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abstract expressive mark making. The combination of these two styles create a cohesive element to my series.” The students go through a jurying process, and not all works submitted are accepted. Join the artists in celebration at the opening reception on April 19 from 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. At the SOAC Recognition Ceremony for graduates on May 24 from 6-7 p.m. Best in Show, Second Place, Third Place and Honorable Mentions will be awarded.ARTISTS Sara Berger BIO Sara Berger was born and

%, the ultimate Frisbee team. I’ve always been a golfer, which is really an individualized sport. On the PLU frisbee team, having a team aspect has shown me that you can get a great group of people together and have those deep conversations, have those fun times together, and it just feels a lot different. I feel at home here at PLU because of that team and I’m confident on and off the field because I have a great support group behind me here. 8. In a few months, you’ll be a PLU graduate. What do you

Samish Indian Nation, a Coast Salish nation from Puget Sound. She didn’t know what she wanted to study by the end of her first year at PLU, so she decided to pursue her love of her own Native American heritage and the cultures of other tribes. A group on campus had been working with Crawford-O’Brien, associate professor of religion and culture, to create a new program that would involve the study of Native Americans. But that program was not  ready in time for Hall to major in it during her time at

artists such as Bobby Shew, Marvin Stamm, Marc Johnson, Ed Soph and others. Deacon-Joyner currently arranges big band charts for Jeff Coffin, saxophonist with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, and the Jeff Coffin Mu’tet, published by UNC Press. He is arranger, vocalist and pianist for In Full Swing, a Dallas-based jazz vocal group that appears with symphony pops orchestras across the United States. August 4 – David Deacon-Joyner David Deacon-Joyner is professor and director of jazz studies at PLU. He is

above the water, a guy with dreadlocks and a clipboard huddles with the guides by a trailer of stacked kayaks. You fancy a yellow two-seater. The guides turn to the group, now loitering on the grass, and review some brief, safety-guideline, waiver-type information. You sign something. The kayaks are pulled down onto the grass, and you make your way over to the yellow one, which is more of a jonquil, once processed by the sun. Someone in the group asks to be your partner. You indicate the vessel with

she’s adding to both categories with one prestigious honor. Moran, who met President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama during her summer internship with the Democratic National Committee, is one of 10 newly minted members of the National Student Advisory Council (SAC). SAC calls its 2014-15 councilmembers “10 Campus Women to Watch Out For,” and with good reason: The council, convened by The American Association of University Women (AAUW), is a select group of inspiring women who demonstrate

and symbols with her mentor — Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, professor of religion and culture — got Hall thinking about her own culture more than ever before. Samish tribal members dance during protocol, a ceremonial sharing of stories, songs and dances during the Power Paddle to Puyallup, this year's annual tribal canoe journey hosted by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) Soon, Crawford had Hall working with the group that established the Native American and Indigenous