The Linfield Review - Issue 20

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EDITORIAL

You can’t have your cake and eat it, too Officials announced at the Associated Students of Linfield College Senate meeting April 12 that students sitting on faculty committees will no longer be allowed to vote on said committees, although they are still required to attend.

Senators and Cabinet members alike expressed strong disapproval of the decision, and the Review stands by them wholeheartedly.

If students are going to be required to attend the meetings, they should be allowed to vote.

What is the point in forcing students to attend such deliberations when their opinions are given no weight?

Admittedly, the votes of the small amount of students present would not be too impactful, but voting is about more than making a difference; it is about expressing one’s opinions and ideas. Americans do not vote for third-party candidates expecting to make a huge difference; they do so to give voice to their opinions.

By taking away the student vote, faculty is implying that our opinion does not matter to it. Furthermore, requiring our attendance is only an added slap in the face.

It’s like gagging someone but requiring him or her to participate in a debate.

Why have students at the table at all if no one cares about what they have to say? Just to remind us that we are being ignored?

Students could certainly gain information by attending faculty committee meetings, but we (some of us at least) elect student officials to sit in at these meetings to represent our voice, not merely to act as liaisons.

It has also been said that faculty affairs don’t much concern students, but in reality, who affects students more than faculty? Faculty members have a critical impact

on the future of all students with what they teach us, how they grade us and how they advise us on decisions pertaining to our specific majors.

Have we no say in how we ought to be taught and treated?

Of course, not all faculty decisions affect students, but don’t we deserve to be heard on the decisions that do?

This issue, however, serves to illustrate a much more important dilemma at Linfield: the increasing gap between students and faculty. Linfield has a reputation for great student-professor relations, but this seems only to be true at an individual level and, even then, not always.

Linfield needs to work toward increased cohesion between stu-

Graphic by Megan Myer/Photo editor dents and faculty. Why not have faculty members attend Senate and Review office hours: other student meetings and give them an opportunity to vote in Editor-in-chief addition to letting students vote in Tuesday & Thursday faculty meetings? We want faculty 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. to have student input, but it would be hypocritical to not want faculty Managing editor input as well.

Friday We believe that not only hav8:30-10:30 a.m. ing students and faculty attend each other’s meetings but also Follow us on Twitter, allowing each to have their voices @linfieldreview, heard and taken into consideration and on Facebook. would strengthen the relationship between the two. Representation to exacerbate it. We must come on both ends will undoubtedly together. It could only end in us result in decisions more beneficial viewing each other more favorably. to each party.

We may be students, but we are The standoff between students also adults. Give us that respect, and faculty needs to end, but tak- and we will gladly return it. ing away our voice has only served -The Review Editorial Board

CORRECTIONS

April 16 issue

Freshman Linh Tang is president of the Bellydance Club.

April 16 issue

The Linfield Republicans is an ASLC-chartered club.

April 9 issue

Tyrone Wells has been to campus four times.

ASLC president-elect responds to hiring criticism Colin Jones Guest columnist I really appreciate the thoughtful criticism I’ve been receiving regarding my ASLC Cabinet selections and hiring process; it is dialogue like this that keeps me on my toes and thinking about the best ways to serve you all. However, no matter how hard we try, public displays (like letters/guest columns in the Review) always seem to come off likes attacks rather than constructive criticism. In my experience, criticism is more productive when conveyed one-on-one because it encourages both sides to see the opposing perspective.

That said, I’d like to put to rest the three myths circulating regarding my selections and hiring process.

Myth #1: I said experience was disregarded as a factor in hiring.

What I actually said was that experience wasn’t the only factor in my decisions. Given that we had more than three applicants per position (more than any leadership position on campus), there were a number of highly experienced candidates

to choose from. The committee had to bring in other factors, such as enthusiasm and ideas for the position and ability to work as a team. Arielle Perkins’ and Nicole Bond’s profiles in last week’s Review (“Meet the ASLC Cabinet,” TLR, April 16) indicated how experienced they really are, and that is true of the entire Cabinet.

In fact, my choice of Student Center Director, who has undergone the most scrutiny, has more experience with the Gameroom and CIC than the last four Student Center Directors, combined.

Myth #2: The hiring committee was exceptionally small.

This year’s committee was one senator short of the standard (two instead of three): that’s it. Despite this smaller committee, Senate confirmed the cabinet because it realized that I did everything I possibly could (including offering to change interview times or allow partial service) to get more senators, but there weren’t any more people willing to serve on the hiring committee.

When I chose not to include outgoing president senior Ashlee Carter,

it wasn’t because I was trying to ignore her input; I just didn’t want to subject her to 12 hours of interviews and discussions. I have extensive experience both in ASLC and in hiring student leaders — as was noted in the March Review editorial (“Review endorses Jones, Spranger,” TLR, March 5) — and I felt that experience qualified me to conduct interviews with a panel of four other people (the largest hiring committee of any student leadership position except Residence Life).

Myth #3: There was favoritism in the hiring process.

This really couldn’t be further from the truth. I can’t speak for sophomore ASLC Vice Presidentelect Katie Patterson, but I knew only two of the students hired through their work on the Linfield Activities Board and hadn’t had any previous interaction with the five other students selected. Quite honestly, it doesn’t matter if some of the new cabinet members have a history with Katie. Responsibility for personnel decisions — including hiring, discipline and (if necessary) termina-

tion — falls on the ASLC president. I didn’t present anyone to Senate that I didn’t have absolute faith in. The seven people that were hired by me and approved by Senate received the positions they’re in because they’re the best people for the job.

I hope this clarifies things for those that maybe didn’t know all of the factors involved in the ASLC hiring process. The final concern I’ve heard voiced regards inadequate communication between ASLC Senate and the larger student body. I have worked to be as transparent as possible in my cabinet selection and will continue to open myself to questions and criticism. But I recognize that information doesn’t always get to all students on campus. I am working right now to re-design the ASLC website to ensure that important information is readily available to the student body. So keep the criticism coming because it shows me the things I work on. But, please, share your concerns with me directly so I can spend my time addressing problems instead of writing long opinions.

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New brand launch spurs criticism Septembre Russell Copy chief The new Linfield College logo and brand were revealed April 20 in Ice Auditorium.

Bill Chiaravalle, founder and creative director of Brand Navigation, a central Oregon-based branding firm, presented a summary of the results of the branding project.

He unveiled the new tag line, “The power of small,” and the new logo, which is a maroon acorn with a leaf extending up and to the left. The acorn and leaf sit above the college’s name, which is in a serif font.

During a forum, which was held in the auditorium last month, recommendations for the new logo were showcased and critiqued by students, faculty and staff. The acorn sat above a horizon line at that stage.

The feedback given concerning this horizon line prompted its omission from the logo.

There was a leaf in the prototype, as well, but the size of the leaf shrunk to

emphasizes the acorn, Chiaravalle said. The leaf is smoother and more refined, he said to the audience.

“It speaks to thriving and growing,” he said.

Chiaravalle explained the idea behind the acorn logo during the April presentation.

“The idea really is that there’s a heritage here at Linfield College,” he said.

“You have this wonderful grove of oak trees — they’re very symbolic. It’s the idea of not throwing away your past. Why should you throw away this rich heritage? The acorn is a symbol of looking to a vibrant new future, new growth ahead, but connecting with the past.”

The overarching concept was to convey something small growing into something significant, Chiaravalle said. The symbol is memorable. He quoted an old English proverb: “Great oaks from little acorns grow.”

“When you think about it, an acorn makes the perfect visual representation for what we believe in,

namely, transforming students into well-rounded, whole people,” he said. “It also fits nicely with our slogan, ‘The power of small.’”

Despite the audiance’s positive reception of his presentation, the student body’s perception of the new brand is the antithesis of the reaction in the auditorium.

“No one else is utilizing the idea of ‘the power of small,’” junior Taylor Avritt said. “My next question would be why aren’t other institutions utilizing that phrase? It seems as though it could scare off students just by the tag line itself.

And as for the logo, the acorn doesn’t accurately represent the students, professors and staff that contribute to Linfield. We’re getting farther and farther away from the Old Oak tree.”

President Thomas Hellie explained the reason the college pursued and invested in the project.

The objective was to clarify, enhance and communicate our public identity in a crowded market-

place, he said onstage.

“We need to make the case for our college in a public way,” Hellie said.

“We also need to make sure that we’re competing and communicating more broadly in the other marketplaces.”

Implementation of the college’s new image is set to begin in June of this year. At that time, or sooner, Hellie said, the updated version of the Linfield Wildcat mascot will make its debut.

The college’s identity will be introduced to external audiences in Linfield Magazine and E-Cat, the college’s electronic newsletter, he said.

An online form will also be available for ordering letterheads and business cards beginning in June.

