The Linfield Review August 25, 2014
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Students of any gender allowed as overnight guests Helen Lee and Rosa Johnson @linfieldreview Students will be allowed to have guests of the opposite gender stay the night in co-ed residential halls starting this fall semester. The Overnight Guest Policy is an extension of Linfield’s general “Guests/Visitation Policy,” and has been revised for the 2014-2015 school year. “Like all Residence Life policies, the Guest Policy is in place to provide students a safe environment to live and learn. Several years ago, Residence Life removed sex restrictions on overnight guests in College-owned apartments, and this fall, we will extend this policy to co-ed residence halls,” Associate dean of students and director of residence life Jeff Mackay wrote in an email. The change in policy primarily aims to promote communication between residents and their resident advisors, as well as to be more inclusive to more students. “While Residence Life’s previous guest policy minimized conflict between roommates over the presence of romantic partners or guest of the opposite sex, we recognize it limited students’ ability to develop com-
munication in this area, and was not inclusive of same-sex romantic relationships or of students and guests whose biological sex does not correspond with their gender identity,” Mackay wrote in an email. Due to the fact that single-sex dorms do not have the appropriate restrooms for the other gender, this change only applies to co-ed residential halls. Only those living in college-owned apartments were allowed to have people of the opposite sex as overnight guests before the recent policy change. “Our Guest Policies are now consistent throughout College Apartments and Residence Halls – any student must have their roommate’s permission to host a guest, students are responsible for guests’ behavior, and there are limits to the length of guests’ visits,” Area Director for Training and Assessment for Residence Life Sarah Burkhardt-Beckley said in an email. These policies for Residence Halls were discussed in the first hall meeting on Sunday Aug. 24, and can also be found on the Guide to Living at Linfield online. An “overnight guest” is defined as any person who is not a resident of the assigned room. The host must
obtain permission at least 24 hours in advance from their roommate(s) and resident advisor. Possible consequences of breaking the Overnight Guest Policy are the loss of overnight guest visitation privileges, relocation of the violating host(s), or cancellation of the housing agreement of the violating host(s). One of the largest impacts this updated rule will have is on the roommates of students who want to have guests of the opposite gender stay the night. “One of the things that could be an issue is the roommates. But if an issue does come up, it will be handled just like we would handle any other roommate conflict,” sophomore and resident advisor for Memorial Hall Emily Eisert said. Eisert does not expect many problems from policy, however, and encourages students to view it as an opportunity to make life decisions on their own. “I think it’s a good change. It’s not a super big deal having people of the opposite gender over. People who are in college can make these sorts of decisions for themselves and be adult >> Continue to Overnight on Page 3
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• “In a single-sex hall, all overnight guests must be of the same sex as the residents. Residents in co-ed halls and suburb apartments may host overnight guests of any sex, provided they have the consent of their roommate(s), and the guest uses appropriate restrooms at all times. • The residents’ roommate agreement must address expectations for hosting overnight guests of the same and different sex than the residents. • The right of a resident to occupy her or his room/apartment without the presence of an overnight guest takes precedence over the privilege of a resident to host overnight guests. • Prior to hosting an overnight guest, the host resident must obtain the consent of the roommate(s) at least 24 hours in advance. In a Residence Hall, the host resident must inform the hall’s RAs at least 24 hours in advance. • No overnight guests will be allowed during orientation, any breaks and the week preceding and during finals week. • Residents are allowed to have guests stay overnight for no more than three consecutive nights and six nights out of a thirty-day period.” Information from The Guide to Living at Linfield
Convocation speaker kicks off the 2014-2015 PLACE theme Jonathan Williams @linfieldreview
Emilie Skladzien/Photo editor Stuart Firestein a professor at Columbia University speaks at convocation on Aug. 22. His book, “Ignorance: How it Drives Science,” was the assigned summer reading for freshmen.
