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” (257).The boundaries between animals and humans are changing. The frontier is porous and the implications for our relationships with animals are great. There is much in the academy we can do on behalf of animals. I hope this new interest in animal studies reflects a concern for the lives of real animals. We need a change in our attitudes toward animals, so that they are not so easily dismissed and forgotten, even as we speak and write about them. Animals are not only texts that we produce. We need

leave something out. An important part of religious teaching is that one ought to be humble and teachable, he says, open to correction and growth of insight. But this would have to be abandoned if we were to agree that religious commitment requires “an unconditional determination not to change in one’s important religious beliefs.” Can these two elements be reconciled? One might begin by clarifying what an “epistemically possible” set of circumstances would be. There are —and must be, given the

, the magic they have hidden within themselves. Those kinds of designs stick with me and stand out. Within these stories there is always the one the outcast, the quiet kid, the underestimated, but when it comes down to it, the one people don’t expect to have the potential to change the world. I like to believe we all have that ability if we just put the right foot forward. Some artist influences are Yoshitaka Amano and Tetsuya Nomura. They both designed some of the Final Fantasy games and the

important factors helped me choose that PLU was the place for me. First, I wanted a culture change and to far be away from home. Growing up in rural Montana where everybody knows everybody and they all happen to be your fifth cousin, I wanted to get away from the small town life and experience an urban area in a controlled environment. The PLU “bubble” was exactly what I was looking for. Secondly, I was looking to play soccer for a university in the Northwest Conference and I knew that the program was

is based on the motivational theory of lifespan development, which posits that people closer to major life transitions should be high in primary control striving (e.g., a control orientation were one believes they can exact change in their environment to meet their needs) as they optimize opportunities that can help them transition successfully. Division of Natural Sciences Michael D. Behrens, Ph.D., and Kristin R. Neuneker Department of Biology Olympia Oyster (Ostrea lurida) Settlement in