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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 […]

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Articles from 2020

2020

Peninsula College Library celebrates National Poetry Month

May 3, 2020 Comments Off on Peninsula College Library celebrates National Poetry Month

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 […]

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 […]

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2020

International Students Recruitment Rebounds

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on International Students Recruitment Rebounds

By Saki Kambe The international students population is coming back at Peninsula College after three years of downturn. The college expects 18 new international students for spring quarter. Sophia Iliakis-Doherty, associate dean of international programs […]

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2020

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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February 20, 2020 Comments Off on

Census: Campaign encouraging participation Continued from page 2 Seeking out individuals and segments of the population that avoid answering the Census has proven to be costly to Census Bureau in time and money. Census.gov has […]

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NWAC basketball tournament suspended

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on NWAC basketball tournament suspended

By Halle Nottage In a unique, frustrating turn of events, the entire NWAC basketball tournament on both the men’s and the women’s side has been postponed due to the Novel Coronavirus outbreak. The NWAC tournament […]

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
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    Journalism Under Attack

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    2020

    Lady Pirates on their way to success !

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    2020

    Wednesday Jan 20,2020 The Buc

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    Podcast adds another way of storytelling

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  • 2020

    Young Thespians Take the Big Stage in the Little Theater

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    2020

    Women sign letters of intent

  • 2020

    Last Day to Vote in the 2020 Election!

  • 2020

    Scholarship applications due extended to May 17

  • 2020

    Weaver: Connections through time

  • 2020

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

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    2020

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

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    2020

    Fruitvale Station – Living While Black

  • 2020

    Webster Scholarship

  • 2020

    Buccaneer Newspaper Students Recipients of Multiple Awards

  • 2020

    Port Angeles Food Bank remains open

  • 2020

    What’s for Quarantine Dinner

  • 2020

    COVID-19 update

  • 2020

    Writer in Residence – David Guterson

  • 2020

    Attack of the comedian

  • 2020

    The Buc goes online for Spring Quarter

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    2020

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

  • 2020

    Peninsula College Library celebrates National Poetry Month

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Award-Winning Poet Tess Gallagher

  • 2020

    Movie Review: Borat as Trickster of our Time

  • 2020

    The ASC Candidate Forum Q&A

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Enjoying the Port Townsend Film Festival from Home

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    2020

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

  • 2020

    Sequim: Nash’s Farm Stand

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

  • 2020

    Status of Peninsula College Library

  • 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)

  • 2020

    Josh Wilson of the deli delivered educational materials

  • 2020

    Interview with Andrea Motyka

  • 2020

    Coop Life

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    2020

    The Buccaneer Wednesday February 9, 2020

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    2020

    COVID-2019 is not the only fatal disease spreading

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    2020

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

  • 2020

    Attention: Deadline coming up for TIDEPOOLS LITERARY MAGAZINE

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    2020

    Destroying Community College Stigma

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    2020

    NWAC basketball tournament suspended

  • 2020

    “The Outside Story” Review

  • 2020

    Deborah Espinosa Speaks About Effecting Legal Change for Convicts

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    2020

    International Students Recruitment Rebounds

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Makah Whaling Decision Imminent

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    2020

    Fresh start boosts Pirates spirit

2019
  • 2019

    Washington State Supreme Court Justices Deliberate in Port Townsend City Hall

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    2019

    Abortion bill brings opportunities

  • 2019

    Win for basketball scrimmage

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    2019

    Briefly

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    2019

    Financial aid director

  • 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

  • 2019

    Honors Symposium fascinates Pirates

  • 2019

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

  • 2019

    Backyard Olympics and Spring Bash loosens students’ stress

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    2019

    Congratulations 2019 President’s Medal recipients

  • 2019

    Rumble In the Rainforest – April 27

  • 2019

    Balls of Fury outside the PUB

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    International student population halved in the last three years

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    Writer in Residence Joe Sacco Interview Pt3

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    2019

    Soccer season unity, losing together, winning together

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    2019

    Oliveira organizes 5 on 5 tournament

  • 2019

    Dorms’ Airbnb set for summer and beyond

  • 2019

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

  • 2019

    Balls of Fury in the PUB

  • 2019

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

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    2019

    Ennis Creek clean up

  • 2019

    ‘Snowmageddon’ hits the Peninsula

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    Zombies

  • 2019

    Reliable: The Press holds value

  • 2019

  • 2019

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

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    2019

    Campus Voices: What did you do during the blackout?

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    2019

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

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    2019

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

  • 2019

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    2019

    Esports team getting set for next quarter

  • 2019

    International PC graduate and Buc alumna checks in

  • 2019

    It’s the most magical time of the year!