Some integrated marketing funds are earmarked to pay for the initial order of business cards this year, a subsidy that Hellie said will ensure that the entire college transitions to the new logo.

Chiaravalle’s presentation is available on Catfiles at https://catfiles.linfield.

Committee proposes changes to schedule system

Graphic courtesy of Candido Salinas Linfield’s new brand logo. The logo emphasizes the college’s small class sizes, small student body and small campus. The acorn is from an oak tree, a symbol long associated with Linfield College. The new brand has draw some criticism from students. edu:443/Institutional/ identity_system for viewing.

After typing in your Catnet username and password, you will have access to a folder that contains a downloadable file titled Linfield_Launch”4”20.pdf.

Jodi Kilcup, assistant vice president of college relations, said that the file would be updated with additional resources as the implementation process continues.

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Joshua Ensler News editor An ad hoc committee of faculty members has proposed a radical departure from Linfield’s current class scheduling.

Unlike the present system, the proposal divides the day into six blocks in which a class can be scheduled, although there are a few exceptions.

Richard Emery, business department chair and professor of accounting; Thomas Love, anthropology and sociology department chair and professor of anthropology; Brad Thompson, chair and associate professor of mass communications; and Liz Atkinson, associate dean of faculty and associate professor of chemistry, volunteered to rebuild the class scheduling system.

“Over the years, there has been dissatisfaction with the current schedule,” Emery said.

He added that professors frequently complained that classes can overlap by five or 10 minutes or had fewer than five minutes of transit time between them.

Emery said faculty members became frustrated while creating their schedules for next year last November, and someone suggested creating a new scheduling system.

“This has been festering for some time,” Emery said.

Love said that the Faculty Executive Committee had once looked into rebuilding the scheduling system, but there was no one available to do it.

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Graphic courtesy of Liz Atkinson The 14th and most recent proposed revision to the potential new class scheduling blocks. The faculty will vote on whether to adopt the new plan in May. “One of the huge advantages of this schedule is the common lunch hour, free of class conflict,” Love said. “We can stop having all this time wasted trying to figure out if we can meet.”

Atkinson was charged with creating the new schedule, Love said, calling her a “[Microsoft] Excel guru.” The committee has created 14 versions of the proposal so far.

Atkinson said it was difficult to accommodate all the courses and allow students to take all their classes across

different departments in the new schedule.

Atkinson said she thinks there will be additional changes to the proposal when it goes up for a vote May 9 during the monthly faculty meeting.

One hurdle is the current start time of morning classes.

Some professor feel that 8:15 a.m., the current start time, is too early, Love said. The blocks last 75 minutes.

Love said 50-minute classes will be on a MondayWednesday-Friday schedule,

and longer classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

He added that the optimal solution, limiting all classes to four credits, was too inflexible for the desires of the professors, forcing a compromise.

Even so, Love has a high opinion of the new system.

“Anything’s better than what we have now,” he said.

If the proposal passes, it may take effect during Spring Semester 2011.

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Student wins scholarship for environmental activism Joanna Peterson Culture reporter

After spending the last few years promoting sustainability, junior David Kellner-Rode’s work was recognized when he won a $5,000 scholarship for his dedication to environmental causes.

Kellner-Rode is one of 80 college students nationwide to receive the Udall Scholarship. He is the first Linfield applicant to win the award.

The Udall Scholarship is a federal award given to those who demonstrate a commitment to careers focused on promoting environmental sustainability. It honors former Representative Morris Udall, who was dedicated to

environmental activism and public service.

“David is sort of a pioneer for Linfield,” Competitive Scholarships Advisor and Instructor of History Deborah Olsen said. “There have been a few Linfield applicants in past years, but he is the first winner.”

Kellner-Rode will attend a conference in Arizona with the other scholarship recipients August 4-8.

The conference educates students about environmental issues while providing an opportunity to network and brainstorm sustainable solutions.

“I’m looking forward to connecting with these students who all share a concern for environmental

issues,” Kellner-Rode said.

“The more people who are thinking about the problems, the faster we can come up with solutions.”

He said that he arrived at Linfield with an interest in environmental policy, but the friends he has made during college have greatly influenced his views on sustainability.

“After connecting with new friends through Greenfield, I realized that being dedicated to sustainability wasn’t just something that had to do with school, but that it’s a total lifestyle,” Kellner-Rode said.

Since his freshman year, Kellner-Rode has immersed himself in the Linfield and McMinnville communi-

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Kellner-Rode ties through various environmental causes, such as founding the Linfield Bicycle Co-Op, organizing Power Shift Linfield and serving as president of Greenfield, an environmental activism club on campus.

He also helped propose the Sustainability Grant to the Associated Students of Linfield College last year.

The Grant provided $30,000

to fund environmental causes, such as a composting machine and tools for the Bicycle Co-Op. “I feel like our generation plays a large and pressing role in promoting environmental sustainability,” Kellner-Rode said. “If we don’t face these issues head-on and stop screwing around, we’ll cause problems for the sustainability of the planet.”

Olsen said that KellnerRode’s scholarship is a positive reflection of the traditions of community service and activism that Linfield promotes.

“This is a wonderful accolade to the school,” she said. “We’re becoming more and more of a ‘green’ campus. Each new class seems

to be more interested in their behaviors and how their choices affect the environment.”

Kellner-Rode also attributes earning the scholarship to the influence and help of several Linfield faculty.

“I really want to thank Deborah Olsen,” KellnerRode said. “I couldn’t have made this happen without her. Also, Jessica Wade [community service coordinator], Rob Gardner [assistant professor of anthropology] and Tom Love [chair of sociology and anthropology and professor of anthropology] have been so supportive of me.”

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Faculty removes student vote Shawn Fisher News reporter Faculty members decided to take voting privileges away from students on faculty committees in a meeting held April 12.

“The faculty committees’ task is to carry out faculty duties, which is laid out in the school’s bylaws,” Scott Smith, chair of the Faculty Executive Council and associate professor of history, said. “Voting members should be faculty.”

In the past, few decisions required actual voting, Smith said.

“Essentially, nothing will change for students on committees,” Smith said.

“Because we rarely ever have to vote, students’ impact on committees depends on how persuasive they are. It has nothing to do with voting.”

The change was a surprise to some Associated Students of Linfield College members,

junior Club Director and President-elect Colin Jones said.

“There are a lot of concerns about taking voting away,” Jones said. “It takes away from the shared governance of the college and also experiential learning of students.”

Changes to faculty committees were discussed at the ASLC Senate meeting April 19.

“I think it’s disrespectful to students, and that was echoed by students at Senate this week,” Jones said. “They want students to sit at the table but don’t want them to have a vote.”

Faculty also decided to reduce the number of committees from 12 to four. Students will have two representatives on two of these committees — the curriculum and student policies committees.

Students on the faculty committees are appointed by the ASLC president. In the

past, almost all faculty committees had two student representatives. The committees were downsized in an effort to boost efficiency and effectiveness, Smith said.

“Having that many committees was burdensome, so it wasn’t a controversial change,” Jones said. “Many of the school’s committees are considering being reduced — even Senate is looking to cut down.”

The changes were initially proposed at a March faculty meeting. Students did not vote on the proposed changes, Jones said.

“These changes don’t mean that faculty doesn’t value student input and perspectives,” Smith said. “Students who are active and engaged will continue to be influential.”

The new faculty committees will meet in May. Shawn Fisher can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com

Words of wisdom Duc Hoang/Freelancer Freshman Karen Cole (front) and sophomore Morgan Phillips (center) dance with senior Yasmin Ordoubadi (rear) during the Night of Noise on April 16. The event followed the Day of Silence, an annual protest against bullying of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals in schools. Participants do not talk, an act intended to show solidarity with members of the LGBT community harrassed into silence.

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Shortage of summer jobs extends to campus Yin Xiao Culture editor Despite an increase in applicants, summer jobs on campus will not see a related increase in the number of positions available in most departments.

Linfield employed 181 students in 2008 and 225 students in 2009 as summer workers on campus.

This summer, the same number of students will be working on campus as last year, despite the state of the economy.

The Human Resources Office will confirm the number in June, Administrative Support Specialist Melissa Malloy said in an e-mail.

“We noticed the dramatic increase in the past three years,” Brad Sinn, director of facilities and auxiliary services, said. “The economy might make it harder for students to find jobs at home.”

Facilities Services has hired 20 students for conferences as the majority of summer job opportunities on campus, but the office received more than 40 applications.

As for rumors that Linfield decided to give more positions to students instead of non-student workers in town, Sinn said

he didn’t think this was true because the funding comes from two separate budgets.

“Based on total number of students, we are careful that we are not creating what we are not looking for,” Sinn said. “We didn’t expect that students [would apply] faster than last year.”

