Newborn Tapir ‘Ume’ Makes History at Point Defiance Zoo
By Leela Perez-Cobo Baby animals of all shapes and sizes make hearts...
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Civic Engagement Team Member Wins State Leadership Award
By Tdohasan Sunray Iliana Barnes Diaz (‘25) and the University of Puget...
Pho, Flavor, and Friendship: How Vien Dong Became a Tacoma Institution
By Albert Chang-Yoo and Emma Loenicker Kevin and Linh Le’s restaurant Vien...
People of Tacoma: Vernon R. Reconnects with Grit City After 15 Years
By Frannie Edwards-Hughes After spending part of his childhood in Tacoma, Vernon...
Full Interview: Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu on Her Life as a Trailblazer, the Election and Engaging with Local Politics
Justice Mary Yu hasn’t always taken the conventional path. In 2014,...
31 years ago, this Puget Sound Professor Witnessed the Fall of the Berlin Wall
By Kyi Carino Over three decades ago on Jan. 20, 1989,...
Renee Lee, Who Works for Dining and Event Services, Keeps Students Full with Food and Smiles
By Tdohasan Sunray Beloved SUB worker Renee Lee has been working at...
People of Tacoma: Brandon Sujka
By Frannie Edwards-Hughes A master of craftsmanship and creativity alike, experienced in...
The Show Doesn’t Always Need to Go On: Practicing Consent in Theater
By KennedyRose Stiver Directing their focus towards the practice of consent both...
Voter Engagement Team Promotes Voting, Civic Involvement on Campus
By KennedyRose Stiver and Kyi Carino Aiming to provide non-partisan support for...
From Donald Trump to RFK Jr., this Puget Sound Alum is Spending Millions of Dollars on Election Politics
By: Albert Chang-Yoo Silicon Valley entrepreneur and billionaire Nicole Shanahan (‘07) was...
SAA Begins Search for New Director in the Wake of Perno Perno’s Passing
By: Nora Hess Beloved campus member Perno Perno passed away on Aug. 29, 2024, 10 years after she helped form and became the director of the University of Puget Sound’s Department of Student Accessibility and Accommodations (SAA). Her loved ones and the Puget Sound community memorialized her lasting impact with a funeral mass on Sept. 17 and a celebration of life on Sept. 25. Over the past few months, Ruby Collins, the assistant director of SAA, has kept the department running as usual by taking over many of Perno’s responsibilities....