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Following the Seahawks’ NFC Championship win, the 12th Man flag flies at the state capitol in Olympia on Jan. 20. Photo by Cade Schmidt // AS Review
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Statements Learn about the two candidates for AS VP for Business & Operations
5 Pandemonium Social Issues Resource Center and Underground Coffeehouse to bring spoken word event
STUDENT LIFE 8 Breaking the Trend Elect-Her strives to help women run for public office
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Seattle emcee Dave B played at the Underground Coffeehouse on Wednesday Jan. 22, as part of the Wednesday Night Concert series. Photo by Isaac Martin // AS Review
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EVENTS Superhero Trivia Night Jan. 27 // 7 p.m. // UGCH // Free to watch, $1 buy-in to play Think you know all there is to know about the world of superheros? Come prove it at this themed trivia night at the Underground Coffeehouse. A dollar gets you into the tournament, the winner will take 70 percent of the pool, second place gets 20 percent and third place takes home 10 percent.
Ying Yang Twins Jan. 27 & 28 // 9:30 p.m. (doors @ 8 p.m.) // Wild Buffalo // $15 The Ying Yang Twins are coming to Bellingham and you have two chances to catch them! The rap duo will play back-toback shows Monday and Tuesday night at the Wild Buffalo. Both shows are 21+.
You Would! Winter Show Jan. 29 // 7 p.m. // VU MPR // Free Catch KVIK’s sketch comedy show, You Would! The show will feature both live and filmed sketches, live music and a performance by the Dead Parrots.
Wednesday Night Concert Series: RA Scion of Common Market w/ Vervex Jan. 29 // 8 p.m. // UGCH // Free This week at the Underground Coffeehouse, catch Seattle hip-hop artist and former Common Market member RA Scion. The show will also feature Jake Barrow’s new solo project. For more on Barrow, check out our story on pg. 9.
Western Athletics: Women’s Basketball Jan. 30 // 5:15 p.m. // Carver Gym // $5 for students, $8 GA Catch the women’s basketball team facing off against Montana State-Billings.
Western Athletics: Men’s Basketball Jan. 30 // 7:30 p.m. // Carver Gym // $5 for students, $8 GA The men’s basketball team will take on Alaska Fairbanks in this Thursday night match-up.
Cross Country Ski Day Feb. 1 // AS Outdoor Center // $35 Join the Outdoor Center on a day trip to amazing cross country ski trails located near Highway 542. The trip is designed to be an introduction to the sport and all rental gear is included. For more information, contact Freddy Collins at as.oc.marketing@wwu.edu.
Western Athletics: Women’s Basketball Feb. 1 // 5:15 p.m. // Carver Gym // $5 for students, $8 GA The women’s basketball team faces Seattle Pacific in a Saturday night showdown.
Western Athletics: Men’s Basketball Feb. 1 // 9 p.m. // Carver Gym // $5 for students, $8 GA Don’t miss this chance to cheer on the
men’s basketball team as they take on Alaska Anchorage on Saturday night. The game will be televised on ROOT TV.
Washed Out w/ Kisses & Manatee Commune Feb. 2 // 8 p.m. // VU MPR // $18 GA, $14 w/ student ID Brought to you by AS Productions Pop Music, don’t miss this stop on Washed Out’s Paracosm tour. The show will also feature Kisses, a new wave pop rock duo from LA and Bellingham’s own Manatee Commune. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.wwu.edu.
Calls for submission & registration: Elect-Her Registration is now open for Elect-Her, an event aimed at educating femaleidentified individuals on how to run for elected office. Registration is capped at the first 50 people to sign up and can be completed online at as.wwu.edu/rep. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 8. To learn more about it, check out our story on pg. 8.
Pandemonium The Social Issues Resource Center is bringing a spoken word event centered on social justice to campus and is calling for submissions. Send your spoken word, poetry or other spoken performance to as.sirc.asst@wwu.edu by Jan. 31. For more on the event, see our story on pg. 5.
