Combat Zone

To put it simply, there is no better place in the entire world than the outdoors. In recognition of those amazing places, here’s my personal list of things I love about the outdoors. First off, when you adventure into the great wilderness with a group of friends, you begin to feel closer to society and civilization in general. This is especially true when you come across a gentle yet incredible waterfall or a sweeping view of a mountain valley and you feel the overwhelming sensation to tweet a picture. This...

We PSO leaders follow one unbreakable rule: Leave no trace. This rule is easy for us to follow, but so much of the world is uneducated in such matters. Ask yourself, “How many times have I been stuck in the outdoors and not known exactly how to clean up after myself?” Did you say, “So many?”  It’s a common problem, I know. But don’t worry, if you follow the steps that I lay out in this article, you’ll be able to see that leaving no trace in the wild is...

Dear Puget Sound Community, Last week, the Combat Zone ran a satirical announcement about a bear-trapping trip from Puget Sound Outdoors (PSO), the school’s outdoor adventure organization. This week, I’ve received over 80 letters, texts, emails, tweets and HEY YOUs alerting me to the fact that the article was offensive and that I should go straight to Hell (which is about three miles south of Greeley, Colo.). In addition to complaints about the tone of the article—which implied that the school’s outdoorsy students are nothing more than passive-aggressive faux-hippies who...

Puget Sound Outdoors would like to welcome any student who passionately loves bears to attend an informational meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. to arrange a bear trapping trip in the North Cascades. The trip will last through the following weekend, and we hope to capture both black and grizzly bears. Trip leader Serenity Blume has related that she intends to capture the bears with trapping systems involving granola, hemp and a Northface tent. Serenity encourages students to not be afraid. She has personally lived with bears for...

In a move sure to upset NATO leaders, Libya’s transitional congress has turned its back on Western-style democracy and placed government power in the hands of another dictator. A statement made by Mohamed Mohamed, spokesmen for the National Transitional Council, outlined Libya’s new direction. “We will never forget the atrocities committed against the Libyan people under the oppressive regime of Muammar Qaddafi,” Mohamed said. “However, an insane dictatorship is an intrinsic part of Libyan cultural heritage,” continued Mohamed, “and we refuse to turn our backs on our past and placate...

Since the unveiling of the new capital campaign One at Weyerhauser Hall’s opening night, the administration has updated its 10-year Master Plan for the University of Puget Sound. Here are some recent additions to the plan: Weyerhauser Hall is to be demolished to make way for the Weyerhauser Hall Memorial. It will be dedicated to the memory of those two construction workers that died during the destruction of Weyerhauser. The Arboretum will be populated with exotic animals such as tigers, cheetahs and okapi to help Environmental Studies students learn to...

Tacoma police announced the apprehension of 32-year-old Lance Boyle on Wednesday. The arrest came after a game of “Never Have I Ever,” in which Boyle confessed to being the serial killer known as the South Sound Jerker. The Jerker, who has terrorized the greater Puget Sound area for the last 10 years, rose to infamy as the only killer to use a dildo as a lethal weapon. His years of activity left a trail of nearly 50 victims. Those who were not killed were left confused and rather embarrassed. “I...

Through secret administration cables made public on the whistle-blowing website Loggerleaks, The Trail has been made aware of a program designed to encourage female athletes of the University of Puget Sound to mate with the vastly superior male athletes from visiting teams. What has been named “Operation Conjunction Junction” in leaked cables is likely the combined work of the administration and the Eugenics department. It is hoped that the offspring of these encounters will combine the superior athletic abilities shown by our women’s and by the visiting men’s athletic teams;...