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China. The funding will also support scholarships for PLU students who study in China and for public programming on China in the South Sound. “We hope to increase the number of PLU faculty and local area teachers who have expertise on China and who develop research and curricula on China,” Youtz said. “We will also develop new school exchanges between high schools in the area and Chinese high schools and strengthen the understanding of Chinese language, culture and strategic importance in the modern

the next 20 years at a cost of £20 billion. Trident’s opponents point out that other countries have either ended their own nuclear weapons programs (Brazil and South Africa), or removed other countries’ nuclear weapons from their soil (Canada and the Ukraine), without either jeopardizing their own security or destabilizing the international balance of power. Bottom Line: Britain would be no less secure if it were to phase out its nuclear weapons. Peter Grosvenor Associate Professor of Political

PLU community members help welcome Hōkūle‘a to Tacoma Posted by: Zach Powers / August 31, 2023 Image: PLU students, staff and alumni at Foss Waterway Seaport to welcome the Hōkūle‘a to Tacoma. (Photos by PLU/Emma Stafki ’24) August 31, 2023 A group of PLU students, staff and alumni joined the Puyallup Tribe, members of the South Sound's Hawaiian/Polynesian community, and other locals at a gathering welcoming the Hōkūle‘a to Tacoma yesterday.A 62-foot-long traditional voyaging canoe operated by

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the overthrow of apartheid in South Africa to the civil rights movement in the United States; all these efforts began through the acts of ordinary people, he noted. Sometimes spectacular acts are called for, as in the story of Moses, but other times, great events begin with simple actions, such as a tired Rosa Parks deciding to stay “and refusing to move” on a bus. Tutu was the keynote speaker in the event that included performances by the PLUtonic and Hermonic a cappella groups, as well as songs

Lutes Lead Local ‘40 Under 40’ List Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 6, 2015 Image: The five Lutes honored on the Business Examiner’s ’40 Under 40′ list, from left: Rachel Young ’06, ’13; Zach Powers ’10; , Molly Hill ’05; Mary Holste ’00; and Matthew Simon ’03. (Photo: Holly Powers) August 6, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2015)—Every year, the Business Examiner selects outstanding South Sound business and community leaders for its prestigious

interest due to a large Korean population in the South Sound. Hanna Park '20, second from left, helps with a STARTALK teacher's lesson plan on Aug. 10. The class learned — all in Korean — how to make kimbap, a sort of Korean sushi roll. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) The federal funding covers everything except the $40 registration fee — which amounts to about $5,000 per participant, Yaden said. Current teachers or teachers in training who participated this year came to campus from as far north as

the most intimidating as well,” she says.  “The real value in those discussions is in the realization people get that they’re not alone in their concern over issues of race and their uncertainty over what to do about it — with their families, at work, in their communities.” After the breakout groups, the larger group reconvenes and attendees share a bit about what was discussed. Gledhill, who directs an initiative called the South Sound Antiracist Project, serves as a facilitator of breakout

, Lindhartsen had the opportunity to intern at an all-ages concert hall in South Tacoma called Real Art Tacoma, where he helped book and promote shows. The internship was put on hold when the pandemic hit. Lindhartsen graduated during the pandemic unsure of when he would be able to put his degree to work.  Eventually, venues began to open back up, including Real Art Tacoma. The nonprofit needed help with venue management and offered Lindhartsen a job helping book, promote, and manage logistics for the small

ropes to cooking. More the ground to the plate,” Swenson said. “There’s a balance that has to be reached, especially when you start talking to smaller farms.” A student worker serves up a bowl of pasta during dinner in the University Commons. Foraging for food While Dining Services staffers cook about 1,800 meals a day, it’s not until many students move off campus or into South Hall that they realize how hard cooking really is. Even those with the most ambitious intentions struggle to find time to