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mothers and fulfilling the expectations of women within society. One of the most important events in the society is the girls’ coming of age ceremony, which takes place when the girls have completed their training and have successfully entered womanhood. This means that the girls are eligible for marriage and motherhood. According to Boone, this ceremony signifies the liminal change in which the Mende girls “give up their old life and begin a new one.” One of the most prominent aspects of the ceremony

mothers and fulfilling the expectations of women within society. One of the most important events in the society is the girls’ coming of age ceremony, which takes place when the girls have completed their training and have successfully entered womanhood. This means that the girls are eligible for marriage and motherhood. According to Boone, this ceremony signifies the liminal change in which the Mende girls “give up their old life and begin a new one.” One of the most prominent aspects of the ceremony

of athletics, many sports have come and gone. Here are three that are remembered fondly. Captain Ball (Photo: PLU Archives) The 1938 women's captain ball team. +Enlarge Photo Field Hockey (Photo: PLU Archives) Members of the women's field hockey team on Foss Field in 1972. +Enlarge Photo Wrestling (Photo: PLU Archives) A Lute wrestler (bottom) flips his opponent during a match in 1981. +Enlarge Photo ALL IN THE FAMILY Legendary PLU football coach Forrest “Frosty” Westering, who led the Lutes from

Marriage & Family Therapy Curator: Magdalena Stickel, PLU CGE Confidential Advocate   On Exhibit: Resources about Acknowledging and Respecting Indigenous Languages and Land This exhibit highlights resources for exploring the south Puget Sound indigenous Salish family of languages, including Twulshootseed. As the PLU land acknowledgement notes, “PLU is on the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples; we acknowledge and respect the traditional caretakers of this

Calendar Spotlight Series The Inauguration of Allan Belton Allan Belton became Pacific Lutheran University’s 14th president the same way he became the first in his family to attend college: unexpectedly. Cover story Our mission does not succeed because of any one individual. We are a community, called and empowered to serve our neighbor so that all may flourish. President Allan Belton Clinical Learning and Simulation Center A state-of-the-art facility will give the PLU School of Nursing room to grow

inherit the BRCA 2 gene. However, men can get breast cancer as well with the mutated harmful BRCA 1 gene, though it is rare. The most affected by inheriting a harmful variant of the BRCA 1 gene are people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. They have a 2% chance of having the inherited BRCA 1 gene. Different geographic and ethnic populations have different variants of the same harmful mutated BRCA 1 gene. There are many ways to treat cancer. Some ways are through surgery, radiation, hormone therapy, targeted

Many relationships and opportunities for students arise while in the clinical setting. Maintaining professional boundaries and relationships is essential to ethical practice. Students are requested to refrain from accepting employment and socializing outside of the clinical setting with clients or a client’s family while maintaining a professional relationship. Students may not care for family members, significant others, friends, or close acquaintances during clinical rotations as this poses