Volume 97, Issue 26

9 May 2013 Volume 97 Issue 26

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Emily Muthersbaugh HEAD LAYOUT EDITOR Ricky Barbosa

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HEAD COPY EDITOR Cedric Thiel HEAD PHOTO EDITOR Josh McKinney

Emily Muthersbaugh

CONTENT DIRECTOR Philip Duclos NEWS EDITOR Jaclyn Archer

Editor-in-Chief

RELIGION EDITORS Rob Folkenberg Daniel Peverini COLUMNIST Rebecca Brothers CREATIVE WRITING EDITOR Kayla Albrecht OPINION EDITORS Elliott Berger Grant Gustavsen Nathan Stratte FEATURE EDITORS Braden Anderson Elizabeth Jones James Mayne Christian Robins CULTURE EDITOR Grant Perdew DIVERSIONS EDITOR Eric Weber TRAVEL EDITOR Megan Cleveland HEALTH & WELLNESS EDITOR Karl Wallenkampf SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Spencer Cutting FOOD EDITOR Amy Alderman

In a conversation about religion and politics, someone recently said to me that people like to know who their enemy is — it makes them feel safer. But it seems there is a danger of losing one’s focus when spending too much time and energy in identifying and countering the opposition. We are familiar with the critique of a media that highlights stories of destruction, tragedy, and fear. When I scan my news sources each day, I see coverage of bombings, protests, and war. But when I look at this overwhelming negativity in media, I wonder how my life and the lives of those around me are changed by a fascination with the tragedy, by conversations that center around the deviant, by the unbelievable stories we share.

Certainly we will come no closer to resolving age-old conflict without this discussion, without sorting through the origins, complexities, and nuances of an issue.

However, I wonder how refraining from the kind of conversation that serves more as a freak show than constructive discussion might diminish the frequency or the power of these things. I think of being teased in grade school for having big glasses, the time I wore camouflage, or for being in a pastor’s family and learning that confrontations were less frequent the less I participated in responding to teasing. What would happen if demagogues, criminals, or conspiracy theorists received less talk time in our society and the good we are working toward received more?

In this week’s Collegian, Religion Editors Rob Folkenberg and Daniel Peverini begin a series which features contributions from leaders in Adventism. This series serves to connect leaders with our community. It is an incredible opportunity to hear firsthand messages from those who have dedicated their lives to the organization behind our university.

In reading these contributions over the next several weeks, you may be surprised by their perspectives, stances on important issues, or the things they choose to highlight or emphasize. I encourage you to consider these voices who have chosen to communicate with our community. Similarly, re-examine the time spent engaging with those who seek to undermine productive discussion.

SPORTS EDITORS Trevor Boyson Tye Forshee THE HEEL EDITOR Julian Weller STAFF WRITERS Amy Alderman Casey Bartlett Karina Gomez Hilary Nieland Annie Palumbo LAYOUT DESIGNERS Allison Berger Alix Harris Greg Khng Cory Sutton COPY EDITORS Amy Alderman Rebecca Brothers Carly Leggitt Ryan Robinson DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Alex Wickward OFFICE MANAGER Heather Eva SPONSOR Don Hepker EDITORIAL BOARD Braden Anderson Jaclyn Archer Elliott Berger Philip Duclos Rob Folkenberg Grant Gustavsen Elizabeth Jones James Mayne Emily Muthersbaugh Christian Robins Julian Weller Nathan Stratte AD SALES MANAGER Brenda Negoescu aswwu.ads@wallawalla.edu

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NEWS

InTents Series Annie Palumbo Staff Writer

InTents, the yearly evangelistic series run by students, began on Monday and will continue through Saturday. This year is the 21st anniversary of the first InTents. The meetings are taking place under the giant yellow-and-white tent on the Kretschmar lawn. The theme for the week is “Transform. Real Gospel.

Real Change.” The meetings begin at 7 p.m. and each night a different student presents:

The 57th Annual

AGA Weekend

Karina Gomez Staff Writer

Founded in 1928, Aleph Gimel Ain’s purpose, according to Natalie Slusarenko, AGA president, is to “promote friendliness and cooperation in our school home life; to advance spiritual, mental, cultural, and social growth of our members.” A very active organization, AGA hosts a number of events throughout the year for residents, including this coming weekend’s 57th Annual AGA Weekend.

The weekend activities begin with AGA vespers on Friday, May 10, at 8 p.m., featuring guest speaker Dr. Larose McCleskey. Flowers will be passed out that night in honor of all the mothers, family members, mentors, and friends in the audience.

On Saturday, May 11, there will be a special RSVP event held for female residents and their mothers or mentors. The event, which is expected to run until 5 p.m., will feature a slideshow of residents with their loved ones.

AGA is expecting a total of approximately 100 guests for the event.

ersity This year’s theme is “Mom on a Mission,” du orand according to Slusarenko, AGA aims to

“celebrate and appreciate all of their [the mothers’ and mentors’] hard work and .edudedication to enriching our lives.”

Monday: Lucas Smith Tuesday — CommUnity: Blake Engelhart

Tuesday: Toan Quach Wednesday: Macy McVay

Staff Writer

A conference will be held on Thursday, May 16, and Friday, May 17, in honor of mathematics Professors Tom Thompson and Ken Wiggins. After the 2012–13 school year, Thompson will retire and Wiggins will step down as department chair.

