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PLACE panel talks ‘War and Citizenship’
INSIDE Marseille revealed Senior Katherine Thomas will present on her study abroad experience and delve into the rich history of the French city.
Olivia Marovich News editor
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Sophomore Savannah Fellers works as a runway model, and recently appeared in the FashioNXT show in Portland. >> pages 8 and 9
Spencer Beck/Staff photographer Senior Julia Galan and freshman Luis Santillán-Guzmán educate students about French history and the Linfield French Club at the French History booth in Walker Hall.
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Adjunct Professor of 3D Design Totem Shriver’s class, inspired by artist James Turrell, created art projects that lit up the night sky. >> page 11
French Club engages campus Samantha Sigler Editor-in-chief Linfield’s French club has taken a national celebration and turned it into a local bonding experience for the campus. Senior Julia Galan, president of Linfield’s French Club, took charge of French week with the hopes of making French club
more exciting and encouraging people to join. Galan, along with other members of the club, planned seven events for both students in French club and students not to participate in. The events included a French history booth, French scavenger hunt, French game night, showing of a French movie, making
crêpes, attending a dinner at Bistro Maison and having a French cuisine contest in Dillin Hall. Certain events, such as the French scavenger hunt and French cuisine contest, had prizes for winners of the event. “Through French club we >> Please see French page 5
What does it mean to be a loyal citizen when your country is at war? This issue and more were addressed at the collaborative Program for Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement panel on ‘War and Citizenship.’ Assistant Professor of Political Science Pat Cottrell moderated the event where four Linfield professors spoke from their individual experiences on their ideas about being a citizen in times of war. The panel included Professor Chair of English Barbara Seidman, competitive scholarship adviser Tom Mertes, professor of anthropology Tom Love and professor of economics Eric Schuck. Each professor took ten minutes to explain what the theme of war and citizenship meant to them, and often drew on personal experiences. “The notion of citizenship and civic engagement is absolutely fundamental,” Cottrell said after the panel. “And the point of these PLACE lectures is to show that every person on this campus has their own set of skills and talents to offer to society.” Mertes spoke first and began his lecture by playing “Machine Gun” by Jimi Hendrix for the audience. The song set the mood for a look at how issues of free speech have shaped U.S. history. This helped set the background for the rest of the >> Please see PLACE page 6
Boot camp helps students learn to de-stress Stephanie Hofmann Sports editor
Dirks dunks Junior Chris Dirks, the highest scoring player for the men’s basketball first game, talks about his hopes for the team this year. >> page 16
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Every Wednesday for the next three weeks students will be meeting in Walker to kick out bad stress in the Stress Relief Bootcamp starting at 12:15 p.m. Sponsored by the Student Health and Wellness Center, this boot camp is meant to teach students about what stress is and how to deal with it in their own personal way. Students that came into the bootcamp were looking for solutions to different problems that stress causes them. In the beginning of the first session they talked about the goals that they have for the rest of the weeks to come. >> Please see De-stress page 6
Stephanie Hofmann/Sports editor Counselor Amy Halloran-Steiner, a part of the Health and Wellness center on campus, shows students different yoga poses to help with their stress.
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Students leave Dillin Hall underutilized When most people think of places to study, thoughts automatically go to the library, Starbucks, Fred Meyer Lounge and dorms or apartments. More often than not, Dillin Hall is not thought of as a prime place for students to go study. A reason that contributes to this is the fact that few students realize that the hall is open until midnight. The Catty Shack and adjacent coffee/sandwich bar in the hall are both open for students until midnight Monday through Thursday. If one was to come into the dining hall during the evening, they would find a few Sodexo employees working the coffee counter
and Catty Shack. As for the dining hall, there might be a couple of friends studying for a test while enjoying a coffee or a sandwich. If you are looking for a quiet place to study, this is the place for you. When looking around, it becomes clear why the hall is not used as much as the usual Fred Meyer Lounge or library. Freshman Kayla Moore, a student employee in Dillin, said that she believes the hall isn’t used as a study space mainly because not a lot of students know that it’s open till midnight. “{I} enjoy studying in Dillin because it’s quiet and the tables are big enough that if you are studying for an exam on your own or in
a group you can lay out all of your materials,” Moore said. Moore also finds that on an average night, there are about five to seven students that will come and study during the evening. Some drawbacks for studying at Dillin when walking around the hall was that there aren’t very many outlets to plug in your laptop to. There is still hope for Dillin to gain more students in the evening hours. Something that students may notice during the day when they are eating at Dillin is that there are many groups that use the conference rooms for meetings and for lunches or dinners. Dillon will peri-
odically advertise that student groups and clubs can use the Northwest Alcove or two of the other conference rooms to present a project or have a catered team dinner. Since the hall is spacious enough, it could defiCorrections nitely be a great place for In issue 4 on page 10 the large groups of students to come study for midterms, restaurant Pura Vida Cocina & Art finals or any exams they was incorrectly identified as “Pura Vida Cocina y Arte.” One of the might have. owners and chef of Pura Vida Cocina One thing that remains & Arte was incorrectly identified certain is that Dillin is a as Bahena, and his correct name is great place to study for Ricardo Antunez. Their operation anyone who needs a quiet hours are Monday through and central location. It’s Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and also a great place to go if Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to you need a coffee or quick 10 p.m. or later, with Happy Hour bite to eat before you study. from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Campus Life
Leaving your roommate is OK It has now come down to the final days of fall semester, and Linfield Students who still live on campus are trying to decide what meal plan we want and if we want to stay in our rooms. There could be a lot of reasons for wanting to switch rooms. It might be that a friend you made over the semester wants to live in a room with you, or the hall your room is currently in just isn’t working. Or it really could be that you just can’t stand your roommate. As meticulous as the partnering of roommates must have been, it could not have gotten everything right. Little details that your roommate neglected to put in the survey could easily ruin
Gilberto Galvez Features editor your compatibility. Your roommate may even have changed their daily routines once they arrived at campus. Maybe their past bedtime of 10 p.m. turned into 2 a.m. Your roommate could have slowly become more annoying as the term went on. There are many reasons you might want to find a new roommate, and if you’re will-
ing to move to another room, you should. You might be afraid of hurting your roommate’s feelings if you do move out. As annoying as they can be, they’re still people. You might be afraid of making a scene that will ruin your entire reputation on campus. But as long as you do everything calmly and you consider everyone’s feelings, you shouldn’t have to worry. Your roommate should come to respect their decision, and if they don’t, then you should be even more thankful you’ve found a new room. There are many negative reasons for why you shouldn’t stay in the same room if your roommate is
bothering you. All the things you might fear would happen if you moved out have a higher chance of happening when you’re not thinking as clearly, when you’ve finally reached your limit. At that moment, it is far easier to cause a scene because you aren’t considering the consequences. Moving out now or as soon as possible limits the impact, especially if you find a way to it on the down low. Decisions are sprinkled daily into college life, and the end of the term brings many more. You will probably consider some with a lot of attention such as your class choices. For other decisions, you might just quickly check a
box on a sheet without giving it a second thought, but if you really don’t want to live in the same room as your current roommate, leave. In the end, it will be better for both of you. You won’t have to constantly endure your roommate, and your roommate, while probably still hurt, won’t be as much as if you waited until you exploded. Living with a person that you may have never met before is an experience that almost all freshman have to go through. Some stay roommates, while others part ways sooner. Heck, your roommate might be in the same predicament as you. Gilberto Galvez can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com
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Staying healthy during final crunch time There are only three weeks of classes left of the fall 2013 semester. Now, let the shock set in. If you’re realizing that you are behind and aren’t ready for finals, you’re not alone. But while you’re rushing around to get everything finished, don’t forget to stay healthy. It is this time of the year that students hide inside with coffee or some bag of noisy food. As stress levels rise, the ability to feed ourselves properly goes out the window. Students quickly turn towards convenience over health.