Increasing summer job applications for on-campus work without a growing number of positions is hard for international students.

International students, under an F-1 visa, cannot legally work off campus except for Curricular Practical Training, internships pre-approved by a faculty adviser and at the International Programs Office.

“They can’t work in fast food places like American students,” Marie Schmidt, international programs assistant, said. “We have encouraged departments to give preference to international students because of the visa issue.”

Sinn said the office doesn’t give preference to international students, but approximately 20 percent of students working this summer are international students, which is much more than the percentage of total students on campus.

For freshman Jonathan

Bosc, a four-year international student from the Netherlands, it’s a complicated conflict between a short break for going home and income of a summer job.

“I failed to get a job on campus because I need a two-week break to go home, which is reasonable because I haven’t seen my family for the whole year,” Bosc said. “I feel bad that my parents paid expensive tuition for me, so I want to give back by working in the summer.”

He also said he was accepted by Starbucks to work during summer, but he was told he cannot work off campus. He tried for as many positions as he could on campus. However, he is not allowed to have a break during the summer if he wants a full-time job on campus.

“It’s not fair for international students,” Bosc said.

“We make the school better [with more] diversity, but what can we do if we either don’t get a job or go home?”

He said he it feels like nobody helps him, and he plans to approach IPO about the issue.

“It’s not just for me, but for all international students,” he said.

Yin Xiao can be reached at infieldreviewculture@gmail.com

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Students find health care bill beneficial, daunting Chelsea Langevin Senior reporter

Students stare at poetry posted on Dillin Hall windows April 19. In addition to the dining hall, the unknown poets posted their work outside Miller Fine Arts Center and on the ASLC Publicity Boards in Riley and Renshaw halls. ASLC removed the signs from its boards because they were not cleared through student government.

Under the Affordable Health Care Act, nearly 2 million dependents up to age 26 — a group of people that has traditionally gone without coverage to save money — can stay on their parents’ health care plan by 2014 .

Previously, states including Alabama, California, Hawaii and North Carolina did not have laws on record that required extended dependent coverage to young adults.

Now, the federal government must create a collective definition of “dependent” by considering each state’s conditions.

In Oregon, a dependent was defined as an unmarried child up to age 23, elderly parents or disabled adults.

The new law also bridges the gap for young adults who, because of their age or because they are graduating this year, were ineligible to continue on their parents’

plans.

For graduating Linfield seniors, the new act means sitting down to discuss joining their parent’s plan.

“It will be much cheaper than trying to find an individual plan,” senior Jennifer Sacklin said.

She said she hopes to join a teaching assistantship program in Spain this year, which means she would have less time to find a stable job with benefits than her peers.

“I thought the reform was absolutely necessary,” Sacklin said.

After moving to Los Angeles from Mexico at an early age, junior Denisse Chacon said receiving health care was more of a luxury than a necessity.

“Any reform is better than what has been,” she said. “My family has always struggled.”

Before the reform, Sacklin said she still would have considered purchasing a plan for herself, despite its

costliness.

“In my immediate future, I don’t see myself getting a job with benefits,” she said.

While the reform directly affects Sacklin and Chacon, neither said they followed the debate closely because of the jargon-laden media coverage.

“It was hard to know what the debate was about,” Sacklin said. “No one was saying how this will specifically affect me.”

Now that most of the politics that plagued the media coverage are beginning to wane, young adults such as Sacklin and Chacon are taking a larger role in informing themselves.

“It’s good the government is trying to do something to bridge the gap for us,” Chacon said. “I would have gone without it otherwise.”

This is the third part in a three-part series about health care.

Chelsea Langevin can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com

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Megan Myer/Photo editor Freshman Marissa Mark (left) and sophomore Ethan Connolly staff a Sexual Assault Awareness Month table while sophomore Bryce Borland pins an awareness ribbon to his sweater April 20.

McAfee cripples computers McAfee, the anti-virus program that Linfield uses to protect its network, mimicked the effects of a virus April 21.

The anti-virus program received an update that mistakenly caused it to identify a critical Windows program, svchost. exe, as a harmful pro-

gram. Windows could function properly with svchost.exe, so it shut down to prevent further damage.

ITS is attempting to repair the problem but the loss of svchost.exe disables the program that Windows uses to update itself properly.

ITS had not reported the problem repaired as of production.

Svchost.exe is not associated with any particular Windows program, but it is needed for the stable operation of Windows. ~Compiled by Joshua Ensler, news editor

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All photos from Taylor Johnson’s Facebook page Taylor Johnson does not include front facial shots on her Facebook account, as many students have noticed.

Taylor Johnson, whose Facebook account leads students to question her existence, has never been seen on campus.

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any students have received Facebook friend requests from a mysterious girl who is purportedly a Linfield student.

Whether you have accepted or denied her request or responded to posts on her “wall,” her existence is mysterious. Her name is Taylor Johnson, and no one seems to know who she is.

Some students claim that Johnson is not a real person. If you access her Facebook page, you will notice that many students ask her questions such as where she lived before she came to Linfield and what her major is.

She either does not reply or gives a generic response, such as she attended a community college before Linfield - but she leaves the college unnamed.

Johnson’s Facebook looks like any normal account. In her interests she wrote, “photography, surfing, painting, cooking, hiking, skiing, reading, living life to the fullest! and of course hanging with my family.” She also wrote that she enjoys any type of music and just transferred to Linfield, ecstatic to meet new friends. She seems like a regular teenage girl on campus, but who is she really?

A rumor has been floating around that Johnson is a faculty member portraying as a student to find out what Linfield students say about the school on social networking websites. A faculty member might also be using the account as an alleged student to catch wind of illegal activities students may

be involved in.

Another suspicion is that junior Kelsey Chance created the profile. Suspicions were cleared up after she was interviewed.

Chance was baffled at the thought of creating a Facebook and pretending to be someone else. She even joked about it with her friends when she first heard the allegations.

“All of my friends and I are skeptical of who it really is,” Chance said. “I don’t know why anyone would think it was me. I’m confused as to why anyone would make a Facebook (pageand pretend to be someone else.”

Chance thinks it may be a practical joke or a social experiment to try to get a reaction out of students.

If that were the case, it certainly worked.

Johnson’s unknown identity has angered many students.

One of these students is junior Kurtis Williams. He said Johnson added him on Facebook and then sent him a message.

“I was skeptical right off the bat,” he said.

“She has no face shots, no information on her account about past schools or anything else.

The validity of the account is questionable.”

Williams said he could see why an administrator would claim to be a student at Linfield, but he does not agree with it, if that is the truth.

Lauren Ostrom can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com

A photo from Taylor Johnson’s Facebook, which she claims is her. Little does she know, Linfield students can figure out that this picture came from Flickr, an image-hosting website.

This photo, from Taylor Johnson’s Facebook, was actually commented by a student who found the original picture on a clothing line’s website. You’re a model, Taylor Johnson? Who knew?

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Residence Halls: Anderson Hall (male only) Room options: Singles, doubles, triples Amenities: Window seats (select rooms), built-in bunk beds (select rooms) Features: Anderson Hall is the only all-male hall at Linfield.

Campbell Hall (co-ed) Room options: Singles, doubles, triples (male only) Amenities: Walk-in closets (select rooms) Features: Campbell Hall offers two student lounges and is located near academic buildings, Riley Student Center and the intramural sports field. It’s pinpointed right in front of LCCPS’ new residence in Megan Myer/Photo editor Cozine Hall.

Campbell Hall is one of the largest residence halls on campus.

Elkinton Hall (co-ed) Room options: Singles, doubles, triples Amenities: Sink in rooms, color accent wall in room, handicap access, study rooms Features: Elkinton opened in 2006 and offers laundry and recycling facilities on each floor as well as study lounges with white boards.

Frerichs Hall (co-ed, wellness hall) Room options: Singles, doubles, triples Amenities: Window seats (select rooms), indoor bike storage, study rooms, piano in lounge Features: Frerichs is one of two wellness halls, in which students pledge to not use first- or secondhand substances.

Grover Hall (female only) Room options: Singles, doubles, triples Amenities: Sink in rooms (select rooms) Features: One of three all-female halls, Grover offers a small community in which to live and learn.

Personal sinks are available in rooms on the first and second floors. The third floor offers a unique triple room and two double rooms.

Hewitt Hall (co-ed) Room Options: Singles, doubles Amenities: N/A Features: As one of the larger residence halls on Linfield’s campus, Hewitt is a great place to meet new classmates.

Jane Failing Hall (female only) Room options: Singles, doubles, triples, quads/suites Amenities: Sink in rooms (select rooms), walk-in closet (select rooms), window seats (available in 3rd-floor rooms), built-in bunk beds (select rooms), study rooms Features: Jane Failing has vanities in most rooms, and most bathrooms have hidden showers for increased privacy.