The conference’s main event takes place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on May 16 and will consist of several presentations by professors and alumni, including Carlton Cross, Kevin Vixie, Andrea Hawkins-Daarud, Jason Damazo, and others. Immediately following the presentation is a recognition ceremony. At 6 p.m. that evening, there will be a banquet which will conclude Friday’s events. Saturday events include Sabbath school at 10:30 a.m. in room 154 of the Chan Shun Pavilion and then a haystack lunch at 1:30 p.m. Those who are unable to attend are encouraged to send conference coordinators a short video greeting for Thompson and Wiggins which will be shown at the banquet on Friday evening.

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Friday: Jeremy Mendenhall and Robert Harvey Saturday: Andrew Abbott The students of the public evangelism class, a class offered winter quarter, are responsible for the speakers each night.

They can either bring in a speaker or speak themselves. Their final grades for the class are given after the event. This week has been well attended so far with almost 200 people worshiping together on Tuesday night. Josh Jamieson and friends are providing the music. CommUnity credit is available for each session, and light refreshments will be provided after the event.

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Thompson is a WWU graduate of 1968.

He earned a master’s degree from the University of Washington and a doctoral degree from the University of California, Davis, and has taught at WWU for 40 years. Ken Wiggins also graduated from WWU in 1968. He then earned a doctoral degree from Montana State University.

He began teaching at WWU in 1980 and became the department chair in 1992.

Amount raised by Kickstarter for Anthony Evans’ bioluminescent plant project.

Conference coordinators are also collecting donations to create the Thomas M. Thompson and Kenneth L. Wiggins Excellence in Scholarship Fund to provide support for WWU mathematics students traveling to present at mathematics conferences. Thompson and Wiggins will match up to $10,000 of funds raised.

Number of people who have submitted applications to Mars One for a one-way ticket to Mars.

The conference is free to attend and includes a light lunch. The banquet costs $20 per guest. Preregistration is required for all events. To get more information, to register, or to donate, go to math. wallawalla.edu/conferences/tomandken or email tomandken@math.wallawalla.edu.

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Thursday |

9 MAY 93° 55°

InTents: Sean Mitchell 7 p.m.

Kretschmar Lawn

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Friday |

10 MAY 93° 67°

InTents: Jeremy Mendenhall & Robert Harvey 7 p.m.

University Church

AGA Mother's Day Vespers 8 p.m.

University Church

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Sunday | 12 MAY

Sunday (cont.)

Tuesday |

Mother's Day

Atlas Open Mic Night

Village Housing Wait List Sign-Ups Begin

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Piano Recital: Frankie Bones 4 p.m.

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University Church

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CommUnity: Tom Underhill 11 a.m.

Centennial Green

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InTents: Andrew Abbott 7 p.m.

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University Church 9 p.m.

CTC Bowl

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Noah and Abby Gundersen

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Wednesday | Peace Officers Memorial Day

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CONTEXT SENATE UPDATE

NEWS

Possible Federal Minimum-Wage Increase Hilary Nieland Staff Writer

New Business S.R. 4 ­— Extended Hours for Campus Offices

Old Business There is no Old Business

As graduation draws near, graduating seniors are constantly pelted by the seemingly innocent question: “What are your plans for after graduation?” For those who have no answer, this question can be terrifying.

While some are planning to head straight to graduate school, many are considering jumping into the workforce. For this group, finding a decent-paying job is an economic imperative — and can be extremely difficult.

President Obama has proposed a new stimulus plan that would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 per hour over a three-year period, raising yearly earnings for full-time minimum-wage work-

Battle of the Bands Raises Money for Davis Elementary Karina Gomez Staff Writer

Key: F.L. | Financial Legislation G.L. | Governance Legislation P.L. | Personnel Legislation Senate meets in WEC 217 on Thursdays at 9 p.m.

Mission Mozambique Fundraising Update $78,000

This past Saturday night, May 4, Battle of the Bands was held at Davis Elementary School to raise money for Davis. In previous years, the event was sponsored by the Awakening, but with it no longer a running campus organization, this year’s event was put together by previous members of the Awakening’s core team. Those members will be starting a Battle of the Bands club to fund next year’s battle and will be at the Welcome Back Bash.

Saturday’s acts included performances

by Detach the City, Arboretum, The Unicorn Discovery Team, The Marmalade Experience, Pando the Trembling Giant, and DJ Claydo. Pando the Trembling Giant won the battle, and with nearly 350 people in attendance, the event was able to raise $1,570 for Davis Elementary. This was the fifth year Battle of the Bands has been held and was the most successful.

ers from $14,500 to $18,720. Those who support the wage increase argue that the current minimum wage has fallen from its peak of $10.51 per hour when adjusting for inflation.1 There are currently 15 million workers whose wages would be increased by this new plan, 60 percent of whom are women. Also, those workers who would benefit from the increase “brought home 46 percent of their household’s total wage and salary income in 2011,” thus showing “that raising the minimum wage directly helps parents make ends meet and support their families.”2 Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, states that if the minimum wage had continued to rise “in step with productivity” as it used to, the current minimum wage would be $16.50 per hour. In addition to helping low-income families make ends meet, President Obama states that it would help the

economy as “it would mean customers with more money in their pockets.”3 However, while a higher pay seems like a good solution to many low-income families, some say that it can hurt those entering the work force. Carly Fiorinia, former business executive and Republican Senate candidate, says, “Every time we raise the minimum wage, the youth unemployment rate also rises, because people feel they’re not in a position to hire part-time people or give people their first jobs.”4 1. nbcnews.com/business/economywatch/ obamas-latest-stimulus-plan-raise-minimumwage-1C8350755.

2. whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/ sotu_minimum_wage.pdf.

3. nbcnews.com/business/economywatch/ obamas-latest-stimulus-plan-raise-minimumwage-1C8350755.

4. nbcnews.com/business/economywatch/ obamas-latest-stimulus-plan-raise-minimumwage-1C8350755.

Mother’s Day: Make it Memorable Casey Bartlett Staff Writer

“All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” — Abraham Lincoln.

Mother’s Day is the second Sunday of May every year, which happens to be see this weekend. Mother’s Day as we know it is relatively new. Anna Jarvis celebrated the first Mother’s Day in honor of her deceased mother in 1908. By 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared the day a national holiday. Within six years, the holiday’s founder was disgusted with the commercialization and spent her last years fighting florists against the degradation of her special day. She died blind, poor, and childless without ever knowing that it was The Florist’s Exchange that had been anonymously paying for her care.1 For those of you lucky enough to have the presence of a mother in town, there

are several options for you to honor this enormously special woman. The Marcus Whitman Hotel, Three Rivers Winery, and Green Spoon have Mother’s Day brunches for a fun, quaint, midmorning meal (reservations may be required). The Pottery Painting Studio in downtown Walla Walla has a special gift for all mothers if painting a pot next to mom would tickle your fancy. Every Mother’s Day weekend, the Balloon Stampede takes place; huge colorful balloons against a golden sunset would be a grand day for mom.

For those of you whose mothers are far away this weekend, Shari’s Berries makes wonderful Mother’s Day gifts. An oldfashioned, handwritten letter (or even just a phone call) might make her smile as well. Take the opportunity this weekend to do something special your mother will enjoy. Make this Mother’s Day one she will remember.

1. mothersdaycentral.com/about-mothersday/ history.

COLUMN

Lessons I’ve Learned About Sex in 10 Months of Marriage

I chose not to have sex before I got married. I personally believe that’s the way to go, but it did leave me with a lot of questions about the topic before the wedding. Here are a few points that I would have loved to read in The Collegian before I got hitched. Whether you are married, about to be married, trying to navigate the waters of singlehood, or just want some good advice, there’s something here for you.

1. Life goes on after sex.

2. But, sex is a big deal.

Maybe you’ll think I’m quaint, but I’ve found this to be true. Sex is really personal. It’s very intimate and requires you to be very vulnerable, physically and spiritually, and that’s difficult to do even when you’re married. Sex should be really sweet and special because of the person with whom it is happening, not because

3. Count on there being some baggage.

Don’t let it scare you, but expect to carry at least two (one for each of you) of those trendy tote bags onto the relationship plane. Because sex requires two people to be deeply vulnerable with each other, one day that baggage will come up. Not everyone has to deal with something as serious as past sexual abuse, guilt, or addiction, but eventually you will need to work through something.

It can be as simple as just talking about it, or it might take more time or even counseling, but you must love and support each other enough to help unpack and sort through it.

6. Bonus: Throw those expectations out the window.

Expectations are just not good news.

We are heavily influenced by our culture and the media saturation of sexual content. My best advice is to try to identify your expectations, then shove them into one of your extra-trendy tote bags and flush them down the toilet.

Perfect doesn’t happen the first time, the second, or even the 50th. Really, perfect never happens. So learn to laugh a little and just enjoy each other!

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I was led to believe, according to the 100-plus romantic comedies, shows, and books I’ve consumed as a young American female, that sex would be this tremendous life event, and I would be forever changed. I would see the world differently. It would be like seeing in color for the first time. People would look at me and say, “You look different! Did you cut your hair?” and I would feel like the queen of the world. And maybe we’d even live happily ever after. But that’s not what happened. Don’t get me wrong; it was a wonderful new experience, but the strangest thing happened: I felt the same.

I didn’t see the world in fantastic, bright colors. There were no cartoon birds that sat on my finger as I sang and danced to the tune of the Hall & Oates classic, “You Make My Dreams Come True”, and probably later that day Jonny and I argued about whether to go to SeaWorld or the beach.

“Sex is not a way to fix major problems in a relationship.”

Sex is not really about you or selfactualization. Neither is marriage.

When everybody is selfish, nobody is happy. Feelings get hurt, situations get uncomfortable, needs aren’t met. It is possible to push your spouse into doing something he or she isn’t comfortable with, which can cause fear, resentment, and distrust. When you give sex, it’s a gift to your partner. When he or she gives sex, it’s a gift to you. Don’t take it for granted!

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4. Sex doesn’t fix anything.

Though sex certainly makes you feel more connected with your spouse, sex is not a way to fix major problems in a relationship. As noted earlier, the problems of the world are still there when you wake up, and the same thing goes for your personal issues. Having sex won’t solve these problems, and neither will getting married. You and your significant other must learn to deal with individual issues to create a sustainable partnership before you can have a truly fulfilling life together.

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you’re having sex. When we act like sex is something that we can give out like a business card, we rob ourselves of that special, first-time experience with the person that we will love the most — our spouse. We cheat the person with whome we are having sex as well.

