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Take a peak inside Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Posted by: mhines / April 22, 2024 April 22, 2024 Follow Professor Egge’s biology class as they reconstruct a massive gray whale skeleton in a new Rieke Science Center classroom as part of BIOL 352: Comparative Anatomy.In BIOL 352, you take an evolutionary approach to understanding the complexities of vertebrate morphology. Through hands-on examination and dissection of preserved animal organs and cadavers (yes, including humans), we uncover the

Alum combines passion for art and community with Tacoma Creates Posted by: vcraker / August 5, 2022 August 5, 2022 Clarissa Gines was one of the first students to graduate with PLU’s art history undergraduate degree in 2012. It wasn’t easy—she had a child during her senior year, and juggled parenthood with schoolwork and an internship at a Seattle-based art gallery. She then worked as a gallery assistant, Museum of Glass associate, and gallery exhibitions manager for the next seven years. All

proactive as opposed to reactive.” Jacynda Woodman-Ross, Advocacy Intern at the Women’s Center and member of the class of 2017, said this campaign is important to create a safe community. Last year, when Woodman-Ross first came to college, her mom gave her pepper spray. “I don’t really want that to be the common culture on college campuses—especially not at PLU,” she said. “I love PLU.” She also said that as a community we all could do better. “[People need to] understand that it is on us to end sexual

print collection outside of the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway. Hear directly from her at 2 pm on Sunday, April 10 as she shares stories about her expeditions into the landscapes and history of this complex artist. Enjoy a reception following the talk. Cost: $5 member/student with ID, $10 general. Tickets available at www.TacomaArtMuseum.org/Events. Printmaking with Craig Cornwall, Saturday, April 16, 12 – 4 pm, Location: TAM Inspired by Munch’s experimental and prolific printmaking career, join

camera, which would capture the water column pulled by the sandpaper “tongue.” Hubbard’s team also spent hours studying videos of cats, dogs and tigers slurping, as well as taking a trek to the Point Defiance Zoo to check out a real tiger (from a safe distance) drinking water. The three-member capstone team sought to determine the point at which the size and roughness of a tongue affect the amount of water an animal can pull up efficiently. The answer: about the size and roughness of a Sumatran

first arrived at Neah Bay, they went on a self-guided tour of the museum. It was interesting, but a canoe was still just a canoe. Later, they took a tour of the museum with a member of the Makah and a canoe felt like something more than it did before. “You look at a canoe and it is a canoe. You’ve seen it before,” she said. “But then you look at a canoe with a Makah who has so much pride for their culture and you see it differently. What was a 30-second visit turns into a 25-minute story. They talk

, Maps to Anywhere and Truth Serum, as well as a novel, A Year of Rhymes, and a collection of short stories, Guess Again. His work has appeared in Granta, Story, Ploughshares, Harper’s, The Paris Review and The New York Times Magazine, and has been included in five volumes of The Best American Essays. He also is the author of The Bill From My Father: A Memoir, and his new collection of essays, My Avant-Garde Education, was published in 2015. He has been a core faculty member in the MFA Writing

extraction and oppression.” “I think we’re all excited to see where and how Andrew’s contributions to these conversations will have a long-standing impact,” she says. “Whether that’s in a local community framework or a global dialogue, all our voices can make a difference.” Mount Tabor Park in Portland Oregon (stock image) Faith as Sustenance Schwartz is still a nominal member of the Lutheran church and feels culturally Christian due to his Lutheran upbringing and Christ-informed values. But his work is

2015, she’s worked as an advocate and counselor for individuals who have suffered from elder abuse, domestic violence and sexual abuse. Affordable housing is important to Vierra for personal and professional reasons, she says. A family member experienced homelessness, and feelings of stigma and shame discouraged them from seeking help. “As I supported them with their search for housing, I learned first-hand how difficult and confusing it can be,” she remembers. As a medical social worker, Vierra

member of my community, and PLU seemed like a place where I could fulfill that desire. Casey Church ’13 is from Everett, Wash. My PLU experience: Math and music have been consistent in my life as a Lute. The math coerces have been fabulous, and the faculty have become role models for who I want to be when I become a math teacher some day. My advisor has helped me connect with schools in the area, and hopefully that network leads to me doing what I want to do in the future. Music has been another