Arches Spring 2023 cover

 

 

Arches is the alumni magazine of Puget Sound, serving more than 40,000 Loggers worldwide. 

Guided by the intellectually curious and humanist values of the liberal arts, Arches strives to capture and convey the ethos of the college through stories that are relevant to the times we are living in and that amplify the voices and experiences of Loggers in an effort to foster understanding and fuel connection within our community and beyond.

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To the Heights

Bella Rodriguez '24

Bella Rodriguez ’24 has uncovered the history of 1960s Cuban refugees in the Pacific Northwest.

An Untold Story
Prof. Laura Krughoff
Q&A

Laura Krughoff talks about her fiction writing, her dual role as an educator and an administrator, and swimming in Puget Sound.

Writer, Teacher, Catalyst
Mooney, working with Prof. Joel Elliott

For Megan Mooney ’23, spending time in the muck next to the Puget Sound led to finding an important new parasite.

Getting Slimy for Research
Stage and screen star Rita Moreno visits campus to give the Pierce Lecture.

Stage and screen star Rita Moreno visits campus to give the Pierce Lecture.

Tales from a Legend
Faithlina Abeshima

Faithlina Abeshima '16 shares how to stay safe online.

How to Stay Safe Online
Brett Kolb ’23

In his first season on the Puget Sound swimming team, Brett Kolb ’23 qualified for nationals. Then his health took an ominous turn. 

Brett's Story

Always a Logger

W. Houston Dougharty '83

W. Houston Dougharty, this year’s Professional Achievement Award recipient, has spent four decades working with college students.

Czarina Ramsey '02

While she has helped create change at multiple institutions, Czarina Ramsey '02 is proudest of what she accomplished at her alma mater.

Bob Rosner '80

Bob Rosner ’80 was a best-selling author and syndicated columnist when he heard a fact so shocking that it changed his career: Every 14.5 seconds, a child dies of a water-borne illness.

Alex Kaufman '17

On the verge of starting a Ph.D. in physics, Alex Kaufman ’17 ditched it to launch Bone Dry Comedy. The goal: to steer more comedians—some with TV credits, others with 100K+ Instagram followers—to theaters, taprooms, record shops, and VFW posts across Montana.

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