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November 12, 2014 PC Buccaneer Online Editor Comments Off on Microsoft Office now free for students and faculty

By Giovanni Roverso Peninsula College is providing Microsoft Office to all students (and faculty) free of charge. This means the latest version of the full Office productivity suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and more […]

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Articles from 2020

2020

Buccaneer Newspaper Students Recipients of Multiple Awards

September 1, 2020 Comments Off on Buccaneer Newspaper Students Recipients of Multiple Awards

The Journalism Program  is proud of its co-curricular student reporting teams who strive for academic excellence, intellectual rigor and real equity of opportunity across America. The following is an abbreviated list of the awards and […]

2020

Enjoying the Port Townsend Film Festival from Home

November 25, 2020 Comments Off on Enjoying the Port Townsend Film Festival from Home

By Emily Matthiessen The 21st Port Townsend Film Festival (PTFF) went online this year, out of respect for the COVID-19 situation https://www.ptfilmfest.com/ . My family enjoyed watching a multitude of excellent films from the comfort of […]

2020

Sequim: Nash’s Farm Stand

May 2, 2020 Comments Off on Sequim: Nash’s Farm Stand

By Emily Matthiessen  Attention Sequim: Nash’s Farm Store is permanently closed, but fresh vegetables, grains, meat and more are available at Nash’s farm stand, off East Anderson. Shoppers observed by passthebuc.com reporter maintained social distance, masks and […]

2020

Coop Life

December 16, 2020 Comments Off on Coop Life

Chickens said, “Hey friends! Welcome to the coop….” Goat Said, “Hey, social distancing please!” Even the life in the coop is being serious with COVID-19.

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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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
  • 2020

    Writer in Residence – David Guterson

  • 2020

    Makah Whaling Decision Imminent

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    2020

    International Students Recruitment Rebounds

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    2020

    NWAC basketball tournament suspended

  • 2020

    Peninsula College Library celebrates National Poetry Month

  • 2020

    The Buc goes online for Spring Quarter

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    2020

    COVID-2019 is not the only fatal disease spreading

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    2020

    Podcast adds another way of storytelling

  • 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

    Last Day to Vote in the 2020 Election!

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Scholarship applications due extended to May 17

  • 2020

    Webster Scholarship

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    2020

    Destroying Community College Stigma

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    2020

    The Buccaneer Wednesday February 9, 2020

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    Lady Pirates on their way to success !

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    2020

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

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Journalism Under Attack

  • 2020

    Interview with Andrea Motyka

  • 2020

    Attack of the comedian

  • 2020

    Young Thespians Take the Big Stage in the Little Theater

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    2020

    Fruitvale Station – Living While Black

  • 2020

    Weaver: Connections through time

  • 2020

    Enjoying the Port Townsend Film Festival from Home

  • 2020

    “The Outside Story” Review

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    2020

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

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    2020

    Women sign letters of intent

  • 2020

    Status of Peninsula College Library

  • 2020

    Josh Wilson of the deli delivered educational materials

  • 2020

    Sequim: Nash’s Farm Stand

  • 2020

    Movie Review: Borat as Trickster of our Time

  • 2020

    Port Angeles Food Bank remains open

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    2020

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

  • 2020

    Deborah Espinosa Speaks About Effecting Legal Change for Convicts

  • 2020

    Attention: Deadline coming up for TIDEPOOLS LITERARY MAGAZINE

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    2020

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

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    2020

    Wednesday Jan 20,2020 The Buc

  • 2020

    TIDEPOOLS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES 2021 WINNERS

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    2020

    ESports seeks creating a casual club

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    2020

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    2020

    Drama Department Spring Update

  • 2020

    COVID-19 update

  • 2020

    Award-Winning Poet Tess Gallagher

  • 2020

    Coop Life

  • 2020

    Buccaneer Newspaper Students Recipients of Multiple Awards

  • 2020

    The ASC Candidate Forum Q&A

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    2020

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

2019
  • 2019

    Andy Hendrickson does comedy

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    2019

    Financial aid director

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    2019

    White reclaims the court following injury

  • 2019

    Fall ’19 Staff photo

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    2019

    Blacklight Dodgeball (Pirate Pete Week)

