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Momma Always Said, Take the Vouchers By Meghann Heinrich We all know the old adage about holiday travel. Here, you can say it with me: “Ye that opteth out of overbooked flights during the great holiday travel surge shall be rewarded monetarily as is right and proper and shall forevermore be smiled upon by the TSA.” That’s weird, it almost seemed as if we didn’t all know the old adage. That’s on you; I know my adages. It just so happens that I lived this age-old saying to the letter on my journey homeward for Christmas break. Go with me on a trip down memory lane, back through the mists of time. I remember it like it was a few weeks ago: finals were done and the proverbial sun was shining (not the regular one; don’t be preposterous). With bags packed and plane tickets in hand, my trusty travel partner/sister and I sallied forth to Pasco. I like the Pasco airport; it’s like a miniature big airport. You know, like it has all the things a big

Hey Thanks! “Thank you first day of any Physical Education course for giving students an existential crisis from trying to decide whether to show up in workout clothes or regular clothes.” “Thank you Christmas break for giving me those 5 extra pounds and a New Year’s resolution.” “Thank you Costco for the free samples.”

airport has, but it’s little. I remember standing in line to go through security and thinking how, in a few short hours, I would be home with my sassy cat Mort and all would be right with the world, and then Mort would fart, and my dad would start sneezing and say something like “Who let the cat in?! I’m allergic, throw him out!” and then I would throw him out the back door, but he would know I love him, because we have a special bond, Mort and I. Well, I went through line and, just like magic, my backpack was pulled for inspection. In it was what the TSA lady had suspected all along: goodies. That is to say, my great-aunt had sent us with a huge tupperware full of home-baked cookies. The security lady smiled and cracked a joke about keeping them for evidence, but I didn’t laugh, because honestly she wasn’t that funny. After repatriating our belongings, we headed to our gate with plenty of time to sit in silence before our flight.

As the gate agent prepared for boarding it became apparent that our flight was overbooked. She kept making announcements about limited overhead space; asking passengers to gate-check carry-ons and small children to save space–the usual stuff. She made a number of pleas for volunteers to stay behind, but no one was biting. Then the waiting game began. “The plane cannot be boarded until we have volunteers to stay behind,” she said. Nothing. No one moved. “I can offer a $200 travel voucher and rebook you to your final destination first-class.” Heads down, no eye contact. “I’m up to $400 vouchers and first-class tickets to your final destination.” Nervous shuffling from the crowd, everyone waiting for someone to make a move. “$800 vouchers and first class tickets home.” We sprang. Well, we sauntered. Okay fine, we power walked to the desk to throw our hats in. I turned on the charm; I’ve always had a natural

rapport with gate agents, and explained that we would be happy to stay behind if that meant the rest could go on. She took our names and told us to wait while she got the boarding process rolling. We stood there like two altruistic flamingos wearing backpacks as the boarding process began. I humbly curtsied to those passing us to show I truly cared that they make it to their final destination, also because I knew it wouldn’t be weird since I was wearing a dress (curtsies are only weird when you’re not in a dress). In that moment I was no longer a customer–I was a partner to the airline, an ambassador of sorts. Together we could get any plane off the ground. The passengers passed us, seemingly unaware of the holiday miracle they had just witnessed.

for the first time in my life; 10/10 would recommend), and first-class tickets home the next day.

I called for a standing ovation. One kind soul obliged. Bada bing, bada boom my sister and I landed $1,100 apiece in travel vouchers, a hotel in Pasco (where I ordered delivery food

And that, my friends, is the story of how a first-class miracle occurred at the Pasco airport.

We went back to the airport casually flaunting our first-class tickets. We stood in line for the TSA check, my bag got pulled for inspection again and the security lady made the same joke about the cookies. Still not funny, Karen. But not even Karen could put a damper on our first-class adventure. We sat in the very front with the solemn businessmen, basically flying the plane. I took lots of pictures, watched all the movies, partook of the Wi-Fi, reclined my chair as far as it would go (repeatedly) and snagged a couple of those snazzy blankets as a souvenir. You could say we were on top of the world, and you’d be right.

Verbatim “You can never trust little old ladies.” - Professor Bruce Toews “If I were a lion, I might eat you.” - Professor Timothy Golden “Leave me, I’m going to sit here and weep manly tears.” - Professor Terry Gottschall at the end class after briefly talking about current world politics. “We’ll be your sugar daddy.” - Professor Kyle Craig talking about polar bonds. “One of the benefits of modern science, pickle your organs.” - Professor Curt Nelson.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Daniella Silva Dear Reader,

Querido leitor,, for that gift card is announced on page 8.

Happy New Year!1 The days of endless good food, presents and family are behind us for now, and whining, “Baby, it’s cold outside,” is no longer a valid excuse to stay indoors. Be that as it may, a new year always implies there are some things to look forward to2. In light of this, we have decided to write a “2018 Year in Forecast” for our Collegian feature story this week. In the spirit of full disclosure, no one on our staff is a professional analyst, psychic or expert in any particular field. Nevertheless, we thought it would be fun and interesting to make a series of predictions for the year ahead ranging from lighthearted to more serious. We have also taken our list of predictions to ASWWU President, Adam Hagele and asked them to rank the top three they think are most likely to come true. You can read the full feature on page 5. As this is our first week back on campus, there was no opinion poll for this issue; however, as some of you may remember, The Collegian announced a $25 Amazon gift card holiday draw in our last issue of December. The winner

Additionally, I would like to thank you for continuing to read and support this campus publication in 2018. The writers, designers, copy editors, managers and distributors work hard each week to bring you relevant stories from the community and to ignite informed public debate on a variety of issues. We are excited about what the new year has in store and, just to be a little cliché, we have written up a list of 10 new year’s resolutions for The Collegian that you can read on page 5. As usual, please continue to enjoy all your favorite columnists’ contributions. If you have any questions, comments or article submissions, you can email me at aswwu.collegian@ wallawalla.edu. Stay snazzy! Daniella Silva 1 Unless you’re Chinese, in which case I’ll wish you a Happy New Year on Feb. 16. 2 And occasionally dread.

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Feliz Ano Novo! 1 Os dias de comida gostosa, presentes, e família já ficaram para traz, e reclamando do frio não é mais uma desculpa valida para fica dentro de casa. Ainda assim, um novo ano nos lembra que possamos esperar coisas novas.2 Pensando nisso, decidimos escrever uma “Previsão de 2018” para nossa reportagem de capa essa semana no Collegian. No espirito de honestidade, ninguém da nossa equipe é um analista professional, médium, nem especialista em qualquer área. Contudo, pensamos que seria interessante fazer uma serie de previsões sobre esse ano, que sejam engraçados ou mesmo mais sérios. Agente também levou a nossa lista ao Presidente da ASWWU, Adam Hagele, e pedimos pra ele escolher as opções más prováveis. Você pode ler a reportagem completa na pagina 5. Tão como é a primeira semana de volta ao campus, não haverá pesquisa nessa edição; no entanto, como vocês talvez se lembram, The Collegian lançou um sorteio de $25 pro Amazon na edição de Dezembro. O recipiente do premio esta anunciado na pagina 8.

ISLAND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

Students Receive Sick Pay Benefit Beginning January 1

Other Women: A New Anthology of Monologues

By Doug Taylor (Associate Director, Student Financial Services)

By Olena Hodges (Artistic Director, Island Shakespeare Festival)

Students will accrue 1.6 hours for each 40 hours they work (.04 hours per hour worked). This benefit is available as soon as a student is hired and begins accruing benefits. This change was prompted by the same law that increased minimum wage to $11.50 per hour on January 1. According to Erika Sanderson, Associate Director of Human Resources at WWU, “While the law allows a 90 day waiting period, WWU chose to not implement that requirement. WWU is also accruing sick pay at a higher rate than the law requires.” According to the WWU website, “Sick time is accrued and available

Como sempre, continua a desfrutar das suas reportagens favoritas. Se você tiver qualquer pergunta, sugestão, ou observações, mandam para aswwu. collegian@wallawalla.edu. Translated to Portuguese by Evelyn Ouro-Rodrigues. 1 A menos que seja chinês, no caso eu te desejarei um Feliz Ano Novo dia 16 de fevereiro. 2 E as vezes coisas que não gostaríamos de acontecer.

