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...

Letter to the Editor: PLU can’t excuse acts of hatred

Editor’s note: Sergia Hay has contacted Campus Safety regarding the events described in this Letter to the Editor and requested a formal investigation. Dear Pacific Lutheran University Community, It has come to...

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...

Letter to the Editor: Chelsea Manning op-ed was transphobic

Editor's note: Opinion articles not written expressly by the entire editorial board do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the entire Mast Media staff. MICHELE ANDERSON & MOLLY MUNSTERMAN; Juniors After reading the...

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...

Chelsea Manning sets precedent for prison mental health care

LIBBY POSTOVOIT; Opinion Editor; postovlg@plu.edu Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Bradley Manning, has been at the center of heated internet debate over the past month. Not because Americans are beginning...

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...