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VP for Business & Operations: Candidate statements With every Associated Students election, The AS Review interviews the candidates about their campaign platform. This week’s special election to fill the vacancy on the AS Board of Directors after the former position holder, Hung Le resigned is no exception. Both candidates were asked two questions about their campaign. Learn more about the candidates below.
BEN GAMMAN
representing them but being directed by them.”
Why are you seeking this position?
What do you think the role of VP for Business & Operations is?
“It’s something that I’ve done similar things to before not at Western, but on a different scale. When I was in high school, I did a lot of things like this. I was business manager for our school’s newspaper and I was the school’s treasurer, so I got some experience from that. I saw this position open up and I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to use my skills for the benefit of my fellow students. I think it would be a really good way to help the school, that’s really what I want to do. I haven’t been all that aware, without seeking out information, about what AS does with its funds. I haven’t been all that aware of what’s going on and I really think that should change. That makes me want to run for this just to change that and raise public awareness of what the AS does and what the AS is. I think it does a good job overall of representing the student body now, but it’s not just about
“It has to do with helping oversee finances of the AS which is a lot of money and it’s really coming from Western students. So I feel like the Vice President for Business Operations would really be going out and being with people, talking to people and seeing what people want done with their money. It’s everyone’s money, it’s not just the school’s and I don’t think it should be, at any rate, the place of any officer - especially dealing with finances - to do things based on what they would like to see done. My role in the position would be to go out and talk to people and make sure that everyone’s interests are being represented fairly and equally to the greatest extent as possible. I’m really trying to keep the AS responsive to public wishing with regard to how they’re using public money.”
MORGAN BURKE
getting to know the organization, getting to know the position, I would be able to see the changes that were trying to be made and finish that job as well as impleWhy are you seeking this position? ment my own. When you go somewhere, you want to leave it bet“I have experience with the whole budgeting ter than the way you found it and I do that through efstructure, I’ve worked extensively with the previous VP creating the Budget Center. It’s a branch off of ficiency. I’ve assessed the organization and I’ve found the AS website. What we did was we found that all of things that I want to change and make better.. I want the operational budgets didn’t have record keeping so to continue those changes on a different level and everyone could see so it was hard for people to bud- make larger scale change. Being an RA for two years, get their programs when they weren’t completely sure you get to work with a large variety of people with different needs and different skill sets and all sorts of fun how to break down their entire budget… I’ve worked with all the budgets, so I know them stuff... like the variety of people in the AS now, there’s a very well. It would be a smooth transition for the or- diverse group and it’s both challenging and rewarding. ganization because I wouldn’t have to waste my time Continued on next page
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I have experience with mediation and conflict resolution... I really like moving forward and not being stagnant but dynamic, because there’s a balance. I am constantly working to find that balance, but I’m constantly putting more on my plate. With the work that I’ve done, I think that it’s set me up for success in this position.” What do you think is the role for VP for Business & Operations is? “The position mainly focuses on the budget side and using that business, number-crunching lens to be that resource for those members on the board. When proposals are brought, it’s important to have a variety of perspectives because then you really get the best proposal and the best decision made and so, with my expertise in numbers and policy, I would be able to provide that. That is what the position is already supposed to do—they understand all the policies, they know how to interpret them along with the
board, they oversee different offices: Business office, Personal Office and the Assessment Office. I want to make some changes, I want to make things run better. I know the people in those offices, I work well with others, I want to challenge myself and I think I have the knowledge and expertise to do that. I know the policies. I think an important part too is being objective, especially with student fees money. The way that the whole financial structure works is 98%... is generated by the Student Activities fee that is part of tuition and the other portion is based off of revenue from the bookstore. So when we’re having these programs and figuring out all these budgets and all these different proposals, we want to make sure that student fee dollars are being spent to better the students…I have my hands full, but I’m also able to pull myself out and be objective and have that unbiased opinion and really look at the numbers to benefit the entire student body.”
PANDEMONIUM Social justice spoken word to shake UGCH By C Hayley Halstead At a university that’s been grounds for protests, activist groups and even had its students shut down I-5 in the late 1960s to protest the Vietnam War, Western will soon be hosting a new kind of event that has never been seen by Vikings before - an event where students and community members are able to express themselves through spoken word on social issues. Pandemonium: A Spoken Word Event for Social Justice will be hosted on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Underground Coffee House, co-sponsored by the Social Issues Resource Center. “Spoken word and other oral traditions such as rap or hip-hop is much more accessible than many other platforms for issues such as racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, colonization, ecological destruction, ableism, and other systems of oppression,” said Ro Sigle, the SIRC Assistant Coordinator. This is the first year for Pandemonium and the idea was born during the AS training in September. One of the staff members knew Sigle was interested in spoken word and was enthusiastic about having the SIRC host a spoken word event in the UGCH. “There’s not many options for poetry reading on this campus, and since the SIRC is focused on social issues, we wanted to make sure it
was really social justice-oriented,” Sigle said. The idea behind Pandemonium is that it represents something loud. “There’s always a stigma with activist and protest work as having a negative connotation with loudness by having chaotic noise, noise without a purpose,” said Sigle. “We wanted an ironic use of the word of pandemonium, a chaotic word.” The event will feature student performers presenting their work, as well as Ella Barton, a slam poet from Seattle. “Historically speaking, spoken word, slam poetry, rap, hip-hop and all these forms of spoken art have really been used for community building and raising awareness of issues,” said Sigle. “It’s really good for Western’s campus because all sorts of people are dealing with social issues, so having a platform for people to talk about it in a way that’s engaging and accessible to be people is a good thing.” Submissions for pieces are currently open and will close on Jan. 31. All are welcome to apply. The e-mail for submissions is as.sirc.asst@ wwu.edu. Sigle described the submissions process as informal and is in place to make sure people are staying within the theme of the event. “I think if you are thinking about doing it, you should do it,” Sigle said. “If you feel butterflies especially in regards to poetry, those butterflies mean you should probably do it. Everyone has something important to say.”
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Viking Lobby Day: Putting a face on student interests
Left: Patrick Stickney, KUGS Programs Director and former VP for Governmental Affairs, speaks with Rep. Susan Fagan of the 9th District about the Carver Academic Facility renovations. Right: Viking Lobby Day participants take a moment for a photo in front of the Legislative Building before departing Olympia on Jan. 21. Photos by Cade Schmidt // AS Review
doesn’t see red and blue. “No matter who you talk to, when it comes I will admit that I didn’t really know what down to it, education is not a partisan issue… I I was getting into when I agreed to tag along go in with the mind-set that I don’t care whethto Viking Lobby Day from Jan. 20-21. I’m a er the person is a democrat or a republican. freshman from Colorado, and know very little What can we all agree on? We can agree that about the work that the Associated Students we all benefit from a highly educated workdoes with the state government. force and we should do that for Washington.” This is what I knew: Viking Lobby Day is an opportunity for Western students to sit face The Agenda, Seahawks and President Bruce to face with state legislators and to put a face to The first order of business was to discuss issues in the AS State Legislative Agenda. the legislative agenda. These were the causes A conversation with AS President Carly we went to Olympia to battle for. They were Roberts got me a whole lot closer to under- chosen by the AS Legislative Affairs Council standing the importance of these two days. and approved by the AS Board of Directors in When I asked if, as student lobbyists, we were December. They read as follows: just playing the game that all the other special interest groups play, she responded, 1. Dedicating revenue to Higher Education. “I refuse to submit myself to the dichotoThere is no direct provision in the state my’s of games. I’m idealistic almost to a fault in constitution that requires funding for higher that I really believe in the power of the people education. Funding comes from what’s called when they show up. When people show up to the “general fund.” There are a bunch of differour government, I think that’s when we work ent state agencies that have to fight over this the best, and so that’s what I think this is.” chunk of money. Higher-education tends to In terms of partisan politics, Roberts get short-changed, so the goal is to have funds By Andrew Wise
