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The Buccaneer October 18, 1965.

October 18, 1965 PC Buccaneer Online Editor Comments Off on The Buccaneer October 18, 1965.

Peninsula College Opens With an increase in students, an expanded curriculum and additional buildings (some still under construction) Peninsula College is beginning its fifth year of operation and the second at its present location. Peninsula, […]

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Articles from 2020

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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 […]

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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

COVID-19 update

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on COVID-19 update

By The Buccaneer staff March 19, 10 a.m. The first COVID-19 case was confirmed at Clallam County yesterday, according to the county. One-twenty individuals have tested so far; one tested positive and 42 tested negative, […]

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ESports seeks creating a casual club

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on ESports seeks creating a casual club

Column by Mike Roggenbuck  The Peninsula College Esports Club has found new life. Those interested in joining the Peninsula College Esports Club should reach out to Coach Charlie Morrow or Mike Roggenbuck to receive an […]

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 […]

2020

Webster Scholarship

June 8, 2020 Comments Off on Webster Scholarship

The home of Esther and Charles Webster is now the site of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center and Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park.Charles Webster was instrumental in attracting President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Port Angeles […]

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Last Day to Vote in the 2020 Election!

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2020
  • 2020

    Sequim: Nash’s Farm Stand

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    Drama Department Spring Update

  • 2020

    Deborah Espinosa Speaks About Effecting Legal Change for Convicts

  • 2020

    Status of Peninsula College Library

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    2020

    ESports seeks creating a casual club

  • 2020

    Movie Review: Borat as Trickster of our Time

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    2020

    Women sign letters of intent

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    2020

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

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    Fruitvale Station – Living While Black

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    Podcast adds another way of storytelling

  • 2020

    Enjoying the Port Townsend Film Festival from Home

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

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    Lady Pirates on their way to success !

  • 2020

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

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    2020

    Destroying Community College Stigma

  • 2020

    Buccaneer Newspaper Students Recipients of Multiple Awards

  • 2020

    Makah Whaling Decision Imminent

  • 2020

    Josh Wilson of the deli delivered educational materials

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Award-Winning Poet Tess Gallagher

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  • 2020

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

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    International Students Recruitment Rebounds

  • 2020

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

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    2020

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

  • 2020

    Coop Life

  • 2020

    Diablo Lake, North Cascades, Wash. State

  • 2020

    Journalism Under Attack

  • 2020

    Peninsula College Library celebrates National Poetry Month

  • 2020

    “The Outside Story” Review

  • 2020

    Scholarship applications due extended to May 17

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

  • 2020

    Webster Scholarship

  • 2020

    Attack of the comedian

  • 2020

    COVID-19 update

  • 2020

    Interview with Andrea Motyka

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    Wednesday Jan 20,2020 The Buc

  • 2020

    Writer in Residence – David Guterson

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    2020

    Fresh start boosts Pirates spirit

  • 2020

    Port Angeles Food Bank remains open

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    TIDEPOOLS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES 2021 WINNERS

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    The Buccaneer Wednesday February 9, 2020

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

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    2020

    NWAC basketball tournament suspended

  • 2020

    Young Thespians Take the Big Stage in the Little Theater

  • 2020

    Weaver: Connections through time

  • 2020

    Attention: Deadline coming up for TIDEPOOLS LITERARY MAGAZINE

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    What’s for Quarantine Dinner

2019
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    Esports team getting set for next quarter

  • 2019

    Backyard Olympics and Spring Bash loosens students’ stress

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    2019

    White reclaims the court following injury

  • 2019

    ‘Snowmageddon’ hits the Peninsula

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    2019

    Selfishness has created Climate HELL

  • 2019

    Snow storm impacts Medical Assisting Info Session

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    2019

    Buc staff on suicide and what helps in times of crisis

  • 2019

    Honors Symposium fascinates Pirates

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    2019

    Oliveira organizes 5 on 5 tournament

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    2019

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

  • 2019

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

  • 2019

    PC Foundation awards 2019 high school graduates $1,000 for college tuition

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    2019

    Developmental soccer brings new opportunities to local youth

  • 2019

    Washington State Supreme Court Justices Deliberate in Port Townsend City Hall

  • 2019

    ‘Fashionistas’ narcissist looks into the pool

  • 2019

    Andy Hendrickson does comedy

  • 2019

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

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    2019

    Campus Voices: Can you speak to how scheduling conflicts may have affected your academic plan?

