When the announcement was made that Tony Bennett, WSU Men’s basketball coach for the past three years, would be leaving for the same job at the University of Virgina, the anguish from Cougar fans could be heard from the Columbia River gorge to Mont lake. Tony Bennett was arguably the most loved person on campus [...]
Archive for March, 2009
WSU fans should look for real “loyalty” in new coach
Posted in Uncategorized on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Haunting in Connecticut
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged haunting, horror, movie, supernatural on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Based on a true story, The Haunting in Connecticut appealed to my intrigue for horror movies. Most horror movies don’t receive great reviews so I wasn’t expecting much.
The story outlines the Campbell family who moves to a Connecticut house in order to be closer to a clinic where the son is being treated for cancer. The house, [...]
Adorable Pup!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I met a precious puppy when I visited my mom at work at Brookside Elementary School in Lake Forest Park, Washington.
Brook, a 10-week-old golden retriever who may train to become an animal-assisted-therapy dog, spends her days in teacher Therese Russell’s special education class.
Brook teaches students to be empathetic, stay calm and feel accepted. Russell’s [...]
Local singer/songwriter, Johanna Chase to perform live at the Mandolin Cafe
Posted in SOUTH SOUND FEATURES, tagged Azusa, chicago, Eddie's Attic, Georgia, Johanna Chase, Los Angeles, Mandolin Cafe, Mississippi Plaza, new york, Phoenix, seattle, Tacoma, Whitworth on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Johanna Chase is a folk-love politician who brings pop-listeners and social critics together to join in on a rhythmic folk show of the soul. Johanna Chase is slated to perform in her home region of Seattle for the first time in 2009 on a small Pacific Northwest tour, playing shows in Tacoma, Wash. at the Mandolin Cafe [...]
PLU Webnews logo design contest
Posted in LUTEDOME HAPPENINGS, tagged april, calligrapy, design, gift certificate, hieroglyphics, indesign, logo, Lutes, photoshop, PLU, staff, webnews on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PLU Webnews has been up and running for almost four months and still is without a logo. Well, now it is your turn to develop the first logo for the blog!
If you have any experience with design, drawing, writing, calligraphy, making of hieroglyphics, painting, water coloring, or anything that has to do with logo making, [...]
Working hard for the Money
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Spring break is a time synonymous with doing everything opposed to being productive. Instead of reading a textbook students will read gossip magazines, they’ll trade sitting in a classroom with sitting on a beach. However this glorious vision of spring break isn’t always reality.
Lifestyle change for spring break
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Seattle Pacific University students take on alternative spring break plans. Instead of spending their time on a warm vacation or relaxing with their families, these 18 SPU students spent 5 days on the streets of Seattle living as if they were homeless. Dumpster diving and begging for money was the trend for five days.
They [...]
Healthy Tips from the Japanese
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged college, exercise, family, food, health, Japanese, lifestyle, Okinawa on March 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Many college students enter their first year fearing the “freshman 15″ as I did, while others don’t even think about it and sure enough, gain the weight. While exercise is important to some and perhaps easier to ground into ones lifestyle, eating is often more difficult to curb.
Many of us can learn a few healthy eating tips [...]
Obama helps to keep America green
Posted in COMMENTS FROM THE STAFF, POLITICS, tagged Bush, California, idaho, Land, Legislation, Michigan, Obama, Oregon, protection, Wildlife on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
n Monday President Barack Obama signed a bill that set aside more than 2 million acres of land as protected wilderness. These newly protected lands cover 9 states including California, Oregon, Colorado, Virgina, Vermont, Massachusetts, Michigan, Arizona, and Idaho.
This one piece of legislation protects nearly the same amount of land that the Bush administration was [...]
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