The Linfield Review Issue #4 October 10

The Linfield Review October 10, 2016

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Missing former student found

By Jonathan Williams Staff Writer Matthew Dahlin, 21, a former Linfield student, who was identified as missing by his family earlier this week was found alive and well in Sacramento, California, on Saturday, according to a post on Facebook made by his father.

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Students react at presidential debate viewing Seniors Grayson Lein and Conner Wells laugh after a comment made by one of the 2016 presidential nominees at the public debate viewing party in Riley 201 on Sunday. The next televised debate is scheduled for 6 p.m. pacific time on Wednesday, Oct. 19, and will be moderated by Fox’s Chris Wallace. >> See Clinton on Page 4

ASLC forced to cut operating budget by two percent

By Ian Cooper Staff Writer It’s no secret that the incoming freshman class this year at Linfield has 70 students less than what was projected. However, what many people don’t realize is just how much that impacts not only the student population, but also the budget for the student union, ASLC. “Typically we plan our budget around having 440 students come in,” said Theo Petropoulos, ASLC’s Vice President of Business and Finance.

Since the college usually averages 470 new students per year, ASLC lowballs the budget in case of a shortfall. This year though

was a shock, with only around 400 students coming in. “That means we won’t have as much money to do events and such with,” Petropoulos explained.

Because of this, ASLC was forced to make some minor cuts across the board in order to maintain and balance their annual budget.

“Everything took a little bit of a cut in order to lessen the impact,” Petropoulos mentioned. Despite the loss of money, there won’t be any impact on the students or on ASLC’s ability to operate.

In the case of Wildstock, ASLC’s largest event, the board had already begun to budget more towards it last year, which means that this year there really won’t be any impact as some of

that money is cut to help, resulting in neither an increase or decrease in the overall budget for Wildstock.

As for the other programs, “They really won’t be affected by this, two percent is a relatively small cut… obviously though that 2% could have been used in ways that benefited the students.” said Petropoulos.

“Everyone will for sure have to be conscious about how they’re using their money,” answered Petropoulos when asked about how the cuts will affect ASLC overall.

It helps ASLC that they have the ability to take money from areas that aren’t using it (e.g. leftover money from the Sports chair) that they could then dump

back into the general fund or use it for events such as Wildstock.

To emphasize, this two percent cut is something that nobody wants, least of all ASLC. However, the student governing body seems to have taken in like a champ, easily cutting a little bit out of everything to ensure that no single program takes too much of a hit.

From the sound of it, they’re hoping that next year’s class will be back to the normal size, and bring with them the normal amount of dollars ASLC uses every year for the student’s benefit.

Ian Cooper can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com

Dahlin’s father, Tim Dahlin, wrote on Facebook that his son was found by relatives who live in the Sacramento area.

His father also thanked everyone for their love, support and prayers.

More than 6,700 people shared Dahlin’s father’s post that his son was missing in an atempt to help find his son.

Dahlin’s father was able to file a missing person report with law enforcement on Thursday.

Dahlin was a physics and mathematics major while he was at Linfield and would be a senior this year.

Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life Jeff Mackay sent an email to students on Wednesday asking if people knew Dahlin or his whereabouts in an effort to help Dahlin’s family locate him.

Mackay commented in an email on Sunday that, “We are glad that Matt has been located and we were happy to assist Matt’s parents.”

Dahlin’s sister, Cailin Dahlin, commented on her father’s post that identified Dahlin as missing, writing, “Thank you to everyone who shared and sent their prayers or thoughts. We will still be supporting him through emotional and mental health struggles, so prayers for his well-being are appreciated.”

Dahlin’s family was not available for an immediate comment.

Jonathan Williams can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com

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EDITORIAL

US elections, debates mimic reality television: How did it come to this?

American’s put forth our votes to choose the most politically educated, respectable and morally fit person to run and represent this country. Unfortunately, this election season seems to be a mockery of our society.

There are three categories of voters, strong Trump supporters, strong Clinton supporters and the “anti-Trump, Clinton’s our best option” voters.

What happened to Bernie Sanders anyway?

This election seems more and more rigged as we get closer to Election Day on Tuesday, November 8.

Let’s put politics behind us for ten seconds.

Do we trust a man who has had discriminatory lawsuits filed against him multiple times?

Do we trust a woman who has changed multiple strong political stances? What about those e-mails? Did we get those tax documents? It’s

nothing new. The election prior, it was President Obama’s birth certificate.

Is it too much to ask that the debates cover topics that matter, such as plans on trade, social security, medicare, education, debt and social injustices? Instead, this election seems to be more about bashing the other candidate.

Perhaps America is in need of more leaders.

Or maybe America needs to tackle its systemic issues and figure out how to get the most fitting people a better opportunity to gain political coverage.

Trump’s racist and sexist comments have given a large number of American’s the confidence to project their hatred toward others, too. This is why so many of the Trump rallies are hard to watch. They often involve kicking people out and chants of Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America great again.” When

someone of power espouses these strong and dangerous theories and opinions, it gives more people the power to proclaim this hatred.

Clinton’s inability to keep the same political stances makes folks eerie about voting for her.

Is she evolving and learning more about the United States complex social issues or bandwagoning to gain more votes? For example, Clinton opposed same sex marriage until the later 2000s.

All of this drama distracts us from understanding the candidate’s political, economic and social goals. Clinton and Trump express the true intentions of the American masses. As a whole, our votes represent our awareness of society, morals and genuine agenda as a democratic nation.

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The presidency is not a reality show Leonard Pitts Jr. Tribune News Service “What newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped for this to stay informed and to understand the world?”

“I read most of them, again, with a great appreciation for the press, for the media.”

“What ones, specifically?”

“All of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years.”

“Can you name a few?”

“I have a vast variety of sources where we get our news. Alaska isn’t a foreign country...” –Sarah Palin, as questioned by Katie Couric “OK ... Libya. President Obama supported the uprising, correct?

President Obama called for the removal of Gadhafi. Just wanted to make sure we’re talking about the same thing before I say, Yes, I agreed or No, I didn’t agree. I do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. Um ... no, that’s a different one. Um ... I got to go back to see ... got all this stuff twirling

around in my head ... um. Specifically, what are you asking me did I agree or not disagree with Obama?”

–Herman Cain, answering a question about President Obama’s handling of Libya “(Russian President Vladimir Putin) is not going into Ukraine, OK, just so you understand. He’s not going to go into Ukraine, all right?

You can mark it down ...”

“Well, he’s there already, isn’t he?”

“OK, well, he’s there in a certain way ... “ –Donald Trump as questioned by George Stephanopoulos “We also know that the ... founders ... worked tirelessly until slavery was no more.” –Michele Bachmann “How do you say ‘delicious’ in Cuban?” –Herman Cain at a Cuban restaurant in Miami I was willing to let Aleppo go.

As with Barack Obama’s “57 states” and Rick Perry’s infamous “oops,” I was willing to write off Gary Johnson’s recent gaffe—his inability to identify the rebel stronghold in Syria—as just one of those brain cramps even well-informed people occasionally suffer, especially

under the klieg lights of media attention. Then Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for president, went and did it again.

Asked last week by Chris Matthews of MSNBC to name his favorite foreign leader, Johnson could come up with not one. “I guess I’m having an Aleppo moment,” he confessed.

There’s a lot of that going around.

And it raises a question: Since when is knowing things no longer a prerequisite to running for president?

I freely admit that, if challenged to name the head of state in, say, Burkina Faso, I’d have to look it up.

But then, I am not running for president. That is, I am not putting myself before my fellow citizens asking that they trust me to steer the ship of state through choppy waters of budgetary challenge, national security and international diplomacy.

