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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...

Valentine’s Day is over and gone, but Tacoma’s newly gained reputation as the most romantic city in North America is one that locals aren’t likely to stop crowing about for months to come. When Yelp, the popular site that displays user ratings of restaurants, clubs and stores, announced on Feb. 7 that their calculations put Tacoma ahead of every other city in the United States in the romance department, peoples’ attentions were gripped. The process Yelp went through to determine which city scored the top spot was largely based on...