PLU to host WA State senate

By: Raven Lirio PLU has been selected to host the official 2018 U.S. Senate Debate for Washington State on October 6. In attendance will be representatives from both democratic and republican parties running...

Five COVID cases reported on PLU’s campus

By Emily Groseclose Reporter Five people have now tested positive for COVID-19 on Pacific Lutheran University’s campus. Since the first positive test in South Hall, two people have tested positive in Ordal...

Students protest a lack of accessibility on campus

Nolan James Editor-In-Chief On a sunny day at the end of last school year at PLU, a group of students gathered outside of the Hauge Administration Building to protest a lack...

People at PLU: Jacob Mballow

HELEN WILMOT; Photographer; chunghh@plu.edu Mast Photographer Helen Wilmot caught up with Jacob Mballow about her experiences as a woman of color. Mast Photographer Helen Wilmot caught up with Jacob Mballow about her experiences...

PLU Confess… or censor?

EDDIE MCCOVEN News Writer mccovee@plu.edu At private college institutions in the U.S., students do not have the freedom of speech that is assumed by all. According to the Pacific Lutheran University Freedom of...

Tree planting draws students and community members

SARAH CORNELL-MAIER; News Co-Editor; cornelsm@plu.edu  On Feb. 10, about 60 people gathered on the lawn outside of Tingelstad Hall on the Pacific Lutheran University campus to celebrate a symbolic tree planting known...

People at PLU: Lynn Tucker, Clinical Instructor of Kinesiology

HELEN WILMOT; Photographer; chunghh@plu.edu Mast Photographer Helen Wilmot caught up with Lynn Tucker about a moment in her life that changed everything. “Almost dying saved my life. I had multiple cancer related surgeries...

PLU’s food pantry is in need of students, not food

By Chloe Wilhelm Opinion Editor Pacific Lutheran University’s food pantry is in need of students, not food. Since its beginnings of October 2017, the pantry has provided a wide variety of non-perishable...

Student opinion on PLU Commencement 2021

Camilla Sumner Guest Writer As we acknowledge the one year mark of this global pandemic, I want to first recognize the deep loss our world has experienced due to COVID-19 and...