The Linfield Review October 20, 2014
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Linfield College
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McMinnville, Ore.
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120th Year
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Issue No. 5
Sex talk educates students Elizabeth Stoeger @linfieldreviewnews
Rosa Johnson/Managing editor
Homecoming royalty
Winners of this year’s Mr. and Miss Linfield seniors Brianna Edginton and Corey VanDomelen. See more about this year’s event on page 11.
“All About That Bass” welcomed students to Ice Auditorium on the evening of Thursday Oct. 16 for a humorous guide to Homecoming week. The first slide read “Homecoming 2014: A Survival Guide,” and that’s exactly what it was. An entertaining, and at times serious, handbook to all that goes on during Homecoming. Dr. Dawn Graff-Haight, a health education professor at Linfield, began the lecture by assuring the audience that she wasn’t there to prevent them from doing Homecoming activities, just making sure that they have the tools to be safe. “We’re here to have fun, but we’re also here to get an education and to live,” Graff-Haight said. She pressed students to party safely all the time, but especially when alcohol is involved. This means eating before consuming any alcohol, having a designated driver committed to staying sober, and using the buddy system. She cautioned against drinking too much before the actual party begins. “Don’t drink so much that when you get to the party you don’t remember the party.” Her point was hilariously illustrated by an image of a man drinking an enormous Big Gulp, >> See Sex Talk on Page 6
MEChA sponsors Measure 88 forum Jonathan Williams @linfieldreviewnews
Linfield’s MEChA club hosted two informational forums on Oct. 10 and 16 to inform the Linfield community about the consequences if Measure 88 is or is not passed. “Real people are affected by this,” sophomore Gilberto Galvez said. Sally Godard who works for the student health and wellness center and is an advocate to get Measure 88 passed, gave those in attendance on Oct. 11 some context about the measure. Godard explained, “This is an issue of social justice … I am incredibly passionate for getting the ‘yes’ vote.” MEChA’s two co-presidents,
sophomores Gilberto Galvez and Raquel Escalera moderated the discussion portion of the event and helped introduce speakers that were there to share information and stories to the audience. Oct. 14 was the last day to register to vote in Oregon. “It is going to be a really tight race,” Godard said. Godard wants people to be informed and to tell their friends about this important measure. Godard explained, “Measure 88 is a direct consequence of 9/11.” She continued to explain that since September 11, 2001 the government has decided to be more vigilant and restrictive on the privileges that people in the U.S. who live here but aren’t citizens get to have.
The Real ID Act of 2005 is responsible for the tightened scrutiny of who gets to have a driver’s license. The purpose of the act was to prevent illegal immigrants who could potentially be terrorists from getting a driver’s license. To get a driver’s license in a state that complied with the Real ID act meant that people who were applying for a license also needed to provide proof of U.S. citizenship not just proof of residency in that state, a birth certificate and social security card. The state of Oregon complied with this act in 2008 causing many Hispanic residents to lose their license because of the implementation of the act. According to Godard, if Mea-
sure 88 does not pass 80,000 people in Oregon will be unable to drive. In 2013 the Safe Roads act was passed in Oregon, allowing for people that are qualified to drive but lack the legal proof to prove their identity and citizenship to obtain a driver’s card that doesn’t give them the same privileges as a driver’s license. The driver’s card would need to be renewed every four years. Those that would get a driver’s card would not be allowed to vote, buy a gun or receive any of the benefits of being a U.S. citizen. There is a kink in the story in October 2013. The Oregonians For Immigration Reform political organization thought that the citizens of Or-
egon should vote on this act and required a referendum process to happen which created Measure 88. Senior Keyla Almazan explained how Oregonians For Immigration Reform’s campaign is affecting Measure 88. “Oregonians For Immigration Reform actually want zero immigration to happen,” Almazan said. Almazan pointed out that the Oregonians for Immigration Reform’s campaign makes it look like illegal aliens would be taking citizens jobs, attracting more illegal aliens to come and risk the threat of giving a driver’s card to a terrorist which are all false statements of what the driver’s card would do, according to Almazan. >> See Measure 88 on Page 4
INSIDE Editorial .......... 2 News ............... 4 Features............ 7 Culture............. 10 Sports............... 16
News
Features
Learn about how MEChA is informing voters about the importance of Measure 88.
Learn about the history and tradition of song and banner at Linfield during Homecoming week.
Read about Linfield’s Good Life Conference that promoted happiness.
Read about what the Circle K club is all about and what they are doing now.
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Culture
Read about the “Pushkin in Exile” faculty lecture and the performance of Tres Vidas by The Core Ensemble.
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