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2016

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

Josh Wilson of the deli delivered educational materials

May 3, 2020 Comments Off on Josh Wilson of the deli delivered educational materials

By The Buccaneer Staff  The Peninsula College Bookaneer processed more than 750 orders, 500 of those hand delivered to student’s homes. Christina Wonsey, Bookstore Supervisor, Josh Wilson, Cook, and Luella Luciano, Retail Clerk have worked incredibly hard for students to receive […]

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

The Buc goes online for Spring Quarter

May 2, 2020 Comments Off on The Buc goes online for Spring Quarter

By Emily Matthiessen The Buccaneer, Peninsula College’s own student-run newspaper, is completely digital this quarter! Saving trees! Providing vital info to the community and the world!

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 […]

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2020

Podcast adds another way of storytelling

February 20, 2020 Comments Off on Podcast adds another way of storytelling

Podcast adds another way of storytelling By Jamila Lopez Let’s be honest. Most people may be too busy to sit around and read this whole article. But if it could be read to them, while […]

2020

Port Angeles Food Bank remains open

May 2, 2020 Comments Off on Port Angeles Food Bank remains open

By Jamila Lopez  Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Port Angeles Food Bank is open and operating a drive-thru and walk-up distribution open to all Clallam County residents. At this time, you do not need to […]

2020

Makah Whaling Decision Imminent

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on Makah Whaling Decision Imminent

        By Saki Kambe An administrative trial in Washington State could dictate whether the Makah Tribe can be the first nation to resume whale hunt, according to the Los Angeles Times. The […]

2020
  • 2020

    Interview with Andrea Motyka

  • 2020

    Makah Whaling Decision Imminent

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

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

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    2020

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

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    2020

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

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    COVID-19 update

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    2020

    Destroying Community College Stigma

  • 2020

    Status of Peninsula College Library

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    2020

    Lady Pirates on their way to success !

  • 2020

    Enjoying the Port Townsend Film Festival from Home

  • 2020

    Young Thespians Take the Big Stage in the Little Theater

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    2020

    NWAC basketball tournament suspended

  • 2020

    Sequim: Nash’s Farm Stand

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    2020

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

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    2020

    The Buccaneer Wednesday February 9, 2020

  • 2020

    What’s for Quarantine Dinner

  • 2020

    Diablo Lake, North Cascades, Wash. State

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    2020

    COVID-2019 is not the only fatal disease spreading

  • 2020

    Webster Scholarship

  • 2020

    “The Outside Story” Review

  • 2020

    Scholarship applications due extended to May 17

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    2020

    Fresh start boosts Pirates spirit

  • 2020

    Coop Life

  • 2020

    Writer in Residence – David Guterson

  • 2020

    Weaver: Connections through time

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    2020

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

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Award-Winning Poet Tess Gallagher

  • 2020

    Attention: Deadline coming up for TIDEPOOLS LITERARY MAGAZINE

  • 2020

    Buccaneer Newspaper Students Recipients of Multiple Awards

  • 2020

    Movie Review: Borat as Trickster of our Time

  • 2020

    Attack of the comedian

  • 2020

    The Buc goes online for Spring Quarter

  • 2020

    Journalism Under Attack

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    2020

    International Students Recruitment Rebounds

  • 2020

    Deborah Espinosa Speaks About Effecting Legal Change for Convicts

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    2020

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

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    2020

    Wednesday Jan 20,2020 The Buc

  • 2020

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

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    2020

    Fruitvale Station – Living While Black

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    2020

    ESports seeks creating a casual club

  • 2020

    Port Angeles Food Bank remains open

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    2020

    Podcast adds another way of storytelling

  • 2020

    The ASC Candidate Forum Q&A

  • 2020

    Last Day to Vote in the 2020 Election!

  • 2020

    TIDEPOOLS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES 2021 WINNERS

  • 2020

    Peninsula College Library celebrates National Poetry Month

2019
  • 2019

    Peninsula College takes on equity and inclusion

  • 2019

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

  • 2019

    Reliable: The Press holds value

  • 2019

    ‘Snowmageddon’ hits the Peninsula

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: Favorite Movie Reviews

  • 2019

    Honors Symposium fascinates Pirates

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    2019

    No days off for 2018 NWAC Womens Champions

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    2019

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

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    2019

    Briefly

  • 2019

    Joe Sacco Interview Pt 2

  • 2019

    Captains set sail for Division One schools

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    Food Pantry close to launch for hungry and poor students

  • 2019

    Coed esports team joins PC Athletic Programs

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    2019

    Financial aid director

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    2019

    Elwha rescue brings new revelation

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: Netflix series to binge

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    2019

    Eating contest with music (Pirate Pete Week)

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    2019

    Oliveira organizes 5 on 5 tournament

  • 2019

    Andy Hendrickson does comedy

  • 2019

    2018-19 PC Athletes of the Year announced

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    2019

    Power switch in dorms raises questions

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    2019

    Esports team getting set for next quarter

  • 2019

    Rumble In the Rainforest – April 27

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    2019-20 ASC leaders selected

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    2019

    Immigrant students are safe at PC

  • 2019

    Zombies

  • 2019

    It’s the most magical time of the year!

