ASPLU at a glance
By Brittany Jackson, ASPLU PR Director
Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University is the elected voice of the student population. The organization’s goal is to inspire and represent the PLU...
Ten things I wish I knew as a first-year
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If you do not click with your wing mates or if you commute and find it difficult to make...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF: An Introduction to Mast Media
In the spirit of orientation, it's time for introductions.
We are Mast Media, your on-campus student-produced news source. Mast Media is the converged efforts of The Mooring Mast — Pacific Lutheran...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Concern over PLU’s response to contingent faculty plans to unionize
I am disappointed in the university’s response to unionization efforts by PLU contingent faculty. Given PLU 2020’s emphasis on an intensified university commitment to diversity, justice and sustainability, the...
Letter from the editor-in-chief: Reflections on issues past
By Jessica Trondsen, Editor-in-Chief
During weekly staff meetings here at The Mooring Mast, we think about three weeks at a time. We reflect on the last week’s issue, check that content...
A Feminine Critique: Don’t let false physiques keep you off the beach
By Ruthie Kovanen, Columnist
It’s getting to be that time of year when parkas and rain boots are put away and exchanged for swimsuits and flip flops. Similarly, it’s about that...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Union would not be end of process, but beginning
Many have now heard of the contingent faculty organizing to form a union on Pacific Lutheran University’s campus.Â
Indeed, many may well have read or watched the interviews with faculty...
Eight things that scare first years at the end of year one
By Anna Sieber, Columnist
At the beginning of the year, we were frightened by the sexual assault statistics, condoms in the bathroom and mystery smells permeating the buildings on campus.
Now,...
Tips for students returning home
By Alyssa Fountain, Columnist
Home is a concept that comes with a lot of connotations such as parents, your own bed and something from the past — we are going home...