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breathtaking battle of a young fox fighting for its prey with a dive-bombing eagle. It was just another day for the wildlife photographer, who was shooting photos in San Juan Island National Historical Park. Enter eagle. As the fox fought for its prey, Ebi wasn’t even sure the images of the unexpected clash were usable. “I was panning the camera with the running fox, using a relatively long shutter speed so that I could capture some motion,” he said. “By the time I knew the eagle was approaching, I didn’t

that landed her in a communications role at ESD 113. It was memorable — but not necessarily in a good way.“I was so nervous,” she remembers. “My internet died during the Zoom interview.” She was prepared to just chalk it up to experience. But a short time later, she got the call every job seeker hopes for. “I started on my 24th birthday. It was a great birthday present,” Hall says. That was in 2020. She’s now a communications specialist at ESD 113, a Washington state agency that helps ensure that

PLU Department of Anthropology completes repatriation of materials to the Nisqually Tribe Posted by: Zach Powers / September 25, 2023 Image: (Left to right) Troy Storfjell (PLU), Nicole Juliano (PLU), Brad Beach (Nisqually Tribe), Merlin Bullchild (Nisqually Tribe), Annette Bullchild (Nisqually Tribe), Greg Burtchard (PLU), Bradford Andrews (PLU), and Patricia Bixel (PLU) pose for a group photo as representatives from the Nisqually Tribe take possession of the Woodard Bay collection from the

, Computer Education Week honors the birthday of computing pioneer Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, who was born on December 9, 1906. Hopper was a pioneer of modern computer programming who invented some of the first computer compiler tools. Although December is a busy time of the year for teachers and students, this week honors one of our founders and focuses attention on how people learn to program computers and why that skill might be useful. Jeff Raskin, Melinda Gates, and Hadi Partovi address the crowd

runs Thursdays for six weeks, 7:00-9:00 p.m. The series is put together by Jazz Under the Stars Director David Deacon-Joyner. Bring your lawn chairs and your picnic food. Free coffee is available and select wine, beer and snacks are available for sale. 208 Garfield will deliver your dinner to the concert, stop in and order your favorite sandwich or salad by 6pm Wednesday. The lineup for the 2016 series is: July 7: Casey McGill Orchestra (Seattle vintage swing band) July 14:The Keith Henson Octet

. The challenge, she says, is that she’s enjoying every aspect of her studies. That’s no surprise, because getting to medical school – and becoming a doctor – has been her lifelong goal.After double majoring in chemistry and classics at PLU, Hatton spent three years working as a medical scribe and a certified nursing assistant with medically fragile children before beginning her graduate studies. To prepare for medical school, she completed the one-year Master of Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS

July 8, 2008 Life is about choices. What choices have you made? A few years ago, student body president Joel Zylstra addressed the incoming freshman class at Fall Convocation. His timeless reflection on the meaning of success captures the unique culture of Pacific Lutheran University and the life-changing experiences that students encounter here. I was a camp counselor a while back for 5 to 8 year-olds. One night, after lots of games and activities, we were talking before I tucked them in to

been blocked off, as had all of Interstate 5 between Seattle and Tacoma. Dr. Gregory Youtz sits behind seats designated for the Chinese president and his wife at Tacoma’s Lincoln High School. (Photo: Courtesy Dr. Gregory Youtz) Then finally we were inside, looking for assigned seats with our names on them. We all knew how lucky we were to have been chosen—and that many obvious invitees had not made the final cut. Many of us were looking at two nametags written on small yellow pieces of paper and

soon realized research was like a turtle — very slow. “You sit with one question for years, and I was like, ‘Dude, I got a lot of questions.’” He started taking more philosophy classes, “so I could ask those questions and scratch that itch.” Stumbling into philosophy at PLU and falling in love with it led to graduate school at the University of Oregon, where he earned a master’s degree in behavioral philosophy in 2007. In that program, he combined both his interests — psychology and philosophy

a great shot is challenging. “Orcas can be hard to spot and shoot, while [we’re] being respectful by staying at the required distance,” she says. The process was aided by a large zoom lens and their readiness to drive to a local sighting alert from the Orca Network. “We drove up as quickly as possible, and it worked quite a few times — but they’re fast swimmers.”   For the film, Stafki and her sister interviewed PLU biology professor Michael Behrens, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric