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In less than a week, the ASUPS Senate not only overruled a presidential veto, held an emergency meeting, broke their own procedural rules, and passed a resolution supporting a controversial bill in the state legislature seeking to close Washington state’s only coal-fired power plant, but it emerged feeling accomplished and confident for the future. The aptly named “Beyond Coal” resolution that initiated this unprecedented discussion of student body politics was finally passed via a 6-3 vote in favor of overruling of President Dan Miller’s veto at the formal Senate meeting...

Phishing scams have become an increasing problem for Technology Services and students using Puget Sound’s webmail. Lack of awareness and caution make students vulnerable to these scams, which when responded to, can compromise a student’s webmail account as well as the University’s reputation. “There has been an increase in the number of phishing scam messages that folks receive, and therefore the number of folks who fall for them has gone up. It could be, too, that people are just more apt to give out personal info online these days.  I...

Valentine’s Day is over and gone, but Tacoma’s newly gained reputation as the most romantic city in North America is one that locals aren’t likely to stop crowing about for months to come. When Yelp, the popular site that displays user ratings of restaurants, clubs and stores, announced on Feb. 7 that their calculations put Tacoma ahead of every other city in the United States in the romance department, peoples’ attentions were gripped. The process Yelp went through to determine which city scored the top spot was largely based on...

Puget Sound has once again found its way onto the top 10 list of small colleges and universities that generate volunteers for the Peace Corps, revealed a Puget Sound press release. According to the Peace Corps’ “Top Colleges 2011” list, this year Puget Sound ranked number eight in its category with a total of 21 undergraduate alumni currently volunteering. The Peace Corps classifies a small college and university as having less than 5,000 undergraduate students. According to the Puget Sound press release, the Loggers have ranked in the top 10...

The college years are said to be the best years of a young adult’s life, but recent research has shown that high personal expectations are affecting the emotional health of college freshmen. The pressure to excel seems to be taking a toll on students’ health. “The American Freshman: National Norms for 2010,” a study published by the University of California at Los Angeles Higher Education Research Institute, reported that 75.8 percent of the students surveyed reported their drive to achieve as “above average.” This report of high personal drive contrasts...