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October 2, 2012 After applying as a cellist for the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, just for fun, Justin Huertas ’09 found himself on a national tour and is working on turning the experience into his own show. (Photo by Kristina R. Corbitt) Pursuing the Dream By Leah Traxel ’14 Justin Huertas ’09 was ready to “break up” with acting and playing the cello to pursue a steadier paycheck, when fate stepped in. Huertas, who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from PLU, had worked fairly steadily

intentional about it,” he said. He wanted the logo to incorporate a few PLU specific elements. First, rather than the American Idol-esque purple they went with gold, and then green to highlight the Green Dot campaign that PLU is participating in and finally the Rose Window, which was recently refurbished and installed. Hebrew Idol is a video project for Religion 211 – Religion and Literature in the Hebrew Bible. Students produce their own interpretations of biblical stories, putting anything from a

, right next to him and I’d fallen into a hidden crevasse, probably three feet into it,” he said. “I could not see the bottom. It was pretty spectacular. I could not see the bottom.” But because he was clipped in, he didn’t found out where the bottom was. “There’s no doubt that one step off he would have died,” Nelson said, of his friend. “To me that was the scariest moment.” Some people aren’t so lucky, he said. “People die every year on that mountain,” Nelson said. “People don’t like to think about

keynote address by sharing how Veterans Day came to be and what it has become throughout the years. It was President Woodrow Wilson who first proclaimed Nov. 11 as Armistice Day – in recognition of the end of WWI with the signing of a peace accord in Versailles, France on the 11th day of the 11th month and celebration of remembrance for those who did not return and sacrificed so much in pursuit of peace. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed Armistice Day as Veterans Day in recognition of

of the students who will take part in this premiere were even born yet when these things became part of PLU history. It’s important for them to know this past, too.” Asked how it happened that Fanfare, Fantasia and Finale was written so long before the anniversaries it was meant to celebrate, Kracht said, “I had been thinking about these two significant creations—Dr. Meyer’s march and the Mary Baker Russell Music Center—and realized their fiftieth and twenty-fifth anniversaries, respectively

September 22, 2008 Dean says travel broadens perspectives At a time with the United State is no longer the 800-pound gorilla, it’s time for future leaders graduating from college and universities to take stock of what they can offer the world, according to PLU’s new business dean. At least that’s what James Brock, the dean of PLU’s School of Business, plans to talk about Wednesday night when he kicks off the State Farm MBA Executive Leadership Series in the Morken Center, Room 103 at 6 p.m

again.” Thankfully, that was not to be. “I got a text from a friend saying the second national tour of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening was looking for a cellist,” Huertas said. “Thinking I wouldn’t have a shot of hopping on a national tour from Seattle, I applied just for fun.” Two weeks later, he received a job offer from the tour. “I couldn’t believe it,” Huertas said. “It was pretty much a dream come true.” The show toured from October 2010 until May 2011, and Huertas kept a diary about his

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Richard “Dick” Moe celebration of life service rescheduled to March 2 Posted by: Julie Winters / January 10, 2019 Image: Marcia and Dick Moe in their North Tacoma home, July 1, 2015. / Peter Haley / Staff photographer – Tacoma News Tribune January 10, 2019 Note: Acting out of concern for the safety of guests, the celebration of life service for Dick has been rescheduled due to a significant winter storm that is predicted to affect the South Sound. In consultation with the family, the new date

was very interesting looking at it through the economic standpoint,” said junior communication major Chelsea Paulsen. “It’s not very often we get to see or talk about the economic side,” said Parkland resident Theresa Reda Martinez. “”It still has ramifications in today’s life. Slavery wasn’t that long ago.” Read Previous “Overexposed: The Cost of Compassion” Read Next ‘Porgy and Bess’ COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled