GOP pushes new education bill: ‘transparency’ or censorship?
By Albert Chang-Yoo House Bill 1807, is circulating in the Washington State...
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Tacoma Safe faces further scrutiny following hit and run incident
By Albert Chang-Yoo Building tensions over Ordinance 28756, which calls for the...
Seattle utility company addresses Indigenous concerns on Skagit River dams
By Reed Loer There are three hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River–...
La Resistencia protests Northwest Detention Center’s COVID handlings
By Miles Cruger A recent protest against the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC)...
University labor shortage aligns with global trends
Some call it “The Great Resignation”, with over 4 million people quitting...
COVID Concerns Amid Return To In-Person Classes
Halfway down the University of Puget Sound’s COVID-19 dashboard lie the words...
Anderson Langdon Heat Outage in Sequence of Facility Fixes
As students moved back into the residence halls of the University of...
Global Labor Movements Rise With Pandemic Pressures
As the pandemic moves into its third year, working class individuals around...
Crime, Law, and Justice Studies: A New Minor at UPS
This semester, the University of Puget Sound introduced its newest academic program,...
Events & Resources
Accessibility Panel: Dec. 6, 6pm pugetsound-edu.zoom.us/j/84183604199 Discussion on accessibility for marginalized individuals and groups on campus Fun before finals Last Day of Class Bash: MIBU and KUPS student market Dec. 8, 5-8pm Rasmussen Rotunda A table and two chairs will be provided. If you have questions feel free to reach out to Maija via email at mibu@pugetsound.edu. Resources Center for Writing and Learning Events: Writing Marathon Dec. 6 &7: 5-10pm Upper Marshall Hall To make an appointment, leave a voicemail at 253.879.3404 or complete this form. IG: https://www.instagram.com/pugetsound.cwl/ Services include:...
Campus COVID-19 Testing
Written by Lili Stevens. For the students who have been lucky enough to live on campus, or who live close enough to campus to participate, the University of Puget Sound has been hosting free COVID testing days for students, faculty, staff and community members since early September 2020. In these events, hosted by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, participants are able to get tested and receive results quickly for the small price of waiting in line outside the Wheelock Student Center. On most days that I have participated in, the...
Fall 2020 Graduates
Written by Hadley Polinsky. Graduating college is a major accomplishment and should be celebrated accordingly, but Fall 2020 graduates may not get to experience the normal fanfare that accompanies graduation. Not only will many Fall 2020 graduates be graduating without their friends by their sides, but they are also entering the real world during a global pandemic. “I am excited to be done with school and to be moving on to the next phase of my life but I am kind of bummed that I am graduating with no one...