Letter from the Editor
Hello, Lutes!
My name is Paris, and I am the new Opinion Editor for the rest of spring term. A little bit about me: I am a first year Anthropology...
Side by Side: Editors review “13 Reasons Why”
Editor’s note: Opinions presented in the following reviews are not representative of The Mast as a whole
DYLAN FOREMAN; Sports Editor; foremad@plu.edu
I think in today’s society, people way too frequently use the...
Problems with a bipartisan system
LUCAS SCHAUMBERG
Guest Writer
schaum@plu.edu
As a far-left college student on a liberal arts campus (a rarity, I know) I often find myself tired of the entrenched neo-liberalism and hypocrisy in the...
Deserted life on campus: Q&A
PARIS MORWOOD FRANKLIN
Opinion Editor
franklpm@plu.edu
Cate Rush is a first-year Nursing student. She works for Campus Safety and is a coxswain for the Rowing Team. She stayed on-campus in order to...
Paint it gray: the struggle of practicing moderate politics
MARSIA JOHNSON; Opinion Editor; johnsomp@plu.edu
You’ve probably heard the saying “black and white thinking doesn’t work in a gray world.” Black and white thinking implies that the world is divided into twos....
Standing with Standing Rock
JEFF DUNN; LASR General Manager; dunnja@plu.edu
The way Americans consume media and form opinions through news is miserable. It’s not entirely your fault, fellow Americans; the news media most consumed...
Clicks that consume you
BEN LESCHENSKY; Mag Writer; leschebj@plu.edu
One afternoon this past summer, I was doing some online shopping for a bike. College was quickly approaching and I was in need of some wheels. I...
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...
The Las Vegas shooting: the controversy surrounding bump stocks and the labeling of terrorism
GURJOT KANG; Reporter; kanggk@plu.edu
Once again, innocent civilians are left to pick up the broken pieces of their lives and put them back together after the tragedy of another mass shooting....