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“I feel like I am treated differently because of my height.” “I have heard a lot of jokes about my red hair.” “People think differently about me when I tell them I am a devout Jew.” “I notice a lot of people throwing sideways glances at me as they walk by.” “Whenever I tell someone I am bisexual, they take me less seriously.” “I feel like I don’t fit in at the University.” Discrimination is a community issue. It is not exclusive to racial discrimination. It can include social or...

Last Thursday, Slater Museum hosted its first ever Night at the Museum: “Owls!”. This event was open to both Puget Sound students and the greater Tacoma community. “‘Night at the Museum’” is an effort to get more people in the door as to increase our visibility on campus and in the wider Tacoma community,” Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Slater Museum Mary Krauszer said. The events are casual, with students and volunteers from the community acting as the docents. Each docent is assigned a table and wears a festive...

1950s old timey music plays softly on a donated record player. One woman sews while another cuts apart tin cans. This idyllic scene comes from Adult Craft night at Tinkertopia, a newly opened downtown Tacoma upcycled creative space and art rummaging shop on Pacific Ave. The imaginatively decorated shop features old goods for purchase such as bowling pins, burlap sacks and everything in between. Items in the shop were all donated by businesses or individuals. Tinkertopia is the brainchild of husband and wife team Darcy and R.R Anderson. “ were...

The Career Fair, hosted by Career and Employment Services, took place on Thursday, Sept. 26. A hum of voices came from Marshall Hall, where men and women dressed in blouses and ties, high heels and polished shoes stood next to tables representing various companies and organizations. Nordstrom, Target, Coca-Cola, the Washinton State Legislature, Hitachi, the Peace Corps and the Museum of Glass were just some of the local, national, and international companies that made an appearance this year. “We encourage all students to go to the career fair, it’s good...

The Washington State Supreme Court visited campus on Sept. 18 and 19. This visit, sponsored by the School of Business and Leadership, included a discussion panel on legal issues and diversity, including hearings on three cases. The Court’s visit provided students in the Pre-Law Society with a unique opportunity to learn about the court system and justices on a more personal level. “Being able to speak one on one with someone whose career culminated in what may be my dream position was fantastic,” said Pre- Law Society Vice President Trey...

“I founded Backpacks of Hope last August (2012) because I wanted to help get Puget Sound students involved in fighting childhood hunger in Tacoma,” said President and Founder Jasmine Kaneshiro.  Backpacks of Hope is a volunteer program on campus that helps students get involved with feeding hungry kids in the Tacoma and Clover Park School District. Backpacks of Hope works directly with the Backpack program that is run through St. Leo’s Food Connection. Though they are separate, every student who volunteers for Backpacks of Hope will work for the Backpack...

The smell hit first.  A mix of curry and cinnamon wafted through the open doors of the rotunda and out into the hall.   Inside, music played and the chaplain waited next to a table filled with samosas, monkey bread, Mediterranean salad, and several other great-looking foods. This was the third annual Taste of Religion, hosted by the clubs of Spirituality, Service and Social Justice (SSSJ). Many spiritual clubs came out to introduce who they are and what they do. The experience, as Rev. Wright put it, was “drop in, drop...

Professor and well-known writer Tiphanie Yanique visited Puget Sound on Monday, September 16. She read a short story from her book How to Escape From a Leper Colony, a collection of stories set in Africa, America and all over the Caribbean. Yanique was the first speaker in a series hosted by the African American Studies program. The series, The Caribbean Writer, will bring celebrated cultural writers and artists from the Caribbean Islands to read and share their experiences. Students took powerful interest in Yanique’s writing process, her style, and her...

Popular author Junot Díaz came to speak at the University on Sept 17 in Schneebeck Concert Hall. Díaz is the author of two short story collections: Drown and This is How You Lose Her, a New York Times best-seller and National Book Award finalist. He also wrote the novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. He is currently a professor of English at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. When the audience sat down for the evening with Junot Díaz, most were expecting the quiet,...

The 2012-2013 school year was filled with plenty of excitement and transformation. As Puget Sound’s 125th birthday fades into a history of accomplishments, I asked students what the biggest change at Puget Sound was for them. Most responses had to do with the new residency options that will soon become available. Beginning in the 2013-2014 academic year, students will be required to live on campus for their first two years at the University. While the new residence hall being constructed is a highly anticipated addition to campus infrastructure, there are...