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By Nayra Halajian Studying abroad can be a crucial experience in a college education. But what if you can’t afford it? In January, the University of Puget Sound temporarily extended merit-based financial aid to the Pacific Rim Study Abroad Program (PacRim) for 2017-18 . This action reversed a measure by the Cabinet of the Board of Trustees approved in Spring 2009. In 2008, the University noticed they had lost a significant amount of money due to the financial burden of Study Abroad programs. Parallel efforts by the International Education Committee...

By Keely Coxwell   In a letter to the campus on Jan. 16, 2016, after a flier that listed 22 people with inflammatory descriptions attached to each name, University President Crawford wrote, “while the university supports and defends freedom of expression, it has clear policies prohibiting harassment of any kind. Information about those policies and related information appears below.”   The integrity code defines harassment as, “conduct of any type directed against a person (or group of persons) because of his or her (or their) race, color national origin, religion,...

By Aneyceia Brim Dec 6th, 2016 The club has received new leadership after being inactive for months. Monica Dymerski, a second-year transfer student who plans to graduate in 2018 and Leslie Machabee, a first-year student, have been the driving force behind restoring the club. VOX is a national organization targeted towards college students. “Vox” is the Latin word for voice. The club encourages young adults to get involved in lobbying for reproductive rights and healthcare. The club directly supports Planned Parenthood, a national clinic that offers reproductive health services and...

By Aidan Regan Dec 6th, 2016 “We are asking the University to…not be complacent like we were during WWII when our Japanese students were taken from campus and our University did nothing,” Amanda Diaz, a Puget Sound junior, said about the petition to classify Puget Sound as a sanctuary campus. “Sanctuary campuses are those that promise to not assist federal immigration officials in the investigation of the immigration status of members of a campus community—students, faculty, and staff alike,” President Crawford wrote in his campus-wide email responding to the petition...

By Nayra Halajian  On the afternoon of Monday Nov. 7, University Chaplain, Reverend Dave Wright, sent out an email to the campus community regarding the death of a fellow Logger, Eric Heins.  Eric is remembered as “a profound blessing to his family and friends,” in an obituary written by his parents.  “He honed his debate skills in school as well as over the family’s dinner table. He tasted the college life at University of Puget Sound. He was able to experience loving relationships. The pleasures and highlights of his life lie...

By Nayra Halajian On the afternoon of Monday Nov. 7, University Chaplain, Reverend Dave Wright, sent out an email to the campus community regarding the death of a fellow Logger, Eric Heins.  Eric is remembered as “a profound blessing to his family and friends,” in an obituary written by his parents.  “He honed his debate skills in school as well as over the family’s dinner table. He tasted the college life at University of Puget Sound. He was able to experience loving relationships. The pleasures and highlights of his life lie...

By Aneyceia Brim The Standing Rock protests have garnered nationwide support, and students from Puget Sound are no exception. About 100 students attended Matt Remle’s talk about Standing Rock’s opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline on Nov. 10 and joined in the Medicine Creek Treaty Tribes Stand With Standing Rock’s protest. The protest took place on Saturday, Nov. 12 in downtown Tacoma. Matt Remle is one of the leaders in the Standing Rock movement and a counselor in the Marysville/Tulalip school district, roughly an hour away from Puget Sound. He...

By Molly Wampler “Food is the essence of culture, from the collection, to the preparation, to the serving then eating of food; it is what makes us who we are,” the first panel of the “Salish Bounty: Traditional Native American Foods of Puget Sound” exhibit currently at Collins Memorial Library reads. These panels primarily quote from a book called Feeding the People, Feeding the Spirit, by Elise Krohn and Valerie Segrest. On loan from the Burke Museum at the University of Washington, this exhibit showcases a history of Salish food...

By Keely Coxwell  The accessibility of our campus is constantly improving, but is not yet fully accessible to everyone.  The Director of Student Accessibility and Accommodations (SAA), Peggy Perno said, “ mission is to remove obstacles...by providing support and accommodations to otherwise qualified students with both visible and invisible disabilities. We are also committed to promoting a universal design to improve the environment for all citizens and to decrease the need to ask for special accommodations.”  Perno said that 20% of the student body goes through her office at some...

By Aidan Regan Is the cost of living the required two years on campus too expensive? According to Dean of Students, Mike Segawa, the price tag covers much more than rent. Puget Sound’s mission statement puts its “predominantly residential” status front and center. However, Loggers often cite the cost of living as a point of dissatisfaction with the two year residential requirement for new students. According to the Puget Sound residential life website, living on campus with a medium meal plan in a standard double, triple or quad room costs...

By: Madeleine Scypinski For the first time since its introduction to the curriculum in 1995, African American Studies (AFAM) is now offered as a major at the University of Puget Sound. The history of the African American Studies discipline began much earlier. Black people in America fought for their right to learn “alongside of the struggle to end their enslavement,” said Dr. Dexter Gordon, department chair and professor of African American Studies and Communication Studies. “African Americans represent one group; most striking example of a group that put its life...