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By Ayden Bolin New this year to the University of Puget Sound is the common hour, a time scheduled every Wednesday between 12:00 and 1:30 PM where there are no classes. Initially, this was established as a time for both faculty and students to meet, so as to accommodate a wider range of schedules. “Faculty members have suggested for a number of years that, because Faculty Meetings (traditionally 4:00-5:30 p.m.) have conflicted with some teaching schedules, they are unable to attend. For some, late afternoon childcare responsibilities have also constrained attendance....

By Emily Schuelein Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane, hit Texas Aug. 25, according to World Vision. Parts of Texas and Louisiana suffered from widespread catastrophic flooding with approximately 10,000 rescue missions around Houston. On August 30, Tropical Storm Harvey became a tropical depression and continued to flood parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a tropical storm occurs when cyclonic circulation becomes more organized and maximum sustained winds bust between 39 mph and 73 mph. A tropical depression, however, forms when a...