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atmosphere and a Dr. Seuss-like rhyme scheme. Petersen said telling the story through rhymes was one of the most strenuous aspects of writing the film: “Sometimes we would agonize over one line, but if we changed that, then we’d have to change the paragraph before that.” The film’s concept came to Petersen while pondering an ancestral bag of marbles at his work desk in Los Angeles. The marbles belonged to his grandfather and were passed down to Petersen through his father, who played with the marbles as

hungry to continue his educational journey, and to experience a new part of the world. He enrolled at Leiden University in the Netherlands, completed a research project in Chile and earned a Master of Arts in Latin American studies in 2014. Taylor-Mosquera now lives with family in Cali, working with adoptees and teaching high school English. He’s savoring the newfound identity he questioned for decades. “I’ve always felt Colombian in the states,” he said, “but before this I never felt Colombian in

take two elective courses (8 semester hours) selected from two of the following categories: Writing/Editing Approved courses in English, History, or Publishing & Printing Arts: ENGL 221: Research & Writing (4) ENGL 225: Autobiographical Writing (4) ENGL 227: Introduction to Creative Writing (4) ENGL 236: Introduction to Screenwriting (4) ENGL 320: Intermediate Creative Nonfiction (4) ENGL 323: Writing in Professional & Public Settings (4) ENGL 327: Intermediate Poetry Writing (4) ENGL 329

able to pursue them at PLU, knowing that I would eventually have to set them aside to focus on paleontology. I took a lot of classes to do with art, writing and literature coursework. I also played tuba in the wind ensemble and the crazy pep band PLU had back then, known as “commando band.” I’m really glad in retrospect I did it that way. That would be advice I’d give any current student — look forward and prepare for your desired career, but don’t feel like you have to immerse yourself in it as an

. Eventually, the program will evolve to include about 12 students, Zylstra says. Once it’s fully fleshed out, students will take a class exclusively offered to the TIES group and two classes of their choice at off-campus locations, in addition to an internship or community-based research opportunity. (This year, students are participating in a slightly modified schedule to start.) TACOMA, WASHINGTON This program focuses on community partnerships and advocacy, place-based writing, Puget Sound industry and

and Kimmel Harding Nelson Center of the Arts. Currently they live in Seattle and are the Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing in Nonfiction at Pacific Lutheran University. Miranda Morgan is a writer who proudly hails from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Before accepting a Visiting Assistant Professor of English position at PLU, Miranda worked as a writer and producer for various docuseries and unscripted TV projects. Her TV credits include series that have appeared (or will appear) on networks

English-speaking referees or bystanders. “It’s been a good experience for the Norwegians and Americans to intermix,” Kvindesland said. “It’s a clash of cultures.” The most fun — and likely the loudest — result of the clash has morphed into a new routine. The team blasts the Russian electronic dance song “Our Feet Are Dancing Themselves” before every practice and game, sometimes multiple times, to pump up the players. They adopted the tune from their new European friends. “It was really catchy to