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...
Covid cases on campus subside after Omicron spike
Brennan LaBrie
Editor-In-Chief
The sharp rise in Covid-19 cases at Pacific Lutheran University in January has subsided, but February still saw a higher rate of positive cases than fall semester.
There were...
Lockdowns vs. “Stay in Place”: A guide for students
Calissa Hagen
Reporter
You are sitting in your room doing some late night studying and you all of a sudden get an email, phone call, and text message. They all display...
The Fixed Tuition Guarantee: How Does it Work?
Brennan LaBrie
Editor-In-Chief
In December, Pacific Lutheran University unveiled a campaign of promotional banners in public spaces in the area, from the Tacoma Mall to SeaTac Airport. One of these bright...
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,...
Veterans Day celebration supports veterans at informal thank you poster signing event
Raven Lirio
General Manager
More than 100 students participated in Pacific Lutheran University’s Veterans Day walk-through observance on November 11. This year differed from previous years, with the event being more...
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...
Eighth Annual Bjug Day of Giving breaks donation record once again
Grant Hoskins
Reporter
The eighth annual Bjug Day of Giving yet again shattered its donor and donation records Oct 20, 2021, achieving over 100% of the initial donor goal and raising...
PLUS Year leads to rise in 5th years on campus
Brennan LaBrie
Editor-In-Chief
When I returned to campus this fall, I was pleased to see a lot of familiar faces from the class of 2021 walking around.
Like me, they were technically...