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RELIGION

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Rob Folkenberg Religion Editor

The individuals we will feature are leaders within the Seventh-day Adventist Church. But before long, others will fill their shoes. I encourage you to carefully read what is shared.

Religion Editor John Maxwell says, “In every age there comes a time when leadership must come forth to meet the needs of the hour. Therefore, there is no potential leader who does not find his or her time.”1 Since each of us are potential leaders in the church and in the world, I hope you glean insight from the leaders we feature over the coming weeks. Apply their thoughts to your lives and your current roles. See how this interaction might both bless and equip you.

1. Developing the Leader Within You, page XII.

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Over the next few weeks, we will have the exciting opportunity to hear from several influential Adventist leaders. Beginning today with Pastor Randy Roberts, we will hear from various leaders in today’s church. These leaders were asked to share what was on their hearts for college students today. It’s a great opportunity to hear directly from them. We are very grateful for each of their contributions.

I think the best advice I can offer Walla Walla students is to pass on four pieces of advice from which I myself have benefited.

First is a piece of advice I received from a teacher in college. One day in class, some students were complaining that this particular class didn’t have anything to do with their majors and, therefore, had nothing to offer to them for their lives. The teacher then said, “The day will come when God will use this class — and others like it — to reach someone else, to develop you more deeply, or to make a difference for the kingdom. You see, God doesn’t waste anything.” I paid enough attention that I still remember what he said. Unfortunately, I didn’t pay enough attention to really put it into practice.

There have been many times since then I wish I had. Maybe you will.

The second piece of advice wasn’t given to me; I merely overheard it. A physician was team teaching a religion class with me here at Loma Linda University. A first-year medical student approached her after class one day and exclaimed, “I am so glad to be here at medical school! I hated college!

I am so glad to finally be doing something that matters!”

My physician colleague looked at her and said (no doubt with some hyperbole), “Well, that’s just terrible! College was your education. This is just vocational training.”

I understand clearly what my colleague meant. Your college years are the time to lay a foundation — a well-rounded, comprehensive, and balanced education that will prepare you for a much more focused education in graduate school, professional school, seminary, or elsewhere.

So take advantage of your college years! The education you receive will prepare you in a balanced way for all that is ahead.

“Whatever you give your life to will give its life back to you.“ Third, a friend gave me some advice that has often helped me make important decisions. I was wrestling with a key decision, one that would influence the direction of my life. I was pulled in two different directions. I felt confused. Then a friend — in the form of a question — offered me some advice that cleared the water immediately. He asked me, “What would you do if you had no fear?”

I immediately knew the answer. I also realized that what I had been calling confusion about the decision wasn’t confusion at all; rather, it was fear — a lack of courage. I knew what I needed to do; I just had to decide whether or not I had the courage to do it.

Finally, one day I was in conversation with a minister with many years of experience.

We conversed about living lives that matter.

In that context, he said, “Whatever you give your life to will give its life back to you.” I have come to realize just how true that is. If you give your life to drugs, drugs will give their life back to you — a life of guilt, fear, paranoia, and other damaging realities. If you give your life to money, money will give its life back to you — temporary happiness, comfort (for a while, anyway), prestige, and other such realities that die when you do.

But if you give your life to God and service to others, God and others will give their lives back to you — joy, meaning, an ability to make a lasting difference, and, finally, a legacy that far outlives you. Furthermore, you will enjoy these from the perspective of eternity.

You are living through a great stage of life.

As you do so, I hope that the advice others gave me will serve you well. Carpe diem!

Randy Roberts, D.Min., is senior pastor at Loma Linda University Church.

COLUMN AND CREATIVE WRITING

Tennis Miles-Erik Bell Contributing Writer

In the springtime, Walla Wallans have been known to play tennis. This surprises people every year, as without visual reminders, we’d all forget the game exists.

When I was five, my mother gave me a racket and told me to learn the game. This was before the Internet. Every week she would drive me to the country club (how privileged) and I would play with other kids whose parents wanted their kids to grow up gay.

When you’re as tall as the net, you play games more like volleyball, where just getting it over is enough. And, like volleyball, half your job is avoiding getting hit in the face. That’s one thing parents value: the face.

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talking to. But in the end, it wasn’t something they couldn’t solve, not if they agreed to caddy for the girl’s father at the next golf tournament.

That’s when I knew there were no rules to this game, and that a person may just as well throw morals out the window.

So I taught myself to cheat. I figured I was darn good, too, calling balls “out” that were in, lying about the score, and faking injuries to catch a breather. I committed these deceptions, and it thrilled me. Here I was, up against the toughest neighborhood competition, the ivy leaguers, the spoiled, rich, perennially overpraised, and I was winning.

All of this I was able to get away with because we hadn’t had a real tournament. But I had no idea there would be one, and I enjoyed my reputation as a premier tennis player.

So when the third weekend rolled around and my mom hauled me off to my first real match, I was panicking.

“When you’re as tall as the net, you play games more like volleyball, where just getting it over is enough.“

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There was no justice on the court that day.

Her mom showed up and the boys got a stern

“Will there be real referees?” I asked.

“Yes, of course. It’ll be just like on TV.” I tried to picture ball boys younger than us — perhaps toddlers.

My peers lost a lot of respect that day when I was beaten by a girl a year younger who called the racket a “wiffle bat” and thought “love” was vocal encouragement, not the score. As in, they loved how the game was progressing. As in, they loved seeing her beat this little white kid with a size-six Lacoste shoes and a Brooks Brothers sweater.

