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Bob Dylan, odd instruments inspire Reid A swish of the paintbrush or the swirl of oils on canvas, it was the early colors in Clement Reid’s life that shaped his love of music. His mother, Dorothy, was a commercial artist in the 1930s through the…
an orchestration by George Crumb called “Ancient Voices of Children,” a sprawling work that looks a bit like a Rorschach test of musical notes. Mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, mandolin, harp, toy piano and Tibetan prayer stones are all called for in this score that fills pages, some of which are 20 inches long. And if one can’t get prayer stones? Use rocks, Reid laughed. Reid’s music will be included in a program of chamber music on Feb. 29th at 8 p.m. in Lagerquist Concert Hall. The pieces will
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Profs, students talk about going green PLU has made great strides in reaching its sustainability goals, campus leaders and students stressed last week. However, especially in the area in energy conservation, PLU staff and students need to be conscious off turning off the lights or…
September 8, 2008 Profs, students talk about going green PLU has made great strides in reaching its sustainability goals, campus leaders and students stressed last week. However, especially in the area in energy conservation, PLU staff and students need to be conscious off turning off the lights or reducing the heat. After President Loren J. Anderson’s State of the University address, about a dozen faculty and students talked about how the campus was doing in its conservation goals, including
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Road map to a green campus At PLU, sustainable practices isn’t just a buzzword or passing fad By Chris Albert This semester, the university has put the concept into action by making a comprehensive sustainability plan – PLU’s Climate Action Plan and Sustainability Guide. PLU…
is and how to reduce it through eight steps: 1: Sustainability in Campus Culture 2: Campus Operations 3: Sustainability in Curriculum 4: Reducing Scope 3 Emissions -Transportation 5: Waste Stream Management 6: Reducing Scope 1 & 2 Emissions -Facility Improvements 7: Renewables 8: Funding Sustainability Projects There are big steps to be taken, like identifying and committing to facility upgrades, but there are also smaller steps that make a significant difference. “It’s just going to take
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Tenacity is the hallmark of ad man’s work By Liz Anderson ’10 Brian Ford ’95 began his creative work early during his college career, designing posters for clubs and organizations through ASPLU’s agency, known as Impact. Now, as co-founder and creative director of the advertising…
superstars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. The agency’s first project was building Kobe Bryant’s Website, kb24.com, and creating original content and films that are featured on it. Ford uses multiple formats to shoot campaign ads – even his Super-8 camera. “I fell in love with filmmaking at PLU. My friends and I would make videos and skits that led to more nuttiness,” says Ford. Ford became a copywriter in 1999 and spent the next seven years writing ads for Wieden + Kennedy, a Portland Ore., ad agency. In
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Perseverance, love of music brings transfer student to PLU By Barbara Clements When Andrew Pogue ’14 strolled into Lagerquist Hall, he stopped, looked around and listened. The 30-year-old transfer student from Highline Community College knew that Pacific Lutheran University was the place for him. Andrew…
November 8, 2010 Perseverance, love of music brings transfer student to PLU By Barbara Clements When Andrew Pogue ’14 strolled into Lagerquist Hall, he stopped, looked around and listened. The 30-year-old transfer student from Highline Community College knew that Pacific Lutheran University was the place for him. Andrew Pogue ’14 transferred from Highline Community College, knowing PLU was the perfect place for him. (Photo by John Froschauer) “I just walked into that hall and I knew it,” said
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Pål Brekke giving a lecture at the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year. He will lecture at PLU on Thursday at noon about the connection between the Sun and the Northern Lights. Photo: Hanna Pincus Gjertsen Our Explosive Sun — A scientist’s look at the source…
November 2, 2012 Pål Brekke giving a lecture at the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year. He will lecture at PLU on Thursday at noon about the connection between the Sun and the Northern Lights. Photo: Hanna Pincus Gjertsen Our Explosive Sun — A scientist’s look at the source of the northern lights The Division of Natural Sciences cordially invites you to a unique presentation in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center on November 8, beginning at noon to hear a lecture by by Pål Brekke, PhD
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A mock-up of one of the panels in the exhibit Us Local People: Sámi Vuoiŋŋa and Resilience . (Courtesy of the Scandinavian Cultural Center.) Scandinavian Cultural Center Exhibit Kicks Off Months-Long Human-Rights Inquiry at PLU By Sandy Deneau Dunham, Content Editor Pacific Lutheran University’s renowned…
dignity. About the Exhibit ‘Us Local People’ Opening reception: 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6. Exhibit dates: Feb. 6- April 1. Location: Scandinavian Cultural Center in the Anderson University Center at PLU. Admission: Free. The SCC exhibit opens with a free reception at 4 p.m. Feb. 6 as part of PLU’s second annual celebration of Sámi Álbmotbeaivi—Sámi National Day, chosen in 1992 by the Sámi people of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia in commemoration of the first international Sámi congress in
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Students work to wrestle a mattress into a Goodwill donation van during last year’s Moveout. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Moveout 2014 provides an opportunity to transform unwanted room items into support, jobs through new partnership with Goodwill By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director PLU Marketing and…
recycled or reused will be located near Stuen and Pflueger and outside Harstad Hall. Last year, PLU diverted 62 percent of its waste for reuse or recycling. Cooley hopes to beat that number this year. Goodwill donation trailers will be open from 11 a.m. and remain open, and staffed, until 8:30 p.m. beginning May 19. Read Previous Celebrating Student Leaders Read Next More Pets, Less Stress COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled
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A lan and Marilyn Anderson ’85 have donated a $25,000 matching grant for PLU’s Drive to the Finish Annual Fund Campaign. (John Froschauer, Photo) A Driving Spirit to Help Others By Barbara Clements PLU Marketing and Communications For Alan and Marilyn (Richardson) Anderson ’85, it’s…
provided.”Marilyn Anderson also remembers the closeness with her professors and her cohort group. Hospitals just waited https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfmwJmEMUWo for PLU nursing students to graduate so they could snap them up, she said. “I was working at one internship, and they offered me a job at the hospital the day I graduated,” she said. Professors were so in tune with their students, they also noticed when you didn’t show up for class, she laughed. “I remember one 8 a.m. religion class I didn’t
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TACOMA, Wash. (Feb. 17, 2015)—Another year of Recyclemania has kicked off, and Pacific Lutheran University already is ranked sixth in the nationwide competition. Over an eight-week period, colleges in the U.S. and Canada participating in Recyclemania report how much trash and recycling are collected each…
first electronic collection in Red Square. Students and staff can bring their used electronics, such as cell phones, laptops and tablets to recycle, or even old microwaves and toasters; all will be properly recycled by Sustainability. The annual Garbology event will take place on March 17 from 8 a.m.–3 p.m. in Red Square. The Office of Sustainability will select random bags of trash from campus to sort out the landfill from recycling. Lorax urges students to get involved in recycling and being less
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