directly dedicated to higher education from the outset. 2. Advocating for the DREAM Act. This is Washington’s version of the DREAM Act proposed at the federal level. It would provide undocumented students with access to state financial aid. 3. Securing funding for the safety renovation for the Carver Academic Facility. A substantial earthquake could bring the entire Carver Complex to its knees. Funds have already been invested the necessary retrofits that’ve already been planned, but $5 million is needed to drive pilings through the swampy soil and into the bedrock below the building. This process will be loud and distracting, and therefore can only happen during summer quarter. The state must provide the $5 million by June in order for the process to begin or the renovations will be delayed another year. It was a little unfair to expect that VLD participants would completely ignore the
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Seahawks-49ers game to focus on the pre-lobby workshops Sunday afternoon. The workshops, led by AS Vice President for Governmental Affairs Kaylee Galloway, included presentations from Government Relations Specialist Brad Sherman and Associate VP and Director of Government Relations Sherry Burkey. After a presentation from Washington Student Association Executive Director Garrett Havens [and a wild celebration after the Seahawks’ victory], University President Bruce Shepard made his way to the front of the room. Shepard was fearless in expressing his stance on the issues within the agenda, calling the DREAM Act the “right, moral, just and fair thing to do.” On Carver, the concern is that legislators see it as a gymnasium and not an academic facility (even though hundreds of academic classes are taught in the building per year). Shepard joked that he would “call it the Carver Engineering Building if it means we get the money.”
ule: Rep. Timm Ormsby (D), Sen. Andy Hill (R), Sen. Rodney Tom (D), Rep. Frank Chopp (speaker) (D) and Sen. Mark Schoesler (R). There was a pattern to our conversations with legislators: They agreed with our principles, but were pessimistic about policy implementation. The DREAM Act is stuck in a senate committee, there is very little money in the budget to be allocated for projects like Carver and dedicated revenue can only really come into being with a constitutional amendment. Our most interesting meeting was our last. Sen. Mark Schloeser represents Legislative District 9 - including Pullman. Washington State University’s Director for Legislative Affairs Janson VanderMeulen joined the meeting to help bridge the gap between our delegation and the senator who has referred to Western students “as a bunch of little Marxists,” according to VanderMeulen. Discussion of the DREAM Act with Schloeser demanded tact on the part of the student lobbyists in the room. VanderMeulen made the argument that undocumented residents pay sales tax and property tax. Schloeser equated Legislators and little Marxists offering undocumented students financial aid The capitol was silent when we descended to offering it to kids from Idaho, who’d like to upon it en masse at about 8 a.m. I was grouped go to school in Washington. with Roberts, a veteran of Lobby Day, and it Roberts responded that students from Idaho showed in her demeanor. She was calm and still have the opportunity to use state resources tough, and knew where she was going. in their home state, undocumented students There were five legislators on our sched- have nowhere to go. She proceeded to discuss
the importance of the state need grant in getting her to school, finally saying that without it, “I wouldn’t be sitting here in front of you as AS President.” Schloeser did agree that tuition costs have been allowed to skyrocket, and that he believes in bringing them down. What’s Next By the end of the day, I was so caught up in the fight for our agenda issues and convincing certain politicians to change their minds that I was looking for a political scorecard, our wins and losses, our allies and enemies. But this day was really about getting students and legislators at the same desk, about watching the jumbled, grinding cogs of democracy turn. It was about being there, on the steps, in a suit, sharing in the democratic process. “It’s really important for students, regardless of their field of study, to learn how to engage in government and how to exercise their power which is the power of the people, and that is what our whole government relies upon,” said Roberts said. “If people don’t show up, this doesn’t work.” To read Andrew’s entire account of #VLD14, including a Muslim-American demonstration, an NRA protest and talking weaponry with Senator Schloeser, visit as.wwu.com/asreview.
