Staff feature: the Diner’s Velma Gills (Momma)
Most students know of “Momma” or Velma Gills. Everyone who eats lunch...
Features
Fall break: Students take a brief hiatus from studying, catch up on some much-needed R&R
Fall break took place at the University from Oct. 19 to Oct....
New courses to examine the Bible in context
Next spring Professor Florence Sandler may be teaching two new courses that...
Banquet celebrates Eid al-Adha
On Oct. 15 the President of the Muslim Student Association, Irema Halilovic,...
ASK night to introduce alums, students next week
Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) is an event, hosted by the Alumni Council...
Chemistry Magic Show: Puget Sound chemists gear up for a night of enchantment
The Chemistry Magic Show is an annual event put on by the...
Going vegan: a testimony of learning to navigate the cafeteria sans animal products
I have been vegan on and off for around two years now. ...
New club seeks to raise awareness of violent oppression
Sarah Stillman, senior, is starting a chapter of the International Justice Mission (IJM) at the University called Loggers against Slavery and Trafficking. The IJM is a non-profit organization based out of Washington D.C. that provides legal and political advocacy to survivors of violent oppression in different countries around the world. The Puget Sound Chapter will join a larger campus movement of chapters from around the world that are helping to raise awareness of slavery and human trafficking. Stillman is a strong advocate for sex trafficking awareness. “(There) is a lack...
Puget Sound alum Kurt Koontz releases new adventure memoir “A Million Steps”
When, at age 36, Kurt Koontz retired from his traditional technology job,...
Professor spotlight: Andreas Udbye
The newest addition to the Business School, Andreas Udbye, comes to Puget...
Weekly TED showings welcome conversation, new faces
Every week on Thursday at 5 p.m., Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣAE) President...
P.L.A.Y aids autistic children
This week marked the second of five presentations in the Weyerhaeuser Colloquium Series. This week’s topic was “The Play Project –a Home Based Program for Children with Autism” presented by Dawn Heino in the Tahoma Room, of Commencement Hall. One of the first of its kind, P.L.A.Y is an intensive developmental intervention program focused on promoting and developing social interaction in children with autism. P.L.A.Y, is unique due to the fact that it caters to each child’s individual needs, based upon the child’s current stage of development. Another unique part...