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Student Spotlight: Students thriving in multiplicity

RIZELLE ROSALES, CAMILLE LEMKE, and DEJAN PEREZ; mast@plu.edu Virak Pheng Many describe junior Virak Pheng in two words: “kind” and “busy.” The latter can be attributed to the workload that comes...

Teen Sentenced After Parkland Pot-Shop Burglary

An 18-year-old male was sentenced to 12 years in state prison after exchanging gunfire with a nearby security guard during a nighttime burglary of Zips Cannabis Parkland location. The...

Local Business Thrives Years After Covid

Rise and Shine Cabaret Cafe and Amorata Essentia Metaphysical Gift Shop are located on the corner of Garfield and C Street. Owner Tonee Giacaloni is an artist and herbalist who...

New Bishop of Southwestern Washington Synod installed

By Alison Haywood, News Editor The installation of the new Bishop of the Southwestern Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America took place at 3 p.m. on Saturday,...

PLU Goes Into the Longest Lockdown in Over 10 Years

Steph Valenti Social Media Manager Campus Safety at Pacific Lutheran University sent out an emergency alert on Wednesday, Sept. 21, sending the whole campus on lockdown for just over two hours. There...

Campus Status Dial moves to stage 4

By Emily Groseclose Reporter Pacific Lutheran University announced Wednesday that the Campus Status Dial is moving from Stage 3 to Stage 4 because of improvements in COVID-19 cases and deaths. The Office...

Cubing with Cutter

Calissa Hagen  Reporter You walk into the room and are greeted by Christian Cutter, who slides a rubix cube over to you. Everyone around you is focused on their own cubes,...

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...

House fire near PLU disperses community members, students

  RHIANNON BERG; News Editor; bergau@plu.edu A house fire across the street from Pacific Lutheran University Wednesday night left a charred home, lost family photos, displaced students and unanswered questions. “I felt the heat...