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from unlikely sources, as well. “I get a ton of calls from producers in Hollywood,” he said. “They’ll call me up and say (for example) ‘I need to know all about tyrannosaurus rex.’ I’ll ask them if they need to know North American or Asian T-Rex, and from there we’ll narrow it down and figure out who in the field they should talk to.” Foss is passionate about his work in D.C. and enjoys living with his family in nearby Virginia. Yet, as it did throughout his PLU schooldays, his heart often pangs

, for her final paper her senior year of high school, she reflected on that fight and another, internal one — learning and maintaining her Sámi language. Magga is the only member of her family who speaks Sámi fluently; her mother picked up bits and pieces from her great-grandmother, despite her grandfather being forced into a boarding school and conditioned to shun his heritage. Despite panging insecurity, Magga eventually gained the courage to speak the language more often, thanks in part to a

, said the group has been getting together for at least three years. Even as babies are born and lives are increasingly busy, they are all good at sticking to the every-other-week schedule, she said. “It’s half because of the games and half because of the people,” Praxel Austin said. With crying babies around, the games take a little longer to get through, she acknowledged, but “that’s part of the story of our gaming family.” Andrea Shea ’06, an academic advisor at PLU, and Amanda Sweger, associate

members squeeze the creative work in between family time, day jobs and other commitments. “They all still make it work,” Jacobs said. At its core, the movie doesn’t have an exclusive audience — similar to the gaming culture it emulates, Dobyns said. “This hobby is for everybody,” he said. “People felt a great sense of inclusiveness,” Early said of the original film. He said the TV series is more of the same. “It’s very much for everybody, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation.” But more