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longest-living orca in captivity—until she died in captivity in 2023. In 1980, Hugo rammed his head into the pool’s walls until he died of a brain aneurysm at age 15. Orcas typically live until their 90s. “Despite the significance of Hugo’s tragic story, it has not received the attention it deserves,” Stafki says. That’s why Stafki, a communication studies major with a concentration in film and media studies, decided to make Hugo the focus of her PLU capstone project. She’s producing a documentary

manager mentioned nearly half of those 10,000 troops were African-American, Wells decided it was time to dig into this relatively unknown story. “This really made my ears perk up. I had no knowledge of this history until then,” he said. Wells established a student-faculty research project in investigative journalism and recruited Shannon Schrecengost ’09 to help. The two quickly set to work poring over thousands of documents and conducting hundreds of interviews. All of this was compiled into a film

world’s longest-living orca in captivity — until she died in captivity in 2023. In 1980, Hugo rammed his head into the pool’s walls until he died of a brain aneurysm at age 15. Orcas typically live until their 90s. “Despite the significance of Hugo’s tragic story, it has not received the attention it deserves,” Stafki says.That’s why Stafki, a communication studies major with a concentration in film and media studies, decided to make Hugo the focus of her PLU capstone project. She’s producing a

is a former composer and audio group manager of Atari Games/Time-Warner Interactive. Paul’s video game credits include the music scores and sound-designs for Gauntlet Legends, Maximum Force,  Pit-fighter, and Wayne Gretzky’s 3-D Hockey. His original score to FW Murnau’s silent film City Girl has been presented at the Oregon Sesquicentennial Film Festival, Astoria Music Festival, and by the Vancouver (WA) Symphony. Between getting acquainted with 50+ music faculty, becoming familiar with PLU’s

and view a film screening of the short film “Bihtto (Rebel)” in Ingram 100 on February 6 at 5pm. Refreshments will be served outside of the gallery. Read Previous Media student serves and learns simultaneously Read Next PLU Lutes continue on the road to national debate tournament LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Washington, Idaho, and Montana May 20, 2024 PLU Faculty Directs

. Knightley (Johnny Flynn) in Autumn de Wilde's 2020 film. Where McGrath remains loyal to the novel, de Wilde takes risks. Each director’s interpretation is captured in the costumes: McGrath’s freely smiling Emma (Gwyneth Paltrow) wears a white dress that seems to glow in the firelight; de Wilde’s aloof and cool heroine (Anya Taylor-Joy) wears a silver icy dress. The marriage between John Knightley (Olive Chris) and Isabella (Chloe Pirrie) in de Wilde’s adaptation contrasts with the warmth of McGrath’s

, especially when heard in the confines of the compact choir rehearsal room where I eventually listened to Sam play. Tall with light, dusty brown hair, and thin glasses resting on a strong face, Sam is dressed in an unassuming grey T-shirt, and blue jeans. Built like an athlete, he is not who I pictured I would be meeting, but when he plays his stature makes perfect sense. His chest expands and the veins on his arms jump to attention, sent immediately to the dermal front lines. https://www.youtube.com

by PLU photographer Ken Dunmire | The article from the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" From Green Lake to Lake Union by foot, from Lake Union through the Ballard Locks, across Elliott Bay and down Puget Sound to Tacoma in a Pocock shell clad in a wafer-thin cedar skin, the PLU men completed their 50-mile winter Odyssey just as darkness fell. Photo by the late Seattle Post-Intelligencer photographer Cary Tolman Photo by the late Seattle Post-Intelligencer photographer Cary Tolman Photo by the late

, Canada.  Grabowski’s research includes the issues surrounding the extermination of the Polish Jews as well as the history of Jewish-Polish relations during the 1939-1945 period. This year’s conference will also include a screening of “Three Minutes: A Lengthening,” a film based on the book by Glenn Kurtz, Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film.  “This year’s conference explores the rich and varied history of Jews in Poland,” Beth Griech-Polelle, Kurt Mayer Chair of

PLU’s MediaLab Premieres Latest Award-Winning Documentary on Campus April 23 Posted by: Sandy Dunham / April 17, 2015 Image: PLU’s MediaLab premieres its latest documentary film on campus on April 23. April 17, 2015 By Anne-Marie Falloria '15PLU MediaLabTACOMA, Wash. (April 17, 2005)—Pacific Lutheran University’s MediaLab will host the on-campus premiere of its most recent documentary film, Waste Not: Breaking Down the Food Equation, on Thursday, April 23, at 6 p.m. in the Studio