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July 7, 2008 Next of kin: the ethics of eating, capturing, and experimenting on great apes One of the pressing problems of our times is the future of the great apes. All of the great apes – chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans – are endangered. Their habitat is quickly shrinking, but more urgent, their numbers are fast approaching an unsustainable low. Currently, the main threat is the bush-meat trade (which also involves the logging of African forests). It is now thought that the

August 26, 2010 New online textbook comparison program offers students a chance to compare, and save By Barbara Clements The Garfield Book Company wants students shopping for their books this fall to come to the bookstore site to shop and compare.   The GBC offers text book comparisons. The GBC has just launched a Website where students can find what textbooks each professor is requiring for their class, and compare how much that book will cost, used or new, at the bookstore, as well as how

January 12, 2011 Who doesn’t love penguins? Professor to write about relationship between bird and humans. By Barbara Clements It’s hard to get Chuck Bergman to stop talking about penguins. And really who can blame him? They’re cute. They mate for life, and seem to care for their mates and offspring. They do amazing things to care for the next generation – be it brave the brutal weather in Antarctica or hopping up – and down- sheer cliff faces to make their nests. This Gentoo Penguin is one of

May 6, 2011 Nobel Prize laureate Edmond Fischer talks to PLU chemistry and biology students about the joys and frustrations of research work last Friday, May 6. (Photo by John Froschauer) Nobel laureate talks about the unpredictability of biochemistry…and it’s just plain fun. By Barbara Clements For Nobel Laureate Edmond Fischer, the most exciting part about research is that you’re never sure quite where you’re going to end up. The 91-year-old professor emeritus at the University of Washington

holiday get-togethers, I would help him in the kitchen.” Where she gets her food: Saars, QFC and Winco Grocery List: almond milk, yams, onions, garlic, spinach, Idahoan dehydrated potatoes, Annie’s macaroni and cheese, and turkey burgers Breakfast: half of a sandwich or a granola bar Lunch: a bowl of soup or a sandwich Snack: pretzels Dinner: macaroni and cheese or a turkey burger Read Previous Follow your dreams and say “yes” to opportunities, Patricia Krise advises Read Next Snow much fun COMMENTS

December 7, 2012 PLU grad continues to give back to his community and greater Tacoma area By Igor Strupinskiy ’14 President of Korsmo Construction, John Korsmo ’84 is building more than just academic halls. His company, founded by his father, John Korsmo Sr., is focused on sustaining community, both at PLU and in the greater Tacoma area. “We want to be of help where we can,” Korsmo said. John Korsmo (far right) with Martin J. Neeb and their wives, Lisa Korsmo and Barbara Neeb, in front of the

to them, and also working out in the community. I connect a lot of different levels of government to each other. That sounds like it must take a lot of communication chops. Yes, that’s a big part of it. Often it feels a lot like translating. I work with staff, agency partners and elected officials with high-level skills and expertise in finance, engineering, communications, and the environment. So I do a lot of work on my end to understand and evaluate things from those different perspectives

welcome clients or distribute food, kindly suggest it to the organization. Better yet, volunteer to form a group that walks through several existing processes within the organization from the perspective of a client in need. When you start with empathy and compassion, you’re most likely to make meaningful improvements. Innovation is not just for designers and engineers. It should be about everyday acts of grace and thoughtfulness that make the world a better place. This is why innovation studies is

Flecktones and the Jeff Coffin Mu’tet, published by UNC Press. He is arranger, vocalist, and pianist In Full Swing, a Dallas-based jazz vocal group act that appears with symphony pops orchestra across the country. August 11 – Jim Kerl Orchestra “Sinatra at The Sands” is nothing short of a swinging’ time trip back to the Las Vegas Strip. Joey Jewell’s performance is true to the incomparable phrasing and vocal texture of Frank Sinatra and evokes the swaggering spirit of Ol’ Blue Eyes and Vegas in their

. “Messages like Hudson’s demonstrate how we can support each other as members of PLU and how we can make our campus a better place,” ASPLU President and member of the Queer Ally Student Union Sarah Smith said. Taylor spoke to an audience of more than 300 PLU students on how each individual student can actively put an end to homophobia across campus and homophobic stereotypes in the locker room. Smith attended with other members of QASU and commented that the group appreciated SAAC’s efforts to create a