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SICK PAY BENEFIT

Beginning January 1, 2018, all WWU student employees will be eligible for the same sick pay benefit other WWU employees receive.

Adicionalmente, eu gostaria de continuar em agradecer todos que leiam e sustentam essa publicação em 2018. Os escritores, desenhistas, redatores, gerentes, e distribuidoras trabalham cada semana para te trazer as historias pertinentes da comunidade, e incentivar debate informado sobre vários tópicos. Estamos muitos contentes e esperamos grandes coisas nesse ano, e ainda que seja um pouco clichê, criamos uma lista de dez resoluções pro The Collegian que você pode ler na pagina 5.

for use by the employee for: mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; preventative medical care; public health emergency; domestic violence; or to care for a qualified family member (child, parent, spouse, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling). Walla Walla University reserves the right to require a note from the physician if the absence is for longer than three (3) consecutive workdays or at its discretion.” “We’re excited about offering this new benefit,” commented Heidi Lindstrom, Manager of Student Employment. She also cautions students that this is for valid sicknesses and can’t be used for vacation time or study time.

Langly, WA: Island Shakespeare Festival is excited to announce our first indoors winter production, Shakespeare’s Other Women: A New Anthology of Monologues, by Scott Kaiser, directed by Erin Murray. ISF has become a favorite summer attraction, located on beautiful Whidbey Island and producing three classic productions in rotating repertory every summer. In January 2018, ISF will expand its horizon into winter programming with the professional premiere of Scott Kaiser’s new play, giving voice to text Shakespeare might have written had he provided more for his female characters to speak.

speare’s First Folio of collected works. Shakespeare’s Other Women explores the female experience that exists beneath the surface of Shakespeare’s works, acknowledging the repression of female voices throughout history. Shakespeare’s Other Women runs Thursday through Sunday, January 18-28, at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts’ Zech Hall in Langley, WA. Thursdays are Pay-What-You-Will; Friday through Sunday tickets are $15. Tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets, on the homepage of www.islandshakespearefest.org.

This timely story weaves together an anthology of 36 new monologues, written in iambic pentameter, in Shakespeare’s vernacular, set in the historical moment upon the completion of Shake-

COLLEGIAN WISDOM Rapper With Song ‘Sell Drugsz’ Gets Prison For Selling Drugs Excellent police work there. The City of Toronto Is Recruiting People To Cuddle Cats and Bunnies and No We’re Not Joking Goodbye Collegian, goodbye Walla Walla — you know where to find me. Cat Jumps Into Car and Attacks Driver, Who Is Then Run Over The woman was paws-itively crushed. Man Rips Urinal Off a Pub’s Wall — Then Runs Wet and Naked In The Woods To Escape And this is why we, as good Adventists, don’t drink. Russian Man Rams Armored Personnel Carrier Into Shop, Steals Wine I’m surprised it wasn’t vodka. Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream Launches New Cryogenics Company Now your loved ones can last forever as tiny balls of frozen flesh. Pennsylvanians Asked To Eat Roadkill 3,300 Times In 2017 The winter is getting tough in the Northeast. Amazon Removes Circumcision Training Kits From Sale This ended with the entire editorial team doing research on circumcision.

SENATE GL2 has passed - Social VP Job - job requirements and responsibilities for the Social VP have been updated in the personnel manual. Everyone working with ASWWU gets a raise! ASWWU GENERAL ELECTIONS APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN (The deadline is Jan. 22. Pick up a form at the ASWWU offices) Senate meets Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. in WEC 217

ANNOUNCEMENTS Auditions for “The Voice” by ASWWU Social are now open. This is a singing competition which will take place in the Havstad Alumni Center on Feb. 3. For more information about auditions, you can email aswwu. social@wallawalla.edu ! Do you and your friends have a musical talent the world needs to hear? Ever thought about starting a band and joining a competition? Now is your chance! Auditions for ASWWWU Social’s annual “Battle of the Bands” will be held between Jan. 29 and Feb. 4. Email aswwu.social@ wallawalla.edu today tosecure a spot at the auditions! The event itself will take place on Mar. 3.

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HISTORY A NEW YEAR

2017 is History ... How Might It Be Remembered? From #MAGA to #MeToo, 2017 saw climates changing and empires crumbling. By Zachary White 2017 was a year of epic storms. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria ravaged Atlantic coastlines, took hundreds of lives, cost billions of dollars in damage and rendered the largest power outage in American history on the island of Puerto Rico.1 In terms of media and politics, there was another, more metaphorical, hurricane that blew through 2017. This storm goes by the name “Donald Trump.” The election of Trump, a reality TV star and real estate billionaire, to the office of the U.S. Presidency was a shock felt around the world and will almost certainly be seen by future historians as a turning point in the history of the United States and perhaps even the history of the world. The actions of President Trump and the reactions against him have defined the year 2017 in profound ways, particularly in regard to the women’s movement, the rise of the Alt-Right, seismic shifts in international relations and the global race against time as it relates to climate change. From start to finish, 2017 was a landmark year for women’s activism. At the end of 2016, the first woman in American history to be nominated by a major party won the popular vote by

over two million ballots but was defeated in the Electoral College.2 Trump, who was inaugurated on January 20, was notorious on the campaign trail for his sexist comments and has been accused of sexual harassment and rape by over 20 women.3 Most notably, a previously unreleased Access Hollywood tape that went viral during the election records him saying, “Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ‘em by the pussy. You can do anything.” 4 Trump’s misogyny was not forgotten upon his entrance to the White House. On Jan. 21, the day after Trump’s inauguration, the Women’s March drew millions of Americans in cities across the country to what many political scientists have called the largest single-day demonstration in American history.5 Pictures can be seen of solidarity marches on nearly every continent in the world, with even Walla Walla’s local march drawing a crowd of more than 2,000 people.6, 7 The galvanized women’s movement took another dramatic turn in October when accusations by over 80 women and exposés in both The New York Times and The New Yorker triggered the downfall of the renown

film producer and Miramax co-founder Harvey Weinstein for his widespread and systematic sexual harassment of women in Hollywood.8 The downfalls of various other high profile media figures, from Matt Lauer to Kevin Spacey, followed, and the hashtag #MeToo, originally coined by black activist Tarana Burke in 2006, went viral as women around the world began sharing their stories as survivors of sexual assault.9 While the rise of Donald Trump did energize progressive movements in 2017, it also fueled the dramatic surge of the white nationalist / white identity wing of the American right, now labeled the “alt-right.” This shift was most powerfully embodied in the confirmation of Trump’s appointee for Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, and the brief tenure of Steve Bannon as Trump’s White House Chief Strategist. Sessions, who was deemed “too racist” for a federal judgeship by a Republican-controlled Congress in the 1980s, allegedly said of the Ku Klux Klan, “I thought those guys were okay until I learned they smoked pot.” 10 Bannon, the head of Breitbart news, described his organization in 2016 as “the platform for the alt-right,” a term coined by White supremacist and “hipster” neo-Nazi Richard Spencer.11 Spencer, known for his veiled and frequent ref-

