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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 […]

Port Angeles Food Bank remains open

May 2, 2020 Comments Off

By Jamila Lopez Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Port Angeles Food Bank is open and operating a drive-thru and walk-up distribution open to all Clallam County residents. At this time, you do not need to […]

Interview with Andrea Motyka

June 22, 2020 Comments Off

By Emily Matthiessen At the Buccaneer we are interested in how Peninsula College faculty are responding to the changes COVID-19 has necessitated. Recently, Professor Andrea Motyka participated in an interview on the subject of mathematics. […]

Destroying Community College Stigma

March 7, 2020 Comments Off

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 […]

“The Outside Story” Review

November 25, 2020 Comments Off

By Emily Matthiessen Another film my family was able to watch in the Port Townsend Film Festival https://www.ptfilmfest.com/Festivals/Virtual-Festival.html : “The Outside Story” (2020), directed by Casimir Nozkowski, is a gentle tale about a voluntarily housebound […]

Fresh start boosts Pirates spirit

February 21, 2020 Comments Off

Fresh start boosts Pirates spirit By Halle Nottage One of the most complicated phenomena that Junior College athletics programs face is the fact that they must rebuild their teams each year. Half the team moves […]