Campus News
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February 8, 2010
Ann Putnam's Book Full Moon at Noontide is Released
TACOMA, Wash. – Full Moon at Noontide: A Daughter’s Last Goodbye (Southern Methodist University Press), a memoir by Ann Putnam, traces the final years of her father and mother, and her father’s identical twin brother, as they navigate their way through the bewildering maze of the health system. The book witnesses their courage and their stumblings as ...
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February 7, 2010
Loggers Breeze by Bearcats in Women's Basketball Night
SALEM, Ore. - Holding their opponents to a season-low 33 points, the 18th-ranked Puget Sound Loggers breezed by the Willamette Bearcats, 76-33, in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game on Friday night at Cone Field House in Tacoma, Wash. Logger Women Breeze by Bearcats SALEM, Ore. – The Puget Sound Loggers found themselves in a battle ...
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February 5, 2010
Puget Sound No. 4 in Peace Corps Volunteers
TACOMA, Wash. – University of Puget Sound has taken the No. 4 spot among small schools in this year’s rankings of Peace Corps volunteer-producing schools. The college has 20 undergraduate alumni currently serving in the volunteer program, which provides services in more than 70 countries worldwide. Puget Sound has placed in the top ten ever since the ...
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February 4, 2010
Ely, Koach, Riordan, Shelton Earn Academic All-District Honors
TACOMA, Wash. - In the midst of leading the 18th-ranked Puget Sound Loggers to a potential national tournament appearance, senior Claire Ely (Walnut Creek, Calif./Northgate) and sophomore Jocelyn Riordan (Lake Forest Park, Wash./Shorecrest) have been named Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Ely and Ri...
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February 3, 2010
Loggers Deliver Double Whammy to Lutes in Big Hoops Night
PARKLAND, Wash. - Led by 40 minutes from senior guard Colin Koach (Portland, Ore./Franklin), the Puget Sound Loggers took care of business, knocking off the Pacific Lutheran Lutes, 75-63, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Tuesday night in Parkland, Wash. Mens Team Surge Past Lutes PARKLAND, Wash. – The seniors stole the show fo...
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February 2, 2010
Thinking of Becoming a Teacher? Q&A with Teachers in the Community
Tacoma, Wash – Are you thinking about becoming a teacher? The School of Education will present a discussion on “A Career in Education? Practitioners Talk About What Life in Schools is Really Like” at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9 in Trimble Forum. Three teachers will speak about their experiences teaching in a variety of settings. This will be followed ...
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February 1, 2010
Women's Basketball Team Tranquilizes Wildcats, 75-56
TACOMA, Wash. - Putting up a season-high 21 assists, the 15th-ranked Puget Sound Loggers shared the love as they made easy work of the Linfield Wildcats, 75-56, in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game on Saturday evening at Memorial Fieldhouse. Loggers Tranquilize Wildcats
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January 28, 2010
Wild Men, a New Book by Douglas Sackman
TACOMA, Wash. – A century ago, a mysterious Native American appeared at a slaughterhouse in the small Northern California town of Oroville. The man, who had been hiding for decades in remote canyons with the few survivors of his Yahi tribe, was whisked away by train to San Francisco, where anthropologist Alfred Kroeber called him “Ishi,” and newspaper...
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January 27, 2010
Eddie Palmieri Plays Hot Salsa on a Cool Winter Night
TACOMA, Wash. – Eddie Palmieri, nine-time Grammy Award winner and one of the world’s most actively touring salsa and Latin jazz performers, will appear at University of Puget Sound for a public concert on Thursday, Feb. 4. The renowned bandleader and pianist, whose career spans more than 50 years, will perform with fellow Grammy-winning trumpeter Bri...
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January 26, 2010
Jeff Thomas Named New Head Football Coach
TACOMA, Wash. - After a nationwide search that yielded more than 130 applicants, the University of Puget Sound has named Jeff Thomas as its next head football coach. The 2009 Division III AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year has served as the offensive coordinator for University of Redlands for the past three years before recently moving over to the de...
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January 24, 2010
Loggers Weekend: Three Games Up, One Down
FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Puget Sound Loggers men's and women's basketball teams drove to victory in Northwest Conference games on Friday night in Forest Grove, Ore. Men's Team Holds Off Boxers Women's Team Triumphs ORTLAND, Ore. - The shots were falling on both sides of the court but for the Puget Sound Loggers men's team, it wasn't enough as they d...
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January 22, 2010
A Musical Evening With Langston Hughes
TACOMA, Wash. – A Musical Evening With Langston Hughes, featuring internationally known singer Awilda Verdejo, will be presented at University of Puget Sound on Feb. 19, giving Tacoma the rare opportunity to hear the well-loved African American writer’s poems set to music by a variety of 20th-century composers. The performance, part of the university...
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January 22, 2010
Michael Johnson: Sculpture Exhibition Opens at Kittredge
Tacoma, Wash. – This January and February Kittredge Gallery exhibits recent work by Michael Johnson, associate professor of sculpture at University of Puget Sound. The exhibition includes nine wood sculptures and three works from his Plastic Drawing series. Johnson takes everyday objects and dramatically scales them up, focusing viewers’ attention o...
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January 22, 2010
Ted Vogel: Shadow, a New Exhibit at Kittredge Gallery
Tacoma, Wash. – Kittredge Gallery at University of Puget Sound will present a mixed-media installation titled Shadow by artist Ted Vogel beginning Jan. 18. The gallery is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are below. Vogel has served as assistant professor of art and program head in ceramics at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore., since ...
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January 21, 2010
Stephen Prothero Speaks on America, Religion, and the Danger of Ignorance
Although America is one of the most religious places on Earth, in reality, its citizens know little about religion. That’s the position Stephen Prothero takes in his provocative book Religious Literacy. The work offers solutions to what Prothero believes is a national crisis, including proposing the mandatory study of world religions in public schoo...
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