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Deane ’15, who helped plan the event, raised nearly $1,700. “Quite a few people have donated and that shows they find this cause worthy of their money,” Deane said. Deane mailed cards to family and friends, asking for donations. This brought in the bulk of her donations. “I reached a thousand and thought I could go for more,” Deane said. At that point, she raised her goal from $1,000 to $1,500. At the start of the relay, Karen Andrascik told her story of survival. “The diagnosis feels like the world

family, friends and loved ones impacted by cancer.PLU’s Colleges Against Cancer club and the PLU Relay for Life also received this award for events in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012. Read Previous A Seasoned Skater Lands on Her Feet Read Next A Report on Scholarship and Activities in 2013-2014 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

. Read Previous Some people build fences to keep people out… and other people build fences to keep people in. Read Next Dancing to new levels: PLU’s Dance minor program celebrates 40 years LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021 February 16, 2021 Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application January 18, 2021

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abduction but starvation due to a decline in Chinook salmon, their primary food source. Urgent action is needed, she says. A Family Affair Since age 12, Stafki has been making films with her sister Annie, 5 years her junior. The duo entered many of these into the Gig Harbor Film Festival, which they won three times. Her sister—now a high school freshman—acted as co-producer and creator of “Echos of the Sound.” Getting a great shot is challenging. “Orcas can be hard to spot and shoot, while [we’re] being

whereabouts,  she disguised herself as a Red Cross nurse and led her son to a new safe house.  Metzelaar recounted his story at the first Powell and Heller Family Conference in Support of Holocaust Education. The year wrapped up in April with a talk by Carl Wilkens, the only American to remain in Rwanda through the 1994 genocide that claimed one million lives. Wilkens discussed the choice he made to stay, even as other relief and aid workers fled. During the three months of violence, Wilkens helped save

July 8, 2008 Accepted to med school For those passing through northwest­ern Idaho, here’s hoping you don’t meet Guy Jensen. Jensen is a volunteer emergency medical technician, who, during the summer, is likely to be one of the first people on the scene in the event of a car wreck, wildfire or other emergency on the rural roads near his hometown of Genesee, Idaho, population 900.Jensen, who otherwise works on the family farm when he’s not at PLU, saw this as an opportunity to serve his

year the stakes are higher. “A lot more of the policies influence me now compared to when I was 18 years old,” Astel said. Now that Astel’s in his senior year, he’s becoming increasingly aware of how the outcome of this election will affect him when he enters the workforce. Growing up in a family without healthcare coverage has had a significant impact on how he voted in the last election and how he’ll vote this November. ”I come from a family that hasn’t had healthcare since I was 12,” explained

). $50 per person, for tickets contact the Scandinavian Cultural Center at 253-535-7349 or scancntr@plu.edu.   PREVIOUS EVENTS Annual Norwegian Language Advent Service  Dec. 2 | 7 p.m. | Ness Family Chapel Happy first of Advent! PLU will be celebrate the season with our Norwegian Language Advent Service with Pastor Art Sortland officiating in Norwegian. All are welcome to this event and to have kransakaka afterwards. Carols with Cassie  Dec. 3 | 10:30 a.m.  | Scandinavian Cultural Center Join harpist

hand, and walked off. I just wanted out of there.” Huang spent most of her life in Nanning, a Chinese city in Guangxi Province, where she lived with her family and friends. China always signified childhood, self and home. But in 2011, she relocated to Everett with her mother, to live with her stepfather, Don Rollevson — someone she refers to, lovingly and simply, as “dad.” She finished her final years of high school and two years of community college before enrolling at PLU to major in biochemistry