student feed questioned aft er students posted in support of “white culture” on Indigenous People’s Day

Native Students Feel Silenced: FLC’s regulation of student feed questioned aft er students posted in support of “white culture” on Indigenous People’s Day

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

After a problematic series of posts advocating for “white culture” hit the Fort Lewis College app on Oct. 11, questions of inclusivity and proper representation of FLC’s diverse student population rang through campus.

After a problematic series of posts advocating for “white culture” hit the Fort Lewis College app on Oct. 11, questions of inclusivity and proper representation of FLC’s diverse student population rang through campus. In the late evening hours of Indigenous People’s Day, a series of memes pertaining to “white culture” were posted, sparking a wildfire on...

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Campus Life, Learning and Health: How FLC planned for our return

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

When Fort Lewis College made its decision to bring students back to campus for the fall 2020 semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, a plethora of considerations, new policies, and a reckoning of resources followed, trying to make the campus return as safe and manageable as possible.

When Fort Lewis College made its decision to bring students back to campus for the fall 2020 semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, a plethora of considerations, new policies, and a reckoning of resources followed, trying to make the campus return as safe and manageable as possible.  From the stickers on each and every desk telling students where to sit to maintain physical distancing, to...

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? What does FLC's travel policy entail?

By Jackson Zinsmeyer Indy Staff Writer

 

 

  The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the way Fort Lewis College students are able to live on and off campus.   Important information about restrictions was given to students prior to the start of the semester that would affect their time on campus this semester.  Rene Klotz, the FLC Health Center’s nurse practitioner and clinical director, recommends...

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The personal and the political: FLC students talk their circumstances and values as they cast their vote for the 2020 presidential election The personal and the political: FLC students talk their circumstances and values as they cast their vote for the 2020 presidential election

The personal and the political: FLC students talk their circumstances and values as they cast their vote for the 2020 presidential election

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

This year, many Americans have their attention on the presidential election, which sits in the middle of a pandemic, a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement and the nomination of a Supreme Court justice. With America’s increasing political polarization, those casting their votes for the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, cannot wrap their heads around why anyone would vote to re-elect the Republican nominee, President Donald J. Trump and Trump supporters can’t see why you wouldn’t. 

This year, many Americans have their attention on the presidential election, which sits in the middle of a pandemic, a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement and the nomination of a Supreme Court justice. With America’s increasing political polarization, those casting their votes for the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, cannot wrap their...

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Tradition TakΣover: Kappa Sigma pushes for recognition at FLC Tradition TakΣover: Kappa Sigma pushes for recognition at FLC

Tradition TakΣover: Kappa Sigma pushes for recognition at FLC

By Will Charles Indy Staff Writer

Liam Elliot, interest group leader and sophomore at Fort Lewis College, is wanting to start a fraternity and be a part of a Kappa Sigma Chapter.

  Liam Elliot, interest group leader and sophomore at Fort Lewis College, is wanting to start a fraternity and be a part of a Kappa Sigma Chapter. Kappa Sigma Durango will begin at Interest Group level, which is when students can come to meetings and see what the chapter is all about, Booth said. Elliot’s goal is for the group to be able to colonize, a term fraternities use...

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