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2015

Pirates loot NWAC treasure chest

December 2, 2015 PC Buccaneer Online Editor Comments Off on Pirates loot NWAC treasure chest

By Eric Trent What do the Chicago Bulls, New England Patriots and the Peninsula College Men’s Soccer team have in common? One word: Dynasty. Capping off an exhilarating 4-3 win over the Spokane Sasquatch in […]

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  • New York City: Gateway to a Nation March 19, 2026
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Articles from 2020

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Destroying Community College Stigma

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on Destroying Community College Stigma

By Halle Nottage  “You’re going to a Junior College?,” a close friend condescendingly asked me, “like a community college?”. The look on her face was one of doubt and humor, and there was a touch […]

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, […]

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.

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

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on Hygiene Products Available, That’s on Period – All Restrooms on Campus

By Monica Minyard The Rainbow Alliance Club is hosting a Sanitary Drive from March 3rd -13th. Students and faculty can drop off any sanitary hygiene products at the ASC Office in the Pirate Union Building. […]

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 […]

2020

Last Day to Vote in the 2020 Election!

November 3, 2020 Comments Off on Last Day to Vote in the 2020 Election!
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
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    Solutions sought out for scheduling conundrum-The Buccaneer, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020

  • 2020

    Makah Whaling Decision Imminent

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    “The Outside Story” Review

  • 2020

    What’s for Quarantine Dinner

  • 2020

    Deborah Espinosa Speaks About Effecting Legal Change for Convicts

  • 2020

    TIDEPOOLS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES 2021 WINNERS

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    2020

    Women sign letters of intent

  • 2020

    Peninsula College Library celebrates National Poetry Month

  • 2020

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

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    2020

    Wednesday Jan 20,2020 The Buc

  • 2020

    Webster Scholarship

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    2020

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

  • 2020

    Status of Peninsula College Library

  • 2020

    Weaver: Connections through time

  • 2020

    Award-Winning Poet Tess Gallagher

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    2020

    Lady Pirates on their way to success !

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    2020

    ESports seeks creating a casual club

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Attention: Deadline coming up for TIDEPOOLS LITERARY MAGAZINE

  • 2020

    Scholarship applications due extended to May 17

  • 2020

    The ASC Candidate Forum Q&A

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Attack of the comedian

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    2020

    NWAC basketball tournament suspended

  • 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

    Young Thespians Take the Big Stage in the Little Theater

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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

    Interview with Andrea Motyka

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Josh Wilson of the deli delivered educational materials

  • 2020

    Movie Review: Borat as Trickster of our Time

  • 2020

    The Buc goes online for Spring Quarter

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    2020

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

  • 2020

    Coop Life

  • 2020

    Last Day to Vote in the 2020 Election!

  • 2020

    Journalism Under Attack

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    2020

    COVID-2019 is not the only fatal disease spreading

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    2020

    Destroying Community College Stigma

  • 2020

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

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    2020

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    2020

    Fruitvale Station – Living While Black

  • 2020

    Buccaneer Newspaper Students Recipients of Multiple Awards

  • 2020

    Enjoying the Port Townsend Film Festival from Home

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    2020

    Drama Department Spring Update

  • 2020

    Writer in Residence – David Guterson

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    2020

    International Students Recruitment Rebounds

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    2020

    Podcast adds another way of storytelling

2019
  • 2019

    Fall ’19 Staff photo

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    2019

    Festive pumpkins add spice to Halloween events

  • 2019

    Balls of Fury in the PUB

  • 2019

    International PC graduate and Buc alumna checks in

  • 2019

    Campus Voices: Suicide, Sexual Harassment

  • 2019

    Balls of Fury outside the PUB

  • 2019

    Backyard Olympics and Spring Bash loosens students’ stress

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    2019

    Developmental soccer brings new opportunities to local youth

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    2019

    Award-winning writer reads new poetry based in Pacific Northwest

  • 2019

    Dorms’ Airbnb set for summer and beyond

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    2019

    Stem Club

  • 2019

    Writer in Residence Joe Sacco Interview Pt3

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    2019

    Congratulations 2019 President’s Medal recipients

  • 2019

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

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    2019

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

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    2019

    Moore’s journey

  • 2019

  • 2019

    International student population halved in the last three years

  • 2019

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

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    2019

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

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    2019

    Campus Voices: What did you do during the blackout?

