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she hails from a religious family, and often felt “stress” when it came to sexuality. She said she struggled reconciling Christianity and queer identity. “I had heard so much about (how) being queer was a sin, but I didn’t feel like a bad person,” she said. “Ultimately, I came to realize…I was loved for who I was.” While Brewer’s time at PLU helped her feel more comfortable with her sexuality, the campus wasn’t immune to larger societal tension surrounding LGBTQ issues. She recalls one incident in

minimum 2.50 GPA in courses to be counted towards the Economics major. To register for an economics course with any prerequisites, a grade of C- or better must be attained in each of the prerequisite courses. Economics majors may transfer in a maximum of 16 semester hours toward the economics major, unless they have permission from the chair of the Economics Department. For students planning graduate work in economics or business, additional math preparation will be necessary. For specific courses

Koller Menzel Memorial Lecture to explore bioethics and “Enhancement” Join Pacific Lutheran University on March 16, 2023, from 4 to 6 p.m. for the annual Koller Menzel Memorial Lecture. The night will feature a bioethics discussion with University of Washington professor Tim Brown and Stanford University professor Hank Greely. The two esteemed speakers will… February 22, 2023 Events, Performances, Athletics

company reaching millions of students, in the US and internationally. “I would love to help at least 53 million Kenyans to college by the time I die,” he says casually. If you want to realize big dreams, you can’t get distracted. Fortunately, Mbugua already, literally, has built an app for that. With Procrasti Mate, students can temporarily lock their smartphones for a set period of time. Unlocking the phone requires answering a trivia or flashcard challenge. The goal, he says, is to make users “more

invested everything it took to gain it. Dr. Bergman’s January-Term (J-term) courses reveal similar things.  Over the years, he traveled with students to Antarctica, Ecuador and the Galapagos, Tanzania, Cuba, Australia, and Costa Rica. How has he managed to put all of these study-away courses together?  Students flock to them, hungry for the unique bonds that form in collective adventure and face-to-face contact with other species.  Life changing, many say, and they mean it.  Those of us who know him

of various traditions while exploring and clarifying your own worldview. You’ll find professors committed to excellence in teaching, who will work with you to design a personalized major, double major or minor around your educational goals, and you’ll have opportunities for hands-on learning in research, field work and service learning. Through your study, you’ll be well-prepared for career fields that require critical, contextual and creative thinking, ethical decision- making and working with