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Come Again?

By Meghann Heinrich A few weeks ago, I was in a great deal of pain. My left ear just started hurting, unprovoked. I started to notice a sharp decline in my hearing capabilities in that ear, which then escalated to a high pitched ringing that I couldn’t shake. The ringing stopped after a day or two and left me with an aching ear that couldn’t hear worth beans. This condition only amplified my affinity for mishearing and misinterpreting, so I decided to pay our campus health clinic a visit. I had a sinking feeling that this issue might somehow be connected to The Great Scuba Diving Mishap of 2016 (which is a story for another time).

The nurse practitioner was very nice and listened to my lengthy explanation of the aforementioned mishap before taking a gander in old lefty. Within

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seconds of peering down my ear canal, she started laughing, which made me nervous. Turns out it was just wax. She power-washed my ear out with what amounted to a high pressure squirt gun, and I was on my way. On the walk home I heard the world as I had never heard it before. I could hear the sound of my jacket on my neck and the birds in the trees. I could hear cars when I crossed the street, and, when people spoke to me, I didn’t have to pretend I knew what they were saying because for the first time in a very long time I could actually hear them! It was beautiful. It turns out, I’d been meeping through life with subpar hearing for a number of years, which explains a number of hilarious situations that I will share with you now.

Are you familiar with the song

“Fresh Eyes” by Andy Grammer? It’s pretty groovy—10/10 would recommend. There is a line in that song that goes “You dress up just a little,” which will forever be ingrained in my memory as “You dress up like a pickle.”

In the context of the song, I think the misheard alternative actually improves the visual picture Mr. Grammer is trying to paint. I’ll be honest, if a guy dressed up like a pickle to impress me, I’d be wooed.

was just trying to make it through the lesson in one piece. The light turned green, and I eased out. Llamar mumbled something that sounded like “Hit the gas,” so I did. I punched it and that Mustang GT cornered like a dream.

After the U-turn, Llamar pulled himself off of the passenger side window, which he had unexpectedly slammed into with some force, and hissed, “Too fast!” Too fast? Hit the gas? He really just brought that one on himself.

Driver’s Ed is another instance when my hearing and common sense failed me. I remember sitting at a stoplight in the left-most lane preparing to make my first U-turn in Placerville, California. My instructor, Llamar, was keeping his voice low as he talked me through the maneuver. He knew I was a flighty little spit, and I think he

The last and perhaps most memorable of my misheard memories occurred two years ago. It happened during swing dance, and this time it wasn’t even my fault. For those of you who might not know, every Saturday night there is a swing dance group that meets on campus. I’ve been known to boogie on over to these get-togethers

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“I love you...in a teacher sort of way.”

“Hey thanks Battle of the Bands for making our rock and roll dreams almost come true.”

“Hey thanks Kretchmar classroom doors for making me think there is a secret code to get in, when in reality you just have to beat the keypad angrily and it will open.”

“Hey thanks Senate Minutes for being the best hidden weekly entertainment I didn’t know I needed.”

- Professor Jim Nestler to a student during class “It’s not good to run over people if you are driving through a school zone.”

on a semi-frequent basis. I am a strong independent young woman, so when a song came on I wanted to dance to I marched up to a nice-looking gentleman and asked him if he wanted to dance. He said yes, so I said: “That’s good, me too!” He did a double take and immediately I sensed something was wrong. He was looking at me really weird, and I knew I must’ve said something wrong. We danced for like 10 seconds before he asked me to repeat what I had said: “That’s good, me too.” He laughed nervously and said, “I heard ‘and kiss me too.’” At that moment I went full velociraptor, sound effects and all, which kind of freaked us both out and made it difficult to continue dancing. I told him I needed to go to the bathroom and then split. Kids, get your ears checked.

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“What can a teacher do against technology?”

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BLAH BLAH TEACHING.

- Professor Curt Nelson

I can’t wait for spring break.

“Dear Lord, this quarter’s rapidly collapsing on us.”

- Professor Kirt Onthank during his prayer before class

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Daniella Silva Dear Reader, Happy International Women’s Day! I know, it’s hard to feel “happy” about anything with dead week and exams right around the corner, but if anything can put a smile on your face, it should be celebrating the equality and achievements of women around the world.

Our feature this week is about intersectional feminism. How can we promote and celebrate equality for all women—women of different sexualities, cultural backgrounds and abilities?

It begins with a personal account by our writer, Cynthia Ochoa. In it, she describes her difficulty finding a job as a Mexican woman with disabilities and how that experience shaped her perspectives today. She also talked to the co-leaders of the Women’s History Month Planning Committee on WWU’s campus and included some of their comments in her writing. You can read the full feature on page 5.

To accompany the feature, our poll for last week was a short survey in which we asked you whether or not you think women are treated equally in society today; whether you would consider yourself a feminist; and whether you believe race, sexuality and disabilities should be included in feminist rhetoric. The results from the poll are published on page 8.

In other news, keep an eye out for the Collegian report about the Midwinter National Collegiate Journalism Convention that three other students and I attended last weekend. At the convention, we went to workshops on writing, editing and design. We also listened to keynote speakers like the LA Times Pulitzer prize-winning team that covered the San Bernadino shootings and networked with some of the editors from the Whitman Wire. Stay tuned for more detailed information in next week’s issue!

As usual, if you have any questions, comments or article submissions, you can email them to me at aswwu.collegian@wallawalla.edu. Even if you’re feeling pretty sleepy from those two consecutive all-nighters, I hope you stay sleepily snazzy in everything you do!

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HISTORY THE SECOND AMENDMENT

A Tale of Three Gun Control Positions The NRA, Karl Marx and Ronald Reagan

By Zachary White In this history column, I have attempted to engage with historical issues that have a deep resonance in the present day. The issue of gun control is an issue that I understand is particularly divisive in this country, so I would like to preface this discussion by saying that I do not quite fall ideologically within either camp on this issue. While many would characterize my political views as left-leaning, the anti-authoritarian within me forces my analysis of the issue of gun control toward nuance and skepticism.

The matter which brings the subject of gun control to our minds at this moment in history, however, is not politics but tragedy. On Valentine’s Day last month, a 19-year-old mentally unstable white supremacist named Nikolas Cruz slaughtered 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where Cruz used to attend.1 The victims of the attack—students and teachers at the school—ranged from age 14 to 49.2 The shooting, which was carried out using an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle, has sparked what is perhaps the most heated conversation around gun

Communist Manifesto is one of the most frequently assigned texts, Karl Marx is the most assigned economist, and there are over 100 chapters of the Young Democratic Socialists of America at many universities, and students are even earning academic credit for promoting socialist causes. In too many classrooms, all over the United States— and I know that you think about this when you decide where you will send your kids to school, and your kids think about it too—the United States constitution is ignored, United States history is perverted, and the Second Amendment freedom in this country is despised.” 6,7

cans,” Dunbar-Ortiz says in an interview.

“Just to put this in perspective: More than 80 percent of gun owners in the United States are white, and the majority of those are men. And it’s no coincidence that gun sales skyrocketed during the administration of the first black president of the United States.” 18

Conservative media pundits ranting against “liberal academia” is not at all a new phenomenon. However, LaPierre’s clear exaggeration of the influence of Karl Marx on American college campuses made me curious as to whether this conflation of pro-guncontrol activism and Marxism is even grounded in fact. LaPierre is accusing us college students of reading too much Marx and, thus, not supporting his pro-Second Amendment agenda. But those of us who do know a thing or two about Marx might realize that this is a rather odd assumption. The following

Whether it is Karl Marx, Ronald Reagan or Wayne LaPierre, people from all across the political spectrum have a wide variety of views on gun control. My hope is that by taking a look at a few of these quotes from highly politicized figures, we can catch a glimpse of the many ways that sober dialogue surrounding this issue is tragically warped by generalizations, unfounded “us vs. them” dichotomies and deep misunderstandings of history. We overcome this by doing our research, refusing to demonize one other and actually taking time to listen to those we disagree with and those who have been marginalized.

