Kill the Chill
CARLY STAUFFER
Opinion Writer
stauffce@plu.edu
I’d like to click pause on “Netflix and chill.” Actually, I’d like to cancel my subscription.
Ever since I first heard the phrase just a few weeks ago,...
Letter to the Editor: ASPLU President
Editor’s Note: Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University President, Martha Spieker is responding “The elephant in the room” in the most recent edition of The Mast.
Hello Lutes,
As we dig...
Shame photo leakers, not victims
MARISOL ESPINOSA
Opinion Writer
espinomr@plu.edu
Editor’s Note: Anyone under the age of 18 sending nude photos of themselves is categorized as distribution of child pornography. For the purposes of this article, it’s...
The right to die
DINA LONGSTAFF
Guest Writer
dlongstaff@plu.edu
On Oct. 5, California governor Jerry Brown signed the “Right to Die” law into action, making physician-assisted suicide legal. California joins Oregon, Washington, Vermont and Montana who...
Student to train PLU squirrels
JULIA GROSVENOR
Opinion Writer
grosvejm@plu.edu
Myra Maines, a Pacific Lutheran University junior, approached reporters this week with claims that she plans to train the campus squirrels.
“We’ve all thought about it. It’s time...
Let’s talk about sex: birth control basics
The weekly “Let’s talk about sex” series will look into a different topic about sex and sexuality in an effort to raise awareness, bring education and be a forum...
#PINKOUT: more than slacktivism
Matthew Salzano
Mast TV General Manager
salzano@plu.edu
It’s not slacktivism. Making your profile picture pink to #StandWithPP is a valuable way to show support and start conversation.
Planned Parenthood has been highlighted in...
To ‘dislike’ or not to ‘dislike’?
Talk has been buzzing lately about a new addition to Facebook, a dislike button, and I don’t think it should happen. However, the announcement that started the rumor did...