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Plumbing problems are all too common in the domestic world. Today, our distinguished guest plumber Randy P. Ipelayer will offer up convenient DIY solutions to your flow-related problems. Domestic Dilemma #1: Hey Randy, the drain in my shower keeps backing up. Now I just take really shallow baths. Help! That sounds disgusting! I can only assume everything below your ankles is now coated in a nice crust of shame. There might even be some crusty shame on your socks. Once you get yourself clean, either by using your weird roommate’s...

When Kerry and Annie Hilton and their four children moved to Kolkata (Calcutta), India in 1999 with a mission to live with the poor, they didn’t realize that two years later they would be changing the lives of over 180 women. When they first moved into their three-bedroom apartment, they were astonished to realize how much the neighborhood changed at night. During the day, Kolkata may seem like a normal, albeit more impoverished, Indian neighborhood. At night, however, Kolkata became the largest red light district in the city of Sonagachi....

A campaign against hate? Save our wilderness in a summer? A job for an international charity? Name an issue on the progressive buffet, and there’s probably an advertisement on Craigslist to join the good fight with organizations like The Fund for Public Interest, Dialogue Direct or Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. With a promised compensation of $1400-$2200 per month, no one seems to be promising limitless riches. But to be paid anything to advocate for a personal passion might seem, on the surface, like a dream job for an idealistic student with...

While the rest of the campus community was busy catching some sun (or rain) on Saturday, March 17, the University of Puget Sound Women’s League held their annual Flea Market at the Memorial Fieldhouse. The Flea Market has been held every year since 1968. The League’s Flea Market Coordinator, Grace Mills, said, “We had a wonderful turnout, had over 1,500 buy tickets at the door, plus we had presold several hundred tickets.  It was a busy day and everyone had a good time. The vendors who rented space from us...

It is Catalina Ocampo Londoño’s first year teaching here as a Visiting Professor in the Spanish department. She’s come here by a rather circuitous route; she was born and raised in Colombia, went to school in Virginia and Boston, and in between getting her various degrees (her dissertation is still in the works), she has lived in Pittsburg, Minneapolis and now Tacoma. Ocampo Londoño is interested in melding various art forms. She is teaching a class on the essay as an art form, while her dissertation looks at the history...

Tomorrow, 12 students will pile into a Puget Sound Outdoors (PSO) van at the crack of dawn to drive the 19 hours to Burlingame, Calif. From there, they will start a five-day backpacking trip in Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest of all national parks in the United States. The craziest part about the experience is that for two nights of the trip, the campers will separate to adventure completely alone. This spring break, PSO will embark upon three trips. The Death Valley trip focuses on giving students...

Your domestic dilemma: Crafty Connie, I need an arts and crafts project for spring break, or else I’ll die of loneliness and boredom! Crafty Connie’s solution: Arts and crafts are a great way to pass the time! In fact, they are better than sitting around and waiting to die until you light your hair on fire with that mini-blowtorch! You can use them to decorate your home, so people can realize how artsy and crafty and quirky you are! In this week’s article, I’ll detail three arts and crafts projects...