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T o p F i v e T h i n g s

1. Date Night

Legendary trombone player Delfeayo Marsalis joins Puget Sound’s Jazz Orchestra for a Valentine’s Day performance in Schneebeck Concert Hall.

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2. In the Wake of 1619

The Department of African American Studies will host a series of events in honor of Black History Month to consider and question the imperatives of "wake work."

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3. Start Me Up

From creating zero-waste bags and rainproof notebooks to developing cryptocurrencies and gluten-free brownies, meet seven Logger entrepreneurs who are blazing new paths.

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4. Saving God From Religion

Christian minister, peace activist, philosophy professor, and writer on progressive Christianity and Western society, Robin Meyers will deliver the spring Swope Lecture.

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5. Music With Friends

Seattle Refined featured Logger musician Steven Aliment ’79, P’10, P’12 as the artist of the week, chatting with him about his songwriting process, inspiration, and more.

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P e o p l e o f P u g e t S o u n d

Support System
As Puget Sound’s chaplain, Dave Wright ’96 provides spiritual and social support for all students, regardless of their belief systems. This year, he helped launch a new initiative called Taking Time, which provides space for spiritual and secular reflection. On the first Monday of each month, Dave gathers with students to identify places of loss and grief, as well as things for which to be grateful. He urges students to “take time to pause and breathe.”

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HACKS & CHOPS Cold War Exiles and the CIA, a new book by Professor of History Benjamin Tromly (Oxford University Press, 2019), draws on recently declassified and previously untapped sources to examine how the CIA’s Russian operations became entangled with the internal struggles of Russia and the espionage wars of the Cold War.

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I n s i d e S c o o p

The Mountain’s Calling
Catch the weekly Mountain Shuttle to Crystal Mountain Resort, operated by Puget Sound Outdoors, and get all the benefits of fresh powder and killer views of Mount Rainier—without the hassle of driving, parking, or paying for gas. The shuttle departs from The Expeditionary Saturdays, at 6:30 a.m. Reserve your spot for $5 at The Expy.

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D i d Y o u K n o w ?

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Aloha, Logger Swimmers
It's about 2,660 miles from Tacoma to Honolulu. Or, if you’re a Logger swimmer, the equivalent of about 187,264 laps in Wallace Pool. Fortunately, when student-athletes on the men’s and women’s swim teams traveled to the Aloha State for their annual winter training camp, they flew.

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U p c o m i n g E v e n t s

Feb. 10
Daedalus Dinner Lecture: “Trash Talk: Using Geochemistry to Quantify Human Food Sources in the Diets of Urban Wildlife in Tacoma and Seattle,” Kena Fox-Dobbs, geology and environmental policy and decision making

Feb. 13
Night at the Museum: Darwin’s 211th Birthday Bash!

Feb. 14
Logger Basketball vs. Lewis & Clark

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P u g e t S o u n d i n P i c t u r e s

A member of the Harry Partch Ensemble sets up for a performance in Schneebeck Concert Hall

BEWITCHED Performer and musician Sarah Kolat stages cloud chamber bowls in preparation for her performance as The Witch in the closing concert of last week's campus residency by the Harry Partch Ensemble. The ensemble performs exclusively on the original, one-of-a-kind instrument sculptures created by musical visionary Harry Partch.

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