Megan Myer/Photo editor Jane Failing Hall is one of few female dorms on campus.

Larsell Hall (co-ed) Room options: Singles, doubles, triples, quads/suites Amenities: N/A Features: Larsell is one of Linfield’s larger residence halls and offers two student lounges. On top of that, it’s one of the few halls that offers quads and suites to underclassmen.

Latourette Hall (co-ed) Room options: Doubles Amenities: Walk-in closets, built-in bunk beds Features: N/A Mahaffey Hall (co-ed) Room Options: Singles, doubles Amenities: Standard amenities, indoor bike storage, elevator, handicap access Features: Mahaffey is the largest residence hall on Linfield’s campus and is a multi-use building that houses the Office of Residence Life on the first floor. Residents are able to enjoy the large outside patio that looks out on the softball field. Mahaffey is divided into male and female wings.

Memorial Hall (female only) Room options: Singles, doubles, triples Amenities: Armoires Features: One of three all-female halls, Memorial is a uniquely designed building that it tucked within the stands of the Linfield football stadium. The multi-use space houses the Greek Life and Health & Wellness Promotion offices on the first floor, with residents living on the second floor.

Miller Hall (co-ed) Room options: Singles, doubles, triples, quads/suites Amenities: N/A Features: If you have a car, you can’t beat the parking both behind and to the side of Miller. It’s also close to the fraternity houses, if you’re a member or frequent visitor.

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Despite how the system works, students will gath (Getting to Ted Wilson Gymnasium early will not freshmen.) The upper gym will become unbearab Welcome to Linfield housing registration.

This year, in an effort to help students better reads all those e-mails, anyway?), the Review has Details of most halls and suburbs are below (mo website), along with personal recommendations view hopes that it helps you find what you are loo

Residence Halls Double Room

Rate per semester $2,350.00

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Newby Hall (co-ed) Room Options: Doubles, triples, quads/suites Amenities: Living/dining area Features: Newby is an “apartment-like” residence hall. Each downside: It’s on the far north end of campus, far from som without enough credits for the suburbs.

Pioneer Hall (female only) Room options: Doubles, triples, quads/suites Amenities: High ceilings Features: Pioneer Hall is the oldest building on Linfield’s cam multi-purpose building houses the history, political science a Potter Hall (co-ed, wellness hall) Room options: Singles, doubles, triples Amenities: N/A Features: Potter Hall is one of the wellness halls, and studen Located on the far north side of campus, Potter Hall is a mu Education. Potter Hall is also across the street from Theta C distant from other places on campus.

Terrell Hall (co-ed) Room options: Singles, doubles, triples Amenities: Sink in rooms, color accent wall in room, handica Features: Terrell Hall opened in 2006 and offers study loun

Whitman Hall (co-ed) Room options: Singles, doubles, triples Amenities: Color accent wall in room, window seats (select piano in lounge Features: Whitman is another hall located near the north e

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y complicated endeavor. (It’s one of the last events

her early, nervously awaiting the start of the event. increase your chances of getting what you want, bly hot, and people will be irate and pushy.

r understand their housing options (because who s created a Renter’s Guide for Linfield students. ost of which was collected from the Residence Life from the Review staff. Take it as you will. The Reoking for.

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Double Apts: College Ave. (Whites), Blaine St. (Greens), Legacy, Dana, 540 Apts.

(Reds) Triple Apts: College Ave. (Whites), Blaine St. (Greens) 1220 Melrose

$2,655.00

HP Park Apartment - Double

$2,990.00

HP Park Apartment - Triple

$2,845.00

HP Park Apartment - Quad

$2,885.00

January Term Housing (All)

$ 435.00

Suburbs: Dana Hall Room options: Doubles Amenities: All units have two furnished bedrooms, a furnished living area and a kitchen.

Features: All units are two bed/one bath, with a kitchen and large common area. A kitchen table and four chairs are provided. A furnished bedroom includes a bed, dresser, closet, desk and desk chair for each resident.

The Blaine Street Apartments (formerly known as the Greens) Room options: Doubles, triples Megan Myer/Photo editor Amenities: All units have two furDana Hall is an unfurnished campus suburb. nished bedrooms, an unfurnished living room and a full kitchen.

Features: All units are two bed/one bath with a large living room and full kitchen. A furnished bedroom includes a bed, dresser, closet, desk and desk chair for each resident.

The College Avenue Apartments (formerly known as the Whites) Room options: Doubles, triples Amenities: All units have unfurnished bedrooms, an unfurnished living room and full kitchen.

Features: All units are two bed/one bath. Apartments with unfurnished bedrooms include a bed, dresser, closet, desk and desk chair for each resident.

$2,410.00

Hewlett-Packard Park Apartments Room options: Doubles, triples and quads Amenities: Each unit has individual furnished bedrooms, a furnished living room, full kitchen and individual laundry machines.

Features: Quad units are four bed/ two bath; triple units are three bed/ one bath; double units are two bed/ one bath. A furnished bedroom includes a bed, dresser, closet, desk and desk chair for each resident.

Although quite expensive, the HP apartments are probably the most sought-after housing on campus and for good reason: They’re basically real-world apartments.

$2,350.00

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h suite offers a living/dining area and private bath. The me classrooms and the library. This is a great place for those

mpus and overlooks the Oak Grove (sans the Old Oak). The and psychology departments. But beware: The stairs are killer.

nts pledge to not use first- or second-hand substances. ulti-purpose building that also houses the Department of Chi Fraternity and neighbors to Delta Psi Delta Fraternity, but

Photo by Megan Myer/Photo editor The HPs are one of few choices of suburbs extremely close to campus.

Legacy Apartments Room options: Doubles Amenities: Each unit has furnished bedrooms, an unfurnished living room, a full kitchen and an outdoor patio space.

Features: Street-side units are townhouse-style with two bed/one-and-a half bath and back patio, Double units are two bed/one bath with balcony or back patio. A furnished bedroom includes a bed, dresser, closet, desk and desk chair for each resident. The downside: You actually live off of the main part of campus, behind 7-11. Beware of strangers at night.

The 540 Apartments formerly known as the Reds) Room options: Doubles Amenities: All units have furnished bedrooms, an unfurnished living room, a full kitchen and a backyard space.

Features: All units are two bed/one bath and have backyard space. A kitchen table and four chairs are provided. A furnished bedroom includes a bed, dresser, closet, desk and desk chair for each resident.

1220 Melrose Ave Megan Myer/Photo editor Room options: Five-person house The 540 Apartments are just a brisk walk Amenities: An historic house with five individual furnished from campus. bedrooms, unfurnished living room and full kitchen. This suburb is not connected to the Linfield College computer network (CatNet) or phone system.

ap access and study rooms nges, laundry and recycling facilities on each floor.

rooms), door bike storage, handicap access, study rooms,

end of campus. Get ready for some walking.

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Large cast works for smooth ‘Carousel’ ride Amanda Summers Copy editor

The Linfield Opera Theater and McMinnville’s Gallery Theater joined forces to put on a production of the musical “Carousel,” written by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

The large cast of more than 50 people includes Linfield students and community members. Three of the six principle roles are portrayed by Linfield students. Senior Andrew Pohl plays the role of Billy Bigelow; sophomore Chelsea Janzen plays the role of Carrie Pipperidge; and sophomore Kayla Wilkens is cast to play Julie Jordan.

Included in the cast are Janzen’s eight siblings.

“We have about 18 children in the show, and they’re bright kids and eager to be in the show and onstage,” Professor of Music Gwen Leonard said. “All the people in the cast are bright people.

There have been political moments, but no cast that size will be without them.”

The Linfield Opera Theater typically does a col-

laborative show with the Gallery Theater every other year, although it has been three years since the last collaboration.

“It works out well for our students because there’s a proscenium stage,” Leonard said. “The Gallery has the sources for sets and costumes. We do the stage direction, music direction and music personnel.”

The musical itself is interesting in terms of its plot, as it touches on controversial issues.

“It was quite radical in its time,” Janzen said. “It was shocking to see domestic violence on stage.”

She said the show also addresses the question of women roles.

The plot is also unconventional in that it uses the antihero character type.

“It has a little more of an interesting storyline than most shows in the ’40s in that it has an antihero character,” Leonard said. “[Billy Bigelow] is self-indulgent, charming and handsome.

His thinking is a bit skewed and impetuous.”

Although the work leading up to the opening of

the show has gone fairly smoothly, there are a few particular hurdles that had to be transcended.

“Because it is a large production, and there are so many vignettes in the drama, the challenge has been to get the details and the quality of the vignettes accomplished and then getting the flow of the show,” Leonard said. “It’s a long show, about two and a half hours, and we cut a lot. I think we were successful in getting that flow and pace going. Pace is so important with any kind of musical theater, the energy has to stay high.”