It’s been a while since I’ve played tennis. I’ve learned a lot about myself since those days, most of all how I will raise my child.

There’s no way to know if your kid will grow up and be rude to waiters, but putting him in tennis lessons will do him no favors. It is a cesspool of debauchery.

PERSPECTIVE

Masquerade Chelsea Stewart Contributing Writer

It’s funny how, after all these years, she’s still pretending.

Standing in the kitchen, waiting for the coffee machine to finish groaning out the morning brew, she listens. At exactly 8:07, there is a rustling in the next room over. Two minutes later, the coffee is ready.

“Good morning,” she says, walking from the kitchen into the parlor, “Did you sleep well?”

Wide, gray eyes watch her in something bordering alarm. She smiles sweetly.

“Emma, it’s me, Natalie. Don’t you remember?”

Those eyes blink once and slowly the old, old woman nods her head. Natalie places a glass of water in one trembling hand, and presses three pills into the other.

“Now, how did you sleep?” she asks once the pills are taken.

Emma settles into her armchair, “Oh, all right. It’s always better when Jared is home, but he went off, you know, to those wars.”

Natalie nods sympathetically, even though Jared hadn’t been around for years and the wars were long over. Emma pulls a small device out of the pocket of her robe, tapping absently at a few buttons. Natalie supposes she’s playing some sort of game.

“Why don’t we open the windows, Natalie? It’s so nice this time of year.”

Natalie stops with her lips just touching the coffee mug. It’s been so long since Emma has asked, she’s gotten out of the habit. She should have an excuse for this!

“Uh ... no. No, it’s stormy outside. We should probably keep them closed so the heat doesn’t escape,” she says.

She tries not to cringe; it’s a weak answer. Emma doesn’t seem to notice and just goes on with her little game. Natalie sighs, stands up, and heads back to the kitchen. Might as well start breakfast.

There’s a window over the sink, carefully covered just like all the others, but for a moment she pauses, staring at it thoughtfully. Maybe ... just one look.

She leans forward, catching the edge of the blackout fabric with her finger and peeling it back just a sliver. One glimpse is enough. She drops it back in place and spins to the fridge.

In the year 2173, the Earth went to war. Five years later, it lost.

In a planet now decimated beyond repair, only a few havens remain — among them the homes of the rich, the privileged. Emma was one such person. So would Natalie be, if she were still alive. Seeing as she wasn’t, however, Virge Maclin saw no reason not to take her place.

After all, she had been living under other people’s names nearly all her life.

On a hill overlooking the burning husk of Los Angeles, California, two women live a quiet, pleasant life, and that is all that matters.

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Addicted to Connectivity Becky Perdew Contributing Writer

We have been seduced by an everyday commodity!

What was once a novelty is molding into something necessary to effectively function in present society.

Now, verbal phone conversations are an exotic privilege and text messaging is an expectation.

The use of such an accessible, convenient form of communication is affecting our driving, educational experiences, communication, language, physical body, social skills, writing ability, and even our bank account.

We are creatures that crave connectivity, affirmation, instant gratification, and efficiency. We have become accustomed to a culture that is always “on” and always connected. To have arrived at a place today where one’s device is capable of so many functions, which years ago had to be spread between several devices, is enticing in itself. Society is drawn to the novelty, practicality, and innovation of such an invention.

Cell phones have become human beings’ new and improved appendage, securely attached before the human brain is even finished developing.

As a result, our brains are beginning to adapt to change in ways neuroscientists never anticipated.

As Gary Small, M.D., suggests, daily exposure

to technology (computers, smartphones, video games, and search engines) stimulates brain cell alteration and neurotransmitter release, resulting in the strengthening of new neural pathways in our brain and the weakening of older ones.1 Essentially, our brains are slowly being conditioned to desire or crave what technology gives us, whether that be intimacy, convenience, productivity, closeness, privacy, a preferred identity, accessibility, nostalgia, boundaries, freedom, or sex.2 When we receive a text message or Facebook notification, our nervous system responds by giving us a shot of dopamine, the reward neurotransmitter.3 This is a similar response to that of someone shooting up heroin! Just like a drug addict needs stronger and stronger doses to experience a high, a technology addict needs more and more immersion in technology to receive that rush. Thus, the technology addict goes to extremes to experience the desired high.4 This desire to be connected is particularly affecting those born after the 1980s. Young adults are so accustomed to cell phones that most would prefer not to go a day without one. However, young adults are becoming dependent, anxious, worried, neglectful of tasks, stressed, depressed, angry, nervous, panicky, irritable, single-minded, and delusional. Many are

constantly living in fear that they may be missing out on something and, in an attempt to hush the fear, will glance at their phone. There is even a new term, "nomophobia," which describes the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. If a person is out of service range, hasn’t paid his or her bill, or runs out of battery, he or she tends to get anxious.5 Another new technological experience is described by many as a ghost phone vibration, which can occur when one thinks his or her phone vibrates, but when checked, no call or text has been received. This is known as "phantom vibration syndrome," and researchers found that the more people use their phones, the more likely they will be prone to this syndrome.

Are we becoming delusional in our interaction with technology? Could it be possible that young adults are addicted to this seductive form of technology that appears to give them everything they ask for?