Kaylyn Peterson Managing editor I know this because I’m also guilty of it. Caught up in whatever class I’m catching up in, the constant working on my thesis, I find myself snacking rather than eating full meals. So going into these final few weeks, be prepared and
stock up. Everyone should head to the grocery store and pick up a few essential items. First thing you should be sure to have is something you can eat for breakfast. It can be just about anything, because, as we’ve all been told over and over, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. By just having something as little as a granola bar every morning, it will give you the fuel to make it through the rough mornings. Some quick breakfast options are: bagel with cream cheese or peanut
butter, instant oatmeal and yogurt. The second thing students should stock up on is snackable veggies and fruits. This is a fresh and quick snack for anytime of the day. Grab a bag of dried mangos, some apples and caramel sauce, carrots and ranch or celery with peanut butter. These are all easy options for constant snacking. The final things you should grab are sandwich supplies. This will guarantee that there is always something substantial you can eat. Whether it is a PB&J or a turkey sandwich, a sand-
wich is enough to fill your stomach and cure any hunger spells. Another thing you should have in hand is a water bottle. Staying hydrated is key to staying healthy, so having a water bottle makes it easier to access while running around with your busy schedule. While suggesting sleeping more might be a losing battle, all-nighters --despite the amount of work you can get done during one-- are not good on your body and immune system. So sleep while you may not sleep all through the night, I suggest sleep when
you can. If you have a two-hour break, go take a nap. If you have a meeting in an hour lay down for 30 minutes. Taking naps during the day may even help you perform better work on your exams and assignments. For those of you who only have short 40 to 50 minute breaks, just zone out for a bit. It’s amazing what 20 minutes of doing something mindless can do for your mind. While the craziness of the end of the semester is inevitable, try to go into it being prepared.
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Sustainability
Linfield strives for climate neutrality on campus Joey Gale
Office of Sustainability On April 22, 2008, President Thomas L. Hellie signed the American College & University President’s Climate Commitment, setting a goal to one day achieve climate neutrality for Linfield College. The ACUPCC provides a framework for colleges and universities around the country to become climate neutral and advance education for sustainability. By signing to the ACUPCC, President Hellie has committed to eliminate operational greenhouse gas emissions, provide the education, research, and community engagement to enable the rest of society to do the same, and to publicly report progress on an annual basis. Lewis & Clark, Willamette, the University of Portland, and Seattle Pacific University are several other colleges in the Pacific Northwest whom have also signed the commitment. To analyze and record Linfield College’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a GHG Emissions report is written looking at an entire fiscal year. The first GHG Emissions report Linfield produced was for the 2006-2007 fiscal year and then for the 20092010 fiscal year. Currently, Duncan Reid and the Office of Sustainability staff are finishing up the report for the 20112012 fiscal year. While previously reported through Linfield’s Capital Planning & Devel-
opment Department, Reid and his staff took on the commitment once he was hired in the spring of 2013. Since the beginning of the spring semester in 2013, the Office of Sustainability has been working on a GHG Emissions report to submit to the ACUPCC by January 2014. In order to calculate Linfield’s total GHG emissions, campus wide data is collected and broken down into several major categories. The main contributors to Linfield’s GHG emissions include: natural gas, study abroad air travel, other travel (faculty reimbursement travel or athletic team travel), solid waste, fertilizers and chemicals. While Linfield has quite a long path to reach climate neutrality, Linfield has reduced its carbon emissions by a whopping 44 percent since the 20092010 fiscal year report. Duncan Reid is leading the march toward a sustainable Linfield, and with the assistance of his staff and groups like Greenfield and ACES (Advisory Committee on Environment and Sustainability), we are going in the right direction. If you would like more information on Linfield’s GHG emission reports, the ACUPCC, or want to get involved in anyway, don’t hesitate to contact us or visit our website. To quote Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” The Office of Sustainability can be reached at sustainability@linfield.edu
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Music
Still-hot Eminem breathes fire on ‘LP2’ Mikael Wood Los Angeles Times When news broke in August that Eminem had completed a new album, it arrived in a fashion nearly identical to the way Jay Z had announced his own record just two months earlier: in a tech-related TV commercial (Samsung for Jay Z, Beats headphones for Eminem) that aired during a muchwatched special event (the NBA Finals, the MTV Video Music Awards.) Both rappers, veterans of a joint 2010 stadium tour, even touted their involvement with Rick Rubin, the bearded superproducer celebrated for his truth-teller vibe. That’s about the extent
of the similarities, though, between “Magna Carta Holy Grail” and “The Marshall Mathers LP 2,” due officially Tuesday after an unauthorized leak last week. Where Jay Z’s album felt chilly and glazed-over—the work of a king in search of a specific mandate—Eminem’s scorches, spewing emotion as hot (and as damaging) as lava. If anything, the record shares more with “Yeezus” by another of Jay Z’s recent touring partners, Kanye West, who like Eminem appears to view aging as a sharpening process. But really “MMLP2” just demonstrates how singular a presence Eminem at 41 remains. Though he’s unquestionably one of the form’s giants
_ his last album, 2010’s quadruple-platinum “Recovery,” was that year’s biggest seller -he seems no less a hip-hop outlier today, in an age of sensitive smooth talkers such as Drake, than he did when he emerged amid the bling purveyors of the late ‘90s; his outsized feelings still set him apart. Perhaps that’s why his primary reference point here is one of his own records, “The Marshall Mathers LP,” the 2000 disc (titled after his birth name) that solidified Eminem’s reputation as both a superstar and a serious artist. The rapper has said the new album isn’t a sequel to the earlier set so much as a “revisitation” of its themes: his relationships with his mother and his ex-wife, for
instance, and the toxic effects of celebrity. Yet he hardly made an effort to avoid the throwback tag, with jokes about Monica Lewinsky and the Backstreet Boys as well as sizable samples of well-worn hits by the Zombies, Joe Walsh and Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders. He seems more eager to take ownership of several openly confessional tracks, including “Headlights,” which proposes a detente with his mom, and “Stronger Than I Was,” an almost embarrassingly vulnerable piece of selfhelp testimony that Eminem produced himself. But even in his rare clunky moments, Eminem burns with purpose on “MMLP2.”
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Student reflects on unique, diverse culture Ryan Morgan Senior reporter
A Linfield French and international relations double major will be recanting her experiences acquired during a junior year spent studying abroad in Marseille, France. In a talk titled, “Marseille: a City of Contradictions,” senior Katherine Thomas will describe her own experiences by illustrating the cultural uniqueness of the city in which she spent a year of her schooling career. Marseille is the second largest city in France following Paris. It is located on the southeast coast of France at the virtual crossroads of several culturally prominent French regions. The city is also home to France’s largest commercial port. Thomas spent nine months in Marseilles. “I lived right smack in the middle of Marseille. [I was] five minutes walking distance from everything [and] it was great,” Thomas wrote in an email. Thomas was hosted by Marie-Paule, 52. Though she lived alone in her apartment before hosting Thomas, Marie-Paulie had two children who visited her often. Marseille is known as a melting pot of cultures. The city situated at a virtual crossroads of several distinct flavors of French culture in the south. The city of Marseille also draws from a variety of other Francophone cultures from around the world. “In terms of personal growth I’d say that being a
foreigner for an extended amount of time opens your eyes to what judgment and empathy really means,” Thomas wrote. “I realized how quick people—including myself —can be to judge and overlook someone’s own personal struggles or situations and how quick people are to make assumptions and form conclusions while knowing very little about something or someone,” Thomas wrote. Thomas has shared her observations on this trend with several friends who have studied abroad. Her friends also confessed to noticing this human tendency, she said. “Being abroad for [a year] made me realize [my empathy shortcomings] and really made me strive to be as understanding and empathetic as I can possibly be, even when I dislike something or someone,” Thomas wrote. Thomas will touch on the uniqueness of Marseille’s multi-cultural identity. She will also touch on the implications of this multicultural identity on both the societal and political climates of the city over time. “My experience changed my life in so many ways. I feel like it is one of my biggest accomplishments because I successfully integrated, or more or less assimilated, into another culture,” Thomas wrote. “Marseille: a City of Contradictions” will begin at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in Jonasson Hall.