In that context, it’s hard to overstate the gall of a Gary Johnson. But the fact that such uninformed—even broadly ignorant—people capture attention and votes and that one of them may even be our next president, also offers a vivid illustration

of the unserious nation we have become.

One often hears it said that people want a president they can relate to, one they could imagine having a beer with. Which is not unimportant.

But isn’t it more important that the president be someone who has pondered the world and America’s place in it? The presidency is not a reality show. Is it too much to ask that whoever occupies that office be someone who is comfortable with ideas, and who knows actual, fact-based stuff?

Competence is not sexy. Just ask Jeb Bush. But when the waste matter hits the ventilation device, there is no substitute. We should respect that fact more than we do.

Besides, there are plenty of people to drink beer with.

Leonard Pitts Jr. is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, nationally syndicated newspaper columnist and author of multiple books.

Readers may write to him via email at lpitts@miamiherald.com. He is scheduled to speak at Linfield College in February.

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Students fall for fall’s beauty, presence on campus

By Megan Ditore Staff Writer Every year, again and again, I find myself falling for fall. It’s that time of year where everything is a little more colorful, and everyone is a little colder.

Fall is here, the fog rolls in, making life more mysterious. When fall comes and leaves change color, Linfield becomes that much more beautiful.

There are so many things to look forward to during Fall: coffee, Halloween, pumpkins, sweaters, boots, crisp air, pretty leaves, the list just keeps going.

Jordon Lumley, ‘19, said that she

likes the colder weather. “I like to bundle up, I also love to wear my boots.”

Hailey Hecht, ‘19, always looks forward to fall because it means scarfs and boot season.

“Sweatshirts and leggings are my favorite” she said. Getting to pull all of your warm clothes out of the closet is a reminder of the brisk air you are about to encounter outside.

Fall at Linfield is a lot of fun.

First of all, we have the best football team to cheer for all season.

Which gives us just another reason to get out of our rooms and enjoy some of the fresh air that Oregon has to offer. All of the

Practicing safety on campus remains vital

By Vanesa Montalvo Staff Writer News stories that have been of topic lately range from murder cases to the creepy clowns that are taking over news feeds. With stories like these filling up news outlets, safety is something that should be prioritized, especially amongst college students.

At night, when campus is a bit eerie and lonely, it is important to stay alert and aware of surroundings.

As college students, it is hard to avoid the situation of walking home alone, especially after a long night of studying. If you ever find your self in a situation where you are feeling safe or threatened, a resource that is available to reach out to is College Public Safety.

On the Linfield website “CPS states that their mission is to “foster a safe and secure environment that supports an exceptional experience,” students should feel comfortable reaching out for help when needed.

It is important to keep in mind that CPS is always available to help, no matter how small one thinks their issue is. Another thing that students might not be aware of is the fact that CPS is available to help twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, according to Administrative Officer of CPS, Consuelo Christianson.

“If you are out at night time and feel scared or threatened, you can call CPS and we can escort

you back to your dorm,” said Christianson. Students may often forget that CPS is available to help when it comes to simple issues like these.

If you ever find yourself walking back to your dorm alone, from one side of the campus to the other, do not be afraid to reach out to CPS and request a ‘courtesy ride’.

CPS is a great resource to use, especially if you are feeling threatened, afraid or unsafe. In order to avoid unsafe situations, one must take precautionary measures.

Those include, but are not limited to: Having someone to walk with late at night, avoiding the use of ear buds and loud music when walking alone, parking in brightly lit areas (if available), being aware of surroundings, immediately reporting anything suspicious, the list can go on and on.

If one feels unsafe or threatened, they are to call CPS or 911. CPS works closely with the McMinnville Police Department; If one were to report something to CPS that needed police assistance, they would respond rapidly, according to Linfield’s website.

For more tips on how to stay safe on campus, College Public Safety has supplied their own tips on general safety and residence hall safety. This list can be found on the Linfield College website under College Public Safety.

Vanesa Montalvo can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com

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trees on campus change colors to where the aesthetic of the school changes.

Another thing that fall calls for are pumpkin patches. Thankfully there are many pumpkin patches that are close to McMinnville. You can go pick out a pumpkin, or you can just get pictures with your friends because let’s be real, did you even go to a pumpkin patch if you didn’t take a picture?

Halloween is celebrated for those who want to join in on the fun of the creepy night.

Leaf blowers are all around, and while they may be loud and sometimes obnoxious, they keep

campus looking well-manicured and beautiful for fall visits.

Another thing to watch out for (especially in the older buildings) are all of the spiders that seem to follow your every move.

As soon as you turn around there will be one looking at you from the ceiling. Don’t panic, just help it back outside.

With cold weather comes the rain, especially here in Oregon.

When it rains at Linfield, campus turns into what some Linfield students might call “Lake Linfield.”

For those of you who have not experienced “Lake Linfield” yet, I suggest you invest in some

rain boots if you don’t have them already. “Lake Linfield” always comes at this time of the year as the rain falls and the streets and sidewalks fill with water creating a nice, little lake all over campus.

Lumley said, “I love ‘Lake Linfield,’ it gives me an excuse to wear my boots and jump in the puddles!”

There are so many things to look forward to this time of the year. Fall is in the air and to be honest, it is unbeLEAFable.

Megan Ditore can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com

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A call to action to join the ‘Real Food Challenge’at Linfield Sustainability

Kyle Huizinga Office of Sustainability The Real Food Challenge is an organization that works with colleges and universities to create a “healthy, fair and green food system.” according to the Real Food Challenge website. The goal of the program is to shift one billion dollars of university food budgets away from industrial farms and junk food towards local, community-based fair, ecologically sound and humane food, by the year 2020.

Linfield could have the opportunity to connect with the Real Food Challenge and follow the four criteria that defines “real food”. Amongst those criteria is providing food that is locally attained; Although Dillin already has several local food options, it does not hurt to push for more. In April 2013, Sodexo and Real Food Challenge signed a transparency agreement so that Sodexo abides

by a set of standards defined by the Real Food Calculator. Other schools that partner with Sodexo have done the Real Food Challenge.

Amongst the student body at Linfield, there area many students that had a positive input of the Real Food Challenge.

Meg Roberts, a Linfield junior, said she values food that has been made in humane and ecologically sound ways. “Those go hand in hand,” she said. “We need to treat animals with respect and we need to treat our environment with respect.” She said that even though she is no longer on the meal plan and will not be a Linfield student by 2020, she would support a campaign to get the Real Food Challenge started at Linfield. “I wish someone had done that for me,” she said.

Jil Rehbein, a sophomore, said that since we are in Oregon, we have access to a lot of local farms and we should take advantage of

that. “We should support our own community,” she said.

Alaire Hughey, a senior, Sociology major, said that fairness is the most important to her. “I’ve learned through Linfield’s curriculum to think critically about the complex and systematic ways in which society and industry marginalizes various populations,” she said. “Industrial food systems are no exception.”

Check out our Linfield Sustainability Facebook page and share your own answers to these questions: What do you value most in your food out of the four criteria: local/community based, fair, ecologically sound, humane? And why? If there were a campaign to get Linfield to buy at least 20 percent “Real” food by 2020, would you sign it for future Wildcats?

The Office of Sustainability can be reached at sustainability@linfield.edu

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Clinton, Trump get personal at second presidential debate

By Elizabeth Stoeger Staff Writer The second presidential debate devolved into vicious personal attacks issued to and from each candidate, with Trump on the offensive for most of the debate about his treatment of women and Clinton defending not only her actions as Senator and Secretary of State but also Bill Clinton’s well-documented history with women.

More than 30 students gathered to watch the debate as part of the Pizza and Politics series put on by the Political Science department.

