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By Damian Alessandro ’19. In most popular histories of computing, the Apple II personal computer (1977) stands out as a pathbreaker among early devices in the PC Revolution. But how innovative was Apple’s first mass-market computer, and what design features and ideas helped it stand…
, in 1978, a floppy disk drive called the Disk II was provided with the Apple II. This attached via a controller card plugged into an expansion slot, which users could access by taking apart the case. The video display device was initially a television hooked to the Apple II, but later a screen could be attached as a peripheral. The Apple II would also originally use Integer BASIC for writing programs, which would be encoded into the Motherboard ROM chips. However, the computer later used Applesoft
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 20, 2016)- This summer, Taylor Bozich ’17 affirmed what she long assumed to be true about humanitarian work — it isn’t easy. She also reaffirmed that’s exactly the kind of work she wants to do after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University. Bozich…
profoundly impacted by whatever they did,” she said. Bozich, a global studies and biology double major, completed her public health internship in August. She spent two months over the summer living in D.C., assisting with program development and grant writing, as well as learning about the politics surrounding humanitarian work.She said her experiences underscored her passion for a future in public health. “This internship definitely re-instilled the passion in me to work with women’s health and
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Immersive experience in classrooms on the other side of the world teach PLU students how to learn on the fly, one of many skills they bring home with them.
. “They see it as an opportunity to get into the Western economic and communication world.” Tamara Williams, executive director of the Wang Center for Education at PLU, said STEM is a major academic focus throughout many aspects of the Namibia Gateway program. Writing is another, she said. Sam says his time teaching in PLU’s program helped affirm his love of teaching. More specifically, it affirmed his desire to work with marginalized communities. WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA This English-speaking country
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For two decades, the Makah people have welcomed PLU students to Neah Bay to learn about the tribe’s culture and history.
gallery is filled with artifacts representing spring, summer, fall and winter. Building the structure and the narrative was the easy part, Arnold said. Writing the copy to describe all the artifacts was most challenging. The years-long process resulted from creative tension between academics and the Makah people, who wanted to share their history in their own words. “This is our people’s museum,” Arnold said. “Out of Ozette came all this evidence that verified what our elders were telling us
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NYT best-selling author Meg Medina to discuss writing about painful experiences for kids at PLU virtual lecture Posted by: bennetrr / February 9, 2021 February 9, 2021 By Rosemary Bennett '21PLU Marketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University’s eleventh annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture will be held virtually at 5:30 p.m. on May 5. Meg Medina,, and New York Times best-selling author will deliver this year’s Benson lecture titled “Rough Patch: On Writing About Painful
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The Rainier Writing Workshop 2017 Summer Residency Evening ReadingsFriday, July 28, 8PM: David Allan Cates, Jenny Johnson Saturday, July 29, 7:30PM: Oliver de la Paz, Greg Glazner Sunday, July 30, 7:30PM: Rigoberto González, April Ayers Lawson Monday, July 31, 7:30PM: Brenda Miller, Jason Skipper Wednesday, August 1, 7:30PM: Barrie Jean Borich, Fleda Brown Thursday, August 3, 7:30PM: Camille Dungy, The 2017 Judith Kitchen Visiting Writer Friday, August 4, 7:30PM: David Biespiel, Ann Pancake All
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The Rainier Writing Workshop2019 Summer Residency Evening ReadingsFriday, August 2, 8PM: Jennifer Foerster, Jason Skipper Watch livestream recording Saturday, August 3, 7:30PM: Greg Glazner, April Ayers Lawson Sunday, August 4, 7:30PM: Jenny Johnson, Renee Simms Monday, August 5, 7:30PM: Adrianne Harun, Keetje Kuipers Wednesday, August 7, 7:30PM: Fleda Brown, David Allan Cates, Kent Meyers Thursday, August 8, 7:30PM: Carl Phillips, The 2019 Judith Kitchen Visiting Writer Watch livestream
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The Rainier Writing Workshop2018 Summer Residency Evening ReadingsFriday, July 27, 8PM: Geffrey Davis, Scott Nadelson Saturday, July 28, 7:30PM: Kevin Clark, Marie Mutsuki Mockett Sunday, July 29, 7:30PM: Suzanne Berne, Justin St. Germain Monday, July 30, 7:30PM: Rigoberto González, Maurya Simon Wednesday, August 1, 7:30PM: David Biespiel, Sherry Simpson Thursday, August 2, 7:30PM: Paisley Rekdal, The 2018 Judith Kitchen Visiting Writer Friday, August 3, 7:30PM: Barrie Jean Borich, Rebecca
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For some, summer is a time for play. For others, it’s a time for work. But for many at PLU, it’s a time for a little bit of both — through science.
starts with an algorithm and then learns and adjusts on its own. Machine learning is an integral part of the modern technology world, used by companies such as Facebook and Google — and now, Renzhi Cao’s summer research at PLU. “We want to create a technique, where instead of telling the machine what to do, we want to give the intelligence to the machine,” Cao said. (Video by Rustin Dwyer, PLU) Cao and his team are working on applying machine learning to bioinformatics. They are writing an algorithm
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More than a century after PLU was founded by Norwegian immigrants, the university maintains its connection to the founders’ homeland through study away programs.
students looking at other disciplines. Kelsey Larson ’11 studied English writing and Norwegian at PLU. She says the experience in Telemark improved her language skills and her global perspective, aiding her post-graduate success, including a stint at The Norwegian-American newspaper. “It was intimidating, but I learned a lot,” she said. “I never would have become as advanced if I hadn’t lived there. You just don’t get the same experience taking classes in the states.” VESTFOLD Sitting around a table in
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