Head football coach Scott Westering resigns

BREAKING NEWS—Head football coach Scott Westering announced his resignation Wednesday Nov. 15, ending his career at Pacific Lutheran University after 14 seasons.

Lights, camera, action: Communication department unveils new concentration

Pacific Lutheran University’s Communications Department has an exciting new development - the ‘‘Media, Mass Communication, and Journalism” concentration has now officially changed to “Film and Media Studies.” This program will provide for the needs of...

PLU Announces Interim Leadership

GENNY BOOTS; Online Editor; bootsgj@plu.edu President Thomas Krise ends his five years at PLU shortly after commencement May 31. Two familiar faces, Chair of Faculty Joanna Gregson and Senior Vice President of...

Treasured traditions

Holiday events that bring Lutes together. Traditions give value to any celebration. Pacific Lutheran University holds high many traditions that manifest every holiday season. Every year PLU celebrates the holiday season with a pair of treasured traditions—the Winter Celebration of Light and Christmas Festival Concerts.

Celebrating 20 years of the Diversity Center: Austin Beierman profile

Victoria Schultz Guest writer Read more alumni profiles on the Diversity Center’s website here: https://www.plu.edu/diversity-center/alumni-profiles/ Austin Beierman, class of 2018, Reike Scholar, and newly appointed Director of Accessibility and Accommodations continues to live...

Letter from our Editors: Reporting boldly

MATTHEW SALZANO & BROOKE THAMES; Editor-in-Chief and Mast Magazine Editor; salzano@plu.edu and thamesbe@plu.edu An activist group known as Concerned Student 1950 protested at the University of Missouri in November 2015. The group protested...

A carnival for all to enjoy: fair hopes to bring more joy to Homecoming

NATALIE MOONEY; Guest Writer; mooneynr@plu.edu This year, instead of doing a Homecoming dance, the Student Activities Board (SAB) decided to change things up and put on a Homecoming Carnival. “I came up with...

This is a threat to our democracy

GURJOT KANG; Opinion Editor; kanggk@plu.edu In the past few weeks, you might have seen the name Sinclair Broadcast Group pop up in your news feed after a video of reporters from Sinclair-owned...

Students present at PLU research symposium

RHIANNON BERG; News Co-Editor; bergau@plu.edu Pacific Lutheran University is not known as a top research university, but the Provost’s office organized this year’s first annual research symposium to showcase PLU student-faculty research,...