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  • If season two of Sanditon showed us anything, it is that the eyes are easily deceived. After a season full of emotional manipulation through gaslighting and rakes disguised as men of gentility, the final episode retained a few surprises, including the revelation that Charles Lockhart…

    persuading Georgiana to have Charles paint her, Arthur Parker (Turlough Convery) says that an artist “sees things with a rare clarity” and claims that Lockhart takes an unprejudiced approach to his work (S2E3). He then opens up to her about how personally meaningful a portrait Charles made of him had been because it conveyed a power he had always wanted others to see in himself. Knowing that he and Georgiana are bonded through a shared sense of feeling othered by their community, Arthur wants to share

  • Barr reflects on her PLU education, work overseas Career diplomat Joyce Barr ’76 spoke to the Class of 2008 and their families during Spring Commencement on May 25 at the Tacoma Dome. The following is the text of her speech: Chair Gomulkiewicz, President Anderson, Provost…

    national security interests of the United States. The region includes China, which is rapidly assuming prominence on the global stage. Rare are the days that go by without at least one news story on China. Given PLU’s Chinese language studies, its China summer Service Learning program, as well as other international programs sponsored by the Wang center, I thought I would devote a few minutes to this most fascinating country. For the past 20 years, China’s GDP has grown by an average of 9.0% per year

  • A National Honor for ‘Digging into Cancer’ ‘Fast Company’ magazine names Hunt one of its 100 Most Creative People of 2014 . A Survivor in the Global Spotlight Katie Hunt ’11 fought cancer at PLU, leads the emerging field of paleo-oncology and wowed the crowd…

    and told me to go to the E.R. and get a CAT scan.” She went the next morning and learned she had a tumor on her right ovary—too big for a cyst, but certainly, everyone thought, benign. The growth was collapsing her ovary, though, so doctors scheduled surgery right away and assured Hunt there’d be nothing to it. Two days after surgery, on the Fourth of July, Hunt learned she had a very rare, very aggressive, determinedly malignant cancer. Hunt underwent powerful inpatient chemotherapy—the same

  • Landon Packard ’17 says it’s time to rescue the rescuers. The sociology major researched first responders’ emotional labor — the process of managing emotions to satisfy the requirements of a

    hated the process of transcribing, he had a knack for drawing out his participants, making them feel comfortable, and eliciting heartfelt and sometimes painful stories.” Gregson stressed that Packard’s growth is indicative of the learning-by-doing model that’s key in student-faculty research opportunities at PLU. “I could tell stories all day long about challenges I’ve encountered while collecting data or the thrill of developing an analytical hunch, but until students experience it themselves, it

  • Striking as it is, on its own the tere as it sits in the PLU collection is essentially a dead object. Only through being worn and danced in the proper context is it given life and power.

    earth to mediate between man and God. The Bobo people have lived in western Burkina Faso for centuries and are believed to be one of the oldest groups in the area. They are a rural, decentralized people, and agriculture is a primary part of their day to day existence. The dry season (tagaho) and harvest time (birewa danga) are two major times of the year when ceremonies involving masks occur. A central tenant of the Bobo belief system involves maintaining and restoring the balance of the world

  • MediaLab staff members keep up a steady workflow of award-winning documentaries. All of our documentaries are listed below in chronological order.

    : Breaking Down the Food Equation.TAPPED OUT, 2013 Water is the basis of life on Planet Earth. But from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Circle and beyond, many of our major waterways and water supplies are threatened by drought, pollution and population growth. Watch The Trailer Now BEYOND BURKAS AND BOMBERS, 2013Mass media in the U.S. continually highlight events pertaining to radical Muslim organizations. However, the daily lives of average Muslims living in North America are rarely presented. Such

  • Consolidating our strengths and addressing new challenges PLU President Loren J. Anderson greets students during opening convocation. He believes the next few years will be critical as PLU plans for its future. By Loren J. Anderson – PLU President The public announcement last month of…

    know our mission statement well: “To educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care, for others, for their communities, and for the earth.” It was formally accepted by our Board of Regents when the PLU 2010 long-range planning report was adopted. In that same document we set out our pathways to academic distinction in global education, purposeful learning and lives of service, and the close interaction between students and faculty. What a gift this collective vision

  • Life of the Mind: One student’s journey shapes the landscape of PLU, by imagining the past By Chris Albert Standing under the branches of a Garry oak tree on the hill behind the University Center, Reed Ojala-Barbour ’11 takes stock of the open space in…

    =CwMYT9Zwwq4 Not only did Ojala-Barbour turn this passion into a degree, but his passion changed the landscape of PLU. That passion was celebrated last April during Earth Week, when about 60 students, faculty, staff and community joined Ojala-Barbour, PLU President Loren J. Anderson and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Fred Tobiason to dedicate the Fred L. Tobiason Outdoor Learning Center. The native space behind the University Center has become a symbol of what one student, with a lot of on-campus support

  • Dear Campus Community: It has been reported by many reputable news organizations recently that aides are clearing the way for President Donald Trump to take the first steps toward transforming the immigration system possibly as soon as he takes office tomorrow, fulfilling a major campaign…

    , service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities, and for the Earth.” I am grateful that our faculty members versed in immigration law and the constitutional rights of individuals are strong voices on our campuses, in our communities, and on the national stage. I am also grateful for the work in the Student Life Division, and in our Student Services and financial aid offices to provide resources and referrals to our students. A web site has been created for undocumented students

  • On Exhibit: Common Reading Book 2021, The Best We Could Do The 2021-2022 academic year Common Reading book is the critically acclaimed graphic novel,  The Best We Could Do  by Thi Bui. In this timely and breathtaking memoir, Bui explores her experiences as a daughter…

    the language and struggles to keep up. At home, she doesn’t fit in with her new stepfamily.—from the publisher   Other books (print) on display in Mortvedt Library lobby PS3614.G97R45 2017 The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen DS548.B7613 2009 Indochina: an Ambiguous Colonization, 1858-1954 DS556.8.B73 2000 Imagining Vietnam and America: the Making of Postcolonial Vietnam, 1919-1950 DS556.83.T7A3613 1985 The Red Earth: a Vietnamese Memoir of Life on a Colonial Rubber Plantation DS557.7.L66 2016