The Linfield Review March 7, 2016
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Tuition increase approved by Board of Trustees By Elizabeth Stoeger Staff Writer
Tuition is expected to increase by about $1,000 in the 2016-17 academic year. Mary Ann Rodriguez, Vice President for Finance and Administration, along with Ehren Cahill, Vice President of ASLC, presented the budget at the most recent ASLC meeting on March 1. The Board of Trustees and the College Planning and Budget Council have already accepted the budget. The Budget Working Group Review (BWG), made up of faculty, staff, and students,
also endorsed the budget proposal. According to President Hellie’s strategic plan goals, the budget will focus on compensation, community distinctiveness, and stewardship. It is a projected 12-month operating budget for the college. It needs to support Linfield’s 164 faculty members, 272 staff members, buildings, majors, students and other expenses. The Linfield Nursing Campus in Portland is almost at maximum capacity with 393 fully enrolled students. They are projecting a freshman class of about 475 new stu-
dents, 85 transfer students with a freshman to sophomore retention rate of 85.5 percent. The administration is expecting an increase in transfer students in the next few years due to free community college that has recently been implemented in Oregon. Rodriguez said, “We want to make sure we have a clear path for those [transfer] students to come in..” In order to cover expenses, tuition will increase 3.65 percent. Rodriguez said, “The goal here is to try to keep tuition . . . between three and no more than 4 percent increase because what
we want is our students to be able to stay here and finish in 4 years with us.” The financial aid discount rate for the McMinnville campus will increase by 3.5 percent. This is “how much, on average, students are getting on financial aid,” Cahill explained. There is expected to be a 4.5 percent increase in residence hall expenses. This is about a 4 percent increase across the board. Linfield generates 73.3 percent of its revenue from tuition and 19 percent from dining and residence halls. The increases will support
and expand the Online and Continuing Education (OCE) marketing budget, McMinnville student admissions and recruitment, software for institutional advancement, alumni outreach, and athletic coaches and sports recruitment. Plans for a new insurance plan are also in action. Some of the items not funded by the proposed budget are new faculty positions and more funds for work-study and campus employment. Elizabeth Stoeger can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com
Common Read selected for 2016-17 By Elizabeth Stoeger Staff Writer
Michaela Fujita/Photo editor Doug Sundmann and Arun Bajracharya pose at the photobooth outside of FML during the Viennese Ball on March 4 in FML.
Students dance at Viennese ball
A committee composed of faculty, administrators and students selected the Common Read book for the 2016 PLACE theme, “The Digital Society.” The book, “The Circle,” a 2013 novel by Dave Eggers, will be the 2016-17 Common Read. “The Digital Society” will be the PLACE theme for the next 2 years. Each year will have a subtheme, with the 2016-17 theme being “The Digital Self” and 2017-18 theme being “The Digital Citizen.” “Broadly speaking, the next two years will look at the role of digital technology in our society both here in the U.S. and worldwide,” Susan Sivek, PLACE Coordinator and professor of mass communication said. Specifically, next year will >> See common read on page 4
Residence hall behavior reflects problems in policy, community By Malia Riggs and Aspen Brooks Staff Writers During the fall semester, Miller Hall developed quite the reputation for itself with a slew of college policy violations and incidents that have continued into the spring semester.
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“I wouldn’t say Miller is typically our problem hall. This year, in particular it tends to be, but I don’t think that means next year it will be,” said Jeff Mackay, Director of Residence Life. “It’s just a good community that’s making some poor decisions,” Mackay said. Out of 84 total citations given
for violations of the Student Code of Conduct during fall semester, 30 were given out in Miller Hall, according to Mackay. These numbers are based on where citations were given out, not where the recipient lived, so they are not necessarily indicative of the behavior of all Miller residents alone.
Seventy-four of the citations were due to alcohol violations, the other 10 from drug, noise and other miscellaneous violations. The Linfield Student Handbook states, on page 78, “The use of alcohol on college owned or controlled property at events associated with Linfield programs is restricted to those of legal
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Faculty and students are working together to offer gender-neutral housing next fall.
Dillin hall’s executive chef Noah Bekofsky was named a ‘star chef’ and works to provide a variety of dishes for the Linfield community.
The Linfield Theater department is preparing for their production of “Almost, Maine” opening March 15.
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drinking age in that locale.” During January, Linfield had ten violations campus wide where the incident was directly related to alcohol and drugs, with five coming from Miller. Miller Hall had five incident reports for the month of January >> See hall on Page 4
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Power outage deserves adminstrative response
A more active administrative response to the recent power outage at Nicholson Library, Ford Hall and Facilities would have helped assuage and educate confused students. Apart from numerous, informative emails from library director Susan Barnes Whyte, students had largely no idea what was happening with the library beyond the power outage. The only substantial email sent to students was from director of Facilities Services Allison Horn, two days after the power outage occurred. The only buzz around the library came from word of mouth among students and reporting done by the Review. The Linfield community was left without
the library’s resources from February 21st to the 26th, almost an entire week. The library is the cornerstone at any academic institution. It is a destination for students seeking a quiet refuge for studying, research for assignments and papers, and a way for students without laptops to access computers. It is curious that such a vital component to the academic community took as long as a week to see power fully restored. Renshaw was still available as a computer lab although study space was scarce and alternate resources were not expressed by the administration. This is not the first time that the Linfield administration has responded
slowly to building maintenance issues. Along with the Library, Ford Hall was without power and theater rehearsals were halted. Larsell has experienced numerous glitches with its fire alarms. Miller and Dana Hall both experienced extensive damage from sewage and flooding that took months to see repaired in full, and the Miller fine arts center is still using tarps to waterproof the roofs. Disrepair is a fair word to describe the state of a handful of buildings on campus and the administration could have informed students about what is being done to address those issues. On a small campus like Linfield’s an issue with
one building is magnified tenfold. When multiple buildings are damaged the entire campus’ structural integrity comes into question. Students need to be reassured by the administration that the sums of money they give to this school are being utilized to maximize their experience and education at Linfield. Rain is a threat to any building’s structure in Oregon. When problems arise swift response is expected by Linfield students and perhaps preemptive measures should be implemented to avoid future disarray.