erences to Nazism, has advocated the “peaceful ethnic cleansing” of the United States, and obsesses over “European identity” and the shifting demographics of the U.S.12 The emboldening of the racist far-right by Trump’s anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant rise to the presidency saw its culmination in the city of Charlottesville at the Unite the Right rally on Aug. 11-12. White supremacists, neo-Nazis, neo-Confederates, and Klansman from across the country marched to oppose the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee, carrying semi-automatic rifles, anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic banners, flags bearing swastikas and Confederate imagery, and “Trump/Pence” campaign signs. Conflicts with anti-fascist protesters resulted in dozens of injuries, and a White supremacist vehicular ramming of a crowd of demonstrators resulted in the death of anti-racist protester Heather Heyer. In controversial comments that followed the event, President Trump repeatedly asserted that “both sides” were to blame in conflicts between fascist and anti-fascist demonstrators.13 Another more global trend that may be observed by future historians looking back on the year 2017 might be the beginning of the decline of the United States as the world’s major superpower. The recent rise of China as perhaps the world’s new number one economic power, combined with all-time-low international approval ratings of Donald Trump, puts the United States in a historically unique position.14 Even historians today, such as Alfred McCoy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have argued convincingly that China will surpass the U.S. in military and economic influence by the year 2030.15 Historians are also likely to look back on 2017 as the fateful year that the United States turned its back on the global community in the fight against climate change, when on June 1, President Trump announced the U.S.’s exit from the 2015 United Nations Paris Climate Accord. In November, with Syria’s entrance to the treaty, the United States became the only nation in the world to reject the relatively weak agreement at Paris to proactively reduce carbon emissions.16 Meanwhile, a study in the journal “Nature Climate Change” published this year reports that it is possible that 75 percent of the world’s population could experience deadly heatwaves by the year 2100.17 U.S. military and security experts have even warned that in the next few decades, climate change could

create a refugee crisis larger than any that the world has ever seen, affecting tens of millions of people.18 Despite the decline of the U.S. in terms of economic influence, it still remains today the world’s major military/diplomatic superpower, and its refusal to address the issue of climate change will have massive implications. 1 https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/10/30/16560212/puerto-rico-longest-blackout-in-us-history-hurricane-maria-grid-electricity 2 https://www.nytimes.com/elections/res… 3 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/nov/30/donald-trump-sexual-misconduct-allegations-full-list 4 http://www.newsweek.com/trump-grab-em-pussyvideo-white-house-679176 5 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/ americas/womens-march-anti-donald-trump-womens-rights-largest-protest-demonstration-us-history-political-a7541081.html 6 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/21/ world/womens-march-pictures.html 7 http://www.union-bulletin.com/news/updated-women-s-march-on-walla-walla-we-hit-a/article_7a273efa-e039-11e6-a1f4-5f8c673ecd5f.html 8 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.html 9 http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2017-silence-breakers/ 10 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/ fact-checker/wp/2016/12/02/jeff-sessionss-commentson-race-for-the-record/?utm_term=.d7da7b8fb355 11 http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/ la-na-trailguide-updates-what-is-the-alt-right-a-refresher-1479169663-htmlstory.html 12 https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/richard-spencer-speech-npi/508379/ 13 http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/politics/ trump-charlottesville-delay/index.html 14 https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-10-18/who-has-the-world-s-no-1-economynot-the-u-s 15 https://theintercept.com/2017/07/22/donaldtrump-and-the-coming-fall-of-american-empire/ 16 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/11/07/as-syria-embracesparis-climate-deal-its-the-united-states-against-theworld/?utm_term=.290b85bed11b 17 https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/06/ heatwaves-climate-change-global-warming/ 18 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/ nov/02/climate-change-will-create-worlds-biggestrefugee-crisis

Zachary White is a history major.

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RELIGION SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Like a Good Neighbor, Part 1 By Peter Flores Recently, there has been a lot of talk in the Church about how to relate to human sexuality. I usually hear two different trains of thought from people after a speaker talks about sexual orientation. The first response is that he or she said too little. People with this opinion don’t feel that the speaker really said anything at all, or that he or she could have said more about a certain topic. There is often the sentiment that, “The speaker just beat around the bush but didn’t really touch on the subjects that I care about” that. The second response is the exact opposite. People with this opinion don’t feel that the speaker needed to “go there.” Maybe they were grossed out by some fact about differing lifestyle choices. Maybe they don’t think that the topics are relevant to them or even important in general. Specifically about the realm of sexual orientation, we have had too few speakers talk about this topic on campus. There is not really a place on campus where meaningful conversation about sexual orientation can happen in a sponsored environment, nor do we welcome speakers to come and create that space. There are some real problems with there being little to no meaningful conversations about sexual orientation (and other topics) on campus. For example, people of different sexual orientations can feel marginalized and irrelevant. Another problem is that people from the two groups mentioned above would never have their views challenged. Neither of those things should be okay with anyone who considers themselves a Christian. Jesus would not agree or support our inability to communicate effectively with a marginalized group of people in our community. In Luke 10:25-37, Jesus is asked

the question, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus asks this man, who was is expert in the law, how he views what is written in the law of God, and he responds by listing off a few things and ends by saying, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus agrees with the man and tells him to keep doing those things and that he would live. The man isn’t satisfied, so he asks Jesus who his neighbor is. A rainbow. (PUBLIC DOMAIN PICTURES) Jesus goes on to tell the parable of the Good Samarieven Walla Walla University has never tan. At the end of the parable He asks oppressed people of different sexual who acted like a neighbor in the story. orientations before, then you’re due for It is obvious to the man of the law that a wake-up call. it was the one who had mercy on the Last month the Seventh-day man who fell to the robbers. EssenAdventist church issued a statement tially, what Jesus tells the law-abiding called “Bible Truth and Kindness in citizen is that love is impartial to Faith and Practice.” The first time I circumstance and maybe even more read through it I didn’t really find anypartial to the marginalized. thing that stood out to me as oppresWe have evidence throughout the sive. It wasn’t until I read it through Old and New Testaments that the marthe lens of someone who would be ginalized are treasured and even lifted directly impacted by this statement up by God. We see this in the story of and thought about how it would make Moses when the Israelite slaves are them feel that I really got anything out freed. We see this in the book of Psalms of it. Below are some excerpts and how where God is called a father to the I reacted to them after reading them fatherless and a defender of widows, through a different lens. and he calls us to uphold the cause of Excerpt 1: “While this understandthe oppressed. We see this in the book ing may not align with changing sociof Matthew where he calls the poor in etal norms, as Seventh-day Adventists spirit, the hungry, the meek and the we must build our faith and practice mourning all blessed. If you think that only upon God’s timeless and unchangthe Seventh-day Adventist Church or ing Word—the Bible.”

Response 1: I agree that the Word will never change, but it seems our interpretation varies in every college, church and region. Not only that but it even changes over time. There are new present truths to be sought. Are we looking for them? E2: “While we understand that ‘Homosexuality is a manifestation of the disturbance and brokenness in human inclinations and relations caused by the entrance of sin into the world,’ we affirm that regardless of sexual orientation, all people are loved by God. ‘We do not condone singling out any group for scorn and derision, let alone abuse.’” R2: It seems like you are already singling out a group by referring to their lifestyle as a “manifestation of the disturbance and brokenness in human inclinations and relations.” I feel as if there may be a different way of ministering to people who we’ve

already oppressed a to just say, “Hey your lifestyle is a manifestation of your disturbance and brokenness! Want to come to church this Sabbath?” These are just a couple of my reactions, but the gist of it all is that we are not doing enough of the right things as a church, and I think that we are capable of doing more as a school. What do you think? In the next part of this two-part series I hope to interview students and faculty about what they think should be done, if anything. Please feel free to reach out: peter. flores@wallawalla.edu

Peter Flores is a theology major.

