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, the air was filled with uncertainty and mistrust. Furthermore, the fear of making yet another mistake (as many had characterized the Vietnam War) loomed heavily over Americans. The combination of this uncertainty and fear immobilized Americans. The Khmer Rouge carried on their bloody regime for several years before the conflict between the communists of Cambodia and Vietnam led to the Vietnamese removing the Khmer Rouge from power, and thus ending the genocide. The story of the Khmer Rouge and

.)  Sankta Lucia Fest Dec. 11 | 5 p.m. | Eastvold Auditorium The Scandinavian Cultural Center is delighted to continue to present the Lucia Festival, featuring PLU students who embody the qualities of light and hope. At the festival, students sing Swedish songs, and dance Scandinavian dances. Come see the Sonoro Scandinavian Children’s Choir and other community singers celebrate the Swedish festival honoring Saint Lucy which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.  Free for students, $5 for

grant proposal submitted by the university and earned a Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation. The other components of the series include Tunnel of Oppression, visiting author Tim Wise and concluding with the Be The Spark event May 13 at the Tacoma Dome featuring Archbishop Desmond Tutu. This collection of events creates a holistic program that gives students a foundation for examining a variety of social justice issues, relevant in today’s society, said Baillon. “We’ve lined up this to help

and Wednesdays at noon? Don’t assume students can easily remember how each of their instructors are managing their online sites. Post this information in the Overview section of the homepage of your site. I recommend all faculty use Sakai Lessons pages (Weekly Content pages) for sharing content such as learning resources, videos, assignments, quizzes, etc. You can communicate key information within a relevant lesson page and reserve announcements for timely notifications. See the blog post How to

plasmid platform. The secondary project will focus on retrospectively collecting interpretation information for a future database project for copy number variants. Additional projects may be assigned as company needs dictate and personal interests of the intern. Read relevant literature, perform laboratory work, and present findings related to test development. The student will have the opportunity to learn about genetic testing including Sanger and NextGen sequencing and array CGH technologies. At

, mainstage show directed by Amelia Heath ‘15 and written by Sarah Ruhl. It runs in the Karen Hille Phillips’ Eastvold Auditorium from December 10 – December 13 at 7:30pm and December 14 at 2pm. “When I told my dad what this play was about, his first question was: ‘Is this an anti-Christian play?’ That’s a fair question,” explains the show’s director Amelia Heath ’15. “I don’t see this as an ‘anti-Christian play’ at all. It’s really touching for me to see someone struggling with their faith because for me

, mainstage show directed by Amelia Heath ‘15 and written by Sarah Ruhl. It runs in the Karen Hille Phillips’ Eastvold Auditorium from December 10 – December 13 at 7:30pm and December 14 at 2pm. “When I told my dad what this play was about, his first question was: ‘Is this an anti-Christian play?’ That’s a fair question,” explains the show’s director Amelia Heath ’15. “I don’t see this as an ‘anti-Christian play’ at all. It’s really touching for me to see someone struggling with their faith because for me

plasmid platform. The secondary project will focus on retrospectively collecting interpretation information for a future database project for copy number variants. Additional projects may be assigned as company needs dictate and personal interests of the intern. Read relevant literature, perform laboratory work, and present findings related to test development. The student will have the opportunity to learn about genetic testing including Sanger and NextGen sequencing and array CGH technologies. At

success, even if it did demand a logistic audible. “We used to just meet in the little conference room in Morken 103 when we had 50 students,” Blaha said. (This year) we had to go over to Leraas Lecture Hall. That was great. We had too many people!” The fourth annual contest, held Feb. 1, hosted 31 teams representing 14 schools. Students—on Advanced or Novice teams—worked for three hours to write programs to solve as many computer-programming problems as they could. The first-, second- and third-place

replaced monthly in-person meetings, eliminating travel time for administrators from throughout a five-county area in southwest Washington. “There’s not the urgency that there was two years ago,” Jaudon says. “But we continue to meet as a region. People keep showing up and they continue to see value in networking with each other.” A legacy Lute whose parents graduated in 1969, Jaudon learned from them that higher education isn’t just about learning job skills. “My dad told me not to worry about a