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‘19 along with Washington State Senate Democratic Caucus Communications Specialist (and former PLU debater) Aaron Sherman ’11 and University of Washington-Tacoma Assistant Professor of Security Studies and Conflict Resolution Ben Meiches.  Sponsored by the PLU Speech and Debate Team. Opening of “Nordic Explorers: A Legacy Beyond the Horizon” exhibition Oct. 5 | 7 p.m. | Scandinavian Cultural Center Special guest lecture by Norwegian journalist Ragnar Kvam, about people who pushed themselves to new

get involved. You can be a Lute leader for life!” Plans after graduation: “I will be going to the University of Washington to get my Master’s in Education with an emphasis in Sports Administration in the Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership Program. My career aspiration is to be Director of Player Development for a NFL team. There needs to be more women in sports.” Read Previous PLU Receives $14,000 in NADA Foundation Grants Read Next His Majesty King Harald V of Norway’s Commencement Speech at

doing.” Now, Alshaibani is waiting to hear on scholarship funding for her next step: graduate school at Columbia University School of Social Work. It’s yet to be decided whether she will defer for a year and work, or be in New York in the fall, but until then she’s wrapping up her senior year with capstone and, of course, a pretty big speech. “My sophomore year I was sure I was pre-med, and then I was sure that I wasn’t,” Alshaibani said. “And then I didn’t know what was happening and I was on the

promote understanding of diverse cultural practices being taught originate in the developing world and/or are perceived as ethnically or racially distinct. In this case, a critical assessment of sexist practices in the target culture, combined with an unexamined student perception of racial or ethnic stereotypes that lead to a view of the foreign culture as “barbaric” and “exotic,” can unwillingly sustain an insidious form of cultural imperialism. Classroom Dynamics In addition to the customary issues

epistemic relation to the evidence at hand. One could be reasonable while living only by the first of these aphorisms, which George Mavrodes calls the “threshold principle,” and not also by the second, “proportionality principle.” In our deliberations about the relationship between reason and faith, it will not do just to invoke the common perception that religious believers, unlike scientists, make blind leaps of faith and cling to their beliefs no matter what difficulties they face. One could easily

Madeline Scully’s review provide comprehensive explorations into why viewers have a hard time buying into Anne’s updated lingo. But that’s Anne. Mary pulls it off. Her blasé attitude and comically careless speech distance her from the emotional labor expected of a Regency woman, especially of one who is a wife and mother. Even Netflix, where this latest Persuasion adaptation was released for streaming, considers her the most quotable character. The streaming service went so far as to make a compilation

Commencement speech, I finished my application emphasizing a desire for pursuing my wild hope and a global education. Looking back on it now, I can’t believe that I ever saw myself at another college. My PLU experience: I can’t imagine condensing four years into one paragraph. My experience has been filled with adventure, laughter, hard work, and an insane amount of learning, not only in the classroom but about myself. Andrea Oliver ’13 is from Idaho Falls, Idaho. I have forged wonderful relationships