PLU Faculty Joint Committee: Students claim lack of transparency in FJC process

Brennan LaBrie  News Editor Kiyomi Kishaba Opinion Editor A virtual forum on February 10 aimed at informing students about the ongoing Faculty Joint Committee (FJC) process only led to more discontent among the...

Wang Center “Celebration of Service” tackles the impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ+ community

Brennan LaBrie News Editor Students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited to attend the Wang Center’s 5th Biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Service on Tuesday, March 9. As in the...

Celebrating the lunar new year: shine on monkeyshines, shine on

By John Evanishyn Reporter If you’ve recently found yourself at one of Tacoma’s common outdoor locations (the Ruston Way Waterfront or Point Defiance) you may have noticed a striking number of...

Campus Status Dial moves to stage 4

By Emily Groseclose Reporter Pacific Lutheran University announced Wednesday that the Campus Status Dial is moving from Stage 3 to Stage 4 because of improvements in COVID-19 cases and deaths. The Office...

Faculty Joint Committee at PLU: A tense first forum between students and administration

By Ben Leschensky Reporter These are tumultuous times at Pacific Lutheran University. That much was evident during a tense student forum on February 9th between members of the PLU community and the...

November ASPLU Letter from the President

Hey Lutes, As we come up on winter break and the end of a semester that has felt years long (though in my book it also went by in the...

Students’ thoughts on housing refund after Thanksgiving

Kiyomi Kishaba Opinion Editor Due to COVID-19, the holiday season is looking a little different this year. PLU is offering a partial housing refund for students who move out of their...

The financial reasons behind the PLUS Year

Brennan LaBrie News Editor As it became increasingly apparent this past summer that the 2020-21 school year would be mostly, if not entirely, online, many students at Pacific Lutheran University wondered...

PLU School of Nursing thriving in new state of the art facility

Brennan LaBrie News Editor New life has been breathed into the building located at 208 Garfield Street, which sat nearly empty for years. The prominent two-story structure, which until 2016 held...