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

March 14, 2016 PC Buccaneer Online Editor 1

By Eric Trent David vs Goliath, round two. Last year, Peninsula women’s basketball team had upset perennial powerhouse Lane Community College – who had won four previous titles since 2006 – for their first championship […]

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Articles from 2020

2020

Weaver: Connections through time

January 29, 2020 Comments Off on Weaver: Connections through time

Ancient patterns and modern weaving on display in Longhouse “The art of weaving is a profound metaphor for understanding the workings of the universe and our place in it. Through the physical process of weaving, […]

2020

Last Day to Vote in the 2020 Election!

November 3, 2020 Comments Off on Last Day to Vote in the 2020 Election!
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COVID-2019 is not the only fatal disease spreading

February 21, 2020 Comments Off on COVID-2019 is not the only fatal disease spreading

COVID-2019 is not the only fatal disease spreading Viewpoint by Halle Nottage As Coronavirius is rapidly growing and infecting people, it seems as though another disease is rapidly growing and infecting people’s hearts and head’s […]

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The Buccaneer Wednesday February 9, 2020

February 9, 2020 Comments Off on The Buccaneer Wednesday February 9, 2020

Go-live date for the new ctcLink delayed to till May By Sake Kambi  Although it was planned that ctcLink launches March 9 for the third deployment group, due to State Board’s inability in providing adequate […]

2020

“The Outside Story” Review

November 25, 2020 Comments Off on “The Outside Story” Review

By Emily Matthiessen Another film my family was able to watch in the Port Townsend Film Festival https://www.ptfilmfest.com/Festivals/Virtual-Festival.html : “The Outside Story” (2020), directed by Casimir Nozkowski, is a gentle tale about a voluntarily housebound […]

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 […]

2020

What’s for Quarantine Dinner

May 2, 2020 Comments Off on What’s for Quarantine Dinner

By Jamila Lopez  Any other weekday morning would be a scurry to get ready for work and school. These days, the pajama parties last until noon. Parents are seen more in their yards playing with their […]

2020
  • 2020

    Peninsula College Library celebrates National Poetry Month

  • 2020

    Journalism Under Attack

  • 2020

    Buccaneer Newspaper Students Recipients of Multiple Awards

  • 2020

    Sequim: Nash’s Farm Stand

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    2020

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

  • 2020

    Interview with Andrea Motyka

  • 2020

    Enjoying the Port Townsend Film Festival from Home

  • 2020

    TIDEPOOLS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES 2021 WINNERS

  • 2020

    Port Angeles Food Bank remains open

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

  • 2020

    Webster Scholarship

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    2020

    Go-live date for the new ctcLink delayed to till May

  • 2020

    Makah Whaling Decision Imminent

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    Podcast adds another way of storytelling

  • 2020

    Coop Life

  • 2020

    Deborah Espinosa Speaks About Effecting Legal Change for Convicts

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    Lady Pirates on their way to success !

  • 2020

    The Buc goes online for Spring Quarter

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    2020

    Drama Department Spring Update

  • 2020

    “The Outside Story” Review

  • 2020

    COVID-19 update

  • 2020

    Diablo Lake, North Cascades, Wash. State

  • 2020

    What’s for Quarantine Dinner

  • 2020

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

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    2020

    COVID-2019 is not the only fatal disease spreading

  • 2020

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

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    2020

    ESports seeks creating a casual club

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    2020

    The Buccaneer Wednesday February 9, 2020

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    2020

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

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    2020

    International Students Recruitment Rebounds

  • 2020

    Attack of the comedian

  • 2020

    Scholarship applications due extended to May 17

  • 2020

    Status of Peninsula College Library

  • 2020

    Writer in Residence – David Guterson

  • 2020

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

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    2020

  • 2020

    The ASC Candidate Forum Q&A

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    2020

    NWAC basketball tournament suspended

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    2020

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

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    2020

    Fruitvale Station – Living While Black

  • 2020

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

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    2020

    Fresh start boosts Pirates spirit

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Attention: Deadline coming up for TIDEPOOLS LITERARY MAGAZINE

  • 2020

    Josh Wilson of the deli delivered educational materials

  • 2020

    Weaver: Connections through time

  • 2020

    Award-Winning Poet Tess Gallagher

  • 2020

    Last Day to Vote in the 2020 Election!