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Students should stay involved all year By Michaela Fujita Staff Writer Linfield College has always prided itself on its vast array of clubs and organizations on campus. Alongside the infamous motto, “the power of a small college,” Linfield strongly encourages student involvement. But is there actually strong leadership participation on campus? We often concentrate on the larger organizations such as athletics, which is 28 percent of the student body, and Greek life, which is 30-33 percent. By doing this, the smaller clubs that
hold equal amounts of leadership opportunities get overshadowed. Sophomore Peri Muellner, president of Greenfield, has also notice a decline in club and organization participation. “The reason is probably because students sign up for a lot of activities at the beginning of the year, and by second semester they are just burned out.” Muellner states, “A lot of students, and I am not excluding myself from this, just want to relax and watch Netflix after classes.” We can all relate to the constant inclination to hide away from our re-
sponsibilities and binge watch the most recent Netflix series. We work so hard academically, why would we commit even more time for an extracurricular club or organization? Getting involved on campus is an all-around beneficial experience. Junior Heidie Ambrose, president of Circle K, thinks that student involvement is essential. “Involvement prepares us to be active citizens. It is a way to connect to people over common interests and collective goals.” Ambrose said. Ambrose stated that Circle K has allowed
her to build friendships, given her valuable leadership experience and taught her about the power of service. Muellner had similar positive experiences. “Greenfield has impacted my college experience by connecting me with passionate people. They taught me how to expand my mind and realize that I can be a part of this movement that is bigger than myself.” Muellner said. We are at an interesting chapter in our lives where we have the opportunity to create an impact on our community and ourselves. We are never going
to have the chance to be surrounded by our peers and possess accessible resources to make a movement. Why would we disregard that occasion for the new season of House of Cards? Therefore, I challenge Linfield students, to take advantage of these resources. Get involved in all that you can, beyond academics, athletics and Greek life. Take the chance to better your community. Michaela Fujita can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com
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Creative space improves concentration, writing By Jonathan Williams Staff Writer Writing shouldn’t have to be painful. Creating a unique, individualized creative space can help and improve the cultivation of an essay. It is challenging to channel one’s inner thoughts when people are constantly in contact with each other, leaving little room for student writers, and writers in general, to fully craft an essay that demonstrates one’s abilities as a writ-
er and his or her meditation on the subject. To produce something that one is proud of likely comes from a period of struggle that results in a breakthrough or a finished essay. Struggling is certainly a feeling and activity most people hope to avoid, but finding what one truly thinks about a subject during those moments of adversity can ultimately shape and positively alter the outcome of an essay. One way to ignite this process is to spend a
good deal of time musing on whatever it is you are writing about. Thinking critically about an area you are writing about will significantly impact the overall scope and range of what you want to include in your essay. Musing on a subject alone will not take away from the actual writing process itself: putting pen to paper or hand to keyboard has to occur at some point. Outlining what you want to include in your essay as well as making a list of words that will
help increase the power of each sentence and paragraph will have a significant effect on the overall outcome of the essay. The most substantial change or addition one can make or add to their writing process is where they write. Finding a space that is unique and comfortable to one’s own needs will significantly benefit the paper. Many people underestimate the effects of place on a person’s ability to produce something uniquely their own.
Study abroad re-entry session helps students adjust to campus culture By Megan Ditore Staff Writer Linfield is ranked among the top twenty colleges of its size in the US for the number of students who study abroad each year. Over 50% of Linfield students spend time abroad by the time they graduate. The re-entry program is designed to ease student anxiety when they return to the US. Preparing to return home can sometimes be just as difficult as preparing to travel abroad. Many students find
that re-entry can be a lonely experience. To help with the transition back, Linfield has a mandatory re-entry class for all students who have gone abroad. Junior Mary Beth, who traveled to Aixen-Provence France during fall semester, said, “I found that IPO fully supports students before, during, and after their time abroad.” She said the evening session was fun and helpful as she and other students who went abroad were able to reflect and look at how they will be able to use their new skills in
the future. Junior Cruz Morey studied in Vienna last semester and said, “The re-entry session we had to participate in was beneficial but not at the same time. It was nice to get together with all of the people who studied in the Fall but we were under the impression that the session would help us cope with the reverse culture shock. Instead, we talked about how we could help others in the future.” Elizabeth Gibson also went to Aix-en-Provence
If you are in a loud or crowded space your essay and thoughts may also be cluttered and in need of a space where they can be fully fleshed out. Studying with friends can be enjoyable but writing in a space by yourself gives you the solitude and chance to actively engage in the subject matter you are working with. After completing the essay, or even while you are still writing it, talking about it with a friend or professor in an informal or formal set-
ting can also help one work through his or her thoughts on the subject. Going through an outline upon the completion of the essay will also help to see if overarching concepts or themes changed during the conception of the essay. Everyone deserves to find his or her own creative space that allows for stronger and more thoughtful writing.
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France over fall semester. She said, “The re-entry session was all right, not the most fun thing I’ve ever done or the worst. We learned how to apply our time abroad to be applicable to skills on our resumes. Then we split into groups to discuss things that we learned abroad, which was nice getting to talk about our experiences again to students who could better relate to what we went through.”
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Awareness, involvement in climate justice vital By Gillian Wilson For the Review An Oregon climate conservation group supported making the fossil fuel industry pay for their pollution and said it is a step towards solving the problem of climate change. Camila Thorndike, head of Oregon Climate, spoke about climate change and how to combat it during her lecture, “Millennials: #PutAPriceOnIt for Climate Justice” on Thursday evening in Ice Auditorium. Thorndike said the carbon pricing policy would encourage clean energy by holding companies accountable for their pollution. She explained that there are two different ways to price carbon. The first is a cap set on carbon emissions by the government. If companies exceed that amount, they will essentially have to pay more to continue polluting. The second way is a carbon tax on sale and production of fossil fuels. Putting a price on pollution not only gives a solution for climate problems, it also
gives people an incentive to support it. Both carbon pricing policies would result in a return of up to $1500 given back to every Oregon taxpayer. “We focus on the solution, not the problem,” Thorndike said. The reason Oregon Climate is effective is because it sets achievable goals. However, to achieve the addition of a bill to Oregon legislature it must have the support of the people. “We feel small, wondering how our actions can make a difference, but it’s up to each of us to decide to break that cycle,” Thorndike said, encouraging citizens to get involved. “Three years ago [Oregon Climate] was just five friends in a living room, and now we are 5,000 strong,” Thorndike said. Oregon Climate has gained momentum over the years, and has introduced three bills into the Oregon legislature. “I think we need everyone involved,” Linfield sophomore Peri Muellner said in reference to climate conservation efforts. The importance of getting youth to become politically
Common read: book focuses on technology
<< Continued from page 1 examine “how individuals relate to technology, how we form our identity with technology, how it affects our relationships, all kinds of issues related to individuals and their lives,” said Sivek. The following year will explore “the role of digital technology in government, activism, global concerns.” The Common Read book is always connected to the PLACE theme and is meant to engage the entire campus, especially freshmen, in discussion. Library Director Susan Barnes Whyte said, “We chose ‘The Circle’ because it fit so well with the scope of PLACE next year. We hope that first year students will be able to connect with this novel’s questioning technology’s potential to take over/ control our lives, in both the public sphere and the private sphere.” “[The novel] asks how we as individuals are affected by the way that we engage in technology and the way that technology is designed,” Sivek said. Sivek hopes the book will get students thinking, “The book raises a lot of really good and interesting questions about how much technology we want in our lives and what role we want it to play.”
“The Circle” follows Mae Holland, a woman in her 20s, at her new job with a company ominously known as the Circle. The Three Wise Men control the Circle and their aim is to make everything and everyone transparent, to eliminate privacy. In her review of the book in The New York Times, Ellen Ullman wrote, “The Circle’s goal is to have all aspects of human existence – from voting to love affairs – flow through its portal, the sole such portal in the world.” Mae blindly follows the Circle and its mission with relish and pride before meeting Kalden, who is an enigmatic figure with strong feelings against the Circle. “[It’s] hard to put down, it’s suspenseful, it keeps you reading. It’s got a lot of depth to it but it’s also written in a style that’s very engaging and fun,” Sivek said about the novel. It forces us to realize “that the way technology is built isn’t completely value free . . . that there are decisions that are made in designing different technologies that communicate certain values and that value some things over others,” Sivek said. Elizabeth Stoeger can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail. com
Griffin Yerian/staff photographer Arun Bajracharya, ‘16, talks to McMinnville resident during the climate justice lecture on March 3. involved was highlighted in Thorndike’s presentation. “Oregon is big enough to make a difference, and small enough to organize effectively,” Thorndike said. If the carbon pricing legislation passes in Oregon, she hopes it will serve as an
example for other states. Oregon Climate says that about 40 countries are already using carbon pricing, and others are still considering it. In British Columbia, the tax has reduced carbon consumption as well as helping the economy.
