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peoples right to vote). The Voting Rights Act of 1965 also made it illegal to use poll taxes, literacy tests and intimidation to prevent people from voting — these tactics had been used in many states to suppress voters who had the legal right to vote. To mark the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, The New York Times ran a series of articles that highlighted the work and activism of lesser-known women who were crucial to the fight in how women won the right to vote in the United States. For an open

you to join the MSK program at PLU? I did not want to end my time at PLU during the COVID-19 pandemic.  I was determined to end it on a high note and thus decided to pursue the MSK program! However, I am thankful for the time away from school because it gave me the time to rethink my options.  I was planning on taking a gap year and do something related to Occupational Therapy.  However, I was not finding anything that really sparked my interest.  Then I said to myself why not continue your time

of the School of Arts and Communication FOCUS Series event on perspective. Tickets are available at the Concierge Desk in the Anderson University Center, 253-535-7411 [credit/debit/cash), and can be purchased at the door before the show [cash only]. Concessions will be available for purchase in the lobby before the show and during intermission. Read Previous Justin Huertas’ “Semi-Autobiographical” Musical Premieres at the Seattle Repertory Theatre Read Next A passion for dance, a call to teach

Black History Month Concert kicks off 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 On Thursday, February 20, the 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship will kick off with the Black History Month Concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall. Directed by David Deacon-Joyner, the concert plays tribute to the entrepreneurship of African-Americans featuring the legacy of their music, literature, and art. A joint effort by the PLU School of Arts

having a few select students ‘sit in’ with the professional trio and see if they can hang with more mature musicians playing at a high level,” says Deacon-Joyner. Invitations to PLU Jazz Day have been extended to Seattle-area high-school jazz band directors and students, PLU music supporters and alumni. Organizers recommend that attendees arrive at Tula’s early to guarantee a seat at the intimate locale. Live In-Studio at KPLUWednesday, April 29The Jazz Sound Trio and students Zach Miller and Brandon

crowd lines and occasionally fielding questions. As the doors opened, I was surprised to see, after hours of waiting in the wind and rain, smiling, cheering Clinton supporters and thousands of waving signs. This same support wasn’t apparent at the next day’s 27th District Caucus in Tacoma’s Stanley Elementary School. Caucus organizers, unprepared for the enormous turnout, hurriedly copied additional sign-in sheets, pleaded with the crowd to snap instead of clap and to please stop cheering after

. When all is said and done, health care reform will happen only if Congress engages in effectual health reform debates, can find a way to pay for it – and can compromise on ideological differences. – Lori A. Loan, ’82, Ph.D., RNC, is a hospital executive and health services researcher as well as an affiliate faculty member in the School of Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University. She believes there is no secret formula for health care reform in America. Photo by University Photographer Jordan Hartman

. Local seniors from Washington High School have participated in the project, by assisting in site planting and maintenance. Campus organizations including the sustainability club GREAN have also participated regularly at the project site. Ojala-Barbour sees this type of land maintenance as an unsung local issue that deserves attention. “Land stewardship isn’t at the forefront of sustainability issues, so it was something I realized I could make an impact on,” he said. Ojala-Barbour said there have

various members of the cadre, or ROTC instructors, with different members being assigned different years. Twice a semester, and once during J-term, cadets go to Joint Base Lewis-McCord to exercise those class skills in the field, such as orienteering. Being a cadet in ROTC is only part of the students’ identity. “We’re not all Army all the time. That’s just part of what we do,” said cadet Chris Wolf, first-year student. “Mostly we’re just regular students at school.” They stand out because of their

surface of Puget Sound and it looks peaceful, but you need to look a few inches below the surface.” The idea of just dumping runoff into Puget Sound and hoping it dilutes in ocean currents is simply outdated and wrong, Gregoire said. Puget Sound acts more as a bathtub, and anything that is dumped there is likely to stay around, or sink to the bottom and silently affect the food chain in devastating ways. Reflecting back on her high-school days in Auburn, Wash., Gregoire noted that President Kennedy’s