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Cosby to perform

    As Thanksgiving rapidly approached, tickets to see the infamous Bill Cosby became available for presale. Many students were seen lined up by the information center in the S.U.B. on Tuesday to purchase tickets to see the famous Bill Cosby. A legendary comedian who once had plans to be a physical education teacher, Bill Cosby has made many strides in the art of social comedy. With hit sitcoms and comedy shows, Cosby has been keeping people laughing for over 40 years. His iconic voice has been on television screens...
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University works to better lackluster retention rate

Among many of the important improvements currently on campus, one has been long under debate by many campus officials, who have yet to find a way to solve the issue. Retention and graduation rates on the University of Puget Sound campus are lower than most similar schools by about five to seven percent, according to Dean of Students Mike Segawa. Schools like Reed and Whitman have larger amounts of students completing four years and graduating from the school at which they began their higher education. More than the average numbers...
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Universities’ admissions policies scrutinized

The University of Puget Sound makes a huge effort to improve diversity levels on campus, just as many schools do across the country. Ensuring that a wide range of students from different backgrounds and ethnicities attend a college campus creates a more enriching learning experience for all students. Achieving these high levels of diversity throughout public universities has been threatened recently by a possible ban that could potentially disallow public universities to practice race-conscious admissions. This possible ban has been brought to light because of a recent case that has...
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Maintaining your mental health

As the fall semester continues  and midterms rapidly approach, classes and extra-curricular activities tend to become more stressful. Because of this stress, sickness and discomfort creep up on many students, lingering in the more vulnerable ones.  Stress and sickness leave students feeling weak, slow and disoriented. Keeping a healthy mind and body while maintaining stress levels throughout the school year is an extremely important key to every student’s success. Making sure to receive adequate sleep, keep proper eating habits, and reach out for help or advice when needed will help...
Sports & Outdoors

Logger Ladies Tie PLU

This past week on Sept. 13, the Puget Sound women’s soccer team had a dramatic and surprising game against local rivals, Pacific Lutheran University. The sun was bright and the fans in the stands were ecstatic as the game began. Within the first 15 minutes Lauren Larson of PLU took several quick opportunities to score, leaving the Logger ladies surprised but not discouraged with a score of 2-0. This score lasted for the rest of the first half, with many attempted scores by  Puget Sound. Every attempt to score in...