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A Day in the Life of Kainan Shaw By Meghann Heinrich

This week I decided to change things up: to do some hardcore journalism and take Last Things First to the streets. Initially, I planned to share an interview with my Grammie because I thought it would be both comical and heartwarming. Turns out interviewing Grammie can be a bit of a challenge on short notice. I guess the woman has a life outside of chatting with her fourth eldest grandchild on a Sunday afternoon. We will all just have to stay tuned for that one. However, I am nothing if not a servant of the people, and you know what they say: “Give the people what they want.” But I say, “Assume the people want the same thing you want, and give them that.” Example: you wanted a tellall interview with Kainan Shaw, right? That’s what I thought.

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Let me paint a picture for you: Kainan is reclining on a red air sofa in his backyard, commenting on the number of bugs getting all up in his grill. I am sitting adjacent to him in one of two folding chairs1 I purchased at Goodwill two years ago. We are chatting, waiting for our dear and mutual friend Kayla Nash to show up with her banjo and our other dear and mutual friends Ben Selby and Lauren Heinrich to join the party. I say, “Kainan, give me a day in the life of Kainan so I can write about it in The Collegian.” He says, “Will do,” and so it begins. Kainan Shaw: “I wake up at 8 o’clock and hit the old snooze button as most of us do. And then I have a bowl of Life cereal and some baby carrots. Then I hustle off to Micro-Econ with Patience Taruwinga, and he’s a crack up… Somehow I have nailed the role of teacher’s pet this year. I just feel like I own this school at this point.

I’ve been here long enough, people know me.” Meghann Heinrich: “It sounds like that old saying I heard someone say at some point, ‘Believe that the universe supports your dreams and it will.’” KS: “So far so good... I say to that.” MH: “Please continue.” KS: “Then I hop on over to Kretschmar for Revelation with Brant Berglin. I don’t know how he looks so young.” MH: “He probably drinks a lot of water.” KS: “Yeah, I bet he drinks a lot of water.” MH: “Please continue.” KS: “Then I go to work and clock in. And that’s when the party starts. We cook burgers, we make haystacks, we make smoothies. Have you ever had one of my smoothies?”

MH: “No.” KS: “Then I work the lunch rush because I am sadly one of the most experienced employees at the DX now; we had a fat turnover this year. Then I collect my tips of $0.67 and scurry over to class.” The rest of his school day is fairly standard—more classes, studying, etc. After classes, he heads home for food and fun. He has been known to do some light Spanish tutoring on the side. As expected from a man of Kainan’s caliber, he does have a nighttime routine.

KS: “Sometimes I like to handle toads, I don’t know what you want from me.” MH: “I see, so you stretch and then? KS: “Then I bump my soul playlist and drift off to sleep.” That’s all that I needed for my article and coincidentally pretty much all that old Kainan Shaw had to say on the matter. Then Lauren showed up with a rubber ducky she wanted to paint gold, Kayla found her way over to us with her banjo, and I honestly don’t know what happened to Ben.

KS: “Then I’ll stretch, do a little living room yoga because flexibility is a key aspect to a healthy lifestyle.” MH: “And you are all about that healthy lifestyle? What about the wart on your knee?”

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Verbatim “You know what? You look like you’re really desperate!”

“Thank you John and Pam McVay for setting a presidential example. #goals” “Thank you November 1 for being the day after Halloween, ergo, the day all the candy goes on sale.” “Thank you to the DJ at Barn Party for playing Thriller, I’ve never seen so many people almost start almost dancing.”

- Professor Monty Buell “Justin Bieber? I’d rather hear alpacas fart. “ -Professor Curt Nelson “If you’re going to Hell, do you need to worry about things like your elbow joint working forever?” - Professor Don Riley trying to explain how to prolong the life of engineering joints “You’re pedaling along on your bicycle really fast in heaven and a bird smacks you in the face. Is that possible?” - Professor Don Riley “Basic things are very, very bad on your eyes.” -Professor Joseph Brannaka

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Daniella Silva Dear Reader, Puerto Rico has not been having a great couple of months.¹ Even before Hurricane Maria, the U.S. territory was struggling with crippling debt. After Maria, a Category 5 storm that lasted for more than 30 hours, the small island has lost much of its infrastructure and housing. The total number of those who died in the storm is also unknown due to a lack of accurate data collection. All of these blows have been compounded by the federal government’s slow response to the crisis and the public relations disaster which ensued when President Donald Trump threw rolls of paper towels into a crowd of people at a relief center.

Additionally, Albert Handal, the new Head Chaplain for Walla Walla University, was in town last week for his first official visit to the campus. To find out more about this new addition to our Walla Walla community, you can read our exclusive interview with him below.

For all these reasons, The Collegian has decided to dedicate our feature this week to the ongoing relief efforts in Puerto Rico. The opinion poll for this week was: “Should the federal government do more to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria?” You can read the results on page 5.

Incidentally, it is also my mom’s birthday today. Though most of you will never meet her or think of her again, I want you all to know that she is a simply fantastic woman and you should all be jealous. I love you mom and happy birthday!

As usual, be sure to read all of the regular columns and fun tidbits published in The Collegian. We also want to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or article submissions, you can email them to aswwu.collegian@wallawalla.edu. Stay snazzy and have a fantastic day!

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INTERVIEW ALBERT HANDAL

New Head Chaplain of Walla Walla University Albert Handal By Daniella Silva

DS: So I guess you’ll fit right in with the PNW culture here?

Daniella Silva: Tell us a little bit about yourself. What was your former job? What is your new position? Albert Handal: My former job was the pastor for young adults at the Keen Church on the campus of Southwestern Adventist University. My job now is the head chaplain at Walla Walla University, and I’ll be starting full time on December 1.

AH: That’s the idea. I really look forward to getting outside and doing more camping and backpacking— that kind of stuff. I really enjoy that.

DS: Where are you from originally? AH: Well, my dad traveled for school when I was little so that’s a complicated question. I probably spent the majority of my time growing up in Tennessee and that’s probably where I claim as home. But before that, we lived all over: Huntersville, North Carolina; Detroit, Michigan; New Orleans, Louisiana—all over. However, the majority of my life, I lived in Tennessee. DS: What are some of your hobbies? AH: I really enjoy being outdoors. I’ve always been a runner—long distance runner—whether it’s marathons or ultra-distances. I

did a couple triathlons way back in the day, including an Iron Man, and I’ve always been into cycling and hiking. So that’s kind of what I enjoy doing in my off time. Right now, I just had my little boy, Edward, in March and so that is kind of what I do with my spare time at this moment. He’s kind of labor-intensive.