The debate was conducted in a town hall format in St. Louis, MO, where undecided voters from the area chosen by the Gallup Organization asked questions directly to the candidates.

CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Martha Raddatz moderated the debate.

Cooper cut to the chase and addressed the recent audio tape of Trump, “You described kissing women without their consent, grabbing their genitals. That is sexual assault. You bragged that you sexually assaulted women, do you understand that?”

Trump downplayed the issue, “No I didn’t say that at all. I don’t think you understood what was said. This was locker room talk. I’m not proud of it . . . but this is locker room talk.”

He denied having done the things he talked about, “I have great respect for women. No one has more respect for women than I do” and continued to refer to the tape as “locker room

banter.”

Clinton used this issue to question Trump’s ability to serve. She stressed that while she might have disagreed with a Republican’s platform or argument, she had never before questioned their ability to serve.

“Donald Trump is different . . .

What we all saw and heard on Friday was Donald talking about wom-

brought up Clinton’s use of a private email server repeatedly, going so far as to threaten Clinton with jail time.

Exasperated, Clinton countered, “Donald, I know you’re into big diversion tonight. Anything to avoid talking about your campaign and the way it’s exploding and the way Republicans are leaving you.” The remark was met by applause and

target [Sunni political leader Abu Bakr al-] Baghdadi.” She also would consider arming Kurdish and Arab forces on the ground in Syria.

Trump said he disagreed with his running mate’s views on Syria, had not spoken to him, and advocated destroying ISIS before dealing with the devastation in Syria.

The last question drew the most

“He’s not actually a joke, he really did tell his political opponent in the United States of America that she would be in jail if he was president. That’s not the kind of thing that happens in a Democracy.

That’s the kind of thing that happens in a fascist dictatorship.”

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en . . . and he has said that the video doesn’t represent who he is, but I think it’s clear to anyone who heard it that it represents exactly who he is.”

Trump accused his opponent of enabling Bill Clinton’s alleged sexual misconduct.

“Bill Clinton was abusive to women. Hillary Clinton attacked those same women — attacked them viciously,” he said.

Throughout the evening, Trump

laughter from students.

Clinton outlined several specific policy proposals regarding taxes, health care, and her plans for handling the situation in Syria. She condemned the situation in Syria as “catastrophic” but said she she would not use American ground troops in Syria, deeming it a “very serious mistake.”

When pressed by Raddatz on what she would do differently in Syria, she said, “I would specifically

raucous laughter from the students assembled, “Would either of you name one positive thing that you respect in one another?”

Clinton said she respected Trump’s children, she called them “incredibly able and devoted and I think that says a lot about Donald. I don’t agree with nearly anything else he says or does but I do respect that and I think that is something that, as a mother and grandmother, is very important to me.”

Trump, in a surprising moment of civility, said, “She doesn’t quit, she doesn’t give up. I respect that . . .

She’s a fighter, I disagree with much of what she’s fighting for . . . but she does fight hard and she doesn’t quit and she doesn’t give up and I consider that to be a very good trait.”

Sara Gomez, ‘16, said she thought Clinton had clearly won the debate, “Trump continues to spew his rhetoric of hate and xenophobia and continues to be an unfit person for the presidency.”

Abby Thomas, ‘16, agreed, “I think she did a better job responding to the questions . . . and trying to do less of a back and forth that’s kind of about insulting and attention and more about laying out a strategic plan.”

“I don’t think I could walk away from this debate and tell you what Trump’s policy was on a lot of the issues, whereas I could do that with Hillary Clinton,” said Thomas.

After the debate, Dimitri Kelly addressed the students and gave his opinion, “He’s not actually a joke, he really did tell his political opponent in the United States of America that she would be in jail if he was president. That’s not the kind of thing that happens in a Democracy. That’s the kind of thing that happens in a fascist dictatorship.”

He passionately urged students to take action, “Don’t just laugh and act like it doesn’t matter.”

Elizabeth Stoeger can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com

‘Qtea’ provides safe space for students

By Annika Lindburg Staff Writer After a long week, nothing says relaxation like warm tea, cookies, and a safe place to talk.

Students have the opportunity of coming to the multicultural center every Friday from two to five for some free tea and a safe place to talk. “QTea is designed for anyone to come in and out as they please. You don’t have to stay the entire time,” said Emma Keyes, ‘17.

“QTea stands for Queer Tea. The name has the advantage of sounding like cutie,” said Keyes.

Kaitlyn Fieldhouse, ‘20, “likes how inclusive QTea is and likes the name a lot.”

The idea for QTea came from an unusual place. “I picked up this idea from studying abroad in New Zealand and thought it was

something Linfield needed,” said Keyes.

Any student is welcome to come to the weekly QTea. “It’s a community event for students who identify as LGBTQ or Allies.

It is run by FUSION, which is Linfield’s Queer Student Union” said Keyes.

For students who want to get involved at Linfield, this is the perfect jumping off point. “When I came to Linfield, I wanted to make sure I was involved in something. I am involved in FUSION and participated in the human sex panel. I like the inclusivity,” said Fieldhouse.

Keyes expects more students will come as it gets colder outside since tea is always more enticing when it’s chillier. “I’m pretty much a regular. I’ve been coming here since the start of September.

My roommates are the ones who organized this event,” said Aimee

Annika Lindburg/staff Kaitlyn Fieldhouse and Elizabeth Loukas enjoy a cup of tea at the Queer tea event.

Bertolli, ‘17.

While it is not set in stone, the QTea meetings “may continue during Jan Term, depending on

our schedules” said Elizabeth Loukas.

Next time Friday rolls around, stop by the Multicultural room

and enjoy some warm tea!

Annika Lindburg can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com

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Students remember New Zealand with appreciation

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Domestic politics discussed at ‘pizza and politics’

By Cassandra Martinez Staff Writer Its election season and the debates are being aired back and forth.

Linfield students have had opportunities to attend different events around campus that were surrounded by the topic of politics.

Last Wednesday on Oct. 5, students had the opportunity to engage in a faculty panel on domestic politics.

The faculty hosting the panel were Professor Sharon Bailey-Glasco from the History department, Professor Nick Buccola from the Political Science department, and Professor Eric Schuck from the Economics department.

The panel was divided into three different sections: immigration, economics, and the social contract of the country. All of these topics were excellent tie-ins to some of the major political fronts of the presidential debate.

The first panelist was Professor Sharon Bailey-Glasco, who spoke on the topic of immigration for her presentation. “Mexican migrates, for example, have been coming into the U.S. since the 1850’s and 1860’s.

Since the turn of the century, their labor has become an integral part of the U.S. economy,” said Glasco.

She presented some slides about facts about immigration and some of Donald Trump’s infamous quotes about Mexican immigrants.

The evidence and facts Glasco presented were interesting and eyeopening toward the topic, which revealed that the general public relied on stereotypical facts about immigration.

Glasco also explained that the percentage of migration from Mexico had gone down over the last few years and most migration is from the eastern countries of Asia and Central America.

The next panelist was Professor Eric Schuck, whose topic was about the economy and why it had decreased in the past few years.

During his presentation, he presented some line graphs to demonstrate the decreasing of income of households of different racial backgrounds.

He had a compelling speech on how everyone wants to gain their share of the economy. He even used pizza as an analogy about it being pizza and that the more people who want a slice, the pizza would get smaller and leave some people out.

He compared the difference from the past to present day economy, which the difference was that the U.S. had large technology growths in the past and now it has slowed down due to lack of new technology.

“It basically goes up and up. So what you are basically seeing during that time period is the U.S. economy was growing very rapidly. It’s growing primarily because we have been improving in technology that make people productive overall,” said

Schuck. In other words, due to the lack of new technology being produced, the economy is affected in mass production.