The Rule:
“As knowledge increases, so does ignorance,” said a professor of Columbia University to Linfield College’s fifth largest admitted class at this year’s Convocation on August 22, in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium. Stuart Firestein, author of “Ignorance: How it Drives Science” and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, gave the Convocation address kicking off this year’s Program For Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement theme: “How Do We Know? Paths to Wisdom.” The purpose of the PLACE program is to make connections among disciplines as well as to expand they way students look at events and ideas presented to them. According to the Linfield PLACE website, the current
theme “How Do We Know” asks how “epistemological inquiry through the liberal arts enhance citizenship and strengthen community.” Throughout the year, students will have the chance to attend PLACE lectures and panel discussions on their own or for classes that will be centered on different topics of the current theme. At Columbia, Firestein has a laboratory dedicated to finding answers to the question of ‘how do people smell?’ He can be heard online giving a TED talk concerning the pursuit of ignorance, as this is a major topic concerning much of his recent research and the book that he wrote. Firestein quoted the famous physicist James Clerk Maxwell and said, “Thoroughly conscious ignorance is the prelude to every real advance in science.”
This was to express the power that the right kind of ignorance can have. Firestein also presented the example of the well known ‘peeling the onion’ idea in which as people peel off layers of the onion they not only gain knowledge but they also gain ignorance surrounding what they are learning about. Dean of Faculty Susan Agre-Kippenhan presented the winners of the essay contest, which was based on topics that appeared in Firestein’s book that all incoming and transfer student read during the summer, which serves as in introduction to the PLACE theme. Vice President for Enrollment Management Dan Preston implored incoming students to “take hold of your education,” as well as to make the most of students’ time at Linfield College. Jonathan Williams can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com
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Freshmen and current students geared up through Linfield’s pre-orientation leadership program in First CLAS. >> Page 2
Maxwell Field was renovated this summer. Read about its previous turf jobs along with its latest makeover. >> Page 3
The Linfield Review staff offers freshmen some personal advice about life lessons learned at Linfield. >> Page 4
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Utilize campus resources for updates Welcome to Linfield College, class of 2018. The first week of college is the most important and the most fun. Students get to meet new people, join organizations, and explore additions to campus. Recent changes on the McMinnville Campus include the new turf on Maxwell Field along with renovations in Walker and Melrose Hall. Students also get to start learning about all of the traditions that Linfield has started over the years. One of the college’s longest-standing traditions is
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The First CLAS (Community, Leadership, Action, Service) pre-orientation program teaches incoming Linfield students the importance of utilizing their leadership strengths, as well as how to inspire others to lead in their own unique way.
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The Linfield Review. Since its start 120 years ago, The Linfield Review has made it its goal to make sure students know what’s happening on campus, from a concert in the lawn to major administrative changes. The Linfield Review is making some modifications this year to keep students up to date on everything Linfield-related. One of the most exciting improvements is to our website and social media presence. We have completely changed our online paper to make it easier than ever to find out the ending score
of a football game or catch up on the latest columns. Each section has also created a twitter feed so students can know the minute the women’s soccer team scores a goal or when the time of an event is changed. Now, students, parents, faculty, and staff can access everything The Linfield Review has to offer at any time of the day. Another big change this year is that The Linfield Review will be a bi-weekly newspaper. This means that every two weeks, students will get to see the print edition around campus, and for
the time in-between issues students can go to the website to see specialized online-only stories. The Review is a resource of communication for students and staff. If you want to be a part of this exciting change and join us at The Linfield Review, please email us at linfieldrevieweditor@ gmail.com. We are extremely excited to start the 2014-2015 school year and can’t wait to see what stories it will bring. Best of luck this year, Wildcats. -The Linfield Review Editorial Board
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First CLAS builds teamwork, leadership for freshmen
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Leadership skills
“First CLAS is a way for really driven incoming students to improve the leadership skills they have and discover some that they maybe haven’t already,” sophomore and First CLAS leader Cruz Morey said. Morey applied and participated in First CLAS last summer as an incoming freshman and was motivated by the many leadership-building tools he learned from the program. “That’s how change is made,” Morey said. “You get a bunch of people who may or may not have similar ideals, but who all have certain skills that they want to contribute that work together in a cohesive way that benefits everybody.” Incoming freshman Caitlyn Van Zandt applied to First CLAS to get involved in the McMinnville community and to feel comfortable with the campus before other students moved in. “I love to do service proj-
ects,” Van Zandt said, “So I figured this would be a great way to find places can volunteer for in the future as well as making a difference in peoples’ lives.”
