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10 Classic High School Required Books That You Should Reread!

Read this huffingtonpost article on revisiting the classic books!

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Recommended Reading: Student Staff Picks

Recommended Books: Beloved: Toni Morrison, Screwtape Letters: C. S. Lewis (a collection of fictional epistles from one devil to another regarding temptation. very philosophical) Cat’s Cradle: Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse 5: Kurt Vonnegut The Year of Living Biblically: A. J. Jacobs … Continue reading

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Did You Know? The Citation Tools “RefWorks” and “Zotero” Saves Time!

Did you know that… the citation tools RefWorks and Zotero can save you time by organizing citations and PDFs? Both also format bibliographies to virtually any citation style!

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Pierce County Transforms to Paris During Pierce County READS event!

Pierce County Library System is bringing Paris to Pierce County this spring with its community one book program: Pierce County READS. Now through May 17, thousands of people will come together as a community and read copies of this year’s … Continue reading

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Useful Economics Blogs

Interested in reading about current events from an economic perspective? Concise and current, blogs are a great resource for keeping up with current events and conversations for scholars, laypeople, and those in between. Blog entries can run the gamut from … Continue reading

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Spotlight: People Making a Difference at Collins – Marissa Irish

Marissa Irish is a freshman at Puget Sound and hopes to major in both English and Art. She loves her home in Portland, OR. and is learning to love Tacoma, WA too. Her favorite books include anything written by John … Continue reading

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Drowning in a Sea of Opinionated Information

Read this great Huffington Post article about challenges students face sifting through opinionated information!

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Broom Handles and Bell Towers: W. W. Kilworth's Contributions to the University of Puget Sound

I should hope that most of us are familiar with the Kilworth Memorial Chapel located on the Northern edge of campus. A spiritual center for students, the chapel itself was built with funds left to the University in 1967 in … Continue reading

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Recommended Reading:"The Perks of Being a Wallflower"

I recently read “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and found it very moving.  It presents all the ups and downs of life, and shows how individuals can learn and grow despite obstacles.  It also provides an interesting and fresh … Continue reading

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Did You See the Images from the Past?

Come see the images from the Archives and Special Collections – along the hallway to the left before you reach the Learning Commons!

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