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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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Pursuing Education After the Military

By Shandiin Ramsey

Non-traditional students are common in colleges across the United States.  Some of these students have come from the military and are trying to receive their degrees to move on to the next chapter of their lives.

Non-traditional students are common in colleges across the United States.  Some of these students have come from the military and are trying to receive their degrees to move on to the next chapter of their lives.   Over 1 million veterans are using their Government Issued bill to attend college after their service, but only 15 percent of these veterans are traditionally aged...

Finding a Voice: Free Speech and Safe Spaces

By Becca Day and Ryan Simonovich

Freedom of speech has been a topic of discussion after a recent campus visit by a self-described public preacher.

 

Freedom of speech has been a topic of discussion after a recent campus visit by a self-described public preacher.   Keith Darrell’s religious views and opinions on westward expansion angered students such as Randy Banks, who was detained by the Durango Police Department after getting in an altercation with Darrell.   Polarizing Opinions   While...

Spotlight on FLC Student Veterans

Story by Shandiin Ramsey Photos by Crystal Ashike

Editor’s Note: This article is the third story in a 4-part-series of profiles highlighting veterans at Fort Lewis College.

 

Editor’s Note: This article is the third story in a 4-part-series of profiles highlighting veterans at Fort Lewis College.   Rhoda Skeet   Skeet served in the Marine Corps for four years.  She worked for a three star general working with classified materials at the Marine Corps headquarters in Washington D.C.   “I actually worked in a...

Review of Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move by Reese Jones

Review by Kirbie Bennett

When it comes to discussing the on-going immigration crisis that global states find themselves immersed in, the legitimacy of migrants and refugees to cross borders is always at the forefront.

When it comes to discussing the on-going immigration crisis that global states find themselves immersed in, the legitimacy of migrants and refugees to cross borders is always at the forefront. Often overlooked is the legitimacy of states imposing borders and restrictions in the first place. In Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move, Reese Jones radically reframes and subverts the...

Spotlight on FLC Student Veterans

Story by Shandiin Ramsey Photos by Crystal Ashike

Editor’s Note: This article is the second story in a 4-part-series of profiles highlighting veterans at Fort Lewis College.

Editor’s Note: This article is the second story in a 4-part-series of profiles highlighting veterans at Fort Lewis College.   Shea Rivers   Rivers joined the Army after dropping out after attending one semester at FLC, he said.     “My favorite thing about the military was probably the sense of purpose,” Rivers said.  “You...

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