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LB Student Responds to Inge Bolin’s Ethnographic Book for Comparative Cultures Class
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STORY BY MARK DAMERON
Have you ever wondered what it would be like growing up in an entirely different culture, perhaps in another country? Anthropologist and author Inge Bolin wrote an ethnography based on her experience and research with and of the Chillihuani people of the High Andes, to which LBCC student Mark Dameron analyzes and highlights differences between growing up in our culture vs. theirs, for Lauren Visconti’s Comparative Cultures class.
Are you W.E.I.R.D.?
In her Ethnography, “Growing Up In A Culture Of Respect: Child Rearing In Highland Peru '', Inge Bolin observes and analyses the Chilihuani, a herding society that lives in the high Andes. The Chilihuani have persisted since the time of the Incan Empire, due to their remote location and their self-sustaining, egalitarian lifestyle. An ethnography such as Bolin’s “Growing Up In A Culture Of Respect'' allows the reader to observe the traditions, behaviors, activities, encounters, issues, etc facing cultures they may be far removed from. For someone born and raised in the United States such as myself, it can be difficult to understand how or why societies such as Chilihuani live the lifestyle that they have maintained for so long. Societies must learn about each other and from each other to observe the world around us not just through one lens which may provide a single explanation or narrative, but through different cultural lenses which allows growth for tolerance, diversity and respect between cultures. This paper will analyze Chilihuani children at play and work, Chilihuani’s relationship with nature, then compare these aspects of Chilihuani culture to western culture,
specifically the United States.
A child's birthday and age are not typically recorded among Chilihuani families and there are no societal rituals or responsibilities that depend on a child reaching a certain age. Whereas WEIRD (western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic) countries may promote play at a young age followed by an expected age to begin working, the Chilihuani do not conceptualize play and work to be categorically separate. Chilihuani children play alongside work as they are constantly observing, learning and participating in the everyday activities of adults and their community. There is no true subculture of childhood among the Chilihuani. Children’s songs/poems/ dances aren’t common in Chilihuani, nor manufactured children’s toys. Children learn the same songs the adults sing (sometimes changing the words or other parts of a song) and love to listen to stories that the adults tell. Some of these stories are ancient in origin and stretch back to the Incan Empire; this tradition of storytelling serves as preservation of Inca and Chilihuani history. Children exhibit a high level of creativity very early on as they tinker with the raw materials of their environment instead of prefabricated children’s toys. As the children spend ample time with their parents and observe their behavior, they pick up the knowledge and skills necessary for their families’ survival in a marginal environment such as the high Andes. Some skills and knowledge Chilihuani children possess at a young age include “...agriculture, animal husbandry, births, burials, ecological processes, organizing fiestas and faenas (work parties) and traditional medicine” (Bolin 70). The creativity and problemsolving skills these children learn to utilize early in life allow them to excel in academics, such as mathematics and engineering. Chilihuani children begin laboring for their families and community early on due to the extremity of their environment, pride in working, and with most aspects of Chilihuani culture, deep respect for everyone and everything.
The Chilihuani are constantly subjected to the extremities of a harsh environment, which is a constant factor of daily life. Even though their daily lives are dictated by their marginal environment, the Chilihuani maintain reverence for all life and all aspects of nature - both animate and inanimate. This respect is learned early in life as a child begins to become conscious of their surroundings. The children of this society do not grow up to be bitter or negative as a result of the impoverished material conditions of their upbringing and instead are open-
minded, enthusiastic and happy to be a part of their families, their community and the Earth. Children are taught that life is perpetuated by compassion and respect; the Chilihuani people as a whole understand that they do not have dominion over their environment, but that they are a part of the environment and therefore must take great care of it. Every animal is honored and there are village-wide celebrations to honor the llamas and alpacas that many families herd. As a cultural tradition, new parents assign their children one of the mountains in their region of the high Andes to be a godparent for their child. The Chilihuani have been residents of the high Andes for thousands of years and the sustenance of their society has hinged on their understanding, respect and love for their environment and nature as a whole.