Lastly, we had Professor Nick Buccola, who talked about the social contract of the country.

Social contract can be described as an agreement among members of a certain society to cooperate for social benefits.

He then talked about three political theorists, who had great insight about the topic at hand- Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and JeanJacques Rousseau, who all asked the same question. “When people get together and form a political society, if we could imagine them in a situation, where they would figure out how they should organize themselves,” said Buccola.

He talked about how papers, articles and other forms of documentation were created to establish how social contract is formed in society, including Alexander Hamilton who talked about social contracts in his newspaper article “The Federalist Number One.” The panel was overall interesting and amazing to attend. Linfield students are encouraged to attend more events such as this one, in order to understand what’s going on in U.S. politics today.

Students Emma Keyes and Lewis Faller returned from a semester in New Zealand during the spring of 2016, and graciously presented in front of students and some faculty members about their time there on Oct. 3rd.

Their reasons for going were vastly different, Keyes going to explore a possible grad school and Faller going for the outdoor experience New Zealand promised. Neither was disappointed.

To begin with, the University of Otago (25,000 strong,) is a huge campus in the southern part of New Zealand in Dunedin (Pronounced “done eden.”) It has a climate similar to ours since it sits around the same distance south of the equator as McMinnville does to the north, so Keyes and Faller said there really wasn’t an adjustment period to the weather.

As far as culture goes, there is a lot of Scottish influence in the country, with the native peoples (the Maori) only having settled the island themselves in the 13th century.

During Keyes and Faller’s time in New Zealand, there was an adjustment period where both came

to terms with Dunedin’s drinking culture, which is far more prevalent than Linfield’s.

Also, since the legal drinking age there is 18, every college student could legally drink. Despite this, the University of Otago is New Zealand’s most prestigious university, along with being the hardest one to get into.

Because of this, there is a “college town” mentality to the city.

“The best method of transportation is cars,” Lewis said, explaining that because there’s not really a heavy bus service between cities the only real options to explore the country is to take a car or fly.

Since Dunedin has a huge university in it with many foreign exchange students, there’s a very active and vibrant car market, with most being available for around $1000.

As far as classes went, “They were pretty easy,” Keyes said.

There was lots of help available for the smaller classes, and “The bigger classes had a lot of online presence,” Faller mentioned.

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Are You Registered To Vote?

“I am, since I was 17 years old!”

-Abby Thomas , ‘17

“Not yet, tomorrow!”

-Kalkieun Crapper, 19

“I am registered to vote!”

-Mikayla Frei, ‘17

“Not yet, but I will be tomorrow!”

-Sara Heine, ‘19

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Parker Moore’s parents Doug and Julee and his sister Hayley get ready to cross the finish line at the second annual 3.5 memorial run/walk on Oct. 2.

Improvments in genderneutral housing noticed

By Annika Lindburg Staff Writer Linfield College is ahead of a lot of other schools and states when it comes to being gender inclusive.

“The idea for gender inclusive housing was brought to faculty’s attention about five years ago, but was often requested too close to housing registration to implement changes at short notice,” said Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life, Jeff Mackay. He added that “the gender neutral bathrooms project began about three years ago.”

Patty Haddeland, director of student health, wellness and counseling describes how the concept of gender inclusive housing began. “It’s genesis was a group of students involved with FUSION who saw an opportunity for the campus to become more supportive of LGBTQ students and allies in a tangible way,” Haddeland said.

“For me, the concept came about when I wanted to live with the person I felt most comfortable with but due to Linfield’s old policy, I wasn’t able to because he identified as male and I as female,” said Linfield alum, Shawna Jacobson-Sims.

Gender neutral housing is important to Linfield because it “allows students the opportunity to live in an environment that feels safe and

supportive of who they are,” Haddeland said. Jacobson-Sims added, “every student at Linfield deserves to feel safe and secure. School is already stressful enough without throwing in at-home stress as well.

It is a matter of personal health and well-being,” she said.

A common misconception is that you can only apply for gender inclusive housing if you identify as the opposite gender, but that is not the case at Linfield.

“Students don’t have to identify the reason they are applying for gender inclusive housing. They have to identify how they are going to contribute to the success of the environment if they live in gender inclusive housing,” Haddeland stated.

While Linfield strives to be inclusive, there are ways Linfield can be more accepting.

“We are already working toward greater outreach and inclusion.

The President’s Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) is committed to arranging for monthly student-led forums to raise awareness of issues on campus and to give students a voice in expressing concerns and needs,” said professor of health education, Dawn Graff-Haight said.

Annika Lindburg can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com

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Ultimate frisbee team competes Members of the Linfield ultimate frisbee team participated in Oregon State University’s “Beaver brawl” tournament on Oct. 8 and 9 in Corvallis.

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Freshman and senior named Mr. and Ms. Linfield Megan Ditore Staff Writer

Photo courtesy Danielle Duman Recently crowned Mr. and Ms. Linfield, Danielle Duman, ‘17, and Daniel Endicott, ‘20, stand together after their victory.

With a comedy routine and superior knife juggling skills, Daniel Endicott, ‘20, and Danielle Duman, ’17, respectively, cinched the titles of Mr. and Ms. Linfield 2016.

The annual Homecoming week ceremony was held last Friday evening in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium.

Mr. Linfield 2016, Endicott is from Roseburg, Oregon.

He decided to participate in the competition this year because Roseburg High School had a similar pageant that he wanted to participate in but ended up not doing it.

He went to watch and saw how much fun all the contestants were having, so when he saw the opportunity to something similar here he thought, “why not?!”

Endicott did not know what to expect. He said, “I felt like how well I did depended 100% on how the audience reacted to my comedy routine.”

“I honestly didn’t think that I would win but I knew it would be close between Justin, Dave, and myself.”

His favorite part of the night

was watching the faces of people reacting to his comedy routine.

He said, “It was amazing to see expressions like, “‘Wow, he just said that!’ It made me laugh, which by far made my night.”

As a freshman, Endicott is enjoying the sense of community and family as well as all of the opportunities Linfield has to offer.

He wants students to know that he cannot wait for an amazing four years here on campus and “to not forget #Endicott2048.”

Ms. Linfield 2016 was a definite crowd favorite at the event.

Duman is very involved on campus where she is able to be a student, an athlete, and play an active role in many clubs.

Duman said, “Linfield has provided me with a number of amazing opportunities that I am truly thankful for.”

By coming to Linfield she was able to “follow my dream of being a student athlete while also participating in other leadership clubs and organizations on campus.”

As a senior, Duman said that he decided to participate because she thought it would be something she would enjoy.

She said, “It was something I had thought about the past few

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years, but was never really sure about doing. When this year came around I still wasn’t sure, but when asked if I would consider participating I decided to take advantage of and make the most of the opportunity and I’m glad I did.”

Going into the night, she didn’t expect to win. She didn’t expect anything heading in to the event, “I just wanted to have fun and make the most of the night and the experience,” she said.

Duman did not have a favorite part of the night she said, “I think the night as a whole was a lot of fun! Everyone did a great job performing and the crowd made it that much more lively and fun!”

Duman said, “I will always hold Linfield close and dear to my heart as it is a special place that I am fortunate to call home and consider family. “ “The people, the connections, and the experience as a whole are just a few of the many great things about Linfield that make the experience unforgettable and last a lifetime.”

Megan Ditore can be reached at linfieldreview@gmail.com

Professors, alumna collaborate on original choral work Elizabeth Stoeger Staff Writer A new choral piece composed by a Linfield professor with lyrics by a Linfield graduate will have its world premiere performance by the Linfield Concert Choir later this month.

