AS Review - January 26, 2015

Vikings take over Olympia, p. 6 Making queer spaces safer, one talk at a time, p. 9 What’s happening at Western?, p. 12

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Christine Heine’s artwork on display in the VU Gallery’s “New Foundations” exhibit. Photo by Trevor Grimm // AS Review

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The AS Review is an alternative weekly that provides coverage of student interests such as the AS government, activities and student life. The Review seeks to enhance the student experience by shedding light on underrepresented issues, inclusive coverage, informing readers and promoting dialogue.

IN THIS ISSUE NEWS 4 Getting

#Lobbylicious down in Olympia AS Legislative Liaison Heather Heffelmire gives her second update from Olympia

10 Education ex-

tended outside the classroom Extended Education features a variety of outside classroom experiences

STUDENT LIFE 5 It’s such a

good vibration, it’s such “New Foundations” Current VU Gallery exhibit “New Foundations”

9 Making queer

spaces safer, one talk at a time The Queer Resource Center is putting on “Vulnerability in Queer Spaces”

FEATURES 6 Vikings take over Olympia

Viking Lobby Day 2015 was one for the books, with more than 80 Western students participating

12 What’s happening at Western?

A photo recap of what has been happening on campus

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Abigail Ramos Kelly Mason Trevor Grimm Ian Sanquist Nontawat Thammawan Marina Price Alex Bartick Designer Keghouhi Bedoyan Adviser Jeff Bates

Editor in Chief Assistant Editor Lead Photographer Writers

Students enjoy Landford Black’s performance at the Underground Coffeehouse on Wednesday, Jan. 21 as a part of the Wednesday Night Concert Series. Photo by Trevor Grimm // AS Review

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EVENTS Political Ideologies: Liberalism and Socialism Jan. 26 // 4 p.m. // AW 205 // Free Join the None of the Above Club in a presentation on the difference between socialism and liberalism. Find out who would win in a fight Karl Marx or Adam Smith.

Wayne Au Jan. 28 // 5 p.m. // Miller Hall Collaborative Space // Free Educational scholar and speaker Wayne Au comes to Western! Join Dr. Wayne Au in a discussion on social justice, education and democracy.

Vulnerability in Queer Spaces Jan. 28 // 6 p.m. // VU 462 A/B // Free Help improve Western’s queer spaces by participating in a discussion that will asses how inclusive and safe

queer spaces are on campus. Hosted by the Queer Resource Center. For more information on this event, check out p. 8

Show! The Show Winter Spectacular Jan. 28 // 7 p.m. // Fraiser 101 // Free Need some laughs? Come on over to Show! The Show Winter Spectacular.

Watch hysterical sketches and laugh until you cry or cry until you laugh, either way you’re in for a good night!

For more information, check out p. 9

General Mojo’s Key Project w/ Louisa Lee & The Mouthwash Boys Jan. 21 // 7 p.m. // UGCH // Free Enjoy free music at the Underground Coffeehouse as a part of the Wednesday Night Concert Series.

This week’s musicians include General Mojo’s Key Project with Louisa Lee and the Mouthwash Boys.

Top Ten: Jan. 15 - 22 1

Put Your Number In My Phone Ariel Pink

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Happy Idiot TV On The Radio

3

Away With The Boys Bellamaine

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I’m Callin’ Tennis

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All My Life Run The Jewels

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Never Wanted This Wild Smiles

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Can’t Do Without You Caribou

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Cruel Jessie Ware

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Running Treehaus

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Open call for “Labyrinth” submissions continue until Feb. 16. Poster by Keghouhi Bedoyan

All The Other Girls Avid Dancer KUGS is the Associated Students’ student-run radio station. Listen online at kugs.org. If you’re interested in getting on the waves, pick up a volunteer application in the station’s office on the seventh floor of the VU.

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Getting #Lobbylicious down in Olympia Every winter the Associated Students Legislative Liaison travels down to Olympia, Wash. They spend the quarter lobbying for Western students’ rights at the State Legislature. This year Western’s AS Legislative Liaison is third-year polticial science major and economics minor Heather Heffelmire. Heffelmire and the AS Review have teamed up to bring you “Getting #Lobbylicious” in which Heffelmire will share her experiences in Olympia and update students on what’s happening at the State Legislature. Check in each week to stay #Lobbylicious!