Thorndike said that overall, 12 percent of world pollution has decreased due to carbon pricing. “Earth needs the kind of love that won’t give up,” Thorndike said. She said that if nothing else, people should fight for future gen-
erations so that they can lead a good life unburdened by the problems of climate change and pollution. Gillian Wilson can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail. com
Hall: living community has issues to address << Continued from page 1 -all together, including drugs and alcohol, but not limited to other events. “We don’t issue citations for usage of Drugs and Alcohol, we refer students to Student Affairs,” said Ron Noble, Director of Linfield College Public Safety, “If we see something that is a safety issue, which means it is threatening a student’s or campus safety, we then take action.” “The situation has obviously grown disruptive enough to capture the attention of The Review … this fuels unhealthy stigmas of Miller being a party hall and Res Life policing the student body,” said Joel Wenrich, a Resident Life member. Early in the fall semester, a couch from Miller was moved by unidentified individuals and left outside in the rain. Residence Life, in accordance with school policy, warned the hall that if nobody stepped forward or provided information about who moved the couch, the entire hall would receive a fine. “Unfortunately, we have had those kinds of things before, but to be honest, we deal with much less vandalism, purposeful, willful damage, than other institutions,” Mackay said. “I think basically whenever you have an
entire dorm full of freshman and they are finally ‘free’ the freedom can go to your head,” said Katherine Anderson, ’19, a resident of Miller. When asked why the entire second floor was breathalyzed, Mackay said, “There was a large party involving lots of residents, and when we responded many of the residents left one location and went back to their rooms, so we went around to determine who was in violation of alcohol during that time.” Rumors had been floating around the student body that the entire hall was breathalyzed, but Mackay clarified that that was not the case. Residents of the second floor expressed concern that the administration is focused more on strictly adhering to the rules rather than ensuring student safety, since students who were in violation of the rules but were being safe and nondisruptive received citations due to this sweeping action. Dean of Students Susan Hopp declined to comment on this story and said questions should be directed to Mackay. Due to the concerning amount of citations being handed out in Miller, Mackay decided to move all residents with multiple
strikes out of the hall, all of whom were on the second floor. The Residence Guide to Living warns students, “Additional sanctions may include, but are not limited to, community restitution hours, educational programs, fines and/or exclusion from College residence halls or apartments.” However, Mackay said he “got a lot of push back from [the Miller residents].” “Miller has a reputation but it’s not really as bad as the reputation speaks to. I honestly enjoy living in Miller and the people are always nice and really funny. I’ve never thought about moving,” Anderson said. The students were open to making changes instead of moving out. After meeting with most residents of the second floor and exchanging a flurry of emails, Mackay agreed to make the floor substancefree instead of removing residents. The new rules in Miller state, “Violations of residence life policies in the Guide to Living at Linfield will result in a relocation of the student to a different residence hall and the student will be banned from the residential floors of Miller for the remainder of the academic year.”
Mackay said that a nonsubstance related violation by an individual with no prior violations would be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. He refuted rumors that an individual had accumulated up to seven strikes. “I can’t speak to individual student conduct matters,” he said, “but if they even got near that many, they would not just be removed from the hall, but they would be removed from the institution.” Although all students that Mackay worked with in January were allowed to stay, Mackay said, “There were students that we moved in the middle, in fall semester,” due to excessive violations. “It is rare for us to have somebody that gets repeat violations within the same semester, or within a close time period. So we are going to have to look at what we are doing within our conduct system for our sanctions,” Mackay said. “I’m concerned about [Miller], and I want to make that community better. So we’re doing some things specifically with that community,” Mackay said. Aspen Brooks and Malia Riggs can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com
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Meet the ASLC president and vice president candidates Elections for ASLC President and Vice President are happening on Tuesday, March 8, with votes being counted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to ASLC. The candidates for ASLC President are Patty Roberts, ’17, and Nathan Pellatz ’17, while Mikenna Whatley, ’17, is the lone candidate running for Vice President.
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Patty Roberts Presidential candidate Patty Roberts is a junior, with a double major in psychology and economics. “I’m running for ASLC President because I have a lot of amazing opportunities here at Linfield. I want to help by giving back to the community and what better way to be a president that serves all of the students. I’m really excited about student government and I have other leadership experiences, but I’ve never been involved in student government before, and I think this is an amazing opportunity and I’m really excited to give back and make Linfield the best it can be,” Roberts said. She also mentioned the great opportunities that small liberal arts colleges like Linfield offer and how they make it accessible for all students. “I’m involved in Greek life and a bunch of other organizations on campus, so I have a lot of connections. I feel I can offer my personality, I’m very bubbly and open.” Roberts’ leadership background consists of running an Alternative Spring Break last year as a student leader. She was also a FirstClas leader,
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Nathan Pellatz Presidential candidate
which helps incoming freshman learn about the campus, make friends, and help out the McMinnville community before classes start. Roberts was also hall president both her freshman and sophomore year. She is a mentor at Duniway middle school and helps encourage students to continue an education and find their passion. “I think Patty would be a great candidate for ASLC President, because she is a very involved person on campus. One way she was thinking about doing that is through various means of contacting students and getting us more excited about the opportunities that Linfield has to offer,” said Heather McNutt-Kaestner, a co-worker of Roberts at the Career Development office. “My ultimate goal is to increase the communication between students and faculty. I also have an idea that if none of the systems of communications are working, is creating a texting app where students can sign up to receive updates from clubs, sororities or fraternities that they are interested in joining,” Roberts said.
Nathan Pelltaz, who is also running for ASLC President, is a junior finance major with a double minor in economics and sports management. He has some experience in positions of leadership. He was hall president freshman year, an RA sophomore year, and joined the team of Student Ambassadors in the Admissions office. “My platform for running for office is student involvement. That is across the board. From athletic events to theatre productions, to poetry recitals, to LCAT Events, I would love to see more people get involved around campus and really take advantage of all of the great activities that we have here. If I win office, my goal would be more student involvement at events by effectively communicating with students in a way that will get them excited about things and give incentives so that people want to go to events even more. Support at this school can be a powerful thing and I’d love to see more of it being shared by all the students,” said
Pelltaz. “Nathan is one of those people who is friends with everyone. In order to be successful, he needs to connect well with the student body, which I have no doubt he will easily be able to do. Nathan is a positive light around campus. He is great for so many reasons, but I think his ability to connect with people and bring high energy to campus is one of the major reasons why he would be such an amazing president,” said Maggie Flood. “The students can count on me being responsible and responsive in their interests. They can expect that if they have an idea for the betterment of the college, that idea will be heard at the next Senate meeting and possibly taken forward and put to action. I really stress hearing people’s ideas about the college because if this college government is made for the students but isn’t open to student suggestions and isn’t willing to work and be present for the students, then there isn’t really a reason to have a student government,” Pelltaz said.