  • 2019

    Campus Life

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: Netflix series to binge

  • 2019

    Coed esports team joins PC Athletic Programs

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    2019

    Financial aid director

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    Food Pantry close to launch for hungry and poor students

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    2019

    Buc staff on suicide and what helps in times of crisis

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    2019

    Esports team getting set for next quarter

  • 2019

    2018-19 PC Athletes of the Year announced

  • 2019

    Peninsula College takes on equity and inclusion

  • 2019

    First Nations Club revived

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    2019

    Power switch in dorms raises questions

  • 2019

    Carbon Pirate wins third place

  • 2019

    Captains set sail for Division One schools

  • 2019

  • 2019

    It’s the most magical time of the year!

  • 2019

    Peninsula College suffers an $800,000 deficit

  • 2019

    Release The Kraken

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    2019

    ‘I Am Here To Testify, Again’ – Studium Generale

  • 2019

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

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    2019

    Dorm managers respond to tenants’ complaints

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    2019

    Government shutdown Halts Olympic National Park Recreation & paychecks

  • 2019

    Chalk Expression

  • 2019

    Annual Women’s Wave arrives in Port Townsend

  • 2019

    Zombies

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    2019

    Ennis Creek clean up

  • 2019

    Relatable movie for everyone: ‘Abominable’

  • 2019

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

  • 2019

    Player returns after terrorist attack

2018
  • 2018

    Associated Student Council for 2018-19 selected

  • 2018

    Teatro Milagro ‘bi-mazing’

  • 2018

    The student government is no longer elected: Why?

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    2018

    Asian problems part II: Education and economics

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    ‘Strength through unity’

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    2018

    Athletic awards received by students and staff

  • 2018

    Hate crime leaves silence

  • 2018

    Reefer madness

  • 2018

    Everything from sleeping bags to school supplies

  • 2018

    National School Walkout: a quiet morning on the hill

  • 2018

    Fundraiser aids team

  • 2018

    Activist bears witness

  • 2018

    Pete’s Week: history & recap

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    2018

    Ugly sweater weather

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    2018

    Enrollment falling: new programs considered

  • 2018

    New Voices Act prohibits censorship of students

  • 2018

    Are judgemental fans satisfied?

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    2018

    Over the mountains & though the woods

  • 2018

    Women caged, filled with rage

  • 2018

    Winter Village icy-hot new thing in town

  • 2018

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

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    2018

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

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    DSHS program trains pros

  • 2018

    Finding freedom behind bars

  • 2018

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

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    2018

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

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    2018

    Pirate Picks: Three skills

  • 2018

  • 2018

    A story like mine:’ abuse too familiar

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    2018

    Washington bill to “bag” the plastic issue

  • 2018

    Chew, swallow, chew, swallow

  • 2018

    Castro Luna speaks up for the forgotten

  • 2018

    Pirates begin league play with mixed results

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    2018

    70 scholarships worth more than $100,000

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    Inflatable Joust Tournament

  • 2018

    Underdogs over-achieve

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    Shedding light on the soccer field

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    2018

    Council support student representation

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    2018

    US Congressman talked student finance and more in Little Theater

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    2018

    Cultures unite through music and dance

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    2018

    Racing against time! Puzzle solving with a twist

  • 2018

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

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    2018

    In response to earthquake emergency planning.

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    2018

    Campus heads brainstorm expansion

  • 2018

    Free education spurs debate

  • 2018

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

2017
  • 2017

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

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Pirate Pete Week

  • 2017

    Some figures aren’t so big up close

  • 2017

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

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    2017

    ‘Upward Bound’

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    2017

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

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    2017

    Mental illness: a personal journey

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Three cheers for Brianna Reeves

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    2017

    Student housing ready to break ground

  • 2017

    Classes cancelled due to winter storm

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

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

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    2017

    President Trump sworn in amidst protests

  • 2017

    Author’s guidelines to Northwest Coast

  • 2017

    King’s Cult Classic Kills

  • 2017

    News ASC representatives selected

  • 2017

    Preparing for the ‘big one’

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    2017

    Is it too much to ask?

  • 2017

    Student scientists welcomed to the jungle

  • 2017

    It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt

  • 2017

    Pirates fall to Bulldogs

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Estate Sale

  • 2017

    ‘Let it never happen again’ – Studium Generale

  • 2017

    Don’t say we don’t have talent!

