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January 14, 2010 Explore! 2010 Draws Record Numbers By Brielle Erickson The Explore! first-year student retreat celebrated its seventh year as part of the Pacific Lutheran University experience this past weekend at Camp Berachah in nearby Auburn. Every year, about 150 first-year Lutes pile into buses loaded with overnight gear, excited to spend some time away from the daily routine of homework, classes and jobs. Student group leader Jeremy Loween rallies first-year students for some fun

haves. These are off of the top of my head, so who knows if they are in order of favoritism or not. 1.) Indian Food – This is very common in Kampala and can be found in restaurants ranging from expensive to affordable. I love Indian food with a passion and I have never had anything that I didn’t like. I have had it a total of three times this trip from two locations and loved it every time. 2.) “All Food dishes” – These are traditional Ugandan foods that are generally found in cafes and roadside

around by us every time there was a discussion about remodeling Eastvold,” said Rev. Dennis Sepper, University Pastor. “PLU and Lutheran higher education put such a high emphasis on pluralism and diversity that I believe if we’re going to invite students of different faith traditions to our school, we should at least minimally provide for their spiritual needs in terms of a space to pray.” But according to Sepper, it wasn’t until Alazadi spoke to the diversity center that the idea got pushed off the

are hardly unique. “We’ve interviewed New York Times bestselling romance authors who still get told, ‘That is so great you are successful at this, maybe someday you’ll write a real book,’” Gregson said. Gregson will continue to dig into how the authors deal with these slights, and how an entire professional group seeks to gird themselves against a common perception. In the mean time, Gregson and Lois will continue their interviews and begin presenting their academic findings. Just don’t expect the

,” McConnell notes. “Sexual abuse in sport is a very real issue. We must thoughtfully and boldly educate the next generation of leaders so that they are better prepared to make a positive difference in the world.” Sarah Klein currently sits on the Board of Directors of CHILD USAdvocacy, an organization committed to protecting children’s civil liberties and keeping children safe from abuse. Experts have long since established the prevalence of sexual violence on college campuses, with one in four women

and Indigenous studies, remarked that the time spent pulling weeds at the loʻi was “probably one of the most incredible things [she had] ever been able to take part in.” Although the mud was off-putting at first, she soon began “enjoying being so close to the plant and to the earth.” Wading through the mud on a traditional Hawaiʻian farm is a long way from the whitewashed beach vacations that define Hawaiʻi for most mainlanders. But through Dr. Erik Hammerstrom’s J-Term course on East Asian