Hello Western Friends, This is my second update as the Associated Students Legislative Liaison and as our student lobbyist, the past week has been a whirlwind.

The legislative session started on Monday, Jan. 12 and with the start of session, politicians, lobbyists, organizations and policy wonks all arrived in Olympia to get to work.

I was one of those lobbyists, and since this is my first session I had no idea what to expect, but after a week of meetings, hearings, testimony and more meetings, I’m getting a better idea of what it means to lobby and I’m learning so much!

In my first week of session I met with several legislators, including Representative Kristine Lytton from the 40th Legislative District, the district Western falls under.

Meeting with Representative Lytton was a great experience, she was welcoming and we were in agreement that too many people are being priced out of an education and that everyone deserves the opportunity for higher education.

Besides one negative meeting with another representative, my week was mostly full of positive experiences, like when I got to give testimony to two House committees.

When giving testimony, individuals go to the front of the committee room and speak to the legislators on issues the commitee is a part of, anyone is welcome to do this, but the experience can be pretty intimidating for first-timers like myself. I got to testify to the House of Higher Education and the House of State Government Committees.

When I spoke to the House of Higher Education Committee, I gave a brief presentation on what the Washington Student Association was and how amazing our organization is - if you haven’t checked us out yet, you should, visit wastudents.org With the House of State Government Committee, I got to testify on Western’s Vote Program and our voter engagement efforts. During this testimony, I was able to brag about the almost 3,000 students our university registered to vote in the last election - something I’m really passionate about and proud of.

While giving testimony was nerve-wracking and scary at first, I felt really empowered afterwards!

The first week of session was over in a flash, but I learned so much.

I’ve already made new friends and met some really inspiring people who are truly working to improve the lives of people in our state.

Heather Heffelmire poses next to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s bust during Viking Lobby Day. Photo by Marina Price // AS Review The second week has started and as the session progresses look out for my future updates, so you can follow all my adventures in Olympia!

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me at heatherheffelmire@yahoo.com or visit all my wonderful friends and colleagues in the Representation and Engagement Programs office located in VU 435.

-Heather Hefflemire STAY #LOBBYLICIOUS y’all!

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It’s such a good vibration, it’s such “New Foundations” Current VU Gallery exhibit features dazzling art & fits perfectly in Marky Mark’s “Good Vibrations”

By Ian Sanquist “New Foundations,” on display in the Viking Union Gallery, features the work of four artists in Western’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program, who each explore the mutual influences between art and architecture through photography, sculpture, embroidery and painting.

The show was co-curated by seniors in the BFA program for photography Quinton Maldonado and Camille Crocetti, whose work is on display, along with work by Jake Fetterman and Christine Heine.

Maldonado’s contribution to “New Foundations” is a series of ten untitled platinum prints, which each focus on minimal, everyday, easy-to-ignore spaces.

Platinum printing, a photographic process dating back to the 1830s, is time-con-

suming and expensive.

Maldonado won a platinum kit as a raffle prize at a photographic conference and thought it would be an appropriate medium through which to explore the nuances of manufactured space.

“A lot of it is about taking time to look at it,” Maldonado said, adding that since he is asking viewers to spend time looking at his photographs, he felt that as the artist the least he could do was spend a lot of time on each one.

While “Art in Industry” highlighted the artistic impulse behind the design of everyday objects, “New Foundations” explores the potential for spaces normally thought of as functional to produce art, or to present as art.

VU Gallery Director J.L. Gazabat said that this thematic continuity between shows

“New Foundations” features architecture as an art form. This exhibit will be featured in the Viking Union Gallery until Jan. 30. Photo by Trevor Grimm // AS Review

has been intentional, as one of the major purposes of art is to reframe or challenge existing perspectives.

“You get to see through [the artists’] eyes and see how they interpret architecture and the world around them and space, and they help translate what may not normally be considered a thing of beauty into a thing that is considered a thing of beauty,” Gazabat said.

Suspended from the ceiling in the center of the gallery, Fetterman’s spiky reconstruction of broken building materials suggests a carpentry of rage.

“Embracing the element of chance is an inherent part of my studio process,” Fetterman writes in his artist’s statement.

“Each work is put through many stages of deconstruction and construction to develop a history. Every stage is a step further away from a functional form, making it more of an individual thing giving it a life of its own.”

