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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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Bark Beetles in the Southwest Bark Beetles in the Southwest

Bark Beetles in the Southwest

Story and Photography by Hanna Maddera

As you look across Wolf Creek Pass, there are masses patches of trees that have grayed. In some areas, these graying trees outnumber the green, healthy ones, and each year in the Southwest, due to beetles, the patches of graying trees becomes larger and larger.

 

As you look across Wolf Creek Pass, there are masses patches of trees that have grayed. In some areas, these graying trees outnumber the green, healthy ones, and each year in the Southwest, due to beetles, the patches of graying trees becomes larger and larger.   The Spruce Bark Beetle   The spruce bark beetles are attacking Engleman spruce trees near and around Wolf...

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A Digital Step in the Right Direction A Digital Step in the Right Direction

A Digital Step in the Right Direction

Story by James Lilburn, Graphic by Julia Volzke

With the rise of the computer, technology in general and the ability for people to log their every movement, thought, feeling and meals to be immortalized in text or photograph on a digital platform, there is an entirely new realm of possibilities when it comes to protecting private information from invaders.

With the rise of the computer, technology in general and the ability for people to log their every movement, thought, feeling and meals to be immortalized in text or photograph on a digital platform, there is an entirely new realm of possibilities when it comes to protecting private information from invaders.   According to Lindsey Nyquist, social media director at Fort Lewis...

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'To Change Everything' an International Anarchism Panel Comes to FLC 'To Change Everything' an International Anarchism Panel Comes to FLC

'To Change Everything' an International Anarchism Panel Comes to FLC

Story by Keenan Malone, Photography by Nate Obici

On Wednesday, November 4 Fort Lewis College hosted the international touring panel for anarchism and political discussion, in the Student Union Ballroom. The event included a table from the sociology department centered around issues of police brutality, along with the dirty hands collective. Several representatives spoke from various countries about the specific struggles and uprisings within their locality in the context of the “To Change Everything” movement.

 

On Wednesday, November 4 Fort Lewis College hosted the international touring panel for anarchism and political discussion, in the Student Union Ballroom. The event included a table from the sociology department centered around issues of police brutality, along with the dirty hands collective. Several representatives spoke from various countries about the specific struggles and uprisings within...

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Sociology Students Illuminate Youth Justice Month: School Pushout Sociology Students Illuminate Youth Justice Month: School Pushout

Sociology Students Illuminate Youth Justice Month: School Pushout

Story by Keenan Malone, Graphic by Julia Volzke

As the month of October is now gone, the Fort Lewis College campus looks back at Youth Justice Month, a month of social awareness and activism. This can be seen most amongst the FLC sociology department who helped various student-led events which were designed to draw attention to youth justice issues.

As the month of October is now gone, the Fort Lewis College campus looks back at Youth Justice Month, a month of social awareness and activism. This can be seen most amongst the FLC sociology department who helped various student-led events which were designed to draw attention to youth justice issues.   The department held public documentary screenings, discussion panels and other...

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