Self care proves difficult as finals approach

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Leave the big city bustle behind when traveling

By Samantha Lund, Columnist I have never been more excited than when I got the chance to take a trip to Europe in high school. Not because I know any...

Spend Thanksgiving giving thanks, not shopping

The day after Halloween, my friend and I were shopping at Target, hoping to score some 50 percent off Halloween candy. When we walked into the store, a scary...

Repurpose your next edition of The Mooring Mast

By Samantha Lund, Columnist One of our main goals as a school is to be as eco-friendly as possible. We all have two recycling bins and one garbage can in...

Editor urges attendance in morning classes

About a third of my classmates were missing when I walked into an 8 a.m. class this week, but it wasn’t a sudden, mini-epidemic that kept them from coming...

Flu vaccination helps rather than hinders

By Shannon McClain, Guest Columnist The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended flu shots for everyone six months of age or older to protect against influenza in...

PLU alumni ‘Build’ powerful new album, join rap scene

The Northwest rap artist Rockwell Powers has teamed up with DJ Phnisey to contribute a new album to the hip-hop scene, and it just so happens that they got...

No Curse Words Limiting the Voices Heard on LASR

By Nate Schoen, Guest Writer Lute Air Student Radio has a policy of only playing songs without obscenities in the lyrics. The general rule of thumb is “pretend that President...

You Really Don’t Have to Take Your Clothes Off

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