Crocetti said the idea for the show developed from conversations between BFA students surrounding architectural theory.

Crocetti’s work in the show includes a series of embroideries that feature white thread sewn onto white canvas to form the sharp angles of manufactured spaces.

“I’m taking images...of all these past homes that I’ve had and then completely obliterating them into white,” Crocetti said.

“There’s all these physical spaces that I’ve spent a lot of time in and had really great emotional connection to but aren’t my home anymore.”

Crocetti said that she is able to find comfort in the ubiquity of certain architectural forms. She grew up learning to sew, and wanted to explore ideas of home through a medium with roots in her childhood.

“New Foundations” offers students the chance to combine art and architecture and will be on display until Friday, Jan. 30.

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Vikings take over Olympia!

By Marina Price It’s hard to have an idea of how important Viking Lobby Day is for Western’s community until you actually go to VLD. However, the day isn’t for a class, it’s not just for political science majors and it’s not only for students who are well versed in politics. VLD is simply for students who see something that needs to change at Western and want to do something about it.

Early Sunday, Jan. 18 more than 80 students, with information pamphlets and overnight bags, piled into two charter busses that took them down to Olympia, Wash.

Students trained Sunday night, learning about the Associated Student’s Legislative Agenda, how to speak to legislators and on how to work as a group.

On Monday, Jan. 19 students spent the day meeting with legislators to inform them about the different needs on campus.

Students were put into groups with a designated leader, and assigned meetings with different legislators. Many students came armed with personal stories for their meetings with legislators to help create emotional appeal to support their cause.

“Sharing stories makes [lobbying] really personal,” said AS Vice President for Governmental Affairs Sarah Kohout.

Students lobbied for five different priorities that directly affect Western, one of which included improvements to Carver Academic Facility, which is in dire need of expansion and is structurally unsound.

In the event of an earthquake the building would be in extreme danger of collapsing, the damage would be tremendous.

Marcus Johnson, a kinesiology major, is in a sports psychology class that held in Carver, he describes that the room doesn’t have enough space to accomodate every student.

“There are a lot of kids in my class who are standing or sitting on the floor in the back. My seat is a shelf up against the door,” Johnson said.

According to the 2015 Legislative Agenda, Carver is, “the largest enclosed space in Whatcom County and is one of the most visited facilities on campus.”

The roof of the state-funded academic building is made of concrete and the building has been in need of updated safety measures since the last addition in 1994.

Some legislators believe the building should be funded by student fees, which would cost each student an additional $5,000. However, students at VLD lobbied against this idea.

In addition to improving Carver, the “New and Dedicated Revenue for Higher Education” was another proposition on the Legislative Agenda.

This priority recognized that high tuition fees make it incredibly difficult for students, without additional resources, to afford higher educa-

Top photo from left to right: Board of Trustees member Carly Roberts, Western Assistant Director of Government Relations Joe Timmons, Western Director of Government Relations Becca Kenna-Schenk and President Bruce Shepard talk about issues affecting Western students. Bottom photo: Western lobbyist sit on the steps of the Capitol building. Photos by Marina Price // AS Review tion, and forces them to work multiple jobs while attempting to study as well.

The “New and Dedicated Revenue for Higher Education” features ways to generate revenue for higher education, including closing tax loopholes, creating new sources of tax revenue and increasing dedication of revenue to higher ed.

The next priority on the agenda that students lobbied for was “Voter

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More than 80 Western students attended Viking Lobby Day 2015, being one of the biggest VLD groups so far. The event was organized by AS VP for Governmental Affairs Sarah Kohout, the Representation and Engagement Programs office and Western’s Political Science Association club. Photos by Marina Price // AS Review Access.” This proposition would increase accessibility to voter pre-registration for 16 to 17 year olds and would not require a large influx of funds to carry out. In addition, this priority would encourage same-day registration and the registration deadline would be extented for people over 18 eleven days prior to the election.

“There are a lot of states that use the same day registration, and it’s actually really effective,” AS Local Liaison Kendra Thomas said.

Another item on the agenda, which was one of the more difficult pieces to lobby for was “Support Survivors of Sexual Violence,” was one of the more difficult to lobby for due to its sensitivity. This made it incredibly important for the lobbyists to prepare for their confrontation with legislators on this topic.