Unlike Chilihuani society, Western nations construct clear distinctions between work and play. In the United States, a child’s birth and age are recorded from the moment they’re born. There are many “coming-of-age” societal traditions; some include starting kindergarten usually at 5 years old, sweet sixteen birthday parties, school as the main priority until they are 18, learning to drive about 15-16, looking
for work around 15-16 and “getting out of the house” at 18 as my father would say. When it comes to work and play, it is an almost subconscious notion that play is less important as one gets older and working towards a career and saving for retirement becomes more important as one gets older. Children growing up in the Western world tend to loathe the school curricula forced upon them for years, greatly impacting the choices they have as they become older and a more integral part of society or fetishize competition and perpetuate ideas and behaviors of superiority, individualism and alienation. There is a win-lose dichotomy that informs the children of these societies and competition becomes a pillar of civilization. The youth crisis of adolescence is a phenomenon that is common in the West, but this is not a symptom of children who are raised in societies that regard respect as a backbone of society and can perceive work and play as a single unit. Regarding my own experience through school: there were years I did well academically and years that I dealt with unstable mental health amongst other factors that made school difficult. I did well in some subjects such as English and Biology, while doing horribly in Mathematics; I refused attempts in Physics or Chemistry. I was scared of school and still have a lingering resentment towards the education system in this country. When I was in high school I understood that this regimented system of education and social traditions we experience in the United States does not always allow children to grow to their full potential. Remote societies such as the Chilihuani raise their children to be creative, respectful, and to have a strong sense of pride in work and play - a lesson Western civilization could learn from.
Western civilization has normalized a myth that humanity, specifically white humans, has dominion over the environment and other forms of life. There has never been a time since the Europeans initiated genocide against the Native Americans and colonized what would become known as the United States, that nature has been treated sustainably or respectfully. Even during the era of protection (the era between 1900 and 1929 known by conservationists for the initial implementation of environmental protections) and the subsequent era of awareness, environmental destruction has been a nonstop profit-churning activity carried out by industry. Not only is our government and industry responsible for ecocide within the United States, but normally industrializes and destroys countries, their people and their ecosystems around the world. Even in a place such as the Pacific Northwest where nature is seemingly cherished and protected, it becomes apparent that many who reside in the Pacific Northwest want to protect it for the white man to cherish, not for all. We cover the land in beer cans and
cigarette butts, pave every square inch of ground or farm unsustainably, treat the biota as if we are their masters, push into national parks to extract resources to produce a seemingly endless supply of consumer goods and when we see fit we travel to a different country to repeat this unsustainable cycle. The manner in which the West treats its animals and environment is inconceivable to a society such as the Chilihuani, who treat the livestock and land that surround them with the same respect they would have for each other. To a society such as the Chilihuani, there is no way to perceive a society to be advanced, ethical or decent that treats their animals and environment with such disdain and abuse. Western civilization hides behind a veil of superiority and progress which disregards the looming crisis of resource depletion and climate change which will eventually impact every facet of life if not confronted. The Chilihuani revere all other forms of life and nature because they understand their position in the ecosystem is not superior and that they must take responsibility for their place in the world if they hope to sustain life.
Respect is the crucial component to play and work, the relationship with nature and all other facets of Chilihuani society. Societies that live in harsh, remote environments often rely on a system of cooperation and respect in order to survive and thrive. As the WEIRD nations become more “technologically advanced”, these fundamental building blocks of respect and cooperation tend to be neglected, but it is important to maintain the significance of these values to remember that the Homo sapiens species is merely a segment of the functioning biosphere, not the owners. Furthermore, the WEIRD nations hinder themselves by regimenting the social construct that is childhood, rather than allowing children to develop the creativity, confidence, collective respect and egalitarian disposition which is commonly understood by children of countries the West might describe as less-advanced or primitive. Knowledge is not a one-way corridor and the idea of progress as unilinear is fallible; it is important to foster respect, empathy and understanding and tolerance which transcends borders to learn from those we share the Earth with and become legitimate stewards of our home.
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Danae Fouts, Executive Assistant of the SLC, Recaps This Term’s Tuesday Trivia
STORY BY DANAE FOUTS
Hello! Danae here to recap fall term’s six weeks of Trivia Tuesday and get you hyped to continue on in Winter term!
I was beyond excited to hear about the return of trivia after participating in fall 2020’s trivia. Fall 2021’s trivia was general, covering a wide range of topics including art, sports, entertainment, the 90’s, LBCC history, and more. Questions and answer options range from easy, difficult, impossible, and sneaky.
