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, Computer Education Week honors the birthday of computing pioneer Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, who was born on December 9, 1906. Hopper was a pioneer of modern computer programming who invented some of the first computer compiler tools. Although December is a busy time of the year for teachers and students, this week honors one of our founders and focuses attention on how people learn to program computers and why that skill might be useful. Jeff Raskin, Melinda Gates, and Hadi Partovi address the crowd

and I do in our experiments actually bears many parallels to cooking. By varying the amounts or types of ingredients, the order we add them to the pot, and the time and temperature we heat or cool them, we work to eventually perfect the finished dish – the target compound. Safety goggles aren’t powerful enough to actually let us see compounds we make. And, unlike the chemists of the early 1900s, we don’t taste our products in the lab anymore, either. We must use special instruments to help us “see

astounding and threatening. From there we headed to Red Chili camp to be welcomed by tame warthogs and cold bottles of Fanta, which is by far the best beverage to have on hot afternoons anywhere in Uganda. Several warthogs onsite were raised by the innkeepers and are quite fearless. At one point in time I was even nuzzled by one. The next day, after a delicious meal and a nice sleep shrouded under a mosquito net we headed bright and early, 6:15 to be exact, into the savanna of Murchison Falls. Hasan shot

year from PLU with a degree in elementary education. Once Meyer returns from her fellowship she plans to pursue a job teaching ELL. “I know that this assignment will allow me to grow into a more effective instructor by helping me develop a greater sense of cultural awareness and sensitivity, which is an especially necessary trait for teachers of English,” she said. This won’t be her first time in southern Africa. She spent a J-Term in Namibia. “I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to

pathology) compared to animal pathology,” she said. “And it’s incredibly important. How do we make the plant healthier overall, no matter what the fungus or infection?” Laurie-Berry is very familiar with Arabidopsis thaliana. She has worked with the plant since her time as a graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Two summers ago, she secured a grant from the MJ Murdoch Charitable Trust to study the plant’s signaling responses to the plant hormone jasmonic acid, or jasmonate. It’s a

. It’s just too much fun to miss! Outdoor Rec By James Olson ’14 It’s a Saturday. The tame muffle of sheets percolate loft-bottom as your roommate scrolls under their covers. Faint blades of greyscale manage their way through the dorm room blinds. Last night was a late one; fill in the blanks. You slide the activation bar on your phone, checking the time. It reads: far too early for a weekend. There may have just been a bell. You wipe crumbs from the crook of your eye as you work on remembering why

the award at the Spirit of Diversity Awards. PLU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Honored as Organization of the Year Pacific Lutheran University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) was recognized as PLU’s Organization of the Year at this year’s Celebration of Leadership. SAAC is an organization comprised of representatives from each of PLU’s 19 varsity athletic teams, who volunteer their time to serve as a leader and voice of their respective team. This year, SAAC dedicated its

serve my country. I just didn’t know how I was going to get there. I heard about this scholarship, did some research and applied. I was convinced this scholarship would afford me the opportunity to reach both my aims at the same time. What was that process like? It was a yearlong process. It entailed three interviews, many essay-style questions, and the patience of Job! There was lots of waiting throughout the process. There were only eight scholarships being awarded in the nation for the 2015

breakfast, story time, a craft project and picture with Santa (sent as a digital file after the event).  Breakfast will be served starting at 9 a.m. with Santa slated to arrive around 9:30 a.m.  Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. In Sweet Rejoicing!  Dec. 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10 |  Lagerquist Concert Hall  (ALL ON CAMPUS CHRISTMAS CONCERTS SOLD OUT. TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PERFORMANCE IN SEATTLE.) Ring in the season with a Christmas celebration that will warm the heart. Choir of the West, University

to meet that need and just figure it out as I go. My life has always been doing the next thing that comes my way.” The clinic was hugely successful, with four ARNPs, a child/adolescent therapist, a MSW who specialized in substance use disorders and a full-time office manager. Moller notes that over almost 17 years more than 2000 patients were treated. Over those years, there were fewer than 10 psychiatric hospitalizations. But in late 2008, the state was significantly behind on Medicaid payments