The Linfield Review Issue #2 Sept. 12

The Linfield Review September 12, 2016

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Issue No. 2

Linfield unranked in national LGBTQ survey

By Elizabeth Stoeger Staff Writer George Fox University and Multnomah University made Campus Pride’s annual list of the 25 “absolute worst campuses for LGBTQ youth” while two other Oregon colleges made the list of most LGBTQ friendly, calling in to question where Linfield stands as a safe and positive environment for LGBTQ students.

Campus Pride, a nonprofit organization founded in 2001, tracks both public and private colleges and universities to see how supportive they are towards students who identify as LGBTQ. The organization ranked Portland State and Southern Oregon University among the most inclusive college campuses for LGBTQ students.

Linfield was not included in either list, nor is it rated at all by

Campus Pride, because there is an approximately 60 question survey that the campus must fill out to be ranked and “to my knowledge, no one from Linfield has done that yet,” said Shane Windmeyer, the executive director and founder of Campus Pride.

The rating is based on how inclusive the campus is and should be filled out by campus officials with knowledge of the situation.

About 200 campuses have done this, according to Windmeyer.

“I would encourage someone from Linfield to do that,” said Windmeyer.

Though Linfield has not been ranked, Professor Dawn GraffHaight, co-chair of the President’s Diversity Advisory Committee (DAC) and professor of health education, believes we are heading in the right direction.

“I think that what’s going right at Linfield is that we have a re-

ally active group of students who are committed to making this a welcome and accepting place for all students and that would be in terms of sexual orientation, gender identity. And that the students impetus has really been responsible for some of the positive changes that have taken place,” said Graff-Haight.

The student-led LGBTQ club, Fusion, has been responsible for many of the changes that have taken place over the last few years, including gender inclusive housing and gender neutral restrooms.

Graff-Haight also emphasized the importance of supportive staff leaders, “I think another important factor is that for the last five years, we’ve had a very dynamic and committed director of multicultural programs. Jason Rodriquez is amazing and he’s really enhanced, I think, how welcome

the campus is for all students.”

Rodriquez oversees all the campus groups dedicated to diversity, whether it be sexual orientation, ethnicity, or gender.

“He empowers them,” said GraffHaight.

The new Multicultural Center was created as a response to a concern voiced at a student forum.

For Graff-Haight, a vital part of improving campus support of LGBTQ students lies with the professors, “We’re committed to really improving awareness among faculty and staff on how to accommodate students who don’t necessarily identify as cisgender or heterosexual. How do we make kids feel comfortable?”

To address this issue, Linfield held multiple faculty trainings over the summer dealing with diversity.

“I think that there’s always

room for change and improvement, but sometimes it’s dictated by need. I think that whenever you’re dealing with issues of diversity, [it’s about] helping those who are in a position of majority to recognize that it’s not about them,” Graff-Haight said.

This optimism and support is not felt by all who attend Linfield.

A student member of the LGBTQ community who wished to remain anonymous said, “I would say that there is little to no active outreach in creating a shared space between the LGBTQ and cisgender/heterosexual community of Linfield.”

The student explained that it felt as if “certain voices that are otherwise being silenced through microaggressions and an evident lack of sensitivity.”

Graff-Haight also acknowledged>> See LGBTQ on Page 5

Speaker draws on experiences in Bhutan

Cook hall receives renovated anatomy lab

By Malia Riggs Staff Writer

Vanessa Kelly/staff Cook hall is now home to the new anatomy lab, where the physiology lab used to be. The physiology lab switched places with the anatomy lab during renovations this summmer and is now housed in the HHPA. Campbell hall was also renovated this summer. >> See Renovations on page 6

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Linfield alumnus Scott Nelson is the new Director of Communications at Linfield.

He has previously worked as a managing producer, business editor and reporter at the Oregonian.

Three members of the Linfield community tell their highly personal stories and memories about 9/11.

Two Linfield professors are sporting a variety of tattoos on their bodies and talk about what they mean to them and what its like having them as professors.

