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The intersection of 13th and Alder where the incident occurred. Photo courtesy Makaylaa Clancy.   Gun violence on college campuses has become a reality for many people in the United States, and the Puget Sound community is no exception. According to The News Tribune, 21-year-old Alex Kjellesvik, not a student at the University, has been charged with two counts of first-degree assault. The security alert sent by the University to students states that Kjellesvik fired  10 shots at campus security officers around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Kjellesvik began...

Photo credit Presley Reed The Tacoma Police Department and City Management have recently held five discussion events for community members in the city of Tacoma. Through a new Program called Project PEACE (Policing Equity and Community Empowerment), the Tacoma Police Department has made themselves accessible to diverse members of the community in order to address tensions between the people and the police. Project PEACE held a discussion at the University of Puget Sound on Oct. 21. Using a network of community activists from groups like the Black Ministerial Alliance and...

Since October 2011, the University of Puget Sound has conducted a fundraising campaign known as the One of a Kind campaign. The goal of the campaign was to raise $125 million from contributions from alumni, parents and friends. This past June, when the University concluded the campaign, the goal had been surpassed by an additional $6.6 million, bringing the total raised to $131.6 million from 28,493 respondents. Outgoing Puget Sound President, Ronald Thomas, commended this achievement. “It is remarkable how transformative this campaign has been for Puget Sound, and what...

The PSSU, a new student organization focusing on justice issues, protesting the Board of Trustee’s meeting on October 2.   The U.S. Forest Service spent a record-breaking $200 million per week combating wildfires this past summer according to the Department of Agriculture. Washington was one of the worst-affected states, can expect even hotter summers in the future. The National Research Council in 2011 stated that the Western United States can expect a 200–400% increase in area affected by wildfires in the Western United States. Mitigating global warming has been on...

Like many other first generation students, Roger has being navigating the waters of financial aid largely on his own since the beginning of his college experience. With tuition ballooning at colleges nationwide, is there more the University can do to make college more accessible for all? By Casey O'Brien and Allison Nasson Editors Note:  We have altered Roger Smith’s real name in order to avoid backlash targeting that individual. It is not the policy of The Trail to use pseudonyms or anonymous sources regularly, but in the course of investigating...

By Allison Nasson Though college campuses may be idealized by some as places where important dialogues take place and marginalized voices are elevated, at Puget Sound there remain undercurrents of frustrations that such conversations aren’t occurring. Student Body President Nakisha Renee Jones plans to combat this issue through an initiative called Town Hall Tuesdays. Student Body President Nakisha Renée Jones plans to create an initiative called Town Hall Tuesdays to combat a growing frustration among students that important dialogue and marginalized voices are being neglected. Town Hall Tuesdays are monthly...

Stewardship and the environment are two core values listed in the University’s Strategic Plan, and these are emblematized in the tireless work of administration members searching for new ideas and projects to increase sustainability on campus. These projects address issues ranging from transportation to waste management and reducing energy consumption. Over this past summer, the University renegotiated its contract with Zipcar in order to permanently station three cars on campus. This will provide greater access to shared cars, which reduces the need for more cars on campus. Furthermore, Zipcar is...

Students across campus are keen to make sure their voices are heard in the pursuit of the new University President as the Presidential search committee continues to seek candidates ahead of the application deadline in November. The committee is comprised of eight Board of Trustees members, two faculty and a single student—ASUPS president Nakisha Renée Jones. The committee will be working with a third party consultant, AGB consulting, through several rounds of candidate narrowing before sending their suggestions to the board of Trustees, who will be making the final choice...

“Contrary to popular belief, we are not trying to overthrow ASUPS,” sophomore Layth Sabbagh said. Sabbagh, along with a number of other students, is spearheading an effort to bring a new student union to campus amid concerns that the Associated Students of Puget Sound (ASUPS) is ineffective at responding to student concerns. The Puget Sound Student Union (PSSU) is emerging as an outlet for students to voice their concerns about ASUPS and the Board of Trustees. The PSSU thinks ASUPS does a great job, but notes the role of their...

On Oct. 7, Wetlands Magazine posted an editorial online highlighting the failures of the Finance Committee and the Associated Students of Puget Sound (ASUPS) to properly allocate money to programs that attempt to prevent violence and assault on our campus. This program is specifically, but not limited to, Sexuality Issues, Relationships and Gender Education (SIRGE). ASUPS Senate addressed the issue at their Senate meeting on Oct. 8 by engaging in discourse around the funding issue, ultimately providing SIRGE and Deconstructing Masculinity (De-Masc) with a $700 allocation, but questions surrounding the...