1. Small, G. and Vorgan, G. (2008). IBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind. New York, NY: Collins Living.

2. O’Keeffe, G. S. (2011). CyberSafe: Protecting and Empowering Kids in the Digital World of Texting, Gaming, and Social Media. Elk Grove, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

3. Turkle, S. (2011). Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other. New York, NY: Basic Books.

4. Rosen, L.D., Cheever, N.A., and Carrier L.M. (2012). iDisorder. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

5. Dixit, S., Shukla, H., Bhagwat, A.K., Bindal, A., Goyal, A., Zaidi, A.K., and Shrivastava, A. (2010). "A Study to Evaluate Mobile Phone Dependence Among Students of a Medical College and Associated Hospital of Central India." Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 35(2), 339–341.

ANTI-TECH TUNES These tracks encompass the love–hate relationship we share with technology.

Listen online at tinyurl.com/a3cqe5y.

Zapp and Roger "Computer Love"

Throw down the smartphone for a bit, head to the rink, and roller skate your heart out to this pre-AutoTune tech jam.

Allen Stone

"Contact High" The Seattle soul singer croons of our addiction to technology and imagines a world in which we all communicated face to face, a world where we just danced in unity.

Max Richter "On the Nature of Daylight" This sorrowful, eerie string ensemble piece seems to reflect on how things used to be long ago.

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"Holographic"

FUTURE FLICKS The Great Gatsby — May 10 The classic novel comes to life this weekend! The acclaimed director of Moulin Rouge and Romeo + Juliet has returned with Leonardo DiCaprio as the mysterious millionaire himself for this serious drama of partying and broken relationships in the 1920s.

DiCaprio wanted to play Jay Gatsby because he was drawn to "the idea of a man who came from absolutely nothing, who created himself solely from his imagination." We shall see how the epic classic plays out on Friday; "a little party never killed nobody."

The ingredients behind this electronic instrumental — dub, sitars, foreign women, and electrobeats — bring out the genuine sound of utter groove.

The Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star" Even back in 1979, these pop stars recognized that the future of technology was full of promise and frightening implications.

Björk "Modern Things" Above the buzzing bass and fading staccato, the Icelandic pop queen calls out about technology's takeover of the natural world.

DIVERSIONS

LIFE

Yeah, I Write Poetry.

Whatever.

Eric Weber

Diversions Editor

Hello, comrades. It’s a beautiful Thursday afternoon, and I’m feeling tranquil. One would think that this is due to the beautiful sunlight, when in actuality it’s due to a medication change (I have no idea where I am ...). So to calm myself down and to stop myself from staring at the woman in the corner (she looks like Mrs. Doubtfire; I find this scary and comforting, but mostly scary), I’ve decided to write some haikus for you.

Sorry the nice weather makes it hard for you to hide your regrettable tattoos.

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Acne problem, squeeze

Listening to Adele

Watch Snooki YouTube

Making me hate myself, pop

Realizing my lonely life

Evaluate my choices

Face of landmines, pus

Eating more ice cream

Suddenly better

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Allergic to sun

Watching Glee alone

Formless body, thin

Blisters emerging, hot skin

Realizing my lonely life

Twig, stringy, lanky, flat, snap

Sunscreen gross, cancer

Eating more ice cream

Underdeveloped

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Amy's Enchiladas Amy Alderman Food Editor

I am not typically one to create my own recipes from scratch. Sometimes I’ll take a recipe and modify it, but I’m always worried that it will turn out to be awful. This, strangely, has not been the case for me recently.

A few weeks ago I shared my self-made Tofu– Vegetable Teriyaki Noodle recipe with you, and today I’m excited to share my new self-created recipe with you, which I have so aptly named Amy’s Enchiladas.

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guacamole recipes (check out the recipe in the April 25 edition of The Collegian online), but couldn’t find a recipe that met all my needs.

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I began throwing ingredients together and before I knew it, my masterpiece was complete.

I worriedly took the first bite; to my delight, it was delicious.

Lesson learned: When you first start cooking or baking, stick to recipes. Learn the chemistry of the process. Once you’ve got the basics down, the possibilities to tantalize your taste buds are endless.

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Amy's Enchiladas What you’ll need: large mixing bowl, can opener, frying pan, mixing spoon, baking pan Yield: approx. 20 enchiladas Preheat oven: 350°F 20 6–7” corn tortillas 1 clove garlic 2 cans refried or black beans ¾ cup fresh cilantro, chopped 1 block firm tofu, cubed 1 small can jalapeño chiles Cumin 1 small can sliced olives Mexican seasoning ½ cup cheddar cheese, grated ½ cup onion 2 cans enchilada sauce Grease a 9x13” baking pan and drizzle ¼ of enchilada sauce on the bottom. Sauté tofu with cumin and Mexican seasoning to preferred taste. Add onion and garlic clove and keep on burner until tender. Remove from heat. Add all ingredients into large bowl and mix together.

Lightly fry corn tortillas in pan until tender. Put filling inside tortillas. Roll tortilla with filling and place in pan. Drizzle remaining enchilada sauce on top. Top with cheese if desired. Place in 350°F oven for 20–25 minutes or until cooked through.

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When you bought it, it probably seemed like a good idea. But now, it’s been sitting in your cupboard for quite some time.

Sound familiar? Check out this new NPR stream with user-generated questions and knowledgeable answers about how to use the ingredients tucked away in the back of your cupboard: cookyourcupboard.tumblr.com.