“When Justice Reigns” was commissioned by the Lacroute Arts Series and written by Andrea Reinkemeyer, Assistant Professor of Music Composition & Theory at Linfield.

The text was composed by Janine Applegate, ‘70.

The commission began as an idea between two Linfield professors, Reinkemeyer and Anna Song, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities.

Reinkemeyer said, “Dr. Anna Song and I had long discussed the possibility of collaborating on a new work for the Linfield Concert Choir, but this commission made it a reality.”

Song said, “I was really taken with several of [Reinkemeyer’s] other works and knew that she would create something unique and meaningful. I was also keen on giving students the opportunity to engage with the composer; many times we don’t have that opportunity.”

An Oregon native, Reinkemeyer was born in Portland and raised in Troutdale.

“As a child, the radio was always on in my house so I was able to develop a deep listening history of the classical repertoire from my parent’s radio and the heavier rock my sister enjoyed,” she said.

She began playing the piano in second grade and picked up the violin in fourth grade. In high school, she joined the Portland Youth Philharmonic Preparatory Orchestra.

She recieved her undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon and did masters work at the University of Michigan.

Before coming to Linfield, she taught at Bowling Green State University and lived in Bangkok, Thailand for three years.

Reinkemeyer said, “My path to a profession was winding, with detours in biology and music education, but I eventually found my voice in the area of composition.”

“One of the aspects I enjoy most about composing is synthesizing a wide array of interests and experiences through time and sound.”

Writing specifically for the Linfield Concert Choir was “especially touching” for Reinkemeyer, “they were constantly in my thoughts as I was composing this piece . . . this was a way to craft a work just for them.”

“It’s also been fun having conversations with students I didn’t previously know; this piece has been a great conversation starter.”

Song said, “It’s always very exciting to give the world premier of a composition—to perform it for the very first time and introduce it to the world…that relationship between the piece and the performers is special and memorable.”

The theme of “When Justice Reigns” is, quite aptly, social justice.

Song said, “We knew we wanted to words to be relevant to young people, and perhaps to connect to social justice in some way.”

For the lyrics, Song asked a source close to home, “After looking at various texts, I decided to ask my mother-in-law Janine Applegate . . . a published lyricist, if she’d be willing to write a poem for consideration.”

Applegate was born and raised in Seattle, WA, and met her husband at Linfield when they were both undergraduate majors in philosophy.

She has had works published

by Trinitas, Paraclete Press and The American Hymnal Association, among others.

She has worked for the church for 40 years and currently serves as the Director of Parish Education at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Portland.

Applegate has a history of creating works with a social conscience.

She collaborated with Dr. Randall Giles in 1984 on a piece called “Invocation, ” which was “a choral work commissioned by Physicians for So-

cial Responsibility and Performing Artists for Nuclear Disarmament for a concert against nuclear arms in Portland . . . Decades later, it seemed fitting to again write for my alma mater, especially a work of similar social significance and conscience.”

She mused, “I find inspiration in language itself; the music of the words, and the economy of expression.”

“One always hopes one’s words, as impoverished as they are, will communicate. When combined with music, their power can be profound.”

Reinkemeyer’s favorite aspect of the piece is the middle section which is “a meditation on the text, ‘Where hatred dwells there is no

peace.’ At that moment, the tenors and basses are chanting while the altos and sopranos are singing rather clashing tones in their lowest register.”

“It is evocative and expresses my deep sorrow for all the hatred I see around me, especially during this divisive time,” said Reinkemeyer.

For Applegate, this type of creation was a departure from her usual pieces of work.

“My favorite aspect of this piece was the challenge was not to write an overtly theological piece, but to communicate those most basic realities we all share as visitors on a planet not of our making.”

Applegate said, “Mine is not a particular political statement. It is just a reminder, if only to myself,

that not one of us chose to be born at a particular time, in a particular place, of particular creed or nation; indeed, to be born at all. We are in this together.”

The goal of the piece is a simple one: to make people think.

“I would love it if the piece gives people a few moments to contemplate injustices they see in the world around them and think about ways they can help improve the situation,” Reinkemeyer said.

“I hope that those who hear this work will be reminded that fundamentally we have much more in common than could ever really divide us,” said Applegate.

Elizabeth Stoeger can be reached at linfieldreview@gmail.com

Photo courtesy Vanessa Kelly Professor Anna Song conducts the Linfield Concert Choir in a rehearsal of Andrea Reinkemeyer’s new choral piece, “When Justice Reigns.” She is accompanied by pianist Susan McDaniel.

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Drag show round two

By Cassandra Martinez Staff Writer

Photos by Griffin Yerian/Staff From top left: professional drag performers as well as student Jose Ernesto perform at the drag show on Sept. 28. Top right: a professional drag performer strikes a pose. Bottom left: Ehren Cahill, ’17, points to a member of the audience during the show.

Linfield College’s biggest Homecoming event was back for a second year! The event that had brought Linfield students together last year was back Wednesday night Sept. 28. This was Linfield’s second year of hosting a drag show and the turnout was amazing. Every seat was filled and some Linfield students had to stand on the sides of the auditorium. There was even a line to enter ICE Auditorium before the doors were open for the general public.

Poison Waters & Friends were the famous and talented ladies that graced the stage last year’s Homecoming show. They had returned this year to give Linfield College

A surplus of students were expecting Saturday night’s comedian to perform in Ice auditorium.

Yet, contrary to WildCat Weekly and the locked doors in ICE, this performance was in FML. A guitar-playing comedian utilized audience participation throughout the hour-long show.

In the first audience participation act of the night, Evan Wecksell brought out Liam Home for a bit titled “Online Roommate.” Liam was instructed to fake typing on a computer, while Wecksell sang about what Liam’s favorite things were, often asking Liam while strumming his guitar.

With the chaoticness of this election season, Wecksell went right into the political humor.

Wecksell mentioned how he

only has a few more weeks to sing this song. “One month until we’re back to posting food on social media. I have a month left to play this song, so consider this an election primer” joked Wecksell. While Wecksell played some chords, he sang some comparisons and contrasts. “If they were movie remakes, Clinton would be the Ghostbusters remake and Trump would be fantastic four” said Wecksell.

Wecksell also played tribute to David Letterman by performing a top 10 list about Linfield. The number ten item was wildstock and the number one item was that “we aren’t George Fox” said Wecksell.

“My favorite part of the night was when Wecksell listed the top ten things we like about Linfield,” said Kaylee Lamphiear.

One of the highlights of the night was when Wecksell decided to play a well-known song but had the audience chime in adjec-

Hip hop talent comes alive at Linfield Cat Cab

By Mickayla-Bay Washington Staff Writer Local Christian rapper, Tre Ovalle, impressed his fellow Wildcats with quality instrumentals and superbe flow Thursday night.

The set list was jam packed with original music.

Tre performed singles from his 2015 album “One Take” as well as his remix of J. Cole’s song “Fire Squad”.

The concert not only gave Ovalle a platform to share his music but made it possible for him to share a positive message with the audience. “ I remember sitting in a field and I hated God.” … “ I needed to be changed and transformed on

spirit. Cahill, Madrid, and Zandt’s group dances to “Move Your Body” by Beyoncé and “Legs” by Luciane Paine were on-point and fierce. The flirty fun and scandalous solo dance from Cahill to the song “CandyMan” by Christina Aguilera got everyone excited. The equally flirty fun and scandalous solo dance from McNair to the song “MILF Money” by Fergie.

The Linfield Drag show was the event of the ages. Not many Linfield College events hold the power to unite the student body, but this event does. Let’s hope we can continue this wonderful Linfield tradition for years to come.

