The Peer Allies program is a new club on campus with the purpose of supporting victims of sexual violence. Sexual violence is a pervasive issue on college campuses throughout the United States, and Puget Sound is no exception; according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 19 percent of undergraduate women will experience attempted or completed sexual assault at some point in their college careers. In 2012 there were three reported cases of forcible sexual offense on campus, up from one reported case in 2010 and two in...

The Puget Sound Faculty is currently discussing the inclusion of a new curriculum requirement that would address issues of knowledge, identity and power. This new requirement would be an overlay approach that would not add a new core requirement, but would rather seek to embed shared language and frameworks of diversity into existing classes in order to equip students with the ability to engage with diverse local and global communities. In the fall of 2012, the Faculty Senate charged the Committee on Diversity (CoD) to see how other institutions have...

The women’s soccer team is well on their way to a conference title after securing a win against George Fox University on Sunday Oct. 27. The Loggers pulled off a 2-1 victory and continued a winning streak of nine games. The first period of the game was a standoff, with neither team scoring. Puget Sound made nine shots during the first half but no attempts were successful. The Loggers had an early possession of the ball and made their first attempt for a shot within the 2nd minute of the...

Students returning to campus this fall noticed two big structural changes on campus. First, the completion of Commencement Hall; and second, the construction and renovations beginning made on Wheelock Student Center. These projects are just two components of the Master Plan that President Ronald Thomas was charged with developing when he assumed the office in 2003. Students may not be familiar with the Master Plan, but it has thus far affected every aspect of student life and, as a 20-year plan, will affect the campus for many years to come....

Students at Puget Sound are known for passion and having a variety of interests and involvements. This is especially evident in student athletes like senior Casey Thayer (Boulder, Colo). Thayer is known for her goalkeeping skills on the soccer team, but like many student athletes she has been involved on multiple teams at the University. Thayer has been playing soccer since she was four but was originally recruited to play basketball at the University. “At first I thought I would only be able to play basketball,” Thayer said. “But when...

Lacrosse season may be four months away but that has not kept the women off the turf. With 13 new recruits on the team, the Loggers are looking forward to a promising season and are hard at work in preparation. The 2014 season has a roster of 25 girls with more collective experience than the program has seen since head coach Liana Halstead has been with the program. Women’s lacrosse is coming off difficult seasons in the past few years, but the program has a strong history and players are...

Loggers’ football brought home a win from California on Sept. 21 with a final score of 42-33 against Whittier. The win is their first of the season and marks the highly anticipated end to a losing streak that has been ongoing since 2011. This was also the first road victory since a 2008 game against Pomona-Pitzer. The first quarter ended with Puget Sound tied with Whittier at 7-7, but by the end of the second quarter the Loggers pulled ahead and ended the first half at 21-7. The Loggers were...

It seems to be the year of exciting additions to the campus – not only the unveiling of the new Commencement Hall, but an opportunity for students to enhance their learning with the launch of the new ASUPS website. The website brings with it great features such as information about clubs, sustainability and a calendar of campus events. The project was spearheaded last April by the Director of Marketing and Outreach, Kathryn Ginsberg ’14 and the Director of Technology Services Vikram Nilakantan ’14. Their goal was to create a website...