Vice President of the NRA, Wayne LaPierre. (NBC NEWS) hanger with Ronald Reagan’s Air Force One jet serving as a backdrop for the debate podiums. 9 Republicans today love Ronald Reagan. And many of them, I suspect, would be just as surprised as I was to read the following quotation from him.

Position Number Three: Ronald Reagan, 1967 “There’s no reason why on the street today a citizen should be carrying loaded weapons.” 10,11

President Ronald Reagan. (NPR) control our nation has ever had. At the forefront of this discussion are a group of high school students from Parkland who, after surviving the shooting, have launched a national movement to end gun violence in schools.3 The primary target of the surging gun control movement has been the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Originally founded in 1871 to promote rifle marksmanship, the NRA has since become one of the most influential lobbying organizations in American politics today, funneling millions of dollars each year into anti-gun-control candidates at the state and local levels of government.4,5 On Feb. 22, after a week of searing criticism of the organization broadcasted across major media outlets following the Parkland massacre, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre finally broke his silence on the shooting at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). His 40-minute speech at the conference—the full video is linked below—was filled with inflammatory language and repeatedly branded liberals and other gun-control advocates as “socialists.” The following passage from his remarks fascinates me and constitutes the first of three positions that I will be detailing.

Position Number One: NRA Executive V.P. Wayne LaPierre, February 2018 “On college campuses, the

is an excerpt from Karl Marx’s 1850 address to the Central Committee of the Communist League, which brings me to the second position.

Position Number Two: Karl Marx, 1850

In 1967, Ronald Reagan, now remembered as the 40th U.S. president, was not yet in the White House and was serving as governor of California. When armed members of the Black Panther Party demonstrated at the California State Legislature on May 2, 1967, white Californians, including Ronald Reagan, and the NRA itself, all rushed in defense of gun control.12 The spectacle of an organized group of black people exercising their Second Amendment right was

“Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary.” 8 While many of Marx’s supposed followers like Joseph Stalin or Mao Zedong may easily be categorized as totalitarians, Karl Marx himself seems to have been just as gung-ho about the right to bear arms as Wayne LaPierre.

Marx would likely have trouble allying himself with LaPierre, however, considering that the NRA is a prime example of what Marx would describe as the degradation of the social fabric by the interests of capital and the corruption and subservience of governments to those same interests.

While a comparative analysis of the gun control positions of Wayne LaPierre and Karl Marx is interesting enough, I want to bring in another figure for consideration—a figure who has become almost as much of an icon of the mainstream American right as Karl Marx has for the international far left: Ronald Reagan. In 2015, the Republican Party literally held one of its early presidential debates in a giant airplane

Karl Marx. (WIKIPEDIA)

too terrifying for white Americans in the 1960s. The NRA’s position on gun control continued to reflect this terror until the 1970s, when the specter of black radicalism began to dim in white collective consciousness. 13 In 1994, Reagan also supported a ban on domestic manufacture of military-style assault weapons. 14 It is because of this bizarre historical contradiction that we must ask ourselves, “Who is the Second Amendment for?” In her new book “Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment,” historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz argues the controversial thesis that an understanding of the original purpose of the Second Amendment cannot be separated from the realities of American colonialism and white supremacy (links to a book review and a podcast interview with the author can be found below).15,16 “Although the U.S. Constitution formally instituted ‘militias’ as state-controlled bodies that were subsequently deployed to wage wars against Native Americans, the voluntary militias described in the Second Amendment entitled settlers, as individuals and families, with the right to combat Native Americans on their own,” Dunbar-Ortiz writes.17 In her book, she also argues that an armed white population worked to the advantage of slaveholders, who needed an army of eager “fugitive-slave” hunters to help recover their “missing property” every time enslaved people attempted to achieve their freedom.

“The real history of gun laws in the U.S. is not about hunting and it’s not about fighting tyranny. For the most part, if we’re really being honest, it’s been about white people having the right to bear arms and to use them against black people, indigenous people and other “not-real Ameri-

1 http://www.newsweek.com/florida-high-school-killing-suspect-nikolas-cruz-vented-racist-and-violent-810129 2 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article201139254.html 3 http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-parkland-student-activists-20180223-htmlstory.html 4 https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/23/politics/nra-political-money-clout/index.html 5 http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/1999/11/15/fortune-releases-annual-survey-of-most-powerful-lobbying 6 https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/22/17041364/nra-president-wayne-lapierre-speech-parkland-cpac 7 https://www.c-span.org/video/?441475-3/conservative-political-action-conference-wayne-lapierre-remarks&start=1900 8 https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/ works/1847/communist-league/1850-ad1.htm 9 https://www.wired.com/2015/09/actual-jet-backdrop-republican-debate/ 10 http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50559139/t/lookback-gun-control-history/#.Wpz9jq2ZP-Y

11 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19670503&id=ClcmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZP8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1072,5010951&hl=en 12 http://theweek.com/articles/582926/how-ronaldreagan-learned-love-gun-control 13 http://time.com/4431356/nra-gun-control-history/ 14 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/03/02/before-trump-defied-the-nraronald-reagan-took-on-the-gun-lobby/?utm_term=.8158e8a6a13f 15 https://theintercept.com/2018/02/28/interceptedpodcast-white-supremacy-and-the-church-of-the-second-amendment/ 16 https://newrepublic.com/article/146190/brutal-origins-gun-rights 17 Ibid.

18 https://theintercept.com/2018/02/28/interceptedpodcast-white-supremacy-and-the-church-of-the-second-amendment/

Zachary White is a history major.

RELIGION PEACEFUL INVESTMENTS

Pacifism and the General Conference

By Peter Flores

fism in all of its documents and policies.

When we as Adventists talk about Christianity, we usually like to give the impression that we support peace. I don’t remember ever hearing someone preach about taking vengeance on your neighbors.1 Wouldn’t it be surprising, then, to find out that the General Conference was investing in weapons manufacturers? Well, they are. In light of this recently-revealed fact, I believe true Adventism has a ways to go when it comes to being the pacifist faith it claims to be.

Depending on your theology, pacifism may or may not be something you adhere to. For example, some people would say that active participation in war is necessary to prevent greater loss of life. In addition, I understand the justification of wanting to protect those you love. However, when one considers the horrors of war, some might ask: who in their right mind really wants to take life? Many would argue that death and taking life are not inherently desirable and that the potential good does not outweigh the actual bad. Although some might see this stance as debatable, I would argue that this stance is most in-line with traditional Adventist teachings.

Last week our own current Spiritual Vice President Matthew Cosaert showed me a recent article with a title that caught my eye: “Norwegian Union Calls on General Conference to Stop Investing in Weapons Manufacturers.”

2 Wait, they’re doing what? This issue was brought up by the Norwegian Union President, Victor Marley, who said, “that it was completely unacceptable for the Adventist Church to own shares in companies connected directly or indirectly to the weapons industry.” 3 I would agree, especially since it seems that the church always pushes for paci-

Pacifism is something that Adventists have always struggled with. The church founders believed in promoting pacifism, but, at the same time, they did not want to go against the government openly. Their first request for non-combatancy was right around the Civil War.4 It was a difficult subject, and, if you know anything about the Desmond Doss story,5 you’ll know that

it was difficult up through WWII as well. In a previous article entitled “Conscientious Objection,” I mentioned that the official position of the church today is that we shouldn’t voluntarily enlist but that there is no judgement passed whether you serve as a combatant or not.6 That position is all well and good, but the church has steps that discourage combatancy along the way. The church claims to serve as an example by sticking to its beliefs when it comes to divisive issues; however, the recent revelations would beg to differ.

the values of the Adventist Church.

The GC has expressed a willingness to expand the list of industries excluded from the portfolio. Industries to be excluded will likely include the defense industry as well as entities with environmentally harmful activities. Aka said that the GC wants to be a good example for both members and institutions when it comes to investments of mutual funds. He added that the investment practice the General Conference follows is not new and that the investments are in no way a secret.” 7

The GC responded to the Norwegian Union’s call to action, saying:

It’s easy to point fingers at the General Conference nowadays, but one thing that I don’t want to do is shame the organization needlessly. I am not asking here for us to ridicule the church but rather to keep it accountable. We need leadership that is going to call us to higher standards. So if you ever have any gripes with the General Conference, just remember, they aren’t the ideal we are supposed to be emulating; we are supposed to be like Jesus.