Cassandra Martinez can be reached at linfieldreviewarts@gmail.com

Comedian makes music funny

By Mickayla-Bay Washington Staff Writer

Annika Lindburg/Staff Comedian Evan Wecksell cracks dry jokes while he plays guitar.

another show and oh boy, they sure did not disappoint. Each performer performed multiple dance pieces and had interesting audience interactions. So interesting that it would audience members gasp and blush at the same time mixed with laughter. Each routine was graced by cheering and clapping, these ladies knew how to get the crowd going.

Poison Waters was a gracious and funny MC throughout the night.

She made comments and jokes that got everyone laughing.

Though Poison Waters and Friends weren’t the only ones dressed in drag. Some of Linfield’s students joined in on the fun. Senior Ehren Cahill, Sophomore Jose Madrid, Sophomore Caitlyn Van Zandt and Junior Ben McNair were the performers that represented Linfield College’s Homecoming

the inside,” said Ovalle.

At pauses throughout the show Tre would stop and talk about his relationship with God. As well as other important moments that lead him to this point in his life.

His set was coming to an end, but just when the crowd thought it was time to leave, Tre asked the crowd to join him in a prayer.

The crowd was highly respect-

ful, some even came closer to the stage to pray with him.

After that the show was officially over and he was greeted by his friends and supporters.

Regardless of what happens in the future we hope to see more of Tre Ovalle.

Mickayla-Bay Washington can be reached at linfieldreviewarts@gmail. com

tives and verbs for an ad-libbed song. Wecksell played Bruno Mars’ “Just the Way You Are” with different lyrics such as “because Jane you’re ugly, just the way you are” sung Wecksell.

Wecksell also asked people in the audience to write down something embarrassing that happened to them which would then be read anonymously to the audience. The tidbit that won first place was one that said “my mom ran off with my cousin.”

The final act was when Wecksell asked for three volunteers.

Each volunteer picked a number between one and 25 and got to do whatever they wanted to do during the song such as lip synch or strut across the stage.

The mixture of humor and music made this a unique and fun comedian.

Mickayla-Bay Washington can be reached at linfieldreviewarts@gmail. com

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xx: Album of the decade

From KSLC to Hollywood improv club

By Camille Botello Staff Writer A celebrity and Linfield grad returned to campus to perform stand up for alumni on Oct. 1 in Ice Auditorium.

Jenna Brister, Seattle native and mass communication major, started on Linfield’s morning radio show, moved to formal improvisational comedy training at Portland Comedy Sportz, and is now hosting and producing a standup show at The Hollywood Improv club called The Chatterbox while writing her first feature film about small-town Oregon.

To her classmates, Brister is remembered as the girl who streaked through campus on a moped, started food fights in her hall, and as the unofficial school mascot.

By Ben Niesen For the Review Annika Lindburg/Staff Jenna Brister gives performs in Ice Auditorium.

She opened her routine by talking about getting older, appalled that “there are people that can get into bars legally that were born in the same year that Billy Madison came out in theaters.”

Brister also poked at the fact that “kids now are allergic to everything,” but then became empathetic when she realized allergies of her own: “loud bars and bright lights.”

In between writing her feature and performing stand up bits, Brister was cast in an episode of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” starring Joelle Fletcher. Brister taught a group of Fletcher’s men the basics of comedy as one of the group dates, stating that it ended up being more of a comedic disaster than a night of laughs.

Brister concluded her performance by sharing valuable les-

Linfield Gallery: 10 minutes of ‘YES’ Kellie Bowen Staff Writer The chatter of the crowd of art enthusiasts fell quickly to a hush as a man stepped into the room wearing nothing but polka dot tights, white and black tapping shoes and a face full of makeup.

There is not a lot of material art in the Linfield Gallery this month.

A handful of Native Americanesque dresses, crafted from Wendy Red Star, are scattered in the gallery and appear to be floating from their hangers. But one side of the gallery is cornered off with chalk and a circle of salt. On the wall there are two vid-

eos of a clown in drag jumping and mouthing something inaudible. The real excitement from this exhibition was the performance.

What is visitors must understand about this gallery is that if you missed the performance, then you missed a vital part of this exhibit’s experience.

Once Kaj-anne Pepper made her entrance, she took off a party hat and a white polka dot dress from one of the hangers and put them on. She made her way to the center of the salt circle, not failing to immediately connect with the audience. “Wow, what a turn out!”

Once in the middle, Kaj-anne Pepper pumped up the crowd, intro-

sons she’s learned from Walt Disney. Peter Pan taught her to leave through the window with any man that comes into her room, and Snow White made her try harder to be “the hottest girl in the friend group.” Alice in Wonderland taught her that sometimes taking other people’s pills can be interesting, faking an injury like Cinderella can lead to true love, and women should “change everything about their physical appearance to please a man” like Ariel from the Little Mermaid.

Bristor brought laughs and memories to her fellow alumni on Saturday, which was the perfect way to end homecoming.

Camille Botello can be reached at linfieldreviewarts@gmail.com

duced herself, thanked the Linfield Gallery curator, Josephine Zarkovich and explained what she was going to do: She was going to say “yes” for ten minutes straight.

The performance began calmly. After thirty seconds, the yeses started to blend together to form a kind of ambient noise, but she was running out of air. During these ten minutes of yes, Kaj-anne started to jump, swing her arms, jogs in place, crouches in exhaustion, gets back up determined, whispers, yells, sirenlike, high pitched yeses, dances, points at the audience with approval yeses, and even cried out some tired, “why did I do this to myself?” yeses.

But no matter what, she was saying yes. Yes to the exhaustion, yes to the people watching, yes to getting paint on the dress and the walls, yes to everything.

The artists’ statement said that they “address the ways in which co

If this album makes you want to turn the lights off and sleep, that’s because xx wants to woo you to sleep.

Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim, Baria Qureshi and Jamie Smith are tired and heartbroken with a guitar, a bass, a keyboard and a drum machine. They stay low-key, happiness is merely a flutter in the heart.

The album starts by building a story via vignettes of a couple, culminating in the song “Islands.”

With the hooky guitars of Croft, a simple tapping beat from Smith and a story of love found, the xx keep it simple for the heart to fall in love. Islands showcases the rock-solid rhythm which spans across the album.

There’s no overstatement, no embellishment, but those vocals.

Wait, give me a moment here.

Hot damn, those vocals.

But just when you want to dance, the xx switch gears with “Heart Skipped A Beat.” The beat stutters, mimicking the painful experience of a conversation with an ex-I-never-had.

“It’s been a while/ And you’ve found someone better/ But I’ve been waiting too long to give this up/ The more I see, I understand/ But sometimes, I still need you/ Sometimes I still need you.”

Yeah, the duet between Croft and Sim sounds soft spoken. But the sentences swing sledgehammers.

It’s like the two vocalists start a bedside conversation that quickly devolves to fighting and after every song, one wakes up and glares at the other. Cuts pulsate with words unspoken and things left unsaid. xx quite honestly is my album of the 2000’s. A succinct offering of alternative rock wrapped up in electropop threads, this album is a contradiction in all it’s forms: It’s minimalist but indulgent, it wants to cry but it will make you dance, it’s elegant but all about the socially awkward.

And most importantly, it’s soft, but it hurts.

Grade: ABen Niesen can be reached at linfieldreviewarts@gmail.com Check out Ben’s blog at www.thefriedneckbones.wordpress.com.

Photos by Griffin Yerian/Staff Left: Performing artist Kaj-anne Pepper poses for the camera. Above: Kaj-anne sets up his stage with blue and white paint.

-tume and ritual can create, reinforce, or subvert cultural identity.”

