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first female candidate for a major party, Spring and O’Leary have penned a book on feminist history, featuring the now-famous poster series, and so much more. The book, “Dead Feminists: Historic Heroines in Living Color,” published in October 2016, features 27 women who have made a mark on the world. Throughout the book illustrations and images representing females and archival photos are paired with stories of feminists such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Gwendolyn Brooks, Rachel Carson and many more. The

Merry Christmas to All, and to Emma a Good Knightley Posted by: ramosam / December 24, 2020 December 24, 2020 By Abigail Kunkel In both Douglas McGrath’s and Autumn de Wilde’s adaptations of Jane Austen’s Emma (1815), Christmas dinner scenes intimate the intersection of the familial love and comfort associated with Emma and Mr. Knightley’s romance. At the same time, these scenes draw attention to Knightley’s often paternalistic love for Emma. Taken together, these scenes at once associate

Welcoming First Cohort: Sarah Johnston Posted by: Catherine Chan / May 20, 2020 Image: Sarah Johnston (Photo provided by Sarah) May 20, 2020 Sarah Johnston has a passion for helping people to live their best lives both physically and mentally.She shares about how her life goals changed over the years at PLU, and what she looks forward to learning in the MSK program. What is one fun fact about yourself? I have a sister that is 6 years older than me, but people think we are twins. What inspired

learning so much about chimpanzees, Webb decided she needed to visit Africa and learn more. She spent this fall semester studying away in Tanzania through the Lutheran Consortium of Colleges for Tanzania (LCCT). The program is a collaboration between PLU, St. Olaf College, Concordia College and Luther College. In it, students take classes at the University of Dar es Salaam and participate in LCCT work, such as independent research projects and teaching at local primary schools. Tanzania is home to

over who our next president would be. “Yes, We Can!” sang from YouTube videos across campus and candidates planned visits to the region. With the Washington state caucus only one day away, three fellow seniors and myself, all undecided, set out early on the morning of Feb. 8 to volunteer and hear Sen. Hillary Clinton speak about healthcare at the University of Puget Sound. Within moments of entering the field house, we were gobbled up for volunteer tasks: checking-in and directing media, monitoring

illustrated how feature films, music videos, sports, video games and news organizations have narrowed the definition of what it means to be male. The images showed a dramatic increase in the size of men’s bodies, the size of weapons and the portrayal of women as objects. For example, Batman in 1966’s feature film lacks the muscle definition played up prominently in more recent film releases, like 2005’s “Batman Begins” with Christian Bale. The increased body size extends to action figures: the

June 16, 2008 Gala marks a decade of Jazz Under the Stars Warm summer nights, picnic dinners, stargazing and the soothing sounds of jazz all add up to the PLU summertime favorite Jazz Under the Stars. For a decade, the free outdoor concert series has brought popular Northwest jazz musicians to the Mary Baker Russell amphitheater. The concerts, held weekly in July and August, attract nearly 200 people each week. “We’re proud to have sustained a professional-level summer jazz concert series for

Fund did. “That’s the real beauty of this,” he said. And for Floyd, there is another beautiful thing – he got a great job out of it, too. As a senior, Floyd landed a gig at the Tacoma-based financial powerhouse Russell Investments. He has no doubt that managing a real portfolio helped him get the job. “It’s important to have actual experience,” Floyd said. This is the type of thing PLU’s School of Business does very well. Through its internship programs, professional clubs, and numerous

vendors. The plate consists of starchy and hearty foods that I have never been able to quite finish. Mashed banana, rice, beans, sweet potato, and corn meal mash are staples of this meal and it often comes with some type of meat. 3.) Chapatti – Much like lefse, this is a potato flatbread that is best eaten fresh and warm. It can be combined with other things like a tortilla or just eaten plane. It is a great snack and can be found almost anywhere for about a quarter a piece. 4.) Passion, Mango, and

October 18, 2010 Writers welcomed By Kari Plog ’11 During the summer, students in PLU’s Master in Fine Arts Creative Writing program gather on campus for their summer residency. As part of the three-year program, the students meet four times for short summer residencies of about 10 days each. Accomplished writers are not scarce in the program, but really, “The only requirement is to come as writers, published or not,” said Stan Rubin, MFA program director. (Photo by John Froschauer) It’s a time