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It’s been 406 years since Guy Fawkes and 12 co-conspirators were arrested for attempting to blow up the British House of Lords in London, yet something about Guy Fawkes and the 5th of November still captivates us all these years later. Perhaps it is because in our own country there is currently a large group of people protesting inequality, who empathize with such characters throughout history. Or maybe it is because modern media commercialized the sentiment with movies and comics like V for Vendetta, establishing them as just another part...

For most students, it is a footnote in the admission information we leaf through when we first visit campus, but Puget Sound’s status as one of the most vegan-friendly schools in the nation means much more then just another way to sway prospective students. Puget Sound has a loud and proud vegetarian community, within which is a strong group of vegan students trying to sustain themselves through campus meal options. Some universities rarely provide food beyond a salad bar and grill station, but our dining center is significantly more diverse....

Monday, Oct. 24 was an unusually clear night in Tacoma. From the top of the tower in Thompson hall, all that was visible was the orange glow of sodium streetlights, the ever-present cloud of steam rising above the port and the stars. The stars were exactly what brought me up there. I had tagged along with a group of students and Physics professor Tsunefumi Tanaka to take advantage of the uncommonly cloud-free sky and see what lies beyond our atmosphere through the lens of our university’s telescope. Our observatory is...

The persistent hum of a lathe, loud enough to make conversation difficult for those in any room, is barely audible outside of Harned 142.  Switch it off, and little can be heard at all—maybe the occasional crackling hum of a welder, or the squeal of a protesting screw. The machine shop and accompanying wood shop, tucked away in the lower corridor of Harned Hall, rarely garner much attention from students at the University of Puget Sound. Of course, this isn’t entirely unexpected. The University is firmly committed to a liberal...