By Emmet O'Connor   Donald J. Trump’s victory in November and ascent to the Oval Office for a second time was a surprise to many Democrats and liberal voters. The subsequent wave of sadness and disbelief that began after election day is ongoing, and is only exacerbated by daily news of planes crashing and federal employees being fired. In response to the new president and his unfolding plan for the country, the Democratic Party has announced an unprecedented approach to party politics: doing absolutely nothing.    The early signs that...

By Ishaan Gollamudi   Adapting to the Musk administration’s recent freeze on NIH funding, faculty in the Puget Sound Biology Department have been forced to find alternate ways to fund their research. Fortunately, considering the University’s own history of financial difficulties — and its ongoing broke-ness — faculty on campus are well-versed in operating on a shoestring budget. At this point, it might as well be tradition.   As early as 1889, one year after the founding of the University of Puget Sound, the campus’s financial problems became undeniable. After members of...

By Mercer Stauch   The student-centered “Listening Circle” originally scheduled for Feb. 18 was rescheduled to March 4 and then canceled due to scheduling conflicts and lack of student interest. Students who remain interested in this group-specific conversation are invited to participate in the all-campus circle on April 1. “We were disappointed that there was not enough interest in a student-focused listening circle, but unfortunately, we weren’t able to meet the minimum number of attendees that are required to hold a circle,” said Meara O’Malley, assistant to the vice president for...