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T o p F i v e T h i n g s
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| 1. And Justice for All
The Hon. Jed S. Rakoff will explore “Big Problems With Our Criminal Justice System—and How To Fix Them” in the fall Pierce Lecture. Free for campus members; tickets required.
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| 2. Welcome Home, Loggers Open classes, parent workshops, the Logger 5K, the Southeast Asia Symposium, Chalk Talk with Coach Jeff Thomas… oh yeah, it’s Homecoming and Family Weekend.
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| 3. Archivist With a Cause
A groundbreaking musician, digital curator, and advocate for media equity, Megan Mitchell ’12 is changing the way we think about—and listen to—music.
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| 4. Movin' On Up
The Logger men's soccer team jumped 10 spots to reach No. 10 in the country, according to the latest United Soccer Coaches D-III national poll. #LoggerUP
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| 5. Her Knees Are Caves
“Discovery,” a poem by Puget Sound Poet-in-Residence Natalie Scenters-Zapico, was recently featured on the podcast The Slowdown.
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P e o p l e o f P u g e t S o u n d
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Plays Well With Others
As director of sports medicine, Craig Bennett oversees the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation care of more than 475 Logger student-athletes across 23 varsity athletic teams. “Our staff provides medical services that help Logger student-athletes get the most out of their athletic experience,” he says. His favorite part of the job is working with talented student-athletes and sharing in their college experience.
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HACKS & CHOPS Animal Cognition 101, a new book by Assistant Professor of Psychology Erin Colbert-White, explores the latest research in animal consciousness and communication, explaining the science of animal cognition studies, the perils of anthropomorphism, and the value of knowing a species’ natural history before making assumptions or drawing conclusions.
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Sah wah dee khrup!
In conjunction with Homecoming and Family Weekend, campus will host the sixth annual LIASE Southeast Asia Symposium, Oct. 4–5. Focusing on challenges to the environmental future of the region, the symposium features a keynote address by Helena Varkkey, senior lecturer at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and brings together students and scholars for faculty lectures and student research presentations, regional cuisine, special performances, and more.
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Watch the World Turn
By the time French physicist Leon Foucault suspended a 28-kg bob from the dome of the Pantheon in Paris in 1851, it was well known that the Earth rotated, but his pendulum demonstration was the first proof of that rotation in an easy-to-see experiment. Scientist and YouTuber Kurtis Baute spent 28 hours straight with Puget Sound’s Foucault pendulum for a demonstration of his own.
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Illustrations by Stacy Milrany
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| U p c o m i n g E v e n t s
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Oct. 3
Guest Lecture: “Rapid Evolution of HIV Drug Resistance Through Time and Space,” Alison Feder, UC Berkeley
Oct. 3
Guest Lecture, Demonstration, and Book Signing: Chef Gemma Stafford, Bigger Bolder Baking
Oct. 4
LIASE Faculty Lecture: “Teaching the Entangled Past and Present: Historical Reflections From the Field,” Nancy Bristow, history and African American studies
Oct. 5
Don Duncan Alumni Swim Meet
Oct. 5
Performance: Northwest Honor Choir Concert, Francisco J. Nuñez, guest conductor
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P u g e t S o u n d i n P i c t u r e s
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HIGH SOCIETY Last week at Benaroya Hall, members of the President's Leadership Society gathered to celebrate the impact of their philanthropy and hear the latest campus news from President Crawford. Pictured: Larry Yok ’69, M.B.A.'80 chats with Development Officer Lee Warnecke.
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