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, including providing period products in all public bathrooms and organizing more Spanish-first speaking engagements and spaces.Study away pulls it all togetherAsh’s journey through self-discovery at PLU included a switch in minors. Although she was originally minoring in chemistry, Ash made the switch to gender, sexuality, and race studies (GSRS) after the introductory class captured her attention. “I was able to look at the world in new ways and it really fascinated me,” says Ash. “It was definitely a

said. “Even in parts of South Africa, where the AIDS infection rate is high, when you ask “What can we do?” they never ask for drugs. They always ask for food.” Lewis then turned the topic of how women are treated. “I would say that the single most important struggle on the planet is gender equality,” he said. Mistreatment of women – from lack of schooling, forced marriages of young girls, genital mutilation and the systematic rape and butchery, in the Congo for example – can be tied back to

silence of the rest of us, the silence of the rest of us who consider ourselves the good guys.” A communication professor at the University of Massachusetts, Jhally is one of the world’s leading scholars on the role advertising and popular culture play in the processes of social control and identity construction. At his talk, he said gender identity does not occur naturally; instead it’s learned from images in the media, from peers and family members, and people simply act out the culturally-accepted

great Mediterranean and American cuisine. Located at 2214 Second Ave.PLU Jazz StudiesLearn more here.Live In-Studio at KPLUWednesday, April 29 at 2 p.m.The Jazz Sound Trio and students Zach Miller and Brandon Lee Cierley will perform a live studio session on KPLU to showcase PLU jazz and promote PLU Jazz Day at Tula’s. Read Previous Student Organizes April 24 Salary-Negotiation Workshop to Combat Gender Wage Gap Read Next PLU Presents Service Awards to Students, Staff and Community COMMENTS*Note

experience and you have been there, then I think you can craft better laws” she said. Franklin focused on health care and social justice during her tenure in the Legislature. One of her chief accomplishments was starting the Governor’s Interagency Council on Health Disparities. The group “develops recommendations to eliminate health disparities by race, ethnicity and gender,” according to the council’s website. For Franklin, the council was a time to bring people together and talk about the issues of

congratulated a room full of healthy-campus advocates last month at the White House, one of the three Lutes in attendance couldn’t contain her emotions.“When she stepped in the room, I immediately started crying,” said Tolu Taiwo, prevention coordinator for the Center for Gender Equity. Taiwo was visiting Washington, D.C., on behalf of Pacific Lutheran University’s Health and Wellness Committee, which recently won the Healthy Campus Challenge along with 60 other institutions from around the country. The

wearing a bike helmet). Kevin O’Brien (Environmental Studies) helped me plug back into the flow of campus, to suggest avenues of engagement with the PLU community for this project. And I’m still learning from Jennifer Smith (Women’s and Gender Studies) and her students about social justice, recognizing my privilege, and how to be an ally. I loved my time at PLU and really appreciate the mentorship and friendship I’ve received from the people there over the years. PLU: What else should people know

,” Thompson says about her time as an RA. “It’s where you work, where you live, and you’re showing up every day as a student and as a resident yourself, while assisting others. It’s very empowering, the impacts you can make.”Currently an RA for the Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equity Community, Thompson is as intentional about making space for residents—who she calls her neighbors—as she is about making space for her art. Next year, Thompson will be pursuing a masters in business with a concentration in

, including providing period products in all public bathrooms and organizing more Spanish-first speaking engagements and spaces. Study away pulls it all togetherAsh’s journey through self-discovery at PLU included a switch in minors. Although she was originally minoring in chemistry, Ash made the switch to gender, sexuality, and race studies (GSRS) after the introductory class captured her attention. “I was able to look at the world in new ways and it really fascinated me,” says Ash. “It was definitely a

is assessment evaluation. I take all the things that I am learning this semester, and I get to apply it. It is making recommendations to make an impact. Why Study Sociology?Sociology provides students with distinctive ways of looking at the world in order to generate new ideas and assess the old. Coursework includes analysis of family and gender issues, race/ethnicity, social class, social problems and inequality. In addition, sociology provides training in a range of research techniques which