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Found a Peanut By Meghann Heinrich There I stood, basking in the applause afforded a first grader at her talent show debut. As I watched the audience rise to their feet and saw the tears streaming from my mother’s eyes, I knew this was going to be big. As I looked to my left and right, acknowledging the two other young ladies who made up our dazzling three-person act, I just knew: this was the performance that would launch my career. How did I get to this culminating moment? Well, that, my friends, is the brief and semi-amusing story I will share with you now. Years 2-9 of my life were spent at a lovely summer camp outside Seattle, and, consequently, my sister and I attended the local Adventist school, as per my parents’ wishes. In said school I led a content life primarily concerned with avoiding first grade drama and guarding my hard-earned title of “Sixth-Best Four Square Player in the First Grade.” At that point in my
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life I was happy; I didn’t feel any compelling need for anything more. I had recess and, on occasion, my teacher was brave enough to let my class practice spelling words in shaving cream on our desks. Life was good. Then one Friday at our school assembly, the principal made an announcement that would change everything forever and always: our school was going to have a talent show. A ripple went through the student body immediately; everyone started whispering among friends, quietly resolving to audition for this auspicious event. I felt compelled to put together some sort of act but didn’t know how to begin or what it would look like. At lunchtime two of my friends approached me. I could tell they meant business by the way they said, “We mean business. Do you want to join our act for the talent show? We are going to sing a song.” My heart leapt—yes, of course I wanted to get in on the ground floor of what was
destined to be the greatest girl band since Spice Girls! The only order of business left was to decide on the song. We landed on the timeless “Found a Peanut”: 1 simple, nuanced and in our collective vocal range. A preliminary audition was required in order to earn a spot in the actual program. We rehearsed daily on the playground, fine-tuning our anthem for the judges. The day of our audition came, and we filed into the audition room where the principal and the kindly school secretary were waiting. I don’t want to come off as conceited, but we killed it. Despite our thrilling acapella rendition of the age-old ballad, the judges seemed wholly unimpressed. I remember the principal congratulating us on a job well done and giving us green light for a place in the program. We were ecstatic, but in the back of my mind, I knew our performance was lacking one thing: razzle dazzle. On the night of our big per-
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formance, adrenaline was running high; I sported pigtails and my lucky cow-print jumper—a power outfit. We were prepared, our act was solid, but even so the budding performer in me knew what she had to do. Just before we made our entrance I grabbed my cohorts and whispered, “You guys sing; just ignore me, I’m going off-script!” With that, we three stumbled on stage and my colleagues shakily began to sing “Found a Peanut.” With all eyes on me, my heart pounding, I mustered all the moxie my seven-year-old self had to offer and did the only thing I knew: interpretive dance. I shaped the narrative through entirely unscripted movements, bringing the ballad to life. My character found a peanut, ate it, got a tummy-ache, went to the doctor, had an operation (a vividly accurate self-dissection scene I pulled out of thin air), died on the operating table, went to heaven (where they didn’t want me), went the other
way (where heaven had evidently called ahead because the other place didn’t want me either), found out it was just a dream and, in an ironic twist of fate, found another peanut. The song ended, and for a split-second the gymnasium was completely silent. Then the audience erupted as we took our final bows and first place. At that moment, I knew interpretive dance would play a significant part in my career. I’d say it has, though no performance will ever touch the magic that happened on stage that night.
1 Sung to the somewhat repetitive tune of “Oh My Darling Clementine”
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Daniella Silva Dear Reader, Following my recent trip to the Adventist Intercollegiate Association meetings with ASWWU cabinet members last week, and in light of this week’s Swap Issue with Whitman College’s The Wire, I have been unavoidably drawn to think about the importance of intercollegiate unity and solidarity. It can be hard to remember that aspect as we strive to govern ourselves, promote campus health and deal with instances of discrimination or other issues that many colleges are tackling or have encountered in the past. If tapped, there is a wellspring of valuable information and shared experience available to us as we move through our student careers. From student government to support groups to advocacy for social justice, there are virtually unlimited possibilities for greater connectedness between “us” and “them” at different colleges and universities. One way The Collegian has traditionally promoted connectedness between our school and Whitman College is the annual Swap Issue between The Collegian and The Wire. This year, we have continued the tradition by swapping two of our writers for this week’s
issue. Each writer was given a tour of the other university, and our editorial teams worked together to organize the publication of each others’ articles in the opposite newspaper. Our feature this week, which compares marriage traditions at Whitman College and Walla Walla University, was written by one of The Wire’s feature writers, Harry Kelso. In the article he highlights the stories of two couples, one from each university, who found their soulmates at college. He finishes his article with an analysis of the overall differences between our two schools and how they relate to marriage. In return, one of our feature writers wrote an op-ed on the different ways the two schools are handling issues of discrimination on their campuses. In addition to the swapped feature articles, our poll question for this week asked Walla Walla students how often they use the Whitman library. You can read the results on page 8. As usual, if you have any questions, comments or article submissions, you can email them to me at aswwu.collegian@wallawalla.edu. I hope
you stay jazzy and snazzy as you sink deeper and deeper in the inevitable swamp of homework, projects and extracurriculars. Daniella Silva
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COLLEGIAN WISDOM Florida woman, 90, knits small blankets for cats at animal shelters Not all heroes wear capes; some wear knitted shawls.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sleeping on factory floor during Model 3 rollout Nothing new: tech majors do that all the time at the end of the quarter.
CommUnity speaker tries to get students to sing along on Tuesday If it’s not about Jesus, it’s not going to happen.
Florida woman says the wind delivered cocaine to her purse The wind: FedEx’s deep web delivery service.
Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: ‘Is curing patients a sustainable business model?’ Technically no, but you should?
‘Jesus Christ’ arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase Police ticket him for driving like a “thief in the night.”
