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The Port Townsend Film Festival celebrates its 20th year

October 30, 2019 PC Buccaneer Online Editor Comments Off on The Port Townsend Film Festival celebrates its 20th year

Review by Kyle Vanous With walkable venues all over town and dozens of full narratives, documentaries, and short films to choose from, the 20th annual Port Townsend Film Festival had something for everyone. It was […]

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Articles from 2020

2020

Young Thespians Take the Big Stage in the Little Theater

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on Young Thespians Take the Big Stage in the Little Theater

                  Story and photos by Emily Matthiessen Five Acre students will be performing the play, “Maria Marevna” in Peninsula College’s Little Theater on March 26 and 27 […]

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International Students Recruitment Rebounds

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on International Students Recruitment Rebounds

By Saki Kambe The international students population is coming back at Peninsula College after three years of downturn. The college expects 18 new international students for spring quarter. Sophia Iliakis-Doherty, associate dean of international programs […]

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2020

Wednesday Jan 20,2020 The Buc

January 20, 2020 Comments Off on Wednesday Jan 20,2020 The Buc

Solutions sought out for scheduling conundrum The class schedule at Peninsula College “really limits me and 1 end up taking classes I don’t really want to take just be-cause ofrequirements and conflicts keeping me from […]

2020

Diablo Lake, North Cascades, Wash. State

November 25, 2020 Comments Off on Diablo Lake, North Cascades, Wash. State

Peninsula College photojournalism student Xianyang Deng recently captured this photo of the setting sun at Diablo Lake. Deng says, “In the presence of coronavirus, I have spent three months at home, very boring, and people, […]

2020

Award-Winning Poet Tess Gallagher

November 2, 2020 Comments Off on Award-Winning Poet Tess Gallagher

Tess Gallagher, poet, short story writer, and teacher, is one of Port Angeles’ treasures, with many ties to Peninsula College. https://www.passthebuc.com/2016/11/empathy-is-the-most-important-thing-for-a-writer-to-have-poet-says/ She has been a consistently published writer since the 1960s, and the recipient of […]

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2020

Fresh start boosts Pirates spirit

February 21, 2020 Comments Off on Fresh start boosts Pirates spirit

Fresh start boosts Pirates spirit By Halle Nottage One of the most complicated phenomena that Junior College athletics programs face is the fact that they must rebuild their teams each year. Half the team moves […]

2020

Don’t let coronavirus cancel your dreams of being your own boss!

May 26, 2020 Comments Off on Don’t let coronavirus cancel your dreams of being your own boss!

By: Jamila Lopez To most people this may not seem like a great time to start a new company, but that’s exactly why it is.There are a lot of reasons why now is a good […]

2020
  • 2020

    Don’t let coronavirus cancel your dreams of being your own boss!

  • 2020

    Movie Review: Borat as Trickster of our Time

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    2020

    Hygiene Products Available, That’s on Period – All Restrooms on Campus

  • 2020

    Campus Voices: What do you weigh when it comes to voting?

  • 2020

    What’s for Quarantine Dinner

  • 2020

    Diablo Lake, North Cascades, Wash. State

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    2020

    Destroying Community College Stigma

  • 2020

    Josh Wilson of the deli delivered educational materials

  • 2020

    Makah Whaling Decision Imminent

  • 2020

    Peninsula College Library celebrates National Poetry Month

  • 2020

    Port Angeles Food Bank remains open

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    2020

    Solutions sought out for scheduling conundrum-The Buccaneer, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020

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    2020

    Fresh start boosts Pirates spirit

  • 2020

    Writer in Residence – David Guterson

  • 2020

    Interview with Andrea Motyka

  • 2020

    Young Thespians Take the Big Stage in the Little Theater

  • 2020

    Journalism Under Attack

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    2020

    Women sign letters of intent

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    2020

    NWAC basketball tournament suspended

  • 2020

    Last Day to Vote in the 2020 Election!

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    2020

    ESports seeks creating a casual club

  • 2020

    Attack of the comedian

  • 2020

    Award-Winning Poet Tess Gallagher

  • 2020

    Scholarship applications due extended to May 17

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    2020

    Lady Pirates on their way to success !

