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the notable; locals, refugees, the displaced, and the interned; soldiers, officers, bureaucrats, volunteer fighters, and the forcibly recruited. At times their calls are lofty, full of spiritual lamentation and political outrage. At others, they are humble, yearning for medicine, a cigarette, or a pair of shoes. Translated from French, Arabic, North African Judeo-Arabic, Spanish, Hebrew, Moroccan Darija, Tamazight (Berber), Italian, and Yiddish, or transcribed from their original English, these

Beautiful’: A study of the Nazi Persecution of Lesbian and Transgender Women During the Holocaust” Brooklyn Sudnikovich-Eddy ’23 – “Music in the Holocaust” Introduction by Natalie Mayer and Lisa Marcus, Chair of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Professor of English, PLULivestream Link

Lindsey HansenHow did you get to such a dark place when portraying Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd? Carlos AlvarezHow did you become an Economics major? Sahara JonesWhat do you like about being a Western Washingtonian? Shannon SeidelWhat has been your favorite class to teach? Marie RodriguesDo you ever feel like you have to explain being an English and Hispanic Studies major? Connor LemmaWhat have you learned about your sport that you didn’t know before playing at the collegiate level? Marley

be afraid to break out from the group! Although my American cohort was great and I made good friends with them, I also actively tried to meet both Germans and other students. I got to know the city better and I started to feel like I was getting the true student experience in Germany. What surprised her about studying away: Just how many international students there were at my university. In one of my language classes I was the only native English speaker, which was amazing and fun and forced me

, presented at the prestigious 2014 Race & Pedagogy National Conference in Tacoma Sept. 25-27, among more than 2,000 local, regional, national and international participants (including a large contingent from Pacific Lutheran University). Chaired by Jenny M. James, PLU Assistant Professor of English, and including Michael Benveniste, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Puget Sound, the panel in which Davidson participated reconsidered the legacy of civil rights in the university literature

p.m.* – Mayer Summer Research Fellow presentation (AUC 133) Carli Snyder ‘17 has been a recipient of the Mayer Summer Research Fellowship two years in a row. Her presentation will reflect her research interests in studying women, gender studies and the Holocaust. Poster session: Sophia Mahr ’18 and Kate Wiley ’18 will be presenting summaries of their Mayer Summer Research projects at the lunch as well. Introduction: Rona Kaufman, Associate Professor of English, PLU Kurt Mayer Summer Research

. That self exploration informs how Davidson educates her bilingual students, who take the “Spanish for Heritage Speakers” courses she launched at PLU. All of them grew up speaking Spanish at home. “Each family has a different dynamic,” Davidson said. “In some homes, they speak all in Spanish, but in most, you might speak Spanish to grandma, code-switch between English and Spanish with your parents, and speak Spanglish and English with your siblings.” During a recent discussion with the spring

intellectual skills and resources apt to generate success in legal study and practice. Recent successful PLU applicants to law schools have taken such diverse courses as those in the anthropology of contemporary America, social science research methods, American popular culture, English Renaissance literature, news writing and argumentation, recent political thought, international relations, free-lance writing, animal behavior, neuropsychology, public finance, logic, and moral philosophy. Diversity and

for guiding our team out of the dark; and to Leila Renee for helping us stay balanced in the light. Lastly, we are thankful for the PLU English Department, the Office of Advancement, and our printer, Girlie Press. Looking ahead, we hope that students will always have a space where artistic excellence can flower and flourish. We are proud to present this 50th edition of our journal. May it stand as a testament to the enduring commitment of PLU students to art, expression, creativity, community, and

health educator for the Regional Department of Public Health. Together with my Albanian coworkers and other volunteers we give presentations and present activities for a variety of health related topics. Some of these projects include: prenatal care classes, stress and depression groups, health fairs, anti-smoking lessons, and cancer awareness and prevention seminars. But beyond health projects I have also worked on a handful of secondary projects such as English teaching, a women’s empowerment group