Combat Zone

There’s something different about the S.U.B. this year, and it’s not just that the information booth is a big, sexy circle. “The food’s actually good,” junior Chris Baker said between mouthfuls of orange chicken. “And I’m not even that high right now. The freshmen don’t even know how good they’ve got it.” It’s true. Across campus, students are taking note: the S.U.B. has stepped up its game. The Pac-Rim station in particular has drawn attention due to the extreme nature of its transformation. Once the university’s premier source of gastrointestinal...

  Last week, Steve Greenberg, a gay Orthodox rabbi, spoke at the Swope Lecture about the personal battle between his sexuality and his faith. This upset a few parents of students. In the spirit of open debate, the Combat Zone published one of these responses to the Swope Lecture. Hello, My name is Joseph Pearlman, a native of Tacoma, and a parent of a UPS student. My oldest son, Adam Pearlman, is a junior at Puget Sound. The other week, a homosexual rabbi, Steve Greenberg, came to campus for a...

ARIES – You’re getting a lot of flac this month for things you had nothing to do with. Your shoes getting dirt all over the carpet? Your ‘violent outburst’ disrupting class? Your foot going through that glass door? You can’t control everything, Aries. Leave “your” problems for someone else to deal with.   TAURUS – A sweet taste in your mouth in the middle of the month will trigger a memory from long ago. It all comes rushing back–the abandoned Jell-O factory, the enormous vat of bubbling… Oh god, your...