The final presidential debate held on Monday, Oct. 22 offered insight into the election beyond the candidates’ ideas on foreign policy. The focus of this debate was foreign policy; however, the candidates frequently reverted to a discussion of domestic, specifically economic, matters. The tendency of the debate to stray from foreign policy reflects the candidates’ attempts to appeal to voters.  Numerous political experts, including the University of Puget Sound’s Politics and Government professor Seth Weinberger, agree that foreign policy is less important to votersthan many of the other factors...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Adelphian Concert Choir.  A celebration will be held on Homecoming and Family Weekend from Oct. 26-28, during which there will be performances by numerous choral groups on campus as well as a choir comprised of Adelphian alumni. This anniversary is more than a celebration of the length of the choir’s existence; it is a celebration of the musical excellence displayed by the Adelphian Concert Choir since its beginnings and the community that has been created in the process of this dedication to...

The first annual Tacoma Moon Festival was held Saturday, Sept. 29, to celebrate inclusion and awareness of other cultures, bringing the community to the new Chinese Reconciliation Park, which opened earlier this year. The park is part of a long effort by the non-profit Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation (CRPF) to create something in reconciliation for the expulsion of Chinese people from Tacoma that occurred in 1885. The CRPF website recalls that the expulsion materialized out of the growing anti-Chinese sentiment throughout the region due to the increasing number of Chinese...