DS: Why Walla Walla? AH: It seems like either God chose me or Walla Walla chose me, but that’s a good question. I don’t have all the answers for that. It seems that I have always been passionate about working with college students; I’ve done that for most of my short career, and when the opportunity came, it lined up with

things that I’m passionate about and one of those things is working with college students, putting college students into places of service, and preparing them to be committed Christians for the rest of their lives—it’s a really important intersection in their lives. Decisions are made at this crucial juncture that affect the way people relate to Christianity, relate to faith, relate to church for the rest of their lives. All of that happens at this collegiate phase, and so it wasn’t a difficult decision to consider a campus because this is where it’s all happening. To come to a place that has such a great campus ministries program going already is really exciting. I stand on the shoulders of the tremendous work that Chaplain McCoy, Paddy, did, and so to come here to something that’s already working, something that’s really popular, something that’s already happening, being able to step in and say, “How can I help?” seemed like a really exciting opportunity. DS: Are there parts of the job you are especially excited about?

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AH: Probably the most exciting part of this job for me is getting to work and collaborate with some of the most creative, energetic, most exciting leaders within our denomination. If you’re here [at Walla Walla], you’re already interested in being involved. You’re interested in the mission and values of this institution. When I get to sit with people who are involved with the spiritual mission here, you’re just working with the best and most committed leaders in our church and that, to me, is very exciting. DS: What parts of the job do you think will be especially challenging? AH: Just whether or not I can fill the shoes of really great leaders that have been in this role in the past. DS: Favorite quote or Bible verse?

AH: “He must increase, but I must decrease.” John 3:30. I think that my own ministry needs to be more about God and less about me. Daniella Silva is a international communications major.

SENATE This week in Senate our first FL 1 Atlas Syrups Bill was approved and now the Atlas Manager (Jonathan Fitch) will get to work on it as soon as new equipment is purchased. On another thought, there has been a job opening for a scribe position in Senate, so if you are interested in it, please email ASWWU. EVP@wallawalla.edu.

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RELIGION NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION

A Collegiate Response to the NAD By Peter Flores

is willing to help you connect with them. His email is: adam.hagele@wallawalla.edu

Change is not easy. Whether you’re picking up a new habit or trying to get rid of an one, you must undergo a process to change yourself fundamentally. The same can be said of our church. It sometimes—maybe most of the time—takes years to get anything done. Daniel R. Jackson was elected to the office of President of the North American Division in 2010, but it wasn’t until last week that his dream of having NAD¹ headquarters was realized. The building stands as recognition that change is possible and is happening within our church. However, a building is not enough. This year, 11 individuals, each of whom is an Adventist Student Association President in North America, served as voices for their respective universities at the Year-end Meetings of the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, representing an entity known as the Adventist Intercollegiate Association These presidents were given voices and votes in the meetings, and they used them both. They spoke out about inequality, expressed their concern about Sabbath School materials being developed for them without their consent, and clarified their positions on many key points. On Sunday, they even motioned for an amendment requiring a committee to include the voices of women. That was passed by a large margin within the voting body of close to 200 people.³ As well as participating in the general meetings, the 11 presidents were invited to private conversations with NAD administrators. In these meetings, they made progress on the front of communicating directly with youth in the church. Communication is one of the great weaknesses of the Adventist church, as the administration admitted rather bluntly, but progress is being made. An example would be the fact that students from universities were invited to the meetings and given voice and vote. There were

Talk to your Adventist Intercollegiate Association president, Peter Flores. He’s actually on your campus and is more than willing to listen to whatever you have to say. He also has direct communication with administrators in the NAD and would be willing to connect you with them or represent your ideas on your behalf. The “he” I’m speaking of is me. My email is: peter. flores@wallawalla.edu Talk to your local pastor about how you can get involved in church business and start the change you want to see locally. There is so much untapped potential not only in our communities but also in ourselves. If you don’t try, you’ll never succeed, so what’s the harm in trying? Start and continue discussion about church policies and structure with people that aren’t part of your generation. They may have points you haven’t heard or information you don’t have access to. We aren’t powerless. We can make a change. Our church is graying, and soon we’ll be the leaders. Our church needs a collegiate response. That response could come from you.

(PHOTO BY RAYMOND KING III) many people present with much more experience and dedication without a vote, but it seems they put a certain amount of trust in the student leaders. This is not to say that these 11 presidents accurately represent the entirety of youth in the Seventh-day Adventist system. All it means is that the NAD is trying to be inclusive on all fronts and is actively trying to keep our generation engaged. For many people, progress like this has come too late. Many youth have already left the church because of perceived lack of voice and inclusion. Many college-age students and young professionals have been scarred by

decisions that were made for them. At the same time, others argue that the church has already gone too far—people have left because they feel their beliefs have been compromised by greater inclusion. How do we move forward knowing there is opposition from every end? How do we decide which side to be on or whether it’s even worth the trouble to stay in the church at all? There needs to be a response—and not just from one side. The church is made up of people from all over the world with different ways of thinking, different cultures, and, sometimes,

absolute stubbornness. We cannot be fully inclusive until we are patient with thoughts divergent from our own. The NAD has given an opportunity to future leaders of the church to be involved in its affairs. If you have complaints, you can take them directly to the church. If you have advice and want to help the church, you can send your comments to the church as well. Here are a few ideas on how to do this effectively and intergenerationally: Talk to your student association president, Adam Hagele, and express your thoughts, concerns, and advice. He has direct channels to NAD administrators and

1 North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists 2 List of Presidents left to right: Spencer Page (Burman), Andrew Taylor (Oakwood University), Megan Weems (Pacific Union College), Courtney Jenkins (Washington Adventist University), Phillip Warfield (Southern Adventist University), Anthony Gann (Union College), Jessica Yoong (Andrews University), Peter Flores (Adventist Intercollegiate Association), Adam Hagele (Walla Walla University), Rajesh Imparaj (La Sierra University), Samson Sembeba (Southwestern Adventist University) 3 All of this information is firsthand knowledge from an attendee. I am that attendee.

Peter Flores is a theology major.