  • 2019

    Balls of Fury in the PUB

  • 2019

    Peninsula College takes on equity and inclusion

  • 2019

    New Medical Office Assisting Program begins fall

  • 2019

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

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    2019

    Government shutdown Halts Olympic National Park Recreation & paychecks

  • 2019

    Community shows up for MLK Jr and Hope Memorial

  • 2019

    Reliable: The Press holds value

  • 2019

    Dorms’ Airbnb set for summer and beyond

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    2019

    Elwha rescue brings new revelation

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    2019

    Eating contest with music (Pirate Pete Week)

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    2019

    Stem Club

  • 2019

    Habitat for Humanity collaborates with college summer home building class

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: Favorite Movie Reviews

  • 2019

    Carbon Pirate wins third place

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    2019

    Immigrant students are safe at PC

  • 2019

    Coach’s gamble brings Moore from ‘Sin City’

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    2019

    Abortion bill brings opportunities

  • 2019

    Campus Voices: Suicide, Sexual Harassment

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    2019

    Rollman’s reinstatement brings bright future to the court

  • 2019

    Chalk Expression

  • 2019

    Food Pantry close to launch for hungry and poor students

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    2019

    Moore’s journey

  • 2019

    Rumble In the Rainforest – April 27

  • 2019

  • 2019

    It was good, definitely not cheap

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    2019

    The Pirate Food Pantry opens

  • 2019

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

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    2019

    Festive pumpkins add spice to Halloween events

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    Power switch in dorms raises questions

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    2019

    No days off for 2018 NWAC Womens Champions

  • 2019

    How I feel about guns as an intl’ student

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: Netflix series to binge

2018
  • 2018

    Student housing on track for fall opening

  • 2018

    Lion’s Park ‘Hope’ Sequoia tree on trial

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    2018

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

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    2018

    Council support student representation

  • 2018

    Shedding light on the soccer field

  • 2018

    Your hood may determine your future

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    2018

    Cultures unite through music and dance

  • 2018

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

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    Asian problems part II: Education and economics

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

  • 2018

    Free education spurs debate

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    2018

    Racing against time! Puzzle solving with a twist

  • 2018

  • 2018

    Welles rises from the grave, curb-stomps Hollywood

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    2018

    In response to earthquake emergency planning.

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    Reefer madness

  • 2018

    Associated Student Council for 2018-19 selected

  • 2018

    Winter Village icy-hot new thing in town

  • 2018

    Hate crime leaves silence

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    Pete’s Week: history & recap

  • 2018

    National School Walkout: a quiet morning on the hill

  • 2018

    Inflatable Joust Tournament

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    2018

    Athletic awards received by students and staff

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    2018

    Washington bill to “bag” the plastic issue

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    2018

    US Congressman talked student finance and more in Little Theater

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    2018

    70 scholarships worth more than $100,000

  • 2018

    Fundraiser aids team

  • 2018

    Pirates begin league play with mixed results

  • 2018

    A story like mine:’ abuse too familiar

  • 2018

    New Voices Act prohibits censorship of students

  • 2018

    The student government is no longer elected: Why?

  • 2018

    Now drivers and pedestrians can tell when hell freezes over

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    2018

    Enrollment falling: new programs considered

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    Port Townsend welcomes annual film fest

  • 2018

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

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    2018

    Campus heads brainstorm expansion

  • 2018

    Underdogs over-achieve

  • 2018

    Are judgemental fans satisfied?

  • 2018

    Finding freedom behind bars

  • 2018

    Everything from sleeping bags to school supplies

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    2018

    Pirate Picks: Three skills

  • 2018

    Women caged, filled with rage

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    2018

    Ugly sweater weather

  • 2018

    Chew, swallow, chew, swallow

  • 2018

    Talent goes for gold

  • 2018

    ‘I Am Not Your Negro’: an American story

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

2017
  • 2017

    Jalon McCullough

  • 2017

    Player profile – Sophomore guard Darrion Daniels

  • 2017

    Don’t say we don’t have talent!

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    2017

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

  • 2017

    Three cheers for Brianna Reeves

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    2017

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

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Make porn private again

  • 2017

    Coach of the Year Rodriguez leaves big cleats to fill

  • 2017

    ‘Let it never happen again’ – Studium Generale

  • 2017

    Student housing moving forward

  • 2017

    Pirate Women secure second place in NWAC

  • 2017

    State’s regrets not to be repeated

  • 2017

    Player profile – Sophomore forward Jenise McKnight

  • 2017

    Get jazzy with it

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    2017

    Student housing ready to break ground

  • 2017

    Lady Pirates come up short

  • 2017

    15th annual Dance for Toys

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt

  • 2017

    ‘We use your mind, not your back’

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Hot ‘DAMN.’ wears blue in Bompton

  • 2017

    Allied Health building opens to nursing students

  • 2017

    News ASC representatives selected

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Bat’s all, folks!

  • 2017

    Students of Color Conference 2017

  • 2017

    Adventure near home – Cape Flattery

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    2017

    Downed enrollment forces Sequim campus closure

  • 2017

    Campus Voices: If you were President of the United States (POTUS), how would you handle the trade embargo against Russia in the upcoming months, and would you be worried about a second Cold War?

  • 2017

    Dungeons & Dragons tournament in Keegan Hall

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    2017

    Is it too much to ask?

