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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...

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#MeToo March in Durango

Story By: Faith Owen, Photo By Shania Concha-Ortiz

In order to advocate for the #MeToo movement that has been widespread across the country, the city of Durango held a #MeToo march downtown in order to spread awareness of sexual harassment in contemporary society on Saturday, Feb. 24.

In order to advocate for the #MeToo movement that has been widespread across the country, the city of Durango held a #MeToo march downtown in order to spread awareness of sexual harassment in contemporary society on Saturday, Feb. 24.   The march began at the train station depot south on Main Avenue and continued to Buckley Park on the north side of Main Street. The community in...

FLC Slams Home Victory; Move on to RMAC Semifinals

By Matthew Roy

The number one seeded Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team is moving onto the semi-finals of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament after they defeated the eighth-seeded Western State University Mountaineers on Tuesday night, 88-73.

The number one seeded Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team is moving onto the semi-finals of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament after they defeated the eighth-seeded Western State University Mountaineers on Tuesday night, 88-73.   The win came just four days after the Skyhawks clinched the regular season RMAC title last Saturday against Westminster College...

Faculty Senate Approves Affiliated Faculty Policy and Discuss Dismissal Procedures and Collegiality

By: Benjamin Mandile

The Fort Lewis College Faculty Senate discussed Section 17 of the Faculty Handbook, a resolution regarding collegiality and a resolution to approve the affiliated faculty policy at its meeting Feb. 15.

 

The Fort Lewis College Faculty Senate discussed Section 17 of the Faculty Handbook, a resolution regarding collegiality and a resolution to approve the affiliated faculty policy at its meeting Feb. 15.   Section 17 A resolution to amend Section 17 of the Faculty Handbook passed unanimously in Faculty Senate but is still waiting on approval from the attorney general and the...

Softball Drops First Leg of RMAC Openers

By Matthew Roy

The Fort Lewis College women’s softball team suffered two big defeats at the hands of the Colorado School of the Mines Orediggers in their first home Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference matches of the season. The 12 p.m. game ended in six innings by a score of 13-2 and the 2 p.m. game ended in seven with a final score of 6-1.

The Fort Lewis College women’s softball team suffered two big defeats at the hands of the Colorado School of the Mines Orediggers in their first home Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference matches of the season. The 12 p.m. game ended in six innings by a score of 13-2 and the 2 p.m. game ended in seven with a final score of 6-1.   “We just didn’t show up ready to...

Mens Basketball Clinches Second RMAC Title in Three Years

Photos and Article By Matthew Roy

On senior night, the Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team beat Westminster College (Utah) 75-67 to clinch the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s regular season championship for the second time in the last three years and the sixth time in program history.

On senior night, the Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team beat Westminster College (Utah) 75-67 to clinch the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s regular season championship for the second time in the last three years and the sixth time in program history.   This win not only clinched the RMAC title for the Skyhawks, but it also gives them the one seed in the RMAC...

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