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train full time with the country’s best coaches at top-caliber facilities. “I ate, slept and breathed rowing for almost a year,” McCarthy said. During that time, she often talked on the phone with Hacker, a repeat Olympics coach herself and professor of kinesiology at PLU. The pair talked through the mental challenges facing McCarthy. “It paid off,” she said. “Standing on the podium and getting that medal, it’s worth it.” Hacker said McCarthy is a close friend and an elite athlete. McCarthy’s

Kueter from 15 Now Tacoma, the group that penned and petitioned for the initiative; opposing the resolution is Tom Pierson, President and CEO of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. Founded in 1947, PLU’s debate team is one of the oldest and most-decorated forensics programs in the country, with a long history of intercollegiate competition. Regionally, nationally and internationally active, the program attends 10 tournaments per year and hosts two other annual events on PLU’s campus: the T.O.H. Karl High

amazing coaches and teammates both in the US and abroad, I know a lot success comes from being surrounded by really quality people,” she said, “and PLU is no exception of that.” Read Previous Kiana The Mighty: PLU senior, transfer student shares story of personal struggle with mental illness Read Next Travel contest sends recent PLU graduate to 5 continents in 3 months COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently

Franco’s visit, but says what he did know was enough. “I knew that the nursing program was very prestigious and I knew I wanted to go there,” he says. A section leader in Decatur’s concert band and a lead tenor saxophonist in jazz band, Gutierrez plans to audition for multiple ensembles at PLU, and is especially hopeful he’ll be selected for the university’s jazz ensemble. “My whole high school career has been centered around band,” Gutierrez says. “It’s taught me leadership (skills), punctuality and

into a business. “I love learning new things about the environment,” he said. His work keeps life interesting — from going inside the magma chamber of an old volcano to documenting for several years how eagles fly. “There is so much about the world around me that I’ve learned and am continuing to learn,” Ebi said. The postage stamp was a new and different inquiry that Ebi initially thought wouldn’t actually come to fruition. Last July, he received an out-of-the-blue email from a company that does

Lane About the Composer Peter Van Zandt Lane’s music has been praised by critics for its’ “depth, character, and pleasing complexity” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), and has been recognized for its “appeal to musicians and audiences, no matter their personal musical aesthetic” (Asymmetry Music Magazine). He composes for chamber ensembles, band, orchestra, and often integrates electronics into his concert music. Tapping into a visceral sense of rhythm and momentum, Peter’s works traverse the space