  • 2020

    “The Outside Story” Review

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    2020

    Improv: More opportunities on the Peninsula-Continued from page 5

  • 2020

    Sequim: Nash’s Farm Stand

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    2020

  • 2020

    The ASC Candidate Forum Q&A

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    2020

    Fruitvale Station – Living While Black

  • 2020

    Campus Voices: What do you know about the Census? Or why do you think the Census is important?

  • 2020

    COVID-19 update

  • 2020

    Enjoying the Port Townsend Film Festival from Home

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    2020

    Podcast adds another way of storytelling

  • 2020

    Webster Scholarship

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    2020

    COVID-2019 is not the only fatal disease spreading

  • 2020

    The Buc goes online for Spring Quarter

  • 2020

    Briefly (Veterans Center opening, Casino Night, Student of Color Conference, Women’s soccer scrimmage)

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    2020

    ASC Hosts the fundrasing Filharmonic concert-The Buccaneer, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020- 4-5

  • 2020

    Coop Life

  • 2020

    Status of Peninsula College Library

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    2020

    International Students Recruitment Rebounds

  • 2020

    Ex-Buccaneer Sports Editor and Mariners’ Baseball Information Manager Ryan Hueter Interviewed on Todd Ortloff Show

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    2020

    Wednesday Jan 20,2020 The Buc

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    2020

    The Buccaneer Wednesday February 9, 2020

  • 2020

    Deborah Espinosa Speaks About Effecting Legal Change for Convicts

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    2020

    Drama Department Spring Update

  • 2020

    Buccaneer Newspaper Students Recipients of Multiple Awards

  • 2020

    Learn About Whales, Culture and Communication Tied to the Marine Environment

2019
  • 2019

    Peninsula College takes on equity and inclusion

  • 2019

    Peninsula College suffers an $800,000 deficit

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    2019

    Government shutdown Halts Olympic National Park Recreation & paychecks

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    2019

    Campus Voices: What would you do to reduce your carbon footprint & why?

  • 2019

  • 2019

    Writer in Residence Joe Sacco Interview Pt3

  • 2019

    Honors Symposium fascinates Pirates

  • 2019

    Carbon Pirate wins third place

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    2019

    Moore’s journey

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    2019

    No days off for 2018 NWAC Womens Champions

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    2019

    Ennis Creek clean up

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    2019

    Financial aid director

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    2019

    Elwha rescue brings new revelation

  • 2019

    Community shows up for MLK Jr and Hope Memorial

  • 2019

    Sound Publishing weighs bringing press back to Port Angeles

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    2019

    Blacklight Dodgeball (Pirate Pete Week)

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    2019

    Advice from Campus Security on winter safety

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    2019

    Immigrant students are safe at PC

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    2019

    Eating contest with music (Pirate Pete Week)

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    2019

    Buc staff on suicide and what helps in times of crisis

  • 2019

    2018-19 PC Athletes of the Year announced

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    2019

    Award-winning writer reads new poetry based in Pacific Northwest

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    2019

    ‘Good Food~Good Mood’ recipes to make you drool’

  • 2019

    Joe Sacco Interview Pt 2

  • 2019

    Yolanda Machado is welcomed to PC

  • 2019

    ‘Fashionistas’ narcissist looks into the pool

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    2019

    Rollman’s reinstatement brings bright future to the court

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: New Year’s Resolutions 2019

  • 2019

    Player returns after terrorist attack

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    2019

    Campus Voices: What do you consider an engaging teaching style?

  • 2019

    Balls of Fury in the PUB

  • 2019

    ‘Snowmageddon’ hits the Peninsula

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    2019

    Campus Voices: What did you do during the blackout?

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    2019

    Briefly

  • 2019

    St. Petersburg Ensemble encore thrills Port Angeles

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    2019

    Congratulations 2019 President’s Medal recipients

  • 2019

    FASHIONISTA’s: The show goes on

  • 2019

    Coach’s gamble brings Moore from ‘Sin City’

  • 2019

    Food Pantry close to launch for hungry and poor students

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    2019

    Esports team getting set for next quarter

  • 2019

  • 2019

    Rumble In the Rainforest – April 27

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    2019

    The Pirate Food Pantry opens

  • 2019

    Zombies

  • 2019

    Washington State Supreme Court Justices Deliberate in Port Townsend City Hall

  • 2019

    Campus Voices: Suicide, Sexual Harassment

  • 2019

    It was good, definitely not cheap

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: Netflix series to binge

  • 2019

    Why your friends and neighbors are dying: A widespread epidemic that claims more and more lives every year