The “Support Survivors for Sexual Violence” priority asks for more funding, support and awareness Western’s programs that assist survivors of sexual violence.

“We have incredible resources on campus for this, but unfortunately we are seriously understaffed,” said Western Votes! Vice President Mayra Guizar, who helped orchestrate “Support Survivors of Sexual Violence.”

The final priority, “Student Success,” pushes for more funding for

resources for students of marginalized identities, students with physical and mental disabilities, first-generation students and other mental health services.

Senior Aki Knighten shared a powerful testimony for increased funds for mental health and counseling services to the legislators she met with. Knighten suspected she was having emotional difficulties while at school, but when her mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she knew she had to seek help.

“I reached a point in November when I was in a really rough place,” she said. “If I hadn’t visited [Western’s] Counseling Center I wouldn’t have had the tools to combat depression.”

Students likes Knighten met with legislators across the political spectrum, they were able to discuss why they feel they need these changes implemented at Western and they encouraged legislators to stand behind Western’s Associated Students 2015 Legislative Agenda making Viking Lobby Day another success.

If you’d like to get involved, students are urged to write, email or call their legislators to follow up on these issues to make sure something gets done.

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Making queer spaces safer, one talk at a time

By Alex Bartick Poster By Keghouhi Bedoyan The Queer Resource Center is a safe space on campus that provides resources and hosts events and workshops for the queer community at Western. This year for the first time the QRC will be hostingVulnerability in Queer Spaces, a workshop where students who identify as queer can come meet other students within the queer community and talk about their needs as students.

Vulnerability in Queer Spaces will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. in Viking Union 462 A/B. The workshop offers students a place where they can discuss the queer community, specifically at Western, and the ways in which queer individuals often feel left out or marginalized, QRC Coordinator Dreya Williams said.

“The event will be a community dialogue workshop where people can talk about different dynamics that play out in our queer communities and the idea of kind of feeling inferior as queer that a lot of people within the community feel,” QRC Education Coordinator Coco Spadoni said.

According to Williams, this event plans to discuss the queer community at Western and theQRC wants the event to cater to individuals’ needs and feelings as students.

The QRC hopes to include some art therapy based activities in the workshop, such as having people write down their own vulnerabilities and what makes them feel unsafe when they go to queer events.

Williams says that this event, like most events hosted by the QRC, will begin with a discussion of principles and practices to make the space feel as safe as possible in hope that people will feel comfortable to be honest about their experiences.

“It’s my hope to put on an event that people come to and that they leave with some lasting connections or at least leave knowing that the QRC is there for them and that we’re doing our best to build more of a community here,” Williams said.

The QRC decided to host the event during winter quarter because the short days and dreary weather can make many students feel sad and isolated. It’s also a time when many new students are transferring into Western and entering into a queer community that already can be difficult, said Williams.

By hosting “Vulnerability in Queer Spaces,” Williams hopes to foster a more united queer community on campus. She also hopes this event will help the QRC gain a better understanding of how to provide support to the queer community at Western.

During winter quarter the QRC will also host the 23rd Annual

Drag Show.

Last year’s performance raised about $10,000 for the Sean Humphry House and The Evergreen Wellness Center, Justin YauLuu host of the Drag Show said. Both organizations provide support to individuals living with HIV/AIDS. “In general benefit shows happened a lot and drag queens would perform and the proceeds that they made would go to a different charity. It kind of goes along with that theme of giving back and participating within the queer community,” Yau-Luu said.

As the host of the drag show, Yau-Luu hopes that this year’s show is better then last years. Miss Saigon-Brown, who performed a Beyonce number at last year’s drag show, will be performing again this year. This year’s drag show will be held on Feb. 20 in the Performing Arts Center.

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Show! The Show, the show of all shows!

KVIK’s filmed sketch comedy club showcases work at Show! The Show’s Winter Spectactular

By Marina Price Poster By Keghouhi Bedoyan KVIK’s filmed sketch comedy club, Show! The Show, brings you a night of laughter at its Winter Spectacular showcase on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Show! The Show offers students the chance to write, film, direct and star in sketches. This compilation of sketch comedy acts brings together some of the funniest people at Western - including members of Western’s Laughs at Funny Sketches club and its Stand-Up Comedy Klub.

