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retailer to get an item to the consumer. Fair trade essentially cuts out the “buyer” function, allowing the distributor to buy directly from the artisan and cut costs, Valdez said. “It’s why they can pay a fair wage and still charge a reasonable price for their products,” she explained. Most products are certified as fair trade through the Fair Trade Federation or the International Fair Trade Association. By visiting the production sites often, both organizations monitor how the goods are made and the

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, 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

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entertainment value, Barot and Skipper both highly recommend people utilize these opportunities. “We figure out who we are through stories,” Skipper said. “It’s how we come to understand the world.” Read Previous Crime of My Very Existence Read Next Transfer student finds his home at PLU 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 PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean

and in need. “A lot of the students are first-years and they don’t know a lot about it,” Keys said. “It starts them thinking about a bigger world.” Read Previous Programs that engage the world Read Next University Symphony Orchestra showcases students 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 PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24

, and I’m going to keep going.” Read Previous Passionate about service Read Next From campus tree to campus artwork 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 PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden

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spaces. By high school, he had learned enough from his dad to become a skilled forager, someone who knew his capstones from his shaggy ink caps. (Those are mushrooms, for the uninitiated.)“I think a big thing for me was when my mom brought home this baby ‘possum whose mother and siblings had been killed by a car,” he said, recalling a third-grade memory. “She was this one possum that was left. So we raised her before sending her off to a wildlife refuge.” It’s little wonder that Evanishyn chose to