Despite the challenges that working toward the opening of “Carousel” bring, Janzen said she is confident in the production.

“I’ve been in plays where we’ve been all over the place for the dress rehearsal,” Janzen said. “[‘Carousel’] is really smooth, and people have worked hard to get to where they need to be.”

Amanda Summers can be reached at linfieldreviewcopy@gmail.com

Mrs. Mullin (Kathleen Walter), Billy Bigelow (senior Andrew Pohl), Julie Jordan (sophomore Kayla Wilkens) and Carrie Pipperidge (sophomore Chelsea Janzen) practice for “Carousel.” For tickets, call the Gallery Theater at 503-472-2227.

Janáček’s “In the Mists,” a four-movement piece written in 1912. The short movements were as evocative as a large work.

The first movement consisted of a beautiful but haunting melody that was seemingly contemplative. The second movement evoked visions of beauty from times past. This particular movement swept the audience into a world of flowing notes contrasted with unexpected moments of silence. The third movement wove in and out of cheerful sounds, creating a powerful flow of moods. It

ended abruptly and unexpectedly, before continuing on to the fourth movement, which increased in intensity until a sudden change to a more relaxed, simple sound.

Following the Janáček piece was Schumann’s “Humoreske Op. 20.” The work was completed in 1839 and is an uninterrupted 25 minutes of music with several sections of different moods and tempos.

Although the work changes frequently, it all ties together rather than seeming like a string of unrelated moods and moments. “[It] takes us on an

extraordinary journey through different moods and emotions,” Howard said.

The piece was played by Howard with such apparent calm and ease that one would never guess that his hands were crossing over and under each other across the keyboard, sometimes even playing on top of each other.

Three works composed

by Fauré were performed next: “Romance Sans Paroles Op. 17 No. 3,” “Impromptu No. 2 in F minor Op. 31” and “Nocturne No. 4 in E flat Op. 36.” The first work may have been written as early as 1863,

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British pianist stays on key with encore Amanda Summers Copy editor

An acclaimed British pianist performed for a captivated audience in Ice Auditorium on April 16 as a part of the Linfield Chamber Orchestra 2009-10 concert season.

The concert featured William Howard, who played works by Leoš Janáček, Robert Schumann, Gabriel Fauré and Frederic Chopin.

Throughout the concert, the audience remained enraptured as Howard’s fingers danced across the keys.

The concert began with

when Fauré was 18 years old. The other pieces were written in 1883 and 1884, respectively. Each piece was played with obvious passion and concentration.

“He was fantastic; I was in awe,” freshman Jenny Morgan said.

Last on the program were two of Chopin’s compositions: “Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23” and “Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 31.”

The pieces were composed in 1830 and 1837, respectively. The Scherzo began with a dark, minor sound but soon switched to a cheerful, major tone.

The audience gave Howardan exuberant standing ovation, which resulted in an encore performance. For the encore, Howard performed Chopin’s “Nocturne in C sharp minor,” a powerfully emotive and beautiful piece.

The Linfield Chamber Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. April 30 in Ice Auditorium, playing Franz Josef Haydn’s “Symphony No. 59,” Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and Franz Schubert’s “Symphony No. 5.”

Amanda Summers can be reached at linfieldreviewcopy@gmail.com

Bands declare war

Danyelle Myers/Freelancer Seniors Joy Nelson (left) and Jessie Hughey perform at the Battle of the Bands in Ice Auditorium on April 22. Nelson and Hughey won the event.

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Burn project fosters community, release Kelley Hungerford Managing editor

“People burn lots of things for lots of reasons,” Totem Shriver, adjunct professor of art and visual culture, said. “People come out of the woodworks to watch a fire; there’s just something mysterious and powerful [about it].”

And people certainly did show up from all corners of the Linfield and McMinnville communities to watch Built to Burn 2010 on April 22. The event highlighted the destruction of a wooden sculpture built by Shriver’s January Term Introduction to Studio Art class.

About 100 people attended last year’s event — the burning’s debut appearance — and this year’s event was no less successful.

Students, alumni and McMinnville residents crowded around the tall sculpture. Some carried long sticks in the hopes of roasting s’mores, and others ate food provided by a small potluck, which began at 7 p.m.

The audience also flocked around a notepad to write down thoughts, secrets and stresses to be burned with the sculpture.

Then, everyone backed away. 7:45. Flame on.

Shouts, cheers and clapping filled the air, almost drowned out by the popping of the fire, which one audience member said “sounded like a shotgun.”

Flames quickly engulfed the wooden figure. In fact, the sculpture’s top sumbled from its body within the first five minutes. And, after

Megan Myer/Photo editor The wooden sculpture of the Built to Burn 2010 project is burning in the field west of the Miller Fine Arts Center at 7 p.m. April 22. another five, the monstrous figure collapsed in on itself.

“I’m glad the whole thing didn’t tip over,” sophomore Sophie Corr, who was a member of Shriver’s class, said.

“It’s sad now that it’s done...

but burning it on Earth Day, I mean, what more can you ask [for]?”

Mac residents Nanette and Jeff Villarreal, friends of Shriver, said the fire was the main reason they attended.

And their only critique: “Bigger next year.”

The process of approval and planning the event went smoothly this year. Rumors of a disgruntled farmer, supposedly left in the dark of last

year’s burning on his rented land, were false, Shriver said.

Gordon Kroemer, director of the Office of Environment, Health & Safety, said that he sought permission for the event from the McMinnville Fire Department, Linfield College Community Public Safety & Security, Facility Services and the renter of the field; all gave the OK. In fact, the burning is good for the earth because of the carbon released from the burning.

“Where the burn took place last year, the grass is actually thicker than the other areas around it,” Brian Winkenweder, chairman of the art and visual culture department and associate professor of art history, said.

The burning ritual is not just good for the ground. It’s also good for the soul.

“Burning is a spiritual activity: It’s taking something solid and turns it into gas, allowing it to escape, so it allows your troubles to escape,” Winkenweder said.

“That’s a good lesson for students — that they can make something they really care about and let it go at the same time.”

Shriver agreed.

“There’s many people all around the world that burn things, and I think the common [reasons] are purification and transformation,” he said.

The colossal wooden sculpture was literally built to be burned. Shriver’s January Term class was broken in to groups to each create a part of the sculpture, made of scrap wood donated from a cedar mill.

Freshman Tessa Hanson helped build the piece’s spherical section. While building a round shape from straight wood was frustrating, Hanson said the most frustrating aspect was collaborative work.

“Most of the people in the class were artists and are used to doing independent work,” she said.

But, to Hanson, this collaboration was also the most valuable experience because the class inevitably became united by the process.

“Art is like a vehicle for community,” Shriver said. “I just think it’s important for the artist, especially the student artist, to get out of the building and create something on a scale that gets some feedback from others.”

Bringing together each group’s work in the end was also a challenge, Hanson said. But the final sculpture, called “The Ballad of Life: Beginning to End,” really came together in the end, she said.

“It’s reminiscent of the human form and maybe the feminine human form,” Shriver said.

Hanson said the figure’s title reflected the work that went into the piece and symbolized the class’s collective thanks to life. And burning it, although technically destructive, was actually an exciting prospect.

“What teacher tells you you’re just going to burn this in the end?” Hanson said. “I don’t think it put our work to waste.”

Kelley Hungerford can be reached at linfieldreviewmanaging@gmail.com

Moves and tunes

Duc Hoang/Freelancer Left: Junior Denisse Chacon (left) and senior Lily Niland teach some Latin dance moves during dance lessons provided by Linfield College Latinos Adelante and Friday Night Live in the Health, Human Performance and Athletics Multipurpose Room on April 16.

Top: Adjunct Professor of Music Jay Chen conducts the Linfield Concert Band spring concert in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium on April 20.

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Cartoon provides merriment for all ages Braden Smith Opinion editor Those of you who have lost faith in the cartoons and kids shows of today may have reason to rejoice at Cartoon Network’s new hit show, “Adventure Time with Finn and Jake,” by Pendleton Ward.

Classics such as “Dexter’s Laboratory” and “Invader Zim” have set high standards in the cartoon world. Few (if any) shows have come close, but “Adventure Time” has risen to the challenge, meeting and possibly surpassing those standards.

The colors, surrealism, clever dialogue and sheer adventure of the show beautifully combine to create one of the few kids shows that appeals to all ages.

The show follows the experiences of 12-year-old adventurer Finn and his best friend Jake, a wise, magical, shape-shifting dog.

Finn, a self-described “simple dude,” loves the thrill of a challenge and courageously fights anything evil, in spite of the odds, but refuses to harm even an ant. He also goes into a fit of rage when anyone dares

harm Jake.

