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From the first moments of his performance on Feb. 10, it was already clear that Bill Cosby wasn’t here to offer us an ordinary comedic experience. His deadpan facial expressions and stilted timing, which defined his comedic style on television shows such as The Cosby Show and Kids Say the Darndest Things, were as intact as they were twenty years ago. Cosby’s charm was also potent as ever when he proudly voiced his appreciation for the Northwest landscape. “I never realized just how beautiful this area is,” he said. However,...

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” While the Declaration of Independence was used as a document of protection against the perils of British tyranny, it failed to acknowledge the bondage and servitude that ran rampant through cultures of people living within “the land of the free.” When a majority race of whites dedicated their life in the pursuit of blacks to...

For those on campus who lament the fact that there is only one musical performed at Puget Sound every four years, you are in luck. Director Sara Freeman has chosen contemporary musical Spring Awakening as this year’s Main Stage production, which will open in a few short weeks on campus, fusing morality, sexuality and rock and roll. A true coming-of-age story, Spring Awakening is a powerful account of teenagers exploring the tumult of burgeoning sexuality in the face of adulthood. The play explores themes of sexual suppression and questions the...

As we all know, winter break is just around the corner. Finals week and all the stresses that breed from our impending exams are leading the way, but pretty soon those tests will fade into the bitter chill of memory instead. What is there to do now that the academic portion of this year is coming to a close? Do we fall apart and plead for winter homework? Fastidiously hold onto every chapter of Kierkegaard left in our collection? Or do we take the time out to get to know...

By EMILY ALFIN JOHNSON   A visiting professor in the Philosophy department for 2012-2013, Professor Nate Zuckerman spoke with me about how he came to Puget Sound, what it is like to be a visiting faculty member and how he spends his free time his first year in the Pacific Northwest. Where are you from originally? Northern Virginia. I got to grow up on the East Coast, go to school in the middle of the country on the third coast and now work out here. I had never been out...

Spoken Word and Poetry (SWAP) Club held an Open Mic night Nov. 17 in Club Rendezvous starting at 7 p.m. The open mic night was open to all students who wished to perform on stage. Several types of acts took place, from singing to spoken word to rhythmic poetry. Any kind of literary performance was accepted. Constant streams of concurrent sounds seeped into the atmosphere as listeners gathered to see the rounds of performers all standing their ground. Open Mic night began to unfold in thrilling sequence to its poetry...