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In the times of Genghis Khan, Mongols worshipped the Eternal Blue Sky. Today, the sky of the nation’s capital Ulaan Baatar is more smoggy than it is blue, ranking in as one of the most polluted cities in the world.   This became apparent after a few days of living here. You can smell the grayness outside — in the afternoon, the smog often gets so dense that the nearby mountains disappear from view. Our hostel is located near a ger district, which refers to a community of unplanned, tent-like...

By Christina Pelletier If you walk past the Student Diversity Center Thursday nights, chances are you’ll hear the roars of laughter coming from the Black Student Union (BSU) meeting. The group meets every Thursday at 8 pm where they have the chance to get together and celebrate black culture. Treasurer and Social Media Representative of the BSU, Blake Bouligny, a Puget Sound sophomore, describes the atmosphere of the club as a “family,” and though they’ve only been meeting for a month, they’ve become a close knit group and all feel comfortable...

By Angela Cookston In an ongoing study, students and faculty researchers look into on-campus energy consumption and sustainability awareness using student’s self-reported shower times and temperatures. The Trail sat down with Amy Fisher in the Science, Technology, and Society program on September 20 to discuss the study. “The overarching goal is really to think about how we can use our energy more efficiently and potentially make changes at a grassroot level that could help mitigate things like climate change,” Fisher said. She broke that goal into its many parts. “The...