“In response to these concerns, the General Conference’s investment department said that, as a general rule, it seeks a careful approach by having a highly diversified investment portfolio with different strategies based on the best advice the church can get. The General Conference’s fund manager, Timothy Aka, stated that the denomination will not invest in companies that operate tobacco, alcohol, gambling, pornography, meat, or caffeinated beverages as they are not in harmony with

1 I know what you’re thinking: “What about the Old Testament and the Israelites? They sure took

vengeance on their neighbors.” My non-satisfactory response to that is: I’m not here to justify the Old Testament with this article. In this article, I am talking about the philosophy of peaceful resistance promoted by historical figures like Jesus, Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. 2 Norwegian Union Calls on General Conference to Stop Investing in Weapons Manufacturers.

27 February 2018. https://atoday.org/norwegian-union-calls-on-general-conference-to-stop-investing-in-weapons-manufacturers/ 3 Ibid 4 Between Pacifism and Patriotism, Douglas Morgan.

Adventist Review 2001 5 Desmond Doss was the first conscientious objector to receive the medal of honor. Ibid 6 Collegian article in the religion column from Nov 9th 2017 by Peter Flores.

7 Norwegian Union Calls on General Conference to Stop Investing in Weapons Manufacturers.

27 February 2018. https://atoday.org/norwegian-union-calls-on-general-conference-to-stop-investing-in-weapons-manufacturers/

Peter Flores is a theology major.

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MEDIA/TECH TV, MOVIE, GAMES, PODCASTS

Song and Verse Music, a Show About Music and a Movie with Meaningful Words

By Matt Fennell Usually when I’m writing my articles, I like to read them out loud to make sure that they feel and sound right. This week, I cannot do that because I blew out my voice screaming during Battle of the Bands and blew out my hearing standing too close to the speakers at Battle of the Bands. So, after I’ve probably permanently damaged my capacity for consuming media,1 it seems only appropriate to talk about the last pieces of music, film and TV that I was able to enjoy uninhibited.

Let’s go!

Superorganism (Music) “Superorganism” is the recently-released debut album from UK-based band/collective Superorganism.2 I stumbled onto the absolutely bizarre music video for one of their singles, “Everybody Wants to Be Famous,” near the end of last quarter, and I’ve been eagerly awaiting this album ever since. “Superorganism” seems to have evolved from the weird, lo-fi, deepfried, memefied “aesthetic” corner of YouTube, but instead of being grating and obnoxious—like some of those things that spawned it—“Superorganism” is super-chill easy listening. The album sports a unique sound design,

with tracks dropping in and out, samples looping at variable speeds, trippy guitars sliding up and down and a bevy of sound effects acting as a kind of souped-up percussion section. The whole thing is anchored by lead singer Orono Noguchi’s drowsy, hypnotic vocals, and each track sports a catchy, karaoke-worthy chorus. “Superorganism” is a product that can only exist because of the internet, not just because it’s about the internet, but because it absorbs a specific part of the internet’s mindset, tone and punchlines and gives that collage a meaningful form. This album is the result of passionate people taking memes very, very seriously, and it’s a joy to listen to. Standout tracks are “Something For Your M.I.N.D.” and “Nobody Cares.” Superorganism will be playing in Portland right after finals on March 22, so give the album a listen and, if you like it, be sure to make it out to their show. I’m pretty sure these weird, wonderful digital hipsters are going to be around for a while.

figures spout line after line of quotable, quirky, almost Wes Anderson-esque dialogue that is clearly exaggerated but at the same time echoes the sentiments and stories I remember hearing all the time during high school. Somehow, “Lady Bird” is both ridiculous and real.

As the drama teacher in the film says, “It’s not important to be right; it’s important to be true.” The film certainly achieves this aim of being true, providing an extremely dense slice of life in Sacramento circa 2002. At its core, “Lady Bird” is pretty simple; there’s no villain, the conflict is straightforward and the characters have clear motivations and arcs. Because of this simplicity, “Lady Bird” is able to focus on execution and does so masterfully.

It is a solid, meaningful film with a big heart, and you should watch it as soon as possible.4

Atlanta (TV) Donald Glover is a prodigy. He’s been involved in every facet of the media landscape, from writing for “30 Rock” and starring in “Community,” to rapping as Childish Gambino and

Superorganism Album Cover. (FIVE RISE RECORDS)

Atlanta Poster. (TELEVISION PROMOS) stealing the spotlight as Lando in the upcoming Han Solo film. On top of—and maybe because of—all of this, “Atlanta” is his magnum opus. Combining elements from all of Glover’s earlier work, “Atlanta” is an FX comedy that ostensibly chronicles the rise of Atlanta rapper Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles (played by Brian Tyree Henry) and his cousin/manager Earnest “Earn” Marks (played by Glover). I say “ostensibly” because this is how Glover has himself described the show, calling the comedic rapper storyline a “trojan horse” designed to get him a show on FX where he could tell whatever kinds of stories he wanted to. The horse definitely made it into the network because “Atlanta” frequently and joyously tells all sorts of crazy stories. Rapidly oscillating between drama and comedy,3 “Atlanta” takes on strained relationships, issues of race and incarceration, and the realities of the neverending hussle that Earn and his friends face.

“Atlanta” is beautifully directed (mostly by music video director Hiro Murai), it’s got a phenomenal soundtrack, and the short, half-hour comedy format is the perfect length for its singularly

punchy stories. The show tackles one issue an episode and does so without lingering too long or getting preachy.

Each episode features plenty of variety, with great performances from not only Glover and Henry but also Lakeith Stanfield and Zazie Beetz, who play Alfred’s conspiracy-theorist best friend Darius and Earn’s pragmatic girlfriend Van, respectively. The first season of “Atlanta” is streaming on Hulu, and the second season just started last week, making now the perfect time to hop on.

Please enjoy this show!

Lady Bird (Film) “Lady Bird,” the first film from writer/director Greta Gerwig, is a coming-of-age story with familiar elements of family drama, children growing up to become their parents and the end of high school leading into the beginning of college. What sets “Lady Bird” apart is its strong characterizations. The film is populated almost entirely with immediately recognizable archetypes: an overly-respectful/dorky Catholic theater kid; a black-clad, heavily-pierced vegan emo couple; and a pseudo-philosophical “edgy” bad-boy rich kid. These

Well, that’s about all the time we’ve got for today. “A Wrinkle In Time” comes out this week, and it looks pretty neat, so maybe we’ll talk about that next week. If there’s something else you’d like me to cover, or if you have any questions, comments or concerns, shoot me an email at matthew.fennell@wallawalla.edu. Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

1 My head feels like it’s stuck in a gigantic, milelong tunnel of cotton candy. It was totally worth it, though, and I’ll probably be fine eventually. 2 Wikipedia defines a superorganism as “a group of synergistically interacting organisms of the same species.” Superorganism the band is an eight person musical collective—a group of passionate artists who gradually met over Skype and now live together in a studio/headquarters in London’s East End, where they produce music by blasting out tracks and emailing them to each other for further production, each adding in new bits until a finished product comes out.

I’d say the name probably fits.

3 Make no mistake, “Atlanta” is very funny. Often, the humor is traditional observational sitcom stuff or slapstick bits. Other times, it’s satirical, mocking the media landscape and modern obsession with celebrity. Almost always, the jokes are just plain weird, breaking the reality of the show and presenting a surreal cartoon similar to other shows like “Twin Peaks.”

4 “Lady Bird” was absolutely robbed at the Oscars on Sunday night. Just sayin’.

Matt Fennell is a computer engineering major.

SCIENCE ESSENTIAL MACRONUTRIENTS

Protein: Nutritional Gold Mine or Hype?