Community partners
First CLAS coordinator Joni Tonn played a key role in organizing the program’s workshops, community partners as presenters, service projects, a scavenger hunt, a day at the ropes course, and all the details that those projects entailed. This was Tonn’s first year working with the First CLAS program. “I definitely tried to be as hands-on as possible,” Tonn said, “Partly to work side-by-side with the leaders showing them that I don’t ask them to do things I wouldn’t do, and also to be as present as possible for the participants. I wanted them to see me as someone they can connect with and just talk to.” Tonn was also able to visit many of the program’s community service locations such as Habitat for Humanity, St. Vincent de Paul, Barbara Boyer Farms, Julliete’s House, YCAP, Head Start in Newberg and Sheridan, and the Gospel Rescue Mission. Tonn found great validation in getting the participants out into the community, meeting and serving with community partners and
learning about ways to get involved in McMinnville. “It fills me with hope that [students] will recognize the impact that they as individuals can have,” Tonn said. First CLAS puts an emphasis on getting students to think about the problems around them and how they can take leadership roles to get out in the community to help. “I never really thought that being part of the community was important,” Van Zandt said, “But I have learned that it is one of the most important things you can do. It really gets you out there meeting people and getting involved and it’s nice to know what goes around you not just in your little bubble.”
Service projects
One of the ways First CLAS helps students harness their leadership abilities is through community service in the Yamhill County area. In total, First CLAS was able to give nearly 600 hours of service to the local community. “This year we focused on environment and poverty,” Morey said. Concentrating their community service around a common goal of helping with the environmental and poverty issues Yamhill County faces taught the First CLAS group the importance
of serving with a purpose. “Before coming to First CLAS, we were doing community service just to do it,” Morey said. “Now we’re doing community service to learn about certain issues and to ask ourselves, ‘why?’ and ‘how come?’ and become more aware of the world around us.” Van Zandt also found her outlook on community service had changed after participating in First CLAS. “Whenever I did service before this program I just went and did the project and never really thought about what I just did,” Van Zandt said. “It was always about looking good on my resume and getting into schools until I joined this program. [First CLAS] makes you stop and look at the difference you have and can make.”
Team building
Team leaders spent all week showing the participants creative ways to work as a cohesive group. They learn these team-building skills through group scavenger hunts on Third Street, icebreaker activities, as well as a trip to Camp Yamhill. “Camp Yamhill, I think, is the most vital piece of the First CLAS puzzle,” Morey said. Camp Yamhill is summer camp full of ropes courses and obstacles to teach the
First CLAS students how to work together by combining everyone’s unique leadership abilities. “Doing high ropes courses that force the students to step out of their comfort zone helps teach them how to support one another,” Morey said. First CLAS challenges its participants to view everyone on the same leadership playing field and to lead together. “I love discussing leadership and identity development,” Tonn said, “So to be able to present to them about leadership and help them start to develop their own leadership styles is really, really rewarding.” The biggest lesson Morey has learned through his experiences in First CLAS is that there are leaders all around Linfield, even those who didn’t do First CLAS. “This is just a focused group of leaders… but there are so many other leaders on this campus that maybe sometimes we just don’t recognize as much,” Morey said. “Everyone is a leader in their own way.” Overall, Tonn said, “First CLAS was a wonderful to connect with 52 students from the incoming class. We have some pretty awesome incoming students.” Mikenna Whatley can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com
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Photo courtesy of Patty Roberts Freshmen Kaitlin Cecchini (back) and Lizette Becerra pose for a photo while at a First CLAS event at Camp Yamhill.
Photo courtesy of Cruz Morey First CLAS participants pose together on the front steps of TJ Day Hall. From Aug. 15-20, Wildcats spent time doing fun activities together such as bowling and volunteering locally.
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Student Wi-Fi password prevents hackers, increases speed Helen Lee @linfieldreview The Integrated Technology Services office of Linfield implemented a new security measure for students’ wireless network this fall. Students will now have to provide a secure password to use the on-campus wireless network. “We are always trying to make our network as secure as possible. Most security upgrades happen behind the scenes but this one is
obvious due to the required participation,” Interim Chief Technology Officer Michael Blanco said. Linfield’s student wireless network has never required a password before. Previously, students only had to provide their CatNet credentials to access it. Students were sent this information in a campus-wide email on Aug. 7. The change in policy was not in response to any ITS or security-related incidents, but rather a “recognition that criminal orga-
Football field’s improvements to prevent injuries Alec Wisthoff @linfieldreview Maxwell Field is a symbol of triumph and perseverance. The field itself has been home to multiple football and track teams since 1928. But the renovation process has been making several improvements throughout the years. Memorial Stadium along with its Residence Hall joined Maxwell Field in 1947. While other conveniences such as concession stands and restrooms were not added to the field until 1989. Maxwell Field has been renovated before. Back in 2004 Maxwell Field went from being an all grass to an artificial surface that utilized sand and rubber which was when it was last renovated, until this year. The cost of the previous renovation was $1.44 million. The cost was so much higher due to the renovation of the track, installation of new stadium lights, as well as new scoreboard, color video display, and press box. The reason for the switch to an artificial surface was to avoid the inconvenience of mud, flooding and painting the lines. The expense for an artificial field is much less than that of natural grass.