Each week had 30 new questions for participants to compete with each other and race against the clock, over Kahoot, courtesy of fabulous trivia creator Emilee Cole. Games typically lasted between 20-30 minutes, with commentary provided by the superb game host, Kaydence Strait. Cole and Strait, the SLC event planners responsible for putting these events together, hope people enjoyed the trivia nights, bonded with others, and want to come back for more!
They’ll start back up during week two and run until week six; the official dates and times will be announced then by the event planners and SLC, but plan on attending now! Let’s turn Trivia Tuesdays from a duel to a battle royale
Feedback from participants seems to show trivia to be a success on the fronts.
Jolene Vallejo shared, “Trivia nights are a fun way to take a break in the evening and have a friendly competition with other LB students and staff! I definitely have lots of fun and look forward to attending every time.”
Meanwhile, Jazzy Ramirez said, “Trivia Tuesday was a fun and friendly competition for students and faculty to engage and participate in. My favorite part about the trivia was competing against the LBCC faculty and SLC members, learning some facts about LBCC, and at the end, winning some cool prizes to take home!”
Vallejo and Ramirez were both top three finishers on several occasions, winning themselves various gift cards to Amazon, Visa, and to the LBCC bookstore. Each week, prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place were $25, $10, and $5 gift cards.
Both students mentioned the ongoing duel between staff and students. Over the five weeks, it was a close race between Roadrunner Connections advisor Rob Camp and his attending students. A week by week breakdown of top scores goes as follows:
Week one: Rob = 14,123 points vs. student = 12,940 points
Week two: Rob = 17,095 points vs. student = 17,000
Week three: Rob = 20,183 points vs. student 15,329 points
Week four: Rob = 16,825 points vs. student = 17,692 points
Week five: Rob = 17,591 points vs. student - 18 694 points
As a fellow student, it hurts to report that Camp is the overall winner of trivia with three wins out of five games, to which he has said, “[he] won’t let go of until I am dethroned next term.”
It’s a matter of pride for many of us to try to take back the glory, and to make it worthy of such triumph, as many staff should play too.
With that said, I beseech you, LBCC staff,
What’s CraCkIn’ on Campus
Furry friends, a Thanksgiving Food Drive, Trivia, Art Exhibits, and an On-campus Study Jam
STORY BY AVERY LEON-
CASTILLO
The College Media Preferences survey has been closed since Friday, Nov 12. Twelve winners have been selected for gift cards to LB’S campus store valued at $50, and one winner has been named for the grand prize of $200 to the campus store. These winners filled out the survey early, and some of them were even pulled twice over the course of four weeks the survey was open. Digital Marketing Strategist Abby Erickson explains that “students who have completed the survey can absolutely win drawings more than once,” and that she’d “love to hear more from students, as [she is] a newer hire working in social media who is trying to connect with students.”
The winners, Crystal Foster, Alex Clapp, Arisa Yamamura, Sydney Vogt, Fernanda Salas Rodriguez, Jim Harris, Tayla Berry, Bryce Bicknell, Caitlin Deolus, Noel Lundeen. Clapp and Yamamura have won TWO gift cards! The grand prize winner will be announced at a later date.
Along with the exciting news of students winning some good ol’ fashioned ‘cash money,’ the Student Leadership Council has some excitement of their own coming up.
On Nov. 19-20, LB is again hosting their yearly Thanksgiving Food Drive! The times you can drive through to pick up potatoes and a gift card are Friday from 3 pm to 6 pm, or Saturday from10 am
through 2 pm. The pick up area will be on Albany campus in the North parking lot near the Luckiamute Building! There will be signs around campus to direct people to the correct spot.
Director of the Center for Accessibility Resources, Carol Raymundo, sent out an email earlier this month announcing the event. She said “100% of all funds raised will provide gift cards and a 10lb bag of potatoes to families. The SLC contributed a substantial amount of donation money for the event and so did other members of our LB community.” The gift card value will be dependent on the family size and the money raised.
Not only is the SLC helping students
and faculty, they will also be hosting a study jam at LB’s Learning Center where tutors will be available online to help on Dec. 4, and Dec. 5. Pizza will be provided by the SLC in the Forum to this in person event, where students can study with one another.
