T he men’s and women’s golf teams wrapped up their seasons at the Northwest Conference Championships in Oregon the weekend of April 28. The men tied for second at the NWC championships, moving their conference standing to fourth. The women finished the season in ninth. It was a good weekend for junior Ricky Howard (Madison, Wisc.). He finished the tournament tied for third with a score of 148 (+4). His performance at the NWC championships, along with play at other tournaments during the season, earned him a Second-Team All Conference...

This season many Puget Sound athletes will end their collegiate athlete careers as their time in college comes to a close. It is a time of reflection for many of these seniors as they look back on their years in the classroom and on the court. For senior John Stevens, (Portland, Ore.) this time is the end of a four years with the men’s tennis team. Stevens initially had no intention of playing tennis at the collegiate level. He finished high school ranked 5th in doubles in Oregon and led...

Puget Sound baseball won both of their games against Lewis and Clark on Saturday, April 12. The sun was out and it was a perfect day for baseball. The Loggers started their first game of the day behind the Pioneers. The Pioneers scored their first run in the top of the first inning. The next three innings went by swiftly with neither team scoring. Lewis and Clark got another score in the fourth inning. The game was beginning to look bleak when the Pioneers scored three more times in the...

Women’s crew started off the 2014 season with a strong showing at the Daffodil Sprints. The first regatta took place March 29 in Lakewood, Wash. on American Lake, the Loggers’ home course. The women’s varsity 8 took first place in their division, finishing at 8:44.9. They beat out other DIII and club teams, crossing the finish 12 seconds before their closest competitor. The crew program at Puget Sound has a long history of success. The women’s team has been to the NCAA tournament for the past 11 years and consistently...

Loggers softball played two double headers on Sunday, March 30 and Monday the 31 after a series of game cancellations due to weather. The Loggers played two games against the Willamette Bearcats on March 30, winning the first game of the day and losing their second. Sunday’s win was their first conference win of the season. Their first game of the day was a close match. Puget Sound scored the first run of the game when sophomore Lisa Colombo (Los Gatos, Calif.) hit a single allowing senior Taylor Jones (Keizer,...

The men’s and women’s crew teams are already hard at work for the 2014 season. The Loggers will not hit the water for the first regatta until March 29, but they have already started their early morning practices in preparation for another great season. The crew teams are some of the most successful teams on campus, but also the least visible due to the nature of the sport. Regattas are early in the morning, or full-day events, and take place off-campus. Home races take place in Lakewood and generally do...

The weekend of Feb. 14 marked the end of another successful season for the Puget Sound swim teams. The women’s team came in fifth overall and the men’s took third. The three-day meet was in Federal Way, Wash. The men’s team won five of their 10 dual meets this year and the women won four. The impressive performance at conference followed the loss at home to Pacific Lutheran University on Feb. 1. Logger swimming had a strong run in November when the women’s team had a three-week long winning streak...

  This year for the first time a green fee was included in the student government fee that is included in student’s tuition. This fee is part of the Puget Sound vision for sustainability and is an opportunity for students to turn ideas for sustainability into action. The phrase “Loggers live green” is found all across but students often complain that the campus is not as sustainable as they would like it to be. The green fee was designed to give students the chance to both get more involved with...

The Tacoma Entrepreneur Network (TEN) hosted a business plan competition on the Puget Sound campus on Thursday, Nov. 13. Eighteen teams competed for the chance to receive funding to move forward with business plans pitched at the event. Individuals and teams worked throughout the semester to put together proposals for the November competition. Some of the businesses proposed were DIY cake kits, handmade masks, healthy meal delivery and an indoor skiing terrain park. The business competition was one of many events hosted by TEN: College this year. TEN: College was...