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  • Chicken soup or warm broth are great choices to eat when you have a cold or sore throat. Chicken soup also helps to clear out mucus!

    salt water is very beneficial for colds/flu/sore throats, it helps to wash away mucus alleviate inflammation. Simply dissolve ¼ teaspoon salt in 1 cup warm water and take a sip, without swallowing. Gargle the water for 15-30 seconds, then spit it out in the sink. Repeat as needed.SteamTake a hot shower–the shower produces steam that helps to thin mucus and the hot water can help relieve soreness.Neti Pot/Saline FlushThese devices help to clear out mucus and moisten dry respiratory membranes. You

  • Robert Lynam ’12 and Bridgette Cooper ’11 had a front-row view this year on how laws in Olympia are really made. (Photo by John Froschauer) Learning from the floor: PLU students head to Olympia, join the front lines of public policy. By Chris Albert Under…

    tours of the Capitol and, in general, support their senator – and their senator’s staff – with whatever needs to be done. Being a legislative intern is not an easy job, Lynam said. There is down time, but the nature of public policy is immediate reaction. In a lot of ways, he thinks he over-extended his commitments for the semester by having the job in Olympia and being part of the crew team at PLU. He loves both, but days that start at 5 a.m. and end at 8 p.m. have worn him a bit thin. “We’re all

  • The Department of Global and Cultural Studies is a dynamic curricular hub for global education made up of the following programs: Chinese and Chinese Studies, French and Francophone Studies, Global

    Studies. Aligned with PLU’s commitment to global education broadly speaking, both on campus and through study away, our courses promote global awareness and cultural competency through various types of cultural studies and interdisciplinary issue-centered courses, including: Immersive learning in world languages, literatures, film, and other forms of cultural expression Interdisciplinary analysis of contemporary global problems and possible solutions Exploration of past and present struggles for

    Department of Global & Cultural Studies
    Administration Building Room 222-C Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Professor Emeritus | Music | David P.

    composition from the University of Michigan. As a composer, Mr. Robbins has created works in a wide range of genre and style, including orchestral works, chamber music, film scores, and music theater. Specializing as a conductor of 20th century chamber ensembles, he produced a nationally-recognized series of programs at PLU featuring recent and classic 20th century music. As a performer and clinician, he remains active as a percussionist in the Northwest.  As former Chair of the Department of Music

    Area of Emphasis/Expertise
  • PLU prof’s book wins ChLA Book Award Suspended Animation: Children’s Picture Books and the Fairy Tales of Modernity , has received the Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) Book Award for books published in 2010. The book was written by Nathalie op de Beeck, PLU associate professor…

    modern nation. With engaging color and black-and-white illustrations from influential texts, Nathalie op de Beeck shows how these word-and-picture sequences provide deceptively simple stories within the specific historical and cultural contexts of the period between the 1910s and 1940s. Read Previous PLU professor receives Fulbright award Read Next Film Festival Series: “Most People Live in China” COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad

  • Philosophy Lecture: ‘Ruined by Talking’ The Spring Philosophy Lecture “Ruined by Talking: Kieregaard on Language, Nature, and Communications” will take place at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 24 in Morken 103. Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sergia Hay will give the address. The lecture will exam…

    other creatures? Kierkegaard has a surprising answer. Kierkegaard argues that genuine communication must be expressed in one’s being rather than through one’s words. Non-human creatures are therefore communicative exemplars for Kierkegaard, since they have no choice but to be what they mean. Read Previous Film Festival Series: “Most People Live in China” Read Next PLU prof works with USA Hockey team COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad

  • I: Immigration // El Paso, TX II: Gender // Portland, OR III: Race // Sedalia, MO IV: Class // Richwood, WV

    Literacy.Learn More 3RD ANNUAL CÉSAR CHÁVEZ & DOLORES HUERTA LATINO STUDIES LECTURE Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer:Undocumented Vignettes from a Pre-American Life 6:30 p.m. | Monday, March 19 |Anderson University Center – Scandinavian Cultural Center This year’s speaker is Alberto Ledesma, author of the memoir-comic book Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer and Graduate Diversity Director in Arts & Humanities at Berkeley.Learn More Dolores: Rebel. Activist. Feminist. Mother. Film screening and panel discussion 6 p.m

  • Documentary follows drug, weapons trade When assistant communication professor Rob Wells and his colleagues in the School of Arts and Communication launched MediaLab in 2006, they figured larger projects like feature-length video documentaries would happen sometime in the future. “It would be nice,” he recalled…

    . Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Museum of Science and Industry in Seattle, MediaLab will premiere the documentary “Illicit Exchanges: Canada, the U.S., and Crime.” The ambitious hour-long film – MediaLab’s second in as many years – looks at how drugs and weapons affect the citizens of the two nations. “For us, this is a film about community as much as it is about the drug trade,” said Julie Olds ’09, the lead researcher on the project. “ We want to ask ‘how responsible are we?’” The project had its genesis

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 5, 2019) — National recording artist and Pacific Lutheran University alum Crystal Aikin ’97 will be returning to campus on Friday, Feb. 15, when she headlines the Gospel Experience Concert. Aikin, who was born and raised in Tacoma but lives in Texas…

    integral part of African American history and culture,” ASPLU president Haedon Brunelle said. “And that it’s a powerful experience for people of Christian and non-Christian faiths to engage in spiritual wellness and cultural awareness. ASPLU seeks to provide such opportunities.” Other events occurring at PLU this month include a guest-speaker appearance from Ijeoma Oluo (author of “So You Want to Talk About Race”), a Tournées Film Festival screening of the film “I am Not Your Negro” and more. “Black

  • Next to nature, near all the urban adventures of Seattle and Tacoma and limitless opportunities to study around the world… you can try a little of everything here at PLU.

    also loves NPR – an affection for radio that dates back to having his own radio show in community college. As a first-generation college student, Shaun loves PLU’s commitment to accessibility. And with a personal passion for travel, he’s excited to talk about the study away options at PLU! Graduated from: Temple University, Philadelphia Major: Film with a Concentration in Screenwriting Shaun works with all domestic transfer students (including transfer nursing students applying to PLU’s traditional