Ryan Morgan can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.
Senior Katherine Thomas poses at Notre Dame de la Garde, which is an old basilica that overlooks Marseille.
Senior Katherine Thomas stands on a cliff off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea near a small town called La Ciotat.
All photos courtesy of Katherine Thomas A view of Notre Dame de la Garde near the Old Port. Thomas studied abroad in France during her junior year.
How do you like the registration process?
“Registration was pretty straightforward and easy. I liked how the catalog was set up on the Linfield website, so I could find out what each class was about. ” -Shelby Roell Freshman
“I don’t like that some of the one hundred-level classes are restricted to freshman and sophomores because some seniors might be interested in a fun, easier class.” -Nicole Lewis Junior
“You can just do it online and it makes it pretty simple. I had to sign up for online classes, so I have to go to a different office, but it’s pretty simple, too.” -Zach Lea Senior
“My last name starts with ‘G,’ and it’s the last section this year. I guess they hate people with the last name ‘G’ apparently.” -Amanda Gibbon Junior
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Spencer Beck/Staff photographer Delicious French bread and Brie await students at the French History booth on Tuesday, Nov. 5 inside Walker Hall.
Helen Lee/Photo editor Freshmen Gilberto Galvez and Rachel Conway converse during French Club’s Nov. 7 Game Night. The event also featured French foods such as Brie, French bread and pink lemonade.
Spencer Beck/Staff photographer The French Club hosts a French history booth on Nov. 5 inside Walker Hall, where they had French food, facts, music and books available for anyone interested.
Spencer Beck/Staff photographer “A vos souhaits,” or “bless you” in English, is on one of the note cards in the French Club’s Nov. 6 scavenger hunt.
Helen Lee/Photo editor From left: Senior Julia Galan, along with freshmen Michaela Duffey, Gilberto Galvez, and Rachel Conway while they play a French card game during French Club’s Nov. 7 Game Night.
French: Displaying the culture of France << Continued from page 1 hope to break French stereotypes,” Galan said. “French clichés such as families in France not liking Americans or not being as family oriented.” Galan also hoped to
raise awareness about the French culture and encourage students to look into French programs offered at Linfield. Galan lived in Aixen Provence last spring, and wanted to help encourage other students to do the same.
“I really wasn’t sure what to expect,” Galan said. “But it really exceeded my expectations,” After returning to Linfield this fall, Galan stepped into the role of president for the French club, which has about 10 members that attend meet-
ings regularly. Galan hopes that through French week, many of the incoming freshmen and students in French 201 and 202 will be more likely to join French club. “I didn’t know there was a national French
Week until this year,” said freshmen Michaela Duffy, who plans on majoring in French and minoring in Japanese. “As Americans, we’re pretty isolated. It’s nice to teach everyone about another culture.” The French club meets every other week at 6:15
p.m. on Tuesdays in Walker Hall. “A lot of people feel they need to know French [or] French culture to attend,” Galan said. “But that’s not true.” Samantha Sigler can be reached at linfieldrevieweditor@gmail.com.
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PLACE: Faculty touches on patriotism, freedom << Continued from page 1 lecture. Love went next, approaching the issue from an anthropological perspective. “What does it mean to be patriotic? What does war mean? When is it right to kill?” Love asked in an interview after the lecture. “These issues are things that anthropologists have a lot to say about, because it’s all about meaning.” He also wove in his personal experiences with the Vietnam War, which occurred while he was an undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley. Although he was not chosen in the lottery for the draft, he still protested against its use. “Even as I was protesting the war, I never felt that I was acting in a way that was inappropriate for being a citizen” Love said. The issue of patriotism versus citizenship came up in Seidman’s lecture as well. Seidman’s father was in the
military and she has two sons in their 20s. Seidman used her connection to the military to explore how war can change the meaning of citizenship. “I’m not a pacifist,” Seidman said, “but I don’t support blood rage… It’s easy to sit back on the home front if you haven’t known anyone who has served in the last 12 years we’ve been at war.” Schuck went last and spoke about his experience serving in the United States Navy. He explained the benefits and costs of the military as it is, which he sees as a meritocratic system. “It’s a difficult selection process though,” Schuck said. “If you succeed you live, if you fail you die.” After the event the panel structure allowed for the professors to address audience questions in a discussionbased way. PLACE will continue with the theme “Legacies of War” until next year when “How Do We Know?” will replace it. PLACE offers students,
Samantha Sigler/Editor-in-chief Professor of Anthropology Tom Love spoke on the Program for Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement panel about the issues surrounding what it means to be a good citizen when your morals are questioned during times of war. professors and faculty with a forum for innovative ways of looking at education. Tying in with the theme of the lecture, Cottrell explained the importance of
PLACE here at Linfield. “A lot of students can get caught up in the college world,” junior Morgan Seymour said, who attended the event. “They don’t stay
current on politics or voting, things that make people good citizens. This PLACE event helped remind me and other students that we are the next leaders in the world,
and we need to enhance our understanding of what’s going on in the world.” Olivia Marovich can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.
De-stress: Healthy living, exercise reduces students’ stress-levels << Continued from page 1
They ranged from just dealing with day to day balancing of tasks stress to how to deal with studying for different tests all at the same time. “I thought it would be fun,” sophomore Sara Scott said. “I need to learn how to manage my stress between my classes, especially with finals coming up soon.” Counselors Marilyn MacGregor and Amy HalloranSteiner show students how to improve their relationship with stress in different ways. Strategies included moving the body in relaxing yoga poses to going into the science of what stress happens and what it does to us. The Stress Relief Bootcamp will continue on for the next two weeks on Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. on the third floor of Walker. All students are welcome to come and learn about their own stress and how they can deal with it.
Stephanie Hofmann can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.
Stephanie Hofmann/Sports editor Sophomores Sarah Scott (left) and Maggie Bachhuber participate in Linfield’s de-stress boot camp. Students learned how to deal with stress in different ways.
Stephanie Hofmann/Sports editor Sophomore Maggie Bachhuber practices self-awareness exercises to lower her stress-level.
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Small college prepares recent grads for the big leagues Gilberto Galvez/Features editor Gilberto Galvez can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com Photo courtesy of Daniel Hellinger Linfield graduate Daniel Hellinger (left) stands beside Ken Griffey Jr., a former Mariner’s outfielder, at the luncheon before Griffey’s speech. Hellinger’s brother, Sam Hellinger (right), went as his guest.
