The illusion of freedom

Natalie Elskamp Staff Reporter Life is like a game of Plinko.  You could know what you’re going to get, you just haven’t considered all the variables. If you tried to consider all the...

Republican party embraces genocide at CPAC event

Kendan Bendt Opinion Editor “If it is false, then for the good of society, transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely. The whole preposterous ideology, at every level. Have I...

Philosophy should be a mandatory component of secondary education

Natalie Elskamp Staff Reporter Philosophy should be taught in high school, and everyone should be required to take it. This does not mean kids ought to dive head first into elaborate metaphysics...

Professor Plays: Charlie Katica, Professor of Kinesiology

Fulton Bryant-Anderson Staff Reporter Meet Associate Professor of Kinesiology Charlie Katica. Katica is also the Faculty Athletics Representative and Gateway Program Director for the University of Southeastern Norway.  I caught up with Katica...

Professor Plays: Antonios Finitsis, Professor in Religion

Fulton Bryant-Anderson Staff Reporter Meet Professor of Hebrew Bible and former MTV video-jockey, Antonios Finitsis.  Finitsis teaches Second Temple Literature, Gender, Sex and Sexuality Studies and directs the Wild Hope Center for...

The Oxford comma: is it necessary?

Natalie Elskamp Staff Reporter Ask a writer if they think pineapple belongs on pizza, and they will probably have an opinion to share. Ask a writer whether or not it is...

A dream come true: My story as a Pakistani exchange student

Moatter Gulfam Staff Reporter When I was a little girl, I used to dream about the how my life would’ve been if I was born in a developed country with better living...

Loss of the GET app is bittersweet; adjustments are happening, but convenience is lost

PJ Sills Arts & Entertainment Editor This year at PLU, the GET app is no longer available for students to order lunch and breakfast, while last year, it was the only...

Opinion: Tiffany Smiley: wife, nurse, con-artist

Kendan Bendt Opinion Editor Tiffany Smiley is a Republican's wet dream: just enough hand wringing to appeal to fence voters, just enough hatred for the vulnerable to get Make America Great...