With that said, the stereotypes in both of the artists’ work were subtle, but very much present. There were feathers on the Native American dresses. “Yes” in this exhibit’s context is a gay man’s sassy approval.

But the fact that those subtle stereotypes are there could be a very tongue in cheek gesture to typical societal views. Despite the culture clichés,the performance and gar

ments are beautiful in itself.

Once the ten minutes were up, Kaj-anne Pepper quietly walked to the hanger from where she pulled the dress from. She took off the dress, which was still dripping from blue paint, the party hat, the shoes, and the polka dot tights, and quietly left the gallery with a chin held high.

Kellie Bowen can be reached at linfieldreviewarts@gmail.com

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Men’s soccer battles, falls to Bearcats Sara Levering Staff Writer The Linfield Wildcats have been struggling this season and there were high hopes of changing the tides. Unfortunately, a secondhalf penalty kick handed Linfield it’s sixth Northwest Conference loss on the season.

Willamette’s Alan Hernandez scored both goals on the day, the first in the 21st minute making the score 1-0.

Linfield had some great scoring opportunities. Right before halftime, Brian DeGrandmont, ’17, scored his third goal on the season and his 22nd of his career making the score tied at 1-1.

Going back and forth in the second half, a penalty kick ensued by Willamette, making the score 2-1 in Willamette’s favor.

Rhys Lendio, ’17, had a beautiful shot that looked like it was headed into the goal, but a fingertip save by the Willamette goalkeeper denied the goal.

The ’Cats’ last shot was by Dylan Leathers, ’17, who shot from 18 yards out, but it went wide.

Linfield had a 14-10 shot advantage on the day. Goalkeeper Jorge Rodriguez registered one save on the day.

On the game, “We played really well today, but couldn’t manage a result. This, along with the past weekend, have been great because we have outshot our opponents, so losing doesn’t justify the effort our guys have put out the last two matches,” Lendio said.

Wyatt Lay, ’17, echoed Lendio, “The game went really well and we were unlucky to not have gotten a result considering we created so many chances to score. Conceding the penalty kick in the second half was unfortunate and the team was unable to level the score after that.”

On looking forward, “We just want to gain as many points as possible. We dropped a few in the first half of the season that we

Trevor Gourley/staff Senior Joey Grachek and senior Brian DeGrandmont battle for the ball against the Bearcats. Linfield remains eighth place in conference standings. shouldn’t have, so getting a few wins and making it interesting at the top of the table will be our upcoming challenge,” Lendio continued.

Lendio is hopeful for the remainder of the season that things

will start swinging their way.

Lay continued, “We hope to have a strong week of training, as well as getting some injured players back into the game. Some goals we have as a team are to complete a game with a clean shutout and

play back-to-back games without dropping points.”

Linfield is last place in Northwest Conference standings at 0-61. Next up, they look to bounce back in Tacoma to face the Puget Sound Loggers on Saturday. Then

on Sunday, they go up against Pacific Lutheran. Kickoff for both is scheduled for 2:30.

Sara Levering can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com

Wildcat soccer triumphs Missionaries, sinks to Pirates Sara Levering Staff Writer The Linfield Wildcat women’s soccer team traveled to the Whits this past weekend.

On Saturday, they faced the Whitman Missionaries and scored late and ended with the victory 1-0. On Sunday, in Spokane, the Wildcats went head-to-head against the Whitworth Pirates with the unlucky loss 2-1.

In the 79th minute of the Whitman game, a late-goal by Annie Ferguson, ’19, lifted the Wildcats and gave them the victory. The goal was made off a penalty kick after Shelby DeRocher, ’18, went down. This was Ferguson’s first collegiate goal of her career.

Linfield was heavily outshot in

the first half with only two shots to Whitman’s 8.

Ultimately, Linfield outshot Whitman 12 to 10. Goalkeeper Sarah Bailey, ’19, had five saves on the day. Linfield had three corner kicks to Whitman who had none.

Bailey commented, “The game started slow and we didn’t seem to have much energy to start the game.”

“Today, I think we did a good job at taking what the coaches and players said during halftime about the first half and following through with it. We didn’t do well in the first half, but we did play much better the second half,” Bailey said.

When asked to discuss traveling and its impact on the team, “Traveling long distances is

always tough and I think that we just felt tired and like our legs were heavy, that’s why we were slow to start the first half,” Bailey said.

On the second day facing the Whitworth Pirates, Linfield got the early advantage 1-0 by Jamie Neimann, ’18, her first collegiate goal of her career.

Neimann beat her opponent to the ball off a corner kick and cemented the goal. The lead faltered in the second half when the Pirates scored two goals.

On the game, “We played really well the first half against them, it was very high energy. Jamie’s [Neimann] goal allowed us to be more calm on the ball at the end of the first half. In the second half, we just got purely out-worked

by the other team [Whitworth],” DeRocher said.

When asked what was difficult, “Their formation they played, we had to change ours a little to match theirs and they subbed quite a bit, so they constantly had fresh legs” DeRocher continued.

When asked about the grueling road trip, “Traveling eight hours is hard, because it shows that you are tired and it showed in our game today. The shorter trips are usually easier, since it’s just a quick drive. Traveling is positive in the way that we grow closer as a team and it showed how much we need to work in order to win on the road” DeRocher said.

When asked to discuss what went well, “We connected the ball

a lot and played well under their pressure” DeRocher said.

Linfield was again heavily outshot by the opponent.

All of Linfield’s shots came in the first period and Whitworth ended the game with 24 shots.

Goalkeeper Bailey had nine saves on the day.

The Wildcats are 3-3-2 at the halfway point of Northwest Conference play and sit in fifth place.

Next up, the Wildcats travel to Salem to face the Willamette Bearcats on Saturday and then Portland against the Lewis and Clark Pioneers. Both kickoff times are set for noon.

Sara Levering can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com

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’Cats dominate at ITA

By Sara Levering Staff Writer

Ella Riddle, ’18, and Elsa Harris, ’19, were crowned All-American and champions in doubles at the ITA Fall Northwest SmallCollege Regional Championships.

Playing a combined 17 matches on the weekend, Riddle and Harris walked away victorious after a grueling final match to determine their fate.

In the final match, they faced Whitman’s number one seed coming out with the victory 5-7, 6-3, 11-9. It wasn’t easy getting there.

The team they faced hadn’t played that day. Riddle had just finished an over hour long singles final match and was the runnerup for singles. Riddle then had to play in the finals double match with very little rest in between.

Harris on the win, “It feels incredible! Ella and I have worked so hard to get where we’re at as a team. It felt great to achieve this together, knowing all the progress we’ve made since last year.”

Co-Head Coach Lisa MacyBaker had nothing but praise for both Riddle and Harris. “They are able to bounce back after experiencing adversity and continue to mature as a doubles team,” MacyBaker said. Macy-Baker continues to be impressed by their team chemistry.

In the final match, Riddle implied that it took her and Harris a while to get going, because of the nerves. They lost in a tight first set

5-7. Once they remembered why they were there and love the game, they kicked themselves into gear.

In the second set, they fought another tight set winning 6-3.

Riddle and Harris went into a tiebreaker, but they prevailed and came out on top 11-9, claiming the victory and the title.

Notably, Harris had the most time on the court the previous day than anyone else at the tournament. Harris made it to the quarter-final in singles and lost in three sets.

Riddle was an All-American her freshman year, but on the final doubles match that made her an All-American for the second time, “It was ten times better than freshman year, because it was with Elsa,” Riddle said.

She continued, “I wanted to do it for her, because she deserves it, she has developed so much and stuck with me through everything.

She gives everything,” Riddle said.

Riddle had nothing but great praise for Harris. “We love and care for each other and we want each other to succeed,” Riddle said.