Show! The Show is part of KVIK, Western’s filmmaking office that offers students a chance to explore and create original films and productions.

Co-Executive Producers Anna Snedden and Joe Lambright decided to start off the year with a fresh new start, changing the club’s name from You Would! to Show! The Show in order to create a new image and atmosphere.

After a quarter of rebranding and preparing, Show! The Show is ready to showcase its work.

“Depending on how you look at it, this is technically Show! The Show’s first show,” said KIVK Assistant Coordinator Ian Seymour Hansel on the rebranding of the name.

Throughout fall quarter at Show! The Show’s weekly meetings,

members have gathered to bounce ideas for sketches.

“Once some ideas are out there, people will decide who wants to write what,” Seymour Hansel said.

After scripts are written, members will have a read-through and offer idea changes.

“This is usually when we also start to think about who wants to direct what,” Seymour Hansel said.

It’s up to the directors, for the most part, to decide how they want to get the script filmed.

As the showcase date drew near, writers and idea-makers turned into directors and actors.

With the scripts chosen, the crews assembled and the actors ready to go, all that’s left to do is film.

Show! The Show doesn’t have a budget, but rather relies on members and volunteers to bring props and materials needed. Each sketch is homemade, from scratch and with love.

These comedy sketches sometimes feature both filmed and live performances. Although there have been themes to the shows in the past [food, power, art vs. science] this particular showing will not have a theme, allowing for the creators to branch out into their own ideas.

Expect to see actors, directors and writers of these sketches in the audience at the showcase.

Show! The Show Winter Spectacular will be held on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. in Frasier 101.

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Education extended outside the classroom or for personal gain.

Extended Ed offers a variety of Professional Students constantly strive to do internships, Development courses including glassblowing, participate in academic competitions and take movie making, editing, project management, special courses to distinguish themselves from website designing, social media building, writother applicants for future jobs. ing children literature, tea making, etc…

Doing so usually results in a complex schedMost Professional Development courses ule, which hinders students from taking the rearen’t for credits, however those that do provide quired courses needed to graduate. credits are available to sign up at Web4U along Western’s Extended Education program is with other traditional courses. well aware of this problem and offers options Students must pay an extra $250 per credfor students to earn school credits without havits outside of their tuition in order to register. ing to quit their jobs or turn down learning Some courses include weight training, hip-hop, opportunities. yoga, badminton or self-defense.

“If you’re trying to accelerate the comple“Unfortunately, there is not a way to make tion of your requirement or make sure that you it cheaper,” Gibbons said. “The university is accan work while you’re going to school, Extended tively exploring a way to lower the price and Education offers these services,” Vice Provost of move these courses into the banded tuition. We Extended Education Earl F. Gibbons said. are highly interested in accomplishing this, but Extended Education has been operating at it’s a great deal of money.”

Western since 1912. Today, it offers a variety of Non-credit Professional Development programs for learners of all ages in Bellingham courses are included in Web4U and only availand throughout the Puget Sound region, as well able to sign up at the Extended Education website under Professional Development section.

Faculty-led Global Learning Program offers students the chance to travel with Western faculty to different locations around the world while also earning credits, which can be applied to their majors or substitute certain courses at Western, said Director of Summer Programs at Extended Education Marlene Harlan.

“I think everybody should have international experience,” Harlan said. “It’s really an eye opener for our students. It humbles them, and it makes them understand how other cultures live.”

Study abroad opportunities include facultyled trips to Switzerland, Nepal, Germany and more.

Extended Education’s mission is to ensure that students are able to complete graduation Extended Education offers a variety of Faculty-led Global Learning Programs. Faculty- requirements with the desired four-year time led Global Learning Programs provide ways for students to travel and study around the frame, fulfill the job qualifications and enrich world. For upcoming trips check out Extended Ed online at wwu.edu/ee/studyabroad their own special abilities all at once without having to sacrifice one to complete the others.

Illustration by Keghouhi Bedoyan

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as online.

Self-Paced Learning is designed separately from term-based courses to allow students to register at any time and complete the course at their own pace.

Courses are all designed for completion in 10 to 12 weeks, with maximum being six months, according to Extended Education’s website.

Unlike online courses, Self-Paced Learning courses don’t require interaction with other students, and only sometimes with the instructor.

