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rife with diseases of all sorts. Whether British troops heading for the front were infected with the flu by Camp Funston Americans or whether they picked up a different strain of virus, or both, the H1N1 virus first exploded on the British front, crossed easily through German lines, and rapidly felled soldiers up and down the front. Concurrently, flu also overran Spain and then spread throughout Europe. In this first wave, millions suffered, but comparatively few died. That was about to change
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this sort of group for people like me.” All of the students agreed they were glad to experience inauguration and the protests. “I wouldn’t have wanted to experience that on my own,” Courtney said. “I’m also glad you two were there with us (motioning toward Sill and Schleeter) because it helped me stay calm and level-headed.” Many students could already describe how their experience in D.C. would impact their lives, even with a week and a half left in the course. “This trip has really motivated me
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who is different from you. Someone of a different race, someone of a different religion, gender, even generation, just someone different from you, who you may even hold a bias toward, show an act of love to them …” as Alana said, “we want to change people’s hearts, and that’s how we intend on doing it, by getting the masses to participate in love.” Thanks to the help and sponsorship of PLU, Bethlehem Baptist Church, St Marks’s by the Narrows Lutheran Church, and a host of others, Tacoma became the
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clear sky and sun. We arrived intact albeit expectedly tired our first night. After a quick lunch provided in our hotel, we managed to climb back aboard our coach for a tour of the city (in an only mildly glazed-over fashion). Some good first/second night’s rest with the time change and we’re off to St. Giles’ tomorrow for our first UK performance. May 28thThe first UK performance today, at St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh was fantastic. Choir of the West shared a rehearsal and performance
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, quin-what?’ Katye Griswold’s ’13 perspective on food drastically changed after reading a diet book written by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin during her sophomore year. More On the opposite end of the college food spectrum, is psychology major Katye Griswold ’13, who has also lived off campus for more than a year. She’s arguably one of the more ambitious aspiring chefs among her peers. “I have a go to meal for like a month and then I change it,” Griswold said. “Sometimes it’s pasta with whatever I
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all I ever heard,” he recalls. “It felt very limited.” The discount rate is, in layperson terms, the estimated discount it will take to get a student to enroll at a given university. Traditionally, the higher a student’s GPA, test scores, and overall application, the higher the discount rate they would be offered – knowing that other institutions are also offering a competitive aid and scholarship package to that student. “The problem is it doesn’t consider any of the student impact or outcomes
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between their experience and broader societal discourse. “I want to change the way we view stories and marginalized people,” Thames said. The Curl IssueFor her capstone project, Brooke Thames built a website that aimed to ``foster conversation about the relationships between Black edges, Black excellence, and Black acceptance.``“PLU has helped me find and solidify that purpose to touch the world positively.” As Thames reflects on her time at PLU, a wave of conflicting emotions emerge. “I am ready to
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this career path.” Finally, an opportunity broke his way, and he landed a cellist position on an eight-month national tour of “Spring Awakening” in 2012. Huertas had fostered relationships with Seattle Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Jerry Manning, but Manning didn’t learn about his cello virtuosity until he went on tour. Already a fan of Huertas’ stage presence and comedic acting, Manning had an idea that would change the trajectory of Huertas’ life and career. Manning commissioned Huertas to
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small groups in which the quieter students feel more comfortable and may participate more freely, but the dynamics are once again significantly altered by the presence or absence of men. Men dominate small groups even more effectively than the class as a whole; small group projects usually reflect male interests, and the women almost always defer to male leadership. A significant problem in foreign language classes is the issue of authority for women teachers. Nurturing behavior is almost
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” (257).The boundaries between animals and humans are changing. The frontier is porous and the implications for our relationships with animals are great. There is much in the academy we can do on behalf of animals. I hope this new interest in animal studies reflects a concern for the lives of real animals. We need a change in our attitudes toward animals, so that they are not so easily dismissed and forgotten, even as we speak and write about them. Animals are not only texts that we produce. We need
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