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    2019

    Moore’s journey

  • 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

    Advice from Campus Security on winter safety

  • 2019

    Fall ’19 Staff photo

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: New Year’s Resolutions 2019

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    2019

    Award-winning writer reads new poetry based in Pacific Northwest

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    2019

    Pirate men win NWAC Championship

  • 2019

    FASHIONISTA’s: The show goes on

  • 2019

    Peninsula College takes on equity and inclusion

  • 2019

    Community shows up for MLK Jr and Hope Memorial

  • 2019

    Andy Hendrickson does comedy

  • 2019

    Sound Publishing weighs bringing press back to Port Angeles

2018
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    2018

    Asian problems part II: Education and economics

  • 2018

    Shedding light on the soccer field

  • 2018

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

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    2018

    Cultures unite through music and dance

  • 2018

    Pirates begin league play with mixed results

  • 2018

    Chew, swallow, chew, swallow

  • 2018

    Everything from sleeping bags to school supplies

  • 2018

    Castro Luna speaks up for the forgotten

  • 2018

    Hate crime leaves silence

  • 2018

    National School Walkout: a quiet morning on the hill

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    2018

    Washington bill to “bag” the plastic issue

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    2018

    70 scholarships worth more than $100,000

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    2018

    Racing against time! Puzzle solving with a twist

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    2018

    Council support student representation

  • 2018

    Talent goes for gold

  • 2018

    Reefer madness

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    2018

    Athletic awards received by students and staff

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    2018

    US Congressman talked student finance and more in Little Theater

  • 2018

    Associated Student Council for 2018-19 selected

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    Now drivers and pedestrians can tell when hell freezes over

  • 2018

    Lion’s Park ‘Hope’ Sequoia tree on trial

  • 2018

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

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    2018

    Campus heads brainstorm expansion

  • 2018

    Welles rises from the grave, curb-stomps Hollywood

  • 2018

    Finding freedom behind bars

  • 2018

    Women caged, filled with rage

  • 2018

    Fundraiser aids team

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    2018

    Over the mountains & though the woods

  • 2018

    Port Townsend welcomes annual film fest

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    2018

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

  • 2018

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

  • 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?

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    2018

    Enrollment falling: new programs considered

  • 2018

    Student housing on track for fall opening

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    ‘I Am Not Your Negro’: an American story

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    2018

    Ugly sweater weather

  • 2018

    Free education spurs debate

  • 2018

    The student government is no longer elected: Why?

  • 2018

    Activist bears witness

  • 2018

    Your hood may determine your future

  • 2018

    Inflatable Joust Tournament

  • 2018

    New Voices Act prohibits censorship of students

  • 2018

    Are judgemental fans satisfied?

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    A story like mine:’ abuse too familiar

  • 2018

    DSHS program trains pros

  • 2018

    Underdogs over-achieve

2017
  • 2017

    Pirate Women secure second place in NWAC

  • 2017

    Hot ‘DAMN.’ wears blue in Bompton

  • 2017

    ‘Let it never happen again’ – Studium Generale

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Hop, skip and a sail away

  • 2017

    Player profile – Sophomore guard Darrion Daniels

  • 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

    Pirates fall to Bulldogs

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    2017

    Student housing ready to break ground

  • 2017

    Playing footie in new cleats

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Coach of the Year Rodriguez leaves big cleats to fill

  • 2017

    Preparing for the ‘big one’

  • 2017

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

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    2017

    Masters Degree at 23

  • 2017

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

  • 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

    Pirates win again

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    2017

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

  • 2017

    Students of Color Conference 2017

  • 2017

    Cami Butler

  • 2017

    Jalon McCullough

  • 2017

    Bittersweet justice

  • 2017

    Men’s Soccer halts

  • 2017

    ‘Sometimes science is more art than science’

  • 2017

    Dungeons & Dragons tournament in Keegan Hall

  • 2017

    Adventure near home – Cape Flattery

  • 2017

    News ASC representatives selected

  • 2017

    Make porn private again

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    2017

    ‘Upward Bound’

  • 2017

    Classes cancelled due to winter storm

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Pirate Pete Week

  • 2017

    Student scientists welcomed to the jungle

  • 2017

    Trump rhetoric warming up cold wars

  • 2017

    ‘I am one with the force, the force is with me’ – ‘Rogue One’ review

  • 2017

    Player profile – Sophomore forward Jenise McKnight

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Get jazzy with it

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    State’s regrets not to be repeated

  • 2017

    Allied Health building opens to nursing students

  • 2017

    Author’s guidelines to Northwest Coast

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    2017

    Mental illness: a personal journey

  • 2017

    Three cheers for Brianna Reeves

  • 2017

    Lady Pirates come up short

  • 2017

    15th annual Dance for Toys

  • 2017

    Fake news spreads like wildfire

2016
  • 2016

    Pirate women reach semi-finals

  • 2016

    Dare to be different; NW eccentrics

  • 2016

    Need a hangout spot?

