Moving monuments
Carly Stauffer;Â Guest Writer;Â stauffice@plu.edu
Anyone with a calibrated moral compass recognizes August’s Charlottesville tragedy as corrupt and heartbreaking. The bloody clash of white supremacists rallying against the removal of a statue...
Looking back: Ten expectations as a first-year
Marsia Johnson;Â Guest Writer;Â johnsomp@plu.edu
College is weird.
When I was coming into PLU as a first-year, I expected that because my high school experience sucked, I would immediately find my place when...
Side by Side: Editors review “13 Reasons Why”
Editor’s note: Opinions presented in the following reviews are not representative of The Mast as a whole
DYLAN FOREMAN;Â Sports Editor;Â foremad@plu.edu
I think in today’s society, people way too frequently use the...
Game of porcelain thrones: a senior’s farewell through selfies
Jeff Dunn;Â LASR General Manager;Â dunnja@plu.edu
As I near the end of my stint at Pacific Lutheran University, I’ve come to an interesting realization: my average on-campus restroom visits per day is...
Letter from the editor
BROOKE THAMES;Â Editor-in-Chief;Â thamesbe@plu.edu
I ask a lot of questions. Whether I’m making an argument or thinking through a social issue, I use questions to guide my thoughts.
I often find the questions...
Trump’s budget fails to put Americans first
BREANNA WIERSMA;Â Copy Editor;Â wiersmbm@plu.edu
Last month, the White House released a first budget proposal for the 2018 year. Called the “America First” budget, the proposal cuts 1.2% of overall discretionary spending...
The Grammys SUCK
JEFF DUNN; LASR General Manager: dunnja@plu.edu
As a rule, I don’t watch the Grammys. Never mind that I don’t have cable; even if Comcast wasn’t the devil, I’d still find...
Numbers don’t count (for everyone)
RIZELLE ROSALES;Â Mast Magazine Assistant Editor; rosalera@plu.edu
It was a rainy morning in October 1789 when thousands of French women marched from the streets of Paris to Versailles protesting national starvation,...
DeVos’ incompetence will hurt millions of children
MADISON SHEWMAN;Â Staff Writer: shewmama@plu.edu
On the outside, my brother Logan looks like an average kid. What you would not know by looking at his bright smile is this: When he...