Community

News focusing on Parkland and the greater Pierce County community.

Community joins forces to fight hunger

By Leah Larson Church groups, students and community-minded citizens gathered together for a good cause at Steilacoom Park last Sunday to participate in the 33rd annual Pierce County Hunger Walk....

Lute Link lets students network with alumni

By Kelsey Hilmes, Guest Writer Being a part of the Pacific Lutheran University community can feel like a game of missed connections. With so many Lute alumni, current and former...

Empty buildings haunt Garfield Street

By Taylor Lunka, News Writer Empty rooms, bare sidewalks and vacant buildings sit where local businesses used to serve the Parkland community on Garfield Street. These businesses moved out almost a year...

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...

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...

Symposium supports local food

By Natalie DeFord Guest Writer Food takes much more work than most people realize, and the food system can be complicated. Pacific Lutheran University’s second Food Symposium kicked off Wednesday night with...

Students leave Lutdome, clean up community

Forty-odd Pacific Lutheran students, local high school students and Parkland residents gave up several hours of their Saturday to work together towards a common goal: community beautification. They donned work...

From victim to survivor: Military woman shares her story with PLU

by Samantha Lund, News Editor Lieutenant Colonel Celia FlorCruz is coming to Pacific Lutheran University to share her journey from sexual assault victim to military leader. FlorCruz’s lecture will be...

Lutheran studies conference looks at Jesus of Nazareth

by Reland Tuomi, copy editor Speakers analyzed Jesus of Nazareth from a Lutheran perspective during the Lutheran Studies Conference on Sept. 26. Lutheran Studies programs at Pacific Lutheran University sponsored the conference,...