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A recent trip to Chipotle with a coupon redeemed from a random Facebook advertisement bought me two burritos for the price of one. When a friend gave me the coupon, the deal seemed too good to be true, but the coupon was in fact legitimate. And according to the Chipotle cashier, many burrito-buying customers had brought in the exact same coupon throughout the week. Recently, many daily deal websites have increased advertising for their services. Coupons like the one from Chipotle can be found in the “sponsored” section on the...

Facebook has become the portal through which to connect to everyone, and now, everything on the Internet. The social media site recently began selling tickets for many different events, from movies to local fairs to concert series. Close to home, the Puyallup Fair has also taken hold of this Facebook ticketing idea and is currently selling tickets for its Concert Series. To use the service, you must add the “Puyallup Fair” application, but once added, you can choose to buy a variety of tickets for concerts held at the Fairgrounds...

An unusual sight appeared in the Diner last week: A Dasani bottled water display. To put any confusion to rest, the water bottle display was not placed in the Diner by University staff. Instead, a Dasani salesman placed it there over the weekend, without consulting anyone. Dining and Conference Services promptly removed it the following Monday morning. “Even though the Dasani water bottles were made from compostable corn products, the University does not have the composting capabilities to handle them,” Diner Manager Melissa Flood said. “We do not have the...

In less than a week, the ASUPS Senate not only overruled a presidential veto, held an emergency meeting, broke their own procedural rules, and passed a resolution supporting a controversial bill in the state legislature seeking to close Washington state’s only coal-fired power plant, but it emerged feeling accomplished and confident for the future. The aptly named “Beyond Coal” resolution that initiated this unprecedented discussion of student body politics was finally passed via a 6-3 vote in favor of overruling of President Dan Miller’s veto at the formal Senate meeting...

Phishing scams have become an increasing problem for Technology Services and students using Puget Sound’s webmail. Lack of awareness and caution make students vulnerable to these scams, which when responded to, can compromise a student’s webmail account as well as the University’s reputation. “There has been an increase in the number of phishing scam messages that folks receive, and therefore the number of folks who fall for them has gone up. It could be, too, that people are just more apt to give out personal info online these days.  I...