Riddle played in the final for singles, but lost to a Lewis and Clark opponent. Riddle had not faced her before, but the opponent was “on fire” said Macy-Baker and echoed by Riddle.

Looking to the future, Riddle is extremely motivated to work toward the title, since she has been the runner-up for two years in a

row now.

“Ella had a great tournament and did everything she could have” and “her opponent did not miss,” said Macy-Baker.

Next, they fly to Surprise, Arizona for the ITA Small-College Nationals, which features the top eight doubles teams from the country. The tournament starts October 13th.

Riddle is looking forward to playing against new competition.

She wants to learn everything she can and looking forward to proving that her and Harris are a dominant doubles team to be reckoned with.

Riddle and Harris are looking forward to the spring season. Their main focus is getting healthy.

Riddle was extremely impressed with the fitness that they both displayed during the regional tournament. They were able to pull out a long final doubles match.

Riddle wants to continue with the aggressive style that she and Harris both love, as well as try different patterns this upcoming season.

Harris echoed what Riddle said, “hopefully we make it to nationals in the spring. The success of this season will definitely help our rankings for the next,” Harris said.

Sara Levering can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com

Photo Courtesy Carl Swanson Ella Riddle and Elsa Harris will be representing Linfield College at the ITA National Small College Championships for the first time since 2009.

Photo Courtesy Lisa Macy-Baker Elsa and Ella celebrate being ITA regional champions and All-Americans.

Linfield volleyball finds loss at PLU, victory at George Fox

By Natalie Kelley Staff Writer

Photo Courtesy/Tiana Yamaoka Left to right: Faith Hardersen, Tiana Yamaoka, Madeline Rice and Katy Mahr. Women’s golf finishes seventh out of eight conference teams.

Wildcat golf teams fall short at final fall tournaments Ross Passeck Staff Writer

Wildcats golf was looking to take home the gold at Emerald Valley this weekend. Unfortunately for the ’Cats, the course and their competition kept them from the podium at the NWC Fall Classic.

The men entered the tournament on a high note with Lucas Balala, ’18, and Isaac Grebisz, ’19, shooting 75’s the first day. Those scores had them tied for eighth as individuals and carried Linfield into the second day of the tournament tied for third.

“I had a good first day when I shot 75, but had a rough day Sunday. Pretty similar to me the team had a pretty decent first day, but we struggled Sunday and fell to

sixth overall,” Grebisz said.

The women had a similar experience at Emerald Valley with a quality first-day performance from Madeline Rice, ’18, who scored an 83.

Despite Rice’s performance the team failed to place beyond seventh out of nine teams.

“We played well as a team and a majority of us improved the second day. The course was tough but scoreable. The pin placements were particularly tough,” Tiana Yamaoka, ’18, said.

Despite these unsatisfactory finishes to their fall seasons, both teams are eager to grow and prepare for their spring season.

Ross Passeck can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com

The Wildcat volleyball team had some highs and lows this past weekend as they faced Pacific Lutheran and George Fox. On Friday the Wildcats played Pacific Lutheran in Tacoma, Wash., ending the night with a loss.

The Wildcats struggled until the end, playing four sets.

Despite the outcome, the Wildcats still played well with 12 kills from sophomore Darian Stedman, and nine kills from both senior Molly McTaggart and sophomore Taylor Peterson.

After losing the first set 25-23, the Wildcats won the second set 20-25. They fell behind again in the next two sets, losing 25-20 and 25-22.

“I felt that the games this weekend went extremely well, even if we didn’t come out on top in our match against PLU. We battled, played hard and played our game. We had nothing to hang our heads about. We’ll get them at home,” Peterson said.

On Saturday, Linfield came back strong in an away game against George Fox. The Wildcats crushed the Bruins 25-9 in the first set.

McTaggart once again helped lead the Wildcats to victory with eight kills. Both Peterson and Stedman also played a big role in Saturday’s victory with seven kills each.

The Wildcats won the next two sets as well, 25-14 and 25-18, gaining them their first Northwest Conference sweep of this year’s season.

“I’m extremely proud of us for never giving up and playing hard each match regardless of the ones before,” Peterson said.

“Our preseason was amazing.

We started off 5-1 and played really well. Once we got into conference, we struggled, which I’m not sure why. With that being said, I feel that we have done nothing but progress. We are beginning to find our groove and play our game, which is nice,” she said.

This victory brings Linfield volleyball’s conference record to 2-6 and their overall record to 7-7.

“It’s been a little up and down for us, but we have been working super hard to be where we need to be for the second half of the season,” Huffaker said.

The team was able to capture a victory because they servedreceived well, cut down unforced errors, and played great defense according to McTaggart.

Still, the Wildcats have things they can work on to be a more successful team.

“I think we could improve our blocking and make our offense a little quicker,” McTaggart said.

Even with the struggle of earning conference wins, Linfield volleyball remains optimistic.

“I feel that this second half of conference will be completely different than the first. We may have been stuck in a rut, but that doesn’t mean we quit, Petersen said.

“If there’s one thing that I know about this team, is that we do not quit and refuse to go down without a fight. I look forward to watching us finish out the season the way we can and having fun every step of the way,” Peterson said.

The Wildcats will battle the Willamette Bearcats at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Ted Wilson Gym. “Our goal is to take advantage of our home games and win a lot more matches than we did in the first half and to do that we need to continue playing consistently like we did this weekend,” McTaggart said.

Natalie Kelley can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com

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Griffin Yerian/staff Left to right: Sophomore Gabe Mojarro, senior Sutter Choisser and senior Stephen Nnabue battle the boxers to make a play. Mojarro and Nnabue hold off the defenders for Choisser.

Half time turn around leads to Linfield victory Ian Cooper Staff Writer Saturday afternoon the Wildcats took a short road trip to Pacific, routing the Boxers 48-10 in what began as a close contest.

The game was filled with errors by both teams, with multiple fumble recoveries leading to touchdowns on both sides.

Linfield gained 21 points off of recoveries, with Pacific gaining 10.

However, as the game progressed, Sam Riddle, ’17, and the ’Cats pulled ahead, racking up over 500 total yards of offense.

Riddle went 14-28 on the day, and despite being intercepted three times still dominated with four touchdowns being thrown to a total of nine receivers.

“It was definitely a frustrating game on my individual performance,” Riddle said.

Linfield’s rushing wasn’t lacking either, with eight different rushers going for a net gain of 224 yards.

The Wildcat defense also had a good day, with two interceptions, costing the Boxers just over 100

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yards.

“I think our defense played an amazing game. They were constantly in bad field position with the offense not being able to flip the field,” Riddle said.

Linfield had a slow start, with the Boxers forcing punts and even scoring early enough to stay within three points through the first quarter and the majority of the second.

The Wildcats did not react under this pressure and scored with less than a minute left in the second quarter to ensure that Linfield’s lead would not be diminished, with the defense returning an interception for a touchdown.

The second half of the game the Wildcats didn’t let off the gas, blanking the Boxers and scoring 28 points.

“Coming out at the half we knew what we had to do and made some adjustments and came out ready to go,” Erick Douglas III, ’17, said.

“Our coaches did a fantastic job at half time making adjustments that allowed us to have a successful second half,” Riddle said.

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This week the Wildcats prepare to play the Bearcats. field will face Willamette at p.m. on Saturday at home.

“Preparing for this game

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be just like all the others, we just need to stay focused and keep raising our level of play each week.

“We’re all very excited to get

back in the Catdome,” Douglas said.

Ian Cooper can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com

Griffin Yerian/staff Senior wide receiver Zach Kuzens runs the ball as a Boxer tries to stop the play. Linfield beat Pacific 48-10.

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Northwest Conference Rankings

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