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HISTORY PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT
The Nakba: 70 Years Ago Today, Palestinians Face Violence While Commemorating Their 1948 Exile By Zachary White On March 30, 2018, the Friday before Easter, the Israel-Palestine conflict found itself in the news, yet again. At the border of Israel and Gaza a mass protest of thousands was met by Israeli military fire which killed 18 Palestinian protesters and injured hundreds, making March 30 the bloodiest day of the conflict since 2014.1,2 Then, just last Friday, on April 6, nine more Palestinian protesters were killed at the Israeli-Gazan border.3 One of them was 30-year-old Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja. Murtaja’s death has drawn international outcry due to the gruesome photos that can be seen of Murtaja lying
el-Palestine conflict is an “ancient” one. We are assured that violence and “religious hatred” have plagued the region for centuries, as if the violence we see now is inevitable. This rather simplistic explanation is not actually grounded in history, as the roots of conflict between Arab Palestinians and Jews in the region date mostly to the early 20th century with the development of the European Zionist immigration movement and a regional changing-of-hands between the Ottoman and British Empires.6 This history, after all, is the very reason that tens of thousands of Palestinians have been and continue to be
up in mourning as they remember the mass violence and displacement that saw its symbolic beginning the day after the creation of the Jewish State in 1948. The Nakba, also known as the 1948 Palestinian Exodus, was already underway by May 15, 1948. By 1949, hundreds of Palestinian villages had been destroyed and over 700,000 Palestinians became refugees.8,9 According to the UN, there are over five million Palestinian refugees today. Today, several million of these Palestinians live in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which is shrinking every day due to ongoing illegal Israeli settlements.10,11 Nearly two million Palestinians live in the crowded,
contaminated water.13,14 Considering that the United States gives billions of dollars in military aid to Israel annually15 and has used its Security Council veto power to shield Israel from international condemnation in the United Nations for decades,16 it is often argued that the only chance of liberation for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation today lies in the hands of the American public. History is an excellent starting place for these important discussions to begin. For Palestinians, the Nakba is the reason why they bravely protest at the border wall of Gaza. Their history haunts them, as it should haunt us.
6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRYZjOuUnlU 7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakba_Day 8 https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/05/nakba-start-1948-170522073908625. html 9 https://www.vox.com/cards/israel-palestine/nakba 10 https://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sc12657.doc. htm 11 https://interactive.aljazeera.com/ aje/2017/50-years-illegal-settlements/index.html 12 http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/12635noam-chomsky-my-visit-to-gaza-the-worlds-largestopen-air-prison 13 https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/MAGAZINE-gaza-power-watch-how-manyhours-of-electricity-did-gaza-get-yesterday-1.5493152 14 https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/.premium-expert-warns-97-of-gaza-drinking-water-contaminated-by-sewage-salt-1.5747876 15 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/ world/2016/09/14/united-states-military-aid-israel/90358564/
A Palestinian family leaving a Galilean village in 1948 after the creation of the State of Israel. (AL JAZEERA / REUTERS) on the ground, slowly dying, wearing a vest with the word “Press” in large, clearly-printed letters.4 In a shockingly cold tweet on March 31, the day after the initial violence that killed 18 Palestinian protesters, the Israeli Defense Force stated on Twitter: “Nothing was carried out uncontrolled; everything was accurate and measured, and we know where every bullet landed.”5 We are often told that the Isra-
demonstrating at the border of Gaza. Palestinians call this mass demonstration the Great March of Return. It launched on March 30 (Palestinian Land Day) and is scheduled to continue until May 15, known to Palestinians as Yawm an-Nakba or “Day of the Catastrophe.”7 While Israelis will celebrate the 70th anniversary of their declaration of independence on May 14 of this year, Palestinians will rise
heavily blockaded strip of land known as Gaza, the borders of which have been the site of recent violence. Gaza, which is surrounded by a highly militarized Israeli-maintained border wall, has been described by Jewish-American public intellectuals like Noam Chomsky as “the world’s largest open air prison.”12 Residents of Gaza live in dire conditions, receiving between four and eight hours of electricity a day and drinking
1 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/06/ israel-warned-un-protesters-head-for-gaza-demonstrations 2 https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/middleeast/gaza-protests-intl/index.html 3 https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/07/middleeast/gaza-israel-border-protest-deaths-intl/index.html 4 https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/04/07/600579223/palestinian-journalist-fatally-shot-while-covering-gaza-protest 5 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/31/ weary-angry-gazans-bury-dead-after-deadly-borderconflict
16 http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/42-times-ushas-used-its-veto-power-against-un-resolutions-israel-942194703
Zachary White is a history and sociology major.
