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illustrated how feature films, music videos, sports, video games and news organizations have narrowed the definition of what it means to be male. The images showed a dramatic increase in the size of men’s bodies, the size of weapons and the portrayal of women as objects. For example, Batman in 1966’s feature film lacks the muscle definition played up prominently in more recent film releases, like 2005’s “Batman Begins” with Christian Bale. The increased body size extends to action figures: the

, but the thought of the audience viewing the performance live. “Knowing that we were being viewed by 12 million people was very weird,” he said. “It’s a really small place. I think I was more excited than nervous.” “It was pretty amazing,” said Daniel Gilbertson, a junior biology major. “It’s exactly what you’d expect it to be. Performing in front of that many people is exactly what we’re looking for as a group.” The group was busy with publicity interviews, AGT video shoots and rehearsals for two

a film,” she laughed. “I plan to rock the crap out of it.” This career has also taught her to deal with rejection. Sure it hurts, she said. But it’s also taught her to do her best and bide her time for the right role.  She deals with the stress and “craziness of the business” through running, kickboxing and playing video games. “It’s not you,” she said. “If they want a tall blonde, well, obviously that’s not going to be me.” As for advice for PLU students? Try out everything that interests you

. It gets into your blood,” Wells mused, now going on 10 years at PLU. In that time, Wells has fed his passion by shaping future journalists, creating the award-winning MediaLab, and contributing to efforts to create a media studies center at PLU. The MediaLab idea was born in 2004. The best and brightest media students in journalism, video, photography, public relations, and other disciplines have since scored over a dozen awards as well as one Emmy. MediaLab students have traveled into areas

. When she’s not writing, she teaches middle-school students how to read and write and, most importantly, she says, “how to be kind to each other, even on days when they really don’t feel like it.” She is also currently working on her next novel. Read Previous VIDEO: Happy Holidays, Lutes! Read Next PLU’s Melannie Denise Cunningham is Keynote Speaker at Tacoma’s MLK Day Celebration COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are

, faculty seminar on Lutheran Higher Education, and fellows program. Our Meant to Live events connect alumni and current students. This year, our student interns produced an amazing video series and podcast which are worth checking out! Vocation is such a complex, rich, and important concept and we hope that the Wild Hope Institute will help us to reach every student who wants to engage with it. Real work around vocation requires time, trusting relationships and mentoring, critical questioning, reading