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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...

By: Nayra Halajian On Oct. 13, the Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound (ASUPS) had to reapprove all of the items they had already voted on in the Fall 2016 semester thus far. ASUPS Vice President Lydia Bauer said, “None of us realized that anything was off until Kathryn Queirolo… came in and was basically like ‘I’ve been looking at the bylaws and you all haven’t had official quorum.’” In order to have quorum, a two-thirds minimum of Senate members must be in the meeting to make the proceedings...

By: Aneyceia Brim ASUPS is concerned with listening to the interests of students on campus. Peyton Anstine, Director of Student Interests (DSI) is a member of the ASUPS executive office. Historically, the DSI position was called Director of Sustainability and the position pertained to issues regarding sustainable practices on campus. Anstine’s predecessor, Austin Burningham, worked with the ASUPS executive team to revise the position to include student life as well as sustainability. “If students have a particular problem or a project that interest them, they are more than welcome to come...

By Keely Coxwell A common period allows for shared governance and is a time for our community as a whole to connect. As early as the 2017-2018 academic year the common period will be implemented at the University. The common period will be a 90 minute period time every Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:30 where there will be no classes scheduled. There are many benefits of having a common period, but the primary reason is a solution to the difficulty of scheduling faculty meetings, according to Academic Vice President and Dean...

By Aneyceia Brim Four staff members from across the globe visited the Puget Sound community to teach. Farizah Ahmad, Megan Daniels, Liling (Lily) Lin, and Sarah Makeschin, are all foreign instructors. Farizah Ahmad is from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She taught English as a secondary teacher there. Ahmad is also a Fulbright Scholar which allows her to assist in an Indonesian language class at the university. The program that Ahmad is a part of  is called Foreign Language Teaching Assistant and is funded by the United States government. The application process is...

By Madeleine Scypinski Counseling, Health & Wellness Services (CHWS) has been located on the second floor of Wheelock Student Center since the early ‘80s, but in recent years, it has become increasingly clear that CHWS is outgrowing this space. “If you gave me money for a staff member,” CHWS Director Donn Marshall said, “we wouldn’t have any place to put that staff member.” This exact scenario played out last year when the department hired a temporary counselor for 16 hours a week, which forced Marshall to move to an auxiliary office...

By: Aneyceia Brim The University has launched a new Diversity Strategic Plan for the fall, aimed at making the school a more diverse community. “Diversity includes attention to identity characteristics such as age, disability, sex, race, ethnicity, religion/spiritual tradition, gender identity and expression, sexual identity, veteran status, job status or socioeconomic class, nation of origin, language spoken, documentation status, personal appearance and political beliefs,” as the University defines it within the plan. The plan is broken into four goals that the institution hopes to focus on: recruitment and retention, a more...