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perspective on cultural differences. “I thought I would be able to deal with this just fine,” Webb explained. “But being here has made me realize that I’m addicted to organization and efficiency, and I’m definitely not as patient a person as I thought I was.” The Tanzanian people have been extremely welcoming and she finds it easy to connect with the people as true friends. For example, her Tanzanian roommate offered to share her dinner with Webb on the first day they met. Her experience has made her more

role. “Masculinity is not natural, it’s performed,” he said. “Look at how it’s changed in the last 30 years. There’s been a radical change of what it means to be a man.” Today, the cultural definition of masculinity is increasingly linked to violence, power and control. This definition of manhood, which he called the “tough guise,” has detrimental effects on both the victims of men’s violence and on the men themselves, he said. Using clips from documentary films produced by his organization, Jhally

percentage of students studying abroad. When students involved in near-campus or in-state J-term programs are included in this number, the percentage jumps to over 50 percent, Sobania noted. In general, “PLU has made a conscious decision to talk about “study away” rather than “study abroad,” Sobania noted in his report to NAFSA. “We do so because the South Puget Sound is so richly diverse that one does not need to travel more than a few blocks to have a cross-cultural experience.” PLU also offers

to stay legally in the U.S. Her father works as a caretaker of a property, and her mother at a restaurant. This summer, Jimenez will be working at Centro Cultural of Washington County in Cornelius, Ore., as a summer program supervisor and possibly an ESL teacher. She eventually plans to go to law school, with the aim of specializing in immigration law.  Jimenez arrived in the U.S. at age 7, her entire family coming north at the urging of an uncle, she remembers. She grew up as a typical American

present his final lecture, titled “Hitler’s Pink Victims: Robert Oelbermann and the Persecution of Homosexuals in Nazi Germany,” April 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. The inspiration for the lecture started in 1996, when Torvend visited the Holocaust museum in Washington, D.C. As a part of the permanent exhibit, visitors receive an identity card of someone killed during the Holocaust and Torvend got Oelbermann. “He was a naturalist, a filmmaker and was a director of a youth group

other very well.” The two will be spending a lot of time together as they travel around Norway. They each have a research project to complete during their time with the International Summer School, where they will study with students from 80 countries around the world. The global connection was one of the highlights for Peace Scholar alumna Ellie Lapp ’17. “A casual dinner conversation or walking down the hallway can be more like cultural experiences and experiences of diversity,” Lapp said. “These

Knight,” earned the fourth Emmy nod for a short-form fiction feature titled “Twas The Late Knight Before Christmas.” The production crew for "More Than a Mission" during filming. (Photo courtesy of Cara Gillespie '17) “A World of Difference,” which premiered two episodes in Seattle earlier this year, explores the shifting cultural landscapes of race, class, immigration status and gender across North America. It earned both nominations in the long-form, non-fiction documentary category. “We worked

Nostalgia”—presented along with her peers’ capstones in the wider exhibition, “Pastiche”—examines the musical and cultural influences in what she describes as “my journey through embodying what I have envisioned for myself.”  For Thompson, each exhibit comes with the assurance that she’s in the right place. “I know I am doing everything I’m meant to be doing,” she says. “Everything is meant to be the way that it is, and I am taking baby steps and am not afraid to voice myself.” Read Previous Universal

never sets, and your classroom extends to volcanic landscapes, majestic waterfalls and glaciers. In this Q&A, we learn from Annica Stiles ’25, who seized the opportunity to study in this Nordic paradise for the summer. From academic pursuits and cultural encounters to awe-inspiring adventures, discover what it’s like to be a student intern for Global Trek & Adventures in Iceland. Stiles hiked up Mt. Esja. Locally called Esjan, Mt. Esja is regarded as the mountain queen of Rekjayik’s skyscape. (Photo

, losing loved ones, being abducted and raped in war, among others. Her triumph over enormous hardships blazed the trail for her contemporary followers through the similarly challenging terrain. The opera depicts the drastic cultural and religious conflicts between Confucian Han and nomadic XiongNu, two neighboring states constantly at war during Cai Yan’s lifetime. It foregrounds the cost of war for both men and women. With increased chance of encounters among cultures, the relevance of Cai Yan’s tale