Washington state lieutenant governor candidates share their plans for election during debate

Calissa Hagen Reporter With the presidential election only a week away, it’s all people want to talk about on campus. However, in Washington State, another important race is underway: the...

U.S. Airman Dies in Radical Protest against Genocide in Palestine

Screams of “free Palestine” burst through the flames lit by Aaron Bushnell as they consumed him.  Bushnell, a 25-year-old active-duty Air Force member, burned alive outside the Israeli embassy in...

Tiger Woods hospitalized after car crash and undergoes surgery

Isaiah Shim Sports Editor On February 23, Professional Golfer’s Association (PGA) golfer Tiger Woods was involved in a single-car rollover accident in Los Angeles. In a statement released by the Los...

Learning from Standing Rock

JEFF DUNN; LASR General Manager; dunnja@plu.edu Between news of the Army Corps of Engineers approving the final stages of the Dakota Access Pipeline via President Trump and Seattle’s divestment from Wells Fargo...

Sky high inflation hitting students’ pockets

Spencer Pruitt Reporter The cost of everyday expenses has skyrocketed this past year due to increasing inflation, costing students hundreds of extra dollars. A college student is now spending over $500 ...

Rescheduled and Ready to Face-Off: A recap of the WA State Senate debate at...

By: Gurjot Kang and Raven Lirio What do tax cuts, healthcare reform, immigration policy and hammers as assault weapons all have in common? The 2018 Washington State U.S. Senate debate...

Sandra Day O’Connor Obituary

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor died Friday at her home in Phoenix. A Supreme Court statement reported her cause of death as “complications related to advanced dementia,...

PLU alum flies high as CEO of Alaska Airlines

SARAH CORNELL-MAIER; News Editor; cornelsm@plu.edu Students, staff and faculty packed the Scandinavian Culture Center when Pacific Lutheran University alumnus and CEO of Alaska Airlines, Brad Tilden ‘83, came to campus on...

So what’s next?

Gurjot Kang & Brooke Thames; Opinion Editor & Editor-in-Chief; kanggk@plu.edu, thamesbe@plu.edu First year PLU student Gracie Anderson led the “Will Washington State Be Next?” rally Wednesday morning, March 14 in Olympia, WA. A...