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solace is found in the fictive Alice in Wonderland. Carson’s journey converges with a fantastical landscape enlivened by literary, film and cultural references that theatricalize the revolutionary science of Silent Spring. “As an artist and storyteller I am fascinated by the human need to escape reality through fairytales and familiar stories. Time and time again, individuals walk the yellow brick road, fly towards the second star to the right, push through the looking glass, and fall down the rabbit

be someone we can all relate to and cheer for,” Wee says. “Kids are clever, kids are smart, so theatre itself does not have to change much.” Although this is only the second children’s play produced at PLU in thirty years, Wee believes there’s an opportunity to make this both a popular and a thriving aspect of PLU’s theatre program. PLU’s new Artistic Director of Theatre Tom Smith has a background in children’s theatre. “I am a huge advocate of theatre for young audiences,” Smith says. “Children

courses has equipped him with tools for performing. “My natural love for moving and expression translated smoothly onto the stage,” Gienger said. “I am now a year into my dancing career and far more educated in the art, and I am still loving every second of it.” Dance minor-related classes can also fill in credits for students while fulfilling several fundamental aspects of their education at the same time. “I’ve seen how we’ve attracted so many students from different areas of study,” Winchester said

. In 1999, he joined the PLU faculty, where he has continued to develop his performing career – he became the concertmaster of the Tacoma Symphony in 2000 and has been the artistic director of the Second City Chamber Series in Tacoma since 2007. His schedule keeps him busy with 30 to 50 concerts a year, while still teaching full time. Ronning’s joy is being around the students and teaching them. “Music is one of the best things you can do for your mind, body and soul,” he said. “No matter what

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

. The goal is to raise $60,000 with 600 participants. The relay begins with a “survivor lap” run by cancer survivors and their caregivers. Later in the evening, the Luminaria ceremony will remember those who have died from cancer and celebrate those who have survived. According to the American Cancer Society, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, and half of all men and one third of all women in the country will develop the disease during their lifetimes. The Relay for

May 9, 2008 Norwegian film takes top honors At the second annual Hong International Film Festival, the Norwegian film took top honors. In fact, it swept all five award categories. The festival featured 10-minute films created by students in 300-level foreign language courses in their target language (with English subtitles). This year showcased 12 films in German, Spanish, French and Norwegian around the theme “Ways of Seeing.” “It’s basically a way to get student to look at what could be

her athletic and coaching careers began, Hacker explained, not in soccer as most assume. True, she’s served as the sport psychology consultant for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team since 1995. And true, under her tenure the team won two gold medals and a silver in the past three Summer Olympics. But it was in field hockey that Hacker competed at the national level 10 times. It was where her PLU coach career began, and where during her second year as head coach, the women’s team qualified for

as unfavorable by Jewish people outside of Israel, the two are fairly close. Nearly 68 percent of Israelis polled said they had a positive view of Germany, Schuette said. He attributes that to when the two nations were fledging countries after World War II, they needed al1 the friends they could get. Thus, Germany has become one of Israel’s strongest allies, along with the United States and the United Kingdom. The second is German and American-Jewish interactions, which is still developing. For

April 27, 2009 Passing the torch They may have started with inquiry and then put their words to paper and even presented their findings to anyone who would listen. But beyond their meticulous research, Raphael Lemkin Essay winner Emily Marks ’10 and second place recipient Adam Griffith ’09 took on the bigger challenge of taking the torch of scholarly pursuit from previous generations. Both hope to pursue a PHD and ultimately teach. The fourteenth annual Lemkin Essay contest is a competition at