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The Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound Senate halted fall ASUPS elections that started in early October after miscommunications and errors occurred during the beginning stages of the process. These errors had also been made, unnoticed, in past years. “So as of right now, the original election was halted… by the Senate,” ASUPS President Paige Maney said. “Because of basically major miscommunications within the Elections Committee, that actually are not anything super new to ASUPS.” The Senate chose to halt the fall elections this year due to these...

Slavery is considered to be a thing of the past, but that’s not how ninth grader Allison Nasson felt when she began Youth Ending Slavery, more commonly known as YES. Currently a first year, Nasson has brought her mission to Puget Sound. YES is a nonprofit based in Portland, Ore., led by high school and college students. “Our mission is to combat modern-day slavery by raising awareness about its prevalence in our world and empowering youth to be advocates for change,” the YES website says. The YES site defines slavery...

As the colder months approach, the importance of preventing infectious illness around campus resurfaces. Counseling, Health and Wellness Services here at Puget Sound offers a wide variety of resources for staying healthy and treating illnesses. At a university of about 2,600 students, it is important to decrease the possibility of being infected and infecting others by taking precautions against spreading illnesses. CHWS recommends a variety of approaches for students to remain healthy while on campus. “Basically, the best way to help prevent yourself from getting sick is a lot of...

Jordan Voltz: What did your role as Coordinator for the Race & Pedagogy Conferences entail? Dexter Gordon: I’ve been chair of our three national conferences, coordinating and staging the conference. That involves assembling a conference planning committee 18 months to two years ahead of the conference… working with a team of faculty as campus staff partners alongside community partners to distribute the assignments to make the conference work. JV: Were you pleased with the turnout from Tacoma? DG: I was very pleased, in fact, tracking the numbers, we were beginning...

  On Monday, Sept. 15, election packets for ASUPS Fall 2014 elections became available in Wheelock Student Center. University of Puget Sound students have the opportunity to participate in elections by running for one of the seven positions available and voting for their peers. “This is really exciting because we’re going to have a lot of new faces on Senate, and we’re also going to have just a lot of new voices and people to interact with. Especially the freshman senators, that should be pretty exciting as well,” ASUPS President...

A new financial aid initiative known as the Tacoma Public Schools Commitment will offer local students a chance to attend the University of Puget Sound at a lower cost. From fall 2015 onward, the University is committed to meeting the full demonstrated financial need of all graduates of Tacoma public high schools who receive an offer of admission. Students must be enrolled for three consecutive years with the exception of military students. Transfer and home schooled students are not eligible. The University will meet this financial need by making up...

  Anonymity has always been something that attracts people due to its ability to create “freedom” and “safety.”  The Puget Sound Confessions page has evolved. Students are using an app called Yik Yak to post anonymously. Yik Yak is a seven-month old app that has made its way on to Puget Sound’s campus. The app is self-described as an anonymous gossip app. “It was created by Brooks Buffington and Tyler Droll in 2013,” according to Yik Yak’s website. “It just blew up,” co-creator Buffington stated on Yik Yak’s website. “One...