SUBMISSION PRESERVATION
Simple Ways to Keep Our National Parks Beautiful By Kaley Wolfkill I remember the first time I went to Mt. Rainier National Park. My family had recently moved to the Yakima Valley. I had heard about Rainier, and my dad had climbed it many times. When we pulled up to the parking lot, I became enamored at the grandeur of the wild mountain. Our generation loves to take advantage of the national parks near us. We like to explore and learn from the land, but we don’t often think about how to maintain the land. The National Park Service website says, “The core mission of the National Park Service is to protect park resources and values and to provide for the enjoyment of parks by this and future generations.” Here are four simple things that we can do to keep our national parks: Frequent the National Parks Before I was 10 years old, I don’t remember going to any national parks; however, I have seen photos of a young me at the Grand Canyon, Bryce and a few other national parks. The point is, it wasn’t really a part of my life—I didn’t really know what the hype was about. A couple summers ago, I took a road trip across the country in which I stopped at several national parks. It was astounding to see the differences in the parks based upon their location in the country. National parks are for the world’s enjoyment; however, to keep them around, we have to frequent them. Did you know that our national parks are largely funded by visitors? The expensive entrance fees keep the employees paid and the parks in good repair. “Don’t Be A Meadow Stomper” My brother is eight years older
than me. He always had cool guy friends who he would go backpacking, skiing, hiking and adventuring with. These guys wore short-shorts and brightly-colored shirts, ate weird diet food and skipped the deodorant. I thought they were awesome. I remember one day he came back from a 10-day trip on the Pacific Crest Trail with a badge he found laying on the dirt by the side of the trail. It said, “Don’t be a Meadow Stomper, Stay on Trails.” He pinned it to his backpack. He loved the saying, but our family made fun of him for it. Staying on trails just didn’t sound that fun. When I was little, my family lived in the mountains of northern Idaho surrounded by wild forests. We would climb to the top of ridges and go on family hikes—definitely without trails. When on a trail away from home we would often wander off of it. But here I was, with my cool older brother telling me that trails at national parks were there for a reason. He explained that for some places, like Mt. Rainier, it is important that we stay on the trails so that the beauty all around stayed nice. If everyone went off the trail, then the park wouldn’t be as nice to visit. Of course, there are exceptions. (RENE FREDERICK) There are parks where off-the-trail excursions are encouraged; for instance, high enough to not be socked in with at Joshua Tree in southern California. smoke. Fairly soon, a group of young The landscape is desert, mainly showadults claimed the table next to ours. ing off the plentiful Joshua Trees and They were having a great time smoking large climbing boulders. weed, swearing and throwing their joints on the ground. Avoid the Drugs It became hard for me to get a The last time I visited Mt. Rainier solid breath in. I had to keep getting up National Park, I was there with my to try to get fresh air. Their smoking family and best friend. We found a upset me—I thought I had finally picnic table to eat our lunch—our trip escaped some of the smoke of home. was going great. There was a large When drugs are brought into a naforest fire not far away, but we were tional park, they change the atmo-
sphere. The air quality changes, the environment changes and the people who are there to hike or enjoy the view change. Maintaining our Earth (specifically our national parks) and bodies should be a good enough reason to not bring drugs into the parks, but did you know that it is actually illegal to have drugs on federal land? Even in states where marijuana is legalized, it is still illegal to have drugs on you at the national parks.
Pick Up Your Trash This one is simple. If you drop trash or see any lying around—pick it up. 1 https://www.nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/annual-visitation-highlights.htm 2 https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/upload/FY-2018-NPSGreenbook.pdf 3 http://www.nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/annual-visitation-highlights.htm 4 https://www.wklaw.com/consequences-of-possession-of-marijuana-in-a-federal-park/
Kaley Wolfkill is a contributing writer.
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MEDIA/TECH TV, MOVIE, GAMES, PODCASTS
The Collegian’s “Fortnite” Explainer By Matt Fennell Almost overnight, “Fortnite” has become the most popular video game in the world. It’s a crossover hit, the likes of which hasn’t really been seen since games like “Minecraft,” “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” or “Wii Sports.” This week, I’ve put together a sort of questions and answers page to help explain how and why “Fortnite” has become the juggernaut it is. Let’s jump in! What is “Fortnite?” “Fortnite” is the current hotness in the world of battle royale games. Battle royale? Is that some sort of “Call of Duty” game mode? Kind of, sort of. It’s a fairly generic gametype, like “Deathmatch” or “King of the Hill” that drops 100 players into some sort of warzone where they collect weapons and resources to fight
punchy-sounding acronym, PUBG (pronounced “pub-gee”). That’s right, PUBG. Is it a “Fortnite” clone? Actually, no, in this case “Fortnite” is the clone, and man-oh-man, that’s a fun story. PUBG was the first big battle royale game, developed in the Unreal Engine and launched on Steam in early access, where it attracted tons of attention from streamers. Over the summer, PUBG exploded in popularity and sold millions of units. PUBG’s maximum concurrent player count shot past that of “Dota 2,” one of the most popular eSports in the world. PUBG was a janky mess, but gamers everywhere fell in love with its tense tactical-lite gameplay, turbo-charged motorcycles, perfectly-tuned map and variety of euro-trash clothing accesso-
and had just launched after six years in development, but wasn’t catching on the way Epic had hoped, so they decided to pivot. As I mentioned earlier, PUBG is built on a really popular game engine called the Unreal Engine. Funnily enough, Epic Games is also the developer behind the Unreal Engine. Epic saw the massive success that PUBG was achieving with their engine and quickly set about assigning a team of engineers to hack together a battle royale mode that could be quickly added as an expansion to “Fortnite.” Dude! That’s dirty! It totally was. Epic played the whole thing off as a case of “imitation is the highest form of flattery,” but PUBG’s fanbase angrily wrote off “Fortnite” as a cheap clone, and PUBG’s development team wrote an angry blog
fray, PUBG never really stood a chance. Alright, so “Fortnite” runs smoother. Is that really it? Nope! On top of playing more smoothly, “Fortnite” didn’t sell off its exclusivity and launched on Playstation and Xbox, all before PUBG had even announced a solid release date for their Xbox port. “Fortnite” is playable on all consoles, so more people play it. That makes sense. That’s not all! On top of a smoother experience and multi-platform release, “Fortnite” launched as a freeto-play title, while PUBG continues to retail at a solid $30. Okay, yeah, the free game would obviously get more popular. But wait, there’s more! Remember how I said “Fortnite” started as a “Mi-