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MEDIA/TECH TV, MOVIE, GAMES, PODCASTS

Things to look forward to in 2018 By Matt Fennell Hey guys! It’s 2018 now, which means that we are about to embark on another year of movies, TV, games, books, podcasts and comics. There is so much stuff coming out this year, and I’ve been asked to provide a sort of brief overview. I spent an afternoon and a half going over Wikipedia lists of 2018 release schedules, and I’ve picked out the things happening this quarter that I think look pretty neat. I’ve got dates and some quick thoughts on a few of these items. Take a look, and if you’d like me to cover any of these things in depth when they drop, just let me know! Atlanta Monster (Weekly, starting Jan 5)

Olympics theme at you, and excitedly waving my hands. In a little less than 30 days, the nations of the world will come together in PyeongChang, South Korea for 17 days of hockey, figure skating, ski-jumping, slalom, luge, curling, and of course, bobsledding. Please, prepare yourself for bobsledding, which this year, will see the debut of a three women team from Nigeria. This year’s games promise additional historic moments, with North Korea being allowed to send athletes across the normally blockaded DMZ. Only slightly less historic is the fact that Bob Costas has stepped down as the primetime Olympics presenter for NBC, passing the role to Mike Tirico. (If you can’t tell, I’m a big fan of the Olympics.)

Games A Way Out (March 23) This ambitious new co-op game developed by Hazelight (“Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons”) and published by EA tells the story of two men and their escape from prison. In it, you and another player, sometimes together, sometimes independently, will sneak, puzzle, and fight your way through this cinematic adventure. This one looks like it’ll be a neat experience for even those who don’t play games. Give the trailer a watch! Well, that’s about all the space I’ve got this week, thanks again for reading. I’ve got a whole bunch of fun plans for this column in 2018, and I’ll be sure to check in on these things throughout the quarter. As always, if you have any comments, questions, or concerns, feel free to shoot me an email at matthew. fennell@wallawalla.edu, and I’ll do my best to get back to you. Have a good one! Movies The 15:17 to Paris (Feb 9) This year’s new Clint Eastwood movie is another big patriotic story “inspired by true events,” with an interesting twist: three of the men from the train hijacking that this movie is based on are portraying themselves. On a personal note, I loved “Gran Torino”, but was not a big fan of “American Sniper”. However, this conceit alone promises something at least a little new and different, so I’ll be interested to see where it goes. Peter Rabbit (Feb 9)

Atlanta Monster, a true-crime podcast starting Jan. 5. (ITUNES) Podcasts Atlanta Monster (Weekly, starting Jan 5) This first entry is a new truecrime podcast from the HowStuffWorks network and the makers of “Up and Vanished”. “Atlanta Monster” is a visceral, emotionally driven look at the terrifying 1979-1981 Atlanta Child Murders, that borrows the investigative storytelling approach of “Serial” and the tone and atmosphere of “Stranger Things”. The first episode dropped last week, and its tragic story, chilling testimonials, and hair-raising score (from Makeup and Vanity Set) have me hooked. This is going to be the next big thing. Give it a listen! TV The 2018 Winter Olympics (Feb 9) As you read this next entry, please imagine that I’m loudly singing the

The opening ceremony will be held on Friday, February 9, and the games will continue through the 25th of February. Please, find a way to watch and enjoy these wonderful winter games. Jessica Jones - Season 2 (March 8) The first season of “Jessica Jones” is my favorite Marvel Netflix show. I loved its serious exploration of both physically and emotionally abusive relationships, and the stellar performances from Krysten Ritter and David Tennant. That said, I’m extremely excited for this second part, even if I am a little unsure of exactly where it’ll go after the first season’s conclusion. The announcement trailer seemed to indicate more snarky detective work, a deep dive into Jessica’s origins, and some even further trauma from dealing with Kilgrave. I’ll have more to say about this one when it drops!

A trailer for “Peter Rabbit” played when Jeff and I took our sister to “Coco” and we were all in stitches. This update of the classic children’s book looks like it’s going to be a kind of fun, family animal movie, mixed with a light romantic comedy, crossed with the hilarious booby traps of “Home Alone.” Please, watch the trailer and join in my excitement for this movie.

Peter Rabbit, premiering Feb. 9. (IMP AWARDS)

Black Panther (Feb 16) What can I say about this one? Well, as a starter, every trailer so far has been a work of art. The visuals are slick and awe inspiring, promising familiar superhero scenes, while also giving glimpses of something completely new, in the form of the afro-futurist paradise nation of Wakanda. The cast is chock full of all-stars, and the writer/ director, Ryan Coogler, is fresh off of “Creed”, the absolutely spectacular Rocky sequel-reboot (seaboot?). On top of all that, Kendrick Lamar is going to be producing the soundtrack for this film. It’s like a triple-decker hot fudge banana split. Seriously, I can’t wait. Wakanda Forever! Annihilation (Feb 23) A new sci-fi thriller from Alex

Garland, the writer/director behind “Ex Machina,” “Annihilation” adapts the first novel of Jeff VanderMeer’s “Southern Reach Trilogy”. Natalie Portman stars as a military biologist who leads an expedition into a strange, shimmering anomaly after her husband, a soldier played by Oscar Isaac, is brought back from the same anomaly in a coma. The trailers for “Annihilation” are dreamlike and wonderful, but promise a quick and brutal turn into the terror filled realm of nightmares. I just ordered a copy of the book, and plan on writing a full review of it, and the film once it drops. Consider this a warning!

this premise sounds excellent, so I’m excited to see how this one turns out!

Isle of Dogs (March 23) “Isle of Dogs” is Wes Anderson’s newest film, his first animated picture since 2009’s excellent “Fantastic Mr. Fox”. Set in the near future, in a world where all dogs have been sent to an island to protect the human population from a dog flu, one boy journeys to the Isle of Dogs, premiering Mar. 23. Isle of Dogs to find and rescue his dog Spots. Wes Anderson movies are usual- (WIKIPEDIA) ly a wonderful blend of potent imagery, Matt Fennell is a computer engiweird dialogue, and snappy music, and neering major.

SCIENCE HOLIDAY MYTHOLOGY

Making New Year’s Resolutions Stick By Forrest Sheperd As we bring in a new year and a new quarter, ‘tis the season for the infamous New Year’s resolutions. It is a time of positive habits and self-improvement. Most often, these are health-related.1 Certainly, the WEC will be much more crowded for at least a week or two with those hoping to make a change. However, after some time, these hopeful aspirations will fade away. According to a survey in the U.S., 64 percent of people make it past the first month, and half of those left will continue to the next year.2 With disappointing odds like this, what is research suggesting that we can do to help us prolong our positive habit changes? The goal of New Year’s resolutions are to create a new and positive change in your life, often a habit. Psychologists define habits as behavior that is triggered automatically given a contextual cue.3 Examples of simple habits include putting on a seatbelt (action) after getting in a car (contextual cue), or washing your hands (action) after using the restroom (contextual cue).4 We all went through a time where remembering to do these things took a conscious effort before these actions developed as a habit. Research supports that repeatedly doing these actions in the same context leads to associative learning, which causes us to not even have to think about doing them.5 This effect, which improves the cognitive efficiency of a routine task, also eliminates our need to remember to do a task and use motivation to do it;6 we simply do it, because that’s what we do in that situation. Our goal is to transform our idea of positive change into long-term actions. However, motivation will fade with time. In order to make our resolutions last, we must get to the point

