Trump’s budget fails to put Americans first
BREANNA WIERSMA; Copy Editor; wiersmbm@plu.edu
Last month, the White House released a first budget proposal for the 2018 year. Called the “America First” budget, the proposal cuts 1.2% of overall discretionary spending...
Learn all you can about living off campus
By Brooke Wolfe, Staff Writer
With the semester in full swing, housing application deadlines are fast approaching. Students are faced with the tough choice of continuing to live in the...
Go against Greek Row
By Shelondra Harris and Austin Miller, Guest Writers
Pacific Lutheran University doesn’t have a Greek row, but that isn’t a bad thing. Some students say that PLU should implement a...
Sustainability: Go Trayless, Save Food
By Maddie Bernard, Columnist
If you ate dinner in the University Commons April 7-8 of last week, you may have noticed something strange — someone asked for your leftover food. ...
Eight things that scare first years at the end of year one
By Anna Sieber, Columnist
At the beginning of the year, we were frightened by the sexual assault statistics, condoms in the bathroom and mystery smells permeating the buildings on campus.
Now,...
Out with the old in with the new
HELEN SMITH
Opinion Writer
smithhe@plu.edu
This academic year, a bold new phenomenon is sweeping college campuses. Many colleges, including the prestigious George Washington University (GWU), are now going “Test Optional.” This means that...
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...
Continue the conversation about sexual assault on campus
By Tahlia Terhune, Guest Columnist
Lieutenant Colonel Celia FlorCruz gave a compelling speech Feb. 17 about sexual harassment in both college and military environments, and stressed the importance of education...
Practice political participation this election
By Philip Passantino, Guest Writer
The results of Election Day on Nov. 4 will determine the path of the United States for the next two years, which is why it’s...