has tweeted at Nintendo begging for a Switch port and Roseanne Barr and Norm McDonald are tweeting about their Fortnite wins from the set of the Roseanne reboot. A few weeks ago Drake, who you may know from such works as “Started From the Bottom” and “Hotline Bling,” played “Fortnite” with popular streamer Ninja, and their stream broke the all-time Twitch viewership record. Kotaku recently published an article about how “Fortnite” mobile is destroying high schools,2 and Waypoint put out a really good series of testimonials from confused parents, teachers and significant others caught up in the midst of the “Fortnite” phenomenon.3 “Fortnite” is everywhere, it’s a ton of fun, and it cannot be stopped. Well, that’s about all I’ve got to say
ries. Sony (Playstation) and Microsoft (Xbox) got into a bidding war for console exclusivity, and small developers everywhere rushed to cash in on the battle royale craze. Okay, so “Fortnite” came from one of those small developers? That’s the craziest part. “Fortnite” was developed by one of the largest AAA game studios, Epic Games, a company best known for multiplayer classics like “Unreal Tournament” and “Gears of War.” In the past few years, Epic had been working on a variety of free-to-play games, including a reboot of “Unreal Tournament,” a “League of Legends”/“Dota” clone called “Paragon,” and “Fortnite,” a “Minecraft” clone with a “Gears of War” styled horde mode tacked on. “Fortnite” was a really neat game with fun weapons and an excellent building mechanic,
post, condemning what they saw as a bigger developer trying to eat their lunch. The whole thing kind of got out of hand, and during the fight, PUBG’s developers burned a lot of the goodwill they’d built up. By the time “Fortnite” finally launched, gamers were feeling more sympathetic towards it and were willing to give it a shot. So why did “Fortnite” catch on? For many reasons. First, “Fortnite” both runs and plays hundreds of times smoother than PUBG. This ease of use is due partly to the fact that “Fortnite: Battle Royale” was an expansion of a game that had six years of solid work already poured into it but also due mainly to the simple fact that Epic Games, as the developer of the Unreal Engine, has the best Unreal Engine engineers working for them. In terms of optimization, once Epic entered the
necraft” clone? Remember how a few years ago literally every middle-schooler in the world was playing Minecraft on their iPad? Because “Fortnite” is in many ways an evolution and extension of Minecraft, it’s absorbed much of that playerbase, and as a result, much of Minecraft’s former popularity and ubiquity. Where PUBG—with its complicated weapon types and angry, war-torn European aesthetic—was massively popular with hardcore gamers, “Fortnite” was an easy to understand, “Hunger Games” and “Minecraft” cartoon combo. “Fortnite” had the thing that most games can only dream of: mainstream appeal. That would explain why everyone on Earth is playing it. Seriously, everyone is playing it. NBA teams are suddenly doubling as “Fortnite” squads, Chance the Rapper
about “Fortnite,” but I’m sure it won’t be the last we hear about it. As always, send me any questions, comments or concerns you may have; my email is matthew.fennell@wallawalla.edu. Next week, we’ll talk about “A Quiet Place,” and all of the excellent music that’s been coming out in the past few weeks. Have a good one!
ized eggs. The researchers were able to create similar nanostructures in the lab by adding osteopontin to developing calcium carbonate crystals, supporting the idea that osteopontin is the major organic component of an egg shell allowing for its unique functional nanostructure. One of the wonders of science is that it allows us to understand and appreciate the great complexity and functionality of even the most seemingly mundane parts of our world. Something as common as an egg shell is, in reality, a complex life support system that allows for the complete development of an embryo. The egg shell itself is much more than just a barrier to the outside world; it is a unique microscopic structure with functional layers. Understanding the interactions between organic molecules, such as the proteins with an inorganic matrix found in a chicken egg shell, may lead to advances in developing new materials with specific functions.
with the outside world. Although only around one-third of a millimeter thick, the egg shell remains extremely strong
during early developmental phases to prevent cracking.5 However, as an embryo develops, it will need calcium to form the calcium phosphate structure of its skeleton. To maintain a supply of calcium ions, the inner layer of the calcium carbonate egg shell dissolves, a process which also weakens the egg shell in preparation for hatching.6 It is fairly well known that the ovular structure of an egg makes it a surprisingly strong structure from the outside, especially when forces are applied at its ends. This structure works in the same way that arches work to support a building, which distribute the forces to a building’s weight-bearing structure. However, researchers at McGill University recently identified osteopontin, the previously-mentioned mineral-binding protein, as the main factor in determining the strength of the shell layers themselves.7 The researchers at McGill University analyzed egg shells at various stages of development using electron microscopy. They found that there was structural variation of the different layers of shell, which had properties suited for their function. The outer layers had more osteopontin, creating a stronger structure, while the inner layers had less osteopontin, making a weaker and more calcium-rich layer. They found that the inner layer of egg shells began dissolving in fertilized eggs but did not change in non-fertil-
(NINTENDO ENTHUSIAST) off other players in a fast-paced fight to be the last person standing. Okay. So “Fortnite” isn’t the only battle royale game? Hardly. The games industry is built on chasing trends and cloning popular moneymakers, so at any given moment you can find a handful of games built around the same premise. In the world of battle royale games, the big names right now are “Fortnite” and “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds,” but there are dozens of others, including “H1Z1: King of the Kill,” “Hunt: Showdown,” “The Culling,” “Knives Out,” “Crazy Justice” and a battle royale mode in the ever popular “Grand Theft Auto Online.”1 “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds”… why does that name sound familiar? You might also know it by its
1 Literally during the writing of this article, another battle royale game, the 80’s themed “Radical Heights” was announced and released. 2 https://kotaku.com/teens-and-teachers-say-fortnitemobile-is-destroying-so-1823997450 3 https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/59j9pk/ teachers-and-parents-share-stories-from-inside-the-fortnite-phenomenon
Matt Fennell is a computer engineering major.
SCIENCE THE COMPLEXITY OF EGGSHELLS
Eggcellent Design By Forrest Sheperd We oftentimes may take for granted something as ubiquitous as an egg. This vessel for external embryological development is used by various classes of animals, though bird eggs— namely from chickens—are what we most often encounter. What we don’t often see is the complex structure and genius engineering behind an egg’s protective shell. These self-contained life support systems require nothing but warmth and oxygen to develop into a chick.1 A developing embryo will harvest energy from the yolk and produce water during this metabolic process.2 After an egg is fertilized while still inside of the mother, it will be laid and exposed to the outside world. After being laid, it is vital for eggs to have a barrier that is strong and protective yet also allows oxygen exchange to occur. How can an eggshell perform all of these functions? Although many organisms produce biomineralized structures such as bone, seashells or snail shells, among the most fascinating is the egg shell, such as that used by the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus). Chicken eggshells are 95 percent calcium carbonate and also contain mineral-binding proteins such as osteopontin which guides the mineralization process through its acidic nature and flexible structure.3 These proteins also cause the shell to form a jagged structure, which is more resistant to breaking than uni-
(THE COSTA RICA NEWS) form crystals which may easily crack.4 This structure also creates microscopic pores that allow for oxygen exchange
1 Ehrlich, Paul R, et al. “Eggs and Their Evolution.” Stanford University, Stanford University, stanford. edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Eggs.html. 2 Ibid. 3 Athanasiadou, Dimitra, et al. “Nanostructure, Osteopontin, and Mechanical Properties of Calcitic Avian Eggshell.” Science Advances, vol. 4, no. 3, Mar. 2018, doi:10.1126/sciadv.aar3219. 4 Ibid. 5 Ibid. 6 Ibid. 7 Ibid.
Forrest Sheperd is a biology major.
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From Residence Hall to Wedding Hall: Marriage at Whitman and Walla Walla University By Harry Kelso Whether it be at Whitman College, Walla Walla University or wherever else, one’s first year at college is the beginning of an endless amount of possibilities. Across the board, one thing college students are interested in navigating is a relationship. While far more of us end up with confusion than with clarity, a select few unwittingly stumble across someone they will grow old with. At schools like Whitman College and Walla Walla University, making connections with others, including with one’s soulmate, is easier due to the presence of distinct predominant cultures. A Whittie Romance From participating in Greek life to becoming grandparents, Whitman alumni Howard and Roberta Paulson have come a long way since the spring of 1960, when they married during their first year of college. Roberta came to college from her nearby family farm in 1958 and lived in Anderson Hall. One year later, in the fall of 1959, Howard arrived on campus from his hometown of Seattle. He knew some members of Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) and soon joined the fraternity. That first year he dated many people, said Howard, and even wound up on a double date with Roberta. One night, Roberta was set to go on a date with someone named Bruce from TKE—that is, until he had to cancel. Bruce asked his fraternity brothers to take her out, so many of them lined up on Ankeny Field to race for the opportunity to take her out and settle the matter. Howard was the first to finish the race and immediately went to call up Roberta and ask her out. The two dated throughout the fall semester and got married in the spring of 1960. “I got married my freshman year of college,” Howard recalls, still almost in disbelief. The Paulsons eventually settled down in Milton-Freewater, where they raised their kids and got involved with the local community. “I think it’s easier to become involved in the community where your kids go to school. You know other parents in the area,” said Roberta. They have found that many other Whitties stick around the community. For instance, their doctor is a Whitman graduate, as was the doctor who delivered their first kids. Their banker, financial advisor and an early employer of Howard’s were all Whitman graduates. Strange how much our time at college impacts the ways in which our lives play out. For Roberta and Howard, Whitman College, accompanied by Greek life, fostered their relationship and made their life story possible. “I believe in the fraternities,” said Howard. Not too long ago, Roberta met up with many old alumni of her sorority and of Howard’s fraternity. She says those relationships have stood the test of time and still bond them together. Like his mother and father, Roberta and Howard’s son got married in
his first year at college. They are still married, and life is good they say. “Western Wedding University” Fifty-four years after Howard and Roberta’s union and four miles away in College Place, Licenna Bouit and Jake Newton of Walla Walla University (WWU) also met one another in their first year of college. In first year orientation at WWU, known as “JumpStart,” Newton saw Bouit; he says that it was “love at first sight.” Their friend groups formed through that initial period in JumpStart, but the two of them did not officially meet until winter quarter. In the middle of winter in the Blue Mountains, Bouit and Newton, sheltered from the cold in the Bluewood lodge, began talking while taking a breather from their snowboarding/ski class. During class, they sat on the lift together by coincidence a few times, until sitting together became purposeful as they found they had an affinity for conversation with each other. Bouit and Newton began to date soon after, but they quickly found themselves busy amongst the shuffle of school, work and church. Luckily, Bouit says that “ASWWU events brought us together.” They were both RAs, and working together helped, as did religion—she says church events help them get together. She is now a resident dean of women at WWU. With the long list of responsibilities they have, being on a campus like WWU has worked out for them. However, Bouit admits that although “it worked” for them, being that saturated and seeing one another all the time might not work for everyone. After having been together for a long time, Newton began mulling over the idea of marriage last May, and Bouit says they discussed the idea before this spring break. Then, over break, Bouit and Newton got engaged. The future looks bright for the couple. Newton has a potential job lined up, and Bouit has been considering several options for after graduation. Throughout their time together at WWU, Bouit says all these things “facilitated an easier relationship.” “Easier” is a relative term, though, because WWU student Josh Long says most relationships have their perpetual problems, including his own. Josh and his wife Sasha were both raised Seventh-day Adventists but grew up in different settings—he in a coastal area densely populated with cows, and she splitting her time between two states. Josh went through public schools up until college, while Sasha was enrolled in Christian schools. In Josh’s own words, he believes WWU fostered his relationship with Sasha, just as it did for Bouit and Newton and as Whitman did for the Paulsons. “Where we do not differ is the values we try to live by and the values we come back to everyday. I think we probably could have pulled off being married going to a non-Christian school and still ended up being married,” said
