NW Connections: The Known is thriving in the chaos

By Amy Rose, The Crescent After another hard day of working at a homeless agency in Portland, Chris Miller was ready to go home. It would be a long way back...

NW Connections: Whitman swimmers drench feet in early meet

By Garrett Atkinson, The Pioneer The Whitman men’s and women’s swimming teams have begun their 2014-2015 season last weekend with a successful showing at the first meet of the season in Salem,...

NW Connections: George Fox student dies after attending Halloween party

By Leah Abraham, The Crescent  On Nov. 1, Sophomore Aaron Altman died after attending a rave in Seattle. The cause of death is unknown and the toxicology report is currently underway. According to King...

NW Connections: Sharing stories across generations

By Natalie Berg, Web Content Editor of The Pioneer One of my big projects this summer was to set up the Northwest News Network, a collaborative news-sharing project among college papers throughout...

NW Connections: Umatilla, Forest Service negotiate future of Spring Mountain

By Nolan Bishop, The Pioneer In recent months, members of the Umatilla tribe have initiated conversations with the Forest Service about the usage of Spring Mountain, a site of cultural significance...

Tree planting draws students and community members

SARAH CORNELL-MAIER; News Co-Editor; cornelsm@plu.edu  On Feb. 10, about 60 people gathered on the lawn outside of Tingelstad Hall on the Pacific Lutheran University campus to celebrate a symbolic tree planting known...

Fun at the fair

By Chloe Wilhelm & Craig Gustin When you see exciting rides, crowds of people and smell freshly-baked raspberry scones you know you’re at the Washington State Fair. The fair ended its September season on...

There’s something brewing on campus

By: Sarah Ward Something new is brewing in Pacific Lutheran University’s (PLU’s) campus coffee shops. Students returning for fall semester may have noticed a subtle change in flavor in both the standard...

NW Connections: Whitman’s new president sits down with The Pioneer

By Aleida Fernandez, The Pioneer  Earlier today, Dr. Kathleen Murray was announced as Whitman College’ s 14th president.  Murray is currently the Provost and Dean of Faculty at Macalaster College in Minnesota....