Tacoma Officers Receive $500,000 to Leave Police Force
The City of Tacoma is giving $500,000 each to former Tacoma Police officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Burbank, and Timothy Rankine to leave the Tacoma Police Department, according to a...
Black Man Killed by Tacoma Police
Just about 2 miles from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) campus, Manuel “Manny” Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man was stopped while walking home by Tacoma Police Department (TPD) officers on...
Parkland Community Raises Money to Protect Buildings
One year ago in May of 2022, the Parkland community was shocked to find that the 115-year-old Parkland School building was to be demolished to make way for a...
High School Brass Workshop and Faculty Concert
On Saturday, November 11th, Pacific Lutheran University hosted the PLU High School Brass Workshop and Faculty Concert. The event, hosted in Lagerquist Concert Hall, combined both faculty and high...
U.S. Justice Department Opens New Investigation on Manny Ellis Case
The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into potential violations of federal law by Tacoma Police officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Burbank, and Timothy Rankine in the killing of...
2024 PLU Student Commencement Changes
PLU announced this Wednesday via an email from PLU Commencement, that the original Saturday May 25 Commencement ceremony will no longer be held at the Tacoma Dome. Instead, PLU...
Delta Giving Tree
One of the annual events put on by the School of Nursing (SoN) during the holiday season is the Giving Tree. During this event, the SoN gathers gift donations...
Sandra Day O’Connor Obituary
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor died Friday at her home in Phoenix. A Supreme Court statement reported her cause of death as “complications related to advanced dementia,...
Fire Alarm Party in South Hall
Sunday afternoon of December 3rd started with a fire alarm for South Hall residents. The alarm in the elevator went off first, and as Campus Safety was inspecting that...