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come to see me, it’s like wanting to become a poet, they may want to have a backup plan,” Youtz laughed. “Like teach or maybe drive a forklift.” Of the 700 students involved in PLU’s music program each year, maybe 160 of those are actually music majors. Within that group, there are maybe five composition majors. Many go on to attain master’s or doctorate degrees and end up teaching at universities. Or some may decide to keep the degree as a hobby. For Youtz, composing has always been in the
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, Joyner notes it doesn’t bother most students. “They just pile in the car are drive a half hour north,” he said. “Seattle isn’t a university town, but it’s a dense city, where jazz flourishes.” Joyner compares it to students living in New Jersey who think nothing of hopping the train into New York, the epicenter of classic jazz in the United States. McEntire figures that eventually, the Big Apple is where he’ll end up. And with a bit of luck and grit, earn a living. Aside from the his passion for jazz
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said he had a hard time memorizing it himself. The club’s humble beginnings saw a weekly turnout of about eight students, but before long there was a demand for more equipment as interest was growing. At the end of spring semester 2009, ASPLU appropriations committee approved $500 of funding for club members to purchase six unicycles and other equipment. “All of a sudden there was a surge of people,” Bendzak said. That surge has grown into what is today a popular campus pastime. Bendzak said at the
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mind. He then woke up in jail. Still alive, but changed. It wasn’t the last time he would end up in jail. It had been his first demonstration as a field officer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. It was the early 1960s in Mississippi. As a civil rights activist, he was there to lead a peaceful protest condemning the murder of an African American man whose supposed crime had been registering to vote. Zellner, now 72, shared his story with students last week as the kick-off for the
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Bible are modern products of the last few hundreds years,” Borg said. Borg suggested an exercise: think back to the end of your childhood, age 10 or 12, and think about what you would have said about the heart of the gospel if you had to sum it up in a sentence or two. He vividly recalled what his answer would have been at the time: “Jesus died for our sins so that we can be forgiven and go to heaven if we believe in him.” “Even if you grew up in non church going family,” Borg said, “you would have
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. (SPOILER ALERT) “When she dies at the end, you feel that hurt and grief that everyone else is feeling. I cry everyday.” After wiping away his tears, Marzano washes off his makeup and heads back to campus, where the vocal performance major has a full schedule between classes and leading PLUtonic, PLU’s men’s a cappella group that won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinals competition in February. The Tacoma-native admits it’s not easy to manage so many commitments, but he
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come spring. This year, PLU’s team has its sights set on the National Debate Tournament in Indianapolis at the end of March. PLU consistently does well at national tournaments and made it to the final rounds of the competition in the early 2000s. “We’re hoping to be really competitive at Nationals this year,” Barker said. Read Previous International ‘Speed-Dating’ Read Next PLU Ranks 3rd Nationwide for Peace Corps Volunteers COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for
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from the American Conservation Experience company and U.S. Fish and Wildlife. Then, a resume and cover letter submission was required like any regular job, along with a housing contract which allows me to live on the refuge. If you end up applying for an American Conservation Experience (ACE) job or a job with U.S. fish and wildlife, it’s helpful to make a list of any specific skills you’ve learned in the lab or in outdoor fieldwork. Chances are, your employers will see this in your application and
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Earth.” Organizers say the symposium reflects the PLU environmental studies program’s commitment to thinking about environmental issues from intersectional perspectives that bring into focus the connection between the health of the environment and the health of people and their communities. The 2024 Steen Family Symposium invites us to consider this question through the lens of collaboration, trust, and stewardship. The day will be filled with dialogue, a community dinner, and will end recognizing
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terminating the program that grants Dreamers – undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children – the opportunity to study and work legally in this country. President Trump’s decision affected Professor Kaufman as a professor and as the granddaughter of four immigrants who came to the United States in the early 20th century. “It’s a personal issue… it’s my understanding of what this nation is and who should be here,” she says. Professor Kaufman does not want to end up in a situation where
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