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Mikenna Whatley Vice presidential candidate Mikenna Whatley, ’17, is running for Vice President and is a psychology major with a music minor. “I am running for student body vice president because I believe it is the perfect way to capstone my leadership experience here at Linfield. I, like all of the candidates running for ASLC office, want to see as much positive change at Linfield as possible. I’ve loved every minute of my college experience and I hope that by being the student voice in ASLC and the Board of Trustees I can help the student body have just as an amazing experience as I did,” Whatley said. “Her determination and her ability to overcome challenges … working on ASLC with her this past year, I can already tell that she is capable of taking direction, going with it, leading a group, and making things her own,” said Cruz Morey. Whatley has been part of student government at Linfield for the past 2 years. She also has past leader-
ship experiences including a position in her sorority, in the Linfield Panhellenic Council (LPC), being a CATS presenter, writing for the Linfield Review, participating in an internship at the Yamhill County District Attorney’s Office as a Crime Victim Advocate, serving on ASLC Senate, and ASLC Cabinet. “Even when she is presented with challenges, deadlines, or working with people that aren’t responding, anything like that, she is able to take it her own way and overcome that challenge and makes it successful,” said Morey. Whatley said, “My platform for student body vice president consists of three main goals - improving campus safety, increasing student involvement, and giving more responsibility to the senate.” Whatley is also involved in Greek life, choir, a cappella, the psychology department and Psi Chi Honors Society.
How do you feel about Linfield’s tuition increase?
“It’ll probably be fine but I’m not thrilled about it.” -Arielle Mazzuca, Sophomore
“My family is taking out loans and pushing it as it is so this is definitely going to cause a strain.”
-Miriam Kilian, Sophomore
“It makes me ask more questions in class and really fight for my education to hear how expensive it is.”
“I feel that it’s dumb and that we already pay a ridiculous amount for tuition.”
-Zia Shonk, Sophomore
-Madison Mitchell, Sophomore
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Malia Riggs/staff photographer Linfield alumnae stands to give her advice on how women can be successful in the future in the career development discussion on March 3 in Jonasson Hall.
Contribution of women in workforce celebrated with discussion By Malia Riggs Staff Writer March will commence Women’s History Month, where generations of women are paid tribute to around the world. Linfield started off this month by recognizing a few successful women graduates
in the work force. The panel discussion, titled “That Could Be Me: Successful Linfield Women in the Workforce,” was given last Thursday in Jonasson Hall. Students of both genders were encouraged to come with questions and learn about what it takes to be a successful woman who strives to
better her career. There were many graduates that came to the gathering, among them were 2006 graduate Stephanie Kenworth, who studied business and management. She worked many jobs that gained her the position she holds now. She is currently working at OHSU as the director of
versity offer apartment-style housing, Lewis and Clark has double rooms available, Reed College has gender-neutral housing all throughout campus, Southern Oregon University has a small area where it is available, and University of Oregon has a housing building with gender neutral rooms and bathrooms. These schools have started as early as 2005 in getting gender neutral housing on their campuses. “This is over due and a long time coming, there’s no doubt about that. But the tangibility of this possibility is incredibly exciting right now. I’m very proud to be a part of this movement and I’m grateful for everyone that has put in effort to get here,” said the President of Fusion, Alleta Maier. Dean of Students, Susan Hopp said, “We are going to do our best to implement and extend gender-neutral housing for next fall.” While it is
going to be hard to get room selection available for students with housing applications for fall coming up soon, Susan believes they can do it. Student groups have been working alongside faculty on a proposal to finalize gender-neutral housing on the Linfield campus. “We think it will work here as long as students understand what it is for, how it works, and which areas it will inhabit,” said Susan Hopp. Limited somewhat by the physical structures of the dorms and apartment buildings, faculty are going to try to do the best they can for the first year, and feedback will help faculty determine how to make it better for the following years depending on student input.
Gender-neutral housing will arrive at Linfield By Emma Bloomfield Staff Writer Gender-neutral housing is for the needs of students who do not identify as male or female to feel comfortable with their living situations, but its acceptance at Linfield has not happened yet. More schools are starting to add gender-neutral housing options for students living on campus. It has traditionally been that girls room with girls and guys with guys, but those options for many students are changing. Meanwhile, students residing off-campus can live with whoever they want. It’s up to the students to make a change if they want a say in their living situations. Campus Pride Trans Policy Clearinghouse says that 149 schools in our nation have gender-neutral housing, and in Oregon there are six. Some schools like Willamette and Oregon State Uni-
events. Kenworth raises money for research, plans events for the foundation and raises money for different operations. Some of these events get over $1 million and boasts sponsors such as Phil Knight, the owner and founder of Nike. Women in this day and age
are beginning to enjoy more prominence around the world and are even holding higher standings in various societies. “History is his story, and we need to tell her story more often,” said Heidi Ambrose, Linfield student who attended the event. “Women are not in the
minority background anymore, we’re finally starting to see more prominent women in history, and its in history where we see a better future,” said Ambrose.
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Linfield’s resident rising star chef in the spotlight Jenny Horniman Staff Writer Dillin dining hall is unlike other college food services, not just in the food that it serves but in the chefs that serve it. Unknown to many students on campus, Linfield’s own Executive Chef was named a Rising Star Chef of Chicago in 2005. Rising Star Chefs are named due to their outstanding culinary philosophies and their commitment to enhancing the overall culinary community. Noah Bekofsky became aware of his calling as a chef at the age of 14 while making salads and washing dishes at a four star restaurant. Although he was raised in the Pacific Northwest, his passion and talent has taken him all over the world. When he was still fairly young, he travelled to Europe to expand his ideas and ended up working at a hotel in Germany before returning to Oregon. In 1994, Bekofsky attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, where he would later graduate with honors. This education paired with his other experiences would open many doors for him in the culinary world. Jobs prior to his current position include Executive Chef at two resorts in Hawaii, a lodge and golf resort along the Oregon coast, Aria restaurant at Chicago’s Fairmount Hotel and the Fairmount Scottsdale Princess in Arizona. The transition from high end resorts and restaurants
to a college dining hall was due to the 80 plus hour work weeks that kept him from spending time with his wife and two children. Bekofsky deemed Linfield a “great opportunity” with the added bonus of being closer to family and where he and his wife grew up. He recalls thinking that he “could make an impact on a college food operation in a positive way and influence it in a way that it had not been done in the past.” Bekofsky has also sat on the Chef Advisory Board of Common Threads, a notfor-profit program teaching at-risk children about tolerance and diversity through food and nutrition. Star Chefs described his style as “both culturally inspired and comfortably American, reflecting culinary and cultural traditions that transcend any one cuisine.” This style is exemplified at Dillin, where Bekofsky creates menus that appeal to both the natural comfort palates of the Pacific Northwest, as well as the more adventurous palates of international cuisines. One of the more unique traits that Bekofsky brings to Linfield is his dedication to producing eco-friendly meals, using as many local food suppliers as possible in meal preparation and ensuring that food wastes turn into compost that go back to local farms. Sous Chef Kevin Bakerson has been working with Bekofsky for the past four years, and says that “[Bekofsky] brings a higher end quality to the meals than what we’ve had in the past.”
Hundreds of students go to Dillin multiple times a day, almost every day of every week of the school year. Bekofsky reports that Dillin serves upward of 1,800 meals per day. It is of the utmost importance that the food provided is prepared with quality and is nutritionally and environmentally beneficial. The impressive background of Dillin’s executive chef often comes as a surprise to students, who do not necessarily feel that the food exemplifies the same restaurant quality that they may expect from such an experienced chef. However, Bekofsky’s skills become significantly more apparent during special occasion meals, whether it is for staff meetings or for the annual Thanksgiving or Christmas feasts. Despite menu rotations and the addition of new meals every now and then, students are bound to find their meal options a little repetitive and less than exciting at times. Bekofsky once said in a past interview with the Review, “if you eat at your favorite restaurant every day for two years, it’s not going to be your favorite anymore.” However, there is no doubt that Linfield is lucky to have such a well renowned and friendly chef with such innovative ideas and practices to keep its populace sustained, happy, and healthy. As Bekofsky says, “We can all make a difference and have great food at the same time.” Jenny Horniman can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com
From top: Noah Bekofsky grills some vegetables in the kitchen at Dillin hall. Below: chef Bekofsky talks another chef at Dillin while working in the kitchen.
