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couldn’t text their friends before the news became public. Don’t expect Parnell, who never disagreed with Palin publicly, to criticize her now. He simply won’t. He stressed when he took over, that he shared her “core values” of fiscal and social conservatism. That includes taking a staunchly conservative position on the budget, abortion, stem cell research, oil drilling and gay rights issues. As for Palin herself, Parnell stresses he respects and admires her, and said he was initially surprised – but
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one or two prostitutes have chosen to get off the streets and seek gainful employment. Whether it’s because of the tournaments is hard to say, Kennedy said. But social workers within the community think the tournaments have had a positive effect in the community. “In my mind, this is a story about people…people like us,” he said. “We really want to be able to cut this loose and see what they do with it. I think this has taught me what a little person, and I count myself as one, can do. If you
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. And the issues that surround energy consumption cover the economic, environmental, social and political spectrum. There are a lot of politics involved when a country, the U.S., which makes up two-percent of the world’s population consumes more energy than any other country by a large margin, she said. “Politics plays a huge role in it,” Plog said. This summer, their quest for facts and knowledge led them to Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. “It’s a small town, but it’s a boom town,” Plog said. It’s
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also immediately thought of all the people that have supported me in this work. Working in public health is something that you can’t do alone by definition. I also think it felt really validating that the things I was trying to do were meaningful to other people in my community and that I was keeping things on track in my first year in my new role. How did your time at PLU help prepare you for your life today? I think PLU was the first place that I was really introduced to the idea of social
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explore how deep currents of religious themes shape great literature, she returned to college to earn a Ph.D. in history and historical theology. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Llewellyn Ihssen began teaching at PLU in 2005 as an adjunct professor. Many of her courses focus on the intersection of medicine, economics, social ethics, and religion — a favorite course was “Health and Healing in Christian History.” Religious philosophies and theologies “shape people’s ideas of the body, and care
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The Women’s Center at 25: Stories of Inspiration and Impact Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 5, 2015 Image: People gather at the Women’s Center for a retreat. (PLU file photo) March 5, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)—Since its founding in 1990, Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has empowered women and their allies to become advocates for gender equity and social justice. Along the way, through education, counseling, mentoring and
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Pi Kappa Delta Hall of Fame recognizes one of PLU’s own Posted by: Todd / April 19, 2013 April 19,
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Resident Artist, Jessica Spring, Wins Major Award From Tacoma Arts Commission Posted by: Mandi LeCom
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Six students of Simon Kogan exhibit work in the University Gallery Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / Octob
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PLU hosts Art from Parkland’s youth in a week-long exhibition Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January
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