Who We Are

The Trail is the University of Puget Sound’s independent student newspaper, serving the campus community and beyond since 1895. Written, designed, and edited by students, The Trail is committed to using student voices to cover issues our communities care about.

Co Editor-in-Chiefs

“I joined The Trail on the first day of my first year, and I have been writing and editing for it ever since. I believe that student journalism is an integral part of a vibrant, democratic, and creative educational community, and I can’t wait to continue the hard work that The Trail has been doing for over 115 years. If you’ve ever had any interest in writing — or you’ve ever written a funny note in your phone — WE WANT YOU! Bring your friends, bring your roommates, and let’s make a spunky, juicy, stellar paper— there’s room for it all!”

Erin Hurley (she/her)

“I am a current senior studying Communication Studies and SoAn. Besides working for The Trail, I am a lead at Lillis Cafe, and a dedicated participant of RDG. I have been a part of The Trail since freshman year, and have served the past two years on the editorial board as the Happy Trail Editor (my baby). I am super passionate about bringing human-interest stories, social experiments, and polls to the page! My hope for The Trail this year is to make it a fun group that’s well-integrated into the fabric of the school community. I would love to have all of your creative talents, interesting perspectives, and awesome personalities join us in the media room this year!”

Sophie Goble

We have been collaborators since freshman year, co-writing pieces, working together at a summer internship/arts & theater summer camp, and being friends who love to chat and craft on the side! As your EICs, we want to encourage writers to come to us with stories of interest to them, ideas for recurring columns, and ways to further connect with the Puget Sound community and beyond. We hope to further establish The Trail as a staple organization at Puget Sound and as a place for inquisitive and creative individuals to flock to! Our goals, though broad, are to ground The Trail into Puget Sound culture, so it can be a publication that interests and involves all members of our community. We are looking forward to the year ahead with you! Happy reading!