Daniel Hellinger, 2013 Linfield graduate, inStudying at Linfield, also kept him far from the terns with the Seattle Mariners baseball team he wanted to work with, but he had the job organization. At Linfield, Hellinger main mind for a long time. Once he had gradujored in mass communication. ated, they offered him the position. “Currently, my job title is commuThe internship has given Hellinger a lot nity relations intern/coordinator,” of experience, but he still plans to gain er g Hellinger said. more experience from other companies n li l “I deal with player appearances, in the Seattle area and then go beyond. e H working with charities around the “I have had internships and jobs n Da Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska and in sales, marketing and public relaMontana, donation fulfillments, and tions, and now community relations,” assisting the community relations Hellinger said. managers with auctions aiding a wide “With this wide arrange of internships range of charities the Seattle Mariners and jobs under my belt, I plan on moving to work alongside,” Hellinger said. Hong Kong, where I studied abroad, and start a Hellinger applied for the internship twice, but career while traveling,” Hellinger said. they refused him because he was still in college.
Photo courtesy of Jonathan Bosch Jonathan Bosch, a Linfield alumnus of 2013, works with the Utah Jazz. He started working soon after graduating.
Jonathan Bosch, 2013 Linfield graduate, works in the NBA field as an account manager in the sponsorship department for the Utah Jazz. “I write up contracts and assist in the execution process of contractual elements, main contact for Sponsorship tickets, game day duties, execute champion partner benefits and assist all account executives, senior vice president and vice president in a variety of settings,” Bosch said. Bosch grew up in the Netherlands. He came to study at Linfield and worked as hard as possible to reach the point where he is now. He is not sure why the Utah Jazz hired an international student, but
he’s glad they did. “I spent countless hours on Linkedin, writing handwritten cards and visiting career fairs and NBA executives,” Bosch said. “One day, I had the opportunity to fly out to the Utah Jazz. It was truly a dream come true when they offered me the position.” In the future, Bosch hopes to go deeper into the NBA field. “My goal in the next three to six years is to be a mid-senior leader in the NBA and eventually become a general manager for an NBA team in Europe,” Bosch said. “Many people might find this unrealistic, but in this field, you need to have some ‘balls,’ more importantly you need to be willing to go above and beyond to accomplish your dreams.”
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It doesn’t take a lot to figure out why sophomore Savannah Fellers was first scouted by a modeling agency when she was 15. She’s a striking 5’10’’ with blonde hair and blue eyes, and she radiates confidence. Her mother was skeptical about letting her get a job as a model at the age of 15. Fellers listened to her mother, but when she was scouted again as a college freshman by two modeling agencies, she and her mother looked at both modeling agencies and chose one—Muse Models. “They’re known as a ‘prude agency,’” Fellers said. “You won’t do anything that is risqué unless they go through to make sure it’s okay.” Muse Models’ status as a prude agency was one of her reasons for joining the agency. Fellers also admires how they encourage the models to be healthy. Instead of telling their models not to eat, Muse Models tells their models about the healthier choices. It’s the kind of life Fellers would try to have even if she wasn’t a model. Fellers decided on modeling because she wants to become a fashion designer. Working with Muse Models, Fellers is allowed to make connections with her contacts and try out her creativity. Fellers described an instance from a runway show she did in Portland Oct. 9-12 for FashioNXT as an example. “There was this one dress I had to try on for FashioNXT,” Fellers said, “but the boob area was too big. You can’t tell the fashion designers what to do, but you get to give them ideas.” Fellers was inducted into Muse Models in October 2012. Later that year in December she completed her portfolio and was already going to castings in early January. Ever since then, Fellers has balanced school and modeling. The four days she was at FashioNXT she would get up early, do homework, go to class and then commute to Portland. “On occasion, there’s times where I’ll have to miss class,” Fellers said. “The FashioNXT thing was more like no sleep. I prioritize with my mom. School is more important.” At Linfield, Fellers wants to major in finance or marketing and minor in art. She
believes that all three disciplines would help her become a successful fashion designer, and her mother will keep her on track at college. “[My mom] wanted it for me,” Fellers said. “She was there for every interview. She wanted to be there every second, but after she met the people at my agency she was more comfortable.” Fellers got her first job in March, and it was the most risqué job any model from Muse Models would do. “It was for a bra for Fred Meyer,” Fellers said, laughing. Mark Daniel Muzzy/Contributed photo Although Fellers models for photographs, her favorite jobs are those on the runway. “It’s like acting,” Fellers said. “People underestimate models. Each outfit that we wore for FashioNXT was a different mood, a different face. When you get hoto ed p put in the outfit and t u b i ontr make up, you get to feel el/C t s r o like you are that person just nB c Vo r for a few seconds as you walk down a M the runway. It’s pretty cool.” This summer, Fellers will possibly intern in New York through contacts she made with her dad, who is a widely known horse trainer. As a fashion designer, Fellers plans to begin with equestrian apparel and move on from there, but that is all in the future. At the moment, Fellers will continue her modeling career, possibly into her 20s. Nikaya Kay Bonifacio/Contributed photo
Marc Von Borstel/Contributed photo Sophomore Savannah Fellers poses in a red sweater for her portfolio. She uses her portfolio as a way to promote herself as a model. With every job she completes, Fellers adds more photos to her portfolio, creating a documentation of her work she can show at castings.
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Yin Yi/Contributed photo Sophomore Savannah Fellers walks down the runway in a red dress at the FashioNXT fashion show. Fellers has wanted to become a model since she was young.
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Fulbright visiting French Teaching Assistant, Amandine Gravier, plays Greek Goddess Athena and junior Daniel Bradley plays character Ajax in the production “Ajax in Iraq.” The production conveys the difficulties of war and also the difficulties that women face in war. The production runs through Saturday, Nov. 16 in the Marshall Theatre.
Sophomore Lukasz Augustine is part of the chorus in “Ajax in Iraq.” Augustine also plays characters Charles and Larry in the production.
All photos by staff photographer Spencer Beck Junior Daniel Bradley as Ajax after the massacre in the production “Ajax in Iraq.”
War play launches spectacular production Paige Jurgensen Columnist After approximately six weeks of preparation, Marshall Theatre put on “Ajax in Iraq,” written by Ellen McLaughlin and directed by Janet Gupton. The play is centered on the tragedies of war, telling the story of Ajax, the infamous Greek soldier who lost his mind and a paralleling story about a group of soldiers in modern day Iraq. “One of the reasons we selected the play was that
we were looking for a play that would fit with the PLACE theme, ‘Legacies of War,’” said Brenda DeVore Marshall. Marshall is the department chair and professor of theatre and communication arts. “The other reason was that this is a year we normally do a classical Greek or Shakespeare, and as we were looking at the way the other things, this season we’re unfolding this show. “It sort of worked because it has characteristics of, and borrows from, Greek theatre, including the
character Ajax. It has some of the format of the Greek theatre, along with contemporary, very contemporary theatre.” A significant theme in the production is how gender affects the soldiers’ experiences in the military. Everyone in the production gave breathtaking performances, but no one more than Allison Halley, who portrays A.J., a female soldier. From the moment that Halley stepped onto the stage, she immediately stole the scene through subtle,
and extremely believable, emotion. Halley’s character is very complex and could only have been played by a powerful actress. I would like to say that this was Halley’s performance of a lifetime, but I shall refrain for that statement until she, inevitably, wins an Academy Award. “Everyone has had to work really hard on this show because it is so meaningful. The themes discussed in ‘Ajax in Iraq’ speak to experiences of both active military and veterans.
“As a PLACE event, it really discusses what war means and examines it from different perspectives. “I hope that people will come away with some type of personal understanding or new ideas,” said junior Sammi Palmer, who portrays the role of Gertrude Bell/Judy. When watching the play, it is hard to believe that the show was only cast in the end of September. Rehearsals began in October, where the actors and production team worked tirelessly to put on
a spectacular program. “I thought that the show for an actor is very hard and it would be very hard for them to portray these characters and they completely sell it a thousand percent, and it’s very believable and that’s what makes it so powerful,” freshman Conner Wells said. “Ajax in Iraq” contains strong language and disturbing situations, so it may not be appropriate for children or the faint of heart.
