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by Mare Blocker a visiting instructor who teaches the Art of the Book classes. “We chose to invite Mare to jury the show because of her professional experience as an artist, which includes  activity and exhibitions throughout Seattle and the Northwest, and as far away as the Center for Book Arts in New York,” Heather Mathews, gallery coordinator, said. “It was, especially, Mare‘s work as an educator, most recently at Whitman College, which made her an excellent choice as a juror. With a decade of

students at the beginning of last week. In addition to registering students to vote, the project was intended to educate students about their voting rights, which “can be a confusing thing for young adults, especially when you live away from your permanent address,” said Karter Booher ’13, who has been coordinating the project though his role as ASPLU Diversity Director. “Common rhetoric about young people and voting is that young people are apathetic. I believe that to be false. It is access and not

December 1, 2012 Joey Glahn ’12: ‘You can never have enough chicken.’ Glahn makes a pit stop between his classes and work for lunch in the Anderson University Center. As a member of ROTC, Glahn has lived on campus and enjoyed the benefits of having a meal plan since coming to PLU. He said it saves him time and money–both of which a college student can’t spare, especially when he’s working 12-hour shifts at Madigan Army Medical Center as part of his capstone. Major: nursing Hometown: Federal Way

December 1, 2012 Staci Ferrin ’13: ‘A microwave is a girl’s best friend – in college at least.’ Between her classes, working at Facilities Management on campus, and volunteering at Tacoma Rescue Mission Preschool, Ferrin has little time to spend cooking quality meals for herself. “I feel like food is my last priority, especially healthy food,” Ferrin said. “I do a lot of soup and Cup-of-Noodles. I’ve found I can have it any time of day.” Ferrin checks to see if her clam chowder is just right

call my friends. It is a place that makes me feel like I can be me.Who impacted you the most at PLU? Dr. Sailu Lulu Li has been my biggest mentor. She is also from China. Dr. Lulu jump-started my finance career and walked me through how to navigate America as a first-generation Chinese immigrant, especially in the field of finance.You started as a business major with a concentration in accounting but switched to a concentration in finance. What prompted that switch? Accounting just wasn’t for me. I

mental illness manifests and is addressed, including relevant statistics for Washington state. This knowledge empowers me to approach people from all walks of life with greater sensitivity and understanding, especially as I encounter diverse communities in my work. I’m committed to utilizing these learnings to better serve and support individuals in need, ensuring they receive the required assistance and resources.” Ane adds, “I am coaching and dealing with athletes and student-athletes. I learned

can’t really have them too much, they’re fattening! Mac or PC? Mac Instagram or Twitter? Huh? I barely do Facebook!Why did you decide to study music? What sparked your interest in music and how did your academic path and career develop from there? My mom said I could sing the theme from the “Mickey Mouse Club” before I could talk! In elementary school and junior high I was fortunate to participate in well developed music programs. I had especially great choral teachers in high school, where Ben

sustainability department, so ensuring social welfare programs, finding and using clean energy, and putting more pressure on large companies to be economically and ecologically sustainable are among her top concerns, along with marriage equality. “Everyone should have a chance to do whatever they want, as long as it doesn’t harm anyone else,” Reese said. Besides these issues though, Reese also expressed concern with the general lack of awareness about the issues, or what others might identify as apathy. “I

surrounding Christian students who prayed outside the dorm rooms of openly gay students. “There was a lot going on,” Brewer said. “It was a bit of a scary time to be figuring out your sexual orientation.” Still, Brewer found support from Harmony and a variety of faculty members. She said Professor of History Beth Kraig, Dean of Students Eva Frey and Diversity Center Assistant Vice President Angie Hambrick were especially valuable. “Honestly there were a lot of staff — both queer and straight — who were

lot, I’m already a senior and I have a 2-year-old daughter. I need to start working.’ I didn’t really think that there was a chance I would get to go to grad school.” But after giving the idea a few days’ thought, Sweeney reached out to Juanita Reed, PLU’s director of MBA and undergraduate business programs. They scheduled a 30-minute consultation to discuss Fast Track and what the program could do for Sweeney, and by the end of the meeting her mind was made up. “So I applied, which was very easy