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available to them at PLU. His practice requires Blessum to be prepared literally from head to toe, from wearing his chef’s hat while doing practice runs to familiarizing himself with his ingredients and equipment. Blessum hopes to use success in competitions and conventions such as NACUFS to grow PLU’s culinary program, bringing in new chefs and expanding what the creative minds in the PLU kitchen can do for their students. For 2013, the NACUFS Pacific Regional Culinary Competition will be hosted by the
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mentor of Bannon’s. One of the first openly gay students at PLU, the atmosphere was not always positive, Bannon admits. At a time when society wasn’t as accepting, he and a group of other students and faculty saw the need for change. Thus was the birth of Harmony, PLU’s queer-straight alliance group, which still has a strong presence on campus today. Despite the difficult moments, Bannon remembers PLU fondly, and that he wouldn’t change a thing about his college experience. “I couldn’t have imagined
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Education, and four in Olson Auditorium. These devices will act as “call for help” boxes as well as speakers to announce emergency messages inside the buildings. With the exception of the four in Olson, each device also will be wired to an external speaker that will allow campus officials to send messages to students, staff and guests outdoors. The new system is equipped with command-center software that includes a mapping component: When a help station is activated, it automatically will appear on a
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September 13, 2012 “Into the Beautiful North” author Luis Alberto Urrea speaks at PLU as part of the Common Reading Program. (Photos by John Struzenberg) Common Reading Program comes full circle with author visit By Katie Scaff ’13 After reading the subtle satire “Into the Beautiful North” as part of the Common Reading Program this summer, students, staff, and faculty had the opportunity to share a few laughs with the book’s author, Luis Alberto Urrea, who visited campus Thursday, Sept. 13
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activity for all of campus: It ended up being the PLU KFC Scavenger “Haunt.” As a Haunt prize, Zepernick contacted his friend—who happens to work as an assistant to Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll—to see whether the winners could attend a Seahawks practice. “Our jaws kind of hit the floor when we read that text [saying we could attend a practice],” said Zepernick. “We accepted that opportunity and played it up quite a bit.” Word spread quickly around campus at the chance to go see the Super
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Competition of Southern California for the new documentary series “A World of Difference.”“A World of Difference,” which publicly premiered in Seattle on Feb. 17, investigates the shifting cultural landscapes of difference, diversity and inclusion. The film series, produced by a team of six PLU undergraduate students, received Accolade Awards of Merit in the following categories: Documentary Short, Use of Film/Video for Social Change, Original Score, Editing, Documentary Program/Series, and Contemporary
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, energy and passion into the organization. Bartanen has been very influential to PKD’s success by investing in their history, providing counsel for past presidents and much more. So much so, that for their centennial celebration he was the only inductee into the Hall of Fame. PKD is a fraternity that was established at Ottawa College in Ottawa, Kansas in 1913. In the past 100 years PKD has initiated more than 60,000 students and has more than 200 active chapters on college campuses across the United
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Marching Competition and countless other awards at various competitions. “Music helps me when I have emotionally difficult times,” Takekawa explains. “Music connects me to the people whom I don’t speak the same languages. I feel more than honor for me to be able to host 65 Japanese female students at PLU this year. I see my young self because I was a band kid. And I always wish that I had this kind of opportunity, which is to make International friends through music.” PLU and the Department of Music
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with winter’s chill—other than personal space heaters!—include: • wearing layered clothing; • keeping a sweater or coat handy (October’s Sweater Swap was designed to make sure everyone had a snuggly sweater); and • for students who live on campus, adding another cozy comforter to the bed (but not an electric blanket). Bell said for larger-scale issues, Facilities Management can investigate an area where the temperature is under 68 degrees. (There’s a work order at www.plu.edu/facilities-management
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Dance concert covers new creative ground Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 28, 2017 March 28, 2017 Dance 2017: Innovation features PLU dancers working with guest and student choreographers exploring inventive themes through dance. The performances are on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Eastvold Auditorium of Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. This year’s concert is the first under PLU Dance Director Rachel Winchester. Winchester explains that this year’s
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