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Competition The Quigg Award will also go toward the expansion of PLU’s Data Science program through its DataFest Competition. DataFest is an annual competition sponsored by the American Statistical Association and hosted at various universities across the U.S. DataFest is an opportunity for students to work on collaboration, data wrangling, visualization, communication, and applying a host of analytic methods as they ask questions, recognize complexities, and consider the ethical implications of

Chancellor’s Professor of the History of Christian Art at Vanderbilt University will give the keynote address, “The Victory of the Cross in Early Christian Art: Transforming the Iconography of Conquest.” Her talk on Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center is the inaugural Alice Kjesbu Torvend Lecture in Christian Art. “She’s the primary North American expert of early Christianity,” Torvend said. “She has done groundbreaking work in terms of how Christian images have served as challenges to

, a pledge to incorporate sustainability and environmental literacy into all aspects of the university. Last year, the university took a leadership role again when President Loren Anderson was among the first to sign the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (PCC). It requires universities to develop a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become carbon neutral. The Morken Center for Learning and Technology and the Garfield Book Company at PLU are also testaments to

was at the same caucus, but at still only 17 years of age, was unable to participate. I remember wistfully observing my fellow Republicans making their own individual contributions to American democracy, and I could not wait until the time came when I’d get the same opportunity. Saturday was that opportunity. At the caucus, each precinct within the district had its own table. Within these precinct groups, we signed in, listed our preference of one of the Republican presidential candidates, filled

system reform. When it comes to the comparative importance of different issues in deciding their vote, health care has consistently been among the top three issues chosen by American voters. Numerous voter polls indicate that the majority of Americans would like to transform health care to minimize inefficiencies, but there is no broad consensus on a fix. Compared to other industries providing products of similar sophistication, health care delivery is extremely fragmented in both structure and

states. Stuff here is made with real sugar. The food here is not only delicious, it is a cultural experience that is not to be missed. Even though you may not consider them cultural entities, McDonalds, Jack in the Box, and Taco del Mar are all representations of the American culture. Burgers, fries, milkshakes, and even burritos say something about who you are. Whether you are a vegetarian, strict carnivore, or on a diet, each represents personal preference and what is provided within the United

civilian honor at the White House Medal of Freedom ceremony last year, President Barack Obama called him a leader in “one of medicine’s greatest success stories.” Foege received the award along with such notables as singer Bob Dylan; astronaut John Glenn; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; and another Washington state resident, Gordon Hirabayashi, a sociologist who fought against the forced relocation of Japanese-American citizens during WWII. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se3YGDV1GKw

understand a question, we told them to ask their American counterparts to explain it using different words. It worked really well.” This was the first time a Chinese agency has brought a group of high schoolers to PLU. Usually such students, who read U.S. News and World Report, are interested in internationally known schools such as Harvard or Stanford and tend to avoid small liberal-arts universities. But there’s a problem with that narrow focus, Meyer said: Often, the education students receive from

. “Although the message is targeted towards men, it’s important for women and girls to know they are included in this event and urged to participate,” Montgomery said. For Cunningham, events like the 1000 Man Family March & Festival represent a valuable opportunity for PLU to continue to foster its relationship with the local African-American community, share information about opportunities at PLU and invite prospective students to visit campus. It also represents her hope for increased unity, cross

. “Throughout this whole process, I realized how amazing students can be,” Rosenberg said. “(Nguyen) did an amazing job, learning as she went along.” One of the highlights of the lecture series was welcoming Col. William “Bill” Green, who lectured about the Baptist faith and his life on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Green is the pastor at JBLM and talked about how his job had to change over time to mesh with American culture. He has to try and accommodate soldiers’ different religious needs while on duty