  • 2016

    Allied Health and Early Childhood Education Center

  • 2016

    Can I get some dip with that salsa?

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Breaching the waters of sustainability

  • 2016

    Pirate Casino Night fundraiser a resounding success

  • 2016

    Soccer star California Dreaming

  • 2016

    Spring Bash is a smash

  • 2016

    Pirate Women rout Whatcom, Everett

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    2016

    Annual Pirate Pete Week Preview

  • 2016

    Human trafficking takes center stage

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    2016

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

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Honors: Captstone catches college’s eye

  • 2016

    What is Peninsula College’s role in state government?

  • 2016

    Funding cuts impact budget

  • 2016

    Trekking the Dungeness

  • 2016

    Lady Pirates team proves its passion

  • 2016

    New Voices Act champions freedom of speech at Washington State Legislature

  • 2016

    Students celebrate cultural diversity in PUB

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Impact club partakes in food drive

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Trustee of the year named

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Mankiller film illustrates power of persistence

  • 2016

    Flags of Nations Ceremony

  • 2016

    Sequim native takes reins of Nursing Program

  • 2016

    PUB Gallery of Art features Northwest artist

  • 2016

    Run for your lives; Zombies invade campus; ASC presents: ‘The Running Dead’

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Richards places 8th

  • 2016

    Level 3 sex offender enrolled at Peninsula

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    2016

  • 2016

    Hiking Club comes to fruition

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    EMT students crash the frontline of crisis

  • 2016

    Journalism students’ Olympian journey

  • 2016

    The Bookaneer: ‘The Truth is out there’

  • 2016

    2016 Peninsula College Hall of Fame inductees honored

  • 2016

    Life and Legacy of MLK

  • 2016

    Filharmonics sing for students

  • 2016

    Women’s soccer clinch division

  • 2016

    Reload, not a rebuild for men’s soccer

  • 2016

    Singer-songwriter shines at Juan De Fuca Fest

2015
  • 2015

    Pirate men drown Dolphies with dastardly defence

  • 2015

    Cybersecurity students stymie Cyber Defense Competition

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    CAMPUS VOICES – How do you feel about our own Ferguson in Pasco, Washington?

  • 2015

    Makah elder documents tribal life in Longhouse exhibition

  • 2015

    Reviving olde tales of wisdom

  • 2015

    Candidates contend for VPI position

  • 2015

    Elwha restoration project: Seeking volunteers

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    ASC elects new officers for 2015-2016

  • 2015

    Leonard Nimoy dead at 83

  • 2015

    Student cast garners recognition

  • 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

    Lady Pirates conquer Cardinals in double overtime

  • 2015

    All Academic Team Selected

  • 2015

    Washington State TRIO celebrates anniversary on campus

  • 2015

    Forest Storytelling Captivates Campus

  • 2015

    BulletProof Film Highlights Disabled Community

  • 2015

    Students connect, get creative ahead of finals

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    Rodriguez takes lead of Pirate men

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    On the record

  • 2015

    April Watkins is first 2015 honors graduate

  • 2015

    Something for everyone at PTFF

  • 2015

    Pirates unleash offensive explosion

  • 2015

    Allied Health Building Moving Forward

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Reactions to Pasco shooting

  • 2015

    Prius leaves Hummer in the dust

  • 2015

    Makah slam poet returns from abroad

  • 2015

    Boogie-woogie all the way

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    VPI search to continue

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    Writers in Residence comes full circle

  • 2015

    Building something out of nothing

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    New budget has key differences

  • 2015

    Alumnus manages media at UW Athletics

  • 2015

    Pirate men thwart Warriors upset bid

  • 2015

    UW joins PC with longhouse on campus

  • 2015

    Candidates questioned for ASC

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    2015

    Women’s basketball looking to repeat

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    New Vice President of Instruction Candidates scheduled for sojourns at PC

  • 2015

    PC alumna helps children at Olympic Medical Center

  • 2015

    Pirates loot NWAC treasure chest

  • 2015

    A whale of a tail

  • 2015

    Campus safe but situational awareness encouraged

  • 2015

    Health Fair on its way

  • 2015

    In memory of Peninsula College student Catherine Montantes

  • 2015

    Port Angeles welcomes all genders to Esprit Week

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Anderson and Pirate women restock with star talent

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