Rainbow Center Presents: Queer Prom
Rainbow Center Presents: Queer Prom The Rainbow Center Presents, Queer Prom at 6 p.m., April 21, in the CK of the UC. The prom is open to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and allied youth ages 14-24. There is a $2 suggested donation. For more…
H2O Project
H2O Project Beginning Wednesday, April 11 a group of PLU students from various campus organizations – including Campus Ministry, Sustainability, G.R.E.A.N., and the Wang Center – are launching the H2O Project. From April 11 until Earth Day April 22, students are taking the H2O challenge…
PLU receives grant from Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council
PLU receives grant from Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council The Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council awarded PLU a $1,200 to help fund the habitat restoration efforts in the Fred L. Tobiason Outdoor Learning Center. In the past three years, more than $20,000 has been secured for the…
PLU performers hit the stage for the Titanic Centennial
PLU performers hit the stage for the Titanic Centennial Members of PLU’s Choral Union and a few members of University Chorale and Choir of the West and some recent alumni will perform in the 5th Avenue Theatre’s Titanic Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15.…
Commute Survey coming to all faculty and staff
Commute Survey coming to all faculty and staff We need your help in the upcoming Commute survey. Your participation will help us make educated decisions about changes to our commute program. Also, as a major employer in Pierce County, we are required by Washington State…
PLU prof works with USA Hockey team
PLU prof works with USA Hockey team When she’s not in the classroom, PLU Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology Colleen Hacker , is on the field helping national teams and professional and Olympic athletes mentally prepare for competition. This week, Hacker will be in…
Philosophy Lecture: ‘Ruined by Talking’
Philosophy Lecture: ‘Ruined by Talking’ The Spring Philosophy Lecture “Ruined by Talking: Kieregaard on Language, Nature, and Communications” will take place at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 24 in Morken 103. Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sergia Hay will give the address. The lecture will exam…
Film Festival Series: “Most People Live in China”
Film Festival Series: Most People Live in China The Department of Language & Literatures Film Festival Series 2011-2012 presents: Most People Live in China (Norway, 2002) at 5 p.m. Friday, April 13 in Ingram 100. Folk Flest Bor I Kina (Most People Live in China)…
PLU MFA Program presents Alaskan writers at Richard Hugo House
PLU MFA Program presents Alaskan writers at Richard Hugo House Four writers from Alaska, including Peggy Shumaker, the Alaska State Writer Laureate, will read from their new books at 7 p.m., Monday, April 9, at Richard Hugo House : 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, Wash. The event…
PLU prof’s book wins ChLA Book Award
PLU prof’s book wins ChLA Book Award Suspended Animation: Children’s Picture Books and the Fairy Tales of Modernity , has received the Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) Book Award for books published in 2010. The book was written by Nathalie op de Beeck, PLU associate professor…
Tearing Down the Studio
Artist Zhong Biao works on a canvas in his studio in the Blackbridge Art Village. The studio, along with that of 400 others, is slated to be torn down by the Chinese government. (Photo courtesy Paul Manfredi) Tearing Down the Studio By Chris Albert In…
Hebrew Idol takes it to the next level
Last year’s Hebrew Idol finale included a Red Carpet entrance and a student MC. This year, the event is moving to a bigger venue – the CK in the UC. (Photo by Theodore Charles ’12) Hebrew Idol takes it to the next level By Chris…