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in a play or novel by more explicitly naming the difference: servants vs the characters at the center of the plot or story. Placing the audience in the unfamiliar position of having to listen for the beginning of the play, created feelings of discomfort in the audience. I felt unsettled and unsure of what the actors expected of us. In this way, the play effectively subverts the hierarchies implicit in representations of class, digs into class disparities, and questions how the plot of romance

only had to transition to virtual online teaching in early 2020, but they also added these two ongoing and significant research projects to their agendas. It was no easy feat for either. Grahe noted that he was working more than ever for months and kept feeling like he was falling further behind. “In February 2020, I started anticipating a pandemic and started telling the students (in Statistics 232) that we could use our required class project to study it. When the cases started being announced in

in the nation’s diverse traditions, Temple-Thurston explained. Hughes was part of the first trio accepted to the program. And, after studying alongside PLU students, she was chosen as the first to come to Tacoma to complete her degree. Hughes marked another milestone for the program this past May, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in geosciences and serving as the senior class speaker. “I came in as a girl from Trinidad, and I’m leaving as a world citizen,” Hughes said. “The things that I’ve

“completely ruled out” work with the U.S. Foreign Service—but probably not till much later. Either way, she says, PLU has prepared her well for leadership positions on campus, nationwide—and beyond. “The amount of opportunities available to students to get involved and develop as advocates and leaders is really helpful,” she said. “But also some of the classes I’ve taken have forced me to open my mind a little more and think about different perspectives that affect issues. The Gender and Sexuality class

getting acclimated to life at Pacific Lutheran University and earning his first six college credits for free.“I couldn’t pass up the opportunity,” Reinmuth said. “I was already excited to go to PLU, why wouldn’t I want to go earlier?” Eduardo Torres ’19 felt the same. “I was so stoked,” Torres said. “I was getting a month of college before anybody else.” Reinmuth and Torres were two of 17 students selected for the inaugural class of Summer Academy, an extensive residential program designed to further

only had to transition to virtual online teaching in early 2020, but they also added these two ongoing and significant research projects to their agendas. It was no easy feat for either. Grahe noted that he was working more than ever for months and kept feeling like he was falling further behind. “In February 2020, I started anticipating a pandemic and started telling the students (in Statistics 232) that we could use our required class project to study it. When the cases started being announced in

less of a concern, I reacquainted myself with my busy life more successfully. It was really important to start school with the swim team’s built-in friend group, and worth the learned skill of managing sports and school work. What do you think sets PLU apart from other universities? The professors who are invested in your learning and those professors’ willingness to help you understand the material set PLU apart. The smaller community, class sizes and opportunity to know so many students make it

performers. “‘Umah Lumba’ means ‘dolphin house’ in Balinese,” Stafki says.  Emma and Annie Stafki travelled to Florida to interview environmental activist Ric O’Barry. PLU and BeyondStafki transferred to PLU after finishing two years of Running Start in high school. “When I visited the campus, I loved how welcoming everyone was,” she says.  Although she loved all of her classes and instructors, she particularly appreciated Marnie Ritchie’s multimedia production class, which launched her documentary. And

was awarded the PLU Department of Kinesiology Pre-Physical Therapy Outstanding Graduate for the 2023-2024 school year. Iverson on campus at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. “Even with Sianna’s busy schedule of class work, volleyball, and volunteer work, she worked as the kinesiology tutor and was the Vice President of the Kinesiology of the Future Club. I personally do not know how she was able to do all that she was able to do during her time at PLU and perform as well as she did,” said

was no complaining or whining, in fact their collective attitude was positive. It was encouraging for us to hear some of the players at the gate discussing their academic careers as well as their athletic involvement. One of the players was calculating what time the team would be arriving home and how he might not get to sleep because, as he said, “I HATE missing class! I HATE missing class!”. Their priorities were encouraging to us considering the number of young people we encounter who have