where incorporating the change into our lives no longer takes motivation. We must make them habits so that we don’t need to consciously make the decision to do the action. How can we get to this point? The first distinction that must be made is that big goals don’t work. Let’s take a very common example of a resolution for this article: eating healthier. Think about it, how can you make that into a habit? It is impossible. What you can do, however, is make components of goal this into long-term habits. Part of this goal may be to eat salads more often. You could eat a salad at every meal in the cafeteria, where making a salad would be the action, and walking into the cafeteria the contextual cue. I have developed this habit myself during my time at WWU, and an important tip to make this easier is to eat the salad before anything else. Research suggests that it takes a little over two months on average, and as little as 18 days to form a habit, depending on factors such as how hard the goal is and how consistent the Illustration by Abbey Lossing. (THE NEW YORK TIMES) participants were.7 If you are not 100 percent consistent, don’t worry! This 2 Choose a simple action that healthy habit! does not significantly affect outcomes; will get you towards your goal which 1 “New Years Resolution Statistics.” StatisticBrain. just make sure to do it next time. com, Statistic Brain Research Institute, 1 Jan. 2017, you can do on a daily basis. This method of using an underwww.statisticbrain.com/new-years-resolution-sta3 Plan when and where you will tistics/. standing of habit formation and contexdo your chosen action. Be consistent: tual associative learning is described in 2 ibid. choose a time and place that you enmedical journals as being an effective 3 Wood, Wendy, and David T. Neal. “A New Look at counter every day of the week. Habits and the Habit-Goal Interface.” Psychological way to help patients sustain lifestyle changes and has a rather simple recommendation: repeat an action consistently in the same context.8 I’ll leave you with the steps described in a British medical journal to form a persistent habit:9 Decide on a goal that you would like to achieve. 1

Every time you encounter that time and place, do the action. It will get easier with time, and within 10 weeks you should find you are doing it automatically without even having to think about it. 5

Congratulations, you’ve made a

Review, vol. 114, no. 4, Oct. 2007, pp. 843–863. PMC, doi:10.1037/0033-295x.114.4.843.

4 Gardner, Benjamin et al. “Making Health Habitual: the Psychology of ‘Habit-Formation’ and General Practice.” British Journal of General Practice, vol. 62, no. 605, Jan. 2012, pp. 664–666. PMC, doi:10.3399/bjgp12x659466. 5 Bayley, Peter J et al. “Robust Habit Learning in the Absence of Awareness and Independent of the Medial Temporal Lobe.” Nature, vol. 436, no. 7050, 28 July 2005, pp. 550–553. PMC, doi:10.1038/nature03857.

6 Lally, Phillippa et al.“Experiences of Habit Formation: A Qualitative Study.” Psychology, Health & Medicine, vol. 16, no. 4, Aug. 2011, pp. 484–489. PMC, doi:10.1080/13548506.2011.555774. 7 Lally, Phillippa. “How Are Habits Formed: Modelling Habit Formation in the Real World.” European Journal of Social Psychology, vol. 40, no. 6, 16 July 2009, pp. 998–1009. Wiley Online Library, doi:10.1002/ejsp.674. 8 Lally, Phillippa, and Benjamin Gardner. “Promoting Habit Formation.” Health Psychology Review, vol. 7, no. sup1, 11 Oct. 2011, pp. 137–158. Taylor & Francis Online, doi:10.1080/17437199.2011.603640. 9 Gardner, Benjamin et al. “Making Health Habitual: the Psychology of ‘Habit-Formation’ and General Practice.” British Journal of General Practice, vol. 62, no. 605, Jan. 2012, pp. 664–666. PMC, doi:10.3399/bjgp12x659466.

Forrest Sheperd is a biology major.

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2018 Year in Forecast By Michael Jensen, Jacob Sloop and Daniella Silva Many of these predictions contain a healthy degree of sarcasm and/or humor and do not necessarily represent the personal convictions of the writers involved. Additionally, none of our writers are professional analysts, nor are we experts in any particular field. Politics Trump will publish a book of his compiled tweets entitled: “I Push My Own (Huge) Button (Which Definitely Works, Unlike Sad Loser Kim’s).” A similar book, entitled “S**t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald J. Trump,” already exists.1 However, Trump’s striking self-aware-

mouse…‘baby’ steps).

The mass exodus of Trump administration officials will continue, leaving the president increasingly isolated in the White House

Weather forecasting technology will improve in response to the increase in extreme weather events happening around the world

Mueller will release the full reports of his investigation into the Trump administration-Russia scandal, for better or for worse

The next iPhone will introduce the world to the groundbreaking norms of vehicle-priced smartphones

Vladimir Putin will win the Russian presidential election (Mar. 18) – but honestly, was there ever any doubt? The FIFA World Cup final in Russia will give Putin the illusion of an international distraction to allow him to invade some country bordering Russia that you’ve never heard of. Trump’s

The Great Barrier Reef will continue to irreparably die

question of how to regulate something as nebulous (and anonymous-friendly) as cryptocurrency. China and South Korea have both banned initial coin offerings (ICOs, analogous to IPOs in the stock-trading world),3,4 while other countries have banned crypto altogether.5 No one is certain what the future will hold, but continued increase of regulation seems inevitable. The Canadian dollar will increase to be on par with (or stronger than) the U.S. dollar.6

Economy Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin will face increased regulation as they rise in prominence and prevalence. 2017 saw explosive growth in the cryptocurrency world, with the combined market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies skyrocketing from

Media and Entertainment Movie theaters will offer more premium viewing experiences to try to compete with online streaming services (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc.). These days, many people choose to watch movies in the comfort of their own homes, using a service like Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu to stream films instead of making a pilgrimage to a movie theater. Some theaters have tried to combat this loss of business by offering a superior film-viewing experience, complete with “recliner seats, better screens and sound, and improved menus with food and alcohol to increase revenue from those in attendance.”7 As streaming services continue to offer quality original content and frustration-free in-home viewing, more theaters will likely choose to focus on creating a premium viewing experience to surpass what’s possible at home. More: Tommy Wiseau will finally reveal where he got the more than $6 million in personal funds that he used to film “The Room,” arguably the worst (or best?) made movie of all time Black Panther will be released, further solidifying what we already know from Wonder Woman: diversity drives sales Plans will be announced for Broadway adaptations of “La La Land” and/or “The Greatest Showman”

2018. (QP QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS) ness and business acumen are likely to compel him to write an updated sequel, complete with all the reassuring tweets he’s made since the release of the first book. After all, it’s very important that the world understand just how mentally stable and intelligent he is.

conniption on Twitter will (yet again) be better covered than the ensuing human rights crisis in the invaded country. Science and Technology Amazon drone deliveries will become mainstream The first test-tube embryo will be carried to term (probably a rat or a

$18 billion at the beginning of the year to $610 billion in December—an increase of about 3,300 percent.2 Many people realized unfathomable returns on their investments as the unprecedented growth attracted more investors and fueled crypto-hysteria. However, as interest in and awareness of the booming crypto market continue to expand, governments are faced with the

Brazil will win the 2018 FIFA World Cup Walla Walla University

2018-19 will take place (tell all your leadership-savvy friends to start applying now!) President McVay will get his own signature food item at the DX/ SAC/Atlas A vengeful final winter storm will land just before finals. Because of the ice, your professor will be forced to cancel that midterm planned the Friday before dead week. Consequentially you will get a midterm during dead week paired with a healthy serving of Trump tweets claiming climate change to be dead. Other We will see more record-breaking extreme weather catastrophes Alex Jones will realize that he is a lizard person! (or maybe he’s just 80 percent gorilla, 80 percent pig… either way…) Fake News will take over The Collegian Canada will win more medals per capita than any other country at the Winter Olympics in South Korea President Adam Hagele's choice "most likely to come true."

