Students respond to new themed on-campus housing

NATALIE MOONEY; Mast TV Producer; mooneynr@plu.edu In our last issue, The Mast looked at the changes being made for Stuen Hall for the 2017-2018 school year. Stuen Hall will be themed around...

Award-winning student documentary to premiere on campus

SARAH CORNELL-MAIER; News Co-Editor; cornelsm@plu.edu MediaLab, Pacific Lutheran University’s applied research and multimedia program, is screening their award-winning documentary “Changing Currents: Protecting North America’s Rivers” in Ingram 100 on Thursday, April 20...

New youth group connects students to community

GENNY BOOTS; Online Editor; bootsgj@plu.edu Pacific Lutheran University’s newest Campus Ministry project, Connect, is pretty aptly named. Connect youth group is bringing together high schoolers from neighboring         Lutheran churches and...

Diversity Debacle: New residential communities are not diversity

KIANA NORMAN-SLACK; Online Copy Editor; normanks@plu.edu Starting next year, Pacific Lutheran University will have residential wings exclusively for marginalized groups in PLU residence halls. The few new ones that I...

Shaking up Stuen: Students question diversity of new Residential Learning Communities

SARAH CORNELL-MAIER; News Co-Editor; cornelsm@plu.edu Housing has always been a hot topic at Pacific Lutheran University, and is especially prominent as housing applications open for the 2017-2018 school year April 5. This...

Letter to the Editor: Student Life VP on repairing the campus climate

Dear Pacific Lutheran University Community, Student Life educators often ask one another the question, “What keeps or wakes you up at night?” Often our responses focus on shared worries about...

Library faces budget cuts

HELEN SMITH; Mast Radio News Host; I Mortvedt Library is cutting their spending, and some resources won’t be returning for next year. Pacific Lutheran University’s library budget decreased because of the school-wide budget...

Women Take the Day- Feminist rally addresses intersectionality and women’s rights

MAST STAFF; Editor-in-Chief; mast@plu.edu More than 100 Pacific Lutheran University students, faculty and community members gathered in Red Square to support A Day Without a Woman on Wednesday March 8. Students and...

DSS faces transition after Director position eliminated

SARAH CORNELL-MAIER; News Co-Editor; cornelsm@plu.edu  The position of Director of Disability Support Services was officially terminated on Nov. 7. In a process that began in June  2016, the administration of Pacific Lutheran University...