The iconic clock tower at Whitman College. (WHITMAN COLLEGE) Josh. “But WWU created space where we did not just develop love and affection for each other but also a deeper sense of spirituality in ourselves.” “By no means do I have it figured out and by no means [do] we always treat each other the way we’d like to be treated ourselves,” he added. “But our commitment [to] each other and service to others through God is unwavering, I think in part [due] to how and where our friendship developed at WWU.” As seniors become alumni, many of them fly away to empower the world through the ideals which they developed at either Walla Walla University or Whitman College. However, many couples choose to settle down in the Walla Walla Valley and make their mark here. Josh and Sasha still reside in the community as Josh works for the Walla Walla Penitentiary. Under Pressure Marriage rates among college-aged students continue to decline, but that interest in navigating a college relationship is still common on campuses beyond Walla Walla. While these stories of marriage from Josh and Sasha, Licenna and Jake, and Howard and Roberta depict some of the happiest of circumstances, their experiences by no means represent the norm. It should not be forgotten that many marginalized students on both campuses in the Valley feel left out or broken hearted by unfortunate circumstances. For some WWU students, such as Andrew
INTERVIEW LIFELONG HABITS
AIA’s New Head of Public Relations: An Interview with Anna-Marie Vargas As best as you can, how would you describe Adventist Intercollegiate Association? Overall, AIA’s main purpose is to function as a way to connect Student Assosiations across the North American Division within the SDA colleges and universities. They provide some governing documents and overall rules to members, but they’re less of a governing body and more of an association to connect student leaders. I found it to be a valuable experience to learn more about what our sister universities do for their students, as well as to learn some more creative ways other schools connect with their students from a marketing and PR standpoint. What should WWU students know about the AIA Public Relations head position? The position of AIA Public Relations Head is to manage the public relations of the yearly AIA conference, namely by connecting students with the AIA and its actions, as well as connecting all students in the PR and Marketing positions across all of the student associations with one another. This position also facilitates group sessions and activities for the PR positions
during the annual AIA conference. What are you most excited about for your next year? I am excited about the prospect of what this next year could bring to the AIA. This year, the current AIA PR Head started an AIA Instagram page in an effort to connect the AIA members, as well as to try to inform students across all sister campuses of the purpose and mission of AIA. This is a movement that I am excited to continue, along with some other initiatives I have been contemplating, to better connect students across all campuses. I feel that there is a huge opportunity for opening communication between the different Adventist student associations across North America that has never before been tapped into—we are all working towards similar goals across our campuses throughout the year, and we are all going through the same struggles—why then do we limit ourselves to only meeting and communicating once a year? I feel that it should be the mission of the AIA to be an active, year-long organization that connects our students and our collective campuses. I am so excited to explore this opportunity during my
year of office for the betterment of all of our students. Do you think there will be any challenges? I think the biggest challenge will be to maintain those channels of communication between the student associations as the yearly turnover begins to take place—I have been able to communicate with some of the cabinet members from other schools who attended AIA this year, but I will need to ensure that I help facilitate those communications as student leaders change and as they begin their work for the year. That transition is going to be the most crucial time when shared advice and knowledge from all of us will be most helpful, so it will be an
Anna-Marie is an industrial design major.
(who requested that his real name not be published), the pressure to get into a relationship is real now that his older siblings have settled down. However, finding love in the queer community on a campus like WWU is challenging. Further problems persist elsewhere on campus. For example, who is considered dateable? “There is even that whole mindset of ‘guys only go after freshman girls,’ because junior and senior girls, there is something wrong with them because they are not taken,” said WWU student Emily Robertson. “Like that’s literally some [people’s] mindset.” When asked why so many people from his school get married, sophomore aviation major Thomas Graham said, “I think many Walla Walla students get married because the winter quarter is so hard. Students are forced to stay indoors and actually talk to each other, therefore leading to people falling in love.” The emphasis that WWU puts on marriage is emphasized by profiles listed on ASWWU’s website. A search of a WWU student’s name will bring up a school profile, listing one’s relationship status (which is oftentimes “Looking” if not “In A Relationship”), major, minor and hobbies, as well as favorite books, movies and quotes so that someone looking for a relationship can find a compatible partner on the site. A similar craze at Whitman is the new “Whitman Matchmakers” Facebook page, which prompts Whitties to take a questionnaire that uses the Stanford algorithm to match participants
with five potential matches. Among Whitman alumni that are married, it is reported that 30 percent of them are married to other Whitman alumni. Walla Walla University’s Office of Alumni states that 17 percent of Walla Walla University alumni are married to other alumni. Relationships are hard and require lots of luck and work, but there is hope. What each of the couples featured here have displayed is a relationship in which both people are their independent selves. It would seem that even if we are not presently dating, there should be a goal to strengthen our status of independence. Meanwhile, for those at any stage from ski lift sharing to school bus driving, build “the values [you] try to live by and the values [you] come back to everyday,” advised Josh Long.
Harry Kelso is a contributing writer from Whitman College.
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WEEK IN FORECAST
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Thursday
tWWUnes @ SAC, 7-9 p.m. - Smoothies are half off with a tWWUnes director signature, just $1.50 Farewell Angelina (all-female country band) - live music @ Gesa Power House Theatre, 7-8:30 p.m.
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ASWWU Races @ Admin Green, 3 p.m.
Light Breakfast @ Village Hall, 10 a.m.
Come with teams of up to 5 people to compete for a cash prize of $500.
ASWWU Weekend of Worship with Randy Roberts @ Village Hall, 10:45 a.m.
ASWWU Weekend of Worship with Randy Roberts @ U-Church, 8 p.m. National Blame Someone Else Day
ASWWU Spiritual Sitback Sabbath @ Centennial Green (in front of Sitner Hall), 4 p.m.