1 Yes, it does actually exist. You can buy it on Amazon! 2 Hacked, “And the Best Performing Cryptocurrency of 2017 Is…,” https://hacked.com/best-performing-cryptocurrency-2017/ 3 The Verge, “2017 is the year cryptocurrency joined the global financial system,” https://www.theverge. com/2017/11/29/16711304/bitcoin-price-10000-cryptocurrency-regulation-finance 4 The Verge, “South Korea bans initial coin offerings,” https://www.theverge. com/2017/9/29/16384718/south-korea-ban-initial-coin-offerings-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-icos

5 Investopedia, “Countries Where Bitcoin Is Legal & Illegal (DISH, OTSK),” https://www.investopedia. com/articles/forex/041515/countries-where-bitcoin-legal-illegal.asp 6 This is just the illogical, unsupported optimism of the editor-in-chief. 7 USA TODAY, “Theaters taking hits from movie viewing at home, weak box office,” https://www. usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/08/02/ movie-theaters-getting-pinched-sluggish-box-officemovies-viewing-home/532256001/

The engineering department will declare Kretschmar their “sovereign territory” Bowers Hall will become the “cool” hangout spot on campus ASWWU elections for

10 New Year’s Resolutions for The Collegian 1

Continue to strive for excellence in writing, editing, and design in every weekly publication

2 Publish a longterm investigative piece spanning several weeks

3 Write a follow-

up article on the lack of recycling at Walla Walla talking about the associated costs and effort it would take to have a real recycling program for the university.

4 Recycle more

Collegians and

Illustration by Abbey Lossing. (THE NEW YORK TIMES)

publish less paper copies 5 Continue to

publish a weekly opinion poll

6 Evaluate The

Collegian’s impact with different target audiences through a series of focus groups

7 Have a Collegian

article/writer be published in a larger publication

8 Move toward

more content and exclusive features being published online

9 Create a way to

formally measure

readership numbers and student engagement 10 Take part in some

kind of journalism conference/ training workshop

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Thursday

Nothing’s happening today. Go pet a cat or something.

Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman @ Hunter Conservatory, 7-9 p.m.

Last Day to Register, Add, or Drop a Class Without a Late Fee

National Kiss a Ginger Day

Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with a 100% Refund

Friday

Saturday

ASWWU Olympics @ WEC, 7-10 p.m. Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival: Concert for Children @ Walla Walla Public Library, 10-10:45 a.m.

National Pharmacist Day

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Korean American Day National Rubber Ducky Day

National Step in the Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day

FOOD SOUP

Heckin' Bamboozlin' Minestrone Soup By Daphne Novak Have you ever been to the The Old Spaghetti1 Factory and tried their minestrone soup? I felt rather impartial to it when I tried it as a young lassie. Because of this, I decided that I just did not like minestrone soup. Later, I realized that I just did not like the celery in the minestrone soup. Silly me. I now love the soup. Anyway, when I came back to Walla Walla four days ago, I decided to make Thug Kitchen’s Minestrone Soup, intending it to last maybe ‘til this coming Tuesday so I would have some meals prepped. Alas, my fiancé, Nic, and I finished it two days ago because we ate the soup for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We really enjoyed it and will most definitely make it again, probably next week. As for the recipe itself, I only changed some minor things to fit our preferences. First of all, I removed the

celery and put in a few more carrots. Next, the recipe gives the option of using a potato or a turnip. If you are feeling adventurous, I would go with the turnip. I had never used a turnip before but ended up really digging the switch. Turnips are not starchy like a potato and give a pleasant crunch and texture to the soup. I did not peel the turnip. I also used fresh tomatoes because they cost about the same as a can and are way more yummy. I added a can of kidney beans because I like kidney beans in minestrone soup. I ditched the parsley because it just tastes like rubber to me for whatever reason and used oregano instead. I used dried rosemary and basil which worked fine. Finally, I added tomato paste which really gave the heartiness this soup needs. 1 Did someone touch my spaghet?!

Daphne Novak is a psychology major.

Minestrone Soup. (YAHOO.COM)

Warm the [Heck] Up Minestrone Inspired by Thug Kitchen

INGREDIENTS • Olive oil • 1 onion, chopped • 4 carrots, sliced • 1 turnip, cut into bite-sized pieces (substitute potato) • 2 teaspoons minced fresh/dried rosemary • 5 cloves garlic, minced • However many red pepper flakes you want • 1 bay leaf (optional, but recommended) • 5 fresh tomatoes, diced (substitute 1 can of low sodium diced tomatoes) • 1/4 cup dried black lentils • 1 can of kidney beans • 7 cups vegetable broth • 4 tablespoons tomato paste • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 5 cups chopped kale • 2 teaspoons red or white wine vinegar • Juice of 1 lemon • 1/4 cup minced fresh/dried basil • Ground pepper (I love pepper so I put in a lot)

INSTRUCTIONS Grab a large soup pot and heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and carrots and sauté until the onion starts to look golden brown (three to five minutes). Add the turnip, rosemary, garlic, pepper flakes, salt and bay leaf. Cook for another 30 seconds. Add the diced tomatoes and lentils and give it another 30 seconds. Pour in the broth and tomato paste and let it simmer. Reduce the heat and let it go at a gentle pace until the lentils are almost cooked but the turnip is tender (about 20 minutes). Stir in the kale. Add the vinegar and lemon juice, then stir and remove from heat. Stir in the kidney beans and basil and let the pot sit for a minute or two. Give it a taste to see if you want more seasoning of your choice. Pull out the bay leaf and serve right away with some sick fresh bread from the Walla Walla Bread Co. or the Safeway bakery. I’m not judging.

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Sunday Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival @ Gesa Power House Theatre, 7-8:30 p.m.

Monday

MLK Day CommUnity by Olive Hemming @ U-Church, 11 a.m. Peacekeeping Week: March and Candlelight Vigil @ Reid Campus Center, 4-5 p.m.

Ratification Day

TwwuNES @ SAC, 7 p.m.

National Dress Up Your Pet Day

Global Citizenship Week begins

Tuesday

Peacekeeping Week: I Am Not Your Negro - James Baldwin documentary and discussion @ ADMIN117, 7:30-8:30 p.m. 11 a.m. Monday classes meet National Religious Freedom Day Sweet Treats by ASWWU Social @ ASWWU Offices, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

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Wednesday

Sweet Treats by ASWWU Social @ ASWWU Offices, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Peacekeeping Week: Privilege Walk—find where you stand @ CTC Black Box Theatre, 6:30-7:30 p.m. National Bootlegger’s Day

Peacekeeping Week: Privilege Walk—find where you stand @ CTC Black Box Theatre, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

CULTURE NEW YEAR, NEW YOU

Resolutions By Hannah Thiel Hello again, and welcome back from break! I hope you all had a good one, because it’s time to buckle down— we won’t be getting such a long break again until summer! Yikes! Since it’s now officially 2018, perhaps some of you have been making New Year’s resolutions. For the Culture column, I thought I’d make you a list of “Cultural Resolutions” you can consider and perhaps try out this year! Read more books. Earthlight Books, one of the second-hand bookstores in town, is a great way to pick up a few books to read without paying a lot. If you don’t have time to read books but have some time here and there throughout the day, find and subscribe to an email list on a subject you’re interested in. Last year I subscribed to a news headlines email that I receive at the end of each day so that I have a rough overview of what happens each day, and, if I have time, I can learn more via the links to the articles. If you don’t have time to read, you might still have time to listen. For instance, try out a free Audible trial or a new podcast! Librivox is another option. It’s a website and app that has free public domain audiobooks.You might be able to listen while you work or study (depending on what you’re working or studying, of course) or while you get ready for the day! Experience more art. The art gallery in the Fine Art

