This is a threat to our democracy

GURJOT KANG; Opinion Editor; kanggk@plu.edu In the past few weeks, you might have seen the name Sinclair Broadcast Group pop up in your news feed after a video of reporters from Sinclair-owned...

Professor Plays: Marnie Ritchie, Professor of Communication

Fulton Bryant-Anderson  Staff Reporter Meet Assistant Professor of Communication, Professor Marnie Ritchie. Professor Ritchie teaches rhetorical studies, critical/cultural studies and oversees the debate team.  I caught up with Professor Ritchie and asked...

PLU’s problem with unpaid journalists

MCKENNA MORIN; Photo Editor; morinmn@plu.edu When prospective students choose between colleges that are very similar, they choose the one with the best benefits. Herein lies the issue with recruitment and retention in...

Professor Plays: Sergia Hay, Professor in Philosophy

Fulton Bryant-Anderson Staff Reporter Meet Associate Professor of Philosophy, Sergia Hay. Hay teaches ethics, environmental philosophy and the history of philosophy. I recently caught up with her and asked her what...

Letter from the editor

BROOKE THAMES; Editor-in-Chief; thamesbe@plu.edu I ask a lot of questions. Whether I’m making an argument or thinking through a social issue, I use questions to guide my thoughts. I often find the questions...

West Virginia’s raging storm

ZACKERY GOSTISHA; Guest Writer; gostiszk@plu.edu On February 22, 19,488 teachers in West Virginia’s public schools stayed home from work. 277,000 students stayed home. One of the largest strikes in years started, and...

Professor Plays: Antonios Finitsis, Professor in Religion

Fulton Bryant-Anderson Staff Reporter Meet Professor of Hebrew Bible and former MTV video-jockey, Antonios Finitsis.  Finitsis teaches Second Temple Literature, Gender, Sex and Sexuality Studies and directs the Wild Hope Center for...

FYEP Column

One of the most developed skills we share as a generation is making sad, serious things into jokes. It is so much easier to laugh at students’ (our) messed-up...

Looking back: Ten expectations as a first-year

Marsia Johnson; Guest Writer; johnsomp@plu.edu College is weird. When I was coming into PLU as a first-year, I expected that because my high school experience sucked, I would immediately find my place when...