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Creative art spreads light Mariah Gonzales
Culture editor Linfield art students gathered together to hold a candle light vigil at midnight on Nov. 8. The vigil was a simple gathering of Adjunct Professor of 3D Design Totem Shriver’s art classes. Shriver said that the night watch was also appropriate to the season, where some people celebrate winter during the holidays by lighting candles. During the vigil, each student shared his or her reason behind making his or her light sculpture. During the past two weeks students had been creating contraptions to hold some sort of light, including wax candles, electric candles or any other sort of light. Shriver called the contraptions “containers of light.” The inspiration from the idea for the containers of light came from light artist James Turrell. The students studied Turrell and his practice in class. Turell had spent over 40 years working with light art. Many students had various looking light containers. Some students used artificial light and other used candle-
light. Sophomore Mackenzie Larson made a dome-like container out of foil and wire. She put a base at the bottom of the dome for her light source. Junior Quinn Carlin made a wishing well contraption. There were two small square wells next to each other. One well had red water and glitter and the other blue water and glitter. Underneath the wells candles were lit, making the color water and glitter shine. Carlin gave some students pennies to make a wish into the well. “I thought the coolest light that I had ever seen was when the light shimmers off water,” Carlin wrote. “I wanted to make something that reflected light through different colors of water. I liked the ideas of wishes and putting them out there. I like the idea of colors going with different emotions. Also I wanted my project to be outside of the box thinking.” Sophomore Joanna Buchholz created a “twirly gig,” as she called it. The “twirly gig” consisted of chicken wire that formed a sphere structure, and the outside was tissue paper.
Helen Lee/Photo editor Sophomore Joanna Buchholz displays a tissue paper lantern she created at a gathering with students from three of Adjunct Professor of 3D Design Totem Shriver’s art classes on Nov. 7. On the inside of the container was a wood platform with an electric candle. The “twirly gig” was also hung from a stick. After the vigil, Buchholz along with a few other students set their light structures. “I liked this project because it gave everyone so much freedom to do what they wanted” Carlin wrote. “I loved seeing all the crazy light boxes. This is the best art class because you get to make whatever inspires you.” Mariah Gonzales can be reached at llinfieldreviewculture@gmail.com
Student Cat Cab: Joey Gale
YuCheng Zhang/Senior photographer Senior Joey Gale, on vocal and guitar performs covers of songs, including “We Sing in Time” by The Lonely Forest and “Everlong” by the Foo Fighters. Sophomore Logan Mays on vocals, senior Sylvan Tovar on electric bass and senior Clayton Truex on electric guitar also performed along with Gale.
Helen Lee/Photo editor Sophomore Amanda Rice poses with a glass dragon that she created for the light vigil and gathering with other art students.
Senior pianist holds composition recitals YuCheng Zhang Senior photographer On Tuesday night Nov. 5, senior Zach Gulaboff Davis had his composition recital at Delkin recital hall in the Vivian Bull Music Center. This is his first of two senior recitals, his piano recital will be on April 19, 2014. First, Davis performed two movements from his Suite for Piano. It is a threemovement set that was the first compositional work beginning composition lesson in November 2012. This piece demonstrates his budding interested in combination of consonance and dissonance within a single work. Then, Davis and sophomore Quillan Bourassa performed Elegy for Clarinet and Piano, which was composed in September. Following a two piano piece Scherzo for two pianos performed by Davis and Professor Chris Engbretson. This Scherzo contains many unanticipated musical elements, as the meaning of Scherzo is “music joke.” Next, a group of musicians from Salem performed Davis’s String Quartet No.2: “Five Character Pieces.”
This five-movement piece addresses different emotions to be determined by the audiences through creating a balance between instruments, exploring the full range of emotions, and maintaining a degree of audience appeal. The movements are: Allegro con fuoco (fast with fire), Adagio cantabile (slow and stately in singing style), Presstissimo (more than extremely fast), Moderato (moderately), and Presto (extremely fast). The Sonata for Viola and piano is the piece that helped him win the American Federation of Music Club’s competition for chamber music. During the recital, this piece is performed by Professor Victoria Pich and Debra Huddleston. This piece explores the instrument’s expressive range and the many colors it affords the composer. Last, also the climax of the recital, Davis conducted a group of musicians from Salem performed two movements from his String Octet, which is composed for eight string instruments. This work contains some of dissonant elements, such as the first movement is
completely atonal and full of dissonance. As a senior music major at Linfield College, Davis is completing recitals in piano performance and composition during the 2013-2014 academic year. As a pianist, he has been future as a concerto soloist, chamber musician and solo performer, and has performed in multiple events with many ensembles. Davis currently studies piano with Dr. Albert Kim, assistant professor of music. As a composer, Davis’s Sonata for Viola and Piano won the American Federation of Music Club’s competition for chamber music, as mentioned before. Another works were featured in concert during the 2013 Oregon Bach Festival. Most recently, Davis has completed the composition of his Piano Concerto No.1 He is currently studying composition with Richard Bourassa, professor of music. Upon graduating, Davis will pursue a graduate degree in music, studying composition and piano.
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Comic book sparks fire in readers, story Paige Jurgensen Columnist “Remember, remember the fifth of November…” Mention the name “V for Vendetta” for any comic lover and they will do one of two things: get super excited or burst into tears. Alan Moore’s graphic novel, “V for Vendetta,” has been crushing souls since 1982. It follows the story of a vigilante that calls himself “V” and his companion, Evey. The novel is set in the United Kingdom during the 1980s. Most of the world had been destroyed through war, and an ever
vigilant fascist government is thriving… until V gets his hands on it. V, a man constantly disguised in a Guy Fawkes mask and wig, has a deep seeded hatred for the current government. These factors are partially responsible for his insanity, the novel begins with V setting out on a mission to assassinate everyone who had previously worked at a detainment camp that was infamous for experimenting on its prisoners. Despite V’s talent for murder, he often shows compassion. He rescues Evey, a beautiful teenage orphan, from being gang
Photo courtesy of Counter Currents Publishing raped and murdered by undercover police officers. Evey also has her own reasons for disliking the
government, as they were responsible for her being an orphan. V takes her back to his fortress, where he acts as a surrogate father to her, at least for a little bit. Meanwhile, the inner members of the corrupted government are scrambling to find V and stop him before he stops the government because they know and fear, what V wants: anarchy. However, V’s anarchical dream is not one of chaos and riots and general unpleasantries, but rather one where the people simply govern themselves. V believes that people are capable of choosing for
themselves and that the government should not hold total, or any, power of its people. Alan Moore, who also wrote “Watchmen” and “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” is especially good at creating graphic novels that have the perfect blend of both heinous violence and philosophical questioning. In 2005, “V for Vendetta” was turned into a film by the same name. If you haven’t seen it, Natalie Portman shaves her head in it and there are a lot of explosions, and the takeaway message of it is that everyone looks cool in a
Guy Fawkes mask. In my own experience reading the graphic novel, I found that I have never wanted to set the world on fire more than whilst reading it. V’s world is, more or less, damned, with video cameras on every corner and the government is run by corrupt and greedy politicians, so his desire for an anarchical state is understandable, as well as relatable. “V for “Vendetta” can be found on amazon.com or at the book stores Barnes & Noble and Powell’s. Paige Jurgensen can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com