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    2019

    Campus Voices: What did you do during the blackout?

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    2019

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

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    2019

    Pirate men win NWAC Championship

  • 2019

    Balls of Fury outside the PUB

  • 2019

    Annual Women’s Wave arrives in Port Townsend

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    2019

    Writer in Residence Joe Sacco: Graphic Novelist – Author of ‘The Great War’ and ‘Palestine’

  • 2019

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    2019

    Moore’s journey

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    2019

    Abortion bill brings opportunities

  • 2019

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

  • 2019

    Talented Pirates fascinate audience with hidden passions

  • 2019

    Fall ’19 Staff photo

  • 2019

    FASHIONISTA’s: The show goes on

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    2019

    Congratulations 2019 President’s Medal recipients

  • 2019

    Backyard Olympics and Spring Bash loosens students’ stress

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    2019

    Blacklight Dodgeball (Pirate Pete Week)

  • 2019

    Release The Kraken

  • 2019

    It was good, definitely not cheap

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: New Year’s Resolutions 2019

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    2019

    The Pirate Food Pantry opens

  • 2019

    Sound Publishing weighs bringing press back to Port Angeles

2018
  • 2018

    ‘I Am Not Your Negro’: an American story

  • 2018

    Fundraiser aids team

  • 2018

    Welles rises from the grave, curb-stomps Hollywood

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    Student housing on track for fall opening

  • 2018

    Are judgemental fans satisfied?

  • 2018

    Winter Village icy-hot new thing in town

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    Finding freedom behind bars

  • 2018

    Talent goes for gold

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    2018

    Campus heads brainstorm expansion

  • 2018

    Women caged, filled with rage

  • 2018

    Inflatable Joust Tournament

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    Your hood may determine your future

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    Associated Student Council for 2018-19 selected

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    Port Townsend welcomes annual film fest

  • 2018

    Castro Luna speaks up for the forgotten

  • 2018

    Chew, swallow, chew, swallow

  • 2018

    Underdogs over-achieve

  • 2018

    Activist bears witness

  • 2018

    Free education spurs debate

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    Hate crime leaves silence

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    2018

    Over the mountains & though the woods

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    2018

    70 scholarships worth more than $100,000

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    2018

    US Congressman talked student finance and more in Little Theater

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    2018

    Racing against time! Puzzle solving with a twist

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    2018

    Washington bill to “bag” the plastic issue

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    2018

    Asian problems part II: Education and economics

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    2018

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

  • 2018

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    2018

    Council support student representation

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    2018

    Pirate Picks: Three skills

  • 2018

    Everything from sleeping bags to school supplies

  • 2018

    Now drivers and pedestrians can tell when hell freezes over

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    2018

    Athletic awards received by students and staff

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    2018

    Cultures unite through music and dance

  • 2018

    DSHS program trains pros

  • 2018

    National School Walkout: a quiet morning on the hill

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    2018

    In response to earthquake emergency planning.

  • 2018

    Teatro Milagro ‘bi-mazing’

  • 2018

    Shedding light on the soccer field

  • 2018

    ‘Strength through unity’

  • 2018

    The student government is no longer elected: Why?

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    A story like mine:’ abuse too familiar

2017
  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    News ASC representatives selected

  • 2017

    Hot ‘DAMN.’ wears blue in Bompton

  • 2017

    Estate Sale

  • 2017

    State’s regrets not to be repeated

  • 2017

    Preparing for the ‘big one’

  • 2017

    Get jazzy with it

  • 2017

    Cami Butler

  • 2017

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

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    2017

    Is it too much to ask?

  • 2017

    Despite loss, Lady Pirates still in first place

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    2017

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

  • 2017

    Athletes, coaches, department not jumping into controversy

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    2017

    Mental illness: a personal journey

  • 2017

    Indictment of shock-value media

  • 2017

    It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt

  • 2017

    Player profile – Sophomore forward Jenise McKnight

  • 2017

    15th annual Dance for Toys

  • 2017

    Student scientists welcomed to the jungle

  • 2017

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

  • 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

    Pirate Pete Week

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    King’s Cult Classic Kills

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    2017

    President Trump sworn in amidst protests

  • 2017

    Bat’s all, folks!

  • 2017

    Trump rhetoric warming up cold wars

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Author’s guidelines to Northwest Coast

  • 2017

    ‘We use your mind, not your back’

  • 2017

    Jalon McCullough

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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

    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

    Playing footie in new cleats

  • 2017

    Men’s Soccer halts

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Students of Color Conference 2017

  • 2017

    Make porn private again

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    2017

    ‘Upward Bound’

  • 2017

    ‘Sometimes science is more art than science’

  • 2017

    Student housing moving forward

  • 2017

    Classes cancelled due to winter storm

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Allied Health building opens to nursing students

  • 2017

    Dungeons & Dragons tournament in Keegan Hall

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Hop, skip and a sail away

  • 2017

    Fake news spreads like wildfire

2016
  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Allied Health and Early Childhood Education Center

  • 2016

    Can I get some dip with that salsa?

