Juniors Catherine Durkee, Lisa Tucker and Lee Pennebaker are about to bring an exciting new opportunity to campus on March 29: the Perspective Inspired Experience (PIE). This conference will bring a variety of speakers to campus to talk about events or stories that have changed their perspective of the world or something that they are deeply passionate about. “Our mission statement is: breaking boundaries of personal perspective by experiencing other’s passions and unique frames of mind,” Durkee said. “The goal is to get people who are really pumped about whatever...

Most students have noticed the signs in front of the cherry trees that line the walk to Wheelock Student Center, but not everyone knows why they are there. As Puget Sound student Zeb Howell put it, “nobody knows what the names are for unless they know what they are for.” The names are part of a tradition that the school has in place to honor the 36 Japanese American students who were forced to leave campus and spend the next year and a half of their life in an internment...

On Nov. 13, Professor Dexter Gordon gave a talk as a precursor to the Race and Pedagogy Initiative that will take place on campus next Sept. 25-27. This conference takes place every four years and is always open to the community and campus. Gordon’s talk, “Impertinent Relations in the Liberal Arts—Our critical moment, race, pedagogy and community,” was a collaborative work between himself and Professor Grace Livingston. The work is still in the process of being put together, but that did not undermine the message that came across in the...

For students who want to participate in community service activities, Circle K is one of many options available to them. Circle K is an on-campus community service club that is the collegiate equivalent of the Kiwanis Club, a group that organizes community service outside of schools. “Circle K is a club that is devoted to doing community service,” Circle K President Laura Andersen said. Circle K does a community service activity once a week, usually on the weekends. Their club activities range from outdoor service work such as park cleanup...

Last Thursday, Slater Museum hosted its first ever Night at the Museum: “Owls!”. This event was open to both Puget Sound students and the greater Tacoma community. “‘Night at the Museum’” is an effort to get more people in the door as to increase our visibility on campus and in the wider Tacoma community,” Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Slater Museum Mary Krauszer said. The events are casual, with students and volunteers from the community acting as the docents. Each docent is assigned a table and wears a festive...