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NEWS Check out the latest campus, local, national, and international news at MAST MEDIATHE MAST The Mast is PLU’s student-run newspaper. It was first printed in 1924 under the name The Mooring Mast. The unusual name of the newspaper came from the USS Shenandoah, a U.S. Navy airship. In nearby Fort Lewis there was a large mooring structure for the airship and the students derived the name from this in honor of the famed ship. CONTACT US Send a direct message. We read your message everyday, so

Annual Wild Hope AwardThe Center’s mission to gather people to promote human and ecological flourishing leads us each year to highlight an alumnus, alumna, or friend of the university who exemplifies this mission.Tono Sablan (2024 Winner) Tono Sablan (PLU 2018) is the executive director for the Blue Zones Project in Parkland and Spanaway.Rick Steves (2023 Winner) Rick Steves is an American travel writer and leader in social assistance to those struggling with poverty; view his presentation

protection, good wealth, and to bring luck to the family. Bateba Ti Bala are called unusual or extraordinary bateba because they have much more specific uses and often have much more detail. The subcategories for these are thil dorka and betise. Thil dorka have two heads that represent a deity with the ability to see in several directions at once, making them very dangerous and powerful. Betise depict a man and woman mating and they help men find a wife and help women avoid sterility. Bateba yadawora are

Learn More: Yaka Ndeemba MaskAfter a long history of forced migration and union with other groups, the Yaka have been an independent society since the 19th century.  Living in the northern Congo, the Yaka are primarily hunters, although they also practice small scale farming.  The tight-knit social system of the Yaka consists of a chief and his second in command who delegates to lineage chiefs.  The Yaka are known for their masks, sculpture, and decorative everyday objects.  Also, the

Learn More: Mende Sowei Mask 1The sowei mask is one of the most important and recognizable symbols in the ceremonies of the Mende people. The Mende are one of the largest groups in Sierra Leone. There are two separate societies within the Mende: the Poro (the men’s society) and the Sande (the women’s society). Both of these societies prepare and train young Mende people to be initiated into adulthood, but the Sande specifically teach girls the necessary skills to prepare them for becoming

Learn More: Mende Sowei Mask 2The sowei mask is one of the most important and recognizable symbols in the ceremonies of the Mende people. The Mende are one of the largest groups in Sierra Leone. There are two separate societies within the Mende: the Poro (the men’s society) and the Sande (the women’s society). Both of these societies prepare and train young Mende people to be initiated into adulthood, but the Sande specifically teach girls the necessary skills to prepare them for becoming

Learn More: Mende Sowei Mask 3The sowei mask is one of the most important and recognizable symbols in the ceremonies of the Mende people. The Mende are one of the largest groups in Sierra Leone. There are two separate societies within the Mende: the Poro (the men’s society) and the Sande (the women’s society). Both of these societies prepare and train young Mende people to be initiated into adulthood, but the Sande specifically teach girls the necessary skills to prepare them for becoming