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also a complex topic—overlapping with many other important subjects including education, healthcare and career. Lucas also points out that hair discrimination doesn’t just affect women. School and sports policies tend to affect boys more than girls, she says. She shares an example from 2018, when a Black varsity high school wrestler, Andrew Johnson, was forced to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit a match. His dreadlocks didn’t comply with state rules around hair being in a “natural state,” the referee

successful, and the entire adventure ran smoothly. Ryan’s positive attitude, even in stressful situations, is an amazing gift to our touring group and the whole University.   Ryan Marsh, music staff at PLU, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Read Previous Isaiah Banken ’21 earns Torrison Scholarship because of his dedication to medicine and faith Read Next PLU’s Continuing Education launches TESOL Certification with $200 discount for PLU community members COMMENTS*Note: All comments are

to more than 175 auditions each year. “Dave is the conductor as well as the composer,” Youtz explains. “He sees what’s coming down the road, he can see from a long ways away what’s going to have to happen, so he’s able to help us adjust and shift and move so that we’re ready to meet it when it hits. It’s that sort of global vision from everything from state education policies to stuff on campus. He’s got the whole picture in his head.”   THE 90s - THE HOUSE THAT DAVE BUILT In 1990 Mary Baker

to National Geographic, 29 billion water bottles are manufactured for use by Americans every year and Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world. To make these bottles manufacturers use 17 million barrels of crude oil.  And only one out of six bottles make it into a recycling bin. One recycled plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours. But it’s not just about good sustainable practices; it’s also about education. “Don’t consume your

situation like Darfur is occurring, Pertnoy said. “Begin with small steps, and it can have a collective impact.” Kimenyera, Pertnoy and Kleiman all agreed Thursday evening that education was key to changing the events that lead to an act of genocide. Also, Kleiman added, “get to know the people around you.” That advice was echoed at the Scandinavian Center about 12 hours later on Friday, as Carl Wilkens, the only American to remain in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide that claimed 1 million lives in three

interview he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do when he arrived at PLU, except to follow in the footsteps of his hero, Albert Schweitzer, the German philosopher, doctor and humanitarian who did groundbreaking health work in Africa. During that 2006 interview, the lanky, 6-foot, 7-inch Foege, credited much of his success with the help of others, and his time at PLU. “It’s such a nice place to get an education,” he said. “People who go there do not appreciate how good it really is. “I went to the UW

great trainings, particularly for women, that are a great way to learn, build a support group and meet great people. It takes a village. I couldn’t have done it without an incredible campaign team, a supportive partner, my parents and sister, and many, many friends, new and old, who propped me up along the way. It was really, really important for me to have a support group of other women running to bounce ideas and frustration off of. “Everyone deserves access to an education, a good job, and a

, technology, education, and publishing are areas where graduates frequently make their careers.Well, I think that there’s definitely a degree of anxiety and darkness in the writing that I’m seeing from the students. But I actually think that from one standpoint that’s a good thing because they’re able to find an avenue for expressing themselves in these writing classes that maybe they don’t have in their regular lives or in their other classes. So yes, some of it is dark, but I do think that expressing

. Ambassadors are individuals that for whatever reason cannot be released back into the wild. At that point, their options are euthanasia or becoming an ambassador and spending the rest of their lives in captivity where they are used for educational purposes. Ambassadors are an essential part of wildlife education because they allow the general public to develop a relationship with an individual. Numerous studies have shown that relationship greatly increases the likelihood that individuals will do

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