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...

Løk

Editor’s Note: This week, The Mast is transitioning page 12 to a satire page titled Den Lok, which is Norwegian for The Onion (...get it?). Every week we will...