Durangatang Planet

It was like a game of Tetris trying to squeeze my entire bedroom into my mothers gold Honda minivan. Once the trunk was closed, there was no looking back, I headed south. I am from Denver, CO, in just six and a half hours I would be in my new home, Durango, CO. I had not known a single soul and…

Isolated Athletes

Fort Lewis College is home to 13 men’s and women’s athletic teams that compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Each team engages in intensive fitness, weight training, and sport-specific practices year round in order to perform at their top level in competition. As a volleyball player…

How I Envisioned College Versus Reality

When growing up as a kid, one imagines what college is going to be like and a plethora of factors weigh into the decision-making process as to where one will end up for the next four-ish years of their life (depending on transferring and/or Van Wilder-ing)…

Tuition Waivers, Indigenous Cultures, and Education among Native American Students at Fort Lewis College.

There are about three thousand higher education institutions awarding four-year level degrees in the United States. Only two provide a tuition waiver…

The FLC classroom for Native American Students

Being a Native American at college is interesting and going to a college where 30% of the student body comes from 167 tribes makes it even more so. And it’s great! I get to meet different people from different backgrounds. I get to listen to…

A Cultural Phenomenon: Study Groups

A unique aspect of college culture is study groups. Groups of peers who all come together to work on essays, exams, readings, quizzes and general homework. Study groups can be either intensely quiet or viscously loud. There is rarely an in-between. Study groups are…

Radio: Not Just For Pros

KDUR is Fort Lewis College’s and Durango’s community college radio station. Fort Lewis offers a practicum class you can take to be trained in radio and sound editing. However, you don’t have to be in the Practicum class to have a show. What many students don’t know is that you can…

FLC Native American Center: Bringing Home to Campus

The Native American Center a sanctuary or study zone? Why not both? The NAC on Fort Lewis College Campus welcomes everyone to be involved, or come to learn. The NAC is not strictly for only Native Americans but to everyone on campus. The…

FLC Student Life View

As a Fort Lewis College Student, a sophomore in his 2nd year, 2017–2018, I understand that some aspects of college life are different than most schools. Fort Lewis has a clear majority of people that are either skiers, snowboarders, or as I would call them mountaineers. There’s nothing wrong with any of…

Everything you might need is here at FLC

Being a new student here at FLC I wasnt sure how I was going to adapt and find ways to enjoy myself on a daily basis. But, everything about the campus has made my time here very enjoyable. The scenery of the surrounding mountains mkaes every walk to class…

Life as a Hometown College Girl

In my senior year at Bayfield High School, I was baffled with the decision of where to go to college. A lot of people I knew happened to be leaving town to go to school, whether they just wanted to get out of town, or if they were going for athletic reasons. Regardless, I…