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    2020

    Wednesday Jan 20,2020 The Buc

  • 2020

    Movie Review: Borat as Trickster of our Time

2019
  • 2019

    Campus Life

  • 2019

    Peninsula College takes on equity and inclusion

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    2019

    The Pirate Food Pantry opens

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    2019

    Moore’s journey

  • 2019

    2019-20 ASC leaders selected

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: Favorite Movie Reviews

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    2019

    White reclaims the court following injury

  • 2019

    Rumble In the Rainforest – April 27

  • 2019

    Fall ’19 Staff photo

  • 2019

    Washington State Supreme Court Justices Deliberate in Port Townsend City Hall

  • 2019

    Captains set sail for Division One schools

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    2019

    A movie you can’t avoid seeing: ‘Birdbox’

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    2019

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

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    2019

    Dorm managers respond to tenants’ complaints

  • 2019

    Win for basketball scrimmage

  • 2019

    Andy Hendrickson does comedy

  • 2019

    Chalk Expression

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    2019

    Oliveira organizes 5 on 5 tournament

  • 2019

    Backyard Olympics and Spring Bash loosens students’ stress

  • 2019

    Yolanda Machado is welcomed to PC

  • 2019

    Joe Sacco Interview Pt 2

  • 2019

    It was good, definitely not cheap

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    2019

    Congratulations 2019 President’s Medal recipients

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    2019

    Immigrant students are safe at PC

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    2019

    Campus Voices: In light of the Sequim gun theft, do you feel safe?

  • 2019

    ‘Snowmageddon’ hits the Peninsula

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    2019

    Advice from Campus Security on winter safety

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    2019

    Award-winning writer reads new poetry based in Pacific Northwest

  • 2019

    First Nations Club revived

  • 2019

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    Peninsula College suffers an $800,000 deficit

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    ‘Fashionistas’ narcissist looks into the pool

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    2019

    Festive pumpkins add spice to Halloween events

  • 2019

    Campus Voices: What is one thing you cannot get enough of?

  • 2019

    Player returns after terrorist attack

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    2019

    Campus Voices: What did you do during the blackout?

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    2019

    Selfishness has created Climate HELL

  • 2019

    Talented Pirates fascinate audience with hidden passions

  • 2019

    Honors Symposium fascinates Pirates

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    2019

    Pirate men win NWAC Championship

  • 2019

    U.S. Senator Patty Murray and FCC Commissioner research ‘Twilight Central’ for broadband

  • 2019

    New Medical Office Assisting Program begins fall

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    2019

    Power switch in dorms raises questions

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    2019

    Blacklight Dodgeball (Pirate Pete Week)

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    2019

    Briefly

  • 2019

    Writer in Residence Joe Sacco Interview Pt3

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    2019

    Stem Club

  • 2019

    International PC graduate and Buc alumna checks in

2018
  • 2018

    Activist bears witness

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    2018

    In response to earthquake emergency planning.

  • 2018

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    2018

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

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    2018

    US Congressman talked student finance and more in Little Theater

  • 2018

    Hate crime leaves silence

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    2018

    Athletic awards received by students and staff

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    2018

    70 scholarships worth more than $100,000

  • 2018

    Pete’s Week: history & recap

  • 2018

    Underdogs over-achieve

  • 2018

    Your hood may determine your future

  • 2018

    National School Walkout: a quiet morning on the hill

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    Everything from sleeping bags to school supplies

  • 2018

    Now drivers and pedestrians can tell when hell freezes over

  • 2018

    Winter Village icy-hot new thing in town

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    2018

    Campus heads brainstorm expansion

  • 2018

    Chew, swallow, chew, swallow

  • 2018

    Lion’s Park ‘Hope’ Sequoia tree on trial

  • 2018

    ‘Strength through unity’

  • 2018

    A story like mine:’ abuse too familiar

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

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

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    2018

    Racing against time! Puzzle solving with a twist

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    2018

    Cultures unite through music and dance

  • 2018

    Castro Luna speaks up for the forgotten

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    ‘We don’t go home to families, we depend on each other’

  • 2018

    Pirates begin league play with mixed results

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    2018

    Council support student representation

  • 2018

    ‘I Am Not Your Negro’: an American story

  • 2018

    Welles rises from the grave, curb-stomps Hollywood

  • 2018

    New Voices Act prohibits censorship of students

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    2018

    Enrollment falling: new programs considered

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    2018

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

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    2018

    Pirate Picks: Three skills

  • 2018

    Are judgemental fans satisfied?

