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March 14, 2011 Embracing the past to learn about the future To understand the future there is a need to understand the past. Angie Hambrick, director of the Pacific Lutheran University Diversity Center, said too many people have forgotten the past.“We’re so wrapped up in our present,” she said. “There’s a connection between the past and what’s happening in the present. You can’t forget about history.” Hambrick said it is the lack of historical knowledge that led to the development of this
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October 20, 2011 Chris Fry ’91, of NW Wood, cuts a plank on his mill in Tacoma. Fry milled the wood from trees cut this summer into panels that now adorn the new Studio Theater. (Photo by John Froschauer) Transforming logs into artwork By: Barbara Clements To the casual observer, the higgly piggly stacks around his five acres may seem a jumbled mess. But to Chris Fry, ’91, each stack of wood, each plank, is a work of art, just waiting for the right stain, cut or use. That was certainly true of
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examine these takes in some detail to get a sense of the discomfort with this particular modernization of an Austen novel. And it’s worth thinking through why not just this modernization but modernization full stop is so fraught when it comes to the figure of Austen and the particularities of her novels. Doing this involves looking closely not just at what reviewers are saying, but how they’re saying it.Nick Dames’s review in The Atlantic from 2017 of three books about Austen sets the scene for
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Peterson, ’75 all told of seeing compassion, generosity, dedication and service in the countries where they worked as nurses after they left PLU to pursue their careers in nursing. Here are some of their stories: Helen Holt ‘97, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, said she was faced with supporting her family as a single parent in her 40s, when she decided to return to college and get her degree. “I had four kids at home and no child support,” Holt told the audience. She received her master’s
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connection to our community that we have,” she says. “Everything we sell is local, so I know specifically, any customer that comes in and buys a product from us is directly supporting our community here locally.” The business major operates the market in Coupeville, Washington with the help of her family. The business sells their farm grass-fed beef, all-natural pork, grass-fed lamb, all-natural chicken and eggs. Customers can also purchase meat, dairy, produce and goods from other farmers and sellers
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January 28, 2010 Uganda: Food blog By Theodore Charles ’12 One of the things I have found most exciting about living in Kampala is trying a variety of different cultural foods. There are many different places that you can try these foods, ranging from expensive and boutique to roadside vendors on highways between towns. “The food here is not only delicious, it is a cultural experience that is not to be missed.” (Photo by Theodore Charles’12) I decided to throw together a short list of some must
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December 8, 2008 Sankta Lucia Fest opens the Christmas season Emma Kane said she remembers growing up with the candles, the white dresses and the red sash, as her family celebrated the Sankta Lucia Fest each Dec. 13.On Friday night, Kane, a sophomore from Portland, Ore., had a chance to celebrate a festival that honors light, faith and sacrifice in front of the PLU community as she was crowned this season’s Lucia out of 15 contenders for the title.“I’ve been doing this since I was little and I
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PLU music major Jack Burrows ’25 awarded first place at national singing competition Posted by: mhines / August 4, 2023 Image: Bass-baritone Jack Burrows performs during the Angela Meade Vocal Competition in Lagerquist Concert Hall at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) August 4, 2023 Jack Burrows ’25, a music major at PLU, took home first place in the prestigious 2023 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Competition held in San Diego, CA. Jack triumphed in the Upper Classical TBB Voice
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interested in it, but also interested in composing a piece specifically written for wind ensemble. Gjeilo, a New York based composer, is well known for his choir compositions, but wind instruments was a medium he had yet to tackle. “A few months later he said ‘I think I’m going to do this,’” Powell said. “Over the summer his enthusiasm for it grew.” Ola Gjeilo was born in Norway. In 2001, he moved to New York to study composition at the Juilliard School. He’s composed more than 30 published works, which
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, and Instant Karma. She’s also the author behind the graphic novel series Wires and Nerve. Marissa has a BA in Creative Writing from PLU and an MA in Publishing from Pace University. When she’s not crafting epic tales, she’s hosting The Happy Writer podcast, where she dives into all things books and writing. Dive into her world this summer and get ready to be hooked! The Lunar Chronicles Cinder “Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population
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