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John Christensen/Staff Photographer From left: cellist Anna Vanderschaegen, ‘18, accompanist Susan McDaniel and clarinetist Quillan Bourassa ‘16 perform at Bourassa’s senior recital on March 5 in Ice auditorium.
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John Christensen/Staff Photographer Bourassa performs on his bass clarinet on March 5.
Senior recital starts rough, finishes smooth By Kellie Bowen Staff Writer The first thing people do while waiting for the concert to begin is flip through the program. Right away it is clear that the performer is versatile in the clarinet family. Quillan Bourassa, ’16,
played on the bass clarinet, the E flat clarinet and the traditional clarinet. Unfortunately, Bourassa had some technical difficulties with his bass clarinet on the first song, “Flowers of St. Francis” by Daniel Dorff. Bourassa went back stage to fix the problem. However, the clarinet went out a second time in the second
movement of the first song. The technicality was a loose screw. After going backstage to try to fix his instrument a second time, he finished the first song with the last two movements. The second song, “Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon” by Francis Poulenc, was a three movement piece. Jasmine Libert accompanied
Bourassa on the bassoon. It started light and merry, went to a smooth legato, and ended with a lively, mysterious tune. “White Bird” by Gabriel Jackson was played on the E flat clarinet. Susan McDaniel accompanied Bourassa on the piano. The E flat clarinet gave off a shrill tone to resemble the bird
depicted in the song. Cellist Anna Vanderschaegen, ’18, joined Bourassa and McDaniel in the next song, “Fantasy Trio” by Robert Muczynski. The cello added a dark tone to the song. The final song was a bubbly, four-movement number on the clarinet and the piano. “Cooked” by Kenji
Bunch explored the taste buds of sound. The contemporary songs Bourassa chose made for a modern and classy senior recital.
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Students present critical papers, poems at national convention Sarah Levering Staff Writer Three students from the English department had their papers accepted to a national literature convention in Minneapolis, MN. Camille Weber, 16’, Angelia Saplan, 16’, and Keri Dixon presented their papers at Sigma Tau Delta’s national literature convention. Sigma Tau Delta is an international honors society for undergraduate English literature majors. The convention creates a way for students to showcase their work either in literary studies or creative writing. The conference also provides various types of workshops including information on graduate schools, publishing and scholarships. Weber’s paper does a close reading of a passage from “Jane Eyre” where she focused on the construction of identity through the balance of rational and spiritual law. Saplan read a collection
of poems titled, “Voicing the Voiceless.” Her poems focused on topics of suicide, sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking with the intent to inform readers and empower them. “Writing grants us a medium to speak when we are silenced, to find a voice when we are voiceless, and the courage within ourselves to begin again,” Saplan said. Dixon presented a critical analysis of an Anne Finch poem “A Letter to Daphnis,” where she addressed the role of sex and power in marriage. As well as attending the conference and having the privilege of presenting their individual selections, they attended creative writing panels for memoirs and flash fiction. They also went to round tables focused on mental health entitled “Representations of Mental Illness in Literature.” “It’s an honor to be here and speak to other students about their writing. Everyone here is so full of talent either scholarly or creatively. “Attending this
Photo courtesy Camille Weber Camille Weber, ‘16, Angelina Saplan, ‘16, Professor Barbara Seidman and Keri Dixon pose at the Sigma Tau Delta national literature convetion in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Weber, Saplan and Dixon all presented their work at the convention. convention inspires me to continue taking my studies seriously and has given me even greater confidence to share my work with bigger
audiences,” Weber said. She also said that everyone that was at the conference was extremely supportive and it was great to
be in an environment where everyone is supportive. “It was an amazing atmosphere and I cannot wait to come back and tell my chapter
about this amazing experience this past week.” Sara Levering can be reached at linfieldreviewarts@gmail. com
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Griffin Yerian/Staff Photograher Students in “Almost, Maine” take directions from director Thomas Gressler. The show opens March 15 and will run through the 18th will performances starting at 7:30 p.m.
Theater deparment gears up for ‘Almost, Maine’ By Cassandra Martinez Staff Writer
The Linfield Theatre Department’s winter production and the first play of the spring semester tackles the contemporary side of the theatre world. “Almost, Maine” is a montage of stories about different couples, and all of them have one thing in common: Love.
There is more to the story than love, but rather the many different types of love and the hardships that these characters go though in a little town called Almost, Maine. “It’s a show about love, in every form. Falling in, falling out, losing it, and trying to get it. This show has a little piece of love for everyone,” says Alyssa Lawrence, a junior and
theatre arts major. The show is in promising shape. “The show is slowly coming together. … The director [Thomas Gressler] has a way of pulling out the smallest details, which make the scenes and the emotion within it pop,” said Lawerence. Senior Travis McKenna, junior Joella Cordell, and freshman Glenn B. Rust are some of Linfield’s students
that are acting in the production. Since Professor Janet Gupton is currently on sabbatical, these actors have a new director to work with. The Linfield theatre department has aquired the assistance of Thomas Gressler or Dr. G as the actors call him. “Dr. G is absolutely amazing and we have a great time with him. He’s very much a hands on
director, who knows what he wants which is good. It’s good to have that difference from Janet, it’s like free-flow so it’s been interesting,” said McKenna. The actors mentioned the play is not the typical romantic comedy. Cordell said that there is a scene for everyone. One of the scenes has an LGBT couple in the scene called “They Fell,” where two female best
friends fall in love with each other. “Almost, Maine” will be performed on March 15, 16, 17 and 18 at the Marshall Theater. Remember to bring tissues because it’s going to be a roller coaster of emotions. Cassandra Martinez can be reached at linfieldreviewarts@ gmail.com
Streaming music impacts local stores, musicians By Kellie Bowen Staff Writer There is a lot of controversy over whether or not digitalizing music is a good thing or not for the music industry. On one hand, being able to stream music on outlets like Spotify and YouTube allows some bands to get great exposure, but a lot of people don’t buy the albums if they can stream the music or download it for free. Scott Ian of Anthrax said in an interview with Blabbermouth, “If Spotify would pay more money to the bands for the art they’re creating, I think just in general people would have a better view of music and think it was worth more. Music should be worth something. It is worth something.” Grey Patterson, ’18, who focuses on music technology, says that iTunes, in its core, is beneficial to independent musicians because Apple takes only 30 percent of the purchases. “The reason I don’t use Spotify is I just don’t agree with the formula for how they pay people,” Patterson said. “It’s based on who gets listened to
overall.” Patterson said that this is how Spotify controls where the money is going. Even if someone was to only listen to less popular, independent music, they would still be paying the most listened to artists more. The Internet dictates the pay and attention that certain musicians do or do not get. Social media seems to decide who becomes popular. Kanye West, Beyoncé, Adele, Taylor Swift, and Justin Bieber are a handful of the most popular musicians in the world. All artists have a strong social media presence. Since today’s generation of teens and college students have a common taste in music and use social media every day, they amplify the media content of their favorite musicians. Social media has a strangle hold on main stream music. This means that bands and other genres that are still trying to survive in the music industry are being overlooked. The Vortex, a music store on Third Street, is the only record store in Yamhill County. Before coming to McMinnville, the owners,
Bruce Laverne and assistant Aaron Schroeder, were in Longview, Washington. They came to McMinnville because McMinnville was an improving area economically. Laverne and Schroeder said that they realized that they needed to sell and buy more accessories and novelties five years ago. However, the Vortex currently sells about 50 percent music and 50 percent novelties. The Vortex was able to stay afloat through the digital age by not overbuying CDS and vinyl. “Tower Records [for example], all of those major names, they couldn’t change fast enough to react to the changes in the market, and little stores tend to have the capacity to change a lot faster,” Laverne said. Record stores are almost gone. If physical music formats were to disappear, this will cut back record sales for everyone. Some will be better off than others.
