From Saxifrage: Lean In
By Grace Garvey-Hall, Saxifrage 38 Contributor
Lean in closer,
I’ll tell you.
Passion is pen and
Paper and words
Filling
Filling
Filling the page
Hot water washing away
Mud and revealing inspiration
Sore muscles
Heavy with accomplishment
My heart swinging
From sorrow to...
Vagina Voices: Auditions for ‘Monologues’ begin
Michael Diambri, A&E Writer
Most people don’t go around talking about vaginas.
The Women’s Center at Pacific Lutheran University is putting on a production that does just that — “The Vagina...
Favorite Thanksgiving recipes: Mast writers fill you in on what will fill you up
A NOTE FROM MATTHEW SALZANO, A&E EDITOR: This issue of The Mast serves for the week of Thanksgiving and is the second-to-last issue this academic year, landing right before...
STOP & LISTEN: A figurative and literal perspective
By Enoch James, Matrix Contributor
Stop, and listen. Stop when, and where? And listen to what?
It doesn't mean that whenever you’re approached by a person you stop whatever you’re doing,...
Terran’s Take: off-campus dining
Terran Warden, A&E Columnist
Food is an important aspect of a college student’s life — money is put on LuteCards just for dining, mealtimes are important when scheduling classes and...
Movies with Michael: ‘Interstellar’ takes a light-year to watch
Michael Diambri, A&E Writer
3 Stars
“Interstellar” is a mind-boggling, visually-spectacular and beautifully-acted film. But here’s the catch — it’s way too long.
If you thought “Avatar” was too long, take this...
Terran’s Take: Nicki Minaj’s “Only”
Terran Warden, A&E Columnist
Nicki Minaj, as we all know, is the 31-year-old female rapper who broke through the music scene in 2010 with her album “Pink Friday” and the...
From Saxifrage: Noir Sepia
By Joseph Fries, Saxifrage 34 Contributor
I sometimes feel
like an old silent moving picture,
words flashing on the screen and
occasionally faint splotches of color
painted onto film, flaking away
and, leaving it all...
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...