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Cami Butler

  • 2017

    Hop, skip and a sail away

  • 2017

    Pirates win again

  • 2017

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

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    2017

    Masters Degree at 23

  • 2017

    Pirates fall to Bulldogs

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Athletes, coaches, department not jumping into controversy

  • 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

    Student scientists welcomed to the jungle

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    2017

    ‘Upward Bound’

  • 2017

    Classes cancelled due to winter storm

  • 2017

    Some figures aren’t so big up close

  • 2017

    ‘Bop to the Top’ with PC Dance Club

  • 2017

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

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    Mental illness: a personal journey

2016
  • 2016

    ‘Deadpool’ defies expectations

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    2016

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

  • 2016

    Need a hangout spot?

  • 2016

    Ross reigns supreme

  • 2016

    Singer-songwriter shines at Juan De Fuca Fest

  • 2016

    X-Men Apocalypse Review

  • 2016

    Anderson’s recruiting strategy still working as Pirate women restock

  • 2016

    Red hot Raku

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    2016

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Pirate Casino Night fundraiser a resounding success

  • 2016

    American apathy and legislative liability

  • 2016

    Top six Buccaneer Stories of the decade

  • 2016

    Hiking Club comes to fruition

  • 2016

    Comics by Annie Robertson

  • 2016

    Trekking the Dungeness

  • 2016

    ASL events slated on campus

  • 2016

    ‘Purple Heart’ parking pushes Peninsula to preeminence

  • 2016

    Blomberg devours competition once again at PC Eating Contest

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Honors: Captstone catches college’s eye

  • 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

    Women’s soccer clinch division

  • 2016

    LGBT forum scheduled

  • 2016

    Sequim actor building star power in Hollywood

  • 2016

    Pirate women back in the championship game

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    ESPRIT adresses gender-neutrality on campus

  • 2016

    Pirates race to Elite Eight

  • 2016

    Pirate Women rout Whatcom, Everett

  • 2016

    Soccer star California Dreaming

  • 2016

    Cast your vote – Opinion/Editorial

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Halloween dance budget

  • 2016

    The Bookaneer: ‘The Truth is out there’

  • 2016

    Human trafficking takes center stage

  • 2016

    Allied Health and Early Childhood Education Center

  • 2016

    In the pursuit of freedom of expression: Marina Shipova’s Digital Publishing class praised by student authors at Studium Generale

  • 2016

    Students subjected to religious harrassment

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Imani Smith’s game-sealing steal.

  • 2016

    What is Peninsula College’s role in state government?

  • 2016

    Flags of Nations Ceremony

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Visiting elders wrap up with closing ceremony

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    2016

    Annual Pirate Pete Week Preview

  • 2016

    Students make long journey to Denver and back for drama competition

  • 2016

    Will seven samurai save the village?

  • 2016

    Lady Pirates team proves its passion

  • 2016

    Chris Reis drains left-handed buzzer-beating layup

2015
  • 2015

    Pirate women swashbuckle into history at NWAC

  • 2015

    Pirate men drown Dolphies with dastardly defence

  • 2015

    Lipshutz & Lipshutz headed to PUB Gallery of Art

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    of Montreal presents: ‘Aureate Gloom’

  • 2015

    Makah slam poet returns from abroad

  • 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

    Dave Shargel

  • 2015

    Celebrating Building 202

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    The Interview

  • 2015

    Allied Health Building Moving Forward

  • 2015

    Beauty runs deep in Princess Angeline

  • 2015

    Pirates loot NWAC treasure chest

  • 2015

    Port Angeles welcomes all genders to Esprit Week

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    Getting to know PTFF

  • 2015

    A whale of a tail

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Freeman and co. reload with reinforcements

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

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

  • 2015

    Leonard Nimoy dead at 83

  • 2015

    Internet status: it’s complicated

  • 2015

    Writers in Residence comes full circle

  • 2015

    Forest Storytelling Captivates Campus

  • 2015

    Makah elder documents tribal life in Longhouse exhibition

  • 2015

    Pirate men thwart Warriors upset bid

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    A tale of two season for Lady Pirates

  • 2015

    DamNation good film and call to action

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Reactions to Pasco shooting

  • 2015

    Shakespeare shakes campus

  • 2015

    Washington State TRIO celebrates anniversary on campus

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Alumni after PC: Jason Trammell

  • 2015

    Port Angeles catches Pirates’ zombie fever at PC Mud Run

  • 2015

    Campus safe but situational awareness encouraged

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    2015

    ‘San Andreas’ brings destruction, but shows its faults

  • 2015

    All Academic Team Selected

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Men’s basketball team pursues local talent

  • 2015

    An inside perspective on Seattle May Day 2015

  • 2015

    Building something out of nothing

  • 2015

    Candidates questioned for ASC

  • 2015

    PC alumna helps children at Olympic Medical Center

  • 2015

    Lady Pirates silence shoreline; notch 12th shutout

  • 2015

    Men claim third at NWAC

  • 2015

    Pirates unleash offensive explosion

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Journey of the ‘tenured’ student: A decade of learning

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    NWAC champions regroup

  • 2015

    April Watkins is first 2015 honors graduate

  • 2015

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

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