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, Marketing Manager Jared Wigert ’07 and Assistant Educational Manager April Nyquist ’09. The Broadway Center oversees the Pantages Theater, Rialto Theater and Theatre on the Square and is widely known for presenting world-class performing artists and providing one of the largest performing-arts education programs in the state, serving 51,000 students, parents and teachers annually in the South Sound. It also is hosting TEDxTacoma, held Feb. 28 at Theatre on the Square—where Utley and his Lute-laden

where you are? I was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, until we immigrated to Portland when I was 13 years-old, seeking better educational and career opportunities. (At that time) I was consumed with learning the new language as well as adjusting to this new culture while my parents relentlessly worked 14 hour days to pay for our rent and to put food on the table. Given my family’s finances, even a community college – let alone a 4-year university – was never an option for me. My post-high

how events in these other countries impact our daily lives. I particularly enjoyed the Global Studies final projects because my classmates and I each chose a country and problem, then figured out how to solve it effectively. My case studies focused on Bangladesh, Mali, Uruguay and Bhutan. One that stood out was a project on how China, India and South Africa dealt with the pandemic during the lockdown and its effects on the greater world economy. How did your PLU academic studies compliment your

Manchester. The education half I would describe as interesting and the abroad part I would describe as amazing. I also think studying abroad helped me a lot because some of my closest coworkers have either been in Europe or from Europe, also South America. Having this experience behind me I think helped with connecting and not being “that American” as much. In our field it is becoming increasingly common to not just have teams in different countries, but to have a single team composed of people in

Saltwater Brewery of South Florida. Yup, you can eat these edible six pack rings (YouTube) that come along with beer or your favorite beverage. If you’re thinking that “edible” means humans are supposed to eat the packaging after you drink the product, don’t worry–these rings are really meant for animals, many of whom have been harmed or killed by traditional “plastic” six-pack packaging rings in the past. Not only are these containers edible, they are biodegradable and compostable as well. Instead of

still follow that stuff avidly,” Youtz says. “I wanted to be a philosopher, I wanted be a historian, I love anthropology, of course I have no formal training in any of these. “Music just kept pulling me back.” Arriving in Champagne, Youtz signed on as an able-bodied migrant laborer, picking champagne grapes along the French countryside. Following four weeks of fieldwork, Youtz hitchhiked south with burgundy-stained digits, and stumbled into employment at L’Aigle (The Eagle), a ski resort nestled

growers and marketers in North and South America are working to turn the red rose “green.” I found you can buy roses that actually provide healthy habitats for both people and creatures. You just have to look for the right labels. I went to Cayambe to learn firsthand about the effects on workers and the environment. Roses have been a boon to Ecuador’s economy, providing 45,000 jobs directly and perhaps as many indirectly. In Colombia flower production directly employs about 110,000 people. Estacio

year’s Alternative Spring Break trip. Students will have the opportunity to travel to the south and learn about social movements through the program titled American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. This program is a civil rights tour designed to educate students about how the social movement began, what that meant for society and what it still means for society today. “It’s really an exploration of social change and how social change occurs,” said Amber Baillon, assistant director of

Puente Orchestra and many others. He has released seven albums as a leader on Origin records, three of which made it into the top 10 on the national jazz radio including last year’s “East-West Trumpet Summit,” which made it all the way to number one on the Jazz Week chart. JazzTimes magazine has described him as “One of the world’s best trumpeters.” July 14 – The Jazz Senators The Olympia Jazz Senators Big Band includes the finest jazz musicians in the South Puget Sound area. Members hail from

, plants like her beloved Amorphophallus konjac can live on campus without scaring prospective students away with its distinctive scent—rotting meat. The greenhouse also will serve the campus community by providing space for growing vegetable garden starts for the PLU Community Garden and native plants for the PLU campus landscape. It also will serve as community outreach for the Division of Natural Sciences and the Biology Department. PLU is the host site for the Tacoma/South Puget Sound Math