Left: University President Bruce Shepard speaks to students on Sunday evening about issues in the AS State Legislative Agenda. Right: Viking lobbyists take a break on the Legislative Building’s marble staircase underneath the dome.
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Breaking the trend: Elect-Her helps women learn to lead in office you’re not the norm, then your gender is just going to be a huge, main point that people are going In 2013, Washington ranked to pay so much attention to when sixth in percentage of women in its that might not have anything legislature at 32 percent, according to do with your politics at all,” to the Center for American Wozniak said. “It’s like why do we Women and Politics. While this is make comments on what Hilary progress, the AS strives to make Clinton was wearing, when no one this percentage even higher with cares about what Bill Clinton was Elect-Her, an event that seeks wearing? Women just aren’t taken to encourage women to run for as seriously.” elected offices. Elect-Her seeks to help women “The objective is to give the face these obstacles head-on with tools and knowledge necessary for proper training and a community women to know how to get into full of support. office in order to work towards “It’s really important to remedying the obvious lack of Mayra Guizar, Kaylee Galloway, Josie Ellinson, and Carly Roberts encourage young women to go out representation of women in elected (left to right) are the elected women in the AS Board of Directors and run for office, even if it is just positions,” said Representation and office. Photo by Isaac Martin // AS Review at Western, because I think people Engagement Program Associate are more likely to focus on issues Director Graham Marmion. that relate more to them,” Wozniak said. The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8 Since the first event in 2010, Elect-Her has inspired many of in Viking Union 567 and includes training sessions aimed to motivate Western’s female-identified students to take on more leadership roles. and prepare women to take on leadership roles. While Elect-Her A prime example of an Elect-Her success story is AS President Carly is targeted towards female-identified students, anyone is welcome. However, there are only 50 spots available and registration is on a first- Roberts. According to Roberts, had it not been for Elect-Her, she would not be in the same position as she is now. come-first-served basis. “Elect-Her was really the first time I ever put a lot of thought into In addition to training sessions, the event features guest speakers why women are underrepresented in our political system and that I from both students and local officials. Last year the event included could have a role - or even a responsibility - in exercising my skills and appearances by City Council person Cathy Lehman and Bellingham abilities in elected office,” Roberts said. Mayor Kelli Linville. It will also help connect students to politicallyAfter attending Elect-Her for the past two years, Roberts oriented opportunities, including scholarships and internships. recognizes the severity of the lack of female-identified representation Elect-Her is sponsored by the Representation and Engagement in student, local, state and federal government. Program, the Women’s Center, Western Votes, Board of Directors “Numbers speak for themselves. Even though women now and the American Association of University Women, an organization make up the majority of students in colleges, we are still woefully focused on empowering women and promoting equality. underrepresented in the top levels of student government,” Roberts “I definitely wanted to be on the planning committee for [Electsaid. “For example, on the Washington Student Association Board of Her] because female-identified people are just so underrepresented Directors, there are 11 presidents. Two of us are women.” in politics,” said Women’s Center Coordinator Sara Wozniak. “Well, In order to get the tools and knowledge needed to combat this lack really anyone that isn’t a white cis[gender]* man is. That voice just of representation, sign up for Elect-Her before Feb. 7 at as.wwu.edu/ usually isn’t there.” rep. Women, and other underrepresented groups, face many obstacles *Editor’s note: Cisgender is a term referring to people who identify breaking into the political field and leadership roles. with the gender they were assigned at birth. “I think one of the biggest obstacles is that people just aren’t used to seeing a strong woman leader. If you’re not a cis[gender] man, if By Kelly Mason
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Catching up with Vervex’s Jake Borrow post-split By Annika Wolters Jake Barrow, Western alumni of the alternative four-piece band Vervex, is on the brink of picking up and going solo. His first one-man show will be an opening act for RA Scion as a part of the Wednesday Night Concert Series, in the Underground Coffeehouse. To learn about his experience of branching out alone, the AS Review sat down one-on-one with Barrow. Describe your band’s sound. Is it going to change as you go solo? With the band it was more live instrumentation, definitely more pop/rock. I think the solo sound will lean more towards what I started doing with Vervex, more electronic. Freshman year I released an album that was half electronic, half indie rock called Zapatos. I’m going back to some of the roots that I started with, being more electronic. I’m trying to combine those a little bit.
