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April 25, 2011 Robert Lynam ’12 and Bridgette Cooper ’11 had a front-row view this year on how laws in Olympia are really made. (Photo by John Froschauer) Learning from the floor: PLU students head to Olympia, join the front lines of public policy. By Chris Albert Under the Capitol dome in Olympia, Wash., Robert Lynam’s office is pretty much a glorified closet. Remove the computer, phone and a tattered Seahawks poster, and it would be a closet. But if you ask Lynam ’12, he’d tell you there’s no

program has become best known. Opportunities for Public Relations, Event Planning, Graphic Design, Photography, Social Media Management, and more have opened up as the program has grown. The Tribune’s contributions have also enabled students to attend and present at conferences across the U.S. and Canada, and student work done for the Tribune has provided dozens of students with portfolio materials that have bolstered their resumes, given them practical field experiences, which have subsequently led

and his fellow students have invited many local elementary schools to attend private matinee performances of the production and hope that children and parents from local schools that are not already planning on attending will take advantage of the three public performances. “I think children’s theatre has a very important place in the world of theatre,” says Helton. “It gets children interested in theatre at an early age and allows them to be captivated and inspired and maybe one day influence

and his fellow students have invited many local elementary schools to attend private matinee performances of the production and hope that children and parents from local schools that are not already planning on attending will take advantage of the three public performances. “I think children’s theatre has a very important place in the world of theatre,” says Helton. “It gets children interested in theatre at an early age and allows them to be captivated and inspired and maybe one day influence

. Cyndia Sieden, soprano, Instructor of VoiceSoprano Cyndia Sieden moves easily among the Baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary repertoires to worldwide acclaim. She has starred at most of the world’s great opera houses, including as Mozart’s Queen of the Night, one of her signature roles. Her performances in the high-flying role of Ariel in the premiere of Thomas Adès’s The Tempest at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, ignited rave reviews and an astonished public. She currently teaches

Clements, University Communications Editor’s Note: Maria Altmann’s son, Peter, will tell the full story of his mother’s attempts to retrieve the stolen artwork this Thursday, Nov. 15, when he will be the keynote speaker at the Holocaust Conference Fall Lecture. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center and is free and open to the public. Ferdinand Bloch Bauer had two great passions: his wife and great artists. So it seemed natural, as a wealthy Austrian businessman and patron of

governor. At one point, Reagan threatened to remove patients from state hospitals and expected religious institutions to care for them. Torvend’s father drove to the capital to protest. “The discussions around the family dinner table about the responsibility of government to the most vulnerable citizens stuck,” Torvend said. After the November election, Torvend and a group of ecumenical clergy from Pierce County issued a public statement of support for minority groups such as LGBT people, African

program as an exceptional model of professional practice in sport psychology and 3) significant impact on the public and the enhancement of public interest in sport psychology services. Hacker’s award will be presented Oct. 16 at the AASP Conference in Las Vegas, where she also has been invited to lecture as one of AASP’s most senior and successful sport and performance psychology consultants. Hacker has served as a member of the United States coaching staff as a Mental Skill Coach and Performance