Center usually has at least two art gallery shows each quarter. The gallery is open in the afternoons Monday through Thursday, so stop by some afternoon and enjoy the art! Or stop in at one of the art galleries downtown! One of my favorite galleries to visit (very convenient if you’re at the Patisserie) is the Telander gallery. Sometimes the featured artist his or herself are in so you can ask questions! Eat more interesting food. Try out some of the recipes in the Food Column, or visit a new restaurant in town! I finally went to the new Indian restaurant in town over break— if you haven’t checked it out yet, you definitely should. Visit museums. Some options in the area are the Whitman Mission Visitor’s Center, the Maryhill Museum in the Gorge or the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton. Listen to more music. Experience the Walla Walla Symphony. Go to one of the open mic events at the Atlas. Battle of the Bands is this quarter, and you definitely shouldn’t miss that! Nurture your own creativity, however you express that! I’m a firm believer that everyone is creative, though people express it in wildly different ways. Just a few possible ways to be creative this new year are through cooking, building or

Illustration by Abbey Lossing. (NEW YORK TIMES) designing, knitting or crocheting, drawing or painting, photography, dance, writing, making films, getting dressed each day, making music… there are so many possibilities! Explore something that makes you creative. Maybe challenge yourself to develop a creative skill you already have, or pick up a new one! Most importantly, in whatever ways you decide to experience the world this year, diversify the voices in your life. 2017 was a year full of conflict, and one thing that the past year made clear was how important it is to listen to the voices of other people, especially

those voices that have been historically silenced and ignored. Think about diversifying the voices that you listen to in your media choices. Perhaps start with your social media feeds. Make a deliberate effort to include people with different identities across race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, ability, economic class, age, religion, etc. Apply the same thought to the media you watch, read and listen to this year. Consider the main characters in the movies, books, TV shows, music and podcasts for sure, but don’t forget to think about the people behind the scenes creating the art (be thoughtful,

because there can be a problem if the kinds of people depicted do not have power over the depictions of characters who share their identity). Read reviews about what people with the same identities think about these depictions. Considering other perspectives is so important! I hope these ideas inspired you! Have fun experiencing art in all its forms this new year!

Hannah Thiel is an art major.

OUTDOORS RUUD REMARKS

The Process of Send By Niqolas Ruud This story is a work of satirical truth. Much of what was said actually took place; however, the parameters for the character of the author have been severely skewed for the reader’s pleasure. Hot cocoa, warm yuletide fires and heated blankets have become necessities of the traditional homebound holiday, even when one lives in southern California. And while the average homebound individual is dreaming of cherry plum pudding and the absence of coal in their stocking, the gritty, the determined, the sport climber chooses instead to hold their standards of holiday cheer at an all-time low, living homeless for the duration of the holiday. For those of you who are not yet confused as to what sport climbing is in relation to the sport of climbing, let me assist you: I myself would not consider the sport of sport climbing a sport. You see, all you really do is clip small bits of fabric and metal to other small bits of metal attached to a rock you simply walk up; it is a pretty sad activity. One such sad-activity-goer is Tyler Humphries. He, possibly more so than any other student at Walla Walla University, has fallen victim to this sad fad and has invested copious amounts

of money and time into an activity which has no apparent benefits other than the fact that it wastes time which might otherwise be wasted on other useless activities. I had the privilege of spending a week with Mr. Humphries in preparation for writing this story. He took me with him to the southern tip of Nevada, near Las Vegas, to a section of very public land called Red Rock Canyon. The setting is quite beautiful, and I spent nearly five minutes taking photos of the beautiful setting throughout the week. What follows is an outline of the said week spent in the said beautiful place. Day one: We arrive at red rocks, and Tyler tells me we will be living out of a van for the remainder of the week; because of this I freak out and (in anguish) say I want the van’s extremely small bed to myself; he refuses. We then walk around to some of the climbing crags in the park, looking for his next “proj.” Once night falls, we are forced to retreat from the park and begin driving our new home around, looking for a place to park. We park in a parking lot outside of the park and begin what would become our evening rituals: cooking food, brushing teeth, taking shoes off; things like that.

Suddenly, as Tyler was attempting to teach me how to cook from a camp stove (those things are so cool!), we heard a loud bang! bang! on the door and then an even louder and more startling, “Police, open up!” Scared out of my mind, as I have never ever had an encounter with the police regarding my parking habits, I quickly told Tyler to make a run for it and then proceeded to faint. He however, (or at least this is how he puts it) chose to instead open up and speak with the officers. Upon his opening the door, the policeman quickly said, “You can cook here, but you can’t sleep! Have a good night,” and then walked back to his tricked-out policemobile and drove off. I remember Tyler shaking me awake after they had retreated, and I quickly realized that I would soon need to come to full consciousness so as to be able to eat the gross and disgusting food he had prepared on that “camp stove” before we were to able to retreat to yet another parking lot. Upon retreating to another parking lot, we fell asleep around 8:30. Day two: Waking up in a parking lot, Tyler again attempted to teach me his ways of cooking over a camp stove; I am proud to announce that I successfully boiled some water!

We continued looking around at some different crags around the Red Rock Canyon Loop Road; I let Tyler do all of the climbing, and he would teach me to B-lay [sic] by yelling directions on how to operate my GriGri from up on the wall. He didn’t seem all that confident in my abilities as a B-layer [sic], and for that, I regret taking on this story assignment. One crag in particular, in the Front Corridor section of the park, stood out to our hero of a sport climber as a perfect spot to begin projecting. However, he took a wrong turn of sorts with the warm-up; climbing a 5.11+ instead of a 5.11a. In all honesty, that pretty much sums up the rest of our day in the little crag. There was a route Tyler began projecting, which in the guidebook we had procured from the American Alpine Club was rated 5.12a and on Mountain Project was a 5.12c due to holds breaking off, but by the time he finished aid climbing it with this fancy stickclip thing, he gave it a solid 5.13a rating—a rock rating I will never touch as I am currently struggling on simple 4.13s. The sun decided to set around 4 p.m. or so this particular evening, and we were forced to again leave the park. This night we decided to camp out at the local Albertsons. In all reality, this Albertsons was pretty nice, there was food and a bathroom, so I spent a lot

The author, “resting” on rest day in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. (NIQOLAS RUUD) of time procuring frappuccino coffees, frozen pizzas and strawberry ice cream cones, and then taking trips to the bathroom. Fast asleep, again after going to bed around 8:30 or 9 p.m., we awoke to some more loud bang! bangs! on the side of the van. I was pretty sure it wasn’t the cops this time, so I didn’t faint. It’s kind of like when an angel from Heaven comes to chat it up with someone in the Bible, they always say “Do not be afraid!” Well, cops always say, “Police, open up!” not just “Hello in there!” Once the dude left, we did so as well. (cont. on page 8)

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(outdoor cont. from page 7) Days three, four and five went very similarly to day two except for the choice of nighttime parking lots, and the line to project. Day six: We woke up for our “rest day,” as Tyler called it. He dragged me over to the opposite side of the canyon to climb multiple pitches or, as he so graciously explained to me, a “multipitch.” It sucked; we had to hike and bushwack for three or five miles up the side of a mountain and through dry riverbeds before we even started the actual climbing. It was terrible. Then Tyler made me actually climb, trad climb, which means you climb traditionally. Halfway up this huge wall I had to lead this pitch, and was so scared that I only put one nut in the rock the entire time; I just wanted to get to the anchors as fast as I could. Those bits of metal across the canyon seem so very safe on this extremely hard 5.9-! That night, we found our way downtown. For those of you who don’t know, Vegas is Sin City and Tyler was ready to sin. We found our way into a casino, and snuck upstairs to the veranda. Upon arriving we submerged ourselves completely in the local hot tubs. It was pretty great; we even camped out in the parking garage. Day seven: Christmas was nearing, now only one day away. My time with the Great Tyler Humphries was nearing its conclusion as he had a plane to catch at around six that evening. I

almost shed a tear thinking about how our time together living out of a van, climbing rocks of all shapes and sizes, and getting spoken to by the police had all panned out. We made coffee, brushed our teeth and toasted some toast (as was our custom by this point). Tyler, realizing this was his last day, knew he had to send his project that very day; otherwise the entire trip would be a bust. He continued to quote James Lucas quoting Jonathan Siegrist by saying, “I am here to send. I am here to send. I am here to send.” It was so inspiring. We again drove into the park down the long winding road to the Front Corridor area, parked the van and packed up our packs full of the many necessary items for sport climbing. Walking into the crag, I recall thinking how hard this bit of rock must be to climb. I really cheered Tyler on as he taught me how to aid climb the route, pre-hanging the quickdraws with a stickclip, so as to make it easier for him. The route he had selected, Churning in the Dirt, was rated 5.12b. A very moderate climb on the grand scale but at the very highest of high limits for our daring hero, Mr. Humphries. As he began the route near the bottom, he started grunting and making a host of seemingly negative sounds to help him climb harder and harder as he got higher and higher.

