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Ian Fox, ‘14, wins Collins Book Collecting Contest, will compete at national level

Ian Fox, ‘14, wins Collins Book Collecting Contest, will compete at national level

Many DC and Marvel enthusiasts collect comic books and paraphernalia, but Ian Fox takes his passion for one DC superhero a step further. Fox’s entry “Hunting the Dark Night: Books on the Batman” took home the $1,000 grand prize at the 2013 Collins Memorial Library Book Collecting Contest, an event that Library Director Jane Carlin [...]

Garden Level moving forward

Garden Level moving forward

During Garden Level’s last concert of the year, the audience was able to catch a glimpse of the sentimental bonds members of the group have formed throughout the year, as bittersweet goodbye speeches and orange roses were exchanged on the stage. Another unique feature of this year’s Garden Level is their incorporation of beat boxing, [...]

Rainiers put on a show at Cheney Stadium

Rainiers put on a show at Cheney Stadium

Even as most of the sports within our campus community have begun to wind down, the larger Tacoma sports scene is just heating up. Tacoma’s history in the Pacific Coast League dates all the way back to 1904, when the Tacoma Tigers played their first game.  However, the franchise and the league left the city [...]

Promising array of music festivals for summer

Promising array of music festivals for summer

What gets college students to drop hundreds of dollars at a time year after year? What is worth the foot aches, port-a-potties, dehydration and being crammed amongst the incredible body odor of the unwashed masses? Despite high ticket prices, physical discomforts and outrageously expensive food, summer music festivals have been an undying tradition for American [...]

A spring to remember for Logger athletics

A spring to remember for Logger athletics

As the semester comes to a close, it seems appropriate to take a look back at the many accomplishments of our Logger athletes during the spring 2013 season. Notably, Logger athletics reached and proceeded to surpass their goal for 125 cumulative wins for the 2012-2013 school year. This achievement was the centerpiece of the Drive [...]

Students recognize Pres. Thomas’ unique accessibility

Students recognize Pres. Thomas’ unique accessibility

It’s no secret that the president of our university is quite the campus celebrity. President Ronald Thomas has achieved almost mythological status here at Puget Sound, inspiring memes, Facebook pages and Twitter accounts. Students literally sprint to sign up for the Fireside Dinners and other events hosted at his home, eager to check off another [...]

PSA awards Grunberg Dorn distinguished teaching honor

PSA awards Grunberg Dorn distinguished teaching honor

Professor Leon Grunberg has been recognized by the Pacific Sociological Association for his major contributions to the advancement of sociological education. Grunberg currently occupies the position of the Chair of the Department of Comparative Sociology at Puget Sound. The PSA has chosen Grunberg as the recipient of the 2013 Dean S. Dorn Distinguished Contributions to [...]

KUPS and Northwest Sounds collaborate to host local electronic musicians at Oppenheimer

KUPS and Northwest Sounds collaborate to host local electronic musicians at Oppenheimer

On April 26, Oppenheimer Café hosted a variety of local musicians from the Pacific Northwest for the Northwest Sounds Concert. The concert, presented by Northwest Sounds and KUPS, featured the artists Natasha Kmeto, DJAO, Ghost Feet, Brownbear and Northern Draw. Natasha Kmeto, a musician based in Portland, Ore., describes her music as “futuristic soul.” There [...]

National Geographic photographer George Steinmetz to share unique, aerial photos

National Geographic photographer George Steinmetz to share unique, aerial photos

On a typical workday, George Steinmetz rises before the sun. He ventures outside to greet the most desolate and vast places of the world and then he flies. He soars at 30 miles per hour in the open air above windswept dunes and stony vistas for up to three hours, capturing the enormity of nature [...]

One [of a Kind] closes in on goal

One [of a Kind] closes in on goal

As Puget Sound’s One [of a Kind] Campaign continues to garner increased support, The Trail is delighted to share with you an update on the campaign’s progress and successes. Started in 2011, the One [of a Kind] four-year campaign goal was to expand resources for students as they begin, carry out and finish their education [...]