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The first PLACE event of the year kicked off with a talk from a top engineer from Intel who spoke about his the future of technology and how his experiences abroad have shaped the ways he thinks about technology.

Dr. Tony Salvador, a senior principal engineer and social scientist for Intel spoke about his compelling experiences in Bhutan, and how they made him think.

“When I came back, I told my colleagues that this was the most personally affecting field work I had ever done,” Salvador said.

“There wasn’t anything that was as intense, revelatory, and as related to the things I was thinking about at the time.”

Salvador spoke about his time spent abroad, mainly about the time he spent with Buddhist monks, and the search for gross national happiness.

In Bhutan, the architecture, war monuments and the way people treat the world around them significantly contributes to the atmosphere the people live in.

When the people of Bhutan were offered electricity for the >> See Speaker on Page 4

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Students can still have fun while respecting McMinnville community As the fall semester is now in full swing so to is the party and nightlife scene on and off campus at Linfield.

While not all students choose to drink or go out with friends on the weekends to go to parties, for the one’s that do, it is important to remember to respect the McMinnville community - our college campus is within local neighborhoods.

Most students are only on campus for 9 months during the academic year. For those other three months of student’s absence, the neighborhood is much quieter.

The presence students can create in large groups walking on the streets late at night, from party to party, can have a long lasting negative impact on the neighbors of the college.

People and families who live in the area known as the “New Developments” or “News Ds” often hear students walking late at night and yelling loudly to their friends, causing irritation to those who have young children sleeping.

Being courteous and respectful to neighbors of the college ensures a positive relationship between the students of the college and the McMinnville community.

While it is critical to respect the McMinnville community, it is equally important to respect those around you on campus.

This includes people like area directors, College Public Safety officers, and RAs. There job is ultimately to protect, help and work with students on campus to create a

safe environment and respond to issues when they arise.

We are all a part of the same team in this small but strong community: Linfield. Respecting and working to understand each other ensures a community that can solve its problems without frustration from either the administrative or student perspective.

Students can still have fun with their friends on the weekends without causing distress or frustration to others around them.

The important part is to consider the type of impression you and your friends create on others around you.

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Staying healthy on campus is essential

By Natalie Kelley Staff Writer First step, stock your dorm room with healthy snacks.

Having healthy snacks on hand at all times can truly make or break your health in college.

It’s much too easy to go to the vending machine, order (another) pastry from Starbucks, or munch on chips when you’re hungry if you don’t have the right fuel at your fingertips.

Here is a list of some great goto healthy snacks that are easy to keep in your mini fridge and will still satisfy those 2 a.m. study munchies First off, bars are always convenient snacks to have on

hand. Healthy protein bars are a great snack because it’s easy to always keep one in your backpack. Try choosing bars, such as Larabars, that don’t have added sugar so you can avoid a sugar crash.

Second, dried fruits and trail mix: It’s easy to make your own trail mixes, but pre-made mixes are just as good. The nuts are a great source of healthy fats, while the dried fruit is great for curbing a sweet tooth.

Third, Baby carrots and pretzels with hummus are great if you are in need of something salty and crunchy, this combo is a great alternative to just munching away on a bag of chips.

Fourth, keep plain rice cakes on hand because you can top them with anything to make the perfect snack. Try adding peanut butter, hummus or mashed avocado.

Fifth, yogurt is a great protein filled snack and can be paired with a variety of different toppings. Try adding nuts, granola or fresh fruit.

Last, pre-cut fruits and vegetables: One of the easiest ways to ensure you snack healthy is keeping fruit and vegetables prepped and ready to grab. If you are hungry or just want something to munch on, chances are you aren’t going to reach for vegetables or a piece of fruit if you have to take the

time to cut it up. If you don’t want to take the time to prep them yourselves, buy already chopped produce at the store to make it easier.

Snacking can so easily get out of hand when you are staying up way too late, stressed about homework and rushing to and from class or work. Try out some snacks on this list and see how easy snacking can be made healthy without too much effort.

Natalie Kelly can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com

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Brock Turner case impacts colleges across the nation

By Vanesa Montalvo Staff Writer Lately, the media has been flooded with news stories and updates on the controversial Brock Turner case.

