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time, you’re late,” to heart, so by the time P.T. starts they’ve already been assembled for awhile. Cadets get in formation, and proceed with P.T., which consists of circuit workouts – including pull-ups, sit-ups and a two-mile run. They are regularly tested on their level of physical fitness, with P.T. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and most Thursdays, said Seth Daniel, a cadet and PLU junior. By 7 a.m., the cadets have wrapped up their fitness training and raise the flag in front of Memorial Gym

, Patterson just sorted recyclables for Environmental Services, but Cooley’s hiring brought significant changes—Cooley merged Environmental Services and Sustainability, creating the new Sustainability Department. She also gave each student his or her own project to work on. “I’ve become more informed and allowed opportunities on campus to expand what I do,” Patterson said. After spending some time in the department and finding her own meaning of sustainability, Patterson wants to help other students do

altars to remember and celebrate the spirits of the dead. The Tacoma Art Museum’s Day of the Dead exhibition can be seen for free on Nov. 4. For PLU, the Hispanic student club Latinos Unidos took charge in creating an altar from PLU students – the first time anyone from PLU has participated in the celebration. And being PLU students, they felt a strong draw to highlight social justice, said Montserrat Walker ’14, majoring in Hispanic studies and peace and conflict resolution. “We really wanted to do

was entirely her own: intensely personal, purposely provocative—and encouragingly challenging. Finney, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California-Berkeley and author of Black Faces White Spaces, addressed PLU faculty, staff and administration at University Conference 2014. “These are hard times,” Finney said. “It’s a time of changing demographics—but there’ve always been changing demographics. I am the changing demographic!” Finney said she

for as long as possible. The reality is that there is a finite audience that is willing to fund public radio in the greater Puget Sound region, and right now each station operating independently is not fully engaging, and rather competing for, that audience.  We think it only makes sense for the two stations to pursue a shared vision for developing and funding content. KPLU’s jazz listeners will have full-time jazz at 88.5, and news listeners will still have the NPR programming they love, better

until the summer. Otey will be an English teaching assistant in Mexico, where she spent a semester abroad in Oaxaca through a PLU Gateway program. Otey’s time there sparked her interest in education and cultural exchange. Fulbright ProgramLearn more about the program and how to apply“I think I left Oaxaca with a lot more questions about social justice, diversity and culture that I thought would be cool to keep exploring,” Otey said. Otey — who also has rowed all four years at PLU, nabbing two

breathtaking battle of a young fox fighting for its prey with a dive-bombing eagle. It was just another day for the wildlife photographer, who was shooting photos in San Juan Island National Historical Park. Enter eagle. As the fox fought for its prey, Ebi wasn’t even sure the images of the unexpected clash were usable. “I was panning the camera with the running fox, using a relatively long shutter speed so that I could capture some motion,” he said. “By the time I knew the eagle was approaching, I didn’t