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March Book of the Month! Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and Drawings

Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and Drawings http://alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/UPUGS:upugs_alma:CP71127511200001451 This is the next best thing to actually seeing da Vinci’s paintings in person. It’s a large book so all of the pictures are blown up to an amazing scale. There … Continue reading

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Reflection on 99 Elephants A Day – Currently on display in Collins Library

Although elephants themselves remain economically and culturally symbolic their declining population and degraded living conditions remain primarily of human creation. I find that even though elephants have been successfully commercialized, their images printed onto clothing or fashioned into earrings, most … Continue reading

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From the Archives & Special Collections: The Mountain Is Out

If you’ve spent any time on campus, you’ve definitely noticed the incredible view we have of Mount Rainier. The Mountain that was “God” (being a little book about the great peak which the Indians named “Tacoma” but which is officially … Continue reading

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Become a Peer Research Advisor for the 2017-2018 Academic Year

Interested? Contact Peggy Burge for more information or look on loggerjobs!

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Diversity and Inclusion Resources: Latin American Newsletters (LatinNews)

Latin American Newsletters (LatinNews) was founded in London in 1967 to provide expert political, economic, and security analysis on Latin America and the Caribbean. For nearly 50 years, it has been acknowledged as the foremost authority on the region. LatinNews … Continue reading

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From the Archives & Special Collections: The Parallel Bible

In my History 101 class we’ve been learning all about the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire and as a giant history buff, I’ve been fascinated. Recently, this rather gigantic bible caught my eye with the intricate border work … Continue reading

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FTC Financial Literacy Materials Coming to the Life Skills Collection

Do you have questions about your finances? Topics like personal budgeting, credit ratings, credit card debt, and identity theft may not be exciting topics for many individuals, but they can have profound and sometimes lasting impacts. To help inform students … Continue reading

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Difficult Women by Roxane Gay

The women in these stories live lives of privilege and of poverty, are in marriages both loving and haunted by past crimes or emotional blackmail. From a girls’ fight club to a wealthy subdivision in Florida where neighbors conform, compete, … Continue reading

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Man and His Becoming

So there’s been a new little green book sitting on our shelf for months that I hadn’t quite gotten an opportunity to look at until now. Imagine my surprise to find out that it’s actually from our university (even if … Continue reading

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Collins Library Links: Opposing Viewpoints and the Academic Library

Opposing Viewpoints and the Academic Library In last week’s Inside Higher Education, Joshua Kim, Director of Digital Learning Initiatives at the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL), wrote Principles, Values and the Academic Library in the Age of … Continue reading

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