How much drinking water do PLU’s dorms actually have?

Whenever anyone visits Tingelstad Residence Hall, two questions might cross their mind: Why are there so many stairs? And where are all the drinking fountains? While the answer to...

PLU Students Spend J-Term on the Hill

J-term on the Hill, led by professor Douglas Epps, combined both academics and community connection by getting students out into Tacoma. Students spent time at Northwest Furniture Bank and...

Arivva: Pia Carrasco on Building the Place She Always Wanted

Read more from the article “Arriva: a Place for Self and Community Growth” She dreams to create a non-profit back home, in Chile, but for now Pia Carrasco is busy...

Peak Bear Performance: Alaska’s Fat Bear Competition

The water roars as it falls down the cascade. Thick green trees sit at each side. The water is a dark, grayish blue, with hints of red as the...

Commons Cleanliness Sparks Controversy

Napkins. Empty cans. Water bottles. Sweet potato fries. Brussels sprouts. Plates. Cups. Silverware. Floss. Socks. This is the reality of an average day for a cleaning services worker at PLU. According...

Pets of PLU 3: Finnegan Devine Johnson

Meet Finnegan “Finn” Flannery Devine Jonhson! Finn is a four-year-old miniature Schnauzer belonging to plus-year student and Mast Deputy Editor-in-Chief Josiah Devine Johnson, making him the newest Mast office...

Don’t Typecast Me Challenged Theatrical Norms

In October 2022, PLU student and future first-time director, Dorothea Koetje, proposed a concept to the Night of Musical Theatre club (NOMT) - one that would deconstruct the boundaries...

Career Closet Opens Doors to Opportunity at PLU

If you walk in the downstairs of Nesvig House, neatly organized clothes of tops and trousers come into view. This Career Closet offers PLU students and alumni who graduated...

British actress Maggie Smith dies at 89

It is with great sadness at the Mast that we report the death of Dame Maggie Smith, beloved British actress of the stage and screen. She died Friday at...