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By Albert Chang-Yoo The 424 full-time staff members employed at the University of Puget Sound are the lifeblood of the campus. Anytime you go to the bathroom, eat a meal, or connect to the Wi-Fi, it’s probably because of a staff member’s work. Yet, for the past decade, staff have experienced sparse increases in compensation, causing financial turbulence, stress, and high turnover rates. Recently, the Staff Senate Compensation Committee renewed their request for a 10% increase in the salary pool (the accumulation of all staff salaries). For the past six...

By Sara Orozco, KUPS Correspondent “Drugs are on campus, whether we talk about it or not,” Eliana Goldberg says. Recently, Goldberg, KUPS General Manager contacted CHWS to set up a basic training in administering Naloxone, or Narcan, as it is more commonly known. Goldberg wants to stress how important this work is on our campus. “Instead of falling into a don’t ask don’t tell mentality we should make sure that as many people are educated and prepared to make our campus as safe as we can,” Goldberg said. Narcan is...

By Albert Chang-Yoo and Mercer Stauch In an open session on Friday, February 24, members of the Board of Trustees reaffirmed their commitment to a collaborative process, and also expressed eagerness to increase student awareness of changes brought along by A Sound Future. The mood was overall optimistic that the University will rebound despite its financial woes. The meeting held in Thomas Hall followed a weeklong process of committee, subcommittee, and administrative meetings with trustees and administrators. Reports regarding increasing application rates contributed to this optimism. Admissions reported that application...

By Sara Orozco Hello Logger DJs and other folks interested in the wild world of KUPS; we have good news! The programming schedule for Spring 2023 has been completed thanks to the persistent and hard work of your music directors. All the genres worked tirelessly in the last two weeks, compiling applications and conducting interviews to assemble this semester’s show list. You can find our nifty little schedule in this edition of the Trail. DJs are also encouraged to look at some new Underwriters we’ve set up this semester. Some...