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to public policy. “It was a change, but I couldn’t have asked for a better university experience,” Cooper said. For his part, Lynam, a transfer from Olympic College, had a similar experience. “I was really attracted to a smaller school and having a more personal relationship with the professors,” he said. So he came to PLU –and he got what he wanted. One of the first classes he took was with political science professor Ann Kelleher. It helped spark his interest in the political process. The

really a new standard of consent, but it’s now made the big time… Every university in the Ivy League has an affirmative consent law… PLU has an affirmative consent law… We’re not talking about anything new; we’re talking about the fact that it’s government. Sill explained that under affirmative consent law, the definition of “consent” (which she summarized as “expressed willingness to engage in sexual activity”) does not change, but rather the lens through which potential instances of sexual assault

, Ciabattari said. “Our world won’t organically become desegregated,” she said, stressing that white people should not expect change to happen overnight. “Don’t expect too much too soon.” The divisive presidential election is evidence of the long road ahead, Ciabattari said, adding that Tuesday’s surprising results underscore the need for communities to come together and discuss polarizing issues with compassion, respect and humility. “I have been so aware of my race and my whiteness in the last couple

her time outdoors, set her on a direct path to her career. She joined the Washington Conservation Voters in 2008 and became its president in 2014, leading the organization’s political, campaign, and accountability strategies.“I first learned about the climate crisis in detail – and how to advocate for policy and political change — at PLU,” she said. “I loved my time at PLU. My education taught me to think critically, challenge the status quo, and advocate for my community.” We talked to Murphy

those things have been over time,” he explains. “An analysis of innovation should look at human communities, economic issues, art & design, ethics, technology, and more. If you examine these elements in an interdisciplinary way, you can really assess the dynamics of change in society.” Halvorson teaches business and economic history courses in the history department, as well as classes on innovation and the history of technology. He has also continued publishing books, including the lively new

times. Being open to change is the key to everything, rather than just sticking to a particular mindset. What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from your fellow interns and coworkers in Senator Dhingra’s office? I have learned that there is more to the world than the simple black and white, right and wrong, and I think that is a harsh reality to come to terms with just because it is just hard to say if one thing is correct, or one thing is incorrect. I do still think that some truths are truer