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September 27, 2013 The changing Constitution By Valery Jorgensen ’15 In celebration of the 226 anniversary of the United States Constitution, Pacific Lutheran University hosted speaker Leno Rose-Avila, and a panel discussion on immigrant rights. Rose-Avila is the Executive Director of Seattle’s Office of Immigrant and Refugee affairs. He has been involved in immigrant rights issues for many years. Rose-Avila discussed the issues of immigrant rights and how the Constitution helps shape how laws

Indigenizing the Academy Posted by: alex.reed / May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 By Troy StorfjellOriginally published in 2014One of the things that studying Indigenous stories and situations has shown me is that knowledge isn’t neutral. Our systems of knowledge grow out of our ways of being in the world and are all culturally-specific—that is, they are all created by particular cultures. The modern university system, with its distinct disciplines and its emphasis on empiricism and objectivity, is a

for many. First, the congressional hearings for the Supreme Court nomination surfaced memories of trauma for many sexual assault survivors. Now, the federal government’s potential move to narrowly define gender under Title IX will place an increased burden on transgender, non-binary and other LGBTQ community members. In the past week, the nation has experienced three hate-filled crimes that have left many reeling. On Wednesday, a man with a history of violence shot and killed two African Americans

homes where the next meal and the next paycheck is always an uncertainty. Each morning, Pfaff, 22, gets up at 6 am and is in the classroom by 7 am. He lets his students eat in class to make sure they have breakfast and then they get to work. Pfaff teaches everything, from math, to science to English. After school, he works on papers and talks to students. He usually leaves about 4:30 pm. Then repeats this the next day, and the next. The local newspaper interviewed Pfaff just before the first day of

October 13, 2011 Five Lutes took the stage in the summer  of 2011 for Seattle Opera’s production of ‘Porgy and Bess.’ (Photo courtesy of Seattle Opera) Seattle Opera’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ – five Lutes, one stage, hitting the high notes in fun The recent Seattle Opera production of “Porgy and Bess” turned into something of a Lute reunion this summer, as five Lutes showed up for rehearsals and, after looking around, realized they were all fellow alums. Five Lutes, including Marlette Buchannan Hall