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In wake of the recent incident at the University of Missouri and the many racial acts of violence that took place throughout the U.S. this year, the question of how to protect minorities from violence has become central to life in modern American society. Trans woman, scholar and artist Micha Cárdenas presented an innovative solution to these issues in her lecture, “Trans Latinx Futures: Trans of Color Poetics in Media,” on Nov. 12. Cárdenas, an assistant professor of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington, is involved with...

FISH (Friends in Service to Him) Food Banks of Pierce County is the oldest and largest food bank network in Pierce County. FISH, which has seven permanent locations and one mobile food bank capable of traveling to nine additional areas of need, functions as an emergency food bank and follows a self-serve model, with patrons selecting food items for themselves much as they would in a traditional grocery store. In addition to its goal of supplying residents with enough food to make three meals a day for three days, FISH...

Lee Nelson knows from memory that Minnesota has 11,842 lakes. This passion for Minnesota makes him and Sophia Munic driven co-presidents of Minnesota club. Both first years and Minnesota natives, Munic and Nelson were disappointed to see that Minnesota club was not present at Log Jam this year. They took matters into their own hands. They contacted the club president, Katie Singsank, a very busy senior, and she agreed to give them leadership of the club. Under their leadership, the club has visited Seattle to see the Minnesota native band...

When everyone was preparing for finals last December, exams and essays were the least of one student’s worries when they received news that a loved one had passed away. Fortunately, the student was able to take a brief grieving period thanks to the school’s bereavement policy. Two year ago, Puget Sound’s Academic Standards Committee put together a policy that lent clarity to how students and faculty are to handle these situations. According to the bereavement policy, the student contacts the dean’s office to ask for a bereavement leave. The dean’s...

Once a month, members of the La Sobremesa Spanish Club convene over a homecooked meal inspired by a South American country and learn about a culture far removed from the University of Puget Sound. These monthly meetings not only provide students with Latin food not made in the S.U.B., but gives attendees the opportunity to listen to speaker that has personal experience with whatever region the cuisine came from. “The point of the theme dinner is to bring pieces of these cultures of these Spanish speaking cultures to campus and...

It’s a Friday night and you’re looking for something to do, but you’re under 21. You know you want to go out for the night, but where? The bars and other nightlife scenes in Tacoma are off limits to you. To the students under 21, this scenario may sound all too familiar. While there seems to be a multitude of activities for the more outdoor-oriented students here at UPS, when it comes to nightlife there are not many options for a young Tacoma resident. “I think it’s because we’re in...

The coffee world was set abuzz last week when Peet’s Coffee & Tea, a Berkeley, Calif. based coffee roaster, announced it was buying Stumptown Coffee Roasters, a specialty coffee company based in Portland, Oregon. Peet’s will acquire complete ownership of Stumptown from its current shareholders, in-cluding TSG Consumer Partners LLC, a private equity firm with investments in the branded consumer sector. Details of the transaction were not disclosed by either company, though both busi-nesses issued statements reassuring customers that there would be few changes in ei-ther brand. Peet’s and Stumptown...

Behind the Collins library doors lies more than books, stress, and empty coffee cups. The DIRT exhibit and “Behind the Archives Door” lectures showcase the wide variety of resources and knowledge that the university has to offer. On Oct. 6, the second lecture in “Behind the Archives Door” series took place featuring Suzanne Moore, a letter artist, calligrapher, and painter who designed a book entitled A Musings for Aileen as a tribute to the late Aileen Kane. Kane was a faculty member in the German studies department as well as...

From playing soccer with monks in Sarnath, India to snorkeling in Manado, Indonesia, the students on the Pacific Rim (Pac Rim) program immersed themselves in the culture of Asia. After nine months abroad they are back to share their experiences. Every three years a group of selected students embark on a nine-month journey across Asia. During their time they engage in both rigorous academics and personal discovery. Gareth Barkin, academic director for the second semester of the trip, designed a curriculum that allowed students to study the local culture and...

This fall, ASUPS Campus Films is airing a series of films featuring female protagonists. The series, entitled “Girls, Women, and Females,” seeks to call attention to strong female characters, in part in response to Hollywood’s recent trend toward male-centric plots. The series is hosted by junior Dana Donnelly and runs every other Tuesday night through November. Films are shown at 7 p.m. in Rausch Auditorium and are free of charge. All Donnelly’s film selections star women. Though they are not necessarily focused on an underlying theme or message, Donnelly said...

Sunday, Sept. 20, more than 50 students congregated on the third floor of Harned Hall with a single thing on their minds—honey. These novice beekeepers, part of the school’s Hiveminders club, were certainly not disappointed; according to Hiveminders treasurer James Chisel, the Honey Harvest event collected roughly nine gallons or 100 pounds of raw honey. The honey was then processed and bottled until it was ready to be sold alongside lip balm made by the club to students and community members at the student market being held in November. The...