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From the Archives & Special Collections: Alternative Student Newspapers

UPS has had an official student newspaper for almost as long as the university has existed. Published under three different names – Ye Recorde (1895-1903), The Maroon (1903-1911), and The Trail (1911-present) – the official student newspaper has published over … Continue reading

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Celebrate Latinx Heritage with Latinx Unidos!

¡Ya Basta! A Look Into the East LA Walkouts 50 Years Later commemorates the 50th anniversary of a series of protests organized by Chicano students in 1968 against unequal conditions in Los Angeles schools. The display was created by the … Continue reading

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Music in the Library, Harpists, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, 3-3:20pm, Library West Reading Room

Please join us: HARPISTS November 30, 2018 3:00-3:20pm West Reading Room Performances by: Augusta Grassi, Christina Sumprer and Sienna Murphy For more information contact: libref@pugetsound.edu

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Food for Fines: November 12 – December 2, 2018

This fall, Collins Memorial Library and the Emergency Food Network are co–sponsoring Food for Fines. Pay off your library fines with food instead of cash, Nov. 12 – Dec. 2.  Donate to a worthy cause AND clean up your library … Continue reading

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A Tail spinning romance

Rye Mallett, a fearless “freight dog” pilot charged with flying cargo to far-flung locations, who has a solid reputation. He will fly in the foulest weather, day or night, and deliver the goods safely to their destination. When Rye is … Continue reading

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Campus activism in the 1960s

Every semester, the Archives & Special Collections welcomes students from many classes into the A&SC for specially designed classroom sessions. As the Archivist, I work with faculty members and the liaison librarians to create sessions that use archival materials and … Continue reading

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Exhibit: March 12 – May 12, 2019, Sarah Bodman: Read to Me: A psychometric collaboration with objects

An experiment by the artist British artist Sarah Bodman in collaboration with a psychometric reader, to transmit the emotional content of selected narratives through a series of physical objects. The artist selected 10 objects to read stories to. They were then … Continue reading

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A tender story on love and consequences

The aftermath of a flood that washed away a small town in Tennessee led to the evangelical preacher, Asher Sharp, to offer two gay men shelter. This is when his life starts to change and he risks losing everything: his … Continue reading

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, Loggers! We’re sure everyone is very excited to see President Crawford’s costume at the campus Halloween party in the Rotunda today, so in honor of our current president’s favorite holiday, we’re looking back at another president’s Halloween celebration … Continue reading

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Millennials can save the world

This book is an in-depth exploration of the world-changing activism and potential of people born between 1980 and 2000. Millennials are the first digitally fluent generation. From sex and dating, to parental relationships, to jobs and the economy, Millennials live … Continue reading

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