What are your goals for your solo career? I want to carry over the momentum we had as a band playing in Bellingham. I don’t want there to be too much of a hiccup. I don’t know if I want to do an EP or if I want to set a goal of doing a full-length, perhaps. I still have some material that I could have worked on with the band, so I don’t have one particular sound I want to pursue. I just want to be a creative outlet and experiment, which is part of my goal to find an over-arching sound. I admire Beck because he’s got not only one sound. How do you practice now that you’re a solo-act? A solo, live, electronic set is really like a puzzle. I just want to get as fluid as possible. I want to make it feel organic. Not just eight bars of this and four bars of that. I don’t think I’ll be super fluid. It will probably take some time. I didn’t really do solo stuff before I played
with the band, so I’ll probably be playing stuff that I released freshman year. It’s intimidating to start working but also really fun. You performed with four people. How are you going to maintain that same stage presence as a solo-act? How it looks can really influence a show and take it to the next level. I try to focus on banter and talking with the audience between songs. When I see a bigger band, I feel like it’s a tendency for them to be quiet and maintain an air of mysteriousness or coolness by not saying anything and just transitioning to the next song. I like to build a rapport with the audience, which can be hard. Its way easier said than done. I’ll be working on that. Maybe I’ll wear a cape. I think there are two ways to approach it either be super honest and vulnerable, or just be a character and not yourself at all. I haven’t quite decided.
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Super Bowl predictions: A Hawks and Broncos fan go head-to-head By Dominic D’Angelo & Andrew Wise Graphic design By Kristina Huynh Dominic D’Angelo is a die-hard Seahawks fan who grew up in the heart of 49ers territory. Andrew Wise hails from Denver and bleeds Broncos orange and blue. With their teams facing off in Super Bowl XLVIII, they sat down to talk match-ups, what a victory would mean to each team and more. Andrew Wise: Are you worried about Russell Wilson, a young quarterback who has never been here before, handling the pressure of a Super Bowl? Dominic D’Angelo: Absolutely not. If you’ve ever seen Wilson in a game, be it the conference match in Atlanta or an easy win back at CenturyLink, you can tell he’s always got his emotions under check. His face straight even when he’s being flushed out of the pocket. I think this is just his personality, an extension of that humility and confidence he exudes in press conferences. As NFL analysts and announcers like to remind Seattle fans often, Wilson spends a moment before every game finding a spot where he feels comfortable. When he finds this spot, he uses it during the game to control his emotions and bring himself back to center. If he does this, he’ll play the Super Bowl just like he plays every other game of the season - like a champ. DD: Considering the reputation of Seattle’s secondary, or the Legion of Boom as they call themselves, do you expect Manning to hand the ball off to Knowshon Moreno more than usual? AW: I definitely respect the Hawks’ secondary. Sherman has a much better shot at containing Demaryius Thomas than your average
corner, just because of his size and physicality. That said, this is a passing offense, and while Moreno will get 5 to 10 yards on a draw play every once in a while, he can only be effective when the passing game is a threat. He’s simply not a big-play back. This could totally change if a nasty snowstorm hits at game-time, but I expect John Fox and his staff to stick to their guns and throw the ball a ton. Because as good as the “Legion of Boom” might be, they haven’t come up against a receiving corps with the talent, size and depth that the Broncos have. And Colin Kaepernick isn’t anywhere close to Peyton in terms of taking a secondary apart.
