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July 1, 2011 PLU Associate Professor Vidya Thirumurthy draws a kolam, an artful design that Hindu households use to communicate with their community. (Photo by John Froschauer) Connecting the dots: Letting neighbors know “all is well” with the world By Steve Hansen, Scene Editor Each morning, on the doorstop of every home in Vidya Thirumurthy’s hometown of Chennai – indeed, in much of Southern India – women and girls create what’s known as a kolam out of rice flour. An intricate geometric
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challenged. Polar explorer Thorleif Thorleifsson. Thorleifsson’s lecture will assess the state of the actual physical environment of the Arctic and its impact on the strategic environment. He will talk about his voyage, and the challenges and environmental changes encountered along the way, as well as the Norwegian history of Arctic exploration and explorers of the past. Saether is an environment counsellor at the Norwegian Embassy in Washington D.C. She has worked in the environment field for more than
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The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium.
. In addition to Zombie Orpheus, “The Gamers” also owes its creation to Dead Gentlemen Productions, which originated at PLU. “We’re an independent film company that is primarily focused on geek entertainment,” said Don Early, who runs Dead Gentlemen and graduated from PLU in 2000. “We’re very excited about the idea of coming back and showing off the campus,” Early said of the newest project, “to play at our old stomping grounds.” The crew is filming on campus the first two weekends of November, and
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By Damian Alessandro ’19. In most popular histories of computing, the Apple II personal computer (1977) stands out as a pathbreaker among early devices in the PC Revolution. But how innovative was Apple’s first mass-market computer, and what design features and ideas helped it stand…
use the device to teach your kids arithmetic and make learning fun, manage household finances, chart the stock market, track your recipes and record collection, and control your home. Apple even adds that you will be able to compose music electronically. Reading this list makes me realize how we take for granted all of the applications that we have for technology today when people barely had access to any of it 40 years ago. The Killer App The first “killer app” that would be offered on the Apple
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For the Love of ChocolateAphrodisiac and Food of the Gods 6:30 p.m. | Feb. 7 | Leraas Lecture Hall, Rieke 103 Did you know that chocolate is actually fermented? That cocoa powder contains some of the same ingredients as nail polish remover? That some people think chocolate is a drug to which people become addicted? Join Erica Fickeisen, PLU’s Lead Baker, and Justin Lytle, Associate Professor of Chemistry, for a special Valentine’s Day treat. We will explore the science of making and enjoying
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impact that the violence of natural resource extraction has on ecosystems, communities, and individuals.Steen Family Symposium Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues April 17-19 | Free and open to the public Established in 2022 through a gift from David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for the purpose of contributing to educate for “lives of thoughtful inquiry, service
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climate change. As on the other trips, Todd and Moening-Swanson will be heading out just after Thanksgiving, and return to PLU at the end of January. This will be Todd’s third trip to Antarctica with a PLU student to study glaciers in the frozen continent, and her fifth trip to Antarctica overall. The pair will be launching their research from the McMurdo Station – the main gathering point for all Antarctic expeditions and scientific research. Once at McMurdo, they will spend two weeks learning about
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Students are separately accountable both to local, state, and federal laws and to the PLU Student Code of Conduct. When local, state, or federal law and the PLU Student Code of Conduct overlap, the university may invoke the Code to protect its own interests and standards. A student who breaks the law must be prepared to accept the consequences, since they have no more immunity from the law than other citizens. Students participating in PLU study away programs, or who are enrolled at PLU as
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Wednesday, Oct. 5 “Beyond the Horizon: The Legacy of Nordic Explorers” exhibitExamining the motivations and actions of explorers ranging from Leif Eriksson 1000 years ago to modern day astronauts, this exhibition features such iconic figures as Thor Heyerdahl, Roald Amundsen, and Fridtjof Nansen. Artifacts, artworks, photographs, and informative, compelling stories bring these figures to life, revealing why we continue to find them inspirational today. Through this exhibit, learn about the rich
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May 8, 2014 Bless You—and Your Little Dog, Too! People and pets participate in the 2013 Blessing of the Animals service at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) PLU’s Blessing of the Animals Service Welcomes People and Pets By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University will hold a Blessing of the Animals service at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 12, in Lagerquist Concert Hall. “The Blessing of the Animals has become an annual event on the Chapel calendar,” said
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