Brand yourself for the job market

By Samantha Lund, Columnist The interests you put on Facebook, the pictures you put on Instagram and the messages you send out over Twitter are pieces of you — they are...

Different faces of body image

By Alyssa fountain, Guest Columnist   Winnie the Pooh has something in common with the real world. Our friends are all different shapes, sizes and colors. Meanwhile we all want to be...

A Love Letter to Tacoma: An open letter to Amanda Knox

Helen Smith, Guest Writer Editors Note: This is a response to an article written by Amanda Knox about a visit to Tacoma for the West Seattle Herald. Knox was tried and...

Take advantage of work opportunites as students

By Tahlia Terhune I have continuously been told to set work aside during college if possible. I’ve heard claims such as “you’ll do better in school if you don’t have...

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...

Sustainability: It’s not just the Earth we should care for

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Letter From the Editor: Basics Unite

By: Allie Reynolds, General Manager of Mast TV A lot of girls get offended when they’re called basic. It’s just another one of the hundreds of negative labels society uses...

Halloween now seductive instead of scary

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Cold stance on Coldplay

RACHEL DIXON Opinion Writer dixonrp@plu.edu On January 29 of this year, the British band Coldplay released its controversial video for its pop hit “Hymn for the Weekend.” In the weeks since its release, the...