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enough. One Washington Post story dealt with whether she was showing too much cleavage. Then the B-word came up, quite often. “The level of vitriol has been high for the last year and a half,” she said. It isn’t a new phenomenon. When Geraldine Ferraro ran for vice president on the Democratic ticket in 1984 with Walter Mondale, she was introduced by Tom Brokaw as being a size six. As for Palin – even when one puts aside her gaffes so expertly mocked by Tina Fey – the coverage has been sexist, but

patrol duty, juvenile investigations, special assault and as the supervisor of crime analysis. Berger’s team was responsible for the creation of a Web site that lists were registered sex offenders live and another site that maps crime trends in various neighborhoods. During the summer, things generally slow down a bit, although Berger and his staff remain on duty, regardless.  This fall, the efforts to keep the small city that is PLU, kicks into high gear again. For more tips on public safety, check

. From engaging the world to being stewards of their communities. “These trips are designed to represent what PLU students enjoy doing,” she said. Deane said the biggest challenge is figuring out the logistics of travel for such a high volume of participants. She said that coordinators try to plan for as much public transportation to and from events as possible. Hundreds of students sign up for OTR every year. “College students don’t always have cars,” she said. “It is sustainable and efficient (to

this year’s competition. The students worked on 20 quarters – a total of five years worth of business decisions. “This is just an outstanding opportunity for our students to experience the top level of industry,” Brown said. “They are now going to walk out of PLU not only with their degree, but an understanding of all dimensions..not just the one they’re trained in.” For these high-achieving students, it was a challenge for them to work in a group dynamic where one person wasn’t doing all the work

, Shane Ness ’99 and Cindy Ness. Facing east from the center, and walking across the street, while one key project wraps up, another is just beginning. The $20 million Garfield Station project continues along Garfield Street, right off campus, as the last of the buildings are torn down along the street and east campus. The project includes a four-level high rise which will include 104 apartment units and 7,200 square feet of retail space on the street level. PLU plans to fill some of the available

enhanced access to the PLU campus for the military community. As PLU’s Director of Military Outreach, Farnum will be responsible for increasing PLU’s engagement with current and prospective military and veteran communities; increasing enrollment of military-affiliated students while ensuring that PLU provides broad and high-quality service to these students; and coordinating PLU’s current veterans services. Among those: dedicated academic advising, financial-aid specialists experienced with veteran

of youth homelessness in Tacoma through documentary, Chris knew he was right for the job. Through his co-curricular work with the award-winning on-campus media production group, Media Lab, Chris was able to produce a high-quality product, serve his community and learn about documentary film along the way. What is True Grit?  True Grit is a collection of interviews entailing the stories and experiences of young people who are currently (or recently were) homeless. The video ended up being used as

to ensure the health and safety of athletes and coaching staff.Initial requirements as set forth by the NCAA required 25 percent of athletes to be tested weekly for high-risk sports and every two weeks for low risk. However, the Lutes strategy has taken it a step further and implemented testing for all student-athletes.   Testing around 450 students weekly is not an easy task. Fortunately for PLU, coaches volunteered to proctor the self-administered COVID-19 tests. Whereas many schools rely on

woman of color, it’s been interesting for me moving in these spaces where it’s been predominantly white. But it’s allowed me to build resiliency and show up authentically,” Gines says of her high-profile career in the public arts sector. “Sometimes folks feel like they have to code-switch a little bit or put on a persona to get to the professional goal. Or people tend to erase a little bit of their personality to fit some sort of mold. You don’t have to do that. You can show up as you are, and

December 1, 2011 A western region of the nation’s largest association of student life administrators in higher education has presented its President’s Award to Loren J. Anderson and its Outstanding New Professional Award to Amber Dehne Baillon. Awards signify a dedication to students By Greg Brewis A western region of the nation’s largest association of student life administrators in higher education has presented its President’s Award to Loren J. Anderson and its Outstanding New Professional