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The Intersection of Spirituality and Gender writing workshop and talking circle took place Sept. 24 in Trimble Hall. The session aimed to address stereotypes surrounding how we shaped our identities and where our spirituality comes into play with our intrinsic self. Associate Professor Amy Ryken sponsored the event with much support from other groups such as Puget Sound Queer Alliance, Collin’s Memorial Library, Gender Alliance of the South Sound (GASS) and TransSpiritual Alliance. Wren Walker Robbins, TransSpirit council member and teacher of professional development, led the meeting with a discussion...

I’m sure all of you have seen those equations going around the internet. Sleep plus social life equals bad grades; good grades plus social life equals no sleep; good grades plus sleep equals no social life. But we as students should be able to balance all of those. Studies show that seventy percent of college students do not get enough sleep. Let’s look at the effects of that on students, shall we? Do you want to die? No? Well that alone should be motivation to sleep. Of course it’s only...

Each fall, as the sun finally makes way for the autumn cloud cover and campus settles in for the semester, the season of film festivals begins with gusto. One of the most anticipated festivals this season is the Honors Film Series, whose 2011 Series on the post-apocalypse included Wall-E, Shaun of the Dead and Delicatessen, and left campus eagerly awaiting this year’s installment. I sat down with this year’s student director, Ariana Scott-Zechlin, who is organizing the Honors Film Series for the third year, to talk about the work that...

The decision whether to work or not while being a student at college can be as challenging as deciding what courses to study. How much time it will take, what the responsibilities will be, and whether additional preparation is needed before starting all come into consideration before anyone commits. Once students are involved, however, the rewards immediately begin to compile. A lot of reasoning comes into play when determining why students work. Why seek out a job, why accept one of multiple options, why put the time and effort into...