Arts & Events

By AMELIE YOUNG   Vietnamese roots run deep in Washington state history and culture. Starting in 1975 with only 500 Vietnamese refugees to over 55,000 Vietnamese people in King County today, Vietnamese is the fourth most spoken language in Seattle. To honor these journeys, stories and history, the Washington State Historical Museum has an exhibit called, Our Voices: Stories from Washington’s Southeast Asian Refugees. The exhibit walks through the state’s history of opening up programs and support for hundreds of refugee families. Although there is so much more history not depicted...

By Hanna Cortright   At the University of Puget Sound, undergraduate students get the unique opportunity to conduct summer research for 10 weeks on a topic of their choosing with direct support from a faculty research advisor. Each year, more than 100 Puget Sound students take on projects studying topics across various disciplines to present their research findings at the Summer Research Symposium, which took place this year on Sept. 10.   Students go through a thorough application process and work closely with their faculty advisors to develop their research topics, questions,...

By ISAAC BEENE   With the start of the new academic year comes audition season. Every year, posters line the halls advertising new opportunities for students to get involved on campus. Performing arts departments like Theater Arts and the School of Music invite students to audition, but these faculty-directed ensembles make up only a small chunk of the possibilities. Many students choose to participate in student-led groups, such as the Repertory Dance Group (RDG)—the all-inclusive dance club, Barebones Theater Collective—a collection of three theater-based groups in musical theater and comedy, and...