Movie trilogy full of twists, suspense Special Lovincey Columnist An Australian film director, Baz Luhrmann, created a three-piece masterpiece that defies the linear model of traditional Hollywood films. In Luhrmann’s visionary three-piece work entitled, “The Red Curtain Trilogy,” three separate stories are created to achieve a “heightened reality” in a way that wraps the viewers into the many characters, stories and relationships of this collection. The trilogy is comprised of the first three films Luhrmann directed, including “Strictly Ballroom” (1992), William Shakespeare’s “Romeo + Juliet” (1996) and “Moulin Rouge” (2001). The first of the trilogy, “Strictly Ballroom,” is the story revolving around Scott Hastings, a young and talented ballroom dancer who breaks the traditional steps
of ballroom dancing, and defies the “strictly ballroom” expectations. Not only did Luhrmann direct “Strictly Ballroom,” he also co-wrote this film. “Strictly Ballroom” still holds its own among the trilogy and other popular Luhrmann films. Next in the trilogy is “Romeo + Juliet,” the classic William Shakespeare tragedy of star-crossed lovers. Luhrmann’s reimagining of this classic story, keeps to the words of Shakespeare but set in modern day. The famous characters are the same timeless creations, but with more relation to a contemporary audience. Though the Shakespearean dialogue isn’t fitting to the late 20th century set and costumes, it fits well in Luhrmann’s visioning because it adds dynamic to the film. The last of the trilogy is “Moulin Rouge,” another colorful work of Luhrmann. This modern-day musical
tells the story of an English penniless writer, Christian, who goes to Paris to become a bohemian revolutionary. In his adventures of creating the perfect story he falls in love with Satine, the principal entertainer at the Moulin Rouge. All of Luhrmann’s films have distinctive zany characters that add to the theatrical feel of his work. Another aspect of many of his films is the repetition of lines that is a distinct characteristic of the theatre. The trilogy is a different type of filmmaking. The use of color plays a vital part in all Luhrmann’s work. In “Strictly Ballroom,” the vibrant colors are a reflection of the time-period. In addition, Luhrmann’s color schemes in all his films add to the dramatization of his theatrical vision. Luhrmann is anything but traditional. His vision, with the use of the songs in “Moulin Rouge,” iambic pentameter as such in
“Romeo + Juliet,” and dance sequences in “Strictly Ballroom” all add to the theatreinspired feel of his films. He uses old techniques and new techniques that add to the altered reality of his work. Luhrmann is able to portray the characters in an abstract manner with the use of lighting and angles. Some scenes may be very dark where the viewer can barely see the faces of the actors and some shots of these actors may also be tight, up close, face shots. Take the antagonist of “Moulin Rouge,” the Duke, who is controlling and a bit of a hothead. Many shots of his face are at abstract angles that portray his vile personality up close, in a way that truly embodies his character. Luhrmann said in an interview about future projects, “what else could we possibly do as a follow-up?”
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Naked Soul brings funky soul, pop tunes Jerry Young KSLC General Manager
YuCheng Zhang/Senior photographer
Anyone that missed the Oct. 31 Halloween performance by Naked Soul at Fred Meyer Lounge missed a great performance. Naked Soul, a band from California’s Bay Area has been together for five years and merges many genres of music to create a great sound. Naked Soul started in January of 2008. The motto of the band, “Undress your soul, make it whole,” is a perfect explanation of the type of music that they play. Naked Soul self describes their music style as alternative, folk rock, funky soul and pop, but there is so much more going on with their music. Chris Bryden, the lead vocalist and guitar player for the band has experience playing both acoustic and electric guitar and has the vocal skills to play either as well. Bryden brings a mix of
Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper and Bob Marley to the stage to produce a very relaxing sound. Brothers Joe and Tony Glaser have the same versatility in their playing abilities. Joe can go from a Cajón, a wooden box used for percussion, to a full drum set without any drop in quality. Tony Glaser produces unique baselines creating upbeat sounds that sound fantastic. When it is all put together, it brings out a sound that is incredibly hard to define, but accomplishes their goal of undressing the soul. Naked Soul has traveled internationally and played with the likes of Carlos Santana, Dave Matthews Band and Willie K. Naked Soul has performed at the High Sierra Music Festival and have also played shows at Yoshi’s and The Great American Music Hall. Jerry Young can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com
Upcoming events Verdi Celebration
7:30 p.m. November 12, Ice Auditorium
Marseille: a City of Contradictions
4:30 p.m. November 14, Jonasson Hall
Pro Cat Cab: Mikki Hommel
9 p.m. November 14, Fred Meyer Lounge
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starts or gets his minutes off the bench, either way he believes that “Coach Rosenberg will put us in the best position to win this season.” His personal goals are to just simply do whatever he can to make the team better and help his team reach a .500 record. D i r k s ’ team goals aren’t any different. “I think a realistic goal for the team this year is to put ourselves in a position to be playing for a conference playoff spot at the end of the season,” Dirk said. Basketball has always been Dirks’ passion, and he feels extremely privi-
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leged to be able to play after high school, but the NBA isn’t where he sees himself ending up. Dirks’ plans for the future include being a math teacher and coaching basketball, with an alterna-
sport in college is figuring out how to manage your studying, as well as practicing your sport. Dirks can relate to balance being a struggle while playing a sport, but says that when he is in season, he finds it much easier to manage his time. Having a lot of free time can sometimes be harder to handle than not having any free time at all. Dirks and the Wildcats play their first official game at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium for the Bon Appetit Classic against the State University of New YorkOld Westbury.
I think a realistic goal for the team this year is to put ourselves in a position to be playing for a conference playoff spot at the end of the season.
Spencer Beck/Staff Photographer Junior Chris Dirks waits for his turn to shoot during basketball practice for the upcoming games. The team practices every day in the gym to prepare for the games.
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tive option of going to play ball in Australia with his old teammate Zach Anderson, a 2012 Linfield graduate. Anderson played as a forward for the Wildcat’s basketball team his senior year at Linfield. One of the things that is difficult with playing a
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Wildcat Sports Schedule Friday, November 15 Women’s Basketball
Wheaton
Newberg, Ore.
6 p.m.
Swimming
Pacific Lutheran
Tacoma, Wash.
6 p.m.
Football
Pacific
Forest Grove, Ore.
1 p.m.
Swimming
Puget Sound
Tacoma, Wash.
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Women’s Basketball
Cal Lutheran
Newberg, Ore.
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Men’s Basketball
Bon Appetit Classic vs. Old Westburg
Home
7 p.m.
Cross Country
NCAA III West Regionals
Claremont, Calif.
9 a.m.
Bon Appetit Classic vs. Portland Bible
Portland, Ore.
5 p.m.
Saturday, November 16
Sunday, November 17 Men’s Basketball
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Wetcats put up fight in dual meets Helen Lee Photo editor
Tyson Takeuchi/Senior sports photographer Senior Chris Purdy competes in the 200-yard breaststroke during the dual meet against Whitman College on Nov. 8. Purdy also competed in the 400-yard medley relay and the 50-yard freestyle.
Linfield’s men’s and women’s swim teams lost both home meets to Whitman College and Whitworth University. The men’s team lost 15740 to Whitman and 155-46 to Whitworth, and the women’s team lost 155-46 to Whitman and 128.5-75.5 to Whitworth. Despite their losses, Linfield swimmers fought hard to overcome exhaustion and their disadvantage as small teams. “I think I did pretty well during the meets. I feel I can do better because we had morning practice and we were sore and tired,” sophomore Ian White said.
