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Irene Rzadzinksa Testimonial Posted by: kaufmard / January 29, 2023 January 29, 2023 By PLU Uruguay Project Team Irene Rzadzinksa, 96, testifies about her premonition to flee Warsaw for Russia after the Nazi invasion. She did forced labor in Siberia for four years and then traveled to Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, and India before finding an uncle in Uruguay. Open English TranslationOpen Spanish Transcript Read Previous Eva Nathan Testimonial Read Next Giza Alterwajn de Goldfarb Testimonial LATEST

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

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

success, even if it did demand a logistic audible. “We used to just meet in the little conference room in Morken 103 when we had 50 students,” Blaha said. (This year) we had to go over to Leraas Lecture Hall. That was great. We had too many people!” The fourth annual contest, held Feb. 1, hosted 31 teams representing 14 schools. Students—on Advanced or Novice teams—worked for three hours to write programs to solve as many computer-programming problems as they could. The first-, second- and third-place

wanted to attend. At the beginning of February, Kate Schneider, PLU Director of Employer Relations, emailed me saying I was one of the students selected to go to Amazon. PLU students got a great view of Seattle’s Lake Union from the top of one of Amazon’s buildings. (Photo: Amanda Brasgalla ’15) I was really excited, and shortly after, we were contacted by an Amazon recruiter who shared additional information and prepared us for the event. On the morning of Feb. 23, we left campus bright and early

series again starts on the right note with award-winning trumpeter Thomas Marriott Thursday, July 7. The university event is in its 13th year and has featured returning and new artists every summer. The concerts are free to the public and a perfect way to enjoy jazz in the setting of the Mary Baker Russell building’s outdoor amphitheater. Along with the series being free, refreshments are provided and star charts are passed out for those interested in viewing the night sky from the campus

Childlike vs Childish: Mary’s Meme-ification Posted by: ramosam / December 4, 2022 December 4, 2022 By Elsa KienbergerMelodramatic, selfish, pouty Mary Musgrove is the only Persuasion (2022) character who says anything meaningful about Regency womanhood that is congruous with gender expectations today. Her lines in Carrie Cracknell’s adaptation are like Reductress captions, with just a little less of the same satirical punch. Although she is portrayed as childlike, a desirable Regency trait for