Wolfe Coffee Club: Bringing the Energy to Parkland
Wolfe Coffee Club is a locally owned business that took flight in 2008. The owner of the drive-thru coffee house, Mark Larkin, says, “my Mom bought it in 2008,...
Tacoma Officers Receive $500,000 to Leave Police Force
The City of Tacoma is giving $500,000 each to former Tacoma Police officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Burbank, and Timothy Rankine to leave the Tacoma Police Department, according to a...
Black Man Killed by Tacoma Police
Just about 2 miles from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) campus, Manuel “Manny” Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man was stopped while walking home by Tacoma Police Department (TPD) officers on...
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...
U.S. Justice Department Opens New Investigation on Manny Ellis Case
The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into potential violations of federal law by Tacoma Police officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Burbank, and Timothy Rankine in the killing of...
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...
Pima-Maricopa Tribe to collect indigenous remains later this year
Josiah Devine Johnson
News Editor
There are at least 116,000 known sets of Native peoples’ remains held by museums, and universities—Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) among them.
The story behind PLUs’ acquisition of...
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...
PLU Latinx Unidos Representatives Reflect on Hispanic Heritage MonthÂ
Hanna Cruz
Staff Reporter
In the United States, Hispanic Heritage Month begins on Sep. 15, which is the same day as the celebrations of independence in El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica,...