By Forrest Sheperd Store shelves are packed with products boasting of their protein content. Cereals, protein bars and protein supplements are among the many products highlighting their levels of this macronutrient. We are often told by those around us, sometimes even our doctors, that we need to make sure we are getting enough protein to power us through the day. However, what do the findings by nutrition researchers tell us about the true importance of getting enough protein in our diet?

To help us better understand what these researchers are finding, we must ask what, exactly, is protein?

Proteins are macromolecules which are extremely common in every living organism. They are the molecules that carry out the instructions of our genes and make nearly every process of our bodies possible. To make these proteins, our bodies use building blocks called amino acids. Out of the 20 standard amino acids, our bodies can only make 11. The rest we need to get from food, so we need to eat foods containing proteins because they include amino acids that we can’t generate ourselves.

An important aspect to understand about protein from food is that every essential amino acid is made either by microbes or plants, and every plant has every essential amino acid, although in varying amounts.1 Misconceptions have led to the myth of “complete proteins,” which says that certain plants must be eaten in combination (e.g. beans and rice) during a single meal to achieve a balanced variation of amino acids, when in reality our bodies store amino acids to be used when needed.2 A varied diet of plant foods will contain sufficient amounts of every essential amino acid.3 In light of the previously-described societal obsession with protein, protein must be the holy grail of nutrition, health and longevity, right? It seems as though there must have been an epidemic of protein deficiencies in the past to merit the continued discussion of getting as much as we can. Although neither of these cases are true, these beliefs have led to what has been called the “great protein fiasco.”

A single researcher during the 1930s described a condition called kwashiorkor which occured in starv-

ing children in Africa.4 This form of malnutrition is commonly believed to be caused by a deficiency of protein in the diet during adolescence despite adequate calorie intake. Although this disease is found only in cases of extreme starvation, it was incorrectly generalized and applied to the other forms of malnutrition throughout the developing world. This generalization led to the United Nations declaring protein deficiency as “the most serious and widespread nutritional disorder known to… science” in the 1950s.5 This declaration sparked what ultimately led to the “great protein fiasco” in which protein became incorrectly thought of as the most important macronutrient.6 Is protein really the magic nutrient which fuels our growth, and should we strive to maximize it in our diet? Our primary fuel source during a period of rapid growth and development, human breast milk, has the lowest concentration of protein of any animal on the planet: less than one percent protein by weight.7 Additionally, high-protein diets are associated with higher mortality in those under 65, though the ideal ratio of protein in the diet increases as we age.8 Since the aforementioned fiasco, researchers have limited the recommended daily intake of protein for adults to 0.8 to 0.9 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day,[9] although it is increasingly common to far exceed that range.10 More recent data suggests that rather than not getting enough protein, it is far more likely that people in Western countries are getting too much protein.11 Excess protein is not able to be stored in the body and increases acidity in the blood, which may strain the body, leading to disease such as kidney and bone calcium disorders.12 Ideal protein intake may be as high as 1.2 to 2.0 grams protein per kilogram of body weight per day during periods of intense athletic training, which is considered easily achievable by food intake.13 However, foods commonly described as being protein-rich (e.g. meat, eggs and dairy) are also the main dietary sources of saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol, which all have a negative impact on kidney function as well as many other chronic diseases.14 Protein quality may be as

An example of healthy sources of protein. All plant foods contain protein, however beans and seeds are among the most protein rich. (GOOGLE) or more important than quantity, as this same paper noted that the same negative effect is not seen in equivalent protein consumption from plant sources.15 Plant proteins contain base precursors (lowering acidity), while animal proteins contain only acid precursors (raising acidity)16 creating a negative effect on kidney function seen with the consumption of meat,17 eggs and dairy.18 Protein is a macronutrient which has received a lot of attention over the years, and public understanding of the nutrient has, and continues to have, an attitude of “more is better.”

However, research has been telling us for decades that although protein in an essential macronutrient of which we must maintain sufficient dietary levels, more is not always better, and too little is very rare with a calorie sufficient diet. In fact, overconsumption puts strain on your body and may lead to diseases such as kidney disease, which is on the rise in the U.S.19 Research also tells us that the source of protein is an important factor, as protein from varied plant sources will contain all of the amino acids needed in sufficient amounts, minus the negative effects seen with the consumption of animal sourced dietary proteins.

1 Rao, P. B. Rama et al. “The Amino Acid Composition and Nutritive Value of Proteins.” The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 82, no. 1, 1 Jan. 1964, pp. 88–92.

PMC, doi:10.1093/jn/82.1.88.

Risk Factor for Impaired Kidney Function and Chronic Kidney Disease.” American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, vol. 301, no. 5, Nov. 2011, pp.

919–931. PMC, doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00068.2011.

2 “Free Amino Acid Pools and Their Role in Regulation.” Mammalian Protein Metabolism, by Hamish Nisbet. Munro, Academic Press, 1970, pp. 299–386.

13 Thomas, D. Travis. “Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine: Nutrition and Athletic Performance.” Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 116, no. 3, Mar. 2016, pp. 501–528. PMC, doi:10.1016/j.jand.2015.12.006.

3 Young, V. R. “Plant Proteins in Relation to Human Protein and Amino Acid Nutrition.” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 59, no.

5 1 May 1994, pp. 1203–1212. PMC, doi:10.1093/ ajcn/59.5.1203s.

4 McLaren, Donald S. “The Great Protein Fiasco.”

The Lancet, vol. 304, no. 7888, 13 July 1974, p. 1079.

PMC, doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(74)92175-8.

5 Ibid.

6 Ibid.

7 Davis, Teresa A. et al. “Amino Acid Composition of Human Milk Is Not Unique.” The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 124, no. 7, 1 July 1994, pp. 1126–1132.

PMC, doi:10.1093/jn/124.7.1126.

8 Levine, Morgan E. “Low Protein Intake Is Associated with a Major Reduction in IGF-1, Cancer, and Overall Mortality in the 65 and Younger but Not Older Population.” Cell Metabolism, vol. 19, no.

3, 4 Mar. 2014, pp. 407–417. PMC, doi:10.1016/j. cmet.2014.02.006.

9 Millward, D. Joe. “Identifying Recommended Dietary Allowances for Protein and Amino Acids: a Critique of the 2007 WHO/FAO/UNU Report.” British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 108, no. S2, Aug. 2012, pp. 3–21. PMC, doi:10.1017/s0007114512002450.

14 Odermatt, Alex. “The Western-Style Diet: a Major Risk Factor for Impaired Kidney Function and Chronic Kidney Disease.” American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, vol. 301, no. 5, Nov. 2011, pp.

919–931. PMC, doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00068.2011.

15 Ibid.

16 Delimaris, Ioannis. “Adverse Effects Associated with Protein Intake above the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Adults.” ISRN Nutrition, vol. 2013, July 2013, pp. 1–6. PMC, doi:10.5402/2013/126929.

17 Kontessis, Panayotis et al. “Renal, Metabolic and Hormonal Responses to Ingestion of Animal and Vegetable Proteins.” Kidney International, vol. 38, no. 1, July 1990, pp. 136–144. PMC, doi:10.1038/ ki.1990.178.

18 Chan, A. Y. “Functional Response of Healthy and Diseased Glomeruli to a Large, Protein-Rich Meal.”

Journal of Clinical Investigation, vol. 81, no. 1, 1 Jan. 1988, pp. 245–254. PMC, doi:10.1172/jci113302.

19 Murray, Christopher J. L. et al. “The State of US Health, 1990-2010.” JAMA, vol. 310, no. 6, 14 Aug. 2013, pp. 591–608. PMC, doi:10.1001/ jama.2013.13805.

10 Delimaris, Ioannis. “Adverse Effects Associated with Protein Intake above the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Adults.” ISRN Nutrition, vol. 2013, July 2013, pp. 1–6. PMC, doi:10.5402/2013/126929.

11 Ibid.

12 Odermatt, Alex. “The Western-Style Diet: a Major

Forrest Sheperd is a biology major.

