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see plants bloom that he’d helped put in last year. “Seeing that hard work pay off has been something special,” he said. Future goals: “My ultimate goal is to become a plant scientist, and work on trying to make more resilient plants,” he said. “As the population grows, there will be a greater need for food, and as weather patterns change, being able to breed more resilient plants will be really important.”Oni A.L. MayerMajor: Kinesiology (concentration in Exercise Science), with minors in Chinese

star Ben Bailey Smith says he ‘couldn’t give two s***s’ about film’s critics". The Independent. The film is aware (though perhaps imperfectly so) of gender discrimination in the Regency and its traces in the modern day. But is it aware of racial discrimination? Cracknell’s interview in the LA Times is telling: [Austen’s] time wasn’t about racial issues. Because, of course, there weren’t other races that were involved in the world that she was dealing with, so the idea of colorblind casting [worked

theatre as much or as little as you want. You don’t need to be a major or a minor to audition or participate backstage. You can easily just take a few classes or do a few shows, minor, take the BA and graduate early, double major, or earn a BFA. You can learn so many transferable skills without eventually making your primary income in theatre. If students are considering majoring only in theatre, I generally give a piece of advice I was given when I was 18: “If there is anything else you can do and be

early-career faculty members. That’s not something most institutions have, not even some of the other big name liberal arts schools that I was interviewed at. And those have been really helpful in my first few semesters here. What’s been your first impression of the PLU students you’ve had in class? I think PLU students are really well-rounded and they’re really thinking about their position in their communities and in the world. A lot of them have really amazing goals, beyond just, “Oh, I want to

of physical distancing in residence halls through various measures, including maximizing the availability of single rooms, reducing density in living spaces, and ensuring coverage by our residential staff with direct experience in managing public-health directives. Flexible dining services. Our campus restaurants are self-operated rather than outsourced, allowing us to swiftly respond to new scenarios while continuing to care for students’ needs. During our early response to COVID-19, we have

theatre as much or as little as you want. You don’t need to be a major or a minor to audition or participate backstage. You can easily just take a few classes or do a few shows, minor, take the BA and graduate early, double major, or earn a BFA. You can learn so many transferable skills without eventually making your primary income in theatre. If students are considering majoring only in theatre, I generally give a piece of advice I was given when I was 18: “If there is anything else you can do and be

one of Washington’s original people is by visiting the cultural and research center itself. By far it is the most extensive Native American find – ever. And the Makah Tribe has been a leader in cataloging the find and using the found contents to open up the doors of preserving and rediscovering the Makah’s cultural heritage. Although this find was definitely an important discovery it in no way saved the culture of the Makah. “Actually it’s the other way around,” Huelsbeck said. Early on the Makah

has also pledged support for a new Rieke greenhouse/laboratory that will support both teaching and research. Early in the campaign, a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer was brought online in Rieke. Faculty and student researchers use it to study the bonding of atoms in a molecule to gain a better understanding of chemical compounds. Funded by the campaign and the National Science Foundation, the facility is one of the first of its kind located at a West Coast undergraduate university

around, so why don’t we shift the focus and say ‘OK, other people around; let’s tune in a little bit so you can see early warning signs of high risk?’” said Stephens. “It’s our responsibility to make college a safer place for everyone.” She said that sexual assault, unwanted physical touch, sexual harassment, stalking and intimate partner violence are all things we need to prevent to make campuses across the country safer. “It is really hard to find someone who does not know someone who has been

? The individual faculty members that I talked with during my phone interview, and then my in-person interview, seemed so supportive. I was really looking for that in the next stage of my career. I really wanted a department that was collegial, that didn’t just talk about being supportive, actually was supportive and was willing to step in and help in any way they could. I was also really impressed with the multiple mentorship programs we have for first-year and early-career faculty members. That’s