Puget Sound has been sending a newsletter to alumni since 1929, though back then it was typewritten and copied on a mimeograph machine. The masthead said, "Issued Quarterly (we hope)." The name Arches dates to fall 1973, making 2023 our 50th birthday. Early versions of Arches were newspaper-like; the full-color magazine debuted in 2000. Here’s a sampling of Arches covers from the past 50 years.
Alumni, Arches
June 1976
December 1976. Among the news inside: “a new FM stereo station.”
January 1980
May 1980
Fall 1983
March 1993
Spring 1997
Winter 2002
Summer 2002
The Summer 2004 issue celebrated the inauguration of Ron Thomas as president.
Summer 2011
Spring 2012. A one-time-only cover treatment in conjunction with a feature on Archives & Special Collections.
Winter 2013, marking the university’s 125th birthday.
Roger Dahl ’75 contributed the cover illustration for the Spring 2015 issue.
Summer 2015.
Spring 2016 noted the retirement of President Ron Thomas …
… and Autumn 2016 marked the arrival of a new president: Isiaah Crawford.
Winter 2021, featuring up-and-coming R&B talent Eric Mercer ’10, AKA Blakk Soul.
Spring 2022: a celebration of campus trees.
Winter 2023, featuring Olympic gold medalist Gretchen Kunigk Fraser ’41.
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