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
Last Day to Add a Class or Change to Audit
National Ex-Spouse Day
National Licorice Day
Last day to drop class and have deleted from record
National Dolphin Day
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Dear fellow students, The beginning of this quarter has indeed been tumultuous and difficult. We have encountered serious challenges as a community, and now, our identity as a place of unity and safety for minority students has been called into question. The repercussions of your actions cannot be ignored. To do so would be counterproductive to our progression and growth as an institution seeking to reflect Christ’s mandate to rebuke oppression, and to show love and kindness to all people. However, we realize that we cannot hold you to the standard of Jesus without doing the same ourselves. Jesus was able to forgive. We would like to do the same. We forgive you for the hurt that has been caused to us personally as black students. We forgive you for the pain of the past that was stirred up to the surface. We have come to realize that none of us can move into our future with anger held in out hearts. We also want you to move forward knowing that we choose to see you are more than the perpetuators of one difficult incident. This action should not define you forever. We want you to be able to come out of this situation with tools to continue to grow into the people that God plans to use for His glory. You are part of our family in Christ. Sincerely,
Meghin Howard on behalf of the Black Students Christian Forum (BSCF Club)
OUTDOORS RUUD REMARKS
New Climbing Wall Approved By Niqolas Ruud On Wednesday, April 4, Walla Walla University’s Master Planning Committee approved a plan to construct a new indoor rock climbing wall in the Winter Educational Complex, presumably by the end of Christmas break 2018-19. The decision was made after a group of students, led by junior engineering major Tyler Humphries, presented their case in favor of a new climbing facility noting that the current 27-year-old wall had become unsafe, and the usage of the present wall is far
higher than the facility allows. The cost of the endeavor is budgeted at $159,000, a total which includes rearranging the current WEC gymnastics room to fit the new wall, tearing down the old homemade climbing wall and installing a giant viewing window for Kidnastics parents (by request of the Health and PE department) and a new entrance door near the center of the room (as requested by Risk and Safety Management), as well as the cost of the new wall and its various accessories. Funding options are said to
come from a variety of places including ASWWU’s large project fund, the University’s WOW Fund, donations, class gifts and membership dues from non-students who would pay to use the new facility upon completion. Perks of a new wall include a large bouldering area and auto-belay systems that could easily and safely be used by students with little-to-no rock climbing experience, as well as lead climbing capacity for experienced climbers wanting to learn or hone that particular skillset.
A concept sketch of the new climbing facility. (VERTICAL SOLUTIONS)
A student survey conducted in 2017 through ASWWU, which received 177 responses, acted as something like a catalyst for the endeavor. The survey found that on a scale from one to five, 84.4 percent of participants selected a three or below regarding their satisfaction with the current climbing wall. On the same scale, 74.1 percent selected a four or above for the desirability of a new climbing wall on Walla Walla’s campus. Selling points for the new facility were centered around its benefits to
university students and community members along with the representation of all four of the University’s core themes. Construction of the new wall is estimated to begin once funding is secured during fall quarter of the 2018-19 academic year.
Niqolas Ruud is a religious studies major.
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Sunday Gay Waldman Enhanced Photographic Art @ Wenaha Gallery, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Accomplice @ The Little Theatre of Walla Walla, 2 p.m.
Monday
T-Waffle Tuesday @ ASWWU Offices, 8-10 a.m.
Piano Festival Recital @ FAC, 2-4 p.m.
WA State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna @ Chan Shun Pavilion, 7-8 p.m.
GRE Subject Exam @ WWU Counselling and Testing Center, all day
National Take a Wild Guess Day
Tuesday
Guest Lecture: Christopher Harding @ FAC, 10-11 a.m.
Piano Master Class: Christopher Harding @ FAC, 5-7:30 p.m.
National Titanic Remembrance Day
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Full Year Registration Opens for Graduate Students, Juniors, and Seniors
Guest Recital: Christopher Harding, piano @ FAC, 7-8:30 p.m. National Bat Appreciation Day
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Curry Night @ Sipid Bites, 6:30 - 8 p.m. National Animal Crackers Day National Lineman Appreciation Day
National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
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FOOD GET BREADY FOR THIS
Asparagus Tart By Hannah Thiel Spring in Walla Walla means that delicious fruits and vegetables from the valley are starting to ripen. This week I’m going to talk about one of my Walla Walla spring favorites: asparagus. A lot of the asparagus offered for sale in the valley is grown locally. A good spot to buy tasty local asparagus close to campus is Andy’s Market. Since it’s still so early in the season, there should be a lot of young, smaller asparagus for sale. This smaller aspara-
gus is particularly good for making the following recipe. Though this recipe calls for puff pastry, if you have the extra time and energy you could make the dough from scratch and then follow the recipe aside from that. The linked recipe for tart dough looks like a good starting point (link below).
Hannah Thiel is an art major.
Asparagus Tart
Adapted from “Asparagus and Cheese Tart” from the Food Network website and “Asparagus Pesto Tart” from the Forest Feast blog.
Ingredients
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A package of puff
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Pesto
pastry
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Mushrooms
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Asparagus
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Lemon zest
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Salt
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Olive oil
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Optional toppings:
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Cheese (some good
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Rosemary, fresh or
options might be Brie
dried
or Parmesan)
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Cracked black pepper
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Garlic
Directions
Thaw the puff pastry. It can take up to 40 minutes to thaw, so make sure to leave time for this step. After the puff pastry is almost done thawing, preheat the oven to 375° F. Unfold and spread the thawed puff pastry onto a pan. I used cornmeal on the pan (which made it quite crunchy), but you could also use butter or parchment paper to prevent the tart from sticking. Bake the puff pastry for a few minutes until it has started to turn golden. Next, add your chosen toppings. I mixed olive oil with some chopped-up rosemary, cracked black pepper and minced garlic. I brushed this combination onto the top of the puff pastry and then lined up the asparagus on top. One of the recipes that I looked at called for blanching the asparagus (placing the asparagus in boiling water for a short amount of time), but the asparagus that I was cooking with was so skinny that I didn’t think that blanching was necessary. If, however, the asparagus you’re cooking with is older, or you don’t like your asparagus al dente, I would recommend blanching it. I also put mushrooms on part of the tart—a delicious combination. After you’ve put the asparagus and other seasonings on the dough, put the tart back in the oven again until the asparagus is cooked and the puff pastry has puffed up completely and is starting to brown lightly. Enjoy!