Jake serves as a mentor to Finn, providing guidance and advice throughout their adventures. Although the advice is not always the best, Jake is often able to convince Finn to take his word. Although he frequently prefers to stay out of fights, Jake always comes to Finn’s aid when he is in danger, and he prevents Finn from rushing headlong into impossible battles.

In the three episodes that have aired so far, the pair is often seen battling monsters, saving princesses, seeking treasure and dancing — all in the magical Land of Ooo, a place of colors, candy people and all sorts of imaginable creatures and treasures.

While the settings and characters are often unreal or fantastic, Finn and Jake are always confronted with real problems, such as finding a new home after being kicked out of their tree house by a vampire queen or being forced to keep an impending candy zombie invasion secret. Finn and Jake are somewhat more human than other cartoon characters in that they aren’t solving problems by pulling objects out of thin air or

Graphic courtesy of Cartoonnetwork.com Finn (right) battles with the Ice King in “Adventure Time with Finn and Jake.” anything. Finn has only his fists and whatever might be in his backpack, and while Jake can shape shift into a variety shapes and sizes, Jake is still prone to dangers, such as being eaten by a giant ogre or frozen in ice by the Ice King.

Altogether, the show creates an awkward tale of heroism and presents inescapable fun in each episode.

The viewer is often treated to humorous, random ban-

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ter between Finn and Jake and awesome scenes of Finn laying the beatdown on an assortment of villains and monsters.

While the all-around fun and action of the show will appeal to younger viewers, the quirky and abnormal dialogue often appeals to the mature viewers. But most mature viewers will find it difficult to suppress their inner, fun-loving child and avoid the pure, relent-

less fun of “Adventure Time.” They can also appreciate and enjoy the weirder, more unexpected plot twists scattered about the show, which tend to go over the heads of younger people.

The music throughout each episode is simple and fun as well, leaving any viewer feeling instantly lighthearted.

Although Cartoon Network has only officially aired three episodes (not

including the pilot or sneak peeks), the show has quickly amassed a following of viewers of all ages.

While you may not be laughing at some of the baser comedy in the show, the quality of the more enjoyable humor far outweighs this potential downside.

Overall, it will be difficult for many not to get sucked into the incredible Land of Ooo. With Spring Semester gradually approaching its end, many students are looking for more potent procrastination options.

The fun and insanity of “Adventure Time with Finn and Jake” may be just what students need to most effectively waste their time; it may turn out to be a lasting addiction, as well. While it may not be for everyone, the show is definitely worth considering.

“Adventure Time with Finn and Jake” airs at 8 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday on Cartoon Network and is rated PG. Some full episodes are also available at www.cartoonnetwork. com.

Braden Smith can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com

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‘Rotten Egg’

ADDICTING

ADVENTURE

AWARENESS

BRANDING

BURNING

CAROUSEL

HOUSING

LATIN

PIANIST

REVOLUTION

SUMMER

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One era ends, another begins in Rip City lion. Camby was set to become a free agent this summer.

The Blazers front office has been forthright in its praise of Camby, with general manager Kevin Pritchard saying, “Marcus has been a great fit for us and is a big reason for our success.”

What no one in the organization wants to address, however, is this: Does this move signal the end of the “Greg Oden” era?

Oden was the team’s starting center before going down with a knee injury in Portland’s 21st game of the season. The injury was brutal, but most people assumed that once he was healthy again, Oden would re-emerge as a starter and

Sports Commentary Alex Harkaway Freelancer The Blazers could get used to having a center capable of blocking shots, clearing the boards and even racking up the occasional 30-point game. Now they will.

Portland re-signed Marcus Camby to a two-year deal worth up to $25 mil-

“...one choice: Give Oden the fat contract he will undoubtedly ask for, or let him walk, admitting to the world that the Blazers made a mistake drafting him...” key player. That seems highly unlikely, now.

Camby has been a starter his entire career and will be paid as such throughout the extension. On top of that, Camby’s impact has been huge: The Blazers have been a better team with him in the lineup (176) than they were in Oden’s 20 healthy games (12-8). It appears that when Oden returns, he will be heading for the bench.

Season stats bring feelings of déjà vu

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ferent, and I think we just proved we can get the job done, too.”

And the proof is in the numbers.

Harvey leads the Northwest Conference in wins and earned run average. Velaski is second in both categories, as well as strikeouts. Not since 2006 have two Linfield pitchers accomplished this one-two feat.

“Each of the pitchers has her own strengths and weaknesses,” head coach Jackson Vaughan said. “[Harvey and Velaski] just have to keep striving to reach their own potential and be good in their own way for us.”

Pitching after Strahm and Miller, Linfield’s current hurlers put Harvey and Velaski in some pressurepacked situations so they would be ready when their time came, Vaughn said.

The strategy paid off now

that Harvey and Velaski are the top two pitchers in the NWC. The four years Strahm and Miller were with the Wildcats, the program had its top-four years in batting average, home runs and runs batted in.

Even with limited experience in postseason play, the two realize they are pitching to the best of competition.

“Everyday at practice, we’re facing some of the best hitters in the nation, and a lot of times, it’s harder than it is in games,” Velaski said. “Knowing that the team we’re going up against has to pitch to our team gives me confidence.”

Harvey agreed, noting that opposing pitchers cannot rest facing a lineup with strong hitters from the leadoff to the ninth spot. Every time the two step into the pitching circle, they have faith that their offense will

Megan Myer/Photo editor Junior Claire Velaski prepares to release a pitch during the ’Cats’ practice April 15.

Velaski has held her opponents to a conference-best .198 this season. come through.

The season’s back-loaded schedule was another confidence boost.

Linfield’s biggest conference opponents were scheduled last, giving the two time to fine-tune their pitches and gain confidence

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as the season went forward.

After securing this year’s NWC title, the two will lead the Wildcats to the NCAA Western Regionals May 13-16.

“I expect that when [the team] gets to regionals, we’ll do well,” Velaski said. “[The

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guess is as good as mine.

But with any luck, Portland will be able to stick with a Miller-Roy-BatumAldridge-Camby lineup next season and ride them into the playoffs.

This would be great for Portland; it would also likely signal the end of Oden’s time in Portland.

The team did not use the No. 1 pick of the draft to acquire a backup center.

It did it with dreams of watching its center dominate the paint, own the boards and swat shots with authority.

Luckily for the Blazers, those dreams came true after all. Enjoy the “Marcus Camby” era.

NWC leaders

Kurtis Williams Freelancer

Filling in for graduated teammates can be a daunting task for any up-andcoming player.

Sophomore Lauren Harvey and junior Claire Velaski are in that position at this stage of their collegiate softball careers.

The Linfield duo is following accomplished alumnae pitchers Brittany Miller and Kendra Strahm.

Miller has nearly twice as many strikeouts as the next closest pitcher in the record books. She and Strahm are first and second, respectively, in career wins and games started, and both helped win a national championship in 2007.

Despite their success this season, Velaski said she and Harvey could not compare themselves to Miller and Strahm because every pitcher has a style of her own.

Harvey knows this year’s pitching staff has to make a name for itself.

“Everyone knows Kendra and Brittany were really great pitchers, and they had successful careers here,” she said. “Every pitcher is dif-

With Oden joining Joel Pryzbilla on the bench next year, the Blazers will have $14.2 million invested in backup centers. Trading either seems unlikely, with both coming off major knee injuries. Pryzbilla ruptured his patella tendon again last month, making his availability for next season questionable.

The most likely scenario involves Oden receiving consistent, albeit light,

playing time throughout next season as Camby’s top backup. Oden is owed about $6.8 million in the final year of his deal, when he will become a free agent.

When that happens, Portland will be faced with a choice: Give Oden the fat contract he will undoubtedly ask for, or let him walk, admitting to the world that the Blzers made a mistake drafting him and making him a building block of the franchise.

Sadly, with the way their players have been dropping like flies, trying to predict what the Blazers roster will look like next season is a lot like trying to predict what year the Mariners will finally make it to the World Series — your

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team] hasn’t peaked yet, and that’s what’s so exciting about this year. In past years, we’ve peaked a little early and kind of got stagnant. And I think we’re still going up.”

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Baseball: Race for NWC runs through GFU

<< Continued from page 16 RBI single.

After Chapman and Linfield exchanged runs in the seventh inning, the Wildcats added insurance for their starting pitcher. With one out in the eighth, senior designated hitter Jared Adamson reached on a fielder’s choice and was driven home by senior catcher Mitch Webb on a double down the left field line.

In the ninth inning, Dustin Smith laced a leadoff single. Three wild pitches later, he scored, giving Linfield a 7-2 advantage.

Larson shut the Panthers down in order in the homehalf of the frame to earn his team-leading seventh win of the season.

The loss snapped Chapman’s nine-game win streak that spanned more than a month’s worth of games.

