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Lacrosse takes a loss against Kenyon on March 9
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REVIEW March 10, 2014
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Linfield College
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McMinnville, Ore.
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119th Year
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Issue No. 17
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American dreams
Read about an upcoming lecture on the “End of American Exceptionalism.” >> page 4
High times A visiting professor’s science lecture explains how products like incense, spices and bath salts are actually modifications of marijuana. >> page 5
Linfield of yesterday Learn more about the Linfield College Archives, located at the Nicholson Library, which offer a look into Linfield’s past. >> pages 8 and 9
Deaf Puppies
An upcoming performance will feature poetry, comedy and folk tales, all performed in American Sign Language. >> page 10
Yucheng Zhang/Senior photographer
Candidates for president juniors Trey Chiu (left) and Gabe Wells and vice presidential candidate junior Ivanna Tucker speak to an audience of students at an Associated Students of Linfield College sponsored event, Question & Answer Panel.
ASLC candidates share goals Aimee Bertolli For the Review It’s that time of year again, time to vote or our Associated Students of Linfield College president. Linfield’s two candidates running for president are juniors Gabe Wells and Trey Chiu. Running unopposed for vice president is junior Ivanna Tucker.
Wells’ main goal is to bridge gaps between the different groups here on campus. One example is having Greek life be involved with sustainability. He also hopes to plan more events and encourage more students to attend those events. He also would like to make sure to lay good groundwork for incoming freshmen, so that their experi-
ence from then on will be positive. Wells would like to be a person that any student can come and talk to, so as to gain their insight on what could make Linfield even better. Chiu’s main goal is to build a more open, aware Linfield community. He wants to make sure that Linfield is a place where students
can feel comfortable speaking their mind, exchanging ideas and constructive criticism. He also hopes to organize events that are a little different from what we have now, that break away from the same mold. He, too, believes that laying
from his short fiction piece “Writing Prompt” which focused on a student trying to follow a disturbing writing prompt when he painfully discovers the capabilities of human beings. Senior Andrea Snyder read her poem “Numbered Pieces of Nothing from a 20-Something Female” which consisted of relatable stories typical of college in a way that hints to the darker aspects of the four year experience. Senior Madelyn Wong shared her personal essay “Voluntary Dissociation” which investigates how one deals with life threatening ordeals physically, emotionally and psychologically while struggling to maintain an authentic self-identity. Junior Creative Writing major,
Leimomiahikolani (Momi) Hookano presented an excerpt from her short story “Arctic Hub,” a story about an orientation for workers for an organization responsible for continuation of the world. Freshman Quinn Reisenman closed the first panel with his poem “We Have Been Burning Old Desks” which was inspired by the substantial amount of snowfall and how the weather affected students during the January term. The second panel entitled “I am not at Home: Troubled Journeys” all consisted of stories of yearning for a home and attempt to find ones identity in an unfamiliar place. Senior Joshua Davis read an excerpt of his personal essay “Just
a Race” which was a light-hearted essay about the serious subject of racism which includes his experiences with racial profiling and his inner conflict with the “N” word. Senior Kristi Castanara presented an excerpt from her personal essay “Mixed” which focused on her hardships of being bi-racial and wanting to fully embrace the side of her culture that she barely physically resembled. Senior Caleb Goad presented his quirky-humored short fiction “There is Nothing in the Box” which challenges the idea of identity through the journey of two thieves that have been
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Student panels present literary works Camille Weber Sports columnist
Track and field
Linfield performs well, grabs first in some events at the George Fox University Rich Allen Classic.
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Editorial ...................... 2 News ........................... 4 Features........................ 7 Culture....................... 10 Sports ........................ 16
The annual Linfield Creative Writing Conference took place on March 7 giving students an opportunity to showcase their work in addition to giving spectators the opportunity to ask questions regarding the writing process. All three panels focused on different themes which mirrored the personal obstacles writers must overcome to create a literary work. The first panel “‘Tearing the Text’: Writing Anxiety and Irony,” focused on the familiar feeling of writers block: not being able to communicate particular feelings or opinions in text. Senior Tim Singer read an excerpt
>> Please see Literary page 4