Saturday’s jam will start at 10 am and go until 6 pm and Sunday’s session will be from noon to 4 pm. Tutors will be available online for the whole weekend, so be sure to check in for some final, finals studying!
Additionally in the Forum on Dec. 4, the SLC will be hosting Albany’s local rescue shelter, Safe Haven (and furry friends), to share with us animal love, in hopes to get some of these rescues into their forever homes.
A number of OSU’s advanced painters have been invited by our campus to exhibit their art in the South Santiam Hall Art Gallery. The exhibit is titled “Amalgam” and features art from students Will Cope, Katie Le, Marta Nunez, Serena Swanson, Tessa Coffey, Maddie Haugen, Erik Ruby, Scarlet Harrison, Delaney Wilmott, Ashley Maceira, Robin Weis, Michael Heath, and Anastasia Hazel. The art gallery team will have their annual fundraiser through Dec. 1, where you can participate in a silent auction to help continue supporting LBCC’s art galleries.
This Friday at 6 pm there will be an art celebration and talk with these artists over Zoom! Access the link here.
alWaYs remember, never Forget
For Those Who Courageously Served, Albany Hosts It’s 68th Annual Veterans Day Parade STORY BY LOGAN HANNIGAN-DOWNS AND BRADY MAGERS
PHOTO: LOGAN HANNIGAN-DOWNS PHOTO: LOGAN HANNIGAN-DOWNS
Corvallis Troop Three displays the Armed Forces Flags at the Albany YMCA during the Albany Veterans Day Reverse Parade, on Thursday, Nov. 11.
A family watches on as the Governors Own, Battery Bravo, fires a 21 gun salute during the Veterans Day Memorial Service held at Timber-Linn Memorial Park, in Albany on Thursday, Nov. 11.
PHOTO: LOGAN
HANNIGAN-DOWNS
A child waves an American Flag from their window at the Albany YMCA parade.
PHOTO: LOGAN HANNIGAN-DOWNS
The Oregon State ROTC stand at attention during a swearing in ceremony.
PHOTO: LOGAN
HANNIGANDOWNS
Von Davis of Oregon State University ROTC takes part in a React To Contact Drill at the Albany YMCA.
PHOTO: BRADY MAGERS
Recognized Veteran Grand Marshal Dave Russell, age 101, WWII veteran, and Pearl Harbor Survivor.
PHOTO: BRADY MAGERS
Distinguished Army Veteran Bill Clotere (85 years old), spent 20 years in the U.S. Army as a Ranger and paratrooper.
PHOTO: BRADY MAGERS
Leuitenant Colonel Mcrae contracting new recruit Cadet Martin into the O.S.U. Army ROTC.
PHOTO: BRADY MAGERS
Captain Peter Troedsson served as the Coast Guard liaison to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. This assignment culminated in a 30-year active duty military career during which he served as a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and as chief of staff of the Eighth Coast Guard District in New Orleans.
PHOTO: BRADY MAGERS
Wall oF honor
Representing Our Fallen Heroes
PHOTOS BY SABRINA DEDEK
Volunteers greet the grandmother of a fallen hero with respect and understanding. Soldiers Field Cross or Battlefield Cross is a time honored military memorial that symbolizes the honor and sacrifice of life to fallen or missing soldiers. Volunteers finish piecing together the hallways of names of all the soldiers killed in action since Desert Storm.
The Prisoner of War & Missing in Action table; tradition of setting a separate table in their honor. This table setting is highly symbolic to help us remember our brothers and sisters in arms. On this plate there is a lemon representing their bitter fate and salt to represent the tears of their families. (Above) Memorial table of the Kabul Thirteen, killed in action with 60 Afghans at the Kabul’s Airport on Thursday August 26, 2021.
through the lens
Life Captured Through the Lens of LB’s Photojournalists
PHOTO: SABRINA DEDEK
Greg Edward Little, owner of Squirrels Tavern. Open since November 1974, located at 100 SW 2nd St. in downtown Corvallis. Squirrels Tavern the local spot for beer, burgers,and good buddies.
Friday 11/19 @ 6-7PM zoom HERE
PHOTO:CARSYN MEYERS
Birds fly above the historic Dave and Lynn Frohnmayer Bridge on the Willamette River that leads to Autzen Stadium, home to the Oregon Ducks.