  • 2019

    Chalk Expression

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    2019

    Festive pumpkins add spice to Halloween events

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    2019

    No days off for 2018 NWAC Womens Champions

  • 2019

    Balls of Fury in the PUB

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    2019

    Government shutdown Halts Olympic National Park Recreation & paychecks

  • 2019

    Sound Publishing weighs bringing press back to Port Angeles

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    2019

    Congratulations 2019 President’s Medal recipients

  • 2019

    ‘Fashionistas’ narcissist looks into the pool

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    2019

    The Pirate Food Pantry opens

  • 2019

    It’s the most magical time of the year!

  • 2019

    Coed esports team joins PC Athletic Programs

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    2019

    Briefly

  • 2019

    Campus Voices: Do you think the snow is an indicator of climate change?

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    2019

    Abortion bill brings opportunities

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    2019

    Award-winning writer reads new poetry based in Pacific Northwest

  • 2019

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: Favorite Movie Reviews

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    2019

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

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    2019

    Ennis Creek clean up

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    ‘sŋaʔŋáʔant cáwŋən ʔəssaqɬúŋt’ (Pebble Beach Park) passes legislation

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    2019

    Dorm managers respond to tenants’ complaints

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    2019

    Developmental soccer brings new opportunities to local youth

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: New Year’s Resolutions 2019

  • 2019

    How I feel about guns as an intl’ student

  • 2019

    Carbon Pirate wins third place

  • 2019

    Joe Sacco Interview Pt 2

  • 2019

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

  • 2019

    Reliable: The Press holds value

  • 2019

    Balls of Fury outside the PUB

  • 2019

    Rumble In the Rainforest – April 27

  • 2019

    Campus Voices: Suicide, Sexual Harassment

  • 2019

    Talented Pirates fascinate audience with hidden passions

  • 2019

    Honors Symposium fascinates Pirates

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    St. Petersburg Ensemble encore thrills Port Angeles

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    2019

    Power switch in dorms raises questions

  • 2019

    International PC graduate and Buc alumna checks in

  • 2019

    International student population halved in the last three years

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: Netflix series to binge

  • 2019

    Food Pantry close to launch for hungry and poor students

  • 2019

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

  • 2019

    Writer in Residence Joe Sacco Interview Pt3

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    Captains set sail for Division One schools

2018
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    2018

    Enrollment falling: new programs considered

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    2018

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

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    Fundraiser aids team

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    2018

    Washington bill to “bag” the plastic issue

  • 2018

    ‘Strength through unity’

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    Everything from sleeping bags to school supplies

  • 2018

    Underdogs over-achieve

  • 2018

    The student government is no longer elected: Why?

  • 2018

    DSHS program trains pros

  • 2018

    Teatro Milagro ‘bi-mazing’

  • 2018

    New Voices Act prohibits censorship of students

  • 2018

    Port Townsend welcomes annual film fest

  • 2018

    National School Walkout: a quiet morning on the hill

  • 2018

    Shedding light on the soccer field

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    2018

    70 scholarships worth more than $100,000

  • 2018

    Pirates begin league play with mixed results

  • 2018

    Pete’s Week: history & recap

  • 2018

    Inflatable Joust Tournament

  • 2018

    Are judgemental fans satisfied?

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    2018

    Pirate Picks: Three skills

  • 2018

    Chew, swallow, chew, swallow

  • 2018

    Now drivers and pedestrians can tell when hell freezes over

  • 2018

    Hate crime leaves silence

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    2018

    US Congressman talked student finance and more in Little Theater

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    2018

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

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    2018

    In response to earthquake emergency planning.

