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News focusing on Parkland and the greater Pierce County community.

New campaign asks PLU community to Listen

RHIANNON BERG; News Editor; bergau@plu.edu  This is the first article in the new Mast Media series “Exploring Diversity.” It aims to contribute to and report on campus conversations about diversity.  A new Pacific...

House fire near PLU displaces community members, students

  https://youtu.be/2iP-d_r6zJ0 RHIANNON BERG News Editor 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...

Remembering ​Tom Pfeifle

The following was written by Tom’s family members and given to The Mast. Edits have been made for clarity and length. Thomas Craig Pfeifle, age 19, son of Jane and...

Lutes react: Cruz drops out of GOP primaries

LIBBY POSTVOIT; Copy Editor: postovlg@plu.edu After losing Indiana’s primary in a landslide to Donald Trump on May 3, presidential candidate Ted Cruz announced that he was leaving the presidential race for...

Friends of 88-5 FM propose cheaper sale

JEFF DUNN; News Editor: dunnja@plu.edu Friends of 88-5 FM released a letter of intent last Tuesday asking Pacific Lutheran University to lower its asking price for KPLU from $7 million to $6...

Garfield Book Company: saying good-bye to a dud?

JEFF DUNN News Editor dunnja@plu.edu The Garfield Book Company will shut down this summer at it’s current location on Garfield Street, just east of Pacific Lutheran University’s campus. PLU began appraising the Garfield...

PLU moves ahead with KPLU sale

DAVID LEON Guest Writer nguyenld@plu.edu PLU has moved forward with transferring sales of towers and frequencies over to KUOW Board of Regents. More information can be found by looking up the facts...

Parkland dreams

LUCAS SCHAUMBERG News Writer schaumlc@plu.edu “I’ve been knocked down before,” says Felix Guzman. “But this time feels as though I’ve been hit when I was still getting back up. If something happens,...

Community Spotlight: Ian Smith first generation student

JAKE BILYEU News@Nine Producer bilyeuja@plu.edu When Pacific Lutheran University students take a walk through campus, they’re bound to pass several other students, each with his or her own unique story.  Some may be...