Coffee and music lovers
MADDIE BERNARD
Guest Writer
bernarma@plu.edu
Northern Pacific Coffee Company is back and better than ever. The coffee shop on Garfield Street re-opened Jan. 18 under the new management of Wes Johnson.
Johnson, a Tacoma...
Car strikes pedestrians on Garfield street
A car stuck three pedestrians as they were crossing the street at the intersection of Garfield Street and C Street at around 7 p.m. Friday evening, deputy James Cowan...
So what’s next?
Gurjot Kang & Brooke Thames; Opinion Editor & Editor-in-Chief;
kanggk@plu.edu, thamesbe@plu.edu
First year PLU student Gracie Anderson led the “Will Washington State Be Next?” rally Wednesday morning, March 14 in Olympia, WA. A...
Parkland Community Raises Money to Protect Buildings
One year ago in May of 2022, the Parkland community was shocked to find that the 115-year-old Parkland School building was to be demolished to make way for a...
Student conduct violations fall as Student Care Network grows
Brennan LaBrie
News Editor
In October, Pacific Lutheran University Campus Safety released their annual safety report, detailing all crimes that occurred on campus property in 2018 compared to the two years...
Blue Zones
Residents in the unincorporated townships of Parkland and Spanaway live an estimated 10–15 years less than those in Tacoma.
This information comes from Joseph Gomez, Marketing and Engagement Lead for...
Garfield Street gets tasty new addition
Grant Hoskins
Reporter
Garfield Street has an exciting new addition: Emerald City Smoothie.
The Washington-based smoothie and bowl chain opened its doors about a month ago in between Farelli’s Pizza and Uni...
COVID Update: What caused the recent spike?
Steph Valenti
Reporter
It has been several weeks since Pacific Lutheran University's mask mandate was lifted on March 12, following Washington State’s new mask-optional policy.
The student body and staff members shared...
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...