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Instilling compassion in youth
David Ghan/The Falcon

His Holiness the Dalai Lama (left) and Archbishop Desmond Tutu listen to other panelists during Tuesday's "interspritual" panel discussion on youth and compassion.
Instilling compassion in youth
Instilling compassion in youth In another life, Tenzin Gyatso and Desmond Tutu could be brothers. The old men, both recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize, teased and laughed with each other, seemingly oblivious of the thousands of eyes watching them.


Fascination leads to environmental activism
Robert Swan’s fascination with Antarctica began at the age of 11, when he saw a film about traveling to Antarctica. Shortly after attending university, despite his young age, he managed to raise the millions of dollars needed to take a small team on the expedition from 1985 to 1987.


Rock for DMD show raises $23,000
Rock for DMD show raises $23,000 If there is one lesson that Conrad Reynoldson has learned from organizing a benefit concert for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) research, it has been that a person cannot half-heartedly strive to accomplish something big. Rather, it takes 100 percent of a person’s effort.


Mariners-Red Sox tickets funded
Senate voted unanimously to purchase 125 Mariners tickets for an up-front cost of $1,375 on Monday night. The money will come from the general fund. Since student tickets will be subsidized, the expected revenue for the event is $1,055.


Tracking e-waste’s final destination
Tracking e-waste’s final destination Six city, county and state representatives met with SPU alumnus and adjunct faculty member Jason Purcell on Monday to talk about his electronic waste collection drive, which happened during spring break.


Calling for the church to unite as one
Calling for the church to unite as one The Christian church today is a mirror of the divisions within the tribes of Israel, said Frank Spina, professor of Old Testament. Both the Jewish and Christian churches are comprised of many sects and traditions, diversities that equate to division, he said.


Thanking prayerful neighbors
Thanking prayerful neighbors Bonnie Brann remembers being a child and her father taking frequent trips to Seattle, where he served as an SPU trustee for 31 years. Brann eventually followed her father and made SPU her home as a student.


Experience draws alumna to ministry
When a man pulled a gun out and raped her, Sheila Houston’s pimp gave her a butter knife to protect herself and told her to go back to her corner.

Houston said she first entered into prostitution because her pimp was the man she loved. She prostituted herself beca...


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