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doesn’t mean Kracht did not face challenges during the creation process. “There’s the writer’s block, the ‘where-does-it-go-from-here’ conundrums, the ‘why- should-I-be-trying-this’ misgivings. But one works through it all, believing that the original concept is worth the struggle,” Kracht says. “In the end one has to believe that what you have created is worthy of the goal and worthy of sharing with others.” After 33 years as conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra and professor of clarinet

a crowded, noisy courtyard in Warsaw in 1939. Soldiers were screaming, and crowds, his neighbors, were being loaded into boxcars. Suddenly, Elbaum’s mom, Pauline, appeared out of the crowd, waving a paper in front of the German guards. She worked in a ghetto factory making uniforms for the Nazis, and had managed to get her manager to sign a reprieve for her family – even though the entire block where the his family lived was being shipped off that day. George Elbaum shares his story of survival

Admission tours, looked at bulletin boards and talked to students, it struck her how much more difficult it is to distinguish PLU from any public university.  She goes on to say that when she has worshipped on campus over the past few years, there have been only 10 to 15 students in the congregation.  She asks, “What has happened to the connection to faith?  Are we being intentional to students at PLU offering them rich and meaningful opportunities for faith as a unique and important building block to a

relationship has grown to something that as a mom I’m so thankful for. Very few people have that chance to have someone like that in their lives. I don’t know how to put it into words. I’m very thankful of everything Chad has done for Jordan.” The connection between the two extends onto the court as well. Thomas has enjoyed perhaps his best season with the Lutes (18-6, 13-2 NWC), averaging 11.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.0 steals and nearly a block per game all while helping lead the team to at

average tournament I play three to four games a day, run something like 5 miles a game, jump, dive, block and throw my body around. According to Ultimate Impact, a nonprofit for the sport, “Ultimate combines the nonstop movement, field spacing, sprinting, and athletic endurance of soccer with the aerial passing skills of football — all in a non-contact format.” I play on a college team, but there are middle school, high school, club and professional teams across the country. And yet, sometimes

pressures and prejudices can sometimes block our ability to express concern.  I encourage you to name those stereotypes and prejudices, and to talk about your anger, envy, shame and other negative emotions. Ultimately, I hope that each of you will model conflict resolution and respectful discourse in your own actions, and that you will not hesitate to seek out members of this community to help you work through any challenging feelings in your own life. I hope that as you make your way through this place