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atmosphere and a Dr. Seuss-like rhyme scheme. Petersen said telling the story through rhymes was one of the most strenuous aspects of writing the film: “Sometimes we would agonize over one line, but if we changed that, then we’d have to change the paragraph before that.” The film’s concept came to Petersen while pondering an ancestral bag of marbles at his work desk in Los Angeles. The marbles belonged to his grandfather and were passed down to Petersen through his father, who played with the marbles as

and get people to believe in what you’re doing.” Mikheyev, who studied art history as well as publishing and printing arts at PLU, is the marketing coordinator at Spaceworks. “My job includes a lot of social media, blogging, feature writing and graphic design,” Mikheyev said. “Other people do the work, and I just talk about it.” Mikheyev, who grew up in Russia, is quick to downplay his impact at Spaceworks, but his colleagues insist otherwise. “Dmitry brings to life in stories everything that we

able to pursue them at PLU, knowing that I would eventually have to set them aside to focus on paleontology. I took a lot of classes to do with art, writing and literature coursework. I also played tuba in the wind ensemble and the crazy pep band PLU had back then, known as “commando band.” I’m really glad in retrospect I did it that way. That would be advice I’d give any current student — look forward and prepare for your desired career, but don’t feel like you have to immerse yourself in it as an

. Eventually, the program will evolve to include about 12 students, Zylstra says. Once it’s fully fleshed out, students will take a class exclusively offered to the TIES group and two classes of their choice at off-campus locations, in addition to an internship or community-based research opportunity. (This year, students are participating in a slightly modified schedule to start.) TACOMA, WASHINGTON This program focuses on community partnerships and advocacy, place-based writing, Puget Sound industry and

into a professional presentation on public health issues. “As a first-year, I think it’s important to dive in and take a challenge,” she said. “So you can meet more people and make connections.” Gina Hames, associate professor of history, and Sandra Estrada '20 Hames said the assignment was aimed at preparing first-year students for the rigorous academic journey ahead of them. “I have them do a full-blown research project,” she said of her writing 101 students. “The 10-page paper prepares them for