Kellie Bowen can be reached at linfeildreviewarts@gmail.com
Students perform at Cat Cab
John Christiensen/Staff Photograher Kyle Huizinga, ‘18, sings and plays the guitar at the student Cat Cab on March 3.
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Men’s tennis falls to undefeated Boxers By Sara Levering Staff Writer
Linfield men’s tennis fell 9-0 to the Pacific University Boxers on a rainy Saturday afternoon. The Boxers remain unbeaten in Northwest Conference play. Linfield had some great opportunities to earn team points. The first chance was at the third doubles position consisting of Charlie Farrenkopf, ’17, and Carter Pentz, ’19, who battled back and fourth against Pacific’s duo but eventually fell 9-8, in a tiebreaker At number two doubles, Tim Hawkins, ’16, and Trent Prussing, ’19, pushed toward a win but fell in an 8-4 loss. In top flight doubles, Ben McNair, ’18, and Jacob Mangan, ’19, were blanked 8-0. In singles action, the Boxers won all six flights in straight sets. Liam Spearnak, ’18, put up a great fight at number six before falling 6-3, 7-5. McNair also put up a good fight before residing him-
self 6-3, 6-2. Prussing in the two singles position fell 6-1, 6-1. Pentz at third fell 6-0, 6-2. Mangan was defeated 6-4, 6-1 at number four and Farrenkopf fell 6-1, 6-1 at number five. “Play went well, we did a good job of competing, especially in doubles. Our two and three doubles had tight matches and put themselves in good position to win,” Mangan said. “[The team] just needs to get better and we’ll get there,” Mangan said. Head coach Ben Belletto said, “We competed well throughout the day, with chances at No. 2 and 3 doubles. We were up a break at two and lost three doubles in a tiebreaker.” “We’re getting closer to being in that conversation and the opportunity to play with a lead,” he said.
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Griffin Yerian/Staff Photographer Double partners Trent Prussing, ’19, and Tim Hawkins, ’16, consult with assistant coach Brent Kingzett in the tennis match against Pacific University on March 5.
’Cats win third straight match in conference play By Sara Levering Staff Writer Linfield women’s tennis defeated Pacific 8-1, a familiar feeling for these Wildcats as they did the same two weeks prior but this time in Forest Grove. In doubles action, Ella Riddle, ’18, and Elsa Harris, ’18, had a close match but came out with the win 8-6. In second flight, Sierra Lemon, ’18, and Marisa Doveri, ’18, won easily 8-2. Finally, Marisa Kume, ’17, and Courtney Mostul, ’17, won in a close match 8-6 as well. In singles, the highlight was Harris at the number
two position who made a three set comeback win for the Wildcats 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. Riddle again topped the same opponent who she defeated two weeks ago, this time a bit closer though, clinching in straight sets 6-4, 7-5. Kume also grabbed a victory fairly seamlessly winning 6-2, 6-4. Lemon at the fifth singles position grabbed a victory 6-0, 7-5. Mostul captured a victory as well with little complication, 6-1, 6-1. “I think we played very tough against Pacific,” Lemon said. “All of the matches were pretty much battles and we
managed to have the most grit and pulled them out,” she said. On Elsa’s three-set comeback she commented, “Elsa demonstrated a lot of strength and determination in fighting for her match and clinching us the fifth match to win overall.” The Wildcats improved 7-3 overall and 4-3 against Northwest Conference opponents. Next weekend, the ’Cats face Whitworth at 11 a.m. on March 12 and Whitman at 10 a.m. on March 13.
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Michaela Fujita/Staff Photographer Isaac Grebisz, ‘19, finishes off the second hole at the Willamette Cup tournament.
Freshman golfer performs despite ’Cats team finish By Ross Passeck Staff Writer The men’s and women’s golf teams experienced bipolar weather conditions this weekend. Saturday was a relatively easy day; come Sunday, team members found themselves battling the elements. Despite adverse weather conditions, the Wildcats managed to maintain consistent scores as a whole. Sophomore Lucas Balala placed second on the team playing as an individual earning t-15th overall. He shot 77 Saturday and improved despite the torment of wind and rain to 75 on Sunday for a total of 152. Logan Davis, ’18, and Kyle Hargrave, ’16, tied for third on the team with a score of 158 over the two days putting them both tied
for 30th in the tournament. The true story of this tournament came in the form freshman Jackson Hval. In his first away tournament, Hval put on a display for the team, shooting 78 the first day and even par on the second. A par round, which was made all the more impressive by terrible winds and a ball that hit the fairway but buried itself in the softened ground, forcing Hval to take another swing from the tee. Overall, the team finished sixth in the tournament with a team total of 624 strokes. Olympic College placed first with a score of 577. Meanwhile the women’s golf team placed 5th overall, 92 strokes behind the first place Whitman College with an overall score of 717.
Madeline Rice, 18, played consistently through the weather shooting an 86 on both Saturday and Sunday. Her score of 172 was the lowest on the team. 172 earned Rice 18th place in the tournament. Tiana Yamaoka, 18, shot the second lowest on the team scoring 89 on Saturday and improving to 87 on Sunday. Yamaoka was 4 strokes behind Rice with a 176 and came in tied for 21st. With a sixth place finish from the men and a fifth place finish from the women both of Linfield’s golf teams have room for improvement with many capable players.
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Wildcats takes series with dominant wins By Joe Stuart Staff Writer Linfield baseball played with a vengeance after dropping the first of their three game series in extra innings to the Lewis and Clark Pioneers (3-3, 7-9), routing the Pios in the second two games. Game one’s 4-3 final through 10 innings was the first extra innings game for the Wildcats (5-4, 11-6). Cal Neely, ’18, started for the Wildcats and threw eight innings. Striking out eight batters, he only allowed scoring in the second inning, when the Pios scored three runs off five hits. Linfield’s offense came in small amounts, with three single-run innings. Ryan Pladson, ’17, scored the first run for Linfield in the top of the
second, crossing home after a hit by Kekoa Kaulukuki, ’16, was turned into an error by Lewis and Clark third baseman Connor Eggleston. Linfield catcher Jake Gellos, ’18, cut into the deficit singlehandedly with a solo home run in the fourth inning, making the score 3-2. It was Gellos’ first career home run as a Wildcat. The Wildcats tied the score in the sixth inning, after Ryan Ross, ’18, scored, with David Mason, ’19, credited with the RBI. Kaulukuki also tried to score the go-ahead run on the play but was thrown out at home to end the inning. Dylan Peters, ’18, was called in to pitch for Neely, entering the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. After neither side scored in the ninth, Linfield was
not able to capitalize on two base runners, leaving two runners in scoring position. In a dramatic, bases loaded situation in the bottom of the 10th, Lewis and Clark scored the winning run with Cameron Pater, who came in as a designated hitter, scored off of a fielder’s choice for Linfield, giving the Pios the win in game one. The Wildcats came back reenergized in game two, with Riley Newman, ’18, on the mound. Newman pitched his first complete game of the season, which was the first complete game by any pitchers on the Linfield staff. Newman allowed five hits and had five strikeouts with two walks. Linfield got off to a hot start, scoring seven runs in the top of the first inning, the most they have scored
in one inning this season. Four Wildcats recorded RBIs in the first inning, with Mason recording two. The immense offense led to 10 at-bats for Linfield, and Lewis and Clark being forced to pull their starter, Bradley Bourdase, for Jack Silva before the inning even ended. Linfield scored again in the second, with Ben Andrews, ’18, slapping an RBI double to right field, scoring Eric Lawson, ’16. Andrews was then able to score off a sacrifice-fly by Ross to put the ’Cats up 9-0. Lawson continued to contribute to the scoring in the third inning, with a RBI single that brought home Finn McMichael, ’16. Lawson would finish the game with four hits, three RBIs, and three runs scored.
