Shaking up Stuen: Students question diversity of new Residential Learning Communities
SARAH CORNELL-MAIER;Â News Co-Editor;Â cornelsm@plu.edu
Housing has always been a hot topic at Pacific Lutheran University, and is especially prominent as housing applications open for the 2017-2018 school year April 5. This...
Coffee shops and deep talks: Topics on Tap at 208 Garfield
GENNY BOOTS;Â Online Editor; bootsgj@plu.edu
Dimly lit conversations on identity, politics and race have brought students, faculty and community members to 208 Garfield for Topics on Tap.
These events were organized about...
Library faces budget cuts
HELEN SMITH;Â Mast Radio News Host;Â I
Mortvedt Library is cutting their spending, and some resources won’t be returning for next year.
Pacific Lutheran University’s library budget decreased because of the school-wide budget...
Women Take the Day- Feminist rally addresses intersectionality and women’s rights
MAST STAFF;Â Editor-in-Chief;Â mast@plu.edu
More than 100 Pacific Lutheran University students, faculty and community members gathered in Red Square to support A Day Without a Woman on Wednesday March 8. Students and...
A Tale of Two Parklands
Breanna Wiersma; Copy Editor; wiersmbm@plu.edu
It’s 2 a.m., and I’ve woken up with an annoyingly persistent headache. I don’t have a car, my friends are all sleeping and I’m out of...
PLU’s $3 Million Problem
MAST STAFF;Â mast@plu.edu
‘Money talks,’ as the old saying goes — and the conversation Pacific Lutheran University students are missing out on is the $3 million budget shortfall.
Earlier this year, administrators...
NoPaCoCo: the Spirit of Parkland
PARIS FRANKIN; Culture Editor;Â franklpm@plu.edu
As a student, it’s easy to feel like Parkland revolves around Pacific Lutheran University. While this is somewhat true —the area developed when Norwegian-Americans established the...
House fire near PLU disperses community members, students
RHIANNON BERG;Â News Editor;Â bergau@plu.edu
A house fire across the street from Pacific Lutheran University Wednesday night left a charred home, lost family photos, displaced students and unanswered questions.
“I felt the heat...
From the Editor: In with the new
MATTHEW SALZANO;Â Editor-in-Chief;Â salzano@plu.edu
On New (School) Year’s Day 2014, my first year, I took a selfie with my adviser. Even though she had tasked every new advisee with this, I was...