Coach Gary Gutierrez was surprised by the teams’ performance at both meets. “They swam really well, especially for a two-day meet,” Gutierrez said. The women’s team came close to tying up the score in the meet against Whitworth after the first 10 events with a score of 63-58. Their success is impressive for such a small team. “Actually, we did really well today [Nov. 9]. The other coaches and I were just talking about how close the women came to the way Whitworth was swimming, who were the conference champs last year,” Gutierrez said. “We all did pretty well, especially the women. We
were really close to beating them for awhile, and the men’s team did pretty well considering their low numbers,” sophomore Elizabeth Fry said. Although Whitworth and Whitman were tough teams, the Wildcats held their own and shattered PRs in the process. “I guess you could say it went as well as can be expected against this team. We were going up against one of the number one teams in this conference and we just did what we could,” senior Chris Purdy said. Numerous Wildcats broke PRs during the weekend meets, including junior Maggie May in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:08.81,
freshman Jon Williams in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:18.62, and freshman Shelby Thomas in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 28.17. The Wildcats’ progress so far shows their ability to improve, and they have the rest of the season to continue their efforts. “This season has been better than last year. We’re training a lot harder, we’ve got more morning practices, and we’re just working better as a team,” White said. The men’s and women’s teams will swim against Pacific Lutheran University at 6 p.m. on Nov. 15 in Tacoma, Wash.
of the season, Pacific would have an opportunity of taking away the bid from Linfield for the Division III playoffs. Because Pacific lost to Willamette, there really is nothing stopping our Wildcats from cruising through their last game against Pacific University and taking the Division III playoff bid. The only potential threat is if the Wildcat loses to Pacific University, causing a tie within the conference between Linfield and Pacific Lutheran University. But the chance of this is basically abysmal. Willamette University beat the boxers 21-17 and the last time Linfield played Willamette, it was a shut out with the Wildcats destroying the Bearcats 56-15.
So what’s my point? My point is I feel like a lot of Linfield students (including myself) take for granted the success of our football team. I mean can we really blame ourselves though? Sure it’s great that our team totally crushes every team in our division, but when our team is dominating over every team in our conference with an average of 45 points, let’s face, it gets a little boring. Now, I’m definitely not saying that I don’t enjoy our Wildcats’ journey for their 59th straight winning season. It’s actually one of the things I like to brag most about Linfield. Having the most winningest college team in the United States is a pretty awesome thing to say about your school. Not only is our football program one of the most
coveted assets of Linfield College, but it’s one of the things that students, faculty and alumni are most proud of. It brings the Linfield community together. Potential threats, such as Pacific and Pacific Lutheran, are almost a sort of blessing in disguise. Showing the mortality of our football program’s winning streak helps us to remain humble as our Wildcats continue compete with determination and class. Either that, or these two schools’ attempts to upset the Wildcats is a reminder that the true competition for the men’s football team isn’t during the regular season; it’s during the playoffs.
Helen Lee can be reached at linfieldreviewphotos@gmail.com.
Technicalities could cost Wildcats first place spot
Last week, I wrote a column that startled a lot Wildcat football fans. It’s hard to visualize Linfield not getting the bid into the playoffs let alone being beat by such an under-rated team such as Pacific University’s during next week’s game in Forest Grove, Ore. Even though the chances of an upset over Linfield is completely diminished with Pacific’s loss to Willamette on Saturday Nov. 10, not many students understand that other teams in the Northwest Conference actually have a chance of upsetting the Wildcats in their pursuit for their shot at playoffs. So what exactly are the rules in regards to a three way tie? As I mentioned in my last article, if Pacific University was able to pull out a win against both Willamette
and the Wildcats, then Linfield, Pacific University, and Pacific Lutheran University would all have a one loss record. This would cause a three way tie for first place within the NWC. According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III rules, each conference has their own way of determining how a three-way-tie for first is broken. Described in the NWC Football Sports Procedure Manual, if a three-way tie were to occur, first a head-tohead among the three teams would assume and the winner would have to win 2-0 in order to advance. If none of the teams win against the other two teams in a headto-head face off, it would be the team with the best record versus the fourth place team.
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Camille Weber Sports columnist If a three-way tie still occurs, the team with the best overall record. If a three-way tie still cannot be settled, the team with the longest time since participating in the NCAA Division III playoffs. So basically if Pacific University had won the Nov. 10 game last Saturday against Willamette and beaten Linfield during the last game
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Freshman stands out on soccer field Wildcats fall in last
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Drew Mahrt Senior sports reporter
With 50 plus saves and great leadership abilities, freshman keeper Jorge Rodriguez is the main man to watch at Linfield soccer games. After lettering three times and being the team captain in high school play, as well as being a second team all-Metro League honoree, Rodriguez came into Linfield knowing how to take over and give the team the best chance to win. Rodriguez has started in every game he has played in all but one, playing over 1000 total minutes this season. He missed four games due to injury late in the season, but still managed to reach the 50 save mark, finishing the year with 52 saves. “Reaching the 50 save mark feels good, although it wasn’t something I was aware of,” Rodriguez said. “I just did my part to help us win.” He gave up an average of 1.71 goals per game, giving up 19 total goals, but saved a little over 73 percent of shots that came his way. He was not very happy with his play this year, however, say-
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Spencer Beck/Staff Photographer Freshman goalkeeper Jorge Rodriguez (1) kicks the ball down the field during the first half of the Nov. 9 game. Rodriguez had 52 saves and gave up 19 goals total this season. ing, “I could have done much better preparing myself during the offseason, and done a better job on the field. I don’t feel like I played up to my full potential.” He felt a little better about how the team played as a whole, but still believes they could be much better. “I am decently happy with how we did, but I know we could have done better. A lot
of the guys on the team would agree with that,” Rodriguez said. Rodriguez expects that the team will do much better next year, and will work hard during the offseason in order to ensure the best chance of success for him and his team. “My expectations for next year are to finish top three in league and get eight total clean
sheets,” Rodriguez said. “We have a very young team full of potential.” The Wildcats ended their season with a record of 8-9-1, improving from year to year. This young Linfield team will look to take a another step further next year and reach the .500. Drew Mahrt can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.
Woman’s soccer lost their two final conference game against Lewis & Clark College with a score of 2-1 on Nov. 8 and Pacific Lutheran University with a battle in double overtime that ended with a goal from the Lutes making the final score 3-2 on Nov. 9. In the Lewis & Clark game freshman Molly McCool score the only goal for the ’Cats that tied the game 1-1 until the Pioneers were able to pull ahead less than 10 minutes later. This was the first time that Linfield has suffered back-to-back conference losses since 2009. “There are days when our team just clicks.” Freshman Erin Moller said. “There is always a bit of anxiety connected with away games, and our goal is to pinpoint that feeling and get a feel for what we can do as a team to overcome that anxiety. When we
decide as a team to get out there and play our game, we succeed.” The next day the Wildcats went against the Lutes for the final game in conference for both teams. The Lutes started off with the lead and didn’t let the ’Cats score until the second half, where senior Emily Fellows scored her conference-leading 20 season goal to put them on the board. Sophomore Tegan Grunwald then tied it up with the Lutes with at 2-2 that pushed the two teams into double overtime. The game ended with Pacific Lutheran scoring after three attempts against the Wildcats. With these two losses, Linfield finished the season 11-4-1 making them one win shy of first place in Northwest Conference standing.
