Tag: diversity
Affirmative Action at universities in flux
Eight years after Abigail Fisher’s rejection from the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), the Supreme Court is primed to render a decision as to whether or not her […]
Death of Diversity Altar in the SUB
By Olivia Langen While Dia de los Muertos traditionally signifies a day of remembrance and celebration of lost family and friends, the Latinos Unidos club sought to provide a platform […]
The misconception of economic diversity at University of Puget Sound
By Nicholas Schmidt “This place is expensive,” wrote one student anonymously, “and in my experience a lot of us are entitled brats (including myself), so people from the lower class […]
Who feels at home at the University of Puget Sound?
By Casey O’Brien and Allison Nasson By some counts, President Ronald Thomas referred to home 57 times in his commencement speech for the class of 2019. That rhetoric doesn’t […]
Amanda Diaz: Response to “A Second Look on the True Meaning of Diversity”
The article, “A Second Look on the True Meaning of Diversity” by Jess Wiken seems to imply that selecting a president of color is discriminating against Whites. I’ll start by […]
Austin Colburn: Response to “A Second Look on the True Meaning of Diversity”
To the staff of The Trail, I am writing in response to the piece entitled “Second look on the true meaning of diversity.” I took issue with a number of […]
Second look on the true meaning of diversity
A fundamental question the Presidential Search Committee must confront during their search for the University of Puget Sound’s 14th president is whether or not they should prioritize race and/or gender as […]
University to Give 10 Full-tuition Scholarships
University of Puget Sound announced their partnership this week with the Posse foundation, a national organization dedicated to providing full-ride scholarships to students from diverse backgrounds with excellent academic and […]
Senator’s Perspective
Reporter Paul Goudarzi-Fry sat down with senior Senator C.J. Quierolo to discuss activism, rhetoric and some of the issues at Puget Sound. The thoughts and opinions expressed in this interview […]
Giving a Voice to the Undocumented
Living in Tacoma, you may be unaware that down in the Port among the factories and toxic zones is the country’s fourth-largest detention center housing hundreds of detainees, many of […]