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that’s happened to you since coming to PLU? So many wonderful things have happened to me since I arrived at PLU, it is difficult to choose a favorite. My first production, Our Town, was a wonderful experience for me. I have always loved that play and the PLU students and faculty made the play something truly unique. I continue to feel blessed to work in SOAC. The faculty, staff, and students are inspiring, extraordinarily kind, and supportive. We are a family here. I have felt that since my first

. People warned me that he could be hard on students. Were you nervous to play for him? I wasn’t nervous during the class, but I was nervous in the weeks leading up to it while preparing, mostly because I knew people would be there who hadn’t heard me play since high school. I was also bracing myself for a “painful” learning experience since I knew Mr. Feltsman could be brutal at times. Just before playing, they let me warm up on a fantastic Fazioli piano in a beautiful room with chandelier lights and

offer, ready to make choices that will positively affect your future, you’ve got something to look forward to — not only a great college experience, but also a lifelong adventure of success. I know where I began three years ago and I know where I am now. PLU is a great place folks. It has the ability to make you successful, to positively contribute to society. It’s wild. It’s precious and you will never be the same. I wish you all the best in this upcoming year. – Joel Zylstra ’05 Read Previous A

for a semester of study on the Caribbean island nation, located just off the coast of Venezuela. In 2004, the program sought three Trinidadian students to study alongside PLU students in PLU-designed courses and at the University of the West Indies. “Our students were going down there, having a rich experience and gaining so much, but we weren’t really giving back to Trinidad,” explained English professor Barbara Temple-Thurston, founder and director of the program. “I thought it would be lovely

car is hectic in Uganda, I did not feel in the least bit scared due to the obvious experience Hasan had at maneuvering in the crowded streets. The dirt road stretch between Masindi and our camp yielded a variety of creatures, including Hookbills, a bird the size of a child, baboons, warthogs, and small swarms of tsetse flies. Before heading to camp, we stopped at Murchison Falls and were amazed by how the waters of the Nile were jammed into a seemingly small gap of rock. The effect was both

of liquor laws regarding growler refills, which passed as House Bill 1465. Metz has become increasingly concerned with local politics because of his lobbying experience, but this election he’s less concerned with policy-related issues and more concerned with the general state of federal politics, because of the success he’s seen at the state-level. “At the federal level, there is a failure to engage in good politics,” Metz said. “My general definition and understanding of what good politics

to be a part of.” As their research continues, they may not come up with all the answers they seek, but that’s OK, she said. “I’m hoping by the time they graduate, if we don’t have answers to the questions we have, we know the questions that matter,” Laurie-Berry said. “The answers really don’t tell you anything if you’re asking the wrong questions.” This experience isn’t about following a recipe to get to a definitive answer. “Science is not the list of facts in the book,” Laurie-Berry said

multifaceted. “We need people on the frontlines confronting police in riot gear and we need people doing a million other things,” she said. “No one person can do it all.” Read Previous PLU Choral Union concert an opportunity to move “Beyond Walls” Read Next PLU student recounts election-night experience in TV newsroom COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students