From The Matrix: Infinitely

By Kristin Hayes, Matrix Contributor Of the five classified Romantic languages We have five translations of feminism. Féminisme Feminism Femminismo Feminismo Feminism Our blossoming evolution into third wave feminism Is that of intersectionality And challenging the veil Of sisterhood. The metaphor of these...

From The Matrix: ‘Iron Knees’

By Amanda Seely, Saxifrage Contributor   How sad to veil a pretty face in cloth; How pathetic to kneel and submit to invisible almighty and despotic man. Commodified solidarity and morsels of culture...

Music: The crowning jewel of PLU

By Genny Boots Pacific Lutheran University houses a music department that’s regionally, nationally and internationally acclaimed. This music department has tackled some of the most difficult operas, won international choir titles,...

Welcome back, Lutes: A letter from Martha Spieker, 2015 ASPLU President

Greetings from the Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University! My name is Martha Spieker, and I am this year’s Associated Students of PLU President. I’m thrilled to welcome in...

What is Social Justice?

By Angie Tinker Co-Editor of Saxifrage “Social justice” is a term that gets thrown around a lot, but we don’t always know what it means. It isn’t directly in Pacific Lutheran...

THE MATRIX: Submissions now open for spring issue

Social justice creatives in the Pacific Lutheran University community, let it be known: submissions for the Spring 2015 edition of the social justice magazine, The Matrix, are now being accepted. Entries can be...

Shifting Roles

COURTNEY MIRANDA; News Editor; mirandcs@plu.edu Yet another academic year has restlessly come to an end. We’re probably not ready for finals, and we’re mostly stressed about the big projects we purposely...

On being Black/On being White

ON BEING BLACK... BY BROOKE THAMES The other week, my two closest white friends and I stopped to take a look at the Black History Month calendar posted in the University...

Lute of Luxury

BROOKE THAMES Editor Kyle Parsons says he goes for a more “high-end” aesthetic on social media. A good scroll through his Instagram page shows what he means. The self-proclaimed #RKOI (rich kid...