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The Hatchet is Puget Sound's award-winning, weekly e-newsletter, connecting Logger alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends to campus news and events. Each issue includes three “top things” you need to know, along with upcoming events, news, stories, and fun facts—all in a cool, easy-to-read format delivered right to your inbox.
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Fall 2025
- Nov. 17: Addressing barriers to higher education in prison
- Nov. 10: Drums, AI zombies, and the physics of the World Cup
- Nov. 3: Celebrating democracy, biodiversity, and a theater throwback
- Oct. 27: Swope Lecture to explore questions of faith, identity, and power
- Oct. 20: Puget Sound launches hybrid MEd in Counseling program
- Oct. 13: A new look for Grizz 🐻
- Oct. 6: Puget Sound celebrates $12.1 million raised in 2024–25
- Sept. 29: Five Logger athletes to join the Hall of Fame
- Sept. 22: An endowment for physical therapy, Loggers in the performing arts, and more
- Sept. 15: Puget Sound named one of the best colleges in the nation 🏆
- Sept. 8: Show your Logger spirit at Homecoming & Family Weekend
- Sept. 1: Hack hack, chop chop: watch Logger sports live
Summer 2025
- Aug. 25: Pandemic lessons, a veteran's journey, and remembering Bill Neukom
- Aug. 11: Meet the Loggers serving their communities
- July 28: Puget Sound recognized as a College of Distinction
- July 14: Puget Sound is a Best Value College for 2025
- June 30: Alumnus supports the future of competitive rowing
- June 23: From Puget Sound to a Japanese internment camp
- June 16: The Wine Issue 🍷
- June 9: Traditions unite Loggers across generations
- June 2: Puget Sound receives Silver Rating for sustainability 🌲
- May 19: Puget Sound names new athletic director
- May 12: The Commencement Issue 🎓
Spring 2025
- May 5: Commencement, remembering W. Houston Dougharty, and art meets science
- April 28: Video games, a presidential Q&A, a public health 5K, and more
- April 21: Alumni Council, Commencement speakers, and the editor of The Trail
- April 14: Data analytics, Pierce Lecture, and Summer Term
- April 7: Commencement speaker, three-year degrees, and The Wizard of Oz
- March 31: Hrishikesh Hirway on AI's creative future
- March 24: Summer Reunion Weekend, courage, and philosophy
- March 17: Gaining a global perspective in the Galápagos
- March 10: Expanding legal education in the South Sound
- March 3: Logger Day Challenge, the joy of cycling, and Fulbright scholars
- Feb. 24: This Logger weaves her community's stories into her art
- Feb. 17: Lessons from history, higher ed advocacy, and summer internships
- Feb. 10: Loggers share their love stories 💕
- Feb. 3: The language of math and the future of democracy
- Jan. 27: Failure to communicate, art on campus, and alumni learning
- Jan. 20: Puget Sound receives Beacon Award for transformative prison education program