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  • Lutes Follow Their Hearts on Alternative Spring Break Trips James Olson ’14 peers into the Grand Canyon during a previous Alternative Spring Break trip. (Photo: courtesy of James Olson) By Shunying Wang ’15 As the cherry blossoms burst to new life each year, Lutes embark…

    , students could choose from four trips—and one “staycation.” Sending off Alternative Spring Break participants during a chapel service on March 19, the Rev. Dennis G. Sepper, university pastor, said, “We never know where the journey will lead us, whether or not it will change us. But it will.” Here’s a look at the trips: ● The local option: For the Parkland “staycation,” students will deal with food issues in the Parkland community and meet with community members. “The most important thing students will

  • NMR is no longer under wraps It looks like a rather fat, squat water heater. A water heater with a $743,000 price tag. But to the professors of PLU’s chemistry department , the nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer is a dream come true. It’s easy to…

    March 9, 2009 NMR is no longer under wraps It looks like a rather fat, squat water heater. A water heater with a $743,000 price tag. But to the professors of PLU’s chemistry department, the nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer is a dream come true. It’s easy to see they still can’t quite believe, after 2 years of waiting and receiving a National Science Foundation grant they didn’t expect to get, that it’s finally here. After being hidden behind tarps and plywood, it’s now in full display on

  • Jodie Rottle ’10 Finds Fame Even Without a Direct Roadmap By Shunying Wang ’15 and Sandy Deneau Dunham, PLU Marketing & Communications As far as Jodie Rottle ’10 can recall, she started to play the flute because her sister randomly suggested it. Good call, Jodie Rottle’s sister. Rottle,…

    play the flute because her sister randomly suggested it. Good call, Jodie Rottle’s sister. Rottle, who lives in Brisbane, Australia, no longer just plays the flute; she has perfected it—and she’s also seriously expanded her musical repertoire: Rottle is a soloist, a chamber musician, a music teacher and a contemporary-music specialist who has premiered works by jazz and classical composers from around the world. She has performed at venues as varied as the Brisbane Festival of Toy Music, Town Hall

  • PLU Student Involvement organized this year’s Relay For Life event on upper campus Friday April 26. (Photo by Thomas Soerenes ’14) Relay For Life at PLU raises nearly $20,000 By Jesse Major ’14 Roughly 200 people attended the PLU Relay For Life April 26 and…

    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

  • Music is very much alive By Chris Albert Several months ago, PLU music professor Edwin Powell began collaborating with Norwegian-born composer Ola Gjeilo. “It’s all been done over Facebook,” Powell said. The PLU Wind Ensemble, director by Ed Powell, will perform the world premiere of…

    have sold more than 100,000 copies since 2007 and have been performed all around the world. The cross-country collaboration culminated in the world premiere of Gjeilo’s piece Meridian, performed by the PLU Wind Ensemble, assisted by the Choir of the West and University Chorale on October 17 in Lagerquist Concert Hall. Meridian was specifically written for the PLU Wind Ensemble to perform. Also performed was Gjeilo’s new arrangement of The Spheres from his Sunrise Mass. Gjeilo worked with the

  • If you are living with a medically diagnosed food allergy or intolerance, or any other reason you may have dietary restrictions, you are not the only one on PLU’s campus! PLU Hospitality Services & Campus Restaurants are equipped and dedicated to accommodate customers who have…

    easily accessible and committed to providing safe, healthy, and delicious options. All menus in The Commons have the top nine allergens (Dairy, Egg, Soy, Sesame, Shellfish, Fish, Peanut, Tree Nut and Coconut) marked for all items. We also indicate when an item is Vegetarian, Vegan, Contains Pork or Gluten-Friendly. Additionally, we have eliminated all peanut and shrimp items from the menu in The Commons to avoid any chance of cross contamination. You’ll notice we use the term “Gluten-Friendly” as we

  • What does being a Lute really mean? A record crowd of faculty, staff and continuing students welcomed over 1,000 new students with a standing ovation as they processed into opening Convocation on Sept. 8.Bruce Bjerke ’72, vice-chair of the Board of Regents brought greetings on…

    September 15, 2008 What does being a Lute really mean? A record crowd of faculty, staff and continuing students welcomed over 1,000 new students with a standing ovation as they processed into opening Convocation on Sept. 8.Bruce Bjerke ’72, vice-chair of the Board of Regents brought greetings on behalf of the regents and spoke of the character of PLU where all care deeply about things beyond themselves. He also reminded new students that in the first days of the academic year they will be

  • PLU Hosts Annual JROTC Fitness Contest PLU Marketing & Communications Dozens of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) cadets from 12 high schools left blood, sweat—and possibly even a few tears—at PLU on March 7 after the annual JROTC Physical Fitness Competition. High-school cadets competed…

    March 6, 2014 PLU Hosts Annual JROTC Fitness Contest PLU Marketing & Communications Dozens of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) cadets from 12 high schools left blood, sweat—and possibly even a few tears—at PLU on March 7 after the annual JROTC Physical Fitness Competition. High-school cadets competed in physical challenges all morning, rotating between events such as the Army Physical Fitness Test (two minutes of pushups and sit-ups, plus a 2-mile run), “Move Heavy Stuff” and a

  • Garfield Street has a ton of eating options, like 208 Garfield, with fun for the palate like small plates and big treats. (Photos by John Froschauer) From late-night snack to early-morning breakfasts, you’ll find places a plenty to eat at PLU By Barbara Clements You’ve…

    crew team or joggers, there’s a place to eat for you, as well as a place to nosh if you want a late snack. Here’s a quick rundown- The Commons in The University Center is the main dining hall on campus. This is where you’ll come for your unlimited, all-you-care-to-eat meals, Sunday brunch and Sunday-Friday dinner. You will also find lots of great á la carte choices for lunch and this is the source for a hot, home-cooked breakfast. Garfield 208  is not all about coffee. There’s a full menu from

  • Have you ever read a romance novel? Professor of Sociology Joanna Gregson reads a novel by Nora Roberts, one of the highest-selling romance authors of all time. Gregson interviewed Roberts as part of her research on the writers of romance novels. By Steve Hansen It…

    school. It was in response to a conversation the two had a few days earlier: Have you ever read a romance novel? Gregson hadn’t. And she would fully admit that she was like many other people: She assumed romance novels were easy reads, brainless formulaic pop. Then, the box of novels arrived. She read one. And a research topic was born. Gregson and her friend, professor Jennifer Lois of Western Washington University, decided they wanted to study the writers of the romance genre, of which about 95