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, worth all the time and sweat, even when you lie awake at night thinking about it.” Read Previous A summer job that doesn’t suck Read Next Basketball adventure COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and

boat, is to follow the stern, or first seat, under the direction of the coxswain, who sits in the back and doesn’t row. “It’s hard,” Rystrom admits. “There’s about 20 different tiny motions that go into each stroke that you’re kind of thinking about.” Practice is hard, and getting up before most of your peers and practicing for two hours, six times a week isn’t easy, but being a part of this team and this sport makes it worth the while for Rystrom and his teammate Nikki Fast ’13. “The whole team

. Initially I was thinking it will be great to paint a mural there.” As the dialogue went further, her idea grew: Instead of painting a wall on the PLU campus—out of sight of most community members—it was suggested that the mural should be painted in a more visible location. Last October, Refaei proposed this idea to the Parkland community. The project was a hit, and not just with the Parkland community: On April 18, the Pierce County Arts Commission awarded the project a $1,500 Small Arts grant. The

new kind of story … of a remarkable group of women who dared to dream of new possibilities for themselves and their country. Director Fruchtman said, “By making Sweet Dreams, we wanted to cast a light on a visionary grassroots initiative. Both the drumming and ice-cream projects embody the idea that Rwandans need not only the means to survive, but also the means to live … ways to reconnect with joy, hope and previously unimagined possibilities. Both demonstrate the power of thinking outside the

major artists to campus. He also helped further build PLU’s musical ensembles, such as Choir of the West, and establish Tacoma Opera’s hosting the first opera, Die Fledermaus, performed at PLU’s Eastvold Auditorium over fifty years ago. “As a dean I’m a promoter, an entrepreneur,” Dick told the News Tribune in 1987. “I spend a lot of time thinking not only about how we can reach our students more effectively, but how to play to a larger audience, the one beyond campus.” Dick stepped into retirement

their parents and older brother Davis. Davis, who lives in Auburn and is training to be a pilot, also makes the 30-minute drive for movie nights with Jackson and Sydney.    While some young adults see college as a time to break free from family roles and expectations, others may find more meaning in attending school alongside a sibling. The two have a great relationship. “Thinking about it now, any other way wouldn’t have felt right,” Jackson says. “I get homesick sometimes, but when I’m leaving the

music program to include children in junior primary (grades K-3), she initially felt daunted at the prospect. She had taught in classrooms for less than a year. Yet she remembers thinking, “You know what? If they want this, what’s stopping me from achieving my goal as a music educator, which is access for all? I will take on this opportunity with as much grace as I can.”  As an avid traveler—she has visited ten countries in 24 years—Delos Reyes chose PLU because of study away opportunities like the