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T o p F i v e T h i n g s

1. “The Philosophy of Accidentality”

Prof. Manuel Vargas of UC San Diego will present the keynote address, focusing on human agency and freedom, at the Undergraduate Philosophy Conference on Jan. 31.

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2. Jacobsen Series

Music faculty members and guest artists will perform at the concert Celebrate Black History on Feb. 1, featuring chamber music from the 20th and 21st centuries.

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3. Zine-tastic

Ever since humanities librarian Katy Curtis won a special collection of zines in a raffle, these quirky, uncensored pamphlets have played a vibrant educational role on campus.

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4. Shaping Positive Change

At a luncheon last Friday, the American Conference of Academic Deans recognized Kristine Bartanen, provost, with the Award for Excellence in Academic Leadership.

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5. Coffee Props

Madeleine Longoria Garcia ’13, the Q Grader at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hawai`i, is said to be making the “world’s best hotel coffee.”

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N e w F a c e s

Welcome, Marion!

Marion Lybbert joined the Puget Sound Bookstore staff in July as office and bookkeeper coordinator. A resident of University Place, she has a twin, a red dachshund, and five grown children. She loves sports, reading, gardening, and hiking—and her bookstore team!

DID YOU KNOW? Harbor seals are the only pinnipeds that breed along the Puget Sound. They’re considered semiaquatic, meaning they can plunge to 300 feet and stay under water for 28 minutes, but need land to give birth and raise their young.

Read about—and hear!—the Slater Museum’s creatures of Commencement Bay.

I n s i d e S c o o p

Free OT Clinic
The School of Occupational Therapy at Puget Sound offers free adult and pediatric clinics here on campus. Spread the word!

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H a c k s & C h o p s

Arctic Melt
The sight of humpback whales moving gracefully through the fjords of Norway’s High North in winter was once unheard of. Warming seawater means they’re traveling further north than ever before, and not without consequences. Brett Veerhusen ’08, research associate for the Arctic Institute and a lifelong Alaskan fisherman, weighs in.

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Illustrations by Stacy Milrany

U p c o m i n g E v e n t s

Jan. 31
Seminar: "New Mass Spectrometry-Based Technologies for Biophysics and Structural Biology"

Jan. 31
Musical Theater Performance by Community Music Department Students

Feb. 1
Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration

Feb. 1–May 12
Exhibit: Transforming Knowledge: Altered Encyclopedias

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