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teacher. I just loved the classroom, and being able to help out 20 kids for an hour or so and then help the next group — it sounded pretty awesome to me. When I got into high school, I was part of a cool mentoring opportunity called Link Crew, where, as a junior, I got to mentor freshmen during advisory period. I was helping them transition into high school, and that really made me want to become a teacher. How did you find yourself drawn to studying philosophy? I’ve always been interested in

support their transition and success, providing opportunities to forge meaningful relationships with peers and staff, and helping to deepen their sense of belonging in their first semester at PLU.Learn more: PLUS 100The Quigg Award funding will expand professional development, hire and train TAs, and support mixed data collection methods, including weekly feedback and regular focus group opportunities to connect with students and instructors to help co-design the future of PLUS 100.DataFest

impact people’s lives in a positive way, but I also didn’t want to major in biology or chemistry, so I entered my freshman year as a computer science major,” he says. It was a choice that would radically change his chosen path. In his first computer science class at PLU, Gavidia learned how quickly software can scale and impact people around the world. “Just one person, or a small group of people, can accomplish so much,” Gavidia says. That moment was key for him: he realized he didn’t have to go to

a.m. to 3 p.m. and is free and open to the public. It will provide information about local sustainable services and products, including transportation alternatives, green construction, energy conservation and alternative energy sources, waste minimization and recycling, and global climate change initiatives. The event will feature an array of speakers and exhibitors. Those scheduled to speak include the group Bridging Urban Gardens Sustainably (BUGS) to discuss community gardens in Tacoma, and

. “The fun thing about fair trade is the showing and telling, getting to share about the person or group who made the items,” said Karen Giguere, the bookstore’s merchandise manager and buyer. Giguere will happily disclose these stories, and if she’s not available, printed cards near the products inform shoppers of the history. Items are made in Africa, Asia South America and even the United States, and are purchased through nonprofit organizations such as Ten Thousand Villages, A Greater Gift and A

January 14, 2010 Explore! 2010 Draws Record Numbers By Brielle Erickson The Explore! first-year student retreat celebrated its seventh year as part of the Pacific Lutheran University experience this past weekend at Camp Berachah in nearby Auburn. Every year, about 150 first-year Lutes pile into buses loaded with overnight gear, excited to spend some time away from the daily routine of homework, classes and jobs. Student group leader Jeremy Loween rallies first-year students for some fun

the British pop group. Gjeilo describes Meridian as influenced by pop music, while The Sphere is more cinematic. It just goes to show that music for wind instruments didn’t die centuries ago, Powell said. “There’s a sense of awe that happens when you sight read a new piece,” he said. “It’s the first time human ears have heard it.” Read Previous Making the community safer Read Next The impact of eating COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad

something not just culturally relevant, but something that displayed social justice,” she said. The group chose to take a chapter from their Hispanic studies 301 course and show reverence and celebration of the women of Juarez, Mexico. In Juarez, many women continue to disappear, some are found dead and even mutilated, Walker said, and others are just never seen or heard from again. “We just wanted to say that we’re here to remember and support them,” Walker said. To remember these women, small pink

: Lakeside High School Third place: Olympia High School Novice Division First place: Tahoma High School Second place: Bonney Lake High School Third place: Garfield High School “This year, I sent out the group email three or four weeks before the contest,” Blaha said. “With a week and a half left to go, I actually had to close the registration. We can’t handle much more than 80 students—and we had 82 students, on 31 teams.” By any standard, PLU’s 2014 High School Programming Contest was a resounding

of their particular turf, and the temptation to put all the blame on another group. “We have to stop blaming the other guy,” she said. While she was governor, Gregoire created the Puget Sound Partnership to try to cut through some of the red tape and interagency squabbles that were hindering its protection. Her goal, and the partnership’s, is still to make the Sound, all of the Sound, “swimmable, fishable and diggable” by 2020. “The challenge for us all in 2014 is to change our day-to-day