  • 2016

    Journalism students’ Olympian journey

  • 2016

    First annual Pirate Daze delayed due to storm

  • 2016

    Top six Buccaneer Stories of the decade

  • 2016

    Chris Reis drains left-handed buzzer-beating layup

  • 2016

    Impact club partakes in food drive

  • 2016

    Pirate women back in the championship game

  • 2016

    Students make long journey to Denver and back for drama competition

  • 2016

    ‘Empathy is the most important thing for a writer to have’ poet says

  • 2016

    Red hot Raku

  • 2016

    Spring Bash is a smash

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    2016

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

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Peninsula’s Got Talent; Movin’ on up!

  • 2016

    Trekking the Dungeness

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Life and Legacy of MLK

  • 2016

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

  • 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

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

  • 2016

    Students subjected to religious harrassment

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Webcam perched on Keegan Hall rooftop live streaming construction of Allied Health

  • 2016

    Campus Voices: What is your favorite Northwest icon?

  • 2016

    The Bookaneer: ‘The Truth is out there’

  • 2016

    PUB Gallery of Art features Northwest artist

  • 2016

    Lady Pirates stifle Everett with potent defense

  • 2016

    What is Peninsula College’s role in state government?

  • 2016

    Men’s socccer smited by Tacoma Titans

  • 2016

    Women’s soccer clinch division

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Need a hangout spot?

  • 2016

    Honor’s Capstone projects

  • 2016

    Comics by Annie Robertson

  • 2016

    Campus Stars and Stripes are honored, retired and replaced

  • 2016

    Janet Lucas brings Neil Simon’s story to life

  • 2016

    Sequim native takes reins of Nursing Program

  • 2016

    Sequim actor building star power in Hollywood

  • 2016

    ESPRIT adresses gender-neutrality on campus

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Grand opening of Port Townsend campus

  • 2016

    Math wiz bridges learning gap with innovative methods

  • 2016

    ‘Purple Heart’ parking pushes Peninsula to preeminence

  • 2016

    Benefits for student email

  • 2016

    Visiting elders wrap up with closing ceremony

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    EMT students crash the frontline of crisis

  • 2016

    X-Men Apocalypse Review

2015
  • 2015

    Port Angeles welcomes all genders to Esprit Week

  • 2015

    Forest Storytelling Captivates Campus

  • 2015

    Candidates contend for VPI position

  • 2015

    Let there be advice…

  • 2015

    UW joins PC with longhouse on campus

  • 2015

    Men claim third at NWAC

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    Reviving olde tales of wisdom

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    2015

    Women’s basketball looking to repeat

  • 2015

    Pirate men thwart Warriors upset bid

  • 2015

    Pirate men drown Dolphies with dastardly defence

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    2015

    Dave Shargel

  • 2015

    Dixon dazzles Dunk Contest with gravity-defying slam

  • 2015

    In memory of Peninsula College student Catherine Montantes

  • 2015

    Pirates loot NWAC treasure chest

  • 2015

    Lady Pirates conquer Cardinals in double overtime

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    2015

    ‘San Andreas’ brings destruction, but shows its faults

  • 2015

    Port Angeles catches Pirates’ zombie fever at PC Mud Run

  • 2015

    Celebrating Building 202

  • 2015

    Students connect, get creative ahead of finals

  • 2015

    Shakespeare shakes campus

  • 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

    Internet status: it’s complicated

  • 2015

    Boogie-woogie all the way

  • 2015

    Lady Pirates silence shoreline; notch 12th shutout

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    A whale of a tail

  • 2015

    Something for everyone at PTFF

  • 2015

    Men’s basketball finds strength in unity

  • 2015

    Prius leaves Hummer in the dust

  • 2015

    Elwha restoration project: Seeking volunteers

  • 2015

    A Tidepools 2015 Sneak Peek

  • 2015

    April Watkins is first 2015 honors graduate

  • 2015

    Growing terror surrounds Mali citizens

  • 2015

    Student cast garners recognition

  • 2015

    The Interview

  • 2015

    New budget has key differences

  • 2015

    Campus safe but situational awareness encouraged

  • 2015

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

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    VPI search to continue

  • 2015

    VPI candidate gains VIP status

  • 2015

    Pirate women’s basketball bounces competition

  • 2015

    Hybrid cars rejuvenate at PC Automotive Department

  • 2015

    Pirate Golf Tourney takes lift, boosts athletic funding

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    Lipshutz & Lipshutz headed to PUB Gallery of Art

  • 2015

    Vandals tag campus with graffiti

  • 2015

    Allied Health Building Moving Forward

  • 2015

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

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