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having a zero carbon footprint by 2020, and what each was doing to try to achieve that end. Professors also spoke on how they try to reinforce the message of sustainability in their respective fields and classes. One of the biggest challenges is to bring home the environmental impact of everyday habits, noted Brian Naasz, assistant chemistry professor and chair of PLU’s sustainability committee. Naasz recalled the blank looks he received from a class when he asked them where the power comes from to

March 30, 2011 Port of Tacoma CEO sees strength in community Northwest native and Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolfe ’87, prides himself for being part of an organization that creates jobs. Established by the citizens of Pierce County, Wash., in 1918, The Port of Tacoma is among the largest container ports in North America. But Wolf sees the port as so much more than that – as a catalyst for community vitality, and a creator of economic growth for both the county and the state.“At the end of the day

both the start and end of the race for Iditablog.com, a website that brings news and analysis of the Iditarod to fans through blog posts, podcasts, Facebook and Twitter. The job of covering the race, quickly became an experience I’ll remember for the rest of my life. To begin my on-site coverage of the race, I trudged up and down 4th Avenue in the snow as the mercury sank to five below on Saturday, March 5. The sky was blue and the fans were out to glimpse their favorite musher and cheer them on

August 9, 2011 Knight-Lutes logo unveiled for athletic gear By Chris Albert As Lutes well know, the conversation of exactly what is the logo and/or mascot for the university can be a bit of a circular conversation dotted with long pauses. We all know it well, and it goes something like this: “So what’s your mascot? Ours is a dog.” “A Lute.” (Pause.) The Lutes use a knight to bring athletics under one banner. “A what?” “So what’s your logo then?” More silence. This confusion will end this fall

keynote address by sharing how Veterans Day came to be and what it has become throughout the years. It was President Woodrow Wilson who first proclaimed Nov. 11 as Armistice Day – in recognition of the end of WWI with the signing of a peace accord in Versailles, France on the 11th day of the 11th month and celebration of remembrance for those who did not return and sacrificed so much in pursuit of peace. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed Armistice Day as Veterans Day in recognition of

track provides not only a better site for hosting the championships, but updates a facility for use by the entire community, said Laurie Turner, director of PLU Athletics. “That track really is a community property,” she said. In April, groundbreaking on the first of two all-purpose athletic fields will take place. The fields will be located where the current golf course existed. The golf course closed for good at the end of last summer. Installation of the first of two fields, a $3 million project

about first finding an internship, and then a job, at State Farm. “I just opened the door and he walked through it, fully prepared,” said Cunningham, PLU’s director of multicultural recruitment. The conversation goes on like this for some time, but in the end, they both agree that the strong connections that PLU has with its local business community was key in both getting Bull his first internship and getting his career launched. He recently moved back to the San Francisco Bay area for another

it will be interesting to see how this affects their lives later on.” Mulder said he appreciates how Living Water handles the relationships with the village residents. “There is relationship-building going on before we get there,” he said. “It’s not like we swoop in and say, ‘Here’s your well.’” Near the end of the trip, the group also visited a cooperative farm that raises honeybees, selling the honey for profit. PLU has participated in the micro-financing venture for the business. Mulder became

purchase shirts for $7 in the days leading up to Lolla during dinnertime in the Anderson University Center. If there are still shirts to be sold at the end of the week, ASPLU will sell them at the event. They are expected to go fast. ASPLU wanted to go above and beyond to improve this year’s event, but students also made their voices heard about past Lolla experiences. At least one of the bands playing Saturday was a student suggestion, as was tie-dying. “ASPLU cares so much about Lolla,” McLaughlin

represents the spirit of PLU and its students,” Giomi said. “He’s excited because he’s a Lute, and that’s why he’s there—to represent why we are all proud to be Lutes.”   Men’s basketball coach Steve Dickerson may have been a little distracted during Lancelute’s debut on Feb. 6, but he finds a new mascot exciting, and even useful. “When publications come out that rate the various colleges throughout the state, we used to appear at the end without a mascot,” Dickerson explained. “This is good; it gives us