PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
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Construction is underway on a $2.1 m illion third floor addition to Mortvedt Library The new facilities are expected to be com pleted by fall 1 987
A half million dollar g ift from Dr. Carlisle Dietrich of Parkland has assured completion of the new library addition . The new facilities will be named in Dietrich's honor.
The PLU Financial Aid Office strug g les valiantly to keep student aid money flowing in spite of obsta cles.
President William Rieke shares PLU accomplishments, g oals, at the beginning of the Un iversity's 96th academic year.
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Sixteen students departed from PLU Sept 3 for the People's Republic of China. They a re the first pa rticipants in an e c ange program formalized la t year with Chengdu U n i ersity of Science and Technology.
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Recently deported missionaries Brian and Susan Burchfield reflec on their brief sojourn in that strife torn land.
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PLU Vice-President Emeritus Mil ton Nesvig is this year's Disting uished lumnus. H e heads list of a l u m n i to be h o n o r e d a t Homecoming Oct. 1 1 .
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Lutes feature passing atta k in season-opening victory over cros stown rival University of Puget Sound at the Tacoma Dome.
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