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2020

Movie Review: Borat as Trickster of our Time

November 27, 2020 PC Buccaneer Online Editor Comments Off on Movie Review: Borat as Trickster of our Time

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 […]

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2020

Status of Peninsula College Library

November 8, 2020 Comments Off on Status of Peninsula College Library

Story by Emily Matthiessen Photos by J.L. H’ng The Peninsula College Library remains closed to student traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Samantha Hines, Library Director, the library will be open as soon […]

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2020

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 […]

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2020

Women sign letters of intent

January 28, 2020 Comments Off on Women sign letters of intent

Women sign letters of intent By Monica Tenneson The Peninsula College Women’s Soccer team had their athletic signing on Friday Jan. 20, 2020, where Kayla Alcott, Sam Oliveira and Halle Nottage were the first female […]

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2020

ESports seeks creating a casual club

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on ESports seeks creating a casual club

Column by Mike Roggenbuck  The Peninsula College Esports Club has found new life. Those interested in joining the Peninsula College Esports Club should reach out to Coach Charlie Morrow or Mike Roggenbuck to receive an […]

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

Young Thespians Take the Big Stage in the Little Theater

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on Young Thespians Take the Big Stage in the Little Theater

                  Story and photos by Emily Matthiessen Five Acre students will be performing the play, “Maria Marevna” in Peninsula College’s Little Theater on March 26 and 27 […]

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 […]

2020
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    Podcast adds another way of storytelling

  • 2020

    Coop Life

  • 2020

    Makah Whaling Decision Imminent

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    2020

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

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    2020

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

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    International Students Recruitment Rebounds

  • 2020

    What’s for Quarantine Dinner

  • 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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    ESports seeks creating a casual club

  • 2020

    Status of Peninsula College Library

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    2020

    Fruitvale Station – Living While Black

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    2020

    Women sign letters of intent

  • 2020

    Diablo Lake, North Cascades, Wash. State

  • 2020

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

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    2020

    COVID-2019 is not the only fatal disease spreading

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Interview with Andrea Motyka

  • 2020

    Enjoying the Port Townsend Film Festival from Home

  • 2020

    Scholarship applications due extended to May 17

  • 2020

    Attack of the comedian

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    2020

    Drama Department Spring Update

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    2020

    Wednesday Jan 20,2020 The Buc

  • 2020

    Journalism Under Attack

  • 2020

    Peninsula College Library celebrates National Poetry Month

  • 2020

    The ASC Candidate Forum Q&A

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    2020

    Fresh start boosts Pirates spirit

  • 2020

    TIDEPOOLS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES 2021 WINNERS

  • 2020

    Award-Winning Poet Tess Gallagher

  • 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

  • 2020

    Movie Review: Borat as Trickster of our Time

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    2020

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

  • 2020

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

  • 2020

    Deborah Espinosa Speaks About Effecting Legal Change for Convicts

  • 2020

    Sequim: Nash’s Farm Stand

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    2020

    Lady Pirates on their way to success !

  • 2020

    COVID-19 update

  • 2020

    “The Outside Story” Review

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    2020

    NWAC basketball tournament suspended

  • 2020

    Buccaneer Newspaper Students Recipients of Multiple Awards

  • 2020

    Webster Scholarship

  • 2020

    Young Thespians Take the Big Stage in the Little Theater

  • 2020

    The Buc goes online for Spring Quarter

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    2020

    The Buccaneer Wednesday February 9, 2020

  • 2020

    Weaver: Connections through time

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    2020

  • 2020

    Josh Wilson of the deli delivered educational materials

  • 2020

    Attention: Deadline coming up for TIDEPOOLS LITERARY MAGAZINE

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    2020

    Destroying Community College Stigma

2019
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    2019

    Moore’s journey

  • 2019

  • 2019

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    Rumble In the Rainforest – April 27

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    2019

    Abortion bill brings opportunities

  • 2019

    Carbon Pirate wins third place

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    2019

    Soccer season unity, losing together, winning together

  • 2019

    FASHIONISTA’s: The show goes on

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    2019

    Award-winning writer reads new poetry based in Pacific Northwest

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    2019

    Buc staff on suicide and what helps in times of crisis

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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

    Immigrant students are safe at PC

  • 2019

    ‘Fashionistas’ narcissist looks into the pool

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    Community shows up for MLK Jr and Hope Memorial

  • 2019

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

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    2019

    Selfishness has created Climate HELL

  • 2019

    Balls of Fury outside the PUB

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    2019

    Campus Voices: What did you do during the blackout?

  • 2019

    Release The Kraken

  • 2019

    ‘Snowmageddon’ hits the Peninsula

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    2019

    Festive pumpkins add spice to Halloween events

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    2019

    Eating contest with music (Pirate Pete Week)

  • 2019

    Player returns after terrorist attack

  • 2019

    Peninsula College takes on equity and inclusion

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    2019

    Briefly

  • 2019

    Andy Hendrickson does comedy

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    2019

    Financial aid director

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    2019

    Elwha rescue brings new revelation

  • 2019

    Campus Life

  • 2019

    Fall ’19 Staff photo

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    2019

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

  • 2019

    Backyard Olympics and Spring Bash loosens students’ stress

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    2019

    Congratulations 2019 President’s Medal recipients

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    2019

    Government shutdown Halts Olympic National Park Recreation & paychecks

  • 2019

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

  • 2019

    How I feel about guns as an intl’ student

  • 2019

    It’s the most magical time of the year!

