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.-4 p.m. from April 20 to May 27. Seventeen students will be exhibiting a variety of pieces in an array of mediums. Jenny Kimura, has nine book projects appearing together in a library archive exhibit. While some of the books are from her previous classes at PLU, she created three books specifically for this exhibit with the book “All the Things They Never Told You: a College Guide Book,” as the cornerstone. “It is a culmination of everything I have learned during my schooling, and was a test of

in the book – When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Rise of the Middle Kingdom (The Penguin Press; November  2009). In his talk, Jacques will offer provocative answers to some of the most pressing questions about China’s growing place on the world stage. “I remember being very excited (when I read his book) because this was a set a questions that I’d been waiting for about 10 years for someone to ask,” said Gregory Youtz,  music professor at PLU and the director of

interning in her campaign, and that’s when she suggested it.” Herde’s main concern is education. He supports restoring funding to K-12 schools and public colleges. “A friend of mine is going the UW and with the 14 percent increase each year he had to quit. There’s stories like that across the state,” Herde said. Herde personally witnessed cuts to the music departments in the Franklin Pierce School district while he was in high school. “I am fully in favor of equality of opportunity, in any situation

students on the first day who looked at me and kind of wondered, ‘What’s he doing here?’” Krise recalled. But one person who wasn’t surprised was Kim Stone ‘13, a music education major who signed up for the class partly because she knew in advance that Krise was co-teaching it. She and her fellow RHA members had picked the new president’s brain at a dinner in the fall and asked what, if anything, he planned on doing with his literature degree during his time at PLU. “He said he might be co-teaching a

music or play computer games with makeshift controls. “Tinkering is terribly important,” McQuinn said. “All learning is built on prior understanding. That’s a 21st century skill.” Even more important, McQuinn added, is preparing students for the ever-changing world of technology. “We have no idea what tools they’re going to be using when they graduate from college. They haven’t been invented yet,” he said. “(Students) have to have those self-teaching skills. That’s a big part of why the maker

ocean temperatures on mackerel and Scottish herring migrations over the next 50 years. “There was so much that was involved with this question, from data gathering, to modeling, to predictions and actually writing the paper,” Parmly explained.While Parmly said that in many ways the weekend was “grueling,” she was proud that her team “gave it our best. I think we were successful in answering the question.” Through the contest, mathematics and music major Paige Balut ‘21 was excited to get a glimpse

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-PLU plans: From her home base of Helena, Mont., Barry plans to work on finishing her mediation training while visiting schools this summer—“I’m thinking about the East Coast,” she said. “Conflict is everywhere, and as a result there are always opportunities for reconciliation and peace-building,” Barry said. “I have realized that wherever I head educationally and professionally, I will be able to apply what I have learned through my classes at PLU.” LAUREN CORBOY Hometown: Dallas. Major

diet, who are not watching an average of four hours of TV per day and who are not oooohing and awing over Kobe Bryant’s behavior off the basketball court. We have an administration that actually thinks about students and how to serve them well. We have music, drama, art, sports, 60 clubs and organizations to get involved in, worship services, lectures, concerts and all kinds of events where you can meet people, where you can be challenged and where you can share your gifts with others. I’m not