Byron Maxwell on Demaryius Thomas, Walter Thurmond III on Eric Decker, with Earl Thomas and Kam ‘Kamtrak’ Chancellor running along the middle - these are some matchups that I like. Plus, if Manning can’t pass, I have faith that the front seven has the strength to stymie any attempt by Moreno to run. DD: Do you believe Denver’s front-seven can stop Beastmode? AW: Two words. Terrance Knighton. This guy is absolutely huge, has had a great season and was all over Tom Brady and the Patriots in the AFC Championship. This line is strong in the middle, averaging only 2.84 yards per carry
“As good as the ‘Legion of Boom’ might be, they haven’t come up against a receiving corps with the talent, size and depth that the Broncos have. And Colin Kaepernick isn’t anywhere close to Peyton in terms of taking a secondary apart.” AW: How do the Hawks stop Peyton Manning? DD: First, I want to say I have tremendous respect for Manning as a play-caller and a playmaker, he truly embodies the ageold comparison of an NFL quarterback to a field general. However, his strength lies in his ability to pass, while the Hawks’ lies in their ability to block and intercept that pass. In essence, what we are about to see on Super Bowl Sunday is almost equitable to two equally weighted trains crashing head on at full speed. Regardless, as a Hawks fan I would be remiss if I didn’t have faith that the Legion of Boom could make Manning’s strength his greatest frustration. Richard Sherman on Wes Welker,
over the center this season. Lynch is a smashmouth, straight up the middle kind of runner and our big guys just don’t take too kindly to that. Not only will they stop “Beast Mode,” but Russell is going to be running backwards all game long. AW: Have Richard Sherman’s antics turned the country against the Seahawks? Is he more distraction than motivation at this point? DD: I think Sherman’s emotions embody the core of the Seahawks team: a chip on their collective shoulder about being overlooked Continued on next page
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to act like a pro-wrestler in the interview with Erin Andrews on Sunday. So I guess in answer to your question I’d have to ask, does it matter? This team is hungry and nobody in Seattle thinks Sherman is a bad guy. Will it really affect that spirit if the bandwagoners from all the non-Super Bowl teams dislike Seattle? Those guys aren’t 12’s. The traveling 12’s are going to make their voices heard at the Super Bowl and
another one is greater than the Seahawks Super Bowl-starved stomach’s? AW: Manning feeds off the environment by the rest of the NFL. For Sherman, the chip around him. In 2007, Indy was desperate for a comes from being a fifth-round draft pick ring. Denver is just as desperate now. This is a when he’s clearly the best cornerback in the new team and Peyton is a new man. Winning league. With Russell Wilson, I think being a this Super Bowl means redemption. It means third-round draft pick really weighs on and proving everyone wrong who wrote him off motivates him. For Marshawn Lynch, I beafter the neck injury. For Broncos fans, this is lieve he is haunted by his failed tenure with the about ending fifteen years of constantly reshuffling, mediocre teams with hopelessly inconsistent quarterbacks. I don’t doubt that there “Sherman’s emotions embody the core of the Seahawks team: a is some substantial hunger in Seattle, but the chip on their collective shoulder about being overlooked by the reality is that this is the beginning of an era of strong Seahawk teams led by a quarterback rest of the NFL...this team has got heart and it’s out to prove that just starting his career. If it doesn’t happen this it’s the best team in the NFL.” year, there will be plenty of optimism about next year. For the Broncos, there aren’t many opportunities left. The immediacy is a lot more palpable. Unless Brock Osweiler turns out to Buffalo Bills. The point I am trying to make that’s the only noise that matters. be the next Russell Wilson success story, this is that this team has got heart and it’s out to prove that it’s the best team in the NFL. That’s DD: Manning already won a Super year might be the last shot. These fans, and this what I think Sherman meant when he decided Bowl in 2007. Do you think his hunger for team, won’t go down without a fight.