By Jayli Helekahi   With Halloween fast approaching, eerie and strange creatures have already been seen. Speculation about a cult brewing grows stronger as strange individuals are spotted at multiple thrift stores. Said individuals dress themselves in similarly baggy clothes with identical red cloaks covering their faces. On the back of each one, a name is written in bold letters: “DEPOP.” These mysterious people call themselves “resellers” and are proving to cause disruption to the community.    Thrift store owners find their racks raided and ransacked by resellers, leaving nothing left for...

By GORDON ADAMSON   Over the past several years, numerous female celebrities have faced public scrutiny over their bodies, notably accusations of being “too thin.” Prominent among them is Ariana Grande, whose appearance had, as of late, sparked intense online discussion.    Ariana Grande’s most recent music video, “Petal,” has been an especially hot topic. In the music video, Grande stars as Pepper, a young aspiring actress who faces a panel of older male executives who repeatedly reject her, handing her dismissive evaluation sheets. The lyrics of the song itself describe not...

By ERIN HURLEY   The Iceberg Lettuce Club held its first meeting of the year on Friday, Oct. 2, under a clear evening sky. It was quite the sight. 22 students gathered in a circle on the slab, each with a head of iceberg lettuce, tearing at the leaves with ferocity and no utensils. Students can bring anything to help the lettuce go down easier, including dressing.   The club, co-founded by Matt Connell (‘28) and Michael Schermerhorn (‘28) in spring 2026, aims to promote a sense of community through friendly competition....

By TDOHASAN SUNRAY   Te Papa Tongarewa. Aotearoa (New Zealand’s) National Museum. The facility is immense, and standing beneath it, one can’t help but notice the clash of its sleek, industrial architecture with the handcrafted wooden framing. The building is purposefully Māori by design. Thanks to a travel award through the University’s Politics and Government Department known as the Pohlad Award, I was able to visit the country and, through places like Te Papa, uncover what New Zealand could teach the United States about Indigenous relations. The direct translation of Te...

By CAROLINE EATON   On Sep. 25th, 36 people gathered in Wyatt Hall with the goal of folding a collective 1,000 paper cranes and spreading a message of peace. The group consisted of Puget Sound students and local community members, the first meeting of its kind at the University of Puget Sound.   Puget Sound’s inaugural Cranes for Peace event was organized by student Noah Weatherington (‘27) and sponsored by the Asian Studies Program with support from Japanese professor Mikiko Ludden. In the summer of 2026, Weatherington accompanied Ludden on a research...