Community

News focusing on Parkland and the greater Pierce County community.

Togas in Tacoma: PLU’s Greek Life

by Natalie DeFord, News Writer With laurels, catering, Mediterranean food, glow sticks, firework glasses, Greek decorations, two student DJs and a root beer keg, Sept. 26 was Hinderlie Hall's annual...

Lutes’ poster campaign spreads across South Sound

By Genny Boots, Guest Writer My Language My Choice is taking to the streets of Pierce, Thurston and King counties. The passive poster campaign that began at Pacific Lutheran University is...

Center for Media Studies kicks off with mixer

The School of Arts and Communication hosted a party, celebrating the official opening of the Center for Media Studies (CMS) on Thursday, Sept. 18, at B Sharp Coffee House...

Relay for Life remembers and rallies

For 18 hours, the Pacific Lutheran University campus was devoted to a fundraiser to fight cancer that united students, faculty, community members and more than $19,000 in donations. Each spring,...

Garfield construction hammers out the details

After more than a year of waiting, Pacific Lutheran University students, faculty and the Parkland community will finally see the fruits of the construction on the corner of Garfield...

Pot Culture on Campus: community maker or breaker?

While marijuana possession and use is against the Student Code of Conduct, some Pacific Lutheran University students still partake in the drug. However, students are not united in their...

Fair food: the good, the bad and the ugly

Thousands flocked to the Puyallup Fairgrounds last weekend for the 25th annual Spring Fair. The spring event is kind of like the younger sibling of the grand Washington State...

Men’s Project challenges masculinity stereotype

   “Real men” are strong, straight and emotionless, much like the manly men in action movies. If a man isn’t any of these, he’s called a woman, which happens to...

Symposium supports local food

By Natalie DeFord Guest Writer Food takes much more work than most people realize, and the food system can be complicated. Pacific Lutheran University’s second Food Symposium kicked off Wednesday night with...