PLU success story: Cierra Nalani Richards

By Solen Alef Reporter When PLU alumni, Cierra Nalani Richards started her pageant career at 17, she was hoping to win some scholarship money to help pay for the ever-increasing cost...

Music and theatre collaboration experimentation

By Raven Lirio Copy Editor After six years, Pacific Lutheran University’s music and theater departments have teamed up once more for the annual spring musical— Sweeney Todd. Back in October, the cast...

“I just want to provide a space where everyone is loved”: Notes Coffee overcomes...

By Mckenna Morin Editor-in-Chief When looking at the outside of the building, you would never guess what the little cafe is hiding inside. Light jazz music blooms from small speakers, an...

‘A Christmas Carol’ for the community

By: Olivia Crocker The theatre department is trading drama for whimsy in “A Christmas Carol.” This one-act musical is shorter than most Pacific Lutheran University productions, clocking in at around an hour....

A dose of Disney on campus

By: Olivia Crocker Disneyland may be over a thousand miles away, but that doesn’t mean some of the magic can’t find its way to campus. Grace Amsden is a senior here at PLU, and...

Drag dazzles PLU campus

By: McKenna Morin Drag Queens from the Tacoma area visited Pacific Lutheran University’s campus Nov. 7 in the second annual Feminist Student Union Drag Show. Set in the middle of Gender and Sexuality...

New music dean sings a new tune

By: Marsia Johnson From Choral Director to Music Dean, Dr. Brian Galante has become an even more prominent figure in the music department at PLU. Music students have continuously praised Galante for the improvements he’s...

PLU success story: Rosanna Pansino

By: Solen Aref What does mega millionaire Youtube personality Rosanna Pansino have in common with all PLU students? While it’s a little known fact, this baker, actress, and internet star also went to...

Breaking blonde: Legally Blonde breaks stereotypes

By: Kiyomi Kishaba A play normally cast in white and pink adds more color to the stage. When Justin Huertas received an audition call for a stage production of Legally Blonde,...