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  • the natural world subject to the same damage as the rest of the ecosystem. Testifying before Congress in 1963, Carson called for new policies to protect human health and the environment. Rachel Carson died in 1964 after a long battle against breast cancer. Her witness for the beauty and integrity of life continues to inspire new generations to protect the living world and all its creatures. Biographical information courtesy of Carson biographer Linda Lear, © 1998 (Revised 2015), author of Rachel

  • her new culture. “This will give me more practice, more experience and practice writing myself,” Kaufman said. “I think it’s really important for teachers to be doing what they are asking their student to do.” The Graves award is administered under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies by Pomona College on behalf of benefactors Arnold L. and Lois S. Graves. Read Previous Wang Center honors China Partners Network Read Next Senior attends national seminar, gains insight COMMENTS

  • Powell’s doctoral dissertation, and when Hagen began writing “Banner of My Purpose,” he asked if Powell would be interested. “I’m always looking for ways to expand the repertoire horizons of my ensemble,” Powell said. “It just gives them different types of experiences.” For this piece, that different experience is working with a soloist. Typically, string instruments accompany soloists, but Hagen set his piece for wind instruments and a baritone. Soloists add a new dynamic to the performance, forcing

  • at the plan put forth by Democratic nominee Barack Obama and Republican nominee John McCain. And he isn’t necessarily going to favor one plan over another. “It is not a simple, direct moral war and it’s very complex and nuanced underneath,” he said. “It doesn’t necessarily break along liberal and conservative lines.” And it’s not a new topic. This KPLU report, looking at the health care issue, notes that Franklin Roosevelt wanted to include a universal health care program in his Social Security

  • attended Union Theological Seminary in New York for his masters. He received his bachelors of arts degree from Earlham Collage in Indiana. He will publish the article “Thinking Globally and Thinking Locally: Ecology, Subsidiary and Multiscalar Environmentalism” in the Journal for the Study of Religion in 2008. He has spoken extensively on environmentalism and spirituality, including a lecture in May titled “Can Sacramentalism Save Biodiversity?” that was presented at the American Academy of Religion

  • spiraling staircase joins the two floors that open up into a lofty central lounge complete with comfy couches, study tables, hall decorations, and even a kitchen. Here, residents can study, chat or just have a midnight snack. “The house communities are a good way to meet people from other floors that you might not normally talk to. It gives people a place to congregate other than their rooms. Tingelstad is really big, so you have a lot of opportunities to meet new people,” Gunter said. And there are a

  • festivals. He was executive director of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Ohio, and was executive director of the MidAmerica Chamber Music Institute. According to PLU Provost Steven Starkovich, Bennett “brings a long and exemplary record of teaching, scholarship, planning, fund raising, budget and personnel management, leadership and service to his new position at PLU.” “Our School of Arts and Communication will be very well-served as we move forward into the future with Cameron’s thoughtful

  • school,” he said. “But coasting is a different pace here. You can’t coast uphill.” To read about BUSA 201, click here. Read Previous Perspective: The Power of Hope Read Next New man on campus COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how scholarships support them in their

  • wanted to, then we all had to agree to it.” Mattich paused for a moment. “Just like it is in business.” To read about BIOL 125, click here. Read Previous Perspective: The Power of Hope Read Next New man on campus COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how scholarships

  • Bonhoeffer’s work – Letters and Papers from Prison – where Bonhoeffer asserts that Christian hope for the resurrection does not offer a last line of escape into the eternal. Rather, this hope sends people back to “life on earth in a wholly new way. “This world,” Bonhoeffer writes, “must not be prematurely written off.” The excessive focus on individual salvation has led to a loss of concern for the well being of the earth, Bonhoeffer wrote.  The biblical vision of shalom (peace) entails the well being of