Linfield would go quiet for most of the middle of the game, but finished strong with two runs in the eighth inning and three runs in the ninth. Both runs in the eighth came from an RBI base-hit by Andrews, scoring Lawson and Scott Hilpert, ’18. The explosive 15-2 win carried over into game three, where the Wildcats won in another dominant victory 9-0. Cason Cunningham, ’19, got his third win after pitching four innings, with the final five being split between four relievers for the combined shutout. The Wildcats scored in six different innings, and scored two runs in the first, eighth and ninth inning. Linfield’s red hot offense saw five batters have a multi-hit game, with six recording at least one RBI. Gellos was the only
Linfield player to record multiple RBIs, with two. McMichael was one of the Wildcats with multiple hits, giving him 30 on the season. Through the series, McMichael now has a hit through every game of the season. Linfield’s 11-6 record, with 5-4 in conference play, puts them at third place in the conference standings. The Wildcats will hit the road next weekend with a trip to California. Their next game will be against Webster University, the first of a three game series. The next Linfield baseball home game is on March 19 against Pacific University. Joe Stuart can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail. com Joe Stuart can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.
Brasil bound for DIII nationals, hopes to make finals By Sara Levering Staff Writer For the second consecutive year, sophomore Victor Brasil will compete at the Division III National Championships. This year, the meet will be held on March 16-20 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Brasil is a two-time Northwest Conference champion in his best event, 100-yard breaststroke. Last year, he placed 18th overall. This year he has qualified for the 100 breast and 200 breast. He is ranked 15th respectively in the 100 breast. Being the only swimmer on Linfield’s squad to qualify, “Coach Kyle can focus and pay attention to just me,” Brasil said. Brasil is hoping to improve immensely. In preparation for nationals, he is swimming every day and working with weights a bit just for strength.
He is not swimming as many yards as he did during the season, but the quality of the yards he is swimming is making a difference. Brasil joked that he is old said, “my body doesn’t recover as fast now.” He is focusing on endurance, which will come in handy, especially for the 200 breast. In Brazil, he normally swims the 50 and 100 breast exclusively so adding the 200 breast is new to him. “I intend to swim my best and see what happens,” Brasil said about the 200 breast. He has much higher hopes for his specialty event, the 100 breast. He hopes to place in the top eight, the finals. “To qualify for top-eight, I am going to have to swim 55.40 [seconds] and to make top five, I have to swim 54.90,” Brasil said. He said these two races are entirely different because the “100 is swimming strong the entire race and
the 200 is a different pace.” During the season, in the 400 medley relay, he swam a 54.50 on the 100 breast leg so he is hoping to get a time similar to that. “Victor is a great leader on the team,” Coach Kyle Kimball said. He has encountered many challenges this year as an international student but has overcome them and has qualified for the second year in a row,” he said. When asked what it would take for Brasil to qualify for the top eight, Kimball said, “Victor is doing some fine tuning currently in the pool that we hope will help him swim a little faster at Nationals. “He will enter the meet having the experience from being there last year and that will help. “Victor just needs to swim confident and let it happen,” Coach Kimball said.
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Griffin Yerian/Staff Photographer Victor Brasil, ‘17, dives into the pool at the King County Aquatic Center during the NWC swimming championships. Brasil will represent Linfield at D III nationals March 16-20.
Linfield softball splits doubleheader, game three postponed Joe Stuart Staff Writer The Linfield softball team split their first two home games of the season on Saturday, beating the Willamette Bearcats (51, 5-1) 3-2 in game one in thrilling fashion, but losing game two 8-5. The Wildcats (3-3, 6-4) sent Maddy Dunn, ’19, to the mound in the home opener, and Dunn recorded her third win of the season in her fifth appearance. Dunn threw a complete game, allowing five hits with three walks and four strikeouts. Both teams were scoreless till the top of the fourth inning, when the Bearcats took a 2-0 lead.
Both runs were unearned, with Willamette batters Steffany Dunn and Promise Burnett reaching and recording RBIs thanks to Linfield errors. Things looked dire for Linfield late in the game, still down 2-0 going into the bottom of the seventh inning. Jacinda Swiger, ’19, led off for the Wildcats and started off strong with a base hit. Linfield then benefited from clutch power-hitting when Danielle Duman, ’18, homered to tie the game at 2-2. It was Duman’s first home run of the season. Last year she hit a NCAA Division-III leading 20 home runs. Following Duman’s
home run, it looked like the game could go to extra innings, with the next to Linfield batters flying out. But even with two outs, Linfield leadoff hitter Alissa Buss, ’17, was able to draw a walk. A single from Cheyenne Fletcher, ’18, put Buss in scoring position on second for Melanie Oord, ’18. A quick single to right field from Oord was all Buss needed to score and give her team the win. Game two saw early offense from both teams. In the top of the first, Willamette was able to load the bases on Linfield pitcher Brooke Chapman, ’18. Chapman then hit Bearcats leftfielder Danielle Saunders with a pitch to give Willamette their first run.
Victoria Bradshaw then came to the plate for Willamette and singled to right field. Strong defense from Linfield only allowed one run on the bases loaded play, getting an out on a play at the plate. Linfield’s lone run in the first came when Paige Smotherman, ’19, singled to bring in Fletcher who had doubled. Willamette’s offense saw big production in inning two to extend their lead. With runners on first and second, Bearcats catcher Alex Shield singled, but an error by Linfield centerfielder Darian Stedman, ’19, allowed Shields to advance to third and score both base runners. After allowing two more
base runners following Stedman’s error, and with still only one out, Chapman was pulled early for Shelby Saylors, ’19. Saylors allowed one more run in the second inning off of a RBI base hit by Saunders to put Willamette up 5-1. Thanks to sacrifice plays by Kenzie Schmoll, ’18, and Buss, Linfield was able to cut into the deficit and make the game close again at 5-3. Linfield tied the game up when Erin Tauscher, ’18, hit a home run with Smotherman on base to make the game five all. The Bearcats broke the tie in the fifth inning when Kathryn Moore hit a threeRBI double for Willamette to put them up 8-5.
It would be all Willamette needed to get the win, as the Wildcats could not rally in the final three innings. A rubber match was scheduled for Sunday, but was canceled due to inclement weather conditions. Linfield travels to Georgia next weekend for the 2016 NFCA Division-III leadoff classic. They’ll start the tournament by playing Trine University. When the Wildcats return to the west coast, they will take on Pacific University in Forest Grove, then return home for a series with Lewis and Clark.
