According to Yoga Journal, yoga has become America’s fastest growing form of exercise. Around 15 million people practice, which is a 225 percent increase since 2001. Spending on classes and gear has nearly doubled in the last few years. The trend is certainly reflected by Puget Sound students; Tiffany Fields’ beginning yoga classes are some of the most quickly-filling classes on campus. You can hardly make it through the S.U.B. without colliding with sticky mats peeking out of students’ backpacks. Luckily, as student interest in yoga has risen, so have...

Run out of meal ideas at the S.U.B.? Sick of your staple deli sandwich? Don’t get discouraged. A trip off campus to Gateway to India will knock you out of your S.U.B. food slump, not to mention get you familiar with the 6th Avenue food scene. Located on 6th and Fife, just a twenty minute walk from school, Gateway offers authentic Northern Indian cuisine in a warm, comforting environment. The soft lighting and rich, golden décor create an undeniably inviting atmosphere, reflective of the rich, satisfying food to come. This...

Puget Sound may not be known for its religious diversity, but Interfaith Coordinators Adriana Flores, Rebecca Short and Ian Fox are inspired to change that with the information they took away from the fifth national conference for collegiate interfaith councils last weekend. Held on the Princeton University campus, “Coming Together 5: A Venture Across Religious Boundaries” was put on with the goal of helping eliminate religious division in collegiate communities by providing student leaders with the opportunity to discuss how to do so on their respective campuses. Coming Together (CT)...

Puget Sound students may feel there is little they can do to affect change when it comes to the environment. The Feb. 26 clean energy conference, taking place on campus, aims to convince them otherwise. The Focus the Nation Clean Energy Forum will bring career ideas, local sustainability projects and inspiration to college and high school students from throughout the Puget Sound region. It aims to provide “information and fresh, cooperative outlooks in the topic of sustainable employment, and can potentially serve as a starting point for networking and future...

“It’s no secret that Diversions is slow,” café regular Sarah Guilian admitted. Employees will tell you the same thing. Customer disappointment is always visible on the complaint board, which frequently reflects students’ frustration with delayed drink delivery. “One time I left my room at 1:35 to pick up a drink before my 2:00 class, and I ended up being late to class because I was stuck waiting,” an anonymous customer said. “Complaints have been voiced to me,” Diversions student manager Isabel Chirinos said. “We’ve always been limited when it comes...

United States cinema saw many firsts and broke dozens of records in 2010, making it a year to remember for the film industry. Critics and movie-goers alike are anticipating a unique award season in spring 2011. One such outstanding film was Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 3, which was the highest-grossing film of 2010 both in the U.S. and worldwide. Not only did it break the record for the biggest opening day profit in North America, previously held by Shrek the Third, but its release also marked the highest grossing-opening weekend for...

The holidays are one of the busiest and most wasteful times of year for many Americans. Luckily, there are plenty of tips you can keep in mind to reduce your environmental impact and still have an enjoyable holiday season. Lengthy travel plans may be unavoidable, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be environmentally conscious and responsible while you are away from home. As always, carpooling is usually the best choice in terms of carbon emissions, but taking a coach bus is also a wise and often overlooked option. According to...

From Nov. 29 to Dec. 10, Puget Sound sophomore Annie Bigalke will be one of five students from the Pacific Northwest in attendance at the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Cancun. The conference unites international delegates from the UNFCCC to review their respective climate policies and potentially agree upon new policies to more effectively combat worldwide climate change. UNFCCC is an international environmental treaty produced by a branch of the United Nations. The treaty’s objective is to stabilize greenhouse...