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#BetweenArtAndQuarantine Challenge Posted by: Reesa Nelson / May 16, 2020 May 16, 2020 Earlier this spring, the Getty Museum issued a fun and interesting challenge on social media: recreate a famous artwork using only readily available household items. This idea was inspired by the Dutch Instagram account Between Art and Quarantine. Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook were flooded with unique and clever submissions. Professors Heather Mathews and Kate Hoyt challenged their art and communication

PLU community have been stepping up and making their own.PLU Costume Designer Kathy Anderson has been working with students Lilian Oellerich and Celeste Jessop to create over 10 dozen masks to distribute to PLU students and the essential staff that remain on campus. “It’s another great example how PLU Theatre and Dance contributes to the well-being of our campus community, and how PLU exemplifies care,” department chair Tom Smith said. The project has been an opportunity to keep busy for a good

have the PLU Trumpet Ensemble perform because I have been looking for ways to show this great group off the wider community. This is the perfect venue.” “Also, as a trumpet player I have performed on this same radio show twice myself, once with the Mosaic Brass Quintet, and once with the Lyric Brass Quintet,” Zachary Lyman, Associate Professor of Music – Trumpet; Chair of Winds and Brass at PLU. Pieces that will be performed include an eclectic mix of modern work written for large trumpet ensemble

clubs and organizations with the idea of starting a unicycle club on campus. After a long process of gathering signatures and university approval, the club was officially approved in January 2009. “I figured I might as well give it a shot,” Bendzak said. “I spent a lot of time figuring out if unicycles were even allowed on campus.” LUNICYCLERS stands for “Lutes with a Unique and Nifty Interest in Carefully Yet Courageously Learning an Exquisitely Radical Skill.” A mouthful of an acronym, Bendzak

dinner one night at the sanctuary when he decided to ask the 79-year-old primatologist whether she liked parrots. The answer, of course, was yes. She had wanted one as a child after seeing Dr. Dolittle and its macaw, Polynesia. Around the campfire, Goodall told stories of the parrots’ intelligence, describing an African Grey Parrot in New York City with a vocabulary of 1,600 words—not far behind the average working vocabulary of most people. As for the fate of the 17 birds that finally—literally—flew

Album Produced at PLU Recording sessions were booked, pages of music were scanned, and I began to realize the scale of my undertaking. The album consisted of seven pieces, some with multiple movements, for a total of 18 tracks. Each piece had a different set of instruments, and each movement had it’s own tone. The schedule didn’t help: we were constrained on time, and often needed to record the entire piece in one sitting (movements and all). Having a great producer can mean the difference between a

September 1, 2008 PLU grad receives national journalism award The Society of Professional Journalists honored PLU graduate Breanne Coats ’08 with the 2008 Julie Galvan Outstanding Graduate in Journalism Award. The national award recognizes one graduate who is considered the most outstanding on the basis of character, community service, scholarship, proficiency in practical journalism and significant contributions to their SPJ chapter. Coats was nominated for the award by PLU’s SPJ campus

connect to.  Cunningham first learned about this work firsthand when she met Dr. Young at a women’s conference two years ago. During a turn-and-talk activity, Dr. Young detailed exactly what her “Butterfly Confessions” project brings to communities. The show is a collection of monologues and vignettes written collaboratively with a number of women Young spoke with about their own experiences. Described as a love letter to women of color, the show intentionally and authentically explores black women’s

March 19, 2009 Lute Roots Run Deep By Barbara Clements Whenever admissions counselors were preparing to visit Brett Monson while he was in high school, they’d look at his application and then, inevitably, do a double take. Lute roots run deep for the Olsen clan. The five lines under “Who else do you know at PLU” were filled with his parents, his aunts, his uncles and his grandparents. He’d finally start scribbling on the back. “Yeah, I have pretty broad roots at PLU,” junior Brett said while

July 7, 2008 T-stad: One big, happy family From his perch on the seventh floor of Tingelstad Hall, Adam Whistler can view the expanse of lower campus from PLU’s largest and tallest hall. Whistler, a freshman considering a major in physics, said that while T-stad, as it’s known on campus, wasn’t his first choice, his is very glad that’s where he ended up. What’s not to like? With about 360 residents and nine floors, it’s the largest dorm on campus, both in size and number of students. Whistler