  • 2019

    Writer in Residence Joe Sacco Interview Pt3

  • 2019

    Coed esports team joins PC Athletic Programs

  • 2019

    Talented Pirates fascinate audience with hidden passions

  • 2019

    New Medical Office Assisting Program begins fall

  • 2019

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

  • 2019

    It was good, definitely not cheap

  • 2019

    Relatable movie for everyone: ‘Abominable’

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    2019

    Pirate Picks: New Year’s Resolutions 2019

  • 2019

    Captains set sail for Division One schools

  • 2019

    Annual Women’s Wave arrives in Port Townsend

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    2019

    Ennis Creek clean up

2018
  • 2018

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

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    2018

    Campus heads brainstorm expansion

  • 2018

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

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    Your hood may determine your future

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    2018

    Washington bill to “bag” the plastic issue

  • 2018

    Talent goes for gold

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    2018

    Athletic awards received by students and staff

  • 2018

    Chew, swallow, chew, swallow

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    2018

    Pirate Picks: Three skills

  • 2018

    Port Townsend welcomes annual film fest

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    2018

    Ugly sweater weather

  • 2018

    DSHS program trains pros

  • 2018

  • 2018

    Student housing on track for fall opening

  • 2018

    Hate crime leaves silence

  • 2018

    Shedding light on the soccer field

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    2018

    Council support student representation

  • 2018

    Free education spurs debate

  • 2018

    Lion’s Park ‘Hope’ Sequoia tree on trial

  • 2018

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

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    Women caged, filled with rage

  • 2018

    A story like mine:’ abuse too familiar

  • 2018

    ‘Strength through unity’

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    Inflatable Joust Tournament

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    2018

    Over the mountains & though the woods

  • 2018

    Everything from sleeping bags to school supplies

  • 2018

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

  • 2018

    Welles rises from the grave, curb-stomps Hollywood

  • 2018

    New Voices Act prohibits censorship of students

  • 2018

    National School Walkout: a quiet morning on the hill

  • 2018

    Activist bears witness

  • 2018

    Pirates begin league play with mixed results

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    2018

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

  • 2018

    Now drivers and pedestrians can tell when hell freezes over

  • 2018

    ‘I Am Not Your Negro’: an American story

  • 2018

    Underdogs over-achieve

  • 2018

    The student government is no longer elected: Why?

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    2018

    Cultures unite through music and dance

  • 2018

    Are judgemental fans satisfied?

  • 2018

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

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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

  • 2018

    Pete’s Week: history & recap

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    2018

    Enrollment falling: new programs considered

  • 2018

    Finding freedom behind bars

  • 2018

    Castro Luna speaks up for the forgotten

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    2018

    Asian problems part II: Education and economics

2017
  • 2017

    Trump rhetoric warming up cold wars

  • 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

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

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    2017

    Mental illness: a personal journey

  • 2017

    ‘Bop to the Top’ with PC Dance Club

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    2017

    President Trump sworn in amidst protests

  • 2017

    Allied Health building opens to nursing students

  • 2017

    Athletes, coaches, department not jumping into controversy

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    King’s Cult Classic Kills

  • 2017

    Coach of the Year Rodriguez leaves big cleats to fill

  • 2017

    Bittersweet justice

  • 2017

    Preparing for the ‘big one’

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    2017

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

  • 2017

    It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt

  • 2017

    Cami Butler

  • 2017

    Allied Health building opening set for Spring in Spring’17

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Hop, skip and a sail away

  • 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

    One Nation, Forever Divided

  • 2017

    Get jazzy with it

  • 2017

    Make porn private again

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    2017

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

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Estate Sale

  • 2017

    Player profile – Sophomore forward Jenise McKnight

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    2017

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

  • 2017

    Pirate Women secure second place in NWAC

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Lady Pirates come up short

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    2017

    Masters Degree at 23

  • 2017

    Hot ‘DAMN.’ wears blue in Bompton

  • 2017

    Playing footie in new cleats

  • 2017

    ‘Sometimes science is more art than science’

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    News ASC representatives selected

  • 2017

    Jalon McCullough

  • 2017

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

  • 2017

    Men’s Soccer halts

  • 2017

    Player profile – Sophomore guard Darrion Daniels

  • 2017

    Classes cancelled due to winter storm

  • 2017

    Pirates fall to Bulldogs

  • 2017

    State’s regrets not to be repeated

  • 2017

    Don’t say we don’t have talent!

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    2017

    Student housing ready to break ground

  • 2017

    Three cheers for Brianna Reeves

  • 2017

    Author’s guidelines to Northwest Coast

  • 2017

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

2016
  • 2016

    Buck finding niche as instructional VP

  • 2016

    College students put under the spell of hypnotist Stubbs

  • 2016

    What is Peninsula College’s role in state government?