After only 10 years of serving the Wildcats it was time for the field to be replaced, because it was not able to cushion players from falls like it use to. “The turf on Maxwell Field was replaced during the month of July,” Sports Information Director Kelly Bird in an email. “The old surface needed to be replaced for the safety of student-athletes.” The old turf field had gotten hard and was becoming a risk for injuries, confirmed the Athletic Director Scott Carnahan, and is the reason for the replacement that occurred in July. “The cost to replace was $450,000,” Bird said. “It was funded by contributions from alumni and supporters of the athletics program.” The Linfield Wildcats football program only has four home games this year. Astonishingly that is $112,500 per home game this year. Granted that the field does get more use than just home games, such as, football practices, I.M. football games, lacrosse etc. The football team will play against George Fox University for its first home game on the new turf on Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m. Alec Wisthoff can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com
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and availability to anyone walking or driving within range allows access to our wireless network and represents a drain on limited resources,” Blanco said. The network change benefits students, faculty, and staff, and may provide a faster network connection. “I really like the new password security on our Wi-Fi because it ensures that no one outside Linfield is slowing down our student connection,” junior Carlee Parsley said.
Parsley also appreciates the new required password because it means her personal information is safer, which “is a big plus.” Although this is a significant step toward a more secure wireless network at Linfield, password protection is only one tool that ITS uses. “No single tool or technique will protect us from these threats but the strategic application of multiple layers of security will give us the best defense possible to safeguard our student’s
privacy,” Blanco said. ITS hopes that the required password will both help “prevent unauthorized access to students’ personal information and prevent the use of the wireless network for possibly illegal activities,” Blanco said. Students can access the Wi-Fi password using their CatNet credentials.
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Overnight: RAs comment, expand on change to residence life policy about it,” Eisert said. Many other resident advisors share her positive attitude toward the revised overnight guest policy. “It’s always been kind of a ‘if it’s not a problem, it won’t be a problem’ kind of thing. Enforcing the new rule will be just making sure roommates are OK, that people know about and understand the policies, and that they’re respectful of their fellow community members,” junior and resident advisor for Whitman Hall Travis McKenna said. Although resident advisors were not given a clear explanation for the policy change during their training, most understood the revision as an attempt to be more inclusive of all students. “Linfield’s always been really good about trying to be as inclusive as possible. That being said, being
able to have same-gender overnight guests, I mean the previous policy wasn’t really fair to non-LGBT residents,” McKenna said. “I think Linfield understood that, and they’ve been trying to accommodate for everybody so that everybody has the same rights,” McKenna said. Sophomore and Mahaffey Hall resident advisor Rachel Bradshaw sees the change as just one step in Linfield’s efforts to accommodate the diversity on campus. “Linfield is evolving, and Res. Life is evolving with it. We’re making huge leaps on campus with the gender-neutral bathrooms and a lot of other things that are part of this new culture that’s coming up with our generation,” Bradshaw said. “They didn’t say specifically why it was changed, but it maybe had something to do with the change in Memorial and how it now has a co-ed floor. I think they were trying
to be more inclusive of people of all circumstances,” Eisert said. Like other resident advisors, Bradshaw thinks the rule will help students regulate and address the topic of overnight guests of the opposite gender. “I know people who did it anyway without RA knowledge last year, and so the problem with that is you don’t know who’s in your hall,” Bradshaw said. “This rule helps people be more comfortable with bringing it up with their RA.” In revising the overnight guest policy and other such actions to promote student wellness and success, the Residence Life office “continues to evolve as an open and affirming resource preparing students for lifelong learning,” Mackay said in an email.
