Put down your phone and drive: New senate bill aims to cut down distracted...

by Samantha Lund, News Editor Texting or making a phone call while driving is illegal in Washington State. When pulled over for texting, a person could claim to be checking...

Cancer survivor, philanthropist, student: PLU student beats cancer and dedicates life to helping

by Genny Boots, News Writer Gailon Wixson Pursley is a senior social work major at Pacific Lutheran University. On paper, Pursley looks pretty “normal” until you hear about her life...

King of Norway to visit PLU

  This May, His Majesty King Harald V of Norway is scheduled to visit Pacific Lutheran University to celebrate the school’s 125th anniversary and speak at the university’s Commencement ceremony. PLU...

What’s new at ASPLU? A look at changes around campus and 2015 LollaPLUza

by Samantha Lund, News Editor Spring semester brings with it weekly Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University meetings to discuss changes around campus and new policies for students. Recently, ASPLU...

From victim to survivor: Military woman shares her story with PLU

by Samantha Lund, News Editor Lieutenant Colonel Celia FlorCruz is coming to Pacific Lutheran University to share her journey from sexual assault victim to military leader. FlorCruz’s lecture will be...

Where’d all the trees go?

by David Mair, staff writer Trees on upper campus have taken leaf, making upper campus a little more bare. Trees across campus have been cut down because of disease and weather. Prior...

Cancer survivor aims to give back

by Samantha Lund, News Editor After being diagnosed with cancer, 20-year-old Gailon Wixson-Pursley left Pacific Lutheran University for a semester to fight back. Wixson-Pursley has been in a continuous battle with a...

PLU hosts international speech and debate tournament

By Brendon Stanton, Debate Team Member On Dec. 5 and 6, Pacific Lutheran Univeristy hosted 38 schools and over 700 students from all over the Pacific Northwest, including Canada, for the return...

The budget Krise-is

Due to recent cutbacks in enrollment, changes will be happening campuswide during the next couple years. The university is currently going through a 5% budget shortage from last year. President...