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Volleyball ends the season with close-match win Kaylyn Peterson Managing editor The Wildcats traveled to Washington for the weekend where they came out on top in their final game against Whitman College on Nov. 9. The volleyball team won three of the five sets against the Missionaries. The first set was won 27-25. The two teams battled back and forth during the first set, going point-for-point with each other till point 25, when Whitman made two attack errors, earning the Wildcats
the first set win. Whitman bounced back during the second set, winning 28-26. While Linfield started off with the lead, the Missionaries stepped up in the final minutes to pull ahead. Despite the loss, the Wildcats made 16 kills during the set. The battling continued during the third set, where the Wildcats stole the win early in the set. Linfield won the set 25-12. During this set, the Wildcats made kill-after-kill, making a total of 12 kills. The fourth set went quickly as the Whitman
pulled ahead and won 25-11. The Missionaries managed to earn 14 kills while the Wildcats only put out four kills. The fifth and final match went to the Wildcats, who took an early lead due to some errors made by Whitman. Linfield maintained the lead for the entire set, winning 15-9. The whole game resulted in 54 kills for the Wildcats, 21 kills belonging to junior Kailana Ritte-Camara. Following in second for the Wildcats was freshman Sam Hammons with 11 kills. Junior Courtney
Wanamaker made 23 defensive digs, followed by a tie for second most digs was sophomore Quinn Takashima and Ritte-Camara with 16 digs. Despite the success of their first game, the Wildcats fell to Whitworth University on Nov. 8. The game was close, but the Pirates managed to pull ahead in three of the four set. The Wildcats took the first set 25-23, despite an early Pirate lead. The Wildcats tied it up after a string of errors made by Whitworth and a block made by junior Victoria Thompson
at point 22. The second set went in favor of the Pirates, 25-17. The Wildcats tried to gain another win, but were outplayed in final few plays, ending in a Whitworth win, 28-26. The final set ended with a five point difference in favor of Whitworth, 25-20. The Wildcats finished the season with a total of eight wins and 15 losses. Half of those wins were made during conference games, giving them a conference record of four wins and 12 losses. Linfield finished last in conference, only one win
and loss behind Whitman. Despite the season being over, the future for Linfield volleyball has a bright outlook. “It’s sort of a trend to have a really young team,” senior Shaylli Coopock said. “But I think it’s a good experience for them, because being on a smaller team it allows them to have more playing time and so for their future seasons, I think it will be good. This year was a transitioning year, a growing year.”
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opponents by and average of 48.75 points per game. Linfield united 32 of its seniors with their parents before the game to honor their last season playing for the team. The Wildcats also honored eight Hall Of Fame inductees at halftime. Linfield plays their last
regular season game at 1 p.m on Nov. 16 against Pacific. The game will be played away in Forest Grove, Ore. The team hopes to finish out the season with a perfect record, as a win would make them 9-0.
Kaylyn Peterson can be reached at linfieldreviewmanaging@gmail.com.
Football: Staying neck-and-neck with first place in nation all of they got to throw a pass, he liked how each of them was able to take control of the offense and move the ball downfield. The Wildcats are averaging 58.4 points per game this year, and are beating their
Drew Mahrt can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.
Tyson Takeuchi/Senior sports photographer Sophomore Tavon Willis (7) tries to break free from a University of Puget Sound defender. Willis had four rushes for 14 yards with his longest rush being six yards.
Tyson Takeuchi/Senior sports photographer Freshman running back Spencer Payne (28) breaks free from a University of Puget Sound defender. Payne had two rushes for 67 net yards and one rush resulting in a touchdown.
Tyson Takeuchi/Senior sports photographer Senior running back Mikkel Smythe (20) breaks free from a University of Puget Sound defender. Smythe had five rushes for a net gain of seven yards, averaging 1.4 yards per carry. The Wildcats ran away from the Loggers, out-rushing them by more than 290 yards. 289 yards (Linfield) to -5 yards (University of Puget Sound).
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Catline
FOOTBALL Linfield Pacific Lutheran Pacific Willamette Whitworth Lewis & Clark Puget Sound
NWC
Overall
5-0 5-1 3-2 3-2 1-4 1-4 0-5
8-0 8-1 7-2 6-2 3-6 1-7 1-7
NWC
Overall
15-1 12-4 9-7 8-8 7-9 7-9 5-11 4-11 4-12
19-5 17-8 15-13 12-13 12-12 8-15 6-16 7-22 8-15
VOLLEYBALL Pacific Lutheran Puget Sound Whitworth Willamette George Fox Pacific Lewis & Clark Whitman Linfield
MEN’S SOCCER Puget Sound Whitworth Pacific Lutheran Whitman Willamette Linfield Pacific George Fox
WOMEN’S SOCCER Puget Sound Linfield Pacific Lutheran Lewis & Clark Whitman Pacific Whitworth Willamette George Fox
NWC
Overall
12-2 10-2-2 8-4-2 8-5-1 6-5-3 5-8-1 2-11-1 0-14
14-5 12-3-3 13-4-3 9-9-2 10-6-3 8-9-1 7-12-1 1-19
NWC
13-1-2 11-4-1 9-2-5 7-8-1 7-9 6-8-2 4-6-6 3-10-3 1-13-2
Overall
15-2-2 15-4-1 11-4-5 10-9-1 11-9 9-8-3 7-7-6 5-12-3 3-15-2
Tyson Takeuchi/Senior sports photographer Sophomore Eli Biondine (30) and senior Kyle Wright (10) tackle University of Puget Sound’s wide receiver Brennan Schon (82). Biondine and Wright had five tackles combined during the game against Puget Sound.
Wildcats chop Loggers, 79-3 Drew Mahrt Senior sports reporter
Swimming makes a wave with new records
The swim teams may have lost the duel meets against both opponents this weekend, but the teams came out on top with new personal records on both sides. See page 14>>
Men’s soccer keeper brings team together Freshman keeper Jorge Rodriguez has made his mark on the field, making him a must-look-for player. See page 14>>
Volleyball ends season with a bang
The volleyball team finishes off the season in style with a close win by a five set match against Whitman College. See page 15>>
Tyson Takeuchi/Senior sports photographer Junior quarterback Matt Yarbrough (2) rushes down the sideline away from University of Puget Sound defenders. Yarbrough had four rushes for 89 net yards, contributing to Linfield’s total 289 rushing yards.
Junior quarterback Matt Yarborough led the Wildcats to yet another victory, piling up 132 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns against Puget Sound. Two early fumble recoveries started the ‘Cats off with 14 points on the board before Puget sound had a chance to move the ball at all, and Linfield kept the pace up all game, beating Puget Sound 79-3. After senior star quarterback Josh Yoder (164 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns) was taken out of the game midway through the second quarter, Yarborough came in and worked his magic. Minutes after running in a six yard touchdown, he broke free for his second touchdown run, taking it 69 yards to the house. Freshman Spencer Payne also
rushed the ball for 67 yards and a touchdown, as well as returning a kick 71 yards for a score. “I just really wanted it” Payne said, “everything lined up perfectly.” Coach Joseph Smith noted after the game that “special teams was a giant factor in the game.” The special teams squad totaled 256 yards, returning one for a touchdown, and set the Wildcat offense up in great position to start every drive. Fredrick Douglas III was a big factor on special teams, retuning two punts for an average of 23.5 yards per return. Linfield played over 100 players in the game, making sure everyone got some play time once it was clear that they were going to get the victory. Coach Smith played all five quarterback listed on the roster, and ever though not >> Please see Football page 15
Basketball star balances classes, playing Drew Mahrt Senior sports reporter Coming off of a 4-21 season last year, junior forward Chris Dirks, along with the rest of the Linfield basketball team, expects a much stronger season is in store
for them. With Linfield’s top-scorers from last year graduating, someone has to step up and take on the role of the new team leader. Dirks believes that the team has “a lot of new talent” and will be very competitive this season,
adding that he is “excited about our potential.” Dirks played in 13 games last season and played an average of 12 minutes in each of them. He averaged 2.6 points per game, but really contributed with his rebounding skills, pulling in 39
rebounds and averaging three per game. Dirks is motivated to be the best team player he can, saying that he doesn’t care whether he >> Please see Basketball page 13