Course assignments are delivered online via Canvas, and students can submit their assignments through email, postal service, fax or in person to Extended Ed’s office.

In the past, Self-Paced Learning programs have been helpful for juniors and seniors who need to complete university requirements to graduate but aren’t able to register for those classes due the inavailability of certain courses.

Professional Development provides students with a particular set of skills or qualifications needed to fulfill certain job requirements

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Keep calm and plant on Don’t let winter weather turn your green thumb blue, the Outback Farm helps you get back in the gardening game

By Alex Bartick Illustration By Keghouhi Bedoyan It’s no secret that many students want to grow their own veggies at home, but even just thinking about gardening amongst all of our studying and work is enough to make you push the plans aside to next year.

If you have ever been worried about lack of space or time, you can take a deep breath because growing your own garden at home is not nearly as intimidating as it seems.

Even though it’s still winter in the Pacific Northwest, now is the perfect time to start planning out your garden and the Outback Farm is a great resource for getting some help.

“This time of year is kind of the time to start looking at seed catalogues and what kinds of plants you want to be growing,” Outback Coordinator Liliana Morgan said. “There’s a lot of seed catalogues that are specifically tailored to this area and will have all sorts of details about what kind of soil you need to have and drainage and whether it would be appropriate to plant in the space you’re in.”

According to the Seattle Tilth’s Maritime Northwest Garden Guide hardy vegetables and herbs can be planted outside at the end of February. These include carrots, flax, arugula, onions, garlic and peas.

If you’re planting earlier in the season, around the end of February, it’s a good idea to condition the plants. Meaning keep the seeds in a small container out of the wind, somewhere like a mudroom, until they sprout two leaves. Then you can move them outside under a plastic container for a few days to keep heat in.

After that they are ready to be planted in your garden, according to Morgan.

Some vegetables, such as radishes have a very quick harvest time. This means they won’t be in the ground for very long and once you have harvested them all you can use the space to plant

more vegetables.

Leafy greens, especially kale, salad greens and herbs grow extremely well in the Pacific Northwest, they will not take up much space in your garden and you will be able to harvest them more often. Peas also grow well in this region but they grow on vines so they need to be strung up to thrive. This means a bit more construction and planning is required.

Tomatoes while juicy and delicious are more difficult to grow.

They need a lot of heat and sunlight to grow well, more than we usually get in this region of the country. If you want to try and grow tomatoes you can build a cloche, which is a simple green house, made out of PVC pipe and a clear tarp.

When planning what you are going to grow in your garden, it is important to plan out what type of space you are going to be using.

“The most important thing is that your soil is well aerated and you’ve worked some nutrients into it,” Morgan said.

Whether you are digging up grass to build a new garden, or using an existing plot, working nutrients and organic matter into the soil is necessary for preparing the garden for the spring.

Not all students have a yard or space to grow a garden. Outback Farm Assistant Coordinator Kamea Black explains that having tons of space is not imperative for growing a home garden.

“I assumed that I needed a big plot, or a big box of some kind but after I got involved with farming I realized how much can be done with some containers, in my window or in my kitchen or even growing food from food scraps,” Black said.

Leafy greens and herbs are the best to grow in containers because they are easy to grow and low maintenance, Black said.

If you’d prefer to learn more about gardening, before diving into starting your own The Outback Farm hosts work parties three time a week where students can come learn and ask questions about gardening. These work parties are available Mondays and Thursdays from 1 – 4 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The Outback is also planning on hosting a seed planting workshop sometime this spring.

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What’s happening at Western?

In the Viking Union Gallery...

“New Foundations” features projects that combine art and archictecture in the Viking Union Gallery.

The exhibit runs until Jan. 30. Photo by Trevor Grimm // AS Review

Around campus...

Tuesday, Jan. 20: Western hosted its first annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration which featured guest speakers and a screening of the award-winning documentary “Brother Outside: the Life of Bayard Rustin.” Photo by Trevor Grimm // AS Review

Wednesday, Jan. 21: Landford Black performs at the Underground Coffeehouse.

Photos by Trevor Grimm // AS Review

Thursday, Jan. 22: Western Organizers and Western Votes hosted the first-ever State of Emergency meeting to discuss student engagement in social issues. Photo by Trevor Grimm // AS Review