HISTORY PUERTO RICO

“Is Puerto Rico A Part of The United States?” How a Former British Colony Gained Colonies of It’s Own. By Zachary White While the United States’ many territories are seldom discussed in American discourse, the past few months have seen various exceptions to this trend. In August of 2017, after an exchange of threats with the U.S. government, North Korean state media announced that it had the capability of sending a nuclear missile to the island of Guam, a U.S. island territory in the Western Pacific with over 160,000 residents.¹ In September, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico, another U.S. territory with over 3 million residents, killing at least 51 people, and devastating the island’s electrical and overall infrastructure and causing a massive humanitarian crisis.² Additionally, on Oct. 13, President Donald Trump said in a press conference that he “met with the president of the Virgin Islands.”³ Trump, who was referring to the governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Kenneth Mapp, was heavily criticized for this comment, as it seemed to imply that Trump was not aware that he, in fact, is the president of the Virgin Islands. The reality is that the residents of all three of these territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) are U.S. citizens. Each of these three territories have unique

relationships with the U.S., as well as various histories of how each entity was acquired by the U.S. government. For example, in Puerto Rico, various vibrant independence movements have existed and still exist today. But these three territories are not even the whole story. While many of our professors rightly decry Wikipedia as an inappropriate academic source, I might recommend that readers take a glance at the Wikipedia article titled “List of United States Colonial Possessions.” While many may object to the use of the phrase “colonial possession,” the list gives an interesting outline of the many little-known stories of American control of foreign territory. The list contains dates that indicate whether or not the territory is currently under the control of the U.S. Among the majority of the territories listed that are no longer under U.S. control are Cuba, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Among the territories currently under U.S. control are include the Northern Mariana Islands (53,000 residents), American Samoa (54,000 residents), and the Marshall Islands (53,000 residents). This list does not include territories like Hawaii, which has now achieved statehood. The Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown during a U.S.backed coup d’etat in 1893 and the terri-

tory was officially annexed by the U.S. in 1898.5 The majority of these territories were acquired by the U.S. during a period characterized by imperial expansion (roughly 18671914).6 The 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War,led to many of these acquisitions. The war—often attributed to the mysterious explosion of the American ship, the USS Maine, and sensationalized yellow journalism—ended in an American victory. As an outcome of the war, Spain, once a great colonial power, ceded control of its remaining colonies to the U.S. These colonies included Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines.7,8,9 These territories, which the United States 1896 satirical cartoon in the Spanish newspaper La Campana de Garcia essentially acquired as the spoils of war, met differing as the Philippine-American war. The Not mentioned in this article are fates under U.S. control. For example, war, which lasted from 1899 to 1902, the effects of pre-American colonial the U.S. occupation of the Philippines resulted in the death of 20,000 Filipino activity on the demographics of these triggered a brutal conflict now known revolutionaries and over 200,000 islands regions, such as the Atlantic Filipino civilians. 4,300 Americans Slave Trade and the systematic expuldied in action and from disease in sion of indigenous people. order to maintain the occupation. The 1. http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/asia/north-koreamissile-launch-guam-threat/index.html Philippines did not gain independence until 1946.10 Cuba, while gaining 2. http://abcnews.go.com/US/900-cremations-maria-hurricane-death-toll-51/story?id=50787771 independence from the United States in 1902, remained under heavy American 3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/ politics/trump-says-he-met-with-the-presidentinfluence, until U.S.-backed dictator of-the-virgin-islands/2017/10/13/7d3d9362-b024Fulgencio Batista was overthrown in 11e7-9b93-b97043e57a22_video.html?utm_ter1959 during the communist-led Cuban m=.82774bba539f 11 Revolution. (The CIA and U.S. govern4. http://www.history.com/news/hawaiis-monarchyment, for a period of nearly 50 years, overthrown-with-u-s-support-120-years-ago then launched dozens of unsuccessful 5. http://www.history.com/news/hawaiis-monarchyattempts to overthrow the Cuban govoverthrown-with-u-s-support-120-years-ago ernment.)12 Puerto Rico and Guam, on 6. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newthe hand, remained U.S. colonies, and south/5488 are now referred to as “territories.” 7. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/

1898 cartoon in the Philadelphia press celebrating the size of the U.S. empire

These colonial acquisitions from Spain do not, however, include the U.S. Virgin Islands, which were handed over to the U.S. from Denmark in a 1916 treaty, and the Marshall Islands, which were liberated from Japanese occupation by the U.S. during World War II. Between 1946 and 1948, the U.S. government conducted nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll in order to develop the hydrogen bomb. This process lead to the mass displacement of Marshallese people, and also resulted in health complications and radiation that have lasted until today.13,14

spanish-american-war 8. https://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/intro.html 9. https://www.loc.gov/law/help/us-treaties/bevans/bes-ust000011-0615.pdf 10. https://www.britannica.com/event/Philippine-American-War 11. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/batista-forced-out-by-castro-led-revolution 12. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ nov/26/fidel-castro-cia-cigar-assasination-attempts 13. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/ mar/02/bikini-atoll-nuclear-test-60-years 14. http://www.businessinsider.com/marshall-islands-nuclear-bombs-radiation-2016-6

Zachary White is a history and sociology major.

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MEDIA + TECH T.V. SHOW REVIEW

Stranger Things 2 By Matt Fennell Hey, just a heads up, I’m going to talk about “Stranger Things 2,” which just came out on Netflix this past weekend. I’ve made a point to avoid plot spoilers beyond the stuff seen in the trailers, but if you’re anal-retentive about spoilers, just skip this column until you’ve finished the show.

Stranger Things 2 Starring Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Sean Astin Created by The Duffer Brothers

Okay, before we start, I need to come clean. Last week, when I interviewed Dustin and Josh about “Twin Peaks” at Del Taco, I ran into a bit of a problem. I had scheduled that interview without scheduling a ride, and everyone was busy. So I did something bad—I took an ASWWU bike off campus. Now, I want to make it clear that this is not behavior I endorse. I’ll get Adam and Danny to sign off on this somehow, and I’ll write a bike safety

PSA or whatever to atone for my bike sins. However, I also want to say that flying down Larch Avenue on the way back, my way lit only by the moon and flickery streetlights, ruled. And because I’m a major dork, the main thought I had on my nighttime bike adventure was, “Well, I’m alone on a bike at night. It sure would suck if I got pulled into the Upside Down like that kid in the beginning of ‘Stranger Things.’” Why was the first season of “Stranger Things” such a hit? Plotwise, it wasn’t especially groundbreaking, and it mostly functioned as a nostalgia-driven mash-up of Spielberg/Donner kid adventure movies, Stephen King novels, and John Carpenter gory monster horror flicks. However, this show had something that set it apart: heart. Every shot, every sound and every character felt lovingly handcrafted and instantly iconic. This show sucked us into a world of Christmas light Ouija boards, cool monster-fighting teens, lovable kids, their psychic buddy who loves Eggo waffles and an unbelievably competent small-town police officer. Maybe most importantly, under all the genre trappings, the core of this show was relatable. “Stranger Things” was a show about the fear of the unknown, especially in the wake of a tragedy. It’s a show about how we deal with bad things.

The show seemed like lightning in a bottle, this weird thing that 1) could only exist on Netflix and 2) could only happen once. There are plenty of bad sequels and remakes in recent memory and, even worse, plenty of mediocre ones, so when “Stranger Things 2” was announced, I was nervous. After a weekend of binging with my friendgroup, I’m happy to report that “Stranger Things 2” is the best kind of sequel— the kind that takes the characters and ideas we loved and uses them to tell a story that is simultaneously tethered to the previous events yet entirely its own new thing.

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“Stranger Things 2” opens almost a full year after Will’s rescue from the Upside-Down. Life in Hawkins, Indiana, has returned to normal, as everyone involved in the incident has done their best to move on. However, the scars still show. Mike is irritable and bitter because everyone seems to have forgotten about Eleven. Nancy is guilt-ridden at the part she played in Barbara’s death. Joyce is haunted by the time she spent fighting to find her son. Hopper is left paranoid and angry at the seemingly apathetic government scientists that destroyed his town. Will is lost in the trauma and continuing visions surrounding his time in the Upside-Down and frustrated that everyone seems to treat him like a freak. All the while, something is taking root under the town, growing and festering, threatening to bring all of these unresolved issues right back to the surface. If “Stranger Things” was about immediate ramifications of tragedy, “Stranger Things 2” is a look at what happens

down the road and how we deal with the consequences. In this season, we see each character’s attempts to make peace with what happened and how refusing to acknowledge that things might never be the same can lead to an endless cycle of anger and fear. Following in the footsteps of sequels like “Aliens” and “Terminator 2,” “Stranger Things 2” amps up the action, widens its scope, introduces new characters and plotlines (I counted at least six, up from the main three in the original), and provides opportunities for growth in the characters we’ve already met. For example, while the kids’ plot in the first installment felt focused on Mike and his relationship with Eleven, “Stranger Things 2” dives deeper into the lives of Dustin and Lucas, previously just sidekicks, giving each boy a chance to shine, especially as we see them fight for their town and make new friends. This character development in particular is one of this season’s strengths. We get a bunch of unusual character pairings and watch as they play off of each other, all with that same degree of love and care from the first season. We’re treated to characters we love and characters we love to hate—well, for the most part. There is one plot-line a little later in the season that, in my opinion, falls flat because of a group of almost completely unlikable characters. We’re pretty much tricked into watching what feels like an episode of an entirely different, much less enjoyable show. Thankfully, apart from that episode, these rough moments are

few and far between. At the time of writing this review, I’ve watched eight of the nine chapters in this season, and almost every beat has hit full force. (I planned to finish it all and pretend I hadn’t when I finally met back up with my friends to end it, but “friends don’t lie”). The whole thing is a roller coaster ride from start to finish. Just like the first season, classic movie tropes are invoked and abandoned as every stereotypical character is shown to have more depth than expected. Once again, there are plenty of scenes that cash in on nostalgia and pay homage to classics like “Gremlins,” “Alien,” “The Exorcist,” “Jurassic Park,” and even the punk-rock/Claremont era of “X-Men” stories. I think the only thing left to say is that if you liked “Stranger Things” or enjoy emotionally rich, character-driven movies with amazing music, just the right amount of terror and mind-numbingly cool action sequences, “Stranger Things 2” is a must-watch. I give it five out of five waffles.

Well, that’s it for this week. Thanks for reading, again—I really appreciate it. Tune in next week for who knows what. I haven’t decided yet! But hey, if you have any suggestions, email me at matthew.fennell@wallawalla.edu or tweet at me at @mattster895. Have a good one!

Matt Fennell is a computer science major.

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Don’t Forget Puerto Rico By Jake Sloop It was the morning of September 5, long before sunrise, and Hurricane Irma was just beginning to make landfall on Puerto Rico. As the hours passed, the waves climbed higher and higher, eventually reaching 30 foot swells. Locals evacuated the coast, wind speeds climbed to an astronomical 111 miles per hour, and one million residents lost power. Before the day ended, three people lost their lives. It wouldn’t compare to the horrors that would follow, but it was nonetheless catastrophic. Without power, hospitals full of injured survivors were left without the tools necessary to treat the wounded. This complication led to still more deaths, many disguised under the umbrella of “natural causes.” On the same day in Washington DC, senators met to discuss funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA is in dire need of cash; Hurricane Harvey had left the agency swamped, and Irma’s concurrent terror would be leaving billions of dollars of new disaster needs around the corner. By the end of the day, the US Senate approved a funding package of $15.3 billion, about 10% of the monies believed necessary to respond to Harvey, with no regard to Irma. By nightfall, over $1 billion of damage had been done to Puerto Rico.

Slowly, as the week progressed, FEMA set up shop in Puerto Rico. e Understaffed, underfunded, and overstretched, the agency remained relatively inadequate in the face of three disaster zones. Texas ended up eabsorbing the majority of resources by virtue of a first-come-first-serve mentality. Florida received second priority, if only for better access. Meanwhile, Puerto Ricans were left with catastrophic flooding, food shortages and no electricity. All the while, FEMA raced helplessly to keep up.

(CHEYENNE DIABO BLANCO) By September 20, Puerto Rico’s Irma crisis was all but forgotten as a new storm loomed on the horizon: Hurricane Maria. Irma, as devastating as it was, hit Puerto Rico primarily with a Category 3 rating. Maria, however, moved toward the island with a terrifying Category 5 rating. On the night of September 20, Maria began crossing the island. While Irma passed just north, Maria would cross directly overhead, making a diagonal slice of the island. Jeff Weber, from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, gave it a visceral description: “It was as if a 50- to 60-mile-wide tornado raged across Puerto Rico, like a buzz saw.”

Meteorologists recorded winds topping 150 miles per hour—record breaking speeds. Maria’s eye also brought massive rainfall as it made its way across the mountain range at the center of the small island.

Consequently, FEMA’s ships, with life saving aid, sat for three weeks in the harbor; hospitals still remain unable to perform basic procedures like x-rays: and millions of Puerto Ricans still can’t turn a light on at night.

As Stephen Munchak, a research meteorologist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, described it, “The passage of the eyewall over 3,000-foot terrain must have resulted in incredible rainfall amounts—similar to Harvey but occurring in just a day.” The destruction that we witnessed in Houston was incomparable to the pure devastation of Puerto Rico. Despite this, the American public remained relatively under-informed. This is because the visceral coverage that surrounded Harvey was missing for Puerto Rico—a problem which can be primarily attributed to the island’s relative isolation.

Hurricane Maria is the fifth strongest storm to ever hit US soil; add to this the relative isolation of Puerto Rico, combined with the landfall of Category 3 Irma not two weeks earlier, and it makes Maria the greatest natural disaster of our generation. Yet, just over a month later, our top stories seem to be entirely political or sports related. We’ve all but forgotten Puerto Rico. This stands in stark contrast to the stories I heard as I researched the hurricanes. I talked to a number of Puerto Rican friends, and each echoed the same sentiment: “We’ve been forgotten.”

Isolation, as it turns out, has been one of the largest problems facing Puerto Rico then and now as it continues to recover. Not only did isolation prevent the same media coverage that made Harvey a national phenomena, but it also prevented, and continues to prevent, the free flow of aide that is so essential to recovery and humanitarian aid. “Remember that the entire island has been affected,” said Miguel Román, a member of NASA’s disasters response team. “It passed over and affected the entire island. Imagine if a hurricane started in Florida and ended up in Washington state. That’s what we’re dealing with here.” This kind of devastation has until now been unheard of in our generation, and even still we aren’t hearing the full story. For example, when FEMA relief ships arrived after Maria, the docks were unable to unload, as the electric cranes which serviced the Port of San Juan were crippled without power. Florida never had to contend with these issues because the rest of the North American grid could compensate for outages from destroyed power plants as soon as lines could be restored. In contrast, Puerto Rico is expecting six months to a year without power.

(Cheyenne Diabo, a Puerto Rican)

The story of our summer of hurricanes is far from over—this is just the beginning of a considerably less dramatic but much more painful part of the narrative. As with any good news story, the drama was covered, but we as Americans have overlooked the next chapter: recovery. In this new chapter, over 900 are estimated to have died from the hurricane and its aftermath. This is the greatest natural disaster of our age and will soon be considered the most mismanaged of our generation if we do not work together to end the humanitarian crisis. Is this what America looks like in the 21st century? I pray that we can work together, and God help us, we will do better.

“I don’t think people understand the severity of Puerto Rico’s damage. It wasn’t just a hurricane, it was the total destruction of my homeland.”

—Cheyenne Diabo Jake Sloop is a biochemistry major.

While the hurricanes might be over, the real damage is happening right now; people are running out of food, they are drinking and bathing with the same water, which in turn is from contaminated sources. My family there was unreachable for days, with no way to know if they were alive. When we got ahold of them, they pled for help. Everyone needs wipes just to keep basic standards of sanitation, they need solar lights, and every few days we send a massive care package of food for our family. They can’t survive without us.”

(CHEYENNE DIABO BLANCO)

Puerto Rico by the facts

Only 54 percent of Americans know that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. (New York Times) 3.4 million U.S. citizens live in Puerto Rico. (United States Census Bureau) FEMA estimated there to be a daily food shortage of 1.8 million meals per day. Over 600,000 people were without food after hurricane Maria. (The Guardian) Puerto Rico’s population has dropped by 400,000 since 2000. (United States Census Bureau) Hurricane Maria will cost Puerto Rico between $45-$90 billion. (Moody’s Analytics)

Puerto Rico has $70 billion in debt, which defaulted in May. (NYT) Hurricane Maria was the fifth-strongest storm ever to hit the U.S. (NASA) Hurricane Maria destroyed 80 percent of Puerto Rico’s power transmission lines. (Associated Press)

Hurricane Maria destroyed 1,360 out of 1,600 cellphone towers on the island. (Vox) Independent researchers estimate over 900 dead. (The Independent)

(CHEYENNE DIABO BLANCO)

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WEEK IN FORECAST

November 2-8 Thursday

Friday

Dia de los Muertos InBody Screening @ Havstad Alumni Center, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

“A Few Good Men” @ The Little Theatre of Walla Walla, 7:30 p.m. Art Opening: Rob Pruitt @ Foundry Vineyards, 5-7 p.m.

Loma Linda University Symposium @ Melvin K. West Fine Arts Center, 7-8:30 p.m.

National Housewife’s Day

Holiday Pie & Cake Tasting @ Frosted — The Cupcake Shop, 12-5:30 p.m.

National Sandwich Day

National Men Make Dinner Day

Saturday

Laser Tag by ASWWU Social @ Kellogg Hall, 8-10 p.m. WWU Drama: Silent Sky @ CTC Black Box Theatre, 8 p.m.

JUNQUE Jingle @ Walla Walla County Fairgrounds, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fall Indoor Farmers Market @ Whitehouse-Crawford Restaurant, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. National Candy Day National Chicken Lady Day

National Deviled Egg Day

Sunday

Daylight Saving Time ends National Donut Day National Love Your Red Hair Day

CULTURE CAN YOU PAINT WITH ALL THE COLORS OF THE WIND?

Fall Colors By Hannah Thiel

The Villages

I know I’ve said this before, but I’m not a huge fan of fall. It just reminds me that winter is right around the corner. Looking at fall colors, though, helps me appreciate the beauty of the season. Here are a few places that I think are excellent for seeing some fall leaves, in order of proximity to campus.

This housing development is in College Place, so it’s not far away! Just drive down 4th Street past the DX. When you get to the all-way stop at the top of the hill, turn right. A little past the bottom of the hill there will be a sign for The Villages on your left. There are trees planted on both sides of the road, so make sure you slow down and

enjoy the view (especially since it’s a residential area). Catherine Street Honestly, you don’t have to go to Catherine Street specifically—this whole area is gorgeous. You could either drive or bike to Catherine Street. Chestnut Street (which is on the way) recently got bike lanes, so you can stay safe while biking there. Catherine

Street doesn’t have bike lanes, nor do any of the streets in that area once you get off Chestnut, but most of those roads are narrower, so the cars should be going slower. I’d get on Highway 125, keep going straight once it turns into 9th, then turn right on Chestnut, then left on Catherine (it’s towards the end of Chestnut). After you’ve driven down part of Catherine Street, I would just explore. This part of town has huge old trees with beautiful fall colors and the houses in this area are old and fun to look at as well—each one is unique. Pioneer Park This is the oldest park in Walla Walla, so the trees growing there are monstrous by now. You could either drive around the loop through the park, or you could park your car and wander through. If you have time to stop and walk around, I’d check out the bandstand in the middle and then stop and see the aviary on the northeast corner of the park. On the southeast corner of the park there’s a really nice hill for rolling down if you’re feeling that.