Brock Turner, former Stanford University studentathlete, has impacted college campuses throughout the nation. Turner was sentenced for only six months after being found guilty in March for sexually assaulting an unconscious, intoxicated, female outside a fraternity party in January 2015, according to a story posted by the Washington Post.

Yet, he was released early from his sentence and only served three months out of

the six. It is stories of injustice like these that make our college campuses feel like an unsafe place.

Many say that Turner ’s case is a case of privilege.

Thanks to the color of his skin, social class, and his gender, he was able to get away with only serving three months. When in reality, the act that he committed should have gotten Turner the maximum sentence that he could receive.

As a community, it is important that we stick together and do everything that we can to avoid scenarios like these from happening on campus.

In order to prevent sexual assault, students should be

aware of the resources and policies that Linfield has to offer. Being educated on this topic and knowing where to find help when needed is the best way to prevent sexual assault on or off campus.

“Linfield constantly impresses me with the steps that we take to improve student safety and prevent sexual misconduct,” said Kara Kepple, Coordinator of Student Health and Wellness Programs at Linfield.

Linfield’s misconduct policy ensures that students are given fair treatment and are supported every step of the way. “We ensure that students will be safe and taken care of if a situation of sexual assault happens on campus,”

said Keeple.

At the beginning of every school year, new students are taught about Linfield’s policies and how to intervene in situations, including potential assaults, according to Kepple.

The Consent Awareness Training Squad, also known as C.A.T.S, teaches the new students. They are a group of student leaders at Linfield that are trained to educate other students on how to prevent sexual assault. They are just one, out of the many resources that Linfield has to offer in order to prevent sexual misconduct.

Keeping in mind that reports can be made anonymously, Kepple encourages

students who have experienced sexual assault to report it to the college. Linfield wants to ensure that students are safe and that our campus is a secure place to reside in.

“I also encourage students who are frustrated about cases such as Brock Turners’, to speak out and become involved with sexual assault prevention; join C.A.T.S, go to events that talk about these issues, and keep the conversation going,” said Keeple.

Vanesa Montalvo can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail. com

Sustainability

Sustainability seeks students to keep Linfield green

By Duncan Reid Office of Sustainability Welcome back Wildcats! And a warm welcome to all of our students who are joining us for the first time.

As some of you know, Linfield has made a commitment to sustainability on campus. “What does this mean for me?” You might ask. Well, it means that Linfield is doing its best to drive an institutional sustainability effort while supporting the faculty, staff and students who are already committed to sustainability.

It means that we are getting more serious about things like Zero Waste, composting on campus and developing strategies to eliminate our carbon footprint.

While there are many things we can do in terms of infrastructure development and planning on an institutional level, Linfield cannot achieve our sustainability goals without the help of our students. Without your help.

For you see, we can install recycling bins with new signage to grab your attention, but if you don’t know what goes in which bin than it doesn’t much matter.

This is a call to action for all students to do their part in creating a sustainable community here at Linfield.

By now I am sure you have heard many “Top 10” lists about how to go green, so I will not go over those for you now. I will urge you to be an active steward of our community, of your community, by doing a few key things.

First, please know what can and cannot be recycled on campus. If everyone just made the right decision at the bin we would be diverting 77 percent of our material from the landfill. So know before you throw.

Second, make an effort to reduce the trash you bring into your life. There are many ways to do this: carry a reusable mug to Starbucks or a reusable water bottle to class. Don’t buy trash.

Third, utilize the composing system on campus. If you are in a residence hall, ask your RA or Green Chair where to compost.

If you are in an on campus apartment, you can check out a bin from the Residence Life office in Mahaffey.

Fourth, please consider walking or biking to class instead of driving. In most cases, driving actually takes longer. Don’t believe me? Time yourself.

Fifth, you can support the Linfield Garden by volunteering at work parties on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. or participate in events.

If you haven’t seen the garden yet, go check it out on the south side of Renshaw Hall.

