By OLIVIA PIERCE FREEMAN   It is well known that the University has a terrific music program. Perhaps not so well known, however, is that for those who feel they are not necessarily musically calibrated enough to be a performance major, the campus offers non-credit music instruction to the public through a program called Community Music. What’s more? Community Music provides its students with the opportunity to showcase their new music chops through various showcases throughout the school year. They have an upcoming recital on Dec. 20 at 7 p.m....

By OLIVIA PIERCE FREEMAN   To some, KUPS may seem like an elusive, underground mystery that occasionally hums as the soundtrack amidst the Diversions bustle. But it truly is so much more than that. KUPS is putting forth a strong effort to promote their campus presence toward the entirety of the student body, especially toward those for whom the station is unfamiliar. There are many committees that make up the KUPS team, and their Street Team (in which all students, DJs or not, can participate) is responsible for getting people...

By OLIVIA PIERCE FREEMAN   Rabbi Patrick Aleph kicked off his Punk Torah tour during his recent Oct. 24 visit to the University of Puget Sound. He discussed the taboo against tattoos  within Jewish tradition, and offered his perspective on the controversial choice to have a tattoo as a follower of Judaism. Aleph thought he had life figured out as the singer for the post-punk band The Love Drunks; however, when he found himself living out of a converted Dodge van, making ramen noodles and only $8,000 a year, he...

By OLIVIA PIERCE FREEMAN   The Kittredge Gallery opened two new exhibits by artists Randy Bolton and Holly Senn on Monday of this week. Randy Bolton has worked in many visiting artist positions across the country and currently works as the Head of the Print Media Department and the Artist in Residence at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. His artistic approach is one intended to lure the viewer in on a second glance. His art is inspired by illustrations from children’s books and science texts, as he recognizes the...