Both Tyson and Dustin Smith went 2-for-4 from the plate, with Tyson scoring three times and Dustin driving in three runs.

Game 2 of the four-game set looked similar to the first, this time with Linfield senior Garrett Dorn denying the Chapman offense of scoring opportunities. Dorn threw a complete game, allowing three runs — two unearned — and six hits, lifting the Wildcats to a 9-3 victory.

Senior first baseman Rhett Fenton tallied three hits in five at-bats for the ’Cats, but it was junior outfielder Cole Bixenman that shined in this game, contrib-

uting two hits that both left the yard.

Yet another record-breaking moment occurred in the second inning when Boskovich teed off on his 13th homer of the season, setting the Linfield single-season mark for most long balls.

Boskovich said that the record wasn’t on his mind at all.

“I didn’t know what the record was until a couple of weeks ago, but I tried not to pay much attention to it,” he said. “I actually forgot about it until I got in the dugout and people started congratulating me. My focus was more on the tight race for the conference title.”

The Wildcats held a slim 2-1 lead until a four-run fifth inning broke the game open.

Dustin Smith and senior shortstop Kelson Brown both reached on errors to open the frame. Bixenman then belted his first of two home runs to extend the Wildcat lead. With two outs, Evenson recorded an RBI single to cap off the inning.

Linfield also added two runs in the eighth, highlighted by Bixenman’s second bomb of the contest. He finished the game with four RBIs. Wildcat senior Reese McCulley took the hill for the third game and had a solid outing despite a threerun sixth inning by the Panthers.

After Linfield took a 2-1 edge in the second inning, Chapman tied it up with a home run by freshman shortstop Tyler Surnbrock

in the fifth.

The next inning, the Panthers took hold of the game, driving in three runs — two of which came with two outs.

The ’Cats couldn’t get things going after that, stranding four baserunners.

Although they posted nine hits in the game, Linfield left 11 runners on base, compared with Chapman’s five.

Panther freshman Brian Rauh notched his seventh win of the season after a seven-strikeout performance in a complete-game effort.

In the series finale, Chapman used a six-run fifth inning to pull away from Linfield, salvaging a series split.

Despite tallying 15 hits, including Brown’s conference-leading 18th double, Linfield allowed three unearned runs on three errors.

The Wildcats did get on the board early on in the game when Brown drove in Evenson with an RBI single.

After Brown stole second, Bixenman brought in two runs with a base hit, giving the ’Cats a 3-1 lead.

Chapman then erupted for six runs in the fifth inning, including a two-run double by freshman left fielder James Parr. Luzar, senior designated hitter Joe Lehman, sophomore outfielder and Charlie Piro also posted RBIs in the frame.

After a solo shot by Prechtl in the sixth inning, the Panthers knocked the ’Cats out with three runs in the seventh, with two of them

two losses gave the team a final record of 15-6.

Whitman freshman Kate Kunkel-Patterson outlasted junior Sarah Wantanabe 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 6 to complete the upset of the second-seeded Wildcats on April 16.

Linfield juniors Sarah Click and Sophie Larson prevailed 8-5 over Whitman seniors Divneet Kaur and Hadley DeBree at No. 2. Larson paired with sophomore Kirstie Franceschina to pull out a nail-

bles in the inning.

Harvey improved her conference-leading 1.51 ERA and won her NWCbest 14th game in the 8-0 win.

Both Harvey and Velaski said that sweeping the second-place team in the conference is proof that the team deserves to stand alone atop the NWC. The wins moved Linfield, 31-5 overall, to No.

Duc Hoang/Freelancer Sophomore outfielder Jesse Boustead warms up his arm during the Widcats’ practice April 21. Linfield faces George Fox University on April 24 in a battle for the second spot in the NWC before taking on first-place Pacific Lutheran University on May 1. scoring on a pair of Wildcat errors.

Picking up his first win of the season was Chapman sophomore Ben Levitt, who entered in relief of freshman Kevin Osaki and allowed just two runs in six innings of work.

Boskovich went 3-for-4 in the matchup with an RBI, while Brown and Bixenman

added two RBIs apiece.

“This shows that we can compete with the best teams in the country,” Boskovich said. “We’re definitely one of the best in Division III. But we’ll continue to take care of business on the field, and hopefully the respect will come.”

Linfield returns to Northwest Conference action

when it faces George Fox University on April 24 in Newberg, Ore. The Bruins sit only a halfgame back of the secondplace ’Cats, while the Pacific Lutheran University Lutes hold a one-game edge with just more than two weeks to play in the regular season.

biting 9-8 (7-3) win against Kunkel-Patterson and sophomore Emily Rolston.

Linfield competed without senior Sallie Katter on April 17. Her absence caused a shuffling of the lineup, affecting all three doubles pairings.

At No. 1 doubles, sophomore Abby Olbrich teamed up with Click for a win against Lewis & Clark junior Lisa Harunaga and freshman Isabelle Borris.

Franceschina and Wantanabe recorded a victory,

as well, against Lewis & Clark junior Whitney DeBree and sophomore Jill Coleman.

The Pioneers captured the third doubles match with junior Maggie Peach and freshman Marcrina Sharpe defeating freshmen Gill Heilbrunn and Cali Hislop.

In singles, Olbrich prevailed 6-4, 6-3 over Harunaga, and Click was a 6-3, 6-2 winner over DeBree.

Lewis & Clark won the remaining four singles

matchups to clinch the match in its favor.

Despite the heartbreaking finish, the Wildcats played a great season, assistant coach Amy Dames Smith said.

“This season was a success,” Smith said. “We had two players, Abby Olbrich and Sallie Katter, earn AllAmerican honors in the fall, and they placed fifth in the nation at the National Small College Championships. We finished second in the NWC, beat

the 2009 and 2010 NWC champion Whitworth in regular season play and saw outstanding performances and growth from every member of the team throughout the season.”

The women’s team looks to build upon this successful season with hard work next year.

“The NWC is consistently toughening up in women’s tennis, and that spurs us on,” Smith said.

16 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll with 10 teams with as many or more losses than the ’Cats.

The first NCAA regional rankings have Linfield at third in the West behind University of Texas-Tyler, which bounced the Wildcats from the postseason last year, and Claremont-MuddScripps, which defeated Linfield twice this year.

The team wraps up regular season play with two home games April 24, followed by two away games against Pacific University on April 25.

The Boxers, now second in the NWC, lost two games to Whitworth University on April 17-18, which allowed Linfield to secure the NWC crown.

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Tennis: Successful season predicted for next year << Continued from page 16

he said. “We have a deep team ready to step up. This is a team that will be ready to again challenge for the NWC crown.”

The women’s team suffered a fate similar to the men’s. The Wildcats dropped a close match to Whitman College, 5-4, in the conference semifinals April 16 and 5-4 to Lewis & Clark College in the consolation final April 17. The

Softball: Dominance continues << Continued from page 16

the Bearcats lost their third straight game 6-2.

The outcome of the last game of the series was never in doubt.

After loading the bases with no outs in the first and finding only one run, the offense exploded for six in the second. Lepp and Doucette both had two-run dou-

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Lacrosse ends season with second loss to UPS Corrina Crocker Features reporter The lacrosse team left Tacoma, Wash., after wrapping up a season-ending loss to the University of Puget Sound, 12-22, on April 17.

Linfield ended with a 2-8 record, with the two wins occurring midway through the short season.

The game was evenly matched with neither team scoring a goal until seven minutes in when UPS freshman Julia Schulman found the net. Linfield sophomore Anna Gorciak quickly responded, putting one in the back of the net.

The ’Cats took an early 3-2 lead when sophomore Erika Helm-Buckman netted an unassisted goal.

After the Loggers notched

back-to-back scores, the Wildcats regained control, tallying four straight goals to take what would be their last lead of the match.

UPS then strung together nine consecutive goals to end the first half, giving the Loggers a 13-7 advantage.

“As a team, when the other team calls a timeout, we tend to come out half as strong as we started,” Gorciak said. “The Loggers came out twice as strong, and that’s when they scored.

Halfway through the second half, when they had an eight-goal lead, I realized it was going to be hard to catch up.”

At the start of the second half, UPS senior Katie Shlesginer scored within the first two minutes. Freshman Mariah Jones got one back

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The Loggers took the lead back with two more scores, as Logger sophomore Cathy Soukup recorded a hat trick and secured the lead for UPS. The Loggers outscored the ’Cats 9-5 in the second half to seal their eighthstraight, and 11th overall, win.

The Wildcats will return next season with a similar team, as only two seniors will graduate: Ashley Johnson and Christina Crane.

“Next season, I expect more intensity and tough play,” Gorciak said. “We’re gonna work hard and play hard. I hope for a winning record and to make lacrosse known as a varsity sport.”

