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this March in St. Louis, Missouri. At an intimate gathering of no more than 30 PKD members, surrounded by photos and memorabilia of a long-lived, well-loved organization, Bartanen was inducted into the centennial hall of fame. With humor and humility he addressed the closest members of his PKD family, thanking them for the honor and sharing the story of his first experience with forensics. “[After my first debate] I understood my vocation, I understood the life lessons of what we do in this

the sense that I can contribute to a collective goal, involving all staff and faculty: helping students visualize their future selves with excitement rather than dread. My mentorship advice follows the rather dramatic dictate from Friedrich Nietzsche “to become what one is,” which for him means that, at times, “one must not have the faintest idea of what one is.” I feel like people at PLU care about that “not having the faintest idea” part of moving through life and college. Additionally, and less

Mt. Publishing. During McGill’s tenure, dance at PLU has flourished. The annual dance concert has become one of the largest attended annual cultural events on campus, second to the Christmas Concerts. Interest in dance has also expanded, for example, this year more than 100 students auditioned to participate in Dance 2015, with 64 getting placed in the concert. Over the years she developed a course, Healing Arts of the Mind and Body, where students explore the more spiritual aspects of

tackles how we as a society view mental illness,” Marlow commented. “The script does an awesome job at tackling the bigger issues while also still allowing for some humor.” The story follows Artie Shaughnessy, a Queens native,  zoo-keeper by day, and lounge player by night. Shaughnessy dreams of life in Hollywood with his mistress, but is held back by his mentally unstable wife, Bananas. Things get interesting when the Pope makes his first visit to New York City, and their son makes a bomb intended to

university to continue to live up to its stated mission to “care for the earth.”The university now utilizes three hybrid Prius vehicles – one used by Campus Safety, and two used by the office of Admission. Of the 15-or-so vehicles utilized by facilities management, many of the worst gas-guzzlers have been retired, with all-electric vans and grounds carts in their place. According to Dave Kohler, director of facilities management, in recent years, this emphasis has cut the average age of the PLU fleet by

March 1, 2011 From Microsoft to Martin Luther, and back again In 1994, Mike Halvorson was the first one to write a book about something nobody else cared about. The book? How to use a little-known software program called Microsoft Office. We can guess how that turned out. Halvorson graduated PLU in 1985 with a degree in computer science and a minor in history. That unique combination seemed to help when, soon after graduation, Halvorson found himself working for Microsoft, back in the days when

. Wingman Brewers, on Puyallup Avenue in Tacoma, was born in April 2011 — and has continued to grow ever since. “The reviews are good,” Thoburn said. “I can’t ask for anything better, but I’m my own worst critic.” Thoburn’s days at the brewery are filled with crafting the next beer and making sure there’s enough of it to supply local restaurants and stores. It can take as few as eight hours or as many as 16 to finish a batch. As the main Wingman brewer, Thoburn is constantly learning what works and what

January 27, 2014 A Seasoned Skater Lands on Her Feet By Valery Jorgensen ’14 Pacific Lutheran University first-year student Jordan Lee decided to become a figure skater during this time of year—winter—about 12 years ago. “I got inspired when I started watching the 2002 Olympics,” Lee said. Lee picked up figure skating when she was 6 years old. Shortly after, her sister joined the sport as well—“She was always at the rink with me,” Lee said. Originally from Federal Way, Lee began skating in Kent

, air travel contributes 19.4 percent of the university’s total carbon footprint. The goal of the groundbreaking pilot program, then, is to mitigate those air-mile carbon emissions—eventually helping PLU reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2020. To do that, PLU has partnered with Earth Deeds, a developing organization that is redefining the concept of offsetting one’s carbon footprint by reframing it as “onsetting.” “Aiming for carbon neutrality is important, but it is the bare minimum,” said PLU

ASPLU Programs Director Olivia McLaughlin ’14. LollaPLUza Help Wanted ASPLU is looking for volunteers to help with this year’s event. If you are interested in lending a hand (and getting a free breakfast, lunch, and LollaPLUza 2014 T-shirt), email Olivia McLaughlin at mclaugom@plu.edu. “This year at Lolla we wanted to cater to more of the student body,” said McLaughlin. “We’ve really tried hard to hit a big group of students with the variety of music we have.”Lolla-goers can expect to hear hip-hop