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healthy.” Taiwo said the change was hard but brought her closer to who she really wanted to be. Hambrick said her personal background with body policing in the workplace also drew her to the topic. “I came from a place, being here at PLU, with people telling me that my hair had to look a certain way, my earrings had to be a certain size, I had to cover my tattoos, maybe I shouldn’t have a nose ring,” Hambrick said. “If that’s our experience, then what are the experiences of students at a predominantly

labored. The nursing students work quickly but carefully — this is a dangerous situation. Outside the room, fellow students and an instructor watch behind a one-way mirror and on a livestream. The students miss a step and their instructor asks the simulation technician to increase the patient’s breathing. The technician dials in the corrective change and Jillian, a state-of-the-art manikin, begins to breathe easier. The exercise unfolds in one of the two simulation suites inside the PLU School of

, is not divine, it is not naturally like this. It has a story, a history. A reason. Once you understand that, then you can begin to change things, and hopefully make them better. HS: Why study language? RC: First of all, I think that one of the problems in the United States is that people don’t want to learn other languages. Most people don’t know other languages. I grew up in Mexico and you had to learn English. You just had to, for a variety of reasons, some good some not-so-good. And in other

this viewpoint where you can go see the Alhambra. It was such a lovely place to go for sunset – there are street musicians there, and local artists with their work set up, and you can just chill and watch the sunset, and then grab some tapas afterward.  My favorite tapas place served this little hamburger. I know it sounds silly, but it’s really hard to find burgers in Spain, so that was one place that was really good. Moments of impact: I had a lot of personal growth in my time in Spain. Being

making a silent statement of presence and support prior to Take Back the Night. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Red Square. Thursday, April 30: Take Back the Night. This event aims to shed light on the prevalence and impact of sexual assault through a march and rally followed by a speak-out by those impacted by sexual assault. 5 p.m., Red Square. MAY Thursday, May 14: Lincoln, Douglas and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate. The capacity to master multiple perspectives is a central tenet of contemporary

by Faculty Assembly. *Note: All comments are moderated How does student-faculty ratio impact our philosophy of enrollment?The idea of the philosophy of enrollment is to establish the size of institution that we want. The task then is to ensure that we have the people and facilities needed to support the student body. Our habit over decades has been to follow a boom-and-bust cycle, which puts tremendous stress on the institution to manage. I think we’ll be much better off if we can have a steady

graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in graphic design. In September, she’ll move to London and begin studying for her master’s at the Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design. She already has her own clothing line, “Hooga Wear,” and studied away five times during the course of her college education. None of these accomplishments were supposed to happen. At the age of 14, Dawson suffered a traumatic brain injury during a head-to-head collision on the basketball court. The impact dislocated two ribs and

really want to see change in our attitude,” he said. It’s ridiculous.” Keller says that to tackle an issue as large as sexual assault, we all need to come together. “We are teammates in this fight,” he said. “We can only get better by teaming up with folks.” Jen Thomas, Associate Athletic Director At the beginning of November, the volleyball team hosted a soft kickoff of the It’s On Us campaign during a game against the University of Puget Sound. The volleyball team wore shirts that the Student

for her; I really pushed myself to take care with each of the creative projects I sent her. The story that eventually became Sex & Violence, and my creative thesis, was sort of born out of a kind of guilty side project, to be honest. I read a lot of YA, because I teach teenagers and they’re always giving me book recommendations. But I was making myself read other titles for the program that I deemed much more “scholarly” in order to make up for my lack of a formal degree in English. Which is sort

during the two hottest months of the entire summer… it was well into the 90s in an un-airconditioned church every time we recorded. We joked that perhaps we would change the name of our group to the “Ninety-Degree Brass.” Why should people grab a copy? It’s a great recording of great music.  Bach’s music needs no introduction to most people, but it’s unusual to hear Bach on a CD of  modern music for Brass Quintet.  It’s an unusual juxtaposition, but one that works really well I think, and one that