LINKS Screen time After turning the Black Box Theatre into a soundstage with sets including a hospital lobby, a disco, a courtroom, apartments and a waterfront, students in theater arts and communication filmed episodes of “Metro General,” a soap-opera spoof based on a weekly stage show out of Ohio University. The cast includes (from left) Kelvyn Holmes, Christopher Clyne, Malissa Marlow, Johan Karlsson and Michael Berquist. Students wrote the episodes with professor Ken Gardener. “Metro General” is one of two recent Cal Lutheran projects designed to help launch careers in television and film. Working with Markus Flanagan, an adjunct faculty member, about a dozen students and alumni produced the original Web series “Rogues of LA,” in which two best friends find creative ways to solve personal problems. Find it online at roguesofla.com.
Pederson statue dedicated
a sod farm in Camarillo, where I worked on a mainframe and did data entry. From there, in the early ’90s, I built computers and learned networking at a mom and pop shop across from the naval base in Port Hueneme, and went on to work for multiple defense contractors and the government. I’ve had many titles and don’t put much stock in how a position is labeled. I loathe the word “guru” and the phrase “subject matter expert.” If the work is interesting and accomplishes something, there is nothing better than being able to say I achieved this goal today.
Pete Brillhart is a Certified Information System Security Professional. He is grateful to former MBA program director Ron Hagler and associate professor of computer science Craig Reinhart for their interest in his education.
In 2009, the university’s 50th year, artist-in-residence Paul Lucchesi decided to pay tribute to Richard Pederson, the man who deeded the land for Cal Lutheran. The sculptor’s vision was finally realized this April with the dedication of a six-foot statue near the flagpoles on campus. To learn about the early days of California Lutheran College and how a bronze statue is made, check out video coverage from the Ventura County Star at tinyurl.com/Pederson-statue.
Richard III Friday through Sunday at 8 p.m. July 17-19, July 24-26, July 31-Aug. 2 Kingsmen Park One of the Bard’s great historical plays returns to the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. $20, children free. 805-493-3014 kingsmenshakespeare.org AUGUST APRIL 2015
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