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February 1, 2008 Conference unites art and religion Artists, musicians and scholars will gather on campus for PLU’s second “Art, Religion and Peace Conference” Feb. 12 and 13.Last held in the spring of 2005, the conference explores ways in which the visual and musical arts of religious communities promote justice and peace.“The arts have been an integral part, and remain an integral part, of religious traditions, both historically and today,” explained religion professor Samuel Torvend. Visual

how PLU will meet the goals of the PCC. Elsewhere on campus, students in the Climate Change Ambassadors program are learning about global climate change and devising ways to motivate the community to action. PLU students, faculty and staff can join with their peers in the South Sound on the second day of the summit to discuss environmental stewardship in the academic environment. The conference on Feb. 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is free and open to all Pierce County college students, faculty

, which provides food and shelter for the animals, birds and insects, which in turn provide food for the salmon stream that runs through this small cut in the landscape. Students pause for a second and point out a sapling for Hansen. Nope, that stays, he said. It’s a wild plum. “We’ve sort of been at war with the ivy all day,” said freshman Bryan Dahms, 18, who is a biology major, with an eye toward pre-med. Dahms chose spending three hours cleaning up Puget Creek as part of his “On the Road

. Ryan had done his homework and had approximated its location from Carter’s notes. “People think I have a special touch for finding things,” he said. “I’d say it’s more of doing one’s homework than anything else.” In the tomb, burial remnants were found along with the second mummy, still lying on the floor. The quality of the mummy was striking a royal pose: left arm bent at the elbow diagonally, the left fist clenched and the right arm straight along her side. The pose and the quality of the

Arbaugh. “His basic philosophy class opened my eyes to ideas I’d never considered,” Zee said. Zee remained at PLU after his BA studies to earn an MBA. “For me, it was not just the perfect way to understand complexities of business and problem solving, it improved my English.” At the time, Watergate and the opening up of China inspired Zee to go to law school. He was accepted at Georgetown, earning a J.D. and second master’s degree (taxation). At Baker & McKenzie, he progressed through the ranks on

audience, who just listened to the first verse, then tapped their fingers, hands, and feet to keep the rhythm in the second verse, joined in and hummed the third verse, and then closed their eyes to sing the fourth verse on their own. The song ended, but the room remained silent. You could hear everyone breathing. Before his address, Pavel, had the crowd participate in a song to connect with the all that is part of the environment. After the moment of silence, Pavel reminded the audience why they

Winstead, a master sergeant and senior military instructor of the MSIIIs. In his eyes, Velásquez, “is a very self-motivated cadet.” “Physically, [he’s] very fit. Academically, he’s probably into the top 10 percent of his class. He’s been a solid student in every aspect,” Winstead said. When he graduates next year, Velásquez will commission as a second lieutenant, but his exact assignment won’t come until sometime during his senior year. This summer, Velásquez and other MSIIIs from around the country

project; that is huge,” he said. “I got experience using a lot of tools, which is something you have to learn on the job, and it is very valuable.” Stegemoeller’s second internship, in comparison, was very different, as he was able to create a project he could own. Instead of working on a team, he worked closely with his supervisor and build a code-review tool using his supervisor’s initial idea, guidelines and requirements. “The project was much smaller,” he said. “But I finished it, and they are

, for their communities and for the Earth. The key to the successful convergence of those ideals, Finney said, is that we all have to talk about them—really talk about them.“I’m thankful we’re actually making a conscious decision to talk about DJS,” Finney said. “But don’t think for a second we all define DJS the same.” Finney’s personal exploration of DJS began as a child, when her parents worked as caretakers on a vast New York estate, and her family lived in its garden cottage. “The first time I

community-wide events marking Veterans Day: Saturday, Nov. 8: The second annual PLU Military Appreciation Football Game begins at 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup, where a service member will perform The National Anthem. The game is free to all military ID cardholders and their dependents—the ID card serves as a ticket to the game and earns a free cocoa at the concessions stand. Gates open at 12 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11: All PLU classes are canceled from 10:55 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. during the free