Tyler Humphries sending Churning in the Dirt, 5.12b, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. (NIQOLAS RUUD). And it worked. He sent the project, leading it the entire way, clipping those bits of metal attached to other bits of metal attached to some fabric attached to another bit of metal to the

rope. He walked up the entire 55 foot wall without falling! We were both ecstatic! Especially me!

flight, I took some time to reflect on the week I had just experienced. I thought, “Wow, that was quite the experience.”

After dropping Tyler off for his

Niqolas Ruud is a religious studies major.

the divorce, she was disinherited from any fortune and was broke, so she takes the news of the ransom to her father-inlaw who, being the wealthiest man ever, could easily pay it. Fletcher Chase, John Paul’s hired protectorate, is informed and begins an investigation that initially comes to the conclusion that Paul has had himself kidnapped by some of his friends so he could cheat the old man out of his money. Unfortunately, this is not true and ends up being a costly assumption. I’ll spare you the details, but Paul would never be the same after that mistake, and everyone learned about it. Once John Paul learns that Paul really is in trouble, he agrees to pay the ransom, but, being the greedy businessman that he is, he finds a way for this ransom to be tax-deductible. All Gail has to do is to

write off the custody of her children to her drug-addicted ex-husband, and, even after that, only the first million is tax-deductible, and the rest is withheld.

is this: be careful with money. It holds great power as both a tool or as a weapon. This year, let’s work together to use it more as a tool and less as a weapon.

I won’t spoil the ending for you, but this movie is a prime example of the corruption and greed caused by the love of money and things. In the movie, Getty says, “Things are always exactly as they appear to be,” whereas in reality, the characters are always two-faced and trying to cheat him of his wealth. When a reporter questions, “Mr. Getty, how much would you pay to release your grandson, if not $17 million?” he replies, “Nothing.” In the end, Getty dies alone in his home, thinking of his grandson.

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country, we should respect natives and their customs. Logan Paul did exactly the opposite. In the video you will see that he visited a temple. Temples are very sacred and locals go there to pray. He interrupted many prayers and created havoc. Paul’s tour guide had to apologize to a security officer for Paul’s behavior. Paul and his friends also stuck fish on glass windows and placed them on a moving taxi when he was finished with them. They were also “fighting” in the middle of the street which caught a lot of attention. His actions while in Japan were childish and disrespectful, and these videos demonstrate that he cannot showcase any common sense or manners.

little to no prior research on the forest because it’s been stated that there are still suicide incidents that go on there. Paul did not expect to see a dead body, but even then he treated the situation all wrong. He not only recorded the incident but also managed to make jokes and laugh at the body while he was filming. In the video, one of Paul’s companions mention how he does not feel good after seeing the dead body. Paul then chuckles and says, “What, you never stand next to a dead guy?” His apologies online do not seem to match up with the way he acted in the video, and he is now trying to cover up his mistakes by using another excuse to explain his behavior. In his written apology, Paul stated how he “didn’t do it for the views.” Instead he supposedly “intended to raise awareness for suicide and suicide prevention.”

OPINION CORRUPTION AND GREED

For the Love of Money By Parker Bailey Money breeds corruption, hatred and pure evil. Many of us have likely experienced this firsthand at some point in our lives. Of course, money can bring about good things, like a quality education for example. We students are all paying an amount of money that often seems exorbitant to be here, and I, along with many others, support this kind of expense. A good education is valuable and should not be taken for granted. Many of us are taking out loans to pay for it, while others are relying on the generosity of their parents, grandparents or some other wealthy party. I have nothing against either of these types of people, for I am one of them, but for this new year of 2018, I

hope that we as individuals, as a school and as a country can manage our money better. There is a great imbalance of wealth in the world which is prevalent anywhere if you look for it. Recently, I watched the movie “All the Money in the World” and was shown an extreme example of this imbalance. It’s about the Getty family. At the time, John Paul Getty was the wealthiest man in the world and in the history of the planet. The movie begins with the kidnapping of Paul, the grandson of John Paul Getty. The kidnappers call Paul’s mother, Gail, and tell her the ransom for her son’s release is $17 million. Gail had been married to John Paul’s son but divorced him because of his drug abuse. Because of

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Parker Bailey is an engineering major.

OPINION LOGAN PAUL

Don't Do It for the Vine By Savanna Pardo Recently, there has been a big social controversy over Logan Paul and a video that he posted during his recent trip to Japan. If his name doesn’t ring a bell, you may have seen him on the now non-existent Vine app. Since Vine is no longer with us, Logan Paul now posts videos for his subscribers on YouTube. Logan Paul just returned from his trip to Japan, in which he recorded some videos for his YouTube channel. There was one video in particular which has started an uprising from many people, including his own followers. Paul visited Japan's Aokigahara forest, which is more commonly known as the Suicide Forest. The YouTuber edited and posted a video which he recorded, featuring a man who had apparently committed suicide. Paul posted the video titled “We found a dead body in the Japanese Suicide Forest” on Dec. 31. This video clearly shows the man's body. Paul obviously took time to edit because the deceased man's face was blurred

out. The 22-year-old YouTuber stirred up some trouble on the internet after posting this video. Since the video was graphic, it was taken down on Jan. 1, and apologies both written and in video format were posted on Jan. 2. He received many reactions on all social media platforms criticizing him and the video itself. Even though the video was only up for a day, the backlash is going to last much longer than that. While in Japan, Paul decided to also explore the streets of Tokyo, in which he managed to stir up more trouble. In his other videos, he dresses up as Pokémon characters and runs around the city “catching” Pokémon. He disturbed those around him and disrespected the culture. He and his companions managed to make Americans look disrespectful in just a couple of videos. Due to his actions, many people have petitioned to have his YouTube channel taken down. After having lived in Japan myself, I am especially ashamed of Logan Paul’s behavior. As a visitor to another

Logan Paul may have apologized for his behavior, but to many the apologies don’t seem sincere. The criticism he is receiving is near-universal, especially among Japanese natives. Paul said that he went to the forest with the intention to record a video about the “haunted aspect” of the forest. There must have been

Logan Paul understands what he did was wrong, but it is too late to take it back. He laughed, making a spectacle out of people who have gone through such hardship that they felt the need to take their own lives. Paul

may understand what he did is wrong, but he doesn’t comprehend that this situation is about more than himself. It is about exploiting the death of a man who he didn’t know. It is also about his behavior in another country that he doesn’t call home. Though he was a guest to the Japanese, he lost no time disrespecting them and their culture. I personally believe that he should not be able to come back from this. YouTubers and vloggers should not be able to film whatever they please. There are boundaries, and Logan Paul knew what he was doing when he was crossing that line. He has no excuse: he could have stopped the cameras, he could have done the research and he could have never uploaded that video, but he did. He may be forgiven, but his actions certainly cannot be forgotten. This is something he will have to carry with him for not only the rest of his career but also the rest of his life.

Savanna Pardo is an English major.

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