  • 2016

    Lady Pirates team proves its passion

  • 2016

    Sixth straight Final Four

  • 2016

    Top six Buccaneer Stories of the decade

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    2016

    ‘Find Your Voice’ play submissions

  • 2016

    Freeman snags top rebounder

  • 2016

    The Bookaneer: ‘The Truth is out there’

  • 2016

    Imani Smith’s game-sealing steal.

  • 2016

    LGBT forum scheduled

  • 2016

    Pirate women reach semi-finals

  • 2016

    Human trafficking takes center stage

  • 2016

    X-Men Apocalypse Review

  • 2016

    Peninsula’s Got Talent; Movin’ on up!

  • 2016

    ‘Failo 5’: Hunt for the story

  • 2016

    PUB set to be smacked with new table tennis court

  • 2016

    Anderson’s recruiting strategy still working as Pirate women restock

  • 2016

    Students make long journey to Denver and back for drama competition

  • 2016

    ASL events slated on campus

  • 2016

    Gender inequality on and off the field

  • 2016

    Filharmonics sing for students

  • 2016

    Pirate women back in the championship game

  • 2016

    Raising awareness about sexual assault

  • 2016

    Campus Voices: What is your favorite Northwest icon?

  • 2016

    Cast your vote – Opinion/Editorial

  • 2016

    Richards places 8th

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    ASC officers announced

  • 2016

    Singer-songwriter shines at Juan De Fuca Fest

  • 2016

    Gym equipment upgrade – Through a yet-to-be-determined funding source

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    ‘Purple Heart’ parking pushes Peninsula to preeminence

  • 2016

    Will seven samurai save the village?

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Pirate Casino Night fundraiser a resounding success

  • 2016

    Sponsorship bears educational fruit

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Chris Reis drains left-handed buzzer-beating layup

  • 2016

    Sequim native takes reins of Nursing Program

  • 2016

    Level 3 sex offender enrolled at Peninsula

  • 2016

    Students celebrate cultural diversity in PUB

  • 2016

    Journalism students’ Olympian journey

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    2016

  • 2016

    Ross reigns supreme

  • 2016

    President pummels and parries Pirate Pete

  • 2016

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

  • 2016

    Lady Pirates stifle Everett with potent defense

  • 2016

    Pirate Women rout Whatcom, Everett

  • 2016

    Reload, not a rebuild for men’s soccer

2015
  • 2015

    Celebrating Building 202

  • 2015

    An inside perspective on Seattle May Day 2015

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    Elwha restoration project: Seeking volunteers

  • 2015

    Pirate men thwart Warriors upset bid

  • 2015

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

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Transportation fee to be decided June 11

  • 2015

    PC alumna helps children at Olympic Medical Center

  • 2015

    Allied Health Building Moving Forward

  • 2015

    Candidates questioned for ASC

  • 2015

    Health Fair on its way

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    ASC elects new officers for 2015-2016

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    In memory of Peninsula College student Catherine Montantes

  • 2015

    Pirate men drown Dolphies with dastardly defence

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    On the record

  • 2015

    CAMPUS VOICES – How would you feel about arming campus security and/or faculty to protect students in the case of an active shooter?

  • Photo by Jasin Boland
    2015

    ‘San Andreas’ brings destruction, but shows its faults

  • 2015

    The Interview

  • 2015

    All Academic Team Selected

  • 2015

    Men’s basketball finds strength in unity

  • 2015

    Lady Pirates silence shoreline; notch 12th shutout

  • 2015

    Boogie-woogie all the way

  • 2015

    Let there be advice…

  • 2015

    Men claim third at NWAC

  • 2015

    A Tidepools 2015 Sneak Peek

  • 2015

    BulletProof Film Highlights Disabled Community

  • 2015

    Port Angeles welcomes all genders to Esprit Week

  • 2015

    Makah elder documents tribal life in Longhouse exhibition

  • 2015

    Pirate women’s basketball bounces competition

  • 2015

    A tale of two season for Lady Pirates

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Anderson and Pirate women restock with star talent

  • 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

    Washington State TRIO celebrates anniversary on campus

  • 2015

    Campus safe but situational awareness encouraged

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

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

  • 2015

    Makah slam poet returns from abroad

  • 2015

    VPI candidate gains VIP status

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    Men’s basketball team pursues local talent

  • Buccaneer Online News
    2015

    VPI search to continue

  • 2015

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

  • 2015

    An unusual and unaccustomed occurrence

  • 2015

    Leonard Nimoy dead at 83

  • 2015

    Beauty runs deep in Princess Angeline

  • 2015

    A whale of a tail

  • 2015

    Pirates loot NWAC treasure chest

  • 2015

    Pirate women swashbuckle into history at NWAC

  • 2015

    Letter to the Editor – Crystal Tack, ND, LAc: Let’s put an end to fluoridation in Port Angeles – Oct. 13, 2015

  • 2015

    Pirate Golf Tourney takes lift, boosts athletic funding

  • 2015

    UW joins PC with longhouse on campus

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