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always the case in the Humanities that Time and Eternity, Heaven and Hell come to expression in words. So, in “The Poem is a Letter Opener,” Barot speaks of … a poem that is old and full of days, a poem like an old china plate that is the color of time, the dusk having its supper of fog and people walking through the fog, the fallen leaves in the parks like strewn credit cards, which are also poems, like the typewriter writing the letter one little tooth at a time, one love at a time, in our city of

discrimination or harassment against members of its community based on their citizenship or immigration status, religion or other status. PLU protects free expression of ideas as vital learning in an educational setting. Freedom of speech sometimes protects controversial ideas and sometimes protects even offensive and hurtful language; however, it does not protect personal threats, discriminatory conduct or other acts of misconduct that violate the Student Code of Conduct, university policies, or federal

just this year: an “Up Close With the Masters” session with Vladimir Feltsman, one of the best-known concert pianists in the world. “Up Close with the Masters” classes are intimate work sessions put on by Portland Piano International each season in concert with its recitals. Offered to the public, for free, the classes provide young musicians an opportunity to see and hear a master teach. Burton did just that on Jan. 13. Feltsman, who was in Portland for two sold-out Portland Piano International

Vietnam War began in good faith, by good people with good intentions. But a combination of American overconfidence, Cold War tensions and imperialist tendencies the Americans had previously fought so hard against, made the war in Vietnam one of America’s darkest pages in its short but dense history. By the end of the war, more than 58,000 Americans would die, as too would 250,000 South Vietnamese soldiers. Over 1 million North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong guerillas would also perish as well as

March 1, 2012 TOP 10 REASONS why PLU can be a great fit for you Montserrat Walker ’14 Loves the focus PLU places on global issues, and how her classes investigate issues from multiple perspectives Every student has different reasons why they have found PLU to be a good fit. For some, it’s the welcoming feel they get on campus. For others, it’s the rigorous academics. Many love PLU’s tradition of preparing students to consider life’s bigger issues and to create meaningful solutions – those “Big

nearly 16,000 professionals dedicated to serving students as they make choices about pursuing higher education. Its regional arm serves the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. After earning the Rising Star Award for the Pacific Northwest region, Franco took time to answer some questions about his approach to college counseling and his personal experience with the transition to college as a first-generation student at Gonzaga University.Office of AdmissionLearn more about becoming

class when we were talking about going out and trying to get jobs,” Caley said. Ronquillo sought help from his friend and fellow computer science major, Cody Uehara ’22, to prepare for the Netflix coding assessment. COMPUTER SCIENCE DIRECT ADMISSIONDirect admission means that you will be guaranteed a spot in the PLU Computer Science program, and guaranteed an academic advisor from the computer science facultyPLU’s Computer Science Department offers direct admission to its excellent program. To apply

idea of putting her global studies major to work to help others. In March of 2020, she found herself in Guinea, West Africa working as a public health educator.She was more than a year into her service when rumblings began that there was a deadly virus, COVID-19, making its way around the globe. But in Guinea, Chell had only heard of one confirmed case. Initial communication from the Peace Corps was that volunteers could choose to stay or return home and exit the program. Chell welcomed the news

he’d be able to engage his passion so completely.“It’s been a lot of time and energy, but its also been really rewarding,” Ojala-Barbour said. Someday, he hopes to combine the land management skills he’s learned outside of the classroom, with what he’s learned inside the classroom, and work to better preserve what native land remains. This fall, Ojala-Barbour will be in Ecuador, as a Fulbright Fellow, studying small mammals and the environmental impacts on them. He calls it another chance to get

he left base camp to ascend Everest, and five days after that he was on top of the tallest mountain in the world. “The funny thing is, once you get there it’s like any other mountain you’ve been on,” he said. “But each mountain is its own adventure.” Read Previous Maude Barlow – Water Warrior Read Next Drawn to serve COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three