So long, Salzano

MATTHEW SALZANO; Editor-in-Chief; salzano@plu.edu This is my last issue as Editor-in-Chief of The Mast. My time at Mast Media has given me great perspective and pride for this university and all its students,...

A day without women is insignificant

KELSEY LITTLETON; Staff Writer: littlekn@plu.edu After the success of the Women’s March on Washington this January and the various other marches around the world, many are wondering what will come...

Letter from our Editors: Reporting boldly

MATTHEW SALZANO & BROOKE THAMES; Editor-in-Chief and Mast Magazine Editor; salzano@plu.edu and thamesbe@plu.edu An activist group known as Concerned Student 1950 protested at the University of Missouri in November 2015. The group protested...

More than a luxury: why menstrual supplies should be free

ERIN BAKER; Online Copy Editor; bakeree@plu.edu Walking into a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall restroom, you see stalls, showers and a usual container of condoms sitting on the counter.  These condoms are...

Minorities and allies are stronger together

CRISTINA FLORES; Guest Writer; florescb@plu.edu Students have expressed a variety of different emotions after the election: disgust, fear, anger and frustration. These valid, real emotions appear everywhere, from social media to dinner...

Editorial: Telling the story

MAST EDITORIAL BOARD; mast@plu.edu With the U.S. beginning a new chapter with a new president, the role of major news outlets is crucial now more than ever. Journalism exists to inform...

Election obsession clouds understanding of Hurricane Matthew

CARLY STAUFFER; Guest Writer; stauffce@plu.edu Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the most important things in the world. At least, that’s what analysis of current American mainstream media would imply. While the...

Democratic Party: a new home for family values?

SETH DOWLAND; Associate Professor of Religion; dowland@plu.edu Donald Trump’s calamitous October caused division among some of the most reliable Republican voters: conservative evangelical Christians. For forty years, they have been the backbone...

Editorial: Vote the PLU way

MAST EDITORIAL BOARD; mast@plu.edu This election season has been marred by scandal, hostility and confusion, so it’s understandable why many registered Lute voters plan on leaving certain issues on their ballots...