  • 2019

    How I feel about guns as an intl’ student

2018
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    2018

    Enrollment falling: new programs considered

  • 2018

    Underdogs over-achieve

  • 2018

    Associated Student Council for 2018-19 selected

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    2018

    Asian problems part II: Education and economics

  • 2018

    ‘I Am Not Your Negro’: an American story

  • 2018

    National School Walkout: a quiet morning on the hill

  • 2018

    Welles rises from the grave, curb-stomps Hollywood

  • 2018

    Pirates begin league play with mixed results

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    2018

    Washington bill to “bag” the plastic issue

  • 2018

    Hordes of gourdes haunt the PUB; Zombie “thriller” flash mob

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    2018

    Esports may come to PC: Could be either a sport or a club

  • 2018

    Now drivers and pedestrians can tell when hell freezes over

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    2018

    ‘Having friends is the only way to get through college’

  • 2018

    Campus Voices: To what lengths do you go to avoid or prevent sexual harrasment?

  • 2018

    Talent goes for gold

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    2018

    Ugly sweater weather

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    2018

    Asian problems, part I: I’m not friends with fetishism

  • 2018

    Head ‘In The Clouds’: Where are we in the digital paradigm?

  • 2018

    Inflatable Joust Tournament

  • 2018

    Chew, swallow, chew, swallow

  • 2018

    DSHS program trains pros

  • 2018

    Shedding light on the soccer field

  • 2018

    Castro Luna speaks up for the forgotten

  • 2018

    Everything from sleeping bags to school supplies

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    2018

    Pirate Picks: Three skills

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    2018

    70 scholarships worth more than $100,000

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    2018

    Fans ‘fall out’ after Bethesda burns: A review of ‘Fallout 76’ and more of Bethesda’s shortcomings

  • 2018

    Women caged, filled with rage

  • 2018

    Finding freedom behind bars

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    2018

    Cultures unite through music and dance

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    2018

    Over the mountains & though the woods

  • 2018

    ‘Strength through unity’

  • 2018

    Reefer madness

  • 2018

    Your hood may determine your future

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    2018

    Campus heads brainstorm expansion

  • 2018

    Student housing on track for fall opening

  • 2018

    State goals, and a New Year’s declaration from Jeff Sessions discussed with the press in Olympia

  • 2018

    Winter Village icy-hot new thing in town

  • 2018

    K-Pop krazy: Korean music invades U.S.

  • 2018

    Pete’s Week: history & recap

  • 2018

    Port Townsend welcomes annual film fest

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    2018

    How may the WA ban on plastic bags affect your life?

  • 2018

    Free education spurs debate

  • 2018

    Are judgemental fans satisfied?

  • 2018

    Fundraiser aids team

  • 2018

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    2018

    Athletic awards received by students and staff

  • 2018

    Teatro Milagro ‘bi-mazing’

  • 2018

    Hate crime leaves silence

  • 2018

    Activist bears witness

2017
  • 2017

    Jalon McCullough

  • 2017

    ‘This is my design’ – trust, obesssion, and violence

  • 2017

    Fists rising in fall, a surprise encounter with Boston protest

  • 2017

    Men’s Soccer halts

  • 2017

    ‘Thanks for pissing people off’ An anonymous Muslim student and the Director of International Programs share their thoughts on President Donald J. Trump’s immigration ban

  • 2017

    Author’s guidelines to Northwest Coast

  • 2017

    Adventure near home – Cape Flattery

  • 2017

    ‘I am one with the force, the force is with me’ – ‘Rogue One’ review

  • 2017

    Indictment of shock-value media

  • 2017

    ‘We use your mind, not your back’

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    2017

    Student housing ready to break ground

  • 2017

    Planet of the Turtles: Elite few brave deep waters to snag turtles for research

  • 2017

    ‘Let it never happen again’ – Studium Generale

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    2017

    Mental illness: a personal journey

  • 2017

    Bat’s all, folks!

