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Alternative Break (“Alt Break” for short) is a unique service immersion program hosted by the Department of Spirituality, Service & Social Justice during the fall and spring breaks. This year, Alt Spring Break has the theme of Sustainable Food Justice. “We will spend the first half of spring break exploring the successes, issues, and impacts of America’s food system, locally and nationwide,” project leader Jasmine Kaneshiro and Assistant Director for Spirituality, Service & Social Justice Sarah Shives said. Alt Break will include workshops, guest speakers and service projects. The workshops will...

Most students have noticed the signs in front of the cherry trees that line the walk to Wheelock Student Center, but not everyone knows why they are there. As Puget Sound student Zeb Howell put it, “nobody knows what the names are for unless they know what they are for.” The names are part of a tradition that the school has in place to honor the 36 Japanese American students who were forced to leave campus and spend the next year and a half of their life in an internment...

However briefly, video game series newcomers and veterans alike enjoyed and explored the lush, fantastic realms of the Elder Scrolls universe, made famous by franchise hits like “Morrowind,” “Oblivion” and “Skyrim.” Since the beta ended the weekend just before Valentine’s Day, perhaps this was Bethesda’s way of saying to its fans: “Get it out of your system now so you can be a real person again, you know, like go on dates and stuff.” I remember first reading about the beta announcement in an issue of GameInformer over summer and...

Friday the 13th: For some people, this date simply means bad luck. For others, it means avoiding dark alleys and sleeping with the lights on. What sort of dark secrets will students discover on this evilest night as they walk home alone from the library? Many students at the Puget Sound unwittingly practice the perpetuation of common myths and superstitions, such as lucky pens or places to study. Most of these superstitions are innocuous, but some myths can be more unsettling. There are a few enigmatic presences on the University...