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News focusing on Parkland and the greater Pierce County community.

New food truck might roll in

Samantha Lund, News Editor Food on campus might get spiced up next year with a new food truck. With its own specialized menu, the food truck will give students a new place...

Fatal stabbing near PLU: Altercation in apartments turned into murder

Samantha Lund, News Editor A noise complaint, turned into a fight which turned into a murder Monday night at a nearby apartment complex. According to The News Tribune’s report, neighbors called 911...

Get your shots, or get the dots

by Samantha Lund, News Editor Measles is making its way across the country and the Pacific Lutheran University Health Center is getting ready for the possibility of it coming into...

Children’s voices: The Holocaust and beyond

by Natalie DeFord, News Writer Children of the past, present and future will be the focus of this year’s Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference with more than 200 local junior and...

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...

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...

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...