Seemingly returned from oblivion, an aging titan of the Seattle post-hardcore scene, The Fall of Troy, delivered a two-hour long barrage of intricate, emotional splendor to their former haunt—the Showbox at the Market. Drawing much of their material from early records, The Fall of Troy held nothing back despite their five long years of dormancy. First, they opened with a crushingly upbeat track, “The Holy Hills” from Doppelganger, to get the crowd moshing. Already fans were throwing their elbows, fists and shoulders into each other so by the end of...

Formerly known as Vertical World, the downtown bouldering gym Climb Tacoma is looking more and more like an extension of Puget Sound’s outdoorsy on-campus community. On any given weekday afternoon, you’d be hard-pressed not to spot at least one Puget Sound student decompressing on the climbing walls after a long day of class. Unlike in past years, students’ callouses and toned forearms are no longer the byproducts of Edgeworks’ advanced climbing routes; Climb Tacoma is now flourishing due to its routes, which cater to climbers of every experience level, and...

Every year, the School of Music grants a large budget to either the orchestra, the wind ensemble or the Adelphian Concert Choir to fund a multi-state tour. Now it is the Adelphians’ turn to fulfill their ambitious plans as they sing throughout Utah, Idaho and Colorado over the course of six days during spring break. This year, Adelphians’ repertoire represents a vast array of cultural and linguistic traditions, including pieces sung in German and Hebrew. The variety of the repertoire displays the scope of the choir’s musical aptitude, hopefully enough...

On Feb. 15, 6th Ave. café Bluebeard Coffee welcomed droves of Tacoma artists and art appreciators to join performers in their spacious seating area for a poetry slam—though, frankly, no one seemed very interested in sitting down the whole evening. The slam’s roster largely consisted of current or former contributors to Wrist Magazine, but there were also some Puget Sound students and even a few pleasantly unexpected drop-ins near the end. A couple of the performing Puget Sound students were Sean Tyree (’14), a spoken-word poet also known for heading...

From the first moments of his performance on Feb. 10, it was already clear that Bill Cosby wasn’t here to offer us an ordinary comedic experience. His deadpan facial expressions and stilted timing, which defined his comedic style on television shows such as The Cosby Show and Kids Say the Darndest Things, were as intact as they were twenty years ago. Cosby’s charm was also potent as ever when he proudly voiced his appreciation for the Northwest landscape. “I never realized just how beautiful this area is,” he said. However,...

As one of Puget Sound’s seven state professors of the year, Karl Fields has faced wave after wave of consideration from both students and colleagues in order to earn the title. Having taught Politics and Government classes at Puget Sound for the past 22 years, Fields has earned respect on-campus and now nationally. Each university can nominate a professor each year, so when the decision came to Academic Vice President Kris Bartanen, she recognized Fields as the primary nominee from Puget Sound. Fields’ nomination was dependent on how his application...

On Wednesday, 19 graduating art majors hosted their fellow colleagues to an opening reception in Kittredge Gallery for this year’s Senior Art Show, exhibiting pieces that culminated their artistic careers at Puget Sound. The reception included the announcements of various student awards and which piece was chosen for display in Collins next year. The artists showed their pieces via 2D and 3D mediums—five of them exhibited sculptures whereas the remaining 14 exhibited their work through print, paint, mixed media or digital media. According to Jenny Katz, one of the show’s...