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The Washington State Senate has recently passed a bill that will seal most juvenile records from employers. House Bill 1651 will essentially hide the criminal records of past offenders once they turn 18 years old. If this bill is approved by the House and signed by the governor, it will become law. This bill is intended to prevent crimes people made as teenagers from following them into adulthood. “I think that many juvenile crimes should not be taken into account for the rest of their adult lives. However, it’s not...

In five months, PAC Rim students will be off on a nine month, life changing experience across Asia after two years of preparation. This program, unique to the University of Puget Sound, offers students the opportunity to explore multiple Asian countries. Starting at the end of August, these students, accompanied by faculty, will travel to South Korea, Mongolia, China, Japan, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Taiwan. During their time abroad, each student will conduct an independent research project in a chosen country. Afterward the students will present their projects...

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Nicholas Cary, graduate of the class of 2007 and current CEO of Blockchain, has made what is thought to be the first ever Bitcoin contribution to an American university. Blockchain is quickly gaining notoriety as one of the world’s most popular online “wallets” for Bitcoin, which is most easily defined as both a technology and a virtual currency. “Students at UPS use email every day of their lives it allows them to send messages to and from everyone they know instantly basically for free. That’s the promise of Bitcoin for...

The Arbor Day Foundation has given Puget Sound a Tree Campus USA recognition for 2013 for the care shown to trees on our grounds. “This national recognition is a well-deserved vote of appreciation for all that our grounds staff do to ensure the Puget Sound campus remains a place of local and regional pride,” Bob Kief, Vice President for Facilities Services, said in a campus press release. To receive such recognition, a university must meet five requirements outlined by the Arbor Day Foundation: having a Campus Tree Advisory Committee; having...

On Valentine’s Day the well-attended KUPS dance party at the Grit City Grindhouse was brought to a close when paramedics were called in to assist an intoxicated student. Before its conclusion, however, all parties involved referred to the party as a huge success. “I’d say that it was overall a very well put-on event,” Grit City Grindhouse owner and financial director Robert Boyle said. “I think the DJ’s were great, and the staff did a really good job.” KUPS was delighted to see such a wide variety of students in...

The following is the University of Puget Sound discriminatory harassment report from August, 2013 through December, 2013. This report is compiled by the Harassment Reporting Officers (listed below).  As part of an effort to cultivate a campus environment in which concerns, questions, and complaints are forwarded for resolution, the officers broadened the campus reporting practice in 2011 to include all inquiries or concerns raised in areas related to discriminatory harassment, not just those which resulted in official actions.  As a result, there is a significant increase in the number of...

Stephanie Anne Johnson, who starred on NBC’s “The Voice” last year, performed at Puget Sound on Wednesday, Feb. 12 to a small, intimate crowd. Her free concert was part of a series of cultural events to celebrate Black History Month. She was a season finalist last year on “The Voice,” bringing to the show her powerful voice in jazz, folk, soul, rock and blues. Before “The Voice,” she was a professional singer performing on cruise ships. When asked about the blind auditions with the judges, Johnson said, “It’s a lot...

Plans to renovate and expand the Memorial Fieldhouse & Pamplin Sports Center have been advanced thanks to a generous donation from the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation. This recent gift has accelerated the University closer to its goal of raising $17.5 million to remodel and enhance the athletic facilities on campus. Although construction is still a ways down the road, the Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet in a couple of weeks to determine the next step. “Right now we have our preliminary design work,” Athletic Director Amy Hackett...

The Black Student Union (BSU) holds a celebration for Kwanzaa every year. Kwanzaa, a week-long holiday observed from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1., means “first fruits.” The holiday was established in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, originating from African harvest celebrations. It has seven core principles that are represented by seven candles. One candle is lit each day until the New Year. Kwanzaa uses KiSwahili words to signify the seven principles, collectively called Nguzo Saba. The principles are Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa (cooperative economics),...