  • 2017

    ‘Sometimes science is more art than science’

  • 2017

    Dungeons & Dragons tournament in Keegan Hall

  • 2017

    ‘Bop to the Top’ with PC Dance Club

  • 2017

    Men’s Soccer halts

  • 2017

    Jalon McCullough

  • 2017

    Indictment of shock-value media

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    2017

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

  • 2017

    Get jazzy with it

  • 2017

    One Nation, Forever Divided

  • 2017

    Make porn private again

  • 2017

    Students of Color Conference 2017

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    2017

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

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    2017

    Masters Degree at 23

  • 2017

    Playing footie in new cleats

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    ‘We use your mind, not your back’

  • 2017

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

  • 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

    Player profile – Sophomore forward Jenise McKnight

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    2017

    Downed enrollment forces Sequim campus closure

  • 2017

    Fake news spreads like wildfire

  • 2017

    Athletes, coaches, department not jumping into controversy

  • 2017

    Coach of the Year Rodriguez leaves big cleats to fill

2016
  • 2016

    Impact club partakes in food drive

  • 2016

    The tragedy of James Foley & John Cantlie

  • 2016

    Honor’s Capstone projects

  • 2016

    Funding cuts impact budget

  • 2016

    Journalism students’ Olympian journey

  • 2016

    American apathy and legislative liability

  • 2016

    Peninsula’s Got Talent; Movin’ on up!

  • 2016

    Sixth straight Final Four

  • 2016

    Students subjected to religious harrassment

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Reload, not a rebuild for men’s soccer

  • 2016

    Sponsorship bears educational fruit

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Anderson’s recruiting strategy still working as Pirate women restock

  • 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

    Students celebrate cultural diversity in PUB

  • 2016

    Can I get some dip with that salsa?

  • 2016

    Raising awareness about sexual assault

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Life and Legacy of MLK

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Sequim native takes reins of Nursing Program

  • 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

    Breaching the waters of sustainability

  • 2016

    Pirate women reach semi-finals

  • 2016

    Pirate women back in the championship game

  • 2016

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

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    2016

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

  • 2016

    2016 Peninsula College Hall of Fame inductees honored

  • 2016

    Benefits for student email

  • 2016

    Sequim actor building star power in Hollywood

  • 2016

    Human trafficking takes center stage

  • 2016

    Comics by Annie Robertson

  • 2016

    Trustee of the year named

  • 2016

    Soccer star California Dreaming

  • 2016

    Level 3 sex offender enrolled at Peninsula

  • 2016

    Fun Run: Crab Fest

  • 2016

    Whores plunder booty

  • 2016

    Women’s soccer clinch division

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Halloween dance budget

  • 2016

    Men’s socccer smited by Tacoma Titans

  • 2016

    Pirate Women rout Whatcom, Everett

  • 2016

    Honors: Captstone catches college’s eye

  • 2016

    Students make long journey to Denver and back for drama competition

  • 2016

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

2015
  • 2015

    Getting to know PTFF

  • 2015

    Writers in Residence comes full circle

  • 2015

    Growing terror surrounds Mali citizens

  • 2015

    Candidates contend for VPI position

  • 2015

    of Montreal presents: ‘Aureate Gloom’

  • 2015

    A tale of two season for Lady Pirates

  • 2015

    Washington State TRIO celebrates anniversary on campus

  • 2015

    New budget has key differences

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Dave Shargel

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    All Academic Team Selected

  • 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

    Pirate women’s basketball bounces competition

  • 2015

    BulletProof Film Highlights Disabled Community

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

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

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Men’s basketball team pursues local talent

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    NWAC champions regroup

  • 2015

    Rodriguez takes lead of Pirate men

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    ASC elects new officers for 2015-2016

  • 2015

    Celebrating Building 202

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

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

  • 2015

    Health Fair on its way

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    A whale of a tail

  • 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

    Dixon dazzles Dunk Contest with gravity-defying slam

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    Cybersecurity students stymie Cyber Defense Competition

  • 2015

    An inside perspective on Seattle May Day 2015

  • 2015

    DamNation good film and call to action

  • 2015

    Boogie-woogie all the way

  • 2015

    Internet status: it’s complicated

  • 2015

    Reviving olde tales of wisdom

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Freeman and co. reload with reinforcements

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Alumni after PC: Jason Trammell

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    Pirate Golf Tourney takes lift, boosts athletic funding

  • 2015

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

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Transportation fee to be decided June 11

  • 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

    Allied Health Building Moving Forward

  • 2015

    An unusual and unaccustomed occurrence

  • 2015

    Hybrid cars rejuvenate at PC Automotive Department

  • 2015

    Pirate women swashbuckle into history at NWAC

  • 2015

    The Interview

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    Lady Pirates conquer Cardinals in double overtime

  • 2015

    Forest Storytelling Captivates Campus

  • 2015

    Lady Pirates silence shoreline; notch 12th shutout

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