  • 2018

    Student housing on track for fall opening

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    Inflatable Joust Tournament

  • 2018

    Free education spurs debate

  • 2018

    Fundraiser aids team

  • 2018

    Women caged, filled with rage

  • 2018

    Finding freedom behind bars

  • 2018

    Port Townsend welcomes annual film fest

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    2018

    Asian problems part II: Education and economics

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    2018

    Washington bill to “bag” the plastic issue

  • 2018

    Reefer madness

  • 2018

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

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    2018

    Ugly sweater weather

2017
  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    ‘To be among the whales is something I’ll never forget’

  • 2017

    Hop, skip and a sail away

  • 2017

    Student housing moving forward

  • 2017

    One Nation, Forever Divided

  • 2017

    Pirates fall to Bulldogs

  • 2017

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

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    2017

    Downed enrollment forces Sequim campus closure

  • 2017

    Indictment of shock-value media

  • 2017

    News ASC representatives selected

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    2017

    Student housing ready to break ground

  • 2017

    ‘These violent delights have violent ends’ – ‘Westworld’ review

  • 2017

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

  • 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

    Player profile – Sophomore guard Darrion Daniels

  • 2017

    State’s regrets not to be repeated

  • 2017

    Jalon McCullough

  • 2017

    Pirate Pete Week

  • 2017

    Preparing for the ‘big one’

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Adventure near home – Cape Flattery

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    2017

    President Trump sworn in amidst protests

  • 2017

    Three cheers for Brianna Reeves

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    2017

    Is it too much to ask?

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    2017

    C.A.R.E Team cuts a path to troubled students

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Fists rising in fall, a surprise encounter with Boston protest

  • 2017

    Playing footie in new cleats

  • 2017

    Men’s Soccer halts

  • 2017

    Athletes, coaches, department not jumping into controversy

  • 2017

    Pirates win again

  • 2017

    Bat’s all, folks!

  • 2017

    ‘Let it never happen again’ – Studium Generale

  • 2017

    Coach of the Year Rodriguez leaves big cleats to fill

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Dungeons & Dragons tournament in Keegan Hall

  • 2017

    Author’s guidelines to Northwest Coast

  • 2017

    Hot ‘DAMN.’ wears blue in Bompton

  • 2017

    ‘Bop to the Top’ with PC Dance Club

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt

  • 2017

    ‘I chose the Egyptian dream: the dream to make a TV show, and then be called an infidel by the end’

  • 2017

    Pirate Women secure second place in NWAC

  • 2017

    Cami Butler

  • 2017

    Don’t say we don’t have talent!

  • 2017

    Fake news spreads like wildfire

  • 2017

    Allied Health building opening set for Spring in Spring’17

  • 2017

    Get jazzy with it

  • 2017

    Students of Color Conference 2017

  • 2017

    Student scientists welcomed to the jungle

2016
  • 2016

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

  • 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’?”

  • 2016

    Sequim actor building star power in Hollywood

  • 2016

    ‘Deadpool’ defies expectations

  • 2016

    Math wiz bridges learning gap with innovative methods

  • 2016

    Campus Stars and Stripes are honored, retired and replaced

  • 2016

    Allied Health and Early Childhood Education Center

  • 2016

    President pummels and parries Pirate Pete

  • 2016

    2016 Peninsula College Hall of Fame inductees honored

  • 2016

    Spring Bash is a smash

  • 2016

    The tragedy of James Foley & John Cantlie

  • 2016

    ‘Purple Heart’ parking pushes Peninsula to preeminence

  • 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

    Flags of Nations Ceremony

  • 2016

    Richards places 8th

  • 2016

    Campus Voices – Should Guantanamo Bay stay open or be closed? Why?

  • 2016

    Can I get some dip with that salsa?

  • 2016

    Chris Reis drains left-handed buzzer-beating layup

  • 2016

    Anderson’s recruiting strategy still working as Pirate women restock

  • 2016

    Major League debut for journalism student – Buccaneer managing editor hired to help cover a Seattle Mariners game for the Associated Press

  • 2016

    Sequim native takes reins of Nursing Program

  • 2016

    CAMPUS VOICES – Where do you get your textbooks and why?

