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trade goodies were available. All fair trade products were 10 percent off the listed price. Valdez said the discount didn’t cut into the producers’ margins. Other events included a Fair Trade Tea featuring samples of several varieties available in the store; a children’s story time that included a fair trade lesson and gift; and a live performance of world music. At the most basic level, fair trade refers to workers being paid a fair wage, Valdez said. Giguere quickly noted a “fair wage” is relative

!” Originally from Burien, Wash., Fallin has gone from crying in Avila’s office at PLU, to being a successful designer almost 3000 miles away in Thomasville, Ga. So successful, in fact, that her designs are featured on T-shirts at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn. Fallin said she’s “starstruck” by the reality her designs are being sold at a country music epicenter like the Grand Ole Opry. Fallin, who also co-owns a restaurant with her husband, began her design career when she was asked to create art

, Black Culture, Black Music, and Black People. FEB 26 Back to our Roots: Church FellowshipTabernacle Baptist Church, Seattle – 10:15am The Black church has always served as the cornerstone for the Black community. Join BSU as we travel to Tabernacle Baptist Church in Seattle for a church fellowship service where one of our BSU Advisors will be preaching this Sunday. A PLU van has been reserved, RSVP to bsu@plu.edu to ride the van. The van and others will leave promptly at 9:00am. Read Previous Lutes

that went viral. (Photo by Kevin Ebi '95, livingwilderness.com) Read Previous Lute’s creative background in broadcast and music production is ‘the straw that stirs the drink’ Read Next Sen. Patty Murray tours PLU campus, gets glimpse inside School of Nursing facilities COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade

my time at PLU.” For students eager to embark on a similar path, Meade emphasizes that this sense of community can be an anchor amidst the challenges of an arts career. Her advice to aspiring singers at PLU underscores the passion and dedication needed to succeed. “You must be a hard worker with an unending devotion to the art form. You must love language—both the language of music but also the language of words and poetry. You must be willing to give all of yourself over to the business.” The

sports in high school. Although his former high school teachers and university classes profoundly impacted him, supporting students in their element on the field made him fall in love with special education. Later, valuable lessons in the classroom and on the football field propelled him toward his goal of becoming a teacher. Originally attending PLU with aspirations to play football, Knapp shifted focus away from sports in his senior year to delve deeper into his future profession. Knapp grew up

said. “In doing it here, I know it can work in the real world.” Jake Taylor’s college career began a bit differently – he started at another four-year college, and decided that wasn’t the best place for him. So, he took the long road, taking classes at North Seattle and Tacoma community colleges before arriving on the PLU campus. The trip has given him a wealth of experience from which to compare notes.  For Taylor, his previous experiences didn’t allow him to get what he wanted out of the

fold,” Anderson said. – Technology in the classroom will continue to grow. While PLU will never be a fully online university, and at least in the short term, shy away from fully online classes, it must meet the expectations of a student body that expects PLU to have cutting-edge technology “if we expect to compete for the next generation of the best and the brightest.” – New Masters’s programs need to be considered as well as possible Doctoral programs. A global focus to a PLU education must be

. (SPOILER ALERT) “When she dies at the end, you feel that hurt and grief that everyone else is feeling. I cry everyday.” After wiping away his tears, Marzano washes off his makeup and heads back to campus, where the vocal performance major has a full schedule between classes and leading PLUtonic, PLU’s men’s a cappella group that won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinals competition in February. The Tacoma-native admits it’s not easy to manage so many commitments, but he

the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a prestigious national scholarship geared toward diversifying the types of students studying away. Zimmerman is the only Pacific Lutheran University student to receive the scholarship this year, and only the second in 10 years. Zimmerman, a nursing student, will study away in Windhoek in the spring. She will take nursing classes at the local university, as well as online PLU courses. “I’ve always dreamed of traveling,” Zimmerman said. “It had