  • 2018

    Winter Village icy-hot new thing in town

  • 2018

    Castro Luna speaks up for the forgotten

  • 2018

    Women caged, filled with rage

  • 2018

    Free education spurs debate

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    A story like mine:’ abuse too familiar

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    2018

    Asian problems part II: Education and economics

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    ‘I Am Not Your Negro’: an American story

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    2018

    Over the mountains & though the woods

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    2018

    Athletic awards received by students and staff

  • 2018

    Your hood may determine your future

  • 2018

    Associated Student Council for 2018-19 selected

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    2018

    Campus heads brainstorm expansion

  • 2018

    Lion’s Park ‘Hope’ Sequoia tree on trial

  • 2018

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

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    2018

    Ugly sweater weather

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    2018

    Cultures unite through music and dance

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    2018

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

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    2018

    Council support student representation

2017
  • 2017

    Fake news spreads like wildfire

  • 2017

    Jalon McCullough

  • 2017

    Allied Health building opening set for Spring in Spring’17

  • 2017

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

  • 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

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

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    2017

    President Trump sworn in amidst protests

  • 2017

    Some figures aren’t so big up close

  • 2017

    Estate Sale

  • 2017

    ‘Sometimes science is more art than science’

  • 2017

    ‘We use your mind, not your back’

  • 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

    Get jazzy with it

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

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

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    2017

    Is it too much to ask?

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    2017

    Masters Degree at 23

  • 2017

    Pirates fall to Bulldogs

  • 2017

    Coach of the Year Rodriguez leaves big cleats to fill

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    2017

    Downed enrollment forces Sequim campus closure

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Student scientists welcomed to the jungle

  • 2017

    Don’t say we don’t have talent!

  • 2017

    Indictment of shock-value media

  • 2017

    ‘Bop to the Top’ with PC Dance Club

  • 2017

    One Nation, Forever Divided

  • 2017

    Hot ‘DAMN.’ wears blue in Bompton

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    2017

    Mental illness: a personal journey

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    15th annual Dance for Toys

  • 2017

    Player profile – Sophomore guard Darrion Daniels

  • 2017

    King’s Cult Classic Kills

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    2017

    Student housing ready to break ground

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Pirate Pete Week

  • 2017

    Dungeons & Dragons tournament in Keegan Hall

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Pirates win again

  • 2017

    Athletes, coaches, department not jumping into controversy

  • 2017

    Allied Health building opens to nursing students

  • 2017

    Students of Color Conference 2017

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    ‘Let it never happen again’ – Studium Generale

  • 2017

    Adventure near home – Cape Flattery

  • 2017

    Three cheers for Brianna Reeves

  • 2017

    Make porn private again

  • 2017

    Fists rising in fall, a surprise encounter with Boston protest

  • 2017

    Bittersweet justice

  • 2017

    Despite loss, Lady Pirates still in first place

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    2017

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

2016
  • 2016

    Sequim actor building star power in Hollywood

  • 2016

    X-Men Apocalypse Review

  • 2016

    Life and Legacy of MLK

  • 2016

    Top six Buccaneer Stories of the decade

  • 2016

    Campus Voices: What is your favorite Northwest icon?

  • 2016

    Actors shed light on dark subject, put a stop to human trafficking

  • 2016

    Breaching the waters of sustainability

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Spring Bash is a smash

  • 2016

    Campus Stars and Stripes are honored, retired and replaced

  • 2016

    Comedy Club sets the stage

  • 2016

    Students make long journey to Denver and back for drama competition

  • 2016

    Level 3 sex offender enrolled at Peninsula

  • 2016

    Richards places 8th

  • 2016

    Port Townsend Film Festival 2016

  • 2016

    ‘Deadpool’ defies expectations

  • 2016

    What is Peninsula College’s role in state government?

