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  By Andrew Izzo The freshman class of 2017 is unique in the institution’s history. “Demographically, this is the most diverse class we’ve ever had,” said Associate Vice President of Admission Shannon Carr. Carr goes on to say that this class is also very diverse in terms of ideology and geography. This includes a substantially higher number of local Tacoma residents. This increase in local students is due to the new University program that works with the Tacoma Public Schools, Carr says. This program provides scholarships to high-achieving Tacoma Public High...

By Keely Coxwell “Madrid Summers is the program that enrolls the most students to any Hispanic country,”  Harry Vélez-Quiñones, Professor of Hispanic Studies, director and creator of Madrid Summers said. “Spring term of 2013 or 2012 I went on a trip to Spain, invited by the Spanish government,” Vélez-Quiñones said. “They send groups to basically see providers of study abroad programs in Spain.” With the help of a friend who started a company that oversees abroad programs in Spain, Vélez-Quiñones decided to offer internships in Madrid to University of Puget...

  By Marcelle Rutherfurd On August 24, 2017 President Isiaah Crawford sent an email to the campus community announcing that “the university will embark this year on a process to create a strategic plan that will advance our mission and establish our vision for the next decade.” In the first email President Crawford invited students and faculty to participate in this project, a strategic planning initiative that is undertaken by the university every decade. “I realize this forthcoming statement is a bit of a cliché, but I believe we have...

By Ayden Bolin New this year to the University of Puget Sound is the common hour, a time scheduled every Wednesday between 12:00 and 1:30 PM where there are no classes. Initially, this was established as a time for both faculty and students to meet, so as to accommodate a wider range of schedules. “Faculty members have suggested for a number of years that, because Faculty Meetings (traditionally 4:00-5:30 p.m.) have conflicted with some teaching schedules, they are unable to attend. For some, late afternoon childcare responsibilities have also constrained attendance....

By Emily Schuelein Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane, hit Texas Aug. 25, according to World Vision. Parts of Texas and Louisiana suffered from widespread catastrophic flooding with approximately 10,000 rescue missions around Houston. On August 30, Tropical Storm Harvey became a tropical depression and continued to flood parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a tropical storm occurs when cyclonic circulation becomes more organized and maximum sustained winds bust between 39 mph and 73 mph. A tropical depression, however, forms when a...