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audience that the power of ordinariness lay not only in evil, but also in good. “I want to impress upon you the power you have as an ordinary person in a world with genocide,” said Waller. After referring to the audience as people of privilege the whole time, he advised them of the vast responsibility attached to that privilege, describing the Social Contagion theory as a call to action. According to this theory, one’s opinions hold at least some weight to the approximate thousand people within three

students truly respond to them and are very open to get their assistance.”Kathryn Bullock ‘12 started Club Keithley her sophomore year. She had a passion for helping children who haven’t always had the easiest path. Bullock hopes to continue that passion when she graduates by working as a social worker with at risk youth. Having PLU students like Castor in her class gives Denis Allen more time to instruct and students an extra person to help them figure out their math problems. It started with a few

students truly respond to them and are very open to get their assistance.”Kathryn Bullock ‘12 started Club Keithley her sophomore year. She had a passion for helping children who haven’t always had the easiest path. Bullock hopes to continue that passion when she graduates by working as a social worker with at risk youth. Having PLU students like Castor in her class gives Denise Allen more time to instruct and students an extra person to help them figure out their math problems. It started with a few

charismatic, this social, ripped from the rainforest and away from their flocks, and isolated in a small cage,” he says. Spreading their wings Which brings us back to the rescued parrots—who refused to leave the enclosure. “So we expect that we will lift the hatch, and they will fly to freedom,” Bergman continues. “But not one of the birds even peeks out. The birds are so suspicious—rightly so; they don’t trust us.” The press left. Goodall left. Bergman and Granum listened to the birds whistling to each

think the value of literature and writing is even more paramount as we move forward, because it’s acting as kind of a resistance to forces in our culture that want to reduce or simplify experience,” Barot said. “What literature does is restore complexity to the things that people feel and do and think, and celebrate complex emotional, social, intellectual experiences.” As for the future of the Rainier Writing Workshop, Barot looks backward and forward, always with the founders’ vision—and

, fostered or adopted in non-Indian homes. Officials claimed to be acting in ‘the best interests of the child,’ while critics charged that social workers and court officials were using ‘ethnocentric and middle-class criteria’ to remove children unnecessarily. In fact, writes the author, the removals were acts of cost-cutting disguised as caring: Neither federal nor state governments had to fund the care of American Indian children once private families adopted them.” Jacobs’ 10-year, two-continent

station, it was difficult in the beginning to keep up. This story didn’t just change daily, it changed hourly. That creates logistical challenges when writing and producing for broadcast, to keep your coverage relevant and up-to-the-minute. As a digital journalist for our station, I leaned heavily on social media sharing and web-first reporting in the beginning. As numbers of COVID-19 cases grew, and the scope of those affected changed, we adapted to take a big-picture approach. Our top priority now