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SPORTS AND SCIENCE & TECH

The Character of Athletes Tye Forshee

Sports Editor

Last Sunday, Sharon K. Stoll spoke on the subject of moral and immoral activity in sports for the distinguished scholar lecture. Stoll, a professor from the University of Idaho, has worked with professional sports teams and military academies. Her interaction with young athletes and extensive research have uncovered some interesting findings regarding moral reasoning among athletes. Stoll’s findings found the lowest scores for individual moral reasoning took place among sports with more physical

contact and team play, while sports such as tennis and golf had a higher level of moral reasoning. Women typically score higher than men, but the gap is closing as women’s scores are getting lower. Stoll also noted that statistics show that athletics do not build character. This, however, does not mean that an individual cannot increase their moral reasoning.

While Stoll admits that an average athletic program does nothing to improve moral reasoning, she does concede that it is possible to improve with the right role models and techniques. Stoll’s ethics program has worked with several teams, including the University of Alabama football program and the Atlanta Braves. Her program was able to improve the moral reasoning of players significantly.

Stoll noted that from ages 17 to 24 it is especially important for good role models to be present in the athlete's life. Young adults will follow their coach regardless the character of the coach.

Stoll went on to describe the general mindset of competition and how it affects character. Almost every athlete will tell you that the goal of a competition is to win. In order to win, you must do so at the expense of others. This in itself can cause a destructive mindset that encourages coaches and players to gain an unfair advantage over an opponent. This has caused coaches to try to manipulate rules and players to use steroids.

However, this does not need to be the case: If the goal of competition is to be on the same level of playing and not to gain an advantage,

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a shift to better actions will result. If coaches and players are educated on making moral choices instead of immoral choices, the trend can be reversed. Stoll noted that good relationships between fans, opponents, administrators, and players will often lead to moral choices as opposed to immoral choices.

Stoll concluded that immoral activity involves the objectifying of opponents and the violation of rules, whereas moral activity is built on honoring everything about the game. Developing an organization that is run by moral administrators and coaches will help players make moral choices as well.

You can watch the whole lecture online at ustream.tv/recorded/32470023.

Does Technology Have History?

Willy Logan

Contributing Writer When I tell people that I am working on a Ph.D. in history of technology at Auburn University, I get a variety of responses. Those who are in the know say, “Oh, Auburn!” because Auburn is well known in academia for its history of technology program. Most non-historians react with a range of startled or confused responses. More than one person has said, “Oh! that’s interesting. I’d never thought that you could study history of technology before.” Others have been more overtly confused: “So you don’t have anything to study before the 1960s then, right?”

Some, hearing “technology” and being vaguely aware that I was an engineering major once upon a time (I graduated from WWU in 2009), ask whether this is an engineering program or a history program. (It is a history program.) A few have even gone so far as to ask incredulously, “Does technology have history?”

The short answer: yes, definitely.

All of the confusion about my field of study tells me that there is deeper confusion about the two terms “history” and “technology.” If I define both of these terms as I understand them, then I think I can clear up the confusion about what “history of technology” means.

First, history: The general public’s perception of history tends to be much narrower than the

diverse range of topics that historians can actually study. Once, when I met a Chinese woman and told her that I was studying history, she snapped, “Why!” It wasn’t so much a question as an accusation. “Why history!” I’d obviously touched a nerve somehow.

Somewhat taken aback, I didn’t know what to say. “Well, um,” I stammered.

“It’s all so pointless!” she went on. “All of those names of emperors and this dynasty and that dynasty. Who cares?”

If emperors and dynasties were all that there was to history, I would have trouble caring too.

Fortunately, history is much more than that.

Emperors and dynasties — as well as presidents, prime ministers, kings, queens, and communist party leaders — belong to political history, which is just one way to look at history. There are many, many other ways to consider the past, including social history, cultural history, environmental history, labor history, and also a huge variety of subspecializations like urban history, history of childhood, history of romance, and history of smell (really!).

Where does this leave our emperors and their dynasties? Don’t get me wrong; they are still important. They just aren’t all-important.

Too often history gets mixed up with the Great Man theory, which says that most or all historical events were caused by the brilliant actions of one great man or several great men

working together. People identified as great men were often politicians or generals. George Washington, arguably America’s greatest "Great Man," was both. Not all great men were either politicians or generals, though: They could also be religious leaders, explorers, scientists, or even inventors, engineers, and innovators — men like Columbus, Einstein, and Edison.

Anybody living in politically correct 21stcentury America should have no trouble spotting one of the major flaws of Great Man theory: It ignores women and minority groups. In response, women and minorities have come up with their own great women or great men of non-European descent.

Even when Great Man history becomes Great Person history, there are still significant flaws to the whole theory. By focusing on one person out of a million, Great Person narratives are simplistic.

They ignore the common people, who contribute to history just like the great people. Furthermore, these narratives tend to inflate ordinary, flawed human beings into idealized, unrealistic, largerthan-life heroes.

Our English word “history” comes from a Greek word that originally meant “inquiry.” This is still what history means: an inquiry into all aspects of the human past, not just politics or the actions of great people.

Then what about technology? Popular views of technology are also narrower than I feel they should be. This is what the word “technology”

means to me and to many other people in my field: anything that people make or adapt from nature for their own practical use. It also includes ways of doing things (like how to grow corn) and ways of thinking about things or organizing knowledge (systems of writing, calendars, the periodic table of the elements, and so forth).

