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Esprit returning to Peninsula College

December 4, 2014 PC Buccaneer Online Editor Comments Off

By Joe Crollard Esprit Gala will return to Peninsula College in 2015. The Gala, a transgender conference formed back in 1990, has taken place in Port Angeles every year for more than 20 years. Back […]

‘Sociology illuminates what we take for granted’

November 12, 2014 PC Buccaneer Online Editor 1

By Jonathan Mitchell The new sociology teacher at Peninsula College this year is Tara Martin Lopez. Lopez’s Mexican-American heritage is very important to her. Growing up in New Mexico, her relatives would use Spanish as […]

Josh Wilson of the deli delivered educational materials

May 3, 2020 Comments Off

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 […]

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 […]

Peninsula College Library celebrates National Poetry Month

May 3, 2020 Comments Off

By The Buccaneer Staff Visit the PC Library’s first online display, celebrating National Poetry Month! Be sure to click on the tab for local poets and events, and thanks to Port Book and News for […]

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 […]

Diablo Lake, North Cascades, Wash. State

November 25, 2020 Comments Off

Peninsula College photojournalism student Xianyang Deng recently captured this photo of the setting sun at Diablo Lake. Deng says, “In the presence of coronavirus, I have spent three months at home, very boring, and people, […]

Scholarship applications due extended to May 17

April 19, 2020 Comments Off

By Saki Kambe The Peninsula College Foundation’s application is now open for students seeking scholarships to attend the college for the 2020-2021 school year. The process is all online. Although the application opened initially on […]