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What's the Buzz with Bee Club?
 What's the Buzz with Bee Club?

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Story and Photos by Zara Tucker

What's the Buzz with Bee Club?

The honeybees are staying in their hives, but Bee Club is still buzzing.

ICE in Durango - Students Engage in Local Protests
 ICE in Durango - Students Engage in Local Protests

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Story by Nels Christensen, Photos by Steven Ben

ICE in Durango - Students Engage in Local Protests

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been active across Colorado, including the community of Durango.

Dazzling New Exhibit in the Center of Southwest Studies
 Dazzling New Exhibit in the Center of Southwest Studies

Saturday, March 7, 2026
Story and Photos by Preston Roundy

Dazzling New Exhibit in the Center of Southwest Studies

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College revealed its newest exhibit, “Constellations of Place,” with an opening...

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FLC’s Haunted House Gives Back to Community

Kim Cassels

The Fort Lewis College Residence Hall Association and Students Union Productions hosted a haunted house in the Union Ballroom Oct. 24 and 25. This year, the  event raised funds which went towards the Rainbow Youth Alliance.

The Fort Lewis College Residence Hall Association and Students Union Productions hosted a haunted house in the Union Ballroom Oct. 24 and 25. This year, the  event raised funds which went towards the Rainbow Youth Alliance. The theme was to design the haunted house as the home of a mad scientist, Margaret Watts, associate director for housing, said. The entrance was a forest that...

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Students try their hand at improv in FLC theatre department

Kim Cassels

The theatre department at Fort Lewis College tried something new this semester by having seven students collectively create a sketch comedy out of improv.

The theatre department at Fort Lewis College tried something new this semester by having seven students collectively create a sketch comedy out of improv. The theatre department added the sketch comedy “Un-Educated” to the fall program this year to challenge actors and provide audiences with a popular genre of comedy, Ginny Davis, the theatre department chair, said....

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Faculty senate hears from administration on progress made on strategic plannin

Meritt Drake

Fort Lewis College Faculty Senate met on Thursday to hear from President Tom Stritikus and Provost Jesse Peters about work being done to create a strategic plan for the college.

Fort Lewis College Faculty Senate met on Thursday to hear from President Tom Stritikus and Provost Jesse Peters about work being done to create a strategic plan for the college. Strategic Plan Progress There are four groups working on the strategic plan, Stritikus said. These groups are mechanisms for organizing work and thinking of initiatives, he said. The groups are: Students at...

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Fort Lewis College Campus Blotter

Article by: Benjamin Mandile Photo by: Colton Branstetter

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Oct 8 to Oct 16.

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Oct 8 to Oct 16. Monday, October 8 at 2:25 p.m. Police responded to a hit and run accident in the 1200 Block of Rim Drive Tuesday, October 9 at 8:04 a.m. Police responded to an incident of damaged property involving a chair and an elevator door in the 1300 Block of E. 8th Ave. Tuesday,...

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How to Recycle, Because It’s Confusing

Kim Cassels

As you polish off your last gulp of a beverage and spot a recycling bin nearby, you may find yourself joyously slam dunking that plastic bottle into it. You think you’re an absolute success, synchronizing hydration and saving the planet in one fell swoop, but sadly you’ve just done something terribly wrong.

As you polish off your last gulp of a beverage and spot a recycling bin nearby, you may find yourself joyously slam dunking that plastic bottle into it. You think you’re an absolute success, synchronizing hydration and saving the planet in one fell swoop, but sadly you’ve just done something terribly wrong. If the plastic bottle hasn’t been washed out or the cap is still...

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