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The End of an Era Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / May 21, 2014 May 21, 2014 Dave Robbins Steps Down after 33 Years as Chair of the Department of Music Greg Youtz’s first glimpse of Dave Robbins was him strolling down a hallway in Eastvold, while his two-year-old daughter toddled along at his side, clutching his finger. “I remember thinking that Dave is not only this great dad to his kids, but that was an image the rest of us felt – like we were holding on to Dave’s finger too, and he was sort of
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it, but it’s very real.” There was one guy in a different group, he met and knew well enough to joke around with. When his group was leaving base camp one day, he saw a mass of guides and medical personnel grouped around a body. “You just knew immediately something bad had happened,” he said. “And I looked over there and there he is dead. It’s very sobering. That was very sad.” But while on the mountain, death wasn’t what he was thinking about. “I took the attitude of most people,” Nelson said
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about the historical significance, what they told their daughters, or texted their moms. I’ll write about how untenable Republican-party gains are if the xenophobia label sticks to them. Nobody on my team has suggestions on covering a Donald Trump win. I don’t know what to write. The needle dips again; 52 percent in favor of Clinton. I leave thinking about the feeling of uncertainty, trapped in the traffic of the present moment. Our role for the night is to enter local returns into the computer
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not understanding this?” she recalled thinking. “After graduation, I was late on three (student loan) payments because I didn’t know where to send the payments to. Stuff was getting lost in the mail. It’s almost like you’re being set up or tricked just for not having known or being born into it.” Oshiro admits it wasn’t easy transitioning from a place of fear and shame to one of triumph and pride. She rooted herself in the Diversity Center, where she found mentors who helped her reframe her
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on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For students thinking about a career in nonprofit leadership, Fontana has practical advice: “Take an accounting class!” she says, noting her duties as executive director range from financial reports to studio management and all business needs in between. She’s managing without the business background, though. The studio has more than 3,000 members on the mailing list and has partnered to provide yoga to community organizations such as the Wounded Warrior Project and the
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back to criticism of what we have been doing even for so many GH-deficient children. Undoubtedly, some GH- (and non-GH-) deficient children do deserve help; Turner’s syndrome patients, for example, suffer a wide range of other handicaps and medical complications, and their gain in stature of close to half a foot from GH may constitute a significant increase in otherwise highly limited opportunities. But they are the exception, not the rule.Am I wrong or insensitive in thinking that here is another
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experiences there have prepared me for what I am about to experience in Peru.” Rebecca Johnson ’17: BFA in Studio Arts and BA in Computer Science “So, right now I’m interning at Concur Technologies in Bellevue as Software Development engineer. I’ve been working with them since June and will be here at least until December. Been trying to work in my spare time on some small projects in Graphic Design and Photography. Hopefully I’ll be working more on that as the weather gets gross” Emilio Gonzalez ’17
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university’s office of development and was founder of Q Club. Dave said Norm loved the Northwest and PLU, and returned to visit often. He was a regular at homecoming, a longtime member of Q Club and tried to stay involved with the university in spite of living at such a distance. Not long ago Norm called Dave and said, “Why don’t we get our class to give $100,000 to PLU? I’ll give $10,000 if you will.” In addition to their own gifts, the two organized a campaign to raise the $100,000 for the occasion of
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Shirley Aikin (Coleman ’71, ’78, ’96), a 28-year veteran professor of nursing, called the development office the day after her husband died suddenly. “Travis would not want flowers, but would want something good done in his name,” she said. “Let’s talk about a scholarship.” Shirley and Travis believed in planning for the future and discussed how they would want to be remembered. Hundreds of friends, neighbors and family were immediately notified that in lieu of flowers and gifts that money was
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. We are 0-0, another NWC journey ahead of us…if we do the right things we have every chance to be in the NCAA tournament again where we want to do better. We have a tunnel vision, not just a vision, on where we want to go. GO LUTES! “Athletics at PLU have imbued me with personal strength and a ‘what’s next?’ mentality. The development of this resilience would not have been possible without the experiences I’ve had and lessons from my teammates and coaches.” – Vivian Shinall35 Women's Soccer
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