  • 2017

    Hot ‘DAMN.’ wears blue in Bompton

  • 2017

    Old face, new role; Hughes sheds jersey for coaches’ cap, seeks success on the pitch

  • 2017

    Dungeons & Dragons tournament in Keegan Hall

  • 2017

    Students of Color Conference 2017

  • 2017

    Lady Pirates come up short

  • 2017

    Get jazzy with it

  • 2017

    Cami Butler

  • 2017

    Women march on Washington PC women join millions in civil rights protest that spans the globe

  • 2017

    Bittersweet justice

  • 2017

    Athletes, coaches, department not jumping into controversy

  • 2017

    Coach of the Year Rodriguez leaves big cleats to fill

  • 2017

    Campus Voices – What repercussions do you think we might face in lieu of President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily halting immigration from seven Muslin-majority countries as well as closing borders indefinitely?

  • 2017

    Hop, skip and a sail away

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    2017

    ‘Upward Bound’

  • 2017

    Allied Health building opening set for Spring in Spring’17

  • 2017

    What do you think the NFL protests during the national anthem are about?

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    2017

    Pirate women No.1 in region, No. 8 in nation

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    2017

    Downed enrollment forces Sequim campus closure

  • 2017

    Pirates win again

  • 2017

    Player profile – Sophomore forward Jenise McKnight

  • 2017

    It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt

  • 2017

    Make porn private again

  • 2017

    News ASC representatives selected

  • 2017

    Preparing for the ‘big one’

  • 2017

    Estate Sale

  • 2017

    Controversy abounds in portrait of series: ‘13 Reasons Why’

  • 2017

    15th annual Dance for Toys

  • 2017

    ‘Bop to the Top’ with PC Dance Club

  • 2017

    Bloodied but unbowed: despite fractures and ruptures, homegrown talent won’t stop fighting

  • 2017

    Player profile – Sophomore guard Darrion Daniels

  • 2017

    Gym locker room restoration project in process, student housing to follow

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    2017

    Campus Voices: What do you think of the Boy Scouts of America inviting girls to join their organization?

  • 2017

    One Nation, Forever Divided

  • 2017

    Some figures aren’t so big up close

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    2017

    President Trump sworn in amidst protests

2016
  • 2016

    Human trafficking takes center stage

  • 2016

    Top six Buccaneer Stories of the decade

  • 2016

    Port Townsend Film Festival 2016

  • 2016

    Spring Bash is a smash

  • 2016

    Women’s soccer clinch division

  • 2016

    Students subjected to religious harrassment

  • 2016

    Breaching the waters of sustainability

  • 2016

    Dare to be different; NW eccentrics

  • 2016

    Ross reigns supreme

  • 2016

    Grand opening of Port Townsend campus

  • 2016

    Filharmonics sing for students

  • 2016

    From Whaler to Pirate; Michels braves the open sea of academia

  • 2016

    Pirate women reach semi-finals

  • 2016

    Mankiller film illustrates power of persistence

  • 2016

    ‘Deadpool’ defies expectations

  • 2016

    Flags of Nations Ceremony

  • 2016

    The tragedy of James Foley & John Cantlie

  • 2016

    ‘If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball’ -Patches O’Houlihan in ‘Dodgeball’

  • 2016

    Campus Voices – Are you a registered Voter? How do you feel about the upcoming election?

  • 2016

    Need a hangout spot?

  • 2016

    Hiking Club comes to fruition

  • 2016

    Sixth straight Final Four

  • 2016

    CAMPUS VOICES – Who do you support for President of the United States?

  • 2016

    Impact club partakes in food drive

  • 2016

    Imani Smith’s game-sealing steal.

  • 2016

    Soccer star California Dreaming

  • 2016

    Janet Lucas brings Neil Simon’s story to life

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    2016

  • 2016

    Will seven samurai save the village?

  • 2016

    Men’s socccer smited by Tacoma Titans

  • 2016

    Pirates felled by Lane, 76-59, in title game

  • 2016

    Allied Health and Early Childhood Education Center

  • 2016

    Pirate men succumb to a storm of shots, Peninsula falters in final minutes; ousted by no. 4 seed Chemeketa in NWAC playoff opener

  • 2016

    First annual Pirate Daze delayed due to storm

  • 2016

    Red hot Raku

  • 2016

    ESPRIT adresses gender-neutrality on campus

  • 2016

    Letter to the Editor – Christopher Dahm, Sachi Yamabe – “Isn’t it time to consider the possibility that the root cause of mass shootings may be bigger than gun control and ‘mental illness’?”