  • 2016

    Janet Lucas brings Neil Simon’s story to life

  • 2016

    Smartest student swoops scholarly star status

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    2016

    ‘Find Your Voice’ play submissions

  • 2016

    Students celebrate cultural diversity in PUB

  • 2016

    PUB Gallery of Art features Northwest artist

  • 2016

    First annual Pirate Daze delayed due to storm

  • 2016

    Mankiller film illustrates power of persistence

  • 2016

    Level 3 sex offender enrolled at Peninsula

  • 2016

    Ross reigns supreme

  • 2016

    Lady Pirates team proves its passion

  • 2016

    Need a hangout spot?

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    2016

    Celebrating the recovery of P.C. alum Christian Manzanza, survivor of Belgian terrorist attack.

  • 2016

    Red hot Raku

  • 2016

    Human trafficking takes center stage

  • 2016

    Sixth straight Final Four

  • 2016

    Blomberg devours competition once again at PC Eating Contest

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    2016

  • 2016

    Funding cuts impact budget

  • 2016

    Fun Run: Crab Fest

  • 2016

    Comedy Club sets the stage

  • 2016

    Men’s socccer smited by Tacoma Titans

  • 2016

    Life and Legacy of MLK

  • 2016

    Port Townsend Film Festival 2016

  • 2016

    ASL events slated on campus

  • 2016

    Visiting elders wrap up with closing ceremony

  • 2016

    What is Peninsula College’s role in state government?

  • 2016

    ‘The Sea is a Restless Whore,’ a PC production

  • 2016

    On set with Peninsula College alumnus Sam Towers for a new Comedy Central pilot

2015
  • 2015

    Lady Pirates conquer Cardinals in double overtime

  • 2015

    Makah slam poet returns from abroad

  • 2015

    The Interview

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    NWAC champions regroup

  • 2015

    Getting to know PTFF

  • 2015

    Something for everyone at PTFF

  • 2015

    CAMPUS VOICES – What do you think about security cameras on campus and why?

  • 2015

    Lipshutz & Lipshutz headed to PUB Gallery of Art

  • 2015

    Candidates contend for VPI position

  • 2015

    Campus safe but situational awareness encouraged

  • 2015

    Vandals tag campus with graffiti

  • 2015

    Leonard Nimoy dead at 83

  • 2015

    Cybersecurity students stymie Cyber Defense Competition

  • 2015

    Makah elder documents tribal life in Longhouse exhibition

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    Forest Storytelling Captivates Campus

  • 2015

    A whale of a tail

  • 2015

    Port Angeles catches Pirates’ zombie fever at PC Mud Run

  • 2015

    Men claim third at NWAC

  • 2015

    Reviving olde tales of wisdom

  • 2015

    PC alumna helps children at Olympic Medical Center

  • 2015

    Elwha restoration project: Seeking volunteers

  • 2015

    In memory of Peninsula College student Catherine Montantes

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Anderson and Pirate women restock with star talent

  • 2015

    Pirates unleash offensive explosion

  • 2015

    UW joins PC with longhouse on campus

  • 2015

    Hybrid cars rejuvenate at PC Automotive Department

  • 2015

    Lady Pirates silence shoreline; notch 12th shutout

  • 2015

    Oil rig finds safe haven as Earth Week flies by – PC celebrates Earth Week, the highlights

  • 2015

    Building something out of nothing

  • 2015

    Pirate women’s basketball bounces competition

  • 2015

    An inside perspective on Seattle May Day 2015

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    ASC elects new officers for 2015-2016

  • 2015

    Men’s basketball finds strength in unity

  • 2015

    Celebrating Building 202

  • 2015

    Allied Health Building Moving Forward

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    2015

    Women’s basketball looking to repeat

  • 2015

    Pirate women swashbuckle into history at NWAC

  • 2015

    Bill Osmundson, DDS, MPH: Vote “No” Fluoridation – Oct. 10, 2015

  • 2015

    Pirate Golf Tourney takes lift, boosts athletic funding

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    On the record

  • 2015

    Candidates questioned for ASC

  • 2015

    New budget has key differences

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Reactions to Pasco shooting

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    of Montreal presents: ‘Aureate Gloom’

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    2015

    ‘San Andreas’ brings destruction, but shows its faults

  • 2015

    Internet status: it’s complicated

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    New Vice President of Instruction Candidates scheduled for sojourns at PC

  • 2015

    Rodriguez takes lead of Pirate men

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