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The city of Tacoma has several exceptional secondhand shops. However, one stands out as remarkably bright and juicy. Orange on Sixth, owned by Laurel Lawson, offers a unique variety of retro resale items that blends the best of past fashions with current styles of clothing. “Vintage clothes are my passion,” Lawson said. In her third year of business this passion has not ceased, and Orange on Sixth continues to bring in great business from around the Tacoma community. However, the location has not always been where it is now. Orange...

Their faces glow with a radiating confidence. They each admit the issues they have with their body but also smile as they embrace those issues. They each speak with words that seem to strike against the social norm, yet are fresh and bear a light mood. These women are part of the committee that has planned Love Your Body Week—a week that senior Sara Adkins says is devoted to the health of students not only physically but mentally as well. “We’re not trying to get people to change their bodies,”...

It began with a book. A friend had given senior Karen Barbee a copy of David James Duncan’s The River Why. Once finished with the bestselling novel, Barbee set about securing a movie version, and the Internet revealed that an independent narrative feature film with the same name was making its way to a number of little festivals across the country. It had yet to be released to the masses. “On a whim, I talked to Cooper Arbios to try to get it to campus. He suggested I call the...

According to Yoga Journal, yoga has become America’s fastest growing form of exercise. Around 15 million people practice, which is a 225 percent increase since 2001. Spending on classes and gear has nearly doubled in the last few years. The trend is certainly reflected by Puget Sound students; Tiffany Fields’ beginning yoga classes are some of the most quickly-filling classes on campus. You can hardly make it through the S.U.B. without colliding with sticky mats peeking out of students’ backpacks. Luckily, as student interest in yoga has risen, so have...

One score and six years ago, a Tacoma local by the name of Dr. Gordy Klatt had a go-around our Baker Stadium, running and walking against cancer for 24 hours, according to RelayForLife.org. When circling the track, “Dr. Klatt thought about how others could take part in his mission to fight cancer. He envisioned a 24-hour team relay event that could raise more money to fight cancer.” It took one man to inspire an international event. Puget Sound currently has 31 teams set to participate in Relay for Life on...

Run out of meal ideas at the S.U.B.? Sick of your staple deli sandwich? Don’t get discouraged. A trip off campus to Gateway to India will knock you out of your S.U.B. food slump, not to mention get you familiar with the 6th Avenue food scene. Located on 6th and Fife, just a twenty minute walk from school, Gateway offers authentic Northern Indian cuisine in a warm, comforting environment. The soft lighting and rich, golden décor create an undeniably inviting atmosphere, reflective of the rich, satisfying food to come. This...