Walla Walla in the fall. (VISIT WALLA WALLA)

Whitman College Whitman’s campus is lovely to wander about any time of the year but especially now. I’d just explore around the campus if I were you—there are a lot of hidden-away spots that you kind of just have to explore yourself to find. Boardman Tree Farm I’ve never actually been here before, but I’ve driven past it many times on the way to Portland and always wanted to explore it. You’ve probably seen some pictures taken there on Instagram, as it’s quite a photogenic place. During the fall, all of the leaves turn yellow, and the orderly planting of the trees makes for interesting photo compositions. The tree farm is along I-84 about 1 hour and 20 minutes out of Walla Walla. It’s along the left side of the road—you won’t be able to miss it. Make sure you don’t go into the tree farm, as that’s trespassing, but you can take pictures from the roadside. Well, I hope you all enjoy the fall leaves! They won’t be around much longer, sadly, so make sure to take pictures and soak all those colors up.

Hannah Thiel is an art major.

SCIENCE TECH REVIEW

Apple Watch Series 3 By Forrest Sheperd The Apple Watch Series 3 has just come out, and buyers are just beginning to discover the many abilities of their new wearable tech. I am among those buyers who decided to see if the watch’s capabilities are worth its hefty price tag. Is it worth the buy? Here is what I have learned in the first two and a half weeks. One obvious and major barrier of using the watch for many people is this: you need an iPhone to use it! The Series 1 and 2 were never meant to be an iPhone replacement and neither is the Series 3, but it does give you much more freedom from your phone. It is a wearable extension of your iPhone, with the ability to be distanced from your phone. If you have an iPhone, is it worth the extra $10 a month to have LTE connectivity on the watch? I found it to be useful for short trips across campus, to Walmart or while going for a run. It allows you to leave your phone at the dorm, in your backpack, in your car or in the gym locker without feeling like you could be ignoring some important notifications. However, most of my watch-use has been within range of my phone or Wi-Fi, where I wouldn’t need LTE connection anyway. Apple’s promise of soon releasing Apple Music streaming over cellular, however, was one of the selling points for me. For now, only downloaded music can be played away from your phone.

The prospect of using your sport watch as a phone and being able to stream music while you run is a runner’s dream. But how does the Apple Watch stack up as a sport watch? Apple’s Workout app has a setting to track everything from treadmill running to open-water swimming, and you can switch from one activity setting to the next, all while in the same workout— making the watch one of the most versatile I have seen. The GPS tracking has been quite accurate on my runs as well.

help you maximize your use of the Apple Health app. The watch’s improved heart rate monitor and energy expenditure tracking is among the most accurate on the market,2 which helps the watch give more accurate data such as resting heart rate, walking and running heart rate, heart rate variability, and

One downside is that the watch may only track a workout with GPS for around three and a half hours while listening to music before running out of battery. You can use the power saving mode, which turns off the heart rate monitor and cellular, boosting the battery life to about 5 hours.1 However, with normal use including texting, calling and tracking a 30-minute workout, I rarely drain the battery below 50%. Another downside is that although your data is exported to the Workout app and Apple Health, these apps are unable to export workout data to third-party apps unlike other watches I have had that will export data to multiple apps, such as Strava and Nike Plus, automatically after a workout. If you want workout data from your watch to go to an app like Strava, you must use the Strava app on the watch, and then data is only exported to Apple Health and Strava. I have been impressed with the way that the Apple Watch has been able to use the fitness tracking data to

even VO2 max—an important measure of fitness that tells you the highest rate at which you can transport Oxygen to your muscles during an intense workout. This is calculated based on the relationship between your heart rate and pace during a hard workout. Now that the watch has a barometric

altimeter, it can also track how many flights of stairs you climb in a day or your ascent during a workout. The Activity app has also been a great way to motivate me to be more consistent with my activities and nudges me to be active if I’ve been sitting for almost an hour. This, along with a built-in app that reminds you to take a minute to breathe and de-stress every day, has made the Apple Watch a great companion to help me be healthier. To sum it up, the Apple Watch is a great buy if you want an extension of your iPhone that lets you be less tied down by your phone. It lets you really take advantage of the Apple Health app and is a great sports watch. However, it has a big price tag and the cellular feature is not totally necessary to take advantage of the watch. Apple Health has a ways to go with third-party app integration as well. 1 “Apple Watch - Battery.” Apple. Apple, n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2017. <https://www.apple. com/watch/battery.html>. 2 Shcherbina, Anna., et. Al. “Accuracy in Wrist-Worn, Sensor-Based Measurements of Heart Rate and Energy Expenditure in a Diverse Cohort.” Journal of Personalized Medicine 7.2 (2017): 3. JPM. Web. 29 Oct. 2017.

Apple Watch 3. (APPLE)

Forrest Sheperd is a biology major.

college place, wa, walla walla university

Monday WBB vs. Mound Hood Community College @ WEC, 12-2 p.m.

WWU Drama: Silent Sky @ CTC Black Box Theatre, 8 p.m.

Tuesday

Winter Registration opens for Sophomores HR Open House @ Haffner House, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Family Paint Night Hosted by HR @ Walla Walla Valley Academy, 6-8 p.m.

Downtown Flea Market @ Crawford Park, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

LEGO Night @ Milton Freewater Public Library, 6-7 p.m.

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Wednesday

Symphony Series: All That Jazz @ Cordiner Hall, 7-9 p.m. Color the World Orange Day National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day

Cinderella: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s @ Leaving from Walla Walla Community College, 5:15-11:45 p.m.

Walla Walla Symphony Special Event: Jazz It Up @ Reid Campus Center Ballroom, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

CommUnity with Bethany Logan Ropa @ U-Church, 11 a.m.

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National Nachos Day

Veterans’ Day Luncheon — Alumni Event @ Havstad Alumni Center, 12-1:30 p.m. HR Open House @ Haffner House, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Family Paint Night Hosted by HR @ Walla Walla Valley Academy, 6-8 p.m. Live Cinema: “La Boheme” — Royal Opera @ The Gesa Powerhouse Theatre, 6 p.m. National STEM/STEAM Day

FOOD WALLA WALLA INDIAN CUISINE

Walla Walla Indian Cuisine Review By Daphne Novak Walla Walla has a lot of good restaurants. However, when it comes to culturally diverse options, Walla Walla is lacking. Your options are really either Mexican food or Thai food—which, don’t get me wrong, are fabulous, but where is the Indian food? Walla Walla (technically College Place) was blessed for about a year with Govinda’s in the building across the street from Andy’s Market. Govinda’s originated in Pendleton where it had moderate success, so, in hopes of a better future, they moved to College Place into the haunted, jinxed, whatever-you-want-to-call-it, aforementioned building. Sadly, Govinda’s caved under pressure and closed less than a year after opening. Walla Walla was without Indian food again. I was sad until, a few

weeks into the school year, I caught wind of a new Indian restaurant opening in downtown Walla Walla. I was excited and hopeful at this new prospect. Finally, after about a month of waiting, Walla Walla Indian Cuisine opened. I was so excited I went on opening night. I ordered my usual, mutter paneer, and my friend ordered chicken tikka masala. We shared one side of naan, and each dish came with a side of cumin-cardamom rice included in the price. And now for a breakdown of my experience. Food My mutter paneer was absolutely amazing. The sauce was perfectly sweet and spiced. What really made the dish shine, however, was the paneer.

