By Ella Frazer and Casey O'brien Organizers estimated that over 450 Puget Sound students and faculty walked out of their classes on Thursday, Nov. 19, to stand in protest and advocate for improving treatment of marginalized identities at the university and nationwide. The rally took place on the steps of Jones Hall and was organized by the Advocates for Institutional Change (AIC), a coalition of groups on campus calling for an array of diversity- and inclusivity-related institutional changes. The walkout was held in solidarity with marginalized students at universities across...
The University’s Violence Prevention Policy
Photo Courtesy Makaylaa Clancy When he heard the shots beginning to fire, the security officer took cover behind a nearby house a block away from the shooting. He immediately reported the danger to a student security dispatcher, who then related the incident to authorities. Soon after, assistance arrived on the scene to help take care of the situation. South Sound 911, the agency that handles 911 calls for Pierce County, praised the student security workers on duty for how they handled themselves in the midst of a dangerous situation....
Shots fired at Puget Sound Security Officers, man arrested
The intersection of 13th and Alder where the incident occurred. Photo courtesy Makaylaa Clancy. Gun violence on college campuses has become a reality for many people in the United States, and the Puget Sound community is no exception. According to The News Tribune, 21-year-old Alex Kjellesvik, not a student at the University, has been charged with two counts of first-degree assault. The security alert sent by the University to students states that Kjellesvik fired 10 shots at campus security officers around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Kjellesvik began...
Project PEACE comes to the University of Puget Sound
Photo credit Presley Reed The Tacoma Police Department and City Management have recently held five discussion events for community members in the city of Tacoma. Through a new Program called Project PEACE (Policing Equity and Community Empowerment), the Tacoma Police Department has made themselves accessible to diverse members of the community in order to address tensions between the people and the police. Project PEACE held a discussion at the University of Puget Sound on Oct. 21. Using a network of community activists from groups like the Black Ministerial Alliance and...
New Student Union seeks to define campus role
“Contrary to popular belief, we are not trying to overthrow ASUPS,” sophomore Layth Sabbagh said. Sabbagh, along with a number of other students, is spearheading an effort to bring a new student union to campus amid concerns that the Associated Students of Puget Sound (ASUPS) is ineffective at responding to student concerns. The Puget Sound Student Union (PSSU) is emerging as an outlet for students to voice their concerns about ASUPS and the Board of Trustees. The PSSU thinks ASUPS does a great job, but notes the role of their...
SIRGE request raises concern about finance allocations
On Oct. 7, Wetlands Magazine posted an editorial online highlighting the failures of the Finance Committee and the Associated Students of Puget Sound (ASUPS) to properly allocate money to programs that attempt to prevent violence and assault on our campus. This program is specifically, but not limited to, Sexuality Issues, Relationships and Gender Education (SIRGE). ASUPS Senate addressed the issue at their Senate meeting on Oct. 8 by engaging in discourse around the funding issue, ultimately providing SIRGE and Deconstructing Masculinity (De-Masc) with a $700 allocation, but questions surrounding the...
ASUPS funds additional counseling hours
This semester, the Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound...