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’17 also values that bond. She studied the effect of health status on economic growth, and struggled with some of the public responses she received amid her presentation in Memphis. “People weren’t afraid to be critical,” she said. “That was not something I had experience with. It was difficult at first.” Domini confided in Travis for emotional support before, during and after the experience. “She helped me realize that just because people are curious and have questions, doesn’t meant that what

to learn Norwegian fast,” Kvitne said. And they do. During the fall visit, many of the kids worked in small groups and one-on-one with teachers, asking questions and joking in Norwegian. If any problems arise, the school’s focus on individual care and engaged administration aims to alleviate them. “I try to be in the classroom every day,” Kvitne said. Those values and the school’s emphasis on care, Kvitne said, started with her education at PLU. As a former soccer player, she looked to her coach

in hindsight. She sacrificed the health of her hair to make them feel comfortable, and the damage went deeper than her roots and split ends. “I don’t care for my hair when it’s straight,” she said. “When it’s out and big, it’s me being myself.” When Urgessa talks about the stages of her hair, it’s more than a statement about fashion or beauty. It’s a symbol of her constant identity struggle, an indicator of the growth she’s made as an international student at Pacific Lutheran University. Her

and success by sharing our own passion for sociology,” Leon-Guerrero said. “Their capstone highs and lows are no different than what we’ve experienced in our own scholarship.” Leon-Guerrero noted that one theme within Packard’s findings surprised her. “His subjects reported that they were never formally trained on how to manage their emotional labor,” she said. “Landon was critical about the lack of preparation and training for emotion management and questioned the long-term effects on first

have bigger brains in others. Brain size has been linked to offspring care — the larger the brain, the more likely that particular sex is to care for the offspring. Schutz and her students, on the other hand, are looking for patterns in the dimorphism of the skeletons of sticklebacks. They are using both two- and three-dimensional CT scans of the fish to measure the anatomy of their fin and spinal structures, mapping different points throughout the body with digital landmarks. Along with providing