Letter to the Editor: PLU Faculty Call for Policy on Hate Speech
Dear Pacific Lutheran University Community,
We are writing in response to Vice President Joanna Royce-Davis’ Mast letter, “Student Life VP on Repairing the Campus Climate” on March 24. We thank...
Letter from the editor
BROOKE THAMES;Â Editor-in-Chief;Â 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...
Trump’s budget fails to put Americans first
BREANNA WIERSMA;Â Copy Editor;Â 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...
Pepsi commercial completely falls flat
JEFF DUNN;Â LASR GENERAL Manager;Â dunnja@plu.edu
Wow, I had no idea this corporation run by rich one-percenters lacked a basic understanding of the social context of the time! That’s crazy!
Imagine this:
“What do...
Diversity Debacle: New residential communities are not diversity
KIANA NORMAN-SLACK; Online Copy Editor; normanks@plu.edu
Starting next year, Pacific Lutheran University will have residential wings exclusively for marginalized groups in PLU residence halls. The few new ones that I...
Letter to the Editor: Student Life VP on repairing the campus climate
Dear Pacific Lutheran University Community,
Student Life educators often ask one another the question, “What keeps or wakes you up at night?” Often our responses focus on shared worries about...
So long, Salzano
MATTHEW SALZANO;Â Editor-in-Chief;Â 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...
The Grammys SUCK
JEFF DUNN; LASR General Manager: dunnja@plu.edu
As a rule, I don’t watch the Grammys. Never mind that I don’t have cable; even if Comcast wasn’t the devil, I’d still find...