The paneer was so soft and spongy. The texture was perfect. My only complaint was that they did not make it spicy enough. I asked for medium spicy and the waitress warned me that it would be very spicy. However, both my friend and I agreed that the food was not spicy at all. For some, this may be a good thing, but personally, I was a little disappointed. Quick note on the chicken tikka masala: it was very very good. The chicken was tender, the sauce was perfectly spiced and the rice that came with the dish was fluffy. I’ve always noticed when there is cumin in Indian rice, but I thought the cardamom was a nice edition! The naan was yummy because naan is just a gift. However, it was not the most crisp, and it lacked the tanginess that I have experienced in naan. Overall, the food was delicious.

Ambience When I walked in, I was shocked to see how fancy this restaurant looked. I was expecting a low-key restaurant. It probably 30-ish foot ceilings covered with stamped tin and five massive tiffany chandeliers. My friend and I were a little taken aback because we were expecting something a lot more casual than that! All the decorations are really well done; just don’t expect it to be a super casual restaurant that you go to, y’know, casually. Price This is where I struggle the most with this restaurant. It is on the pricier side for Indian food. Vegetarian dishes range from $12-13 and all chicken dishes are $15. Their samosas are two for $5. Their naan starts at $2. I will say

that I think these prices are fair. They are the only Indian restaurant in Walla Walla, so they are unique, but that unfortunately makes the restaurant not the most college-student-friendly, which is too bad because I won’t be going there as much as I would like to. Also, their daily buffet is $15 a plate. Overall, this place is excellent. Walla Walla is truly lucky to have an Indian restaurant. The people that work there are so nice, and they really just want people to have a great time while eating great food. I highly recommend that you go there to try it out. I’m really excited to see them grow as a business.

Daphne Novak is a psychology major.

OUTDOORS RUUD REMARKS

Better Than Sweet Basil By Niqolas Ruud Because you’ve been working hard all week to make certain your homework is done, your boss at work is satisfied with your performance, and your significant other is happy munching on those hot cheetos you left on their porch, you have the entire weekend free. A full two nights and maybe a day and a half of daylight hours to boot! What are you going to do with all of this time? Run up a hill? Name your cat “Bill?” There are soooooooo many options, and you’re the one who gets to choose! Let’s just assume you decide to do the classic PNW-y thing and go for an overnight hike or something (also known as “backpacking”). This particular hike is rumored to be really fun, so you and your buddies are getting pretty stoked on the idea. You’ve even thought to yourself, “I’m gonna lay out all my gear on the floor, nice and fancy-like, and take one of those trendy gear photos from above, then post it on Instagram!”¹ As you begin to pack for the upcoming escapade, you realize you’ll probably get hungry during the little

adventure, and your hunger just might be satisfied by some fancy-dancy food! As you paw around in your room, searching high and low for some sustenance, it dawns on you that you’ll need to take a trip to the local supermarket before you’re ready for that ubertrendy gear photo. Upon arriving at Andy’s Market, you find yourself in the noodle aisle— not surprising, as ramen noodles are a time-tested college student staple.2 & 3 Picking up a package, you’re suddenly filled with a deep feeling of disgust: there is no way you are going to allow yourself to eat another package of that processed junk, especially in such a beautiful place (as the predestined location is sure to be). You’re sick and tired of ramen. And instant oatmeal? Yeah, you now hate that, too (even the apple and cinnamon flavor). What are you going to do? Your trip is totally ruined if you can’t eat some extremely—tasty, not—bland food! “It doesn’t have to be hard to eat good food in the backcountry,” said Mackenzie Thompson, professional coffee pourer and recent Walla Walla University graduate.4 “You can have a tasty gourmet meal without having to cook ramen, and have it pretty cheap and lightweight, too.”

Energy Bites. (MACKENZIE THOMPSON)

While Thompson may get paid to professionally pour coffee, I certainly think she ought to try her hand at being a

salaried backcountry chef, as she has been the connoisseur of countless tasty backcountry meals eaten in the said backcountry. One Thanksgiving, while on one of those fancy overnight hiking trips, Thompson managed to provide a feast of mashed potatoes, gravy and stuffing for herself and her compatriots. This, in my book, and yours too I assume, is a great feat which appears to be something only the most proficient of backcountry chefs might be able to whip up, but that is not the case. “People make backcountry cooking way harder than it needs to be,” Thompson said. “There are so many dehydrated things that we eat everyday, and it’s not that hard to take them to the wilderness too.” Turns out, if you plan ahead, nearly anything is possible. Thompson prides herself in working with cheap and lightweight ingredients before a trip so as to have tasty consumables during the excursion. One of her signature items, “Energy Bites,” consists of wholesome ingredients such as oats, flaxseeds, honey and the very wholesome chocolate chip. While these pre-made items sound delicious, they still aren’t pizza. Speaking of pizza, I was curious if Thompson had herself made any in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest. Her answer? Why indeed she had. “I was on a kayaking trip,” Thompson said, “and made some pizza out of an MSR pot on a pocket-rocket stove and with some knowledge from a NOLS video I saw on YouTube.”5 Thompson mixed up her dough’s ingredients beforehand (using a secret combination of pancake and waffle batters), keeping her yeast separate until the appropriate time. Then, after mixing some water and powdered tomato sauce and topping the creation off with some freshly-grated mozza-

A classic, albeit simple, backcountry meal. (ALEX AAMODT) rella and sliced tomatoes, Thompson is said to have exclaimed that “this pizza is way better than Sweet Basil!”—a truly staggering statement as Sweet Basil has some pretty sweet pizza.6 & 7 Put simply, if you’re sick and tired of ramen, and Sweet Basil has refused to sponsor your outdoor escapades, it might be time to try something new in the realm of backcountry cooking. “It’s so easy,” said Thompson. To get you started on this newfound journey, Ms. Thompson has kindly agreed to allow the publication of one of her signature backcountry recipes so as to spice up your next outdoor adventure.