  • 2016

    Visiting elders wrap up with closing ceremony

  • 2016

    Mankiller film illustrates power of persistence

  • 2016

    New Voices Act champions freedom of speech at Washington State Legislature

  • 2016

    Cast your vote – Opinion/Editorial

  • 2016

    Women’s soccer clinch division

  • 2016

    Benefits for student email

  • 2016

    Pirate women back in the championship game

  • 2016

    2016 Peninsula College Hall of Fame inductees honored

  • 2016

    Sequim native takes reins of Nursing Program

  • 2016

    College students put under the spell of hypnotist Stubbs

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Need a hangout spot?

  • 2016

    Anderson’s recruiting strategy still working as Pirate women restock

  • 2016

    Freeman snags top rebounder

  • 2016

    Gender inequality on and off the field

  • 2016

    Soccer star California Dreaming

  • 2016

    Remember, there is no ‘I’ in ‘Team America’ – ‘Team America: World Police’ review

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    ESPRIT adresses gender-neutrality on campus

  • 2016

    Lady Pirates stifle Everett with potent defense

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Janet Lucas brings Neil Simon’s story to life

  • 2016

    Pirate women reach semi-finals

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    2016

    Annual Pirate Pete Week Preview

  • 2016

    EMT students crash the frontline of crisis

  • 2016

    Flags of Nations Ceremony

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Buck finding niche as instructional VP

  • 2016

    Trustee of the year named

  • 2016

    Grand opening of Port Townsend campus

  • 2016

    Human trafficking takes center stage

  • 2016

    Mean Halloween scene ‘16

  • 2016

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

2015
  • 2015

    Candidates contend for VPI position

  • 2015

    Vandals tag campus with graffiti

  • 2015

    Candidates questioned for ASC

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    2015

    ‘San Andreas’ brings destruction, but shows its faults

  • 2015

    ‘Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek’

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    CAMPUS VOICES – What do you think could help curb police brutality?

  • 2015

    Hybrid cars rejuvenate at PC Automotive Department

  • 2015

    Makah slam poet returns from abroad

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    Reviving olde tales of wisdom

  • 2015

    CAMPUS VOICES – Do you think PC athletes would stand up against racism like the Missouri football team did?

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Dave Shargel

  • 2015

    Lipshutz & Lipshutz headed to PUB Gallery of Art

  • 2015

    Writers in Residence comes full circle

  • 2015

    Pirate women’s basketball bounces competition

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Freeman and co. reload with reinforcements

  • 2015

    An unusual and unaccustomed occurrence

  • 2015

    Dixon dazzles Dunk Contest with gravity-defying slam

  • 2015

    New budget has key differences

  • 2015

    Men claim third at NWAC

  • 2015

    Allied Health Building Moving Forward

  • 2015

    Elwha restoration project: Seeking volunteers

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Transportation fee to be decided June 11

  • 2015

    Beauty runs deep in Princess Angeline

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    A Tidepools 2015 Sneak Peek

  • 2015

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

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    On the record

  • 2015

    Campus safe but situational awareness encouraged

  • 2015

    Prius leaves Hummer in the dust

  • 2015

    Rumble in the Rainforest, tremors on the field

  • 2015

    Alumnus manages media at UW Athletics

  • 2015

    VPI candidate gains VIP status

  • 2015

    Getting to know PTFF

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Anderson and Pirate women restock with star talent

  • 2015

    Pirate men drown Dolphies with dastardly defence

  • 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

  • 2015

    April Watkins is first 2015 honors graduate

  • 2015

    Port Angeles welcomes all genders to Esprit Week

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    NWAC champions regroup

  • 2015

    UW joins PC with longhouse on campus

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Alumni after PC: Jason Trammell

  • 2015

    Lady Pirates conquer Cardinals in double overtime

  • 2015

    CAMPUS VOICES – How would you feel about arming campus security and/or faculty to protect students in the case of an active shooter?

  • 2015

    Student cast garners recognition

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    New Vice President of Instruction Candidates scheduled for sojourns at PC

  • 2015

    Lady Pirates silence shoreline; notch 12th shutout

  • 2015

    Celebrating Building 202

  • 2015

    BulletProof Film Highlights Disabled Community

  • 2015

    Something for everyone at PTFF

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