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people that have caused these problems. We need to start taking responsibility for our actions.” “Changing Currents: Protecting North America’s Rivers” marks the 13th documentary film produced by MediaLab, the applied research and media production and services organization, now celebrating its 10th anniversary. The film, which debuts at downtown Tacoma’s Theatre on the Square at 4 p.m. Nov. 12, reports that more than half of 250,000 rivers in the U.S. are too polluted for swimming, fishing or

prep, and, in general, we just support each other and study together. The purpose of that club is just to get like-minded folks together who share similar goals. How specifically does the PLU chapter engage with the international mission of the Global Medical Brigades organization?  We work to inform students about the organization and its mission of supporting underserved areas of the world. Then try to implement those ideologies into our own club by advocating for community service, donations

for a long period of time. This job gives me opportunities to do lots of different things, develop lots of different forms of expertise and learn a lot of new skills. Is this the particular legal field you’d hoped to enter when you were a law student? I thought I was going to be an environmental lawyer. I went to Vermont Law School specifically because of its environmental law program. What I didn’t realize was how well an environmental law education dovetails with education law work. You learn a

, we just support each other and study together. The purpose of that club is just to get like-minded folks together who share similar goals.   How specifically does the PLU chapter engage with the international mission of the Global Medical Brigades organization?  We work to inform students about the organization and its mission of supporting underserved areas of the world. Then try to implement those ideologies into our own club by advocating for community service, donations, and fundraisers that

July 2, 2013 Into the clouds By James Olson ’14 On the rare cloudless days, from PLU’s campus, Mt. Rainier can be witnessed asserting its sublime dominance over the Pacific Northwest. The day I met Allison Stephens ‘01 was not one of those days, but its call could still be heard, muffled and resilient. She told me that she would be climbing the mountain in August and that she was apprehensive about it. She also told me that she has never done anything like this before. The summit would be

business, arts, education and nonprofit leaders to share their ideas on a wide spectrum of topics including health care, leadership, human nature and violence against women. The annual event will be held April 22 at 7 p.m. at Pacific Lutheran University’s Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.Now in its fifth year, TEDxTacoma provides a platform for the exchange of creative and often paradigm-challenging ideas about how thoughtful, action-oriented individuals can contribute to positively

and sharper understanding of your unique and precious self, the    longings of your heart, and capacity of your voice! And these hopes for you brings us full circle back to PLU’s mission of to educating every student for a life of “thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — . . .because the wellspring of service and care is gratitude, inquiry and learning is the natural response to wonder, and authentic and effective leadership has its grounding in courage. The final word for today comes

its way to earning an Academy Award nomination for the 2018 Oscars. “To even qualify (for nomination) is a big deal,” said Petersen, who earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Pacific Lutheran University. “I’m going to be one of those red carpet people (at the Oscars) who says it’s just an honor to qualify.” The film has received rave reviews, Petersen said, and has even gained interest to expand to a possible full-length feature. Petersen said that script is in the works now. Before that

blends jazz, chamber music and Brazilian music. “I recently came across a poem by Laura Foley titled The Once Invisible Garden, which begins with the question ‘how did I come to be this particular version of me, and not some other?’ It is a fascinating question that has inspired my 4-movement composition,” says Vianna.  He shared that this project was challenging to write but remaining open to the challenge and embracing spontaneity aided in its completion. “I’m always eager to learn and to try out

Trump, no KKK, no racist USA!” “The worst part of the day was walking by all of the protestors on our way into the actual event,” Courtney said. “Hearing what they were saying was hard because I was thinking ‘yes I agree with you, but I have to stay with my group.’” Tori Sullivan ’18, Josie Courtney ‘19 and professor Kaitlyn Sill share a laugh on the subway.× Once clear of the airport-style security checkpoint, the group made its way into the sea of tens of thousands of inauguration attendees, the