“I think it’s a good change. It’s not a super big deal having people of the opposite gender over,” Eisert said.
“Linfield’s always been really good about trying to be as inclusive as possible,” McKenna said.
“Linfield is evolving, and Res. Life is evolving with it,” Bradshaw said.
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All in or Nothing
The United States Men’s National Team showed just how competitive American soccer can be. The biggest highlight of the World Cup was John Brooks scoring the game-winning header against the US rival Ghana. Though they showed a competitive spirit, they couldn’t overcome the power of a fine-tuned German machine who later went on to beat Argentina in the finals to claim their fourth World Cup.
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Photos by Helen Lee/Editor-in-chief
Elsewhere in Sports—Summer Recap
All the hype about Jonny Manziel last year has escalated, but only for the worse. In a preseason matchup against the Washington Redskins, Manziel, backup quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, threw up the middle finger towards the Redskins bench in the third quarter on August 18. Manziel has been fined for the gesture.
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nizations, governments, and hackers are using more sophisticated malware tools to attack Internet users,” Blanco said. The decision to create the new security measure was made for two reasons, according to Blanco. It was an effort not only to increase security, but also to conserve Linfield’s resources for only students, faculty, and staff. “Our wireless network is open to any device that can see it. The overlap into surrounding neighborhoods
The Not so Hot Miami Heat
With a rematch of the 2013 NBA Finals the Miami Heat looked to reclaim their championship status, but the persistence and depth of the San Antonio Spurs was too much to handle. After game two of the finals it seemed as though Miami would push these finals to a game seven, but in an almost anticlimactic way San Antonio won the next three games by an average of 19 points.
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Linfield College welcomes the class of 2018
August 25, 2014
1. Pioneer Hall overlooks Linfield’s campus as students move in. 2. Freshman Tor Strand poses with his family before they leave to go back home in Anchorage, Alaska. 3. At this year’s convocation, new students received their own acorns to represent Linfield’s logo and their continued education. 4. Freshman Beatriz Bautista carries her items into her dorm room with her mother during this fall’s orientation week. 5. Transfers and freshmen pose for a photo in the shape of a ‘L’ on the Commencement Green. The photo will be displayed in Dillin Hall for the remainder of the year. Photos 1 and 5 by Rosa Johnson/Managing editor Photos 2, 3, 4 by Emilie Skladzien/Photo editor
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What freshmen should know about college Freshman year is an exciting time for college students. It can also be confusing and stressful, which is why the TLR staff has compiled a list of the top 10 things we wish we’d known as freshmen to help out the newcomers:
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“I really wish someone would have told me that wearing a lanyard around your neck is the most cliché ‘freshman’ thing to do.” -Mikenna Whatley, Features Editor
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“It was hard trying to cope with how almost all my professors wanted assignments or notes done a specific way. You have to come to the realization that things may get confusing and the best thing you can do is talk with the professor.” -Alec Wisthoff, Sports Editor
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“I wish someone told me my first year that there are more food options than Dillin Hall out there. Go get groceries, eat at Panda Express, or get a slice of pizza on Third Street.” -Stephanie Hofmann, Opinion Editor
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“Get to know the people on your floor, as those will most likely be your best friends.” -Emilie Skladzien, Photo Editor
“I wish I would have known that the writing center is the best place to go for help and you should use it as early and as often as possible. The students that work in there are great resources.” -Jonathan Williams, News Editor
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“The ‘Freshmen 15’ is a real thing. Eat healthy and workout whenever you can. It helps a lot with stress and self confidence.” - Samantha Sigler, Associate Editor
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“Don’t be afraid to meet people. Keep your mind and your dorm room’s door open; you never know if you will meet a lifelong friend. Go to events you never thought you would enjoy and you might surprise yourself with what life has to offer you.”
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“I wish I knew that it is OK to not be perfect.”
-Patty Roberts, Circulation Manager
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“Find a good place to study outside your hall because doing everything in your room can drive you a little crazy.” -Gilberto Galvez, Culture Editor
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“It’s OK to want to join a ton of clubs and activities. It’s also OK to not want to join any at all. Sooner or later though, you’ll find the one or two things that you’re truly passionate about, and you need to stick with them. Even if that means you’re up ‘till 3 a.m. doing newspaper layout.” -Helen Lee, Editor-in-Chief
From The Linfield Review staff