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October 12, 2012 This past summer, Nathan Page ’13, left, worked on Mt. Rainier conducting research on glaciers. Each week, the group spent two nights on Mt. Rainier, hiking anywhere from three to 15 miles to their research area, collecting a sample before bed, then getting up at 3 a.m. to take water samples, and begin the hike to another glacier for more samples before turning in for the night. Nathan Page ’13 – I never thought I’d spend my summer on Mt. Rainier with my prof By Katie Scaff ’13

newspaper – The Mast, a member of ski club and someone who was always there to pick those up who needed it. One year Brian led a group of cadets in the National Ranger Challenge competition and they won. “There were several parents who came up to us who said their kids could not have made it through ROTC without Brian,” Mary said. “He could get people to do things that they didn’t think they could possibly do.” Paul said, he thought some of what made Brian who he was, started as a young boy. He was

Conference in Vancouver, B.C., on March 17. (Photo: TED) Outstanding in Her Very Own Field In remission and back at PLU, Hunt did her Classical Studies Capstone on ancient perceptions of cancer in literary texts. “Nobody’s ever written about it, but it’s definitely there,” she said. “Hippocrates talks about cancer; a lot of ancient Greek, Romans and Egyptians talk about cancer. It’s flabbergasting no one had looked into it further.” After graduation, Hunt moved on to graduate school at Durham University

members of the group, as they discussed school, life, challenges and triumphs. To learn more about the Student Neurodiversity Club, I interviewed the current SNC president, Ryan Browne. Ryan is a senior majoring in Communications at PLU. What does it mean to be neurodivergent?  Just a difference in brain chemistry for the most part. We were born or had an experience that caused our brains to start working slightly differently than others. What is the Student Neurodiversity Club? The Student

September 23, 2012 International students experience the wonders of the Puyallup Fair with “Heart Stoppingly Good” food. (Photos by Jesse Major ’14) International students eat up American culture By Katie Scaff ’13 With all the exhibits, animals, rides and fried foods, there’s no one way to “do the Puyallup.” This was apparent from the time a group of international students walked through the gates at the fair Saturday morning. Some, daunted by the sheer size of the fair, grabbed programs with

media members and advisors nationwide. For five days, we each got to delight in the two “conferencing” perks: education and adventure. Our PLU group attended conference sessions geared toward fine-tuning our skills and inspiring our creativity. Students, advisors and professionals from all over facilitated conversations on everything from copy editing and design to critical reporting and journalistic ethics.Mast MediaLearn more about student media at PLUOutside the sessions, each of us conversed

minority, tribal and veteran students. It will cement partnerships with local providers such as CHI Franciscan Health, Providence Medical Group, Sea Mar Community Health Centers and Northwest Integrated Health to allow three-month student training placements in underserved clinics, expanding health care there. The grant will also deepen the nursing curriculum to better train students to care for underserved and low-income patients. The effects will reverberate through the region and beyond, and

played with our kids,’” he said. After seeing his family off, Wilkens didn’t leave his home for three weeks due to curfew laws. Once he could finally move about and received passes from the Hutu extremists now in power, Wilkens drove around to see what he could do. He found 400 children at the Gisimba Orphanage desperate for water and began scavenging supplies for the group. One day, Wilkins arrived with barrels of water to find 50 militia surrounding the orphanage, intent on killing the children

, butter, stuffing and even cooking items such as foil pans. After collecting all the items, baskets are assembled and donated to local agencies to distribute the food, or club members pass out the baskets door to door. Each nursing cohort also may add additional items, such as gingerbread houses or cinnamon rolls. “Everyone in that group wants to contribute,” August Mendoza ’18, president of Delta Iota Chi, said. “It makes you feel good.” Thanksgiving Basket DriveVisit Delta Iota Chi's website for

  Honors Club president.  In an effort to streamline this messaging and provide clarity to the student body, a group of PLU students — representing the Phi Alpha Honor Society in Social Work, Psi Chi Honor Society in Psychology, and the Psychology Club — put their heads together to come up with a way to get these resources into the hands of those who need it.  “The majority of my college experience has been online,” said Beck. “We looked at the outcomes of (the pandemic) and the effects it has had on