Thursday, December 26, 2024

Community

News focusing on Parkland and the greater Pierce County community.

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...

LASR and The Mast publish audio story detailing 2021 PLU vs. UPS football game

Brennan LaBrie Editor-In-Chief On November 6, 2021 the Pacific Lutheran University football team faced off against their rivals, the University of Puget Sound Loggers, at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. This was...

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...

Hate speech in Hinderlie leads to questions about public use of campus spaces

Calissa Hagen Reporter Nolan James slept soundly inside his dorm room not knowing what was occurring on the other side of the door. His roommate, Kendan Bendt, was on his way...

Remembering Cliff Rowe

Brennan LaBrie Editor-in-Chief The Pacific Lutheran University community, as well as the Pacific Northwest journalism community, have lost a legend. Cliff Rowe, a long-time PLU professor and the driving force behind the...

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...

First-Year Student Leads Successful Food Drive

Steph Valenti Reporter A food drive hosted by a Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) student in January provided for Tacoma’s Hilltop community, which has been hit by a housing crisis. First-year student Amariah...

Cubing with Cutter

Calissa Hagen  Reporter You walk into the room and are greeted by Christian Cutter, who slides a rubix cube over to you. Everyone around you is focused on their own cubes,...

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...