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, Sankta Lucia, who stood up for her beliefs while facing persecution. Though originating in Sweden, the Festival is also celebrated in other Scandanavian countries like Norway and Denmark.  At PLU, the Sankta Lucia Festival went remote this year. Normally celebrated with singing choirs, candle vigils, cookies, and warm drinks, this year’s festival included videos of songs and candle ceremonies, inviting community members to have refreshments at home and chat along with the livestream. At PLU, the

grieving a miscarriage. Spokane TV station spotlights Spokanasaurus RexWatch the news feature about Sarah (Allen) Caprye ’01 “I was very sad for quite a while after that,” Caprye said. But one night, while surfing Facebook, she came across a viral video of two people in T-rex costumes engaged in a snowball fight. Caprye cracked up. “I was at the point where I was actively seeking out joy again,” Caprye said. “I don’t know if I was even aware of that until I started laughing that hard and I realized

January 25, 2008 New nursing labs raise the bar When the School of Nursing ordered 10 new hospital beds for its improved nursing laboratory, the process of moving them into the third-floor space of Ramstad Commons didn’t appear to pose a challenge. But once the computerized Stryker hospital beds arrived this fall, it became painfully obvious that more than brute strength was needed to get the 500-pound beds up the stairs. Instead, a large, third-floor window was removed and an extra-large

December 1, 2009 Listen “I keep my mind open to a number of possibilities when solving problems, and look in all directions for new ideas and consider the wisdom of multiple disciplines.”When Joyce Barr ’76 selected PLU because it offered the best financial aid package, she probably never figured it would lead to a career as a foreign service officer in the U.S. Department of State, let alone a post as U.S. ambassador to Namibia. Currently, she is the executive director of East Asian and

with a lack of trees, so increasing greenery in underserved areas is a social justice issue.” The students have been working with the Tree Foundation for the past year, learning how tree coverage in urban areas can combat climate change. “Our generation is tasked with the mending of the earth in many different ways due to climate change,” psychology major Todorov said. “Our only power is knowledge and understanding of our local communities, because only at that level can we make dents in the

October 20, 2014 ELCA’s First Female Bishop to Speak at PLU The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton will speak at PLU on Nov. 1. (Photo courtesy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 21, 2014)—The Southwestern Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Pacific Lutheran University are joining to bring ELCA Presiding Bishop the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton to PLU on Nov. 1 for a free and public talk titled,  “Who is Leading Us, and Where Are We Going?” Eaton

stories in the “Speak Out” portion of the event in The CAVE directly following the cheerleading. They are welcome to share their stories—whether they are survivors or simply want to talk about their reason for attending. Student Involvement and Leadership Programs Coordinator Aaron Steelquist will close with a speech about the “It’s On Us” campaign and the importance of being an active bystander. “As long as sexual assault still happens on college campuses, PLU included, it is important to hold Take

, especially black girls, is examined in a tough-minded documentary Valerius recently produced as part of her master’s project called The Souls of Black Girls. Valerius will be on campus for a screening of the film at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 in the Chris Knutsen Hall at the UC . Valerius will be on hand for a meet and greet at 6 p.m. Admission is free, but an RSVP is requested. Call the admissions office at 253-535-8716 to RSVP. The documentary has black women, and men, talking about the constant barrage

interested in working. Once accepted, Fellows will work with their mentor to define and develop a research project. Fellows will carry out the work over a 10-week period during the summer and submit two interim reports, a research abstract, and final paper. At the conclusion of the program, students give an oral or poster presentation at one of several Seminar Days, symposia modeled on a professional technical meeting. The 2024 WAVE Fellows award is $7,740 for the ten-week period, plus a $2,300 on-campus

staff alike have signed pledges saying they will work, actively, to prevent sexual assault. And now, from Olson Gymnasium to Ramstad Commons to the Anderson University Center, signed Lute pledges are hanging all over campus. Warwick said organizers thought the campaign was an especially good fit for PLU because of the work being done on campus around active bystanders. For example, at the beginning of the 2014-15 school year, new students and athletes attended a workshop on bystander training. And