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wanted to attend. At the beginning of February, Kate Schneider, PLU Director of Employer Relations, emailed me saying I was one of the students selected to go to Amazon. PLU students got a great view of Seattle’s Lake Union from the top of one of Amazon’s buildings. (Photo: Amanda Brasgalla ’15) I was really excited, and shortly after, we were contacted by an Amazon recruiter who shared additional information and prepared us for the event. On the morning of Feb. 23, we left campus bright and early

fortunate to have opportunities come up that I didn’t expect would present themselves until much later. I grew up reading The News Tribune and worked really hard to eventually land a beat covering the area I grew up in. I was humbled and honored to get recognition so early in my career, and it makes me even more excited for the future. What do you cover for The News Tribune and what opportunities and challenges accompany that particular beat? I am the East Pierce County reporter for The News Tribune

dealerships, real estate agencies and more. “I always felt that I was the straw that stirs the drink,” Morrison said. “It was probably in my early 20s that I discovered my biggest talent was orchestrating the talents of other people. And that’s a great job for a bandleader to have and that’s a great job for a TV producer to have, and I’ve been able to utilize it in both fields.” Read Previous Going to Natties: Lute reflects on four years of Ultimate Frisbee and Reign’s whirlwind trip to nationals Read

said. “They’re very nervous and they’re very anxious, they want to do it right because they don’t want to mess up the test. We hold up a lot of signs: happy faces, hearts, stuff like that. Whatever can get them through the process.” Testing is an important part of the fight against coronavirus, Krogstad added, because early detection both limits the number of people exposed to a potential asymptomatic patient and protects against the possibility that hospitals become swamped with low-risk patients

and do things I enjoy, like seeing friends or having time to myself in my room to watch tv, just having time set aside for normal hobbies. That has helped a lot. Also, I keep a routine schedule so I stay on track with work and school. How is your capstone on autonomous cars going? We are making an autonomous RC car. It uses sensors to know its location. Our process started last year. I started work with Professor Caley early in order to get more done. Over the summer, my partner on the project and

generation Latino student and spent most of his life in Lakewood and then Spanaway, about 10 minutes from PLU, and he knew he wanted to come here for college, so he could remain close to his family. He also knew from an early age that he wanted to be a doctor. “Before my freshman year, I did a multicare nursing camp, and I was already working in a pharmacy, about to receive training to be a pharmacy technician,” Gavidia says. Gavidia knew he wanted to take a non-traditional path to medical school. “I

play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007.  And our soccer programs will travel to England this summer, the first international experience for an athletic program since the early 1990s. And finally, several graduates of 2015 have taken bold action to address issues of lasting national importance including Black Lives Matter, the It’s on Us Campaign to end sexual assault, and immigration reform. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels