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  • Illegal animal trade Charles Bergman approached a man known to provide parrots on demand in the Texas border town of Brownsville. He asked if the man knew where he could get 25 of the colorful, highly intelligent birds. At first the man didn’t buy the…

    . One animal rescue activist in Central America simply shook her head, when asked this question by Bergman. “It’s as large as it’s able to be,” she told him. Bureaucrats in Brazil, Ecuador or Guiana, don’t necessarily see a problem in the trade and in some countries, it’s perfectly legal, he noted. But some numbers exist. One estimate has that in Brazil alone; 38 million animals are taken from the wild every year. Taking a canoe trip down the Amazon, Bergman said he is still stunned by the variety

  • Why eating at PLU is not your typical college dining experience By Chris Albert At PLU, eating isn’t just a cafeteria experience of hot dogs and French fries. You can get those too, but not every college dining experience also includes menu items like Korean…

    influential Culinary Institute of America) comes to campus to work with PLU culinary service staff, keeping them up-to-date on the latest techniques and popular cuisines. Students get in on the action, too. Arnone hosted a chili tasting for students this past spring, and he even emceed the PLU Top Chef competition, where students had to create masterpieces from items like Thai chilies and Red Bull. (For recipes, see next page.) This happens all the time. Throughout the school year, Dining and Culinary

  • The Value of an International Education Professor Matt Monnot took a group of MBA students to Spain in 2012. Both undergraduate and graduate business programs are built on the opportunity to study away By Barbara Clements Denise Petryk ’12 knew that an MBA would help…

    understanding of their place in responding to difficult questions.” — This article was first published in the Spring 2013 issue of Business Scene magazine. To see the magazine in its entirety, click here. Read Previous HBO DEF Poet to perform at PLU Read Next Diving into Islamophobia in America 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

  • Coach Justin Eckstein, left, addresses the Speech and Debate team, including Pam Barker ’14 (behind Eckstein) and David Mooney ’14 (corner of table). (Photo: John Struzenberg / PLU student) You Can’t Argue with Success PLU Speech and Debate Carries on a Tradition of Excellence By…

    authoritative new book that offers the first comprehensive history of American forensics, Forensics in America: A History. Building upon this tradition, PLU Speech & Debate has had a very successful season so far. With a largely new team and a new coach, the team’s success is not so surprising considering the amount of work members put into honing their craft. Tinker, for example, is not only working on old skills; he is working on something new: He and his teammates developed a never-before-seen strategy

  • By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 10, 2014) — Since our founding 124 years ago by Scandinavian Lutheran immigrants, Pacific Lutheran University has enthusiastically celebrated the Christmas season. The final two weeks of the fall semester are full of on-campus events…

    celebrating Yuletide music, food and heritage as well as the advent season. Passion Play Dec. 10, 11, 12 & 13 at 7:30 p.m. / Dec. 13 & 14 at 2 p.m. Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts This nontraditional Passion Play examines the intersection of religion and politics as three communities—Queen Elizabeth’s England, Hitler’s Germany and Reagan’s America—attempt to stage the death and resurrection of Christ. The play-about-a-play takes the audience on a humorous yet unsettling journey

  • TACOMA, Wash. (April 17, 2005)—Pacific Lutheran University’s MediaLab will host the on-campus premiere of its most recent documentary film, Waste Not: Breaking Down the Food Equation , on Thursday, April 23, at 6 p.m. in the Studio Theater. Admission is free, and the event is…

    it doesn’t look right, or is too small or large. This idea of cosmetic perfection leads to tons of food being thrown out and wasted.” In 2013, the national nonprofit food bank network Feeding America reported that 49.1 million Americans live in food-insecure households. “That means a significant amount of our population goes hungry, even though we are discarding tons and tons of food,” Brasgalla said. “There needs to be a way we can distribute this food that would otherwise go to waste, and help

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 22, 2015)—Ariel Wood ’17, an International Honors student majoring in French and Global Studies at Pacific Lutheran University, is one of three national winners of the first-ever Why We Care Youth: Emerging Leaders for Reproductive Rights contest. Winning entries were chosen in…

    Studies at Pacific Lutheran University, is one of three national winners of the first-ever Why We Care Youth: Emerging Leaders for Reproductive Rights contest. Winning entries were chosen in three categories: short video, photo essay and written essay. Wood, from Bellingham, Wash., won the video category of the contest, founded by The United Nations Foundation’s Universal Access Project in partnership with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Sierra Club. The three winners now will have

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 17, 2015)— “We’re all a bunch of nobodies, trying to tell everybody, about somebody who can save anybody,” Rev. Dr. Arthur Banks told the congregation at Eastside Baptist Church on Sunday, Nov. 15. It was “PLU Sunday” at the predominantly black faith community…

    , remainingDuration: true, volume: 1 }); }); An ordained minister on the roster of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, PLU Professor of Religion Douglas Oakman delivered a powerful sermon addressing tragedy, love, forgiveness and faith. “Jesus walked with the families of Michael Brown and Eric Garner … Through the valley of the shadow of death, through the streets of Ferguson, Missouri and through the streets of New York City,” Oakman preached. “He grieves for those who have died unjustly.” Listen Now

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2017)- Community leaders behind the Pierce Center for Arts & Technology (PCAT) have big plans to create a wide variety of new opportunities for both youth and adults in the South Sound region. The recently established nonprofit organization is working toward…

    Pierce County Building Trades Council. “The Center would be well positioned to help fill that pipeline of skilled workers.” PCAT is led by a 12-person board of directors comprised of executive-level leaders from a wide range of local businesses and organizations including Franklin Pierce Schools, Bank of America, Tacoma Public Utilities and General Plastics. Ongoing consultation and support of PCAT would be provided by the National Center for Arts and Technology (NCAT), a division of Manchester

  • Dear campus community, Pacific Lutheran University’s community is deeply rooted in care. It is in our mission to continue creating a campus environment that welcomes, values and protects the voices and vocations of our community members and recognizes the humanity in all of us —…

    Tacoma, “We must struggle to find the right words, however inadequate, to process what has happened and to find a way to move from darkness toward light, from mourning to memory, from despair to hope.” While we work to find the words to help our communities move toward light, memory and hope, we are grateful for the first responders, care givers and the love that holds community together. PLU is a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. The ELCA has repeatedly spoken out against