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

November 3, 2020 PC Buccaneer Online Editor Comments Off

By: Emily Matthiessen Topics in Environmental Science: Ocean Connections: Culture and Communication, taught by Barbara Blackie, is offered in two variants this year by Peninsula College. According to the Peninsula College website, the class will […]

Makah Whaling Decision Imminent

March 7, 2020 Comments Off

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 […]

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

May 26, 2020 Comments Off

By: Jamila Lopez To most people this may not seem like a great time to start a new company, but that’s exactly why it is.There are a lot of reasons why now is a good […]

Interview with Andrea Motyka

June 22, 2020 Comments Off

By Emily Matthiessen At the Buccaneer we are interested in how Peninsula College faculty are responding to the changes COVID-19 has necessitated. Recently, Professor Andrea Motyka participated in an interview on the subject of mathematics. […]

Movie Review: Borat as Trickster of our Time

November 27, 2020 Comments Off

Review by Emily Matthiessen Tricksters have been part of the human story since the beginning. Anansi, Raven, and Coyote spring to my mind, but you can find tricksters of all forms in mythology across the […]

Award-Winning Poet Tess Gallagher

November 2, 2020 Comments Off

Tess Gallagher, poet, short story writer, and teacher, is one of Port Angeles’ treasures, with many ties to Peninsula College. https://www.passthebuc.com/2016/11/empathy-is-the-most-important-thing-for-a-writer-to-have-poet-says/ She has been a consistently published writer since the 1960s, and the recipient of […]

Fruitvale Station – Living While Black

March 7, 2020 Comments Off

Viewpoint by Jamila Lopez The day I witnessed a young black man killed by a white officer, who was guilty of second degree murder, my life flashed before my eyes. Oscar Grant, a twenty two […]