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religious dimension, ignorance is not bliss. Think about it: all these issues are charged with religious language – abortion, creationism vs. evolution, fundamentalism, LGBTQ rights, environmental defense and degradation, health care, Holocaust studies, human rights, international terrorism, the Iraq conflict, land use in the Northwest, presidential politics, the quest for peace, poverty, and stem-cell research. The value of your college education actually increases when you have a better understanding

claim or reclaim their roles as public agents and citizens. She is the author of the book Profits, Pundits and Gurus: Rhetorical Styles and Public Engagement and recently has submitted the manuscript of her second book, Teacher, School, Mother: Re-envisioning Motherhood in the Academy.Maria ChavezAssociate Professor of Political ScienceChavez’s areas of teaching and research interest include public policy, American government, Latino politics and race/ethnic politics. She is the co-author of the

project that aims to increase civic participation through voter registration and education. Lute Vote brought Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman to campus as part of its PLU Rocks the Vote! registration drive on Sept. 25, held a Civic Discourse and Engagement workshop with the PLU Debate team, and is organizing several Elect! Workshop events this month to inform voters and stir up engagement in local politics. “Voting is something I’m so passionate about,” Anderson said. “And something that so

Kaurin, Associate Professor of Philosophy at PLU, and Pam Barker PLU senior communication studies and political science major speaking for the affirmative; and Seth Weinberger, Associate Professor of Politics and Government at the UPS and David Mooney, PLU senior and political science major, arguing for the negative. Much of the debate focused on the differing opinions regarding the human cost of drone attacks. The debate came down to the question of “What do you prefer fairness or efficiency?” The

a different take,” said Philosophy Professor Erin McKenna. “He complicates some of those solutions. He’ll take things that people do automatically and show that you actually have to think about what you’re doing.” Each year the Philosophy Department hosts an event, but this is the first year they have done an event of this magnitude. “We wanted to break out from just having a speaker,” said McKenna. Anyone with an interest in food, including food aesthetics, ethics, politics, or nutrition, is