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News focusing on Parkland and the greater Pierce County community.

Garfield construction hammers out the details

After more than a year of waiting, Pacific Lutheran University students, faculty and the Parkland community will finally see the fruits of the construction on the corner of Garfield...

New state route would create jobs, raise taxes

The Garfield Book Company hosted a town hall meeting Saturday where Washington State Senator Steve Conway made himself available to citizens of the 29th legislative district. The senator invited anyone...

Voices of courage

RHIANNON BERG News Writer bergau@plu.edu Tears of courage filled the eyes of sympathetic audience members and five domestic violence survivors as they told their stories Oct. 30 at the University of...

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...

St. Olaf mourns death of associate college pastor

By St. Olaf Media Relations The Rev. Jennifer Anderson Koenig ’87, who served as associate college pastor at St. Olaf for more than 15 years before going on medical leave...

PLU’s resident Starboy: Physics student is NASA’s newest intern

SARAH CORNELL-MAIER; News Co-Editor; cornelsm@plu.edu Sophomore Justin DeMattos is just another Pacific Lutheran University student.  He is a physics major and computer science minor, he works as a Clubs and Organization Intern...

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...

Catalytic converter thefts continue at PLU; solution proposed in State Legislature

Spencer Pruitt Reporter Catalytic converter theft is on the rise again on Pacific Lutheran University’s campus, and across Washington State as well. Relief is potentially on its way, with the Washington...

Full time student, part time politician

Two Lutes balance classes and campaigns Many students on campus cared about the results of this year’s election. Shannon Reynolds, a Pacific Lutheran University junior certainly did. Reynolds’ involvement, however,...