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play piano much because I was too busy with other classes. It was also at this time when … I decided to switch my religion major to a music major—it seemed like the perfect excuse to practice piano more! How do you hope to use both majors in China as you pursue your master’s? I’m applying to music schools in China so I can be immersed in the Chinese language and still continue my studies in piano. I am interested in Chinese interpretation work, and of course I want to continue teaching and playing

able to play piano much because I was too busy with other classes. It was also at this time when … I decided to switch my religion major to a music major—it seemed like the perfect excuse to practice piano more! How do you hope to use both majors in China as you pursue your master’s? I’m applying to music schools in China so I can be immersed in the Chinese language and still continue my studies in piano. I am interested in Chinese interpretation work, and of course I want to continue teaching and

school, before eventually staying home with her kids. Growing up, Oshiro and her siblings — thanks to their mom — did as much learning at home as they did at school. “She made sure we would have extra practice with these little workbooks she would buy from Costco,” Oshiro said. “I was surrounded by and immersed in education, school, books, reading. That gave me the love for the subject area I teach, and it was a natural thing for me to become a teacher.” The extra work was fun, too: “She made it fun

class and “allows everyone to have consistent access to some form of a healing practice,” the Yakima native says, adding that “helping others is part of my healing.” (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Kate Fontana '08 +Enlarge Photo Change and activism marked Fontana’s time at PLU. She started college with ambitions of studying physics and astronomy and working for NASA, but classes in women’s and gender studies and religion – her eventual degree – won her heart and soul. Her campus résumé shows Fontana

to stay, Agi’s mother insisted they push on. As it turned out, those who stayed in the village were murdered. The family ended up in Budapest, where Agi’s maternal grandmother lived, since Jews were protected by the Prime Minister of Hungary until 1944. Agi’s father was Serbian, however, and Serbians were not welcome in Hungary. Thus, her mother pretended that he was her boyfriend instead of her husband. Unfortunately, a neighbor informed the Gestapo and Agi’s parents were called in for

might fully realize the university’s mission of care. Objectives & Key Action Steps Review scope of work and tasks across all roles and areas of responsibility in order to determine what work can be eliminated, achieved differently or prioritized differently. Develop an impartial and data-informed process by which the university will undertake a systematic and collaborative review and prioritization of programs and resources. Review operating procedures across units to identify potential strategic

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room. I was excited to see so many new faces. Some people were just there to test the water and others were ready to jump right in, but despite the varied interest levels and knowledge of debate, almost everyone participated in their first practice debate round that night. With only fifteen minutes of prep time, returning students taught first-timers how to debate. After this introduction to collegiate debate, we had a full team ready to take on new challenges.The PLU forensics team entered each

language forms an integral part of the process of second language acquisition. The use of machine translation by students to complete assignments in courses in which second language acquisition is a primary goal subverts the aim of gaining practice and skill in thinking for oneself in the target language. Moreover, it short-circuits the capacity of students to appreciate and gain skill in the use of idiom in the target language, an aspect of translation in which machine translators are notoriously weak

remembrance for the families. However, I experienced it as a time of intrigue for the majority of the tourists including myself who were present this night. Although the families and I were at the same event, it was clear our intentions and ways of celebration differed. Undeniably, there isn’t one correct way to celebrate Muertos. There are different traditions between families (such as my own who valued Halloween) however each has their own merit. Each family seemed to practice their way of celebration