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Intersectionality: More than Just a Woman

By Cynthia E. Ochoa In the summer of 2013, I found myself working in what I called “The Chocolate Factory.” I had arrived back in the U.S. after a year teaching abroad and had been job hunting for a month and a half. A fast food restaurant position would have probably been easy to attain, but I had just gotten back from being a student missionary, and I was an educated college student. I was desperately in need of money to pay for school in the fall, but I also wanted to set a “higher” standard for myself. I told myself, “No more cleaning and no more yardwork.

You are an independent, educated woman.” I wanted to start having employment opportunities that prepared me for a future as a professional. With that idea in mind, I began applying for secretarial positions such as a front desk receptionist or a customer service representative at the “fancier” clothing line stores. I figured that since I am bilingual, companies need people like me. But not in Denver, not that summer, and not any other summer when I tried applying. Maybe no one wanted to hire a student who was going to have to leave in four months, but even when I took almost two years off school to work, I was out of luck.

After almost two months of no call-backs, my parents took me to a place they knew could get me a job: an employment agency. It sounds fancy, but the only positions that agency had for a Mexican girl like myself were working at a frozen meat factory or at a trail mix packaging factory. I chose the latter. The job required working 10-hour days on my feet except for two fifteen-minute breaks and a half-hour lunch. My task was to fill endless trays with various kinds of trail mixes and pass them down the line to the packaging women, many of whom were illegal immigrants and none of whom spoke English. Once I had proved my worth, I was “promoted” to stand on the second floor platform where my only duty entailed scooping and pouring buckets of sticky trail mix down a packaging machine from a barrel, where I would be replaced by one of the few male employees who worked the forklift the minute the barrel was empty—and I do mean, the very minute it was empty.

All this work for a mere $7.50 an hour.

The women in the factory often asked me, “Why are you here? You speak English!” Believe me, I asked myself the same question. Jobs were not scarce, and my interviewing skills were excellent. Granted, I was told I still had somewhat of an accent, but that couldn’t be why I was having such a hard time finding a job, right? It also couldn’t have been my answers on the employment “Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability” form, in which I could choose to reveal my disabilities on the condition that I would not be discriminated against. The form has checkboxes next to each condition that is considered a disability and is inclusive to various types of physical and mental conditions. At the time, two boxes in the mental illness category applied to me, and, although I was always tempted to leave the page blank, I knew God was watching, and I didn’t feel comfortable lying.

Lifting heavy pallets, cleaning, yard work, factory work—I wonder if all these years my difficulty finding higher-paying, non-manual labor employment has been related to the fact that I am a short, Mexican girl with boxes checked in the employment disability form. Perhaps if I had been born a Mexican guy, I would have had more luck job hunting. My brother, who dropped out of his first semester of college, earned much more in his positions at factories because he could

operate all the machinery; he always had better paying opportunities in other places, too.

Please note that I am in no way complaining. No, I have been blessed immensely. I had a job, regardless of what it was. Although I have experienced various forms of racist comments and profiling in my life, they have been mild in comparison to what some of my friends have had to deal with. It is infuriating to hear the stories of discrimination others have shared with me because of things they have no control over. Some have struggled because their parents brought them to this country without legal documentation, because they are black or because they are gay. Others have a disability, a mental illness or a foreign accent. On top of all these reasons, many of these people face additional discrimination simply because they are women.

Can you imagine how difficult it would be to experience discrimination as a woman who is also gay? Or a woman who is black? What about being a woman who is also disabled? Or being a woman living in this country without legal documentation? Intersectionality is a not-so-new term that defines these kinds of overlap.

The Oxford Dictionary defines intersectionality as “the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.”1 The term intersectionality was first coined in 1989 by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor and social theorist, in her essay “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics.”2 In this essay, Crenshaw suggests that the term intersectionality better represents the experiences of all black woman, since antiracist politics, feminist theory and the anti-discrimination law only focus on a single factor of marginalization.3 I was unfamiliar with the term myself until Jasmine Rodriguez, a social work major, and Ruth Martinez, a social work Master’s student, asked me to write an article informing others about intersectionality. Rodriguez and Martinez co-lead the Women’s History Month Planning Committee on our campus. When I first met with Rodriguez, she told me she wanted this article to serve as an introduction to a discussion about advocating “for all womankind” on our campus—the committee’s theme this year. Because Women’s History Month is unfortunately timed, falling amidst dead week, finals and spring break, Jasmine hopes this article will bring a little awareness to women’s history with a special focus on intersectionality.

“Feminism is seen as ‘fighting for equality,’” said Rodriguez, “but there are different types of equalities. What is being a white women versus being a black woman like? Obviously, we come together as women, but we don’t take into consideration that even this isn’t exactly equal, and some challenges are harder for some people than for others.”

Martinez also shares these views.

She said, “I believe intersectionality is important as it encompasses all aspects of a person’s identity. It is important to talk about, as understanding elements of a person’s identity allows us to better understand the people around us through the different identities they represent.”

From intersectionality stems “intersectional feminism,” a type of feminism that, when advocating for equality, takes into consideration

women who are also minorities when. “YW Boston,” the first YWCA in America, is an example of a group working towards equality with adopted principles around intersectionality.4 This advocacy group, whose slogan is “Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women,” is the recipient of the “2018 Academy of Woman Achievers” award.

One of their blog entries, titled “What is intersectionality and what does it have to with me?” defines the term intersectionality and informs readers about why it matters. The article gives advice to those who want to stand up for equality and asks “Is your work toward social equality intersectional?”

The blog post provides important tips, including recognizing that not everyone within a certain group will have the same experiences because different identity markers overlap for each individual. The post also encourages readers to avoid using oversimplified language that uses one’s personal experiences as a baseline and to instead be open to listening to someone else’s point of view.

A Select History of Women’s Rights in America

1700s 1769

American colonies based their laws on the English common law, which was summarized in the Blackstone Commentaries. The law said, “By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in the law: the very being and legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated into that of her husband; under whose wing, protection, and cover she performs everything…”

1777

All states pass laws which take away women’s right to vote.

1800s

Another important tip for being intersectional when advocating for equality is to think about your own workplace or organization and who is not being represented: “Diversity of all kinds matter in your workplace, your activism, your community spaces, and more. If you are meeting with a local LGBTQ+ organization, is there representation of LGBTQ+ people of color?

You may feel that your workplace is racially and ethnically diverse, but is it accessible to people with disabilities?”5 These suggestions for organizations can be implemented when we, as students of a Christian university and members of this community, choose to take a stand in whichever area of equality we have a passion to advocate for. As we celebrate Women’s History Month and the progress our nation has made thus far in equality for women, let us remember the concept of intersectionality. As we go on our journey of achieving our student goals, don’t forget to embrace the different realities and diversity of every individual on our campus. Surround yourself with people whose intersectional lives have molded and changed them. Be open to listening to their stories, and validate their various experiences.

The Women’s History Month Planning Committee invites all who desire to keep the conversation going with an open discussion about this article:

Wednesday, March 14: Enough National School Walkout at 10:00 a.m. for 17 minutes. This walkout honors the 17 students who were killed in the Parkland school shooting and makes a call for action in Congress to stop gun violence.

3 https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/ intersectionality-meaning 4 http://www.ywboston.org/about-us/ 5 http://www.ywboston.org/2017/03/what-is-intersectionality-and-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-me/

Cynthia Ochoa is a health science major.

Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that, despite the privileges and immunities clause, a state can prohibit a woman from voting. The court declares women as “persons,” but holds that they constitute a “special category of nonvoting citizens.”

1875

Wyoming becomes the first state to grant women the right to vote in all elections.

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Margaret Sanger tests the validity of New York’s anti-contraception law by establishing a clinic in Brooklyn. The most well-known of birth control advocates, she is one of hundreds arrested over a 40-year period for working to establish women’s right to control their own bodies.

1920

All women are given the right to vote. The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified. It declares: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

1938

The Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage without regard to sex.

1963

The Equal Pay Act is passed by Congress, promising equitable wages for the same work, regardless of the race, color, religion, national origin or sex of the worker.

1973

Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1987

Johnson v. Santa Clara County, 480 U.S. 616: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that it is permissible to take sex and race into account in employment decisions even where there is no proven history of discrimination but when evidence of a manifest imbalance exists in the number of women or minorities holding the position in question.

