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Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 discusses his global studies major, studying away, and his plans to attend UW’s Public Health Epidemiology program Posted by: mhines / June 19, 2023 Image: Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 19, 2023 By By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Henri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but
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production quality was incredible and so, so special to the children,” Wee commented. “Even more so, showing these children their voices and their words are important enough to be performed by these people does wonders for their self-esteem.” According to Wee, James and the Giant Peach encompasses the perfect mix of action and imagination, and offers themes suitable for both child and adult audiences. “You want the story to be interesting, you want the villains to be disturbing, and you want the hero to
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volunteering with AmeriCorps’s local affiliate, Peace Community Center (PCC). Goble started with PCC in September 2011, and was there through mid-July 2012. Through his role as the elementary programs coordinator, Goble coordinated the center’s tutoring program and read with students at McCarver Elementary School. He was unsure of his plans after PCC, but he wanted to stay in the area. “I hope to stay in the Tacoma area,” Goble said. “I found myself in Tacoma. I became an adult in Tacoma. I have a strong
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success after another—and perhaps destined by one very early experience: The first article she wrote, on cafeteria lunches, ran in her elementary-school newspaper. “I thought it was so much fun seeing my name in the paper,” Patterson said She picked up reporting again in high school, working for her school’s paper and freelancing for The News Tribune’s Young Adult Pages. She also delivered newspapers. “There was a point in time when I was delivering the paper and had a byline,” Patterson said. Still
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the few experts in the field of adult development and aging. Schaie spoke at PLU in 2012, when he presented on the Seattle Longitudinal Study, one of the most extensive psychological studies of how people develop through adulthood. Previous Psychology Colloquium speakers during the 2014-15 academic year have included Philip Watkins of Eastern Washington University and Kalim Gonzales of Guangdong University in Guangzhou, China. Read Previous The Choir of the West: PLU’s Premier Choral Ensemble
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production quality was incredible and so, so special to the children,” Wee commented. “Even more so, showing these children their voices and their words are important enough to be performed by these people does wonders for their self-esteem.” According to Wee, James and the Giant Peach encompasses the perfect mix of action and imagination, and offers themes suitable for both child and adult audiences. “You want the story to be interesting, you want the villains to be disturbing, and you want the hero to
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home to home as a teenager, suffering from severe depression after her mother died when she was 11. Her relatives who took her in were not equipped to handle her needs. It wasn’t until she moved in with a friend, who then became her family, that Reyes received the stability and support she needed to turn her life around. “When my mom passed away, I was very depressed and did not speak,” she said. “My family did not understand mental health and depression. So, my blood family kind of perceived me as
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Fire Pizza, said she was impressed by the “professional aura” of the students, the eye contact and the courage it took to introduce themselves to an adult, time and time again. Talicia Rhem, a student at Charles A. Lindberg High School in Renton, said while she doesn’t see herself going into business, she hopes to use the skills she picked up in a possible career in journalism or dentistry. And she’ll pay more attention to stocks and investing. At the end of Friday’s session, the students gathered
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small, five-day-old bison – sporting strawberry blonde fur, as opposed to mom’s dark brown hide -exploring the woodlands with its mother. Chelsea Waddell, a transfer student from Salt Lake City was amazed by the sheer size of an adult bison – which can weigh up to a ton and run 40 mph – they spotted later on the tour, resting just a few feet from the tram’s track. “His nose is huge!” Waddell said. Like other non-Northwest natives, Waddell’s experience with Northwest wildlife was limited. “I’ve
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individual. Ihssen teaches religious history in the Department of Religion at PLU. Ihssen will speak at 2 p.m. Professor of Religion Samuel Torvend Luther’s cosmic Christ and care for our wounded earth While he was taught as a child that Christianity helps one escape the earth for a “better life” elsewhere, the adult Luther promoted an earth-embracing view, one that embarrassed his followers and led to his condemnation, a view that gained prominence only in the late 20th century. We ask: Why did he get
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