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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

March 19, 2009 Something I Thought I’d Never Do: I never thought I’d become a rock climber Stretched out against a mock rock face at Tacoma’s Edgeworks Climbing Indoor Rock Gym, Kristi Reidel ’09 considered her next foothold, as she step-by-step scaled a 30-foot vertical wall with routes named “Big Scary Future” and “Channel the Hate.” This test of mental and physical endurance is one of the reasons Reidel, a senior at PLU, decided, almost on a whim, to take an outdoor survival and

April 12, 2011 The Full Monty By Kari Plog ’11 Pacific Lutheran University’s Theatre Department is taking on a traditional musical that director Jeff Clapp said is something everyone can relate to. The Full Monty, PLU’s final student production of the theatre season, opens May 12. This was the first time PLU has ever produced The Full Monty. Clapp, associate professor of theatre, said the play is about a group of unemployed mill workers from New York City who decide to start a Chippendale-like

September 1, 2009 Knee deep in love When Linnea Olson came down to her top-two college choices, one was near her hometown of Rochester, Minn. Another was across the country in the Pacific Northwest. So, she decided to surprise herself and do something different. She came out west to PLU. Linnea has always loved the outdoors and considers Minnesota one of the more beautiful places she’s been. But when she came to the Pacific Northwest, it was like nothing she imagined. She loves the trees. She

June 22, 2014 The Career Whisperer Hans Stegemoeller ’14 shakes hands with Scott Myhre of Pariveda Solutions at the 2014 Career Expo at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) New Graduate Had a Job Before He Had a Diploma By Shunying Wang ’15 Many college seniors encounter a real-life challenge even before they graduate—finding a job that matches their interests and skills and pays the bills. Hans Stegemoeller ’14, however, didn’t have the same struggle. Stegemoeller received a deferred job offer

tried to go back forth a few times in 1998, but in the end I stayed to help with the business,” he said last week. “I really couldn’t concentrate on my classes.” And time passed. Masahide Nishimura finally rose to the level of CEO and COO. At his father’s suggestion, Nishimura decided it was time to finish his degree, 10 years later. Lasts week, as seniors packed story boards, and went over their power point presentations and handouts one more time, Nishimura, 40, flew in from Kobe, Japan last

Colleen Hacker’s Annual Camp About Much More Than Just Soccer Posted by: Zach Powers / June 25, 2015 Image: “It’s for kids, it’s about kids, (and) it’s about the love of the game.” – Colleen Hacker (Photos by Zach Powers/PLU) June 25, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsSPANAWAY, Wash. (June 25, 2015)— On the grassy fields outside of the Sprinker Recreation Center at 9:30 a.m. the temperature has already climbed to the mid-80’s. Day two of Success Soccer Camp has begun, and

, energy and passion into the organization. Bartanen has been very influential to PKD’s success by investing in their history, providing counsel for past presidents and much more. So much so, that for their centennial celebration he was the only inductee into the Hall of Fame. PKD is a fraternity that was established at Ottawa College in Ottawa, Kansas in 1913. In the past 100 years PKD has initiated more than 60,000 students and has more than 200 active chapters on college campuses across the United

important political and philosophical ideas in an approachable anthology.  “We are confident that our edition—Louise Dupin, Work on Women: Selections—will appeal to students and scholars of history, philosophy, literature, and feminist and gender studies,” said Wilkin.  Wilkin became interested in Dupin in 2012 while working on a student-faculty collaborative research project with Sonja Ruud ‘12 who is assisting the ongoing project as a research associate and is currently completing her Ph.D. in

PLU Business Students Donate Class Project Revenue to Wounded Warriors Posted by: Zach Powers / December 23, 2015 Image: PLU business students Bree Watkins ’16, Liandra Daniels ’16, Jillian Stanphill ‘16 and Freddie Fisher ‘16 present Gary Cashman and Nino Gray Jr. of the Wounded Warrior Project a $500 donation. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) December 23, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (December 23, 2015)- On Wednesday, Dec. 16, Pacific Lutheran University