1 https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/intersectionality 2 http://www.ywboston.org/2017/03/what-is-intersectionality-and-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-me/

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Wednesday, March 14 at 6:00 p.m. in Conard Chapel. This is event open to everyone who wishes to attend.

An opportunity to honor and advocate for fellow students will also be available:

At Seneca Falls, New York, 300 women and men sign the Declaration of Sentiments, a plea for the end of discrimination against women in all spheres of society.

2000s

POLL YOUR RESPONSES

Additional Responses to the Poll NO

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I think that it makes more sense to simplify the feminist movement to core issues with women. Right now it is so hard to define it or know what someone means by “feminist” I think other issues are important too but should be labeled separately.

I believe feminism should address issues faced by other minority groups for several reasons. First, if feminism only looks at gender issues, it fails in recognizing that people face oppression based on the intersection of many aspects of their identity. Many women are oppressed not only based on their gender, but also based on their race, sexual orientation, and other aspects of their identity. I believe truly addressing oppression requires a holistic approach.

Second, if feminism only addresses gender issues, it fails in recognizing the necessity of working together and the strength that comes from doing so. I believe we have the best chance of reducing oppression and injustice when we realize, as Australian activist Lilla says, “your liberation is bound up with mine”.

If every person fought for every one of the many injustices that exist the impact of their effort, although wellintentioned, is minimized. I don’t think there is anything wrong with being passionate about both LGBTQ and gender inequality (or any combination of injustices), but I believe in an age of “trendy activism” our attention and efforts are often divided and shifting to whatever’s popping up on our feed. I believe selecting a few problems you’re particularly passionate/infuriated/convicted about and pouring your limited time & energy into pushing those movements forward will progress our society much faster than everyone caring for everything for the time it takes to scroll past a tweet.

The original question and more responses can be found on page 8.

Hillary Clinton becomes the first First Lady to be elected to public office as a U.S. Senator from New York. Condoleezza Rice becomes the first black female Secretary of State.

2005

Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The new bill extends coverage to women of Native American tribal lands who are attacked by non-tribal residents, as well as lesbians and immigrants.

2013

Congress has a record number of women, with 104 female House members and 21 female Senators, including the chamber’s first Latina, Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto.

2017

http://www.nwhp.org/resources/womens-rights-movement/detailed-timeline/ (up to 2013) https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2017-01-20/timeline-the-womens-rights-movement-in-the-us (2017)

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March U-Days wwudrama Festival of Shorts @ Village Hall, 8 p.m.

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Choir and Orchestra Concert @ University Church, 4 p.m.

wwudrama Festiva @ Village Hall, 2 p.m

2018 Walla Walla Guitar Festival @ Downtown Walla Walla, 7 p.m.-12 a.m.

A Night of Mystery @ Bowers Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Family Paint Night @ Walla Walla Valle

wwudrama Festival of Shorts @ Village Hall, 8 p.m.

March U-Days National Women and Girls HIV/Aids Awareness Day National Mario Day

Sunday Slumber Pa @ Bowers Hall, 7:30

March U-Days National Day of Unplugging National Get Over it Day

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International Women’s Day National Proofreading Day

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FOOD DIP FOR DAYS

Muhammara Will Be Your New Favorite Dip

By Daphne Novak I love a good dip. Dips are simple to make and almost always crowd pleasers. If you bring a dip to a friend’s get-together, chances are it will be a success. Something that I love about Middle Eastern food is the amount of dips that come out of this cuisine such as hummus, shug and baba ghanouj.

You need to know about the amazing muhammara. Though it is vegan, it is creamy, nutty, tart and a little sweet. Muhammara is a Syrian dip that is made mostly of toasted walnuts and roasted red bell peppers.

The secret ingredient to muhammara is pomegranate molasses. The

pomegranate molasses adds a tangy flavor to the smoky nutty-sweet base.

Pomegranate molasses can be found at Safeway and Walmart. If pomegranate molasses is not available to you, you could potentially use regular molasses or grab a bottle of pomegranate juice from Andy’s or Safeway and boil the pomegranate juice until it is syrupy.

We are also approaching bell pepper season so look out at Andy’s for some sick deals on bell peppers coming in the next few months!

Grab two bags of pita bread and get ready.

Daphne Novak is a psychology major.

Muhammara INGREDIENTS •

2 red bell peppers

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1 ½ cups of toasted walnuts*

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1 clove of roughly chopped garlic

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1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses

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1 teaspoon of smoked paprika

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1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes (more or less depending on your tolerance for spiciness)

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1 ½ tablespoon of olive oil

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Juice of half a lemon

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A dash of cumin

INSTRUCTIONS Preheat your oven on the broiler setting.

Cut the peppers in half and remove the stem and seeds. Then, place the peppers on a baking sheet, skin side up.

When the pepper skins are charred, remove the peppers from the oven. After about 15 minutes of cool down time, remove the skin from the bell peppers. Don’t worry about getting all the skin perfectly off.

While the peppers are cooling, toast the walnuts. This will probably take about five minutes. Pay attention because the walnuts burn easily.

Place the bell peppers in a food processor or sturdy blender along will all of the rest of the ingredients. Blend until you get the consistency you prefer.

I prefer a little bit of chunkiness from the nuts.

Serve with some sturdy lettuce or just go all in with the fresh pita and enjoy. *pro-tip: go to breakfast at the cafeteria and just get a cup of walnuts.

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CULTURE HOOKEY

Enough: National School Walkout

By Hannah Thiel Next week, on Wednesday, March 14 at 10 a.m., students will be walking out of class in schools across the country in honor of the 17 students and teachers who were killed last month by gunman at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The teens who survived have been active in planning a walkout to draw attention to the issue of gun violence on school campuses. Walla Walla University will also walk out to support these students and to honor the lives that were lost.

Those who wish to participate will gather on Kretschmar lawn for 17 minutes of prayer, spoken word, voter registration and a moment of silence for the victims.

No matter what you believe the

solution to the problem of gun violence is, you are welcome to participate in the walkout. Since it is at the beginning of the 10 a.m. class period, it would probably make the most sense to come to class, drop off your things and then walk out as class is starting. That way, you’ll actually be able to walk out, and it won’t just look like you’re 17 minutes late to class. If you don’t have a class at the time, consider going to a class with a friend and setting down your backpack there. Also, if you have a class that’s far from Kretschmar, consider starting to walk to Kretschmar before 10:00 and then leaving your bags in a nearby building.

It’s powerful to hear the voices of the shooting survivors, especially since many of the victims were under the age

of 18. At this age, they’re legally denied a political voice: the right to vote.

They’re not allowed to voice their opinion on what should be done about the problem of gun violence, even though they’ve lived through the worst of it.

I think it’s also powerful to consider how many of us attending university were high school students ourselves just a few years ago. This walkout is an important opportunity for us to step up and be allies for people who are very close in age to us yet don’t have any political power. Also, I think it’s important to consider how we’re similarly vulnerable because, like these students, we still go to school on a campus, which creates opportunities for attacks like these. This issue not only affects those who are close to our same age but also is an issue that we could

someday face on our own campus.

Nicholas Dworet, 17

Let your friends know about the university’s walkout and encourage them to participate with you. The link to the event page for the walkout is provided at the bottom of the article.

Also, I’ve included a list of the names of the people who were killed last month.

Take a minute to look over their names and consider the families and friends who were affected and the lives that were lost.

Christopher Hixon, 49 Helena Ramsay, 17 Luke Hoyer, 15 Carmen Schentrup, 16 Meadow Pollack, 18 Joaquin Oliver, 17 Alaina Petty, 14 Cara Loughran, 14

Jamie Guttenberg, 14

Alexander Schachter, 14

Martin Duque Anguiano, 14

Peter Wang, 15

Aaron Feis, 37 Gina Montalto, 14

https://www.actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/ enough-national-school-walkout

Alyssa Alhadeff, 14 Scott Beigel, 35

Hannah Thiel is an art major.

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Monday Movie Night @ SAC, 7 p.m.

Tuesday Dogs & Cats @ Library, 11 a.m.

