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claimed tens of thousands of lives. “In war there are some pretty tense times, but there’s a lot of time that isn’t,” Heavey said. “So it gives you time for reflection.” In that time of reflection, Heavey asked himself what modern Norway would have to say to the Norwegians of Tacoma he was then tasked with leading, as well as what Norway would say to the world in the face of immense violence. “The conclusion you come to is that Norway is the superpower for peace,” he said. “When peace is breaking out

addition to summiting Mount Rainier six times and climbing peaks around the world, de Mars has participated in the Seattle to Portland bike ride and RAMROD — Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day. He’s also a painter and active in martial arts. Additionally, de Mars speaks Chinese conversationally, and co-authored a bilingual children’s book series titled “Ping Pong Panda.” The first book in the series came out two years ago; the second was released this year. All of his endeavors feed his passions

, and enduring legacy of the Greco-Roman world throughout the Mediterranean.  This is a grand ambition.  Every Classicist must master Greek and Latin, the dominant languages of the Mediterranean, learn the literature and history of those people, from 800 BCE to 400 CE, be familiar with each of the subfields, and then focus in depth on one or two.  This includes learning to read scholarship in at least two modern European languages beyond English. Classics is a broad field that embraces the

. in Modern Languages and Literatures from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), a PhD in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University, and a Diplome in Translation Studies from El Colegio de México. Her main area of research focuses on how interspecies relationships model self-stranger relationships in eighteenth-century British literature, and she also investigates human and non-human relationships in Latin American literature. Her forthcoming article on Mary

Why Study Chinese Studies?“Our future is China,” declare Boeing executives who are exploring newly opened trade opportunities with the world’s most populated country and the globe’s fastest growing economy. This emerging global superpower will increasingly influence international politics, culture and trade in the 21st century; there is a growing demand throughout the world for people trained in Chinese Studies.Why Study Chinese Studies at PLU?Pacific Lutheran University offers a unique program

expand) Travis and Chair of Economics Norris Peterson both helped Haselwood along the way, primarily with econometrics — a fancy word used to describe the application of statistical techniques on economic data. Haselwood said the independent instruction she received from both faculty members was crucial. “I feel like it’s something you wouldn’t get at bigger universities,” she said. “It really builds a valuable relationship you can take with you after college.” // Desiree Domini '17 4 Desiree Domini