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their migration route. Evidently, sometime during the 1917 fall migration, mutating bird virus infected pigs who in turn sickened Kansas farmers. In early February, 1918 a country physician west of Dodge City noted a dramatic uptick of influenza cases of an unusually virulent nature. Young, healthy patients were struck down quickly, many of them dying. Soon, area doctors were swamped with sick and dying flu patients. Then, as suddenly as the influenza storm began, in March the epidemic was over
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been rewarding teaching our craft to a bunch of other people who are interested in it,” said Mooney. Andrew Tinker ’16, left, discusses debate with a team member. (Photo: John Struzenberg / PLU student) For Barker, Mooney and Tinker, debate has played a major role in their lives through high school and college. “I think it’s a great supplement to my academic work at PLU,” said Tinker. Speech and Debate has given Tinker the opportunity to see new perspectives and debate styles, leading to an
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November 27, 2012 From King Tut to the Mysterious Undecorated Tombs of Ancient Egypt By JuliAnne Rose ’13 If you ever wanted to see the King Tut exhibit, now may be your only chance. Seattle is the last stop for the exhibit before you’ll have to make the 6,800 mile trip to Egypt to see the most well known discovery of ancient Egyptian history. Open to the public seven days a week, the “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs” exhibit runs through January 6, 2013 at the Pacific
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residence living under the watchful eye of a sincere, but ‘burned out’ young social worker. Mingled with scenes from their daily lives, where ‘little things’ sometimes become momentous (and often funny), are moments of great poignancy when, they remind us that the handicapped, like the rest of us, want only to love and laugh and find purpose in this world. “I believe that Tom Griffin wrote The Boys Next Door with the intention that the play would remind society that people with disabilities are not
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residence living under the watchful eye of a sincere, but ‘burned out’ young social worker. Mingled with scenes from their daily lives, where ‘little things’ sometimes become momentous (and often funny), are moments of great poignancy when, they remind us that the handicapped, like the rest of us, want only to love and laugh and find purpose in this world. “I believe that Tom Griffin wrote The Boys Next Door with the intention that the play would remind society that people with disabilities are not
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. It sits down with designers on the journey to talk about their experiences in today’s design education curriculum, the fast-changing industry, what they’ve accomplished and what they wish to do with their precious time. Special guests featured in season 4 includes Michael Bierut well known graphic designer, design critic and educator, and Ruki Ravikumar, Director of Education at Cooper Hewitt. “We have some wonderful guests coming up that continue to share great wisdom about their experience in
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laughs at that, but notes that it’s been a great teaching experience – he’s teaching some of the fellow players Spanish, and he’s learning some Norwegian. Taylor plans to major in global studies and journalism, and take those skills back to Tumaco, Columbia, where he plans to do volunteer work in literacy camps. The area is very important to him. He was adopted at an early age, and lived in Gig Harbor, Washington, but Tumaco is where his birth parents are from. He relishes the opportunity to return
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June 28, 2012 PLU Night at the Rainiers set for Aug. 24 Baseball season is upon us and we are getting ready for one of our favorite summer events, PLU Night at the Rainiers. Last year, more than 800 Lutes enjoyed an evening at the ballpark. In preparation for an even bigger crowd, the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations has purchased even more tickets, with the plan of taking over Cheney Stadium. This event is a great way to end your summer with a bang while enjoying the company of other
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students have worked for local media outlets during election night. Thomas Soerenes ’14, who worked election night at KOMO-TV, said students received studio tours and met with the news anchors. Lina Aas-Helseth ’14, who spent the night at KOMO worked mostly with data entry and live tweeting. Erica Hill, news director at KCPQ, said she appreciated having the students on hand to help out. “They were great as usual,” she added. “Hopefully they had a good experience, too.” Two students, Valery Jorgenson
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, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for another memorable day here in Tacoma and at Pacific Lutheran University. This is my second visit, and I really appreciate to be back in the state of Washington and at this great institution. When the Queen and I visited PLU 20 years ago, she received an Honorary Doctorate – of which I have been informed quite a few times. I am therefore particularly proud to have been awarded an Honorary Doctorate myself. Finally, the Queen and I are equal – at least on your
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