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By Marcelle Rutherfurd GRAPHIC CREDIT TO REBECCA SATHER-JENKINS Students returned to campus from spring break to find that the library had posted a notice reducing the open hours on Saturday. Saturdays are not a common time to be in the library, but the loss of a free study space an hour earlier than normal had students wondering why the change was made. “We have always opened at 9 in the morning on Saturdays — there is no change to the hours of the library opening for Puget Sound students, faculty...

By Ellen Finn Over the past two weeks, the University of Puget Sound Benefits Task Force (BeneTF) has held three forums for staff and faculty to learn and ask questions about benefits planning. The meetings were held on campus on March 19, 21 and 28. Every seven years the BeneTF convenes and looks at the changes in the benefits that are most important to staff and faculty. They also account for changes in prices within the healthcare industry and changes in Washington state laws regarding benefits. The first meeting had...

By Ellen Finn On Feb. 18, the U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named the University of Puget Sound as one of the top producers of Fulbright scholars among Liberal Arts colleges for the 2017–18 year. According to the Fulbright website, the Fulbright program is an “American scholarship program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students and scholars.” Under the program, students are “competitively selected for scholarships to study, conduct research, or exercise their talents abroad. It is one of the most prestigious scholarships in the...

By Marcelle Rutherfurd Every student has received the question “What are you going to do after college?” at least once, if not many times, from family and friends. Most students find this question annoying and stressful, but there comes a time when students need to ask themselves the same thing. It is easy to forget that there’s world outside of the campus bubble, but eventually students have to leave and find some way to support themselves and their goals. How well does the University prepare students for employment, and what...