PHOTO: CARSYN
MEYERS Sara Hodges, Elizabeth Pickford, and Jocelyn Hollander practice their classical instruments on the fourth level of a parking garage.
PHOTO: KOLBY FRANCE
Brenda Bateman, a prep cook for Hangry Solution, a food truck in the parking lot of Gametime Sportsbar & Grill on South Santiam Highway in Lebanon, prepares chicken tortilla soup on Thursday morning, November 11. Her favorite aspect of her job is being able to meet new people. She has been with the company since April 2021.
Advanced Painters of OSU
roadrunners advanCe to elIte eIght
beaks baseball prepares For season
Beaks Seeking First NWAC Championship
COMPILED BY LOGAN HANNIGAN-DOWNS
Beaks Advance to Elite Eight with Win Over Skagit Valley
ALBANY — Shelbey Nichol had 11 kills to lead Linn-Benton past Skagit Valley, 3-0 in Round Two of the NWAC Volleyball Championship South Regional on Sunday, Nov. 14.
The Roadrunners (28-2) advance to the Elite Eight of the NWAC Volleyball Championship, hosted by Pierce College on November 19-21.
Set scores for the game were 25-12, 25-21, and 25-23.
Shalyn Gray added eight kills and 13 digs for the Roadrunners. Savannah Hutchins (18) and Sydnie Johnson (17) combined for 25 assists. Hutchins also added 10 digs. Defensively, libero Jade Hayes led the Roadrunners with 17 digs and Alicia VandervoortWalters had five blocks.
The Roadrunners advance to the Elite Eight as the number one seed from the South Region and will be matched up against Bellevue, the number two seed from the North Region.
LB has played Bellevue once this season, with the game being The Roadrunners’ season opener. The Beaks lost to the Bulldogs 2-3, it was one of two losses on the season for Linn-Benton.
LBCC is looking for their first NWAC championship. They placed second in 2000 and 2016, and finished third in 2015. Fourth-place finishes have happened in 2011, 2013, and 2017. The team has made the tournament every year since 2000, except for 2001 and 2003.
ALBANY — Linn-Benton battled back from a 0-2 set deficit to defeat Tacoma 3-2 in Round One of the NWAC Volleyball Championship South Regional in Albany on Saturday, Nov. 13.
Set scores were 21-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-23 and 15-6.
Shalyn Gray led Linn-Benton with 12 kills and Shelbey Nichol and Eva Buford added 11 kills apiece. Sydnie Johnson had 27 assists for the match. Jade Hayes recorded 26 digs for the match and Taya Manibusan added 12 digs.
PHOTO: JUSTIN LAMB
Shelbey Nichol hits at the net during Linn-Bentons match against Skagit Valley on Sunday, Nov. 15 at Linn-Benton Community College. The Roadrunners advanced past Skagit Valley and will take on Bellevue on Friday, Nov. 19 in the Elite Eight at Pierce College in Lakewood, WA.
Roadrunners Battle Back to Top Tacoma 3-2
STORY & PHOTOS BY KOLBY
FRANCE
The Roadrunners baseball team finished with an impressive 30-9 record last season. They never lost more than two consecutive contests, unfortunately, they were eliminated in the South Region Playoff Semifinal against the Umpqua Riverhawks in 11 innings.
A scrimmage took place at Dick McClain Field on LBCC’s Albany campus on October 30. Chase Reynolds, Kian Hogan, Kenji Lamdin, and Brian McClelland all threw pitches during the scrimmage.
The Roadrunners will open the 2021-22 season on Thursday, March 31 in Roseburg. They will face the Riverhawks once more.
This season will be the fourth year under head coach Andy Peterson. Peterson is from La Palma, California. He played baseball in junior college. A former second baseman, he played in 119 contests for Oregon State between 2013 and 2014.
Chase Reynolds, a two-way player from West Albany High School, specializes at first base and pitching. This year he plans on shifting his focus to the pitching aspect of his skillset.
Ruben Cedillo, a 21-year old from Independence, is now attending his third year at LBCC. He is a utility player playing in the outfield and at first base. He hopes to play baseball out of state next year, but would be content with playing at OSU.
