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Space Telescope in the community room of the Garfield Book Company last Monday. “The Hubble Space Telescope allows us to observe the heavens at the farthest distances that are possible,” he said. “We really are celestial beings. We’re connected to the heavens and creation in a way you might not imagine.” The lecture was part of the L.I.F.E program, which provides opportunities for mature adults, with the aim of enhancing their personal development with stimulating educational classes. The idea for

to the Pacific Northwest. Thompsen had been finishing a two-year program at a business college in Norway and was ready to go on to a university. First, he made his way to a university in New Orleans. A semester later, he was ready to move on. Classes where hundreds of students packed a lecture hall to be taught by teaching assistants, not professors, was disappointing to say the least, Thompsen recalled. By chance, he had a friend attending PLU. It became apparent to him early on  that it might

unjust. “Know that you have a right and a responsibility to make a difference,” Rose-Avila said. Wendy Martinez, PLU senior on the panel, strongly emphasized how everyone may know and even be friends with an undocumented immigrant. “There are undocumented students on campus and they may be sitting next to you in one of your classes,” Martinez said. “Just think how immigration affects everyone.” This lecture connected to the anniversary of the Constitution by explaining how laws and amendments are

player Joe Rayburn—a 2013 Second-Team Academic All-American—offered a glimpse into a day in the life of a PLU student-athlete. He echoed Hibbard’s praise of PLU’s support systems for students, and student-athletes in particular, as he compared his experience to those of athletes at the Div. I level. His main point was the value and preparation for classes and life beyond college he has received through successes and failures on the field. Junior volleyball player Amy Wooten, the 2013-14 Student

place and Envious Girls in third. Samuel Collier, Rise to Power creator and actor, said he enjoyed his violent role because it allowed him “to be outside of myself.” Flanagan said, “I think it’s impressive that students can pull this project off on top of all the other classes they do. I think celebrating Hebrew Idol honors the work the students do.” This story contains information from Shunying Wang ’15. Read Previous Best-selling Author, and Alum, Comes to PLU Read Next Gregoire: We have met the

-Term course in London. Others were brought by classes. “I’m here because my teacher cancelled class and made us come,” Kerri Selk ’16 said, “but I’m super excited. I’m looking at the Uruguay trip because I want to get back into Spanish.” Some students had finished their Study Away experiences and were at the fair to encourage others to do the same. Aubrey Frimoth ’15 studied in Trinidad and Tobago in Spring 2014 and “woman-ed” (as opposed to “manned”) the display for Spring 2016. She hopes future

with and stand with our Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander community members during this deeply painful time. Accordingly, many of our community members may be feeling particularly vulnerable and distressed. Please check in with them. Faculty and staff, please provide space in your classes, co-curricular activities, or places of employment — regardless of your subject matter or the focus of your normal activities — for students and colleagues alike to share how they are feeling and what they

I don’t know everything,” she said. “I have learned how to be a better ally to people in academic and professional settings.”  After graduating this spring, Wilson plans to get her license to work as a certified nursing assistant. She also hopes to take some Spanish classes to become fluent, and take the Medical College Admissions Test before applying to medical school. PLU Department of BiologyStudy biology at PLU Studying biology teaches you how to think and how to observe your world. Read

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possibilities,” Conley says. The SOAC FOCUS Series brings together SOAC’s talented students and faculty to examine a chosen theme through a multidisciplinary approach. Through music, art, dance, theatre and communication we will explore storytelling, an interactive art form that connects all humans on a deep level, transcending time, location, age and language, while enacting change, understanding and peace. To tell a story is to bring someone into your world, touch their heart, mind and soul. Interested in