(HANNAH THIEL)
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Wednesday
Helpline’s Annual SoupPort Luncheon & Raffle @ St. Patrick Parish, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
National Haiku Poetry Day
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RELIGION LEADERS OF ASWWU
Adventist Intercollegiate Association By Peter Flores The Adventist Intercollegiate Association (AIA) is a joint-governing body of all the different student associations of Adventist colleges and universities in the North American Division. It is an opportunity to exchange ideas, connect with other student leaders and, in theory, plan for greater unity and solidarity between schools. Traditionally, AIA has been an organization that ASWWU leaders have not been all that excited about. The reasons for such a negative attitude stemmed from past experiences with the meetings in which we would spend around four long, dry hours at the AIA General Assembly talking about amending internal governing documents or being told by every other university that ASWWU has the best student association—I’m not saying that we don’t, but it can be frustrating to feel that you are only there to help others learn rather than to learn anything valuable yourself. This year, however, was a little different. I believe the leaders of ASWWU went into the meetings this year with more humility and a dedication to being open and honest. Most importantly, they went in listening. I truly felt that this year was a year of connections, change and positivity. The General Assembly (that four hour meeting I mentioned earlier) took only about two and a half hours and ended with the entire room giving a standing ovation, not only because of the short meeting, but also in respect of the AIA Executive Team’s effort to make the entire governing process more efficient (I had a wonderful time serving as President of AIA this year, and I still have until
June 1st to do what I can to make the organization better for future years). Above all, there was a feeling of unity and solidarity among all the student governments involved in this year’s AIA meetings that I hope will continue into the next year as we continue to lead the student bodies of our respective universities. This year’s AIA theme was “Mission Possible,” and judging from what I saw this year, I think a stronger, more unified AIA is not only possible, but probable. We, as members of ASWWU, were also excited to have our current Head of Marketing, Anna-Marie Vargas, be nominated and voted in as next year’s AIA Public Relations Head. A brief interview with her is included at the end of this article. If you want more information, please come talk to me or any ASWWU leader who attended the meeting. Additionally, I have collected several photos and quotes from the meetings (featured below) for you to enjoy. “My favorite part about attending AIA was the opportunity to develop a united front amongst the Adventist universities. Meeting the other student association leaders opened up another The AIA Officer Team 2017-2018. (PETER FLORES) sphere of ideas and knowledge that we all have taken back to our campuses.” —Katie Folkenberg, incoming ASput on all across North America! Disthe opportunity to grow as a leader WWU President cussing how things are planned and put and learn from our fellow Adventist “It was a week of strategizing, on at each school grew me as a leader.” schools. Huge props to Peter Flores and learning and networking that made me Matt Cosaert for the work they put into —Tim Kosaka, outgoing ASWWU acutely aware of how blessed Walla planning the conference. It was a privSocial VP Walla is to have ASWWU.” “I am grateful to have had the ilege to go, but I couldn’t be happier to —Lindsey Haffner, incoming ASopportunity to collaborate new ideas be back at the best university there is.” WWU Spiritual VP and to meet incredible leaders.” —Adam Hagele, outgoing “It was great to hear about the stu—Omar Alfaro, outgoing Executive VP ASWWU President dent-led events that our sister schools “The AIA meetings provided
Peter Flores is a theology major.
Group photo of all AIA attendees. (PETER FLORES)
ADVICE DEAR BABA
Addressing Concerns By Anonymous Q: In the same issue that had extensive coverage of the blackface incident, you are using broken English for humor? Have you thought this through? Did you read the rest of the paper? People who have English as a second language don’t really appreciate being made fun of. —Anonymous A: Dear respondent, In order to respond to your question thoroughly, I am writing out of character. I understand your concern that the use of broken English
is mocking those with English as a second language, but I can assure you that this is not my intention. My intention with this advice column is to casually introduce the students of Walla Walla University and readers of The Collegian to the country and culture of Ukraine, one which I am sure many are unaware of. I am part Ukrainian myself, and although I was not born there, I have a strong sense of pride in my cultural and linguistic heritage. My use of broken English is an element of character—used by many other artists and performers—which
I use to informally provide history lessons and cultural exposure, and I felt it would attract more readers than a formal, historical exposé. Writing an essay wouldn’t be hard to do, but, personally, I would rather learn history through humor than lecture. In addition, I hope to break the stereotype that someone with broken English is unintelligent, since my character provides serious responses, albeit through a light-hearted medium. We at The Collegian take issues of race and culture seriously. This column is not something that is published without great consideration and
research. I appreciate your feedback, but in the interest of continuing my endeavour to educate people about Ukraine, a country that has and is currently dealing with intense strife, I will continue to write the column in character. I recognize that this may be offensive to some readers, but I believe sometimes you have to strike a chord to gain readership.
Ask Baba your questions! All responses are anonymous. https://goo.gl/oQL8kD
Sincerely, The Creator of Baba
POLL This week’s question:
“How often do you go to Whitman College’s library?” Never been
Only During Dead Week and finals
A few times per month
49%
22%
13%
22 responses
10 responses
6 responses
About once per week
Every day
7%
9%
3 responses
4 responses
*45 poll responses
Next week’s question
Should students have access to results from university surveys they are asked to participate in?
https://goo.gl/ySgstm