Community

News focusing on Parkland and the greater Pierce County community.

Standing with womxn: students march for equality

By Hannah McCauley Reporter Pacific Lutheran University students participated in the Womxn’s March for social equality, women’s rights, and representation of intersectional identities on March 8 on campus. Speakers Mary Sarpong, Barbara...

Campus reacts to President stepping down after five years

BROOKE THAMES; Editor-in-Chief; thamesbe@plu.edu Thomas W. Krise announced Thursday, April 13 that he will be stepping down from his position as Pacific Lutheran University President this May. The news came...

Celebrating the lunar new year: shine on monkeyshines, shine on

By John Evanishyn Reporter If you’ve recently found yourself at one of Tacoma’s common outdoor locations (the Ruston Way Waterfront or Point Defiance) you may have noticed a striking number of...

TIES: An immersion experience in your back yard

For the first time, Pacific Lutheran University will offer students the chance to study away for a semester in our back yard. Tacoma Immersion Experience Semester (TIES) will give...

Rescheduled and Ready to Face-Off: A recap of the WA State Senate debate at...

By: Gurjot Kang and Raven Lirio What do tax cuts, healthcare reform, immigration policy and hammers as assault weapons all have in common? The 2018 Washington State U.S. Senate debate...

The Mast visits Minneapolis over summer for journalism conference

Steph Valenti Reporter With society slowly returning back to “normal” after the drastic lifestyle changes due to the pandemic, some of Pacific Lutheran University’s students made a summer trip to Minneapolis...