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planning on taking a few gap years before grad school. I want to get my PhD in social computation–people numbers–and go into applied research rather than academia. Until then, I want to get a job adjacent to the field. Any specific plans for after commencement? I am doing Vashon Opera. I am in the chorus, which is my first professional gig, yay! And in July, for the first three weeks, I am doing the [PLU] Summer Opera Workshop. Read Previous Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for
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the project helped understand how a local policy is seen by residents of an area. Bolton is planning to do a master’s degree and, possibly, a PhD in international relations. When he does so, he’ll go back to Oxford, a place he felt part of. When he wasn’t studying overseas, Bolton served as a resident assistant in the German wing of Hong Hall, the international dorm (he minored in German), and was an active member of the Associated Students of PLU. He also got involved in PLU’s Late Knight comedy
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below, and let me know what other questions I can try to address—both here in the blog as well as in the upcoming open discussions we’re planning. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous PLU Blue Friday: Lutes Fired Up & Ready for the Super Bowl Read Next Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels … Oh, my! LATEST POSTS President Krise’s open letter of support for Muslim community January 30, 2017 An Open Letter on Access for All Students January 20, 2017 LISTEN Forum December 6, 2016 What
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attended most conferences in her house through Zoom. “I had to grieve quite a bit in March when everything was being cancelled as the country shut down, because I [had] wanted this position for many years.” One of the hardest cancelations was a conference for American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) that would have taken place in Puerto Rico this past July. She was planning on staying a little longer in order to scout out a small study away program there, so that students who
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reflected, “and it spurred my determination to prove to myself that I can do anything I set my mind to.” A favorite PLU memory: This year’s Act Six Scholars Senior Celebration was Nguyen’s last big planning commitment for the program. “It was also the first time that my mom and my PLU mentor, Miss Melannie Denise Cunningham, got to meet each other,” she recalled. “At the end of the event, as I was being my usual self, running around and saying hi to people while trying to make sure everything was in
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on Thursday at 3:40 p.m. (Pacific) and the 100-meters on Friday at 1:30 p.m. (Pacific). Finals for both events are on Saturday. Ryan Stracke makes his first trip to nationals after punching his ticket in the 5,000-meters. The NWC Champion in cross country, the junior owns the 17th best time in D3 in the event after running a 14:15.83 at the Portland Distance Carnival. Stracke hits the track on Saturday at 12:25 p.m. (Pacific). Lily Luksich and Kristine Nguyen both make their first appearance at
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through the immigrant creation process. And I honestly was like, if only 10 people come to this, that’s fine, because then 10 people have learned about this process, that’s the whole point.” Later on, Lutes united in South Hall to bake bread for local food banks. Shayna reminisced about the drop-in flow of the event. “We took over a bunch of people’s ovens in South Hall, and we set up in the lounge. We made like 200 loaves of bread. All day, we were baking bread, breaking bread. And we were going to
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has been a big part of their lives for as long as they can remember. Grahe remembers how he went from playing French horn in a brass quintet, to playing trumpet at open mic nights, to learning how to play guitar and starting to record original music. “Somewhere the guitar took over more than the French horn and more than the trumpet,” he said. His group, “My Name Ain’t Skip,” actually formed in response to the PLU rock event. “It’s actually refreshing being in a band,” Grahe said. Anderson saw the
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knowing the questions,” Zhou said. Like many of the 165 freshmen that attended this year’s overnight event at Camp Berachah, Zhou was hoping to meet new people. She did and says she still has very good friends that she met from last year’s EXPLORE!. “It’s a good opportunity to get to know other students,” she said. It’s something freshman Brandy Curtis was hoping for and the facilitators at EXPLORE! didn’t delay in trying to deliver. Shortly after the one-night campers arrived, staff, faculty and
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natural horn lesson with specialist, Andrew Clark. My past experience has shown me that these types of events are valuable for all levels and all kinds of musicians.” The Horn Symposium is an annual event that changes location every year based on who is able and willing to host it. Members of the Northwest Horn Society have been undertaking these symposia for several years now with the goal of educating and promoting excellence in horn playing. The last time it was held at PLU was in the 1990s. The
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