THE
LINFIELD
REVIEW May 5, 2014
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Linfield College
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Randy Grant strides beyond the daily duties as an economics professor >> page 7
McMinnville, Ore.
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119th Year
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Issue No. 23
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Bake sale and pets Sigma Kappa Phi hosts a bake sale with animal vistors from Homeward Bound Pets. All the proceeds were donated to the no-kill animal shelter. >> page 4
Donors fuel Linfield Linfield would not be the place it is today without its past donors. Halls around campus honor past donors and their contribution to the college throughout its history. >> page 8 & 9
Collaborative art A studio practice class displays artwork around campus, including a piece that Professor Totem Shriver will be living in at the Burning Man Festival. >> page 11
Yucheng Zhang/Senior photographer Seniors Ty Tamayo and Ashley Kimi perform the “Noho paipai,” meaning rocking chairs, a couple’s dance telling the story of two lovers.
Children of the Land say ‘Aloha’
The Hawaiian Club celebrates its 42nd Annual Lu’au, “Keiki ‘O Ka ‘Aina,” or Children of the Land. The show featured dances from an array of Pacific Ocean island cultures. Please see page 6 for more photos from Linfield’s annual Lu’au.
Staff, faculty acknowledged at Retirement Reception Wildcats stand out at Pacific Twilight Individuals compete in Forest Grove, Ore., for Pacific University’s Pacific Twilight meet on May 2 and 3. >> page 15
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Editorial ...................... 2 News ........................... 4 Features........................ 7 Culture....................... 10 Sports ........................ 16
Rosa Johnson Copy editor A farewell was held for the entire faculty and staff that Linfield College is losing at the end of this year in Jonasson Hall on April 30. Coworkers and colleagues from the McMinnville and the Portland Nursing campus joined the Retirement Reception to acknowledge employees who would discontinue their work. President of Linfield College Thomas L. Hellie introduced each of the 15 recognized retirees. Hellie awarded those who had worked with Linfield for less than
20 years with a wooden clock that has Linfield’s logo etched into it. For those who have worked at Linfield for 20 years or more had the option of Linfield book ends or a chair with the Linfield logo carved into them. Professor of Music Richard Bourassa who has been with Linfield for 22 years contributed to the building of the Vivian Bull Music Center along with being the chair of the music department twice. Bourassa specialized in music theory and composition and will retire at the end of June. Professor of Nursing Sue Butell has been with Linfield’s Nursing program in Portland and
will be retiring after 30 years of teaching. “Linfield will never leave me, it has filled my heart, my passion and my gratitude,” Butell said. Instructional Librarian and Associate professor Jean Caspers will be retiring from Nicholson Library after working for 14 years. Caspers helps teach international students different research methods and helps instruct inquiry seminars. Associate Director DCE and Director of Marketing Janet Gifford is retiring after working at Linfield for 24 years. Gifford graduated from Linfield and brought the Adult Degree Pro-
gram to 30 different states, five nations and even online. Approximately a quarter of alumni that graduate from Linfield are from the Adult Degree Program, according to Gifford. “Linfield teaches people how to learn and I know that firsthand,” Gifford said. Associate Professor of Spanish Juan Gomez is retiring from the Modern Languages Department after 30 years of teaching. “I’ve been here for over half of my life, Linfield is my second home,” Gomez said. >> Please see Retirement page 4