The Slater Museum of Natural History finds its home in Thompson Hall, the science building. Typically, the museum displays several stuffed large birds of prey, and much more taxidermy that is available for young interested scientists to investigate. However, the museum took a step back from methodical scientific exploration of the world this spring when the doors were opened to an art exhibit displaying pieces that combined the fields of the arts and natural science. The pieces displayed in the exhibit ranged from the fully scientific and technical­­—an armadillo preserved...

Senior Eryn Eby has been awarded two prestigious scholarship opportunities, one from the Luce Scholarship Program and another with the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Both programs are designed to give graduating students like Eby the opportunity to explore their passions and develop skills that will help them make the world a better place. Eby is a graduating in May with a degree in Politics and Government and a focus in Global Development Studies. Her passion is in international relations and she hopes that the opportunity she has been given will...

On March 7, Emma Klein, a graduate student at Seattle University, visited campus for a discussion on her experience visiting Palestine. Klein is a Jewish American who grew up in Boston, Mass. “My perspective really comes from my Jewish education,” she said during her introduction. Her presentation was sponsored in part by Jewish Voices For Peace, an organization in Seattle, and Justice and Service in Tacoma, or JuST. She is a dancer and a performance artist, and her work with the Israeli-Palestinian movement has led her to testify as a...