Please enjoy the recipe, and remember to include your premade pancake/waffle mixes (in little baggies of course) in that trendy packing photo for Instagram.8 The post might go viral or something. 1. Not an advertisement for Instagram. 2. Not an advertisement for Andy’s Market. 3. Not an advertisement for Top Ramen. 4. An advertisement for Walla Walla University. 5. Not advertisements for Mountain Safety Research, pocket-rocket stoves, the National Outdoor Leadership School, or YouTube. 6. Sweet Basil, please sponsor me. 7. Pretty please with pesto on top? 8. Still not an Instagram ad.

Niqolas Ruud is a religious studies major.

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OPINION NO-SHAVE NOVEMBER

Let It Grow By Savannah Pardo We have finally made it to November, and I would like to mention that I am a huge supporter of this month. No, it’s not just because of Thanksgiving but because it is No-Shave November. Yes, we have hit that time of year when boys turn into men, at least for 30 days. It is common to hear guys use No-Shave November as an excuse to grow out their facial hair, but truthfully, the month of November is about so much more than just a beard. If you haven’t previously taken place in this yearly tradition, then you just might in the years to come. No-Shave November, or Movember, is a unique way to help raise cancer awareness for men. Whoever takes on the month-long journey to grow out their beards or their “mo” participates in a greater cause. By putting down your razor for an entire month, you save money on hygiene products, and the whole point of the movement is to donate the money you save to a cancer organization. The idea of not shaving for a month may sound silly, but it helps to spread awareness. This movement is just as important as Breast Cancer Awareness month, when everyone was wearing pink gear. According to the Movember Foundation, prostate cancer kills

45 men every hour—a huge number. We are losing so many men to cancer everyday. The Movember Foundation supports men’s mental health as well. Their site mentions that every minute a man dies from suicide. Men are dying too young, and we cannot afford to stay silent any longer. The Movember Foundation and No-Shave November are among the first to take action as nonprofit organizations to help tackle men’s health issues. Everyone knows about No-Shave November, but most people aren’t educated about how to donate to the cause. By going on the No-Shave November site, you can sign up to donate the money you would be spending on hygiene products. The website encourages you not to shave your beard and to just “let it grow.” This particular foundation was established in 2009 by the Chicagoland Hill family; the project means the most to the eight Hill children since their father, Matthew Hill, passed away in 2007 from colon cancer. The Movember Foundation also accepts donations for men’s cancer awareness. They, too, raise awareness for No-Shave November by offering the challenge to “Grow Your Mo.” By growing out your mustache, your face gives inspiration to others to donate. This foundation believes that facial hair is “more than just follicles on your face, your mo

is a ribbon—reminding the people in your life of the importance of men’s health.” They encourage you to strut your “mo” with pride for a great cause. This particular foundation also offers another way for you to raise donations for the cause. “Move for Movember” is set up so that anyone anywhere can go the distance to support men’s health. All you have to do is set up a distance goal that challenges you, then run, walk, cycle or swim to your goal. You can create teams or do this as a solo project. You can donate as you go, or your supporters can donate for the cause as you strive to reach your distance. The foundation promotes “Move for Movember” because it is a way to help yourself while helping others. There are so many ways to get involved and to help support men’s cancer awareness. Cancer is not a forgiving disease. Many men are affected by cancer in their lifetime, and thousands of men lose their lives to cancer everyday. We can help these men by participating and raising funds for research and support. Help raise awareness and funds to stop our sons, brothers, partners and fathers from dying too young. Get your friends involved, and take on this month-long journey with your “mo bros.” This Movember, remember to grow your mustache or beard for men’s health.

Movember Foundation Logo. (MOVEMBER FOUNDATION)

To donate or get more information, go to

Savanna Pardo is an English major.

no-shave.org or us.movember.com.

OPINION EVERYONE SHOULD WRITE

Why You Should Become a Writer By Parker Bailey I think everyone should write. Not just grocery lists or reminders. No. Everyone should write their thoughts because everyone thinks differently and have ideas even they aren’t aware of. It’s like there’s a secret pool of knowledge that can only be consciously tapped by the formation of words. It doesn’t matter if you’re good at writing—you don’t have to be. All you have to know is your own thoughts. You might not even have much of a purpose for your writing at first, but

you may find that as it develops you will discover its purpose. As Warren Buffet once said: “Some of the things I think I think, I find don’t make any sense when I start trying to write them down. You ought to be able to explain why you’re taking the job you’re taking, why you’re making the investment you’re making, or whatever it may be. And if it can’t stand applying pencil to paper, you’d better think it through some more.” Here are some good reasons to write if you can’t think of any yourself:

Some of the things I think I think, I find don’t make any sense when I start trying to write them down. You ought to be able to explain why you’re taking the job you’re taking, why you’re making the investment you’re making, or whatever it may be. And if it can’t stand applying pencil to paper, you’d better think it through some more. —Warren Buffet

Recording Memories Writing is a great way to remember the things you’ve done in the past. We know a great deal about the past and the people in it because many people did just that—they wrote their stories down. It’s a system that’s been used for a very long time; probably because it’s a good one. Personally, I keep a journal of the things I think about throughout the course of my day or week and I’ve found doing so to be very helpful. It lets me see any progression in my life and the ways that I change with time and new circumstances. Keeping a journal gives me perspective into my own life so I can learn from the past and remember it for my sake and for the sake of those after me.

invisible digital superhighway will never suffice. Why? Because sending a letter is the next best thing to showing up personally at someone’s door.” I just wrote a letter to my girlfriend back home this weekend. I bet none of you guys can say you’ve done that! But in all seriousness, it is one of my favorite things to do. Write a letter to a friend sometime. Did I mention it also feels great to receive them? Writing letters needs to come back.

Writing will likely always be a part of the professional realm—be it in the form of business letters, resumes or essays about cats, they’ll just always be there to taunt us. If we all wrote more often, maybe writing formally wouldn’t be as daunting as it often seems. I’m not telling you to go voluntarily write a report, but don’t get too rusty. You want your boss to read your business letter with a British accent, don’t you? If you wrote as if it had one, maybe they would. The point is, go write something just because you can. Don’t let writing become a dying art by just texting your friends or posting on social media. Learn how to communicate when your voice fails you, because it will. We’ve all been there. Make a physical mark on this world, even if the portion of world you’re marking is just a used napkin at Denny’s. Make your mark!

Communication Writing’s whole purpose has been as a form of communication. Writing has gone from stones to scrolls to letters and now to computers. Writing for communication is rooted deeply into society, and though typing on a computer has mostly taken over, writing by hand still has its place. On the importance of writing letters by hand, Brett McKay writes: “. . . When it comes to sharing one’s true thoughts, sincere sympathies, ardent love, and deepest gratitude, words traveling along the

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Parker Bailey is an engineering major.

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