Late Night Breakfast @ Bowers Hall, 7:30 p.m.

National Napping Day

Family Paint Night @ Walla Walla Valley Academy, 6-9 p.m.

Live Cinema: “Twelfth Night” - Royal Shakespeare Co. @ Gesa Power House Theatre, 6-9 p.m.

National Girl Scout Day

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SUBMISSION MAKE A NEW FRIEND

Friends ABC Program: Making the Connection

By Meghann Heinrich I walked through the doors of Davis Elementary School and stopped at the front desk to check in. The secretary waved me through to the cafeteria where the first and second graders had just started their lunch period. The program coordinator was waiting at the door to meet me and introduce me to my new friend. I was more nervous walking into that crowded cafeteria than I had been at my first job interview. Suddenly I was back in first grade, searching for my friends, praying they had saved me a seat. I had been told my mentee’s name and age and that she liked horses. Nothing more. I really hoped that information would be enough to start a friendship.

The program coordinator asked me if I was ready. I said yes, and she led me to the table where my new friend was sitting with her classmates. I awkward-

ly sat down next to her. She asked, “Are you the girl that is going to be my friend?” and I said, “Yes!”

grader at Davis and looks forward to their time together almost as much as her friend does.

The Friends ABC Program is a mentorship program that matches volunteers to children in need of positive adult role models. I first heard about Friends as a freshman when I visited a table at Welcome Back Bash. My boss Troy Fitzgerald, the youth pastor at the University Church, encouraged me to get involved and told me it was a meaningful way to do impactful service.

Once a week, volunteers visit with their mentees for 30 minutes during the student’s lunch and recess time. That half-hour together is something the children look forward to all week long; it gives them someone to depend on.

Gabbi remembers what it was like when she first started volunteering: “At first, meeting them is nerve-racking, and you want to make a good impression. When you get there, the child will go get their food and you sit at the table with them. The program is good about having games and activities so you don’t have to come up with stuff all on your own.”

Gabrielle “Gabbi” Pahler, a senior business major at WWU, started volunteering with Friends last quarter.

She is currently mentoring a fifth

During my year of volunteering at Davis, I remember looking forward to my Friends time every Friday. It was a much-needed reminder that there is life outside of college, and it’s okay to be silly once in a while. Gabbi put it well when she said, “It’s a great halfhour where you get to remember all the things you loved about camp. There are kids everywhere, and all they want

is to talk to you and play with you.”

The Friends ABC Program officially started in 1999. According to Executive Director Jim Byrnes, “The program was started by two WWU students and the current Davis school counselor, Blake Linburg.” In 2006 the Friends organization took over the program, named it the Friends ABC Program and continues to run it today. Now the program is running in most elementary schools in the Walla Walla Valley.

For many of the children in the program, having a Friends mentor goes deeper than just hanging out once a week—volunteers inspire them to do better for themselves. The children are looking for positive adult role models to guide them. “Most of these kids do not have a good role model to place their life choices on; it shows them another way to see their future,” Pahler said.

The impact of volunteering with Friends goes beyond just one volunteer and one child at a time. “The theory is that if one kid has a friend then their friends will also benefit from that friend,” Pahler said. Volunteers set a ripple effect into motion with every child they interact with.

There are always children on the match list waiting for a friend. The Friends program does its best to match every child with a volunteer, but it is dependent on the number of people willing to participate. If you have any interest in becoming a volunteer for Friends, you can contact Marissa Lopez, program coordinator, at marissa@ wallawallafriends.org for more information about volunteer opportunities.

Meghann Heinrich is a communications major.

OUTDOORS RUUD REMARKS

The Bugaboo Bug, part 3

By Niqolas Ruud Parts one and two of this story can be found in the Feb. 22 and March 1 issues of The Collegian, respectively.

To continue where we left off… ...For his life was literally in the hands of an untrained professional.

The next morning, a Saturday, we

awoke at the leisurely hour of 9:00, or perhaps it was 10:00, maybe even 11:00. Our base camp’s locale on the Bugaboo’s Applebee Dome at the crossroads of nonexistent cell service and a nearby time zone border made for a lot of confusion regarding where the little hand and the big hand ought to be. “If we start a few hours after everyone else, we will have the classic routes all

Al, hauling boots and ice axes up Pitch One, Bugaboo Spire, British Columbia. (NIQOLAS RUDD)

to ourselves,” Chad said.

Starting late has often been an issue for my climbing partners; sleeping in is just too inviting when you’re accustomed to waking up for an 8:00 a.m. class four or five days each week.

Truth be told, we often struggle with the classic early-morning alpine start.

Once the crust from our eyelids had been cleared, we bickered—as I am sure all good climbers do—about which “classic” route to send that day or if it was simply too late to do anything but run circles around the tents and wait until early the next morning to climb something big.

Since this was our first full day in the Bugaboos, instead of running in circles, we opted to climb a “quickn-easy” ultra-classic route on the Northeast Buttress of Bugaboo Spire: an ultra-classic’s ultra-classic.

Al and I were paired, leaving Chad with Tyler. It was agreed that Tyler and I would lead all 10 pitches for our respective parties. We set off sometime around noon—or an hour after, depending on whose clock you looked at—and headed out of Applebee Dome to the base of the climb.

Upon arriving at the base of pitch one, Tyler, being a professional “guide,” led the charge with Chad in tow. While he was working on a cute 5.7 layback, Al and I chatted about the weather (the dark clouds off to the north) and how late it was getting (already 2:00 or maybe 3:00 p.m.).

While we waited, I ate a bar.

I distinctly remember offering to share some of my food with Al because I knew I would need to have him nice and happy before I asked him to carry my boots and ice tool to the top of the climb.

When I finally popped the question, it certainly went better than I had imagined: “Hey, Al?” “Yeah.”

“Hey, so, what if you take two of my boots in trade for one of yours?”

A view from the latrine. (NIQOLAS RUDD) “Sure.”

Pause. A really long pause. “And my ice tool as well?”

“Sure thing.”

What a great guy.

The climb was on excellent quality granite: certainly a classic. Al and I were truly enjoying the climb, as was Tyler. I knew he was enjoying it because, even though I didn’t actually see Tyler all that often, there was probably one cam in every three to four feet of crack on sections of rock I would later run out quite well. I guess that’s what you get for paying the AMGA to teach you their single pitch ways, however: lots and lots of plugging cams. I do not exaggerate here; Tyler literally placed as many cams as I own in a section of crack 10 meters long. I own nine cams—that’s one cam per meter!

We crested the north summit at around 6:00, 7:00 or maybe 8:00

p.m that night (at this point we felt as though our clocks were in serious cahoots against us). The wind had picked up and the dark clouds Al and I had seen earlier were collecting right above the summits.

We tried to get over to the southernmost summit quickly as both of our parties planned to descend the other side of the peak to the col via the Kain Route. However, due to a few miscommunications between the four of us, I ended up rappelling an extra 25 meters or so off of the north summit, setting us back considerably.

Once my prussiking skills had been sufficiently tested, Al and I simulclimbed to south summit and then began to rappel down the Kain Route…

To be continued.

Niqolas Rudd is a religious studies major.

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March 2018 Issue 18 | walla walla university | college place, wa

OPINION MUSIC

Music’s Influence

By Parker Bailey Can the music you listen to affect the kind of person you are? I believe so, and data suggests I might be right. Cambridge did a study involving more than

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4,000 listeners and found that people who listen to slower and quieter songs tend to be more empathetic and emotional but also tend towards more negative emotions. Those who listen to faster, louder and more powerful music tend to be more systematic and structured, and tend towards positive emotions. There are obviously exceptions to this general trend because everyone is different, and some people listen to an equal amount of loud and quiet or fast and slow music.

Other studies suggest that music can even shape a person’s personality. Here are some examples:

Rock music = motivation The high energy of rock music can give someone confidence and personal resolve, allowing them to feel more motivated to do whatever it is they’re doing.

The benefits may not be immediately noticeable, but they will eventually emerge.

