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good and evil.  Although Professor Collin Brown believes everything about dead language is important, the main lesson he wants his students to learn from the Dead Languages’ Society is that, “people in the past were not stupid. Human experiences in the past are just as important as the modern human experience.” He adds that he would like students to see how people long ago handled many of life’s challenges. “Like, how do you deal with death? How do you deal with making sense out of a world that is

.” Sharlene also highlights the relationships cultivated in the center by recognizing the wonderful tutors that volunteer their time week after week, supporting and empowering students. The Parkland Literacy Center offers a small glimpse into the extraordinary things PLU students are doing in Parkland, but it also reminds us of all the incredible people living in this community. PLU’s mission encourages this kind of engagement, but it is not always easy. These students are making it happen by building a

part marketing, part outreach and part behavior change. “The students in the Sustainability Office were shocked,” Cooley said. “It completely changed how the sustainability office operates.” It also reaffirmed to the three campus leaders that their efforts in approaching sustainability in a multidisciplinary manner worked. “When one group breaks the mold, everyone else is like ‘Hey, we can do this,'” Smith said. This past spring, those involved with reDesign House began to examine how other

are paid for through a combination of sources; PLU identifies funds annually in its budget to meet specific ADA goals). The ultimate goal: campus-wide ADA compliance. The university is making progress toward that goal. PLU’s recent investment funded several projects — many of which were completed over the summer. About $525,000 paid for modernization of elevators in Tingelstad Hall, Green’s former residence hall. One of the reasons she relocated to South Hall was the unreliability of the elevators

in a timely fashion. Bernice Monkah ’13 is from SeaTac, Wash. As I was making my final decision it wasn’t a question of why, but why not? And I couldn’t find any reason to not attend. My PLU Experience: My experience here at PLU has been filled with many memories and just like they say, the years have gone by fast. It has provided my with the chance to grow in my values through building relationships and letting some go. I have enjoyed working at various jobs on campus, attending lectures and

wanted to live.” Ultimately, it was decided to kill the baby, a girl, after she was born. Today, at nearly 80 years old, Friedman is still haunted by that decision. “I tell you this so you can understand how inhumane those times were,” he told the audience. “The worst part is I have to take that guilt to my grave.” The Russians liberated the family in March 1944. They returned to Brody in July 1944 to find the once bustling community of 15,000 Jews reduced to less than 100. His family was the only

percentage of students studying abroad. When students involved in near-campus or in-state J-term programs are included in this number, the percentage jumps to over 50 percent, Sobania noted. In general, “PLU has made a conscious decision to talk about “study away” rather than “study abroad,” Sobania noted in his report to NAFSA. “We do so because the South Puget Sound is so richly diverse that one does not need to travel more than a few blocks to have a cross-cultural experience.” PLU also offers

school,” she said. “I was interested in medicine and disease and I still am, but I found a different route to that interest. “I’ve been really happy about my decision to come to PLU for that very reason,” she said. What happens when you think you’ve got the skills to be a doctor, then you find that it is your PASSION? Andrew Reyna ’11 Can Tell You. Read Previous Bank president shares PLU experience Read Next Lute enters Folgers jingle contest and wins COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the

on D-Day in 1941. The motivation of  company officials, including IBM’s president Thomas Watson, was not so much ideology, as money. “It was a business decision,” he said. Read Previous The value of the bourgeoisie Read Next Care for the world, service to mankind 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade

right decision, he admits now, 10 years later, it still turns over like a well-worn stone in his mind. “It was the right thing to do, but I’m going to have to live with that for the rest of my life,” he said. The book chronicles Hrivnak during his time in the in Iraq, when Hrivnak was a captain and flight nurse in an Air Force medevac unit charged with caring for U.S. casualties. Hrivnak first started writing the book – although he had no idea his musings would end up in newspapers, a documentary