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Strong season puts conference title within track team’s grasp Nic Miles Sports reporter

In a last-chance effort to qualify for the conference championships, Linfield track and field competed in the Rich Allen Classic in Newberg, Ore., on April 17.

The Wildcats made a strong showing among its competitors, including Pacific and George Fox universities.

The distance runners all ran in the 1,500-meter run in an attempt to keep their legs ready for more important races down the road.

Senior Shawn Fisher won the men’s 1,500 with a time of four minutes, two seconds. Sophomore Eric Weinbender finished behind him, running a personal best of 4:05.

On the women’s side, Linfield nearly swept the track. Senior Marci Klimek won the 1,500 with a time of 4:54, followed by sophomores Nelly Evans and Shanna Peaden, who placed second and third, respectively.

In the sprints, freshman Lester Maxwell entered the 400 April 17 intending to stay fresh for the conference championships.

He won the event with a time of 49.44.

Maxwell said that he was pleasantly surprised by his time, considering he had not run the open 400 since high school in 2007.

“I’ve been waiting to jump in on an open 400,

and Garry [Killgore] finally gave me the opportunity last Saturday,” he said.

With the third-fastest time in the conference, Maxwell will be an athlete to watch as conference and nationals approach, coach Garry Killgore said.

Senior Stephen Dennis placed second in the high jump, reaching 1.95 meters.

In the throws, senior Clint Moore won the hammer and discus and placed second in the shot put. He will enter the discus in the championship, aiming for a title after taking second place last season.

Moore, who will compete in all three throws during conference, said that he attributes much of his success this season to the early start he had.

“Last season I got a late start on training in part because of being abroad during January Term,” he said. “This season I began weight training the first week of school and competed in our indoor season for the first time.”

Sophomores Catherine Street and Misty Corwin, along with freshman Ryann Nolan, took first, second and third place, respectively. Street, who had already broken the school record in the pole vault, reached 13 feet, 1.5 inches.

The Wildcats will compete in the NWC Championships in Spokane, Wash., April 23-24.

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Catline Lucky No. 7: NWC champs Baseball

splits with Chapman Wildcats make a case for national respect after taking two games from the No. 2 Panthers.

Northwest Conference standings Baseball Pac. Lutheran

15-3 (27-7)

.833

Linfield

14-4 (24-10)

.778

George Fox

16-5 (23-11)

.762

Pacific

10-11 (13-21)

.476

Puget Sound

8-10 (15-18)

.444

Willamette

8-10 (12-19)

.444

Whitworth

6-12 (9-25)

.333

Lewis & Clark

6-15 (9-21)

.286

Whitman

4-17 (4-28)

.190

Linfield

23-1 (31-5)

.958

Pacific

16-6 (21-13)

.727

Willamette

15-7 (23-11)

.682

13-7 (19-11)

.650

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Velaski’s earned run average dropped to 1.77, which, along with her victories, ranks second in the conference.

Lepp’s homer in the third was Linfield’s only run until the team brought 10 batters to the plate in the fifth, scoring five runs on four hits, including a two-run single

by Doucette.

“Even if we get down, I never feel like we’re going to lose,” Velaski said. “I never get that sinking feeling; I know the offense will come through and do their job. It’s just a matter of time.”

Velaski added that when the pressure is on, the team follows through. She said she has confidence that the team will have at least one offensive outburst a game, which Harvey agreed with.

Willamette added a consolation run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly from sophomore shortstop Mica Romero to score sophomore outfielder Sierra Lessel, but the

In its first nonconference matchup in more than six weeks, the Linfield baseball team proved it belonged with the best, taking the first two contests against No. 2 Chapman University before falling to the Panthers in the final two games in Orange, Calif., April 16-18.

The Wildcats’ split brought their record to 24-10 overall, while the Panthers improved to 24-7 on the season.

Sophomore pitcher Ryan Larson led the ’Cats to the first upset of the series, firing a completegame five-hitter while only allowing two runs.

While Linfield tagged Chapman junior pitcher Jordan Sigman for 11 hits, it was a Panther error that gave the Wildcats the early lead.

Linfield senior outfielder Tyson Smith began the game with a double and was able to advance to third thanks to an error by Chapman senior third baseman Ryan Prechtl. Junior infielder Dustin Smith drove him in one batter later.

The Panthers evened the score in the second inning when senior first baseman Matt Luzar blasted a home run to left field.

However, the Wildcats responded emphatically the next frame.

Junior second baseman Eric Evenson and Tyson Smith began the inning with back-to-back singles, setting the table for Dustin Smith, who lined a double to left field that scored two runs. Sophomore outfielder Zach Boskovich then recorded his only hit of the day: an

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Softball

Pac. Lutheran Whitworth

11-12 (17-14)

.478

Puget Sound

10-14 (12-24)

.417

George Fox

3-20 (9-26)

.130

Lewis & Clark

0-24 (3-32)

.000

Men’s tennis Whitman

16-0 (20-4)

Linfield

13-3 (13-7)

.812

Willamette

11-5 (13-8)

.688

Pac. Lutheran

11-5 (14-10)

.688

Whitworth Pacific

1.000

9-7 (9-16)

.562

5-11 (6-12)

.312

Puget Sound

5-11 (5-12)

.312

George Fox

2-14 (5-16)

.125

Lewis & Clark

0-16 (0-18)

.000

Women’s tennis Whitworth

15-1 (19-4)

.938

Linfield

14-2 (15-6)

.875

Whitman

12-4 (16-9)

.750

Willamette

10-6 (12-9)

.625

Lewis & Clark

9-7 (11-14)

.562

Pacific

6-10 (6-14)

.375

Puget Sound

3-13 (5-14)

.188

Pac. Lutheran

3-13 (3-15)

.188

George Fox

0-16 (0-17)

.000

The other Dynamic Duo

Junior Claire Velaski and sophomore Lauren Harvey have led the softball team to its seventh straight NWC title, even when they had large shoes to fill.

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Megan Myer/Photo editor Senior infielder Candice Fujino leads the Wildcats back to the dugout after a run scores during Linfield’s 12-2 victory against Lewis & Clark College on April 14.

Kurtis Williams Freelancer The Linfield softball team swept Northwest Conference rival Willamette University in four games in McMinnville on April 17-18 for the first time since 2004 and claimed its seventh consecutive NWC title with a 23-1 record.

Junior pitcher Claire Velaski threw a complete game, allowing one run on four hits as the Wildcats took the first of four home games 4-1.

Scoring opened in the bottom of the third when freshman third baseman Karleigh Prestianni drove home sophomore catcher Emilee Lepp. The next batter, junior shortstop Emily Keagbine drove in Prestianni and sophomore first baseman Staci Doucette.

Lepp scored Linfield’s last run in the fifth on a groundout by Doucette after tripling. Lepp tallied three of Linfield’s seven hits.

“I was confident,” Velaski said.

“Our hitting is out of control right now.”

Linfield’s other starting pitcher, sophomore Lauren Harvey, took the ball in Game 2 and matched Velaski’s performance.

Harvey pitched all seven innings while surrendering just five hits and two earned runs.

Doucette’s two-run single, the fourth hit in a row, capped off a five-run, six-hit second inning.

The inning erased the 1-0 lead Willamette had — its only lead of the weekend.

“If we allow runs, we have total confidence our offense is going to put runs on the board,” Harvey said.

Doucette led off the fifth inning with the 51st home run of the season. This sets a single season record for the program.

Junior left fielder Kayla Hubrich added two hits and two runs in the 7-3 win.

Velaski threw her second complete game of the series, allowing five hits and two runs and improving her record to 13-2.

Heartbreaking ends for strong tennis seasons Justin Derby Sports reporter

Bridgette Gigear/Freelancer Junior Brent Kingzet practices in a doubles match with teammate senior Matt Kauffman during practice April 21.

Both tennis teams’ strong seasons heartbreakingly came to an end last weekend.

The men fell in the Northwest Conference semifinals to Willamette University, 3-5, on April 16.

The loss dropped the men’s final record to 13-7.

Willamete sophomore Cody Ferguson and freshman Joshua Wong forced a tiebreaker at No. 1 doubles before winning 9-8 over the Wildcats’ leading duo of juniors Mark Magdaong and Brent Kingzett, which proved to be the difference in the match.

Magdaong, senior Matt Levering and sophomore Cody Levien won

their respective singles matches, but Willamette’s wins at No. 2, 3 and 4 singles sealed the match in the Bearcats’ favor.

“Even though we didn’t reach our ultimate goal of making and winning the conference final, we still had the best season we have had in my time here and had a blast doing it,” senior Tal Edman said. “We not only improved on last season, but we did it through hard work, confidence and trust in our teammates.”

As good as this season was, next year should be promising, Edman said.

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