The reason for this effect is mainly the tempo of the music. Since rock is often more upbeat and energetic, it encourages a more upbeat and energetic life, thus improving personal motivation. Hip-hop and dance music have similar effects because of their tempo.

Ambient music = creativity

Worship music = alleviated emotional anxiety

Apparently, moderate volume ambient noise or music can potentially improve a person’s creative capacities by a significant margin. The reason behind this may be related to the idea that ambient sounds often give the feeling of familiarity, thus giving the impression of a safe environment and allowing your mind to explore with less focus on surroundings and current circumstances.

Many of us have experienced worship music at one point or another.

Some of you may relate to being at vespers and feeling like you’ve left the planet entirely, thus leaving all of your stress and worries behind. There’s a bit more to the sensation than just the music, obviously, but it definitely has a part to play. A survey of people surveyed with chronic anxiety reported that par-

ticipants felt improvements after consistently listening to this kind of music.

we listen to and whether or not it affects our personalities, scan the QR code below.

Lyrics For some people, the lyrics are just a bonus to music, whereas for others the lyrics are what make the song, and without them, music has no meaning. Whichever kind of person you are, the lyrics will still have an effect on you. Listening to lyrics with negative messages can become ingrained in a person’s subconscious and may eventually assimilate into a person’s values and beliefs. Personally, I believe music is one of the most important elements in determining how some people develop their personality. I have a friend who seems to base a lot of their important life decisions loosely off of the general emotions portrayed by the music they listen to. However, this phenomenon is not true for everyone. Next time you have a friend that has a shift in their music taste, see if you can pick up on a gradual change in their personality.

If you would like to participate in my campus survey to see what kind of music

https://www.brainwavepowermusic.com/blog/blog/ your-musical-taste-shows-and-affects-your-personality-and-behavior https://www.nch.ie/Online/Music-In-Mind-Appeal

Parker Bailey is an engineering major.

SUBMISSION THEATER

Get Thee to the Festival of Shorts

By Victoria Ico In Village Hall, the church-turnedtheater on College Avenue, there is a beloved gathering of storytelling and entertainment that takes place every winter quarter. There on the transformed black stage, the Festival of Shorts showcases the theatrical talents of students, faculty and community members as they entertain people with short plays and films.

This tradition started with the University’s first drama director, Professor Donnie Rigby. In the 1970s, she put together a show of scenes from different plays as entertainment for the AGA banquet. This initial showing of student-directed acts was comprised of her drama students performing a variety of scenes for the audience’s delight. From there, a beloved annual tradition was born. Their showcase was transformed into a full production performed on stage, incorporating the directing class. Rigby would have directing students spend a quarter finding a script, casting the actors and holding rehearsals. Details such as how many props were needed, what costumes needed to be found or made and what order the shows would be in were all taken into consideration in creating a complete production. All their work would culminate into a weekend showing of the One Acts.

Audiences appreciate the creativity and talent of the University students year after year. The benefit of having different plays in one show allows the audience to enjoy a variety of emotions and intrigue with each play. David Crawford, the current drama director and a communications professor, sums the Festival of Shorts up as “different types of things in one swoop.” The Festival also gives many students a

chance to dip their toes into the world of theater. Crawford has seen many students who were rigid and nervous at auditions but loved acting by the end of the whole experience.

While this show has been headlined under a few names, its run has lasted over five decades. In that time, it has grown into a well-anticipated show.

Many enjoy the Festival because the shows tend to be fun, and the production displays talent of local students and community members. The drama program usually announces a super audition at the beginning of winter quarter, which everyone is invited to.

Normally, students fill all the roles needed, but Jerry Entze says, “In the years when drama isn’t so popular, we would have to fill the roles with willing community members.” These community actors have usually been alumni who were in the area or faculty who had a bit of free time to contribute.

Crawford has taken to social media in recent years and posted the audition flyer on Facebook, particularly on the Walla Walla Actors Forum page. Since then, more people outside of WWU have auditioned and shared their talent on the stage.

Crawford has also had a hand in changing the name of the show from “Festival of One Acts” to “Festival of Shorts.” The title was changed because he and the rest of the drama committee decided to include student-produced films in addition to the plays. Thus, more variety and perspectives were added to the festival for the audience’s pleasure. The films allow the students to have full creative control over a piece that is between 2 and 10 minutes long.

With the addition of films, the need for actors increased, thus making the participants of the super

wwuDRAMA presentation of “Silent Sky” in January, 2017. (WWUDRAMA FACEBOOK) auditions more valued. The casting rule for the Festival is that an actor can only be cast in a single play, a play and a film or two films. This rule eases up on people’s schedules and provides more opportunities to highlight as many different people as possible. Directors first hold a cold reading audition for two days, and then preferred actors are listed on a callback sheet (usually on Facebook on the Walla Walla University Drama Page), and they return for a third day of auditions.

During the “callbacks,” actors visit the various directors that are interested and read part of a script for them,

either with a scene partner or by themselves, depending on what’s needed.

Eager participants are encouraged to stay behind after their initial auditions because there have been times where a director would like an extra person to read; sometimes, these actors get the part and ultimately become perfect for the role, even though they were not originally considered.

At the end of three days of anxiety and cold readings, the directors gather in the green room to the left of the Village Hall lobby and battle out in negotiations over actors that they want. Once that chaos has settled, they call their chosen actors and thus

proceed on a two-month preparation of attention-grabbing shows crafted with hard work, practice and intriguing characters.

So, come to one of the last three shows on March 8 and 10 at 8:00 p.m., or March 11 at 2:00 p.m. Get your friends, line up at Village Hall, grab a program and a seat and enjoy the 2018 Festival of Shorts. https://archives.wallawalla.edu/drama/ Interview with Jerry Entze on 21 Jan. 2018 Interview with David Crawford on 23 Jan. 2018

Victoria Ico is a contributing author.

SURVEY

Should feminism include issues faced by communities such as people of color, LGBTQIA+ people and people with disabilities?

Can a feminist also care about issues regarding race, gender, and/ or men’s rights? Absolutely! But to say feminism covers all of those issues at the same time gets confusing. If feminists want to get their point across, throwing all issues at once won’t be productive, but coming at it one issue at a time will get a lot more progress and support.

If feminism can’t be a platform for those women who have faced discrimination on multiple levels (or at least more discrimination than white women), then who will stand for them? Women need to support other women.

40% said no

Feminism is about equality for all, and people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities currently don’t have equality in several areas of life. True will feminists fight for the rights of all, not just some.

No, feminism has nothing to do with the other issues listed.

Feminism isn’t a very big issue in today’s society.

Feminism, at its root, is supposed to be an inclusive community wanting to improve the rights and well-being of women across all cultures, races, abilities, sexual orientations, etc. I think that most people see feminism as another way to exclude the narratives of other individuals, but the point is to open communication between these groups in order to seek equality for all.

60% said yes

I think that it makes more sense to simplify the feminist movement to core issues with women. Right now it is so hard to define it or know what someone means by “feminist” I think other issues are important too but should be labeled separately.

That’s what I want to see: A new wave of feminism that is Christ-like in its concern for others regardless of race, gender, or physical ability. When we focus on uplifting others and promoting equality for others, rather than scrabbling for equality for ourselves, that’s when we can truly make progress toward a better world. Fighting for women’s rights alone at the expense of others is neither efficient, nor admirable.

I do not subscribe to the list of other issues that this poll suggests I support. Rather, feminism should clearly be defined as the belief that women equal partners to men.

Feminism sometimes focuses too much on white women—we need to realize that women of color experience all that and much more. They are more limited, more stereotype, and more likely to be a victim of harassment, abuse, prejudice and sexism.

Next week’s question: Should Walla Walla University positively acknowledge the LGBTQIA+ community?

55 total participants

Because intersectionality is a thing.

Additional questions from last week’s poll:

Historically, women have not had equitable treatment compared to men in the home, workplace, educational institutions, etc. Are women today treated with equity in all areas of life?

Do you consider yourself a feminist?

21.8%

63.6%

Yes

/12 responders

78.2% No

/43 responders

Yes

/35 responders

36.4% No

/20 responders