“At Some Point, Silence is Betrayal”

OPINION EDITORIAL: Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) cares about its students' voices: voices that did not number enough for PLU to comment on the acquittal of the three Tacoma Police...

Letter From the Editor- March 2024

Senioritis hasn’t really been hitting me the way I was told it would. My days have looked the same as always: Get up, think about practicing, don’t do it...

Lights Out: A Response to the Lack of Exterior Lighting on Lower Campus

In the five months I’ve been at PLU, I have adjusted to many new things, including a full class schedule, new friends, and balancing healthy habits. But one thing...

Christian Cherry: A Loss of Racial Representation for Tacoma Youth

Christian Cherry, a Black Tacoma youth mentor and advocate against youth gun violence, was shot and killed near Bates Technical College on South State Street on December 14, 2023....

PLU Freezes Hot and Heavy Student Body With Fire Safety Checks

A night of intimate alone time featured blaring alarms and the sweet sounds of knocking doors interwoven with the sensual whisper “RA on duty.” The quintessential moments of Valentine's Day,...

Ice Cream Machine Returns After Extended Stay Abroad

After being absent from the PLU Commons for the fall semester, the ice cream machine is back and feeling good. We caught up with the ice cream machine after...

How Washington DC Treats an International PLU Student

A city where I felt like I could survive being a young woman without a car. A city of suits and ties, who all hurry to the metro, not...

J-Term Bahamas Class Review

The dark water was only illuminated by the flashlight Helena and I wielded; the glimpse of a nurse shark had brought us all the way out here in the...

Henry Kissinger Satire

Elder statesman Henry Kissinger, who was never tried or convicted of anything, died on Nov. 29 at the age of 100. While communists and enemies of the state cheer this...