By this definition, technology is not just Steve Jobs’ and Bill Gates’ smartphones and computers.

It is also more than just the machines and products of modern industry. People were making and using technology long before there were phones, computers, cars, or even steam engines. Dugout canoes are technology. Ox-driven plows are technology.

As you should see by now, history of technology is a diverse field that ranges from ancient times and runs right up to the present. It can be about any part of the inhabited world, because all people use some kind of technology. This is the long answer to the question, “Does technology have history?” Yes, technology definitely has history; its history is parallel to and inseparable from the history of humanity.

Of course, I can’t study the history of all technology.

The field is so huge that I have to specialize. I’m going to write my dissertation (the book that I have to write to get my Ph.D.) about technology in the early independence period of India (1947 to about 1965).

In next week’s Collegian, I’ll use an example from my research to show how I think about technology historically.

The Heel “Baked with nine whole grains.”

Did you miss Pando the Trembling Giant at Battle of the Bands? Catch us at ASWWU Banquet, May 18.

Verbatim

“There is not much depth when you are reading. ... That came out wrong.”

— Fred Liebrand, on optics

“This was no accident. You don’t just stumble upon being circumcised.”

— Carl Cosaert, on the apostle Paul’s circumcision

“By the time I was 11, I could curse fluently in Swahili and talk in English.”

— Tom Ekkens

“You guys are business majors, not dumb engineering majors.”

— Josefer Montes

“I am not enslaved by the girl drama ... but I like the girl drama.”

— Tanner Dull

SUPER JEWEL QUEST Onions, the quest continues! This week all three jewels are paper, and are pictured at sjqww.tumblr.com.

Find a jewel, text or email me, and claim your prize!

How should I reclaim my overcoat?

“I think email or posters would be your best bet.”

Lauren Kucinski

Jewel One, like all, is hid outside by where a foreign brick resides.

A plaque’s above, and it describes the smuggling from foreign climes.

Jewel 2’s spot’s not much different.

The kiosk’s post on self-defense will be your guide, and to prevail you’ll have to look behind the veil.

The final jewel is guarded by someone in blue, who’s dressed in white.

They’ll share their southern- facing prize if you listen, and look behind.

“Uh ... Craigslist posts!”

Leland Chiles

“I would dress up in a clown suit until I got it back.”

Mihaela Blackmore

“You could start staking out NRA conventions. You guys had some Midwest vibes going on.”

Tyler Sherwin

“I’d write an article about it.”

Andrew Nuñez

Hear something funny? Report it! julian.weller@wallawalla.edu

Julian Weller The Heel Editor

First of all, Onions, thanks to the 351odd of you who came out for Battle of the Bands last weekend. Together we raised $1,570 for Davis Elementary and had a great time doing it. Every year the event has grown, and I can’t wait to see what next year will look like.

It was an honor playing for you guys on Saturday — with one exception. During our first song, I threw my overcoat into the crowd, and haven’t seen it since. I know sometimes showmen throw things to the masses, but in a room full of people from my school, I figured I’d get it back. That was not a gift. I jealously guard what is mine. Please give it back.

New business: I’m always conflicted when I hear people say “But what is art?” like it’s a question that’s difficult to answer. I’ve had obnoxious debates with friends about it, and they’re the kind of fights that everyone finds ridiculous except those involved, as well as the kind where the J in my ENFJ really comes out. If I seem easygoing to you, ask me to justify how I feel about art — I’ll quickly become absolutist (because I’m right). For a moment, fundamentalist fire will shine in my eyes; then I’ll return to myself and we’ll all be a little surprised and ashamed of me.

Here is where I’m belligerent: Art isn’t easy. It’s not just throwing paint on a canvas or putting line breaks in a sentence or rhyming. “What is art?” implies that art could be anything, which obviously isn’t the case. There are too many businessmen sucking the world dry for that to be at

all true. No, my idea of art is a window, something that points your attention toward another small piece of truth. It’s delicate enough to communicate clearly and strong enough to support its own weight. I also like Kim Barnes’ description of written art as a map that “becomes a metaphor for story — how through telling, giving voice to our past, we leave directions for others to follow, so that they, too, might find their way out.” Art has the power to tell people they aren’t alone, to express that someone else has felt the same way before.

But in order to show an idea so clearly, you have to do a lot of reworking.

Throwing paint around won’t make you Jackson Pollock. Even in Pollock’s jumbles of color there are hidden rhythms and internal orders that work behind the scenes, despite being less obvious than whatever’s happening in the foreground. You may hit

on an idea, unearth a diamond by stroke of luck, but it takes careful carving to release light and open facet after facet of windows on the world. As Norman Maclean writes in A River Runs Through It, “all good things — trout as well as eternal salvation — come by grace, grace comes by art and art does not come easy.” Like Maclean’s fish, and Jacob’s angel, if the muse appears, you’ve got to hold on hard until you see daylight.

I love most that Maclean references the rigors, strategy, and patience of fishing as a metaphor for art, Jacob’s Ladder. But anything beautiful — art, grace, or love — includes plenty of failures. And like its siblings, art’s discipline has to be selfimposed. Forced beauty, forced art, forced grace — all become oppressive. Anything worthwhile has to be chosen and then labored over until it shines.