July 2007
Jazz Lives Here
City Arts Magazine profiles the success story of the NPR affiliate KPLU. Started in 1966 KPLU has grown into a celebrated source of Jazz music as the most frequently streamed Jazz station on the Internet in the U.S., and top twenty worldwide.
City Arts Magazine, July 01, 2007
PLU football coach moonlights as a pyrotechnician
Every year, head football coach Scott Westering brings his focus from the field to the sky as a licensed pyrotechnician for events throughout the Northwest.
Seattle Post Intelligencer, July 04, 2007
Investment in youth starts to pay
Next fall PLU will accept six Act Six scholars. Act Six is a faith-based mentoring program for promising leaders in the community.
The News Tribune, July 10, 2007
Chill out at PLU's Jazz Under the Stars
This summer marked the ninth annual Jazz Under the Stars concert series at the Mary Baker Russell Amphitheater. Following the concert, audience members were invited to the W.M. Keck Observatory for stargazing.
The Olympian, July 12, 2007
Mummy awakens new era in Egypt
Using sophisticated scientific techniques, Egyptian scientists proved a mummy Faculty Fellow Don Ryan rediscovered in 1989 is that of Queen Hatshepsut, one of Egypt’s greatest female Pharaohs.
The Chicago Tribune, July 14, 2007
Ensembles will accent intimacy
This year’s Second City Chamber Series seeks to emphasize the intimacy of chamber music. Svend Ronning, director of the series and professor at PLU, hopes the event will bring together different ensembles “in a spirit of collaboration.”
The News Tribune, July 17, 2007
In the game of life, Vick blitzed by trouble
Colleen Hacker, sports psychologist and professor of physical education, shares her insight on the infamous dog fighting fiasco involving National Football League star Michael Vick.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 22, 2007
PLU calls in the goats
PLU used a creative solution to remove blackberry bushes around the University Center when nearly 270 goats were brought to campus by Healing Hooves for nine days this summer to eat up more than 5 acres of unwanted vegetation.
The News Tribune, July 24, 2007
Second Acts: Stage to Social Work
Patricia Ben Peterson, PLU alumna and acclaimed singer and actress, recently retired from the stage in order to pursue a desire to serve and advocate for the elderly.
The New York Times, July 29, 2007