First-Year Student Leads Successful Food Drive
Steph Valenti
Reporter
A food drive hosted by a Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) student in January provided for Tacoma’s Hilltop community, which has been hit by a housing crisis.
First-year student Amariah...
Cubing with Cutter
Calissa HagenÂ
Reporter
You walk into the room and are greeted by Christian Cutter, who slides a rubix cube over to you. Everyone around you is focused on their own cubes,...
Garfield Street gets tasty new addition
Grant Hoskins
Reporter
Garfield Street has an exciting new addition: Emerald City Smoothie.Â
The Washington-based smoothie and bowl chain opened its doors about a month ago in between Farelli’s Pizza and Uni...
Reflecting on Earth and Diversity Week at PLU: Colonial worldview as the illness, diversity...
John Evanishyn
Reporter
PLU’s Earth and Diversity Week—spanning from April 20th to April 26th—was kicked off by Reverend Dr. George “Tink” Tinker and followed up by Earth Day Lecturer, Maria Batayola....
Celebrating the lunar new year: shine on monkeyshines, shine on
By John Evanishyn
Reporter
If you’ve recently found yourself at one of Tacoma’s common outdoor locations (the Ruston Way Waterfront or Point Defiance) you may have noticed a striking number of...
Campus Status Dial moves to stage 4
By Emily Groseclose
Reporter
Pacific Lutheran University announced Wednesday that the Campus Status Dial is moving from Stage 3 to Stage 4 because of improvements in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
The Office...
Washington state lieutenant governor candidates share their plans for election during debate
Calissa Hagen
Reporter
With the presidential election only a week away, it’s all people want to talk about on campus. However, in Washington State, another important race is underway: the...
Discover PLU clubs virtually at the Lute Engagement Fair
By Emily Groseclose
Reporter
The Lute Engagement Fair is on this Friday September 11 from 4 to 6 pm! PLU’s Student Life is excited to hold the annual social event, but...
Fireside Chat answers student questions on PLU’s COVID-19 response
By Brennan LaBrie
News Editor
Pacific Lutheran University is on track to reach its goal of returning to in-person classes as soon as possible, but only if the campus community remains...