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to contribute to this society,” he said. “And to continue to live the American dream here.” Read Previous Lutes, local inmates share storytelling experience Read Next MFA alumnus — out of options to treat his cancer — works to raise $500,000 for clinical trial 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal

realities together at PLU, a white-dominated space where they dealt with microaggressions from members of the community throughout their educational experience. Still, he says Panago was quick to listen to many perspectives, to carefully and thoughtfully respond with intention. Angela Pierce ’12, another fellow Act Six scholar from the cadre, says that’s one of the first memories she has of Panago. She recalls being blown away by how pensive he was for a 17-year-old prospective student, during

UN and studied Chinese abroad on a one-year exchange program as part of his double major in Chinese Studies and International Relations (now Global Studies). The time abroad was integral to forming his future path. “After spending time in Southeast Asia, I realized I wanted to find a career that would allow me to travel internationally,” Lander said. “I realized I was  well-suited to that kind of life, and the experience triggered a deeper appreciation of international politics.” After graduating

endowment gifts. These gifts for scholarships also enable the university to attract a diverse group of students and enrich the PLU experience for all. More than 370 people gave at least $1,000 of unrestricted support annually for at least five years of the campaign. Their combined contributions amounted to more than $3,252,544 and much of that support went to student scholarships. In addition, a total of $13 million was given to the campaign in endowed, named student scholarships of $25,000 or more

universities have focused on telling men not to be rapists and on telling women to take precautions to protect themselves before they go out. “We look at the statistics of how many people actually experience sexual assault, and they haven’t changed,” said Stephens. “So clearly that type of prevention work was ineffective.” She says there is more to the story of sexual assault that needs to be addressed, even though most people blame the perpetrator and the victim. “Most of the time, there are other people

. Waterfront Sketching Workshop with Darsie Beck, Saturday, July 16, 11 – 1:30 pm, Location: TAM In a workshop inspired by Munch’s love of the sea, join artist Darsie Beck and learn how to create your own travel journal sketch book. Enhance your travel experience and learn the centering qualities of keeping a sketch journal. Beck has taught travel journal sketch workshops for Rick Steves travel groups, the Seattle Public Library, Centrum and the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Most recently

Pacific Northwest and Mexico, so to go and experience a new place is … just a delight.” Kaja Gjelde-Bennett Kaja Gjelde-Bennett ‘17, mentored through the grant application process by Storfjell and Call, chose to pursue her Fulbright opportunity after graduating from PLU. She enrolled at the prestigious Arctic University of Norway (UiT) in Tromsø to pursue a Master of Philosophy in Indigenous Studies in the hopes of realizing her professional dream — advancing efforts for indigenous language

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jewels. Esther’s poisoning and hysteria diagnosis and Edward’s cognizant abuse of the trope of the “hysterical woman” to silence her speaks to the centuries’ long tradition of devaluing female experience or perspective by dehumanizing them, and labeling them “hysterical,” or “crazy.” As detailed by the Oxford English Dictionary, while the original definition of “hysteria” from the 18th century pertained to a “physical disorder of women” stemming from the uterus, the cultural and “medical

audience a sense of scope, context and perspective. I think that’s what the really good TED talks do. What about the experience of giving a TED talk are you looking forward to? Chavez: I’m really looking forward to actually getting the message across. I think that, like the transformational TED talk that I mentioned, I have a voice now as a professor that I would not have if I were not. I think that’s a real privilege, and I want to use some of that privilege to share some of the research findings that