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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 

Banging Heads in Buckley Park Banging Heads in Buckley Park

Thursday, October 2, 2025 | Mya Simon and Garrett Middleton

Banging Heads in Buckley Park

Locals share an inside look into Durango's metal scene. 


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...
59th Annual Hozhoni Days Powwow
59th Annual Hozhoni Days Powwow

Friday, May 2, 2025
Written by Junior Parrish, Photographed by Donovan Riley and Junior Parrish

59th Annual Hozhoni Days Powwow

An event that brings joy and beauty, Hozhoni Ambassadors and First Attendant said.
Students Test the Waters
Students Test the Waters

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Nels Christensen

Students Test the Waters

Students take leaps for public health.


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ASFLC senators discuss action in response to student needs survey

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College discussed how to best  respond to areas of student needs, as identified by the ASFLC sponsored Student Needs Survey during its meeting on Wednesday night.

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College discussed how to best  respond to areas of student needs, as identified by the ASFLC sponsored Student Needs Survey during its meeting on Wednesday night.  The Student Needs Survey was administered via email to students on Nov. 4 2019 for the duration of one month. The survey featured a variety of questions pertaining to if students...

BSU and SUP host various activities over February to honor Black History Month

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

The Black Student Union and Student Union Productions have collaborated to bring Fort Lewis students, as well as the larger Durango community, events throughout February in honor of Black History Month. 

The Black Student Union and Student Union Productions have collaborated to bring Fort Lewis students, as well as the larger Durango community, events throughout February in honor of Black History Month.  Black History Month, according to Katherine Smith, a FLC Sociology professor who also serves as the faculty coordinator of BSU, is an important way to recognize African American...

The Diversity Collaborative is to start a search for a new GSRC director in February

By Taylor Hutchison Indy Staff Writer

Nancy Stoffer is no longer the director of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center as of this spring 2020 semester.

Nancy Stoffer is no longer the director of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center as of this spring 2020 semester. Neither Stoffer nor Julie Love, associate vice president of student affairs, confirmed the reasons for her departure, saying it was a personnel matter.  Last week, The FLC Insight, a weekly email sent to students by the marketing and communications department,...

Student Senate identifies issues with Land Acknowledgment and discusses changes to the ASFLC constitution

By Dorothy Elder Indy Staff Writer

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College discussed the implementation of the Land Acknowledgement, a new FLC syllabus suggestion, during its meeting Wednesday night. 

The Associated Students of Fort Lewis College discussed the implementation of the Land Acknowledgement, a new FLC syllabus suggestion, during its meeting Wednesday night.  The Land Acknowledgment was encouraged by FLC administration to be included in every course syllabus  at FLC this semester after the combined efforts of the Student Senate and FLC’s Native American...

One story, a decade later, carries lasting impact for Native women

By Barbara Edwards Indy Staff Writer

Diane Millich, a Southern Ute tribal member and advocate for the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, shared her experience of domestic violence on the reservation at the Violence Against Native Women symposium in the fall of 2019 to stress the importance of support services and legislation for women. 

Diane Millich, a Southern Ute tribal member and advocate for the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, shared her experience of domestic violence on the reservation at the Violence Against Native Women symposium in the fall of 2019 to stress the importance of support services and legislation for women.  VAWA was first passed in 1994 in order to improve the law enforcement and service...

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