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’Cats race to victories in first track meet
Griffin Yerian/Staff Photographer Madison Gladding is set in blocks for the 4X400-meter relay. Other team members included Olivia Bannerot, Rachael Gernhart and Taylor Petersen. The team finished fourth in a time of 4:10.37 seconds.
By Mickayla-Bay Washington and Kaelia Neal Staff Writers As expected our Wildcats showed up and showed off at the annual Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker. The invitational started with the 10,000-meters on Friday, March 4 and continued with the rest of the events on Saturday, March 5. On the women’s side, Emma Knudson finished seventh place among 20 runners with a time of 39 minutes, 55.88 seconds and was the top Wildcat finisher in the 10k. “My race went really well. I’ve always loved the atmosphere of the Icebreaker 10k. Having that support really pushed me through when my race got difficult,” Knudson said. Courtney Beard finished 10th in 40:50.71 and Sarah RasmussenRehkopf finished 15th in 41:45.30. All three women qualified for the conference meet, which will be on April 23 and 24 at Lewis and Clark. Chris Roth led Linfield in the 10k with a time of 33:46.11 finishing 29th among 48 competitors. Chris Poole followed, placing
37th in 34:13.47 with Adrian Clifford close behind in 38th place in a time of 34:17.78. Roth, Poole and Clifford all qualified for the conference meet. Freshman Calvin Ong placed 46th in his 10k debut in a time of 35:48.68. The ’Cats started Saturday on the right foot by winning both the men’s and women’s 4X100meter relay. The women, who consisted of Dallas Edge, Madison Gladding, Brenna Gomez and Jade Everage, beat out runner-up Corban University by finishing with a time of 49.22 seconds. Their time ties for seventh on Linfield’s All-Time Top 10 Records. The men’s team, Kane Kennedy, Jake Mihelich, Ryan Orlandini and Spencer Payne bested the second place finisher, Pacific, by almost a full second with a time of 42.68. Edge and Mihelich both performed exceptionally well as the anchors for the teams. Edge also continued on to place first in both the women’s 100m dash and the 100m hurdles in 12.64 and 14.95. Gladding, who also helped the ’Cats with the relay win, finished fourth in the women’s 100m in a time of 12.94. Mihelich snatched the 200m
in a time of 21.44, which ties his personal best in that race. It was no surprise the 2015 national champion easily won the 400m dash by over a second. The exceptional time of 47.03 is a new personal record for Mihelich. Mihelich said he “felt good about the performances yesterday” but he wanted to finally run 46 seconds in the 400m. This coming weekend, Mihelich leaves to Grinell, Iowa for indoor nationals. “Right now there is nothing else I can do to get faster before nationals. I just need to make sure I’m rested and ready to go,” Mihelich said. “I have a strategy for both prelims and finals, so I am feeling confident. And obviously I want to win it all,” he said. Kane Kennedy also ran well as he placed in the top-five in the men’s 200m with a time of 22.41. Manuel Finley easily won his heat of the men’s 1500m run in a time of 4:04.74, which is over 15 seconds faster than the last 1500m he ran. He placed fourth overall in the 1500m. Kaelia Neal also ran well in the 1500m by finishing fifth place overall in a time of 4:53.65. Olivia Bannerot took the field placing second in the high jump at 1.53m and third in the
Griffin Yerian/Staff Photographer Freshman Mehana Sabado-Halpern competed in both the long jump and triple jump. She placed 10th in the long jump with a mark of 4.88 meters and seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 10.50 meters. long jump at 5.15m. J.C. Grim also competed well in the long jump, high jump and javelin as he had top-eight finishes in these events. His performance in the men’s long jump was the most notable as he placed second with a mark of 6.81m. Olivia McDaniel had a top performance in the pole vault as she tied for second place with a height of 3.28m. Hayden Davisson competed well for Linfield in the pole vault as well by placing fifth with a height of 4.08m. Rachael Gernhart was another top performer for Linfield as she placed fourth in the women’s triple jump with a mark of 10.63m
On the other side of the field Jeff Lieder put in a major effort, launching his shot put 14.15m, which turned into his first place ranking in the event. “I felt really good about my performance. All the work in practice paid off,” Lieder said. The meet has the ’Cats looking toward the rest of the season. “Overall, I’d say the meet went well and we are all feeling ready to tackle our goals and finish out the season strong,” Knudson said.
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Lacrosse takes tough loss, team remains optimistic By Malia Riggs Staff Writer The Linfield women’s lacrosse team had a tragic loss of 19-4 against Pacific on Saturday. Pacific took control of the match right from the start, scoring within the first two minutes of the game and keeping the goals consistent throughout the match. In the first half of the game the
Softball
Baseball NWC
Overall
4-2 6-3 5-4
12-2 10-7 11-6
Pacific Lutheran 5-4 Lewis and Clark 3-3 Pacific Puget Sound Willamette Whitman
Whitworth Geroge Fox Linfield
Boxers scored 15 goals in comparison to the ’Cats’ two. The goals came from Kelsey Dammarell, ’16, and Mae Seifert, ’19. “Kelsey and Mae always have a good game, they fight for the ball and never give up,” Kaylee Combs, ’19 said. Dammarell had a great game with a grand total of three turnovers, two caused turnovers and five shots on goal overall. Seifert also had three shots on
goal, seven turnovers and three caused turnovers. In general the team showed persistent defense throughout the match. “We began to figure out our defense and adjust throughout the game,” Vanessa Van Horn, ’19, said. Statistically, the ’Cats showed their defensive capabilities with 13 total saves by goal keepers Maria nelson, ’18, who had eight saves the first period and Rebecca
Men’s Tennis NWC
Overall
Willamette Whitworth Pacific
5-1 6-2 6-2
5-1 9-3 14-5-1
9-8 7-9
Linfield George Fox
3-3 4-4
4-5 4-5
8-9 6-10
3-6 2-4
8-10 5-13
Pacific
Kimball, ’18, who had five the second. “Yesterday’s game was a great learning experience for us,” Van Horn said. “Pacific is at the top of our league and they are a good program,” she said. The second period of the game started off with the third goal of the match made by Seifert. Although the Boxers continued to bring the pressure, the ’Cats held their ground with
Overall 8-1
NWC Lewis and Clark 5-0
Overall 7-0
Whitman 4-0 Lewis and Clark 3-1
6-3 4-4
Linfield Whitman
4-1 4-1
7-3 5-5
6-4 7-5
Whitworth George Fox
3-2 1-2
3-4 2-4
George Fox Pacific Lutheran
3-1 3-2
4-2 4-3
Pacific Lutheran 3-4 Lewis and Clark 1-6
11-6 6-9
Willamette Linfield
1-3 1-4
1-4 2-7
Pacific Whitworth
2-3 1-4
2-3 1-6
Puget Sound
1-11
Pacific Lutheran 1-4 Puget Sound 0-4
0-4 0-4
Willamette Puget Sound
0-5 0-5
0-5 0-8
1-7
Malia Riggs can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com
Northwest Conference Rankings
Women’s Tennis NWC 6-0
12 turnovers and five saves the second half. “I think everyone gave it their best and went 100 percent the whole time,” Combs said. Although Linfield had a difficult loss, hopes are high for their next home game at 7 p.m. on March 8 against Berry College.