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    2016

    Annual Pirate Pete Week Preview

  • 2016

    Lady Pirates stifle Everett with potent defense

  • 2016

    Chris Reis drains left-handed buzzer-beating layup

  • 2016

    Pirate Women rout Whatcom, Everett

  • 2016

    Reload, not a rebuild for men’s soccer

  • 2016

    Benefits for student email

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    2016

  • 2016

    LGBT forum scheduled

  • 2016

    Find commonality in diversity at 26th annual Students of Color Conference

  • 2016

    Star Wars sequel shatters expectations, yet leaves much to be expected

  • 2016

    ASC officers announced

  • 2016

    Gender inequality on and off the field

  • 2016

    Lady Pirates team proves its passion

2015
  • 2015

    BulletProof Film Highlights Disabled Community

  • 2015

    Reviving olde tales of wisdom

  • 2015

    Lady Pirates conquer Cardinals in double overtime

  • 2015

    Vandals tag campus with graffiti

  • 2015

    Writers in Residence comes full circle

  • 2015

    Pirate women swashbuckle into history at NWAC

  • 2015

    In memory of Peninsula College student Catherine Montantes

  • 2015

    Alumnus manages media at UW Athletics

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Men’s basketball team pursues local talent

  • 2015

    Let there be advice…

  • 2015

    Rumble in the Rainforest, tremors on the field

  • 2015

    Pirates unleash offensive explosion

  • 2015

    Capital under scrutiny of watchful eyes

  • 2015

    Prius leaves Hummer in the dust

  • 2015

    Port Angeles City Council to decide on water fluoridation after nonbinding user survey

  • 2015

    Pirate men drown Dolphies with dastardly defence

  • 2015

    Students connect, get creative ahead of finals

  • 2015

    Lipshutz & Lipshutz headed to PUB Gallery of Art

  • 2015

    Washington State TRIO celebrates anniversary on campus

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    CAMPUS VOICES – In light of the Polar Pioneer in the harbor, do you support arctic oil drilling? Why or why not?

  • 2015

    Pirate Golf Tourney takes lift, boosts athletic funding

  • 2015

    Celebrating Building 202

  • 2015

    What mask do you live in? Magic of Cinema sheds light on male gender role

  • 2015

    To fluoridate or not to fluoridate? That is the question — UPDATE: Port Angeles water fluoridation in a toss-up. Citizens to make binding decision in late 2017

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    CAMPUS VOICES – How do you feel about our own Ferguson in Pasco, Washington?

  • 2015

    April Watkins is first 2015 honors graduate

  • 2015

    Letter to the Editor – Crystal Tack, ND, LAc: Let’s put an end to fluoridation in Port Angeles – Oct. 13, 2015

  • 2015

    Beauty runs deep in Princess Angeline

  • 2015

    A Tidepools 2015 Sneak Peek

  • 2015

    UW joins PC with longhouse on campus

  • 2015

    Cybersecurity students stymie Cyber Defense Competition

  • 2015

    A whale of a tail

  • 2015

    Allied Health Building Moving Forward

  • 2015

    A tale of two season for Lady Pirates

  • 2015

    Candidates contend for VPI position

  • 2015

    Candidates questioned for ASC

  • 2015

    Dixon dazzles Dunk Contest with gravity-defying slam

  • 2015

    Building something out of nothing

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    NWAC champions regroup

  • 2015

    The Interview

  • Photo by Jasin Boland
    2015

    ‘San Andreas’ brings destruction, but shows its faults

  • 2015

    of Montreal presents: ‘Aureate Gloom’

  • 2015

    Health Fair on its way

  • 2015

    Elwha River researchers return to PC campus for bi-yearly restoration update

  • 2015

    Hybrid cars rejuvenate at PC Automotive Department

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    ASC elects new officers for 2015-2016

  • 2015

    Elwha restoration project: Seeking volunteers

  • 2015

    Internet status: it’s complicated

  • 2015

    All Academic Team Selected

  • 2015

    Hiestand sheds light on free speech in Little Theater for First Amendment Day

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