If all of us at Linfield were willing to do just three of these things, we could drastically reduce trash and emissions from our campus.

If you want to get further involved in Linfield Sustainability, please consider joining Greenfield, becoming a Green Chair or just stopping by the Observatory to get more information.

There are many opportunities to participate in, but the important thing is to get involved on some level. Like I said, we can’t do this without you. Thank you for your help in keeping Linfield green!

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

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Professors, students adapt to new class time schedule

By Vanesa Montalvo Staff Writer Students and professors at Linfield were welcomed in to the academic school year with new and unfamiliar scheduled class times.

This year, classes were set to start at different times than they were last year. Although the change of times and days were not too drastic, there were indeed some students that have noticed the difference.

“I lose an extra 15 minutes of sleep,” said Edgar Rivera, ’17. The dreaded 8:15 a.m. class has now become an 8:00 a.m. class, a change that not many students were happy about.

Some classes went from being scheduled Monday, Wednesday and Friday to

now being scheduled Monday through Thursday for 50 minutes during each day.

This change was one that some professors seemed to enjoy. “I am revising what I am doing, but overall, there should be more time total in class, so that is a positive,” said Professor of Chemistry, Brian Gilbert.

Since it is still the beginning of the school year, professors are also trying to get used to the fact that what used to be a three day class, has now become a four day class. “I have been planning my four day class as a three day class,” said Professor of Spanish, Sonia Ticas. “I look at the clock and I still have material left to teach.”

Although some professors find some of the times to be quite odd, it is a change

that they are willing to work with. “12:55 p.m. is a strange time to start a class, it makes me feel like class is about to end,” said Professor of Spanish, Tania Carrasquillo Hernández, “That is life, and we need to learn re-adjust to new patterns.”

Professors and students throughout campus are learning to familiarize with this new schedule. Although, there are also students that have not really noticed this change.

“What schedule change?,” asked Jessenya Mil, ’19. For some students the schedule change was a change that went unnoticed.

Vanesa Montalvo can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com

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Linfield alumnus is new Director of Communications

By Ian Cooper Staff Writer Scott Nelson, ’94, is Linfield’s new Director of Communications.

He brings with him a plethora of experience having worked for more than 10 years at the Oregonian as a reporter and business editor and most recently as a managing producer.

A graduate of Linfield, Nelson served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Linfield Review while he was a student at the college.

Nelson says he’s excited to be back, but that it’s “A little weird, but in a good way.”

He’s very much like a new student he says, mostly because

he’s been getting oriented for the past two weeks with his new job.

While he’s still figuring out what he wants to do and where he thinks Linfield needs to go in terms of exposure, Nelson is determined to help the college advance itself into the next decade.

A seasoned member of the Oregonian’s staff, he’s used to doing many things throughout the course of one day, something that he says will be a definite change for him working at his new job.

Nelson is adamant that he wants to take a look at everything that his job entails and what need to be prioritized before deciding what he wants to change and what he wants to keep.

An advantage, he explained, was having a veteran staff already on hand. “The president hired me to raise the profile of the college, and that’s going to be a big priority going forward.”

The rapid pace of change in the higher education world means that Linfield cannot afford to be left behind, and so “name recognition” – the college’s reputation and how well it’s known, is at the top of Nelson’s list of priorities. “Right now I’m just listening and learning and asking a lot of questions.”

Ian Cooper can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com

Ian Cooper/staff Scott Nelson, ‘94, is Linfield’s new Director of Communications. He was previously a managing producer, business editor and reporter at the Oregonian.

Linfield celebrates diversity with new Multicultural Centers

By Vanesa Montalvo Staff Writer

The new Multicultural center in Withnell Commons is open to all students.

Students hang out and work on homework in the Multicultural center.

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Linfield College now has two new Multicultural Centers for students, one on the McMinnville campus and the other at the Good Samaritan School of Nursing campus in Portland.

The new Multicultural Centers are located in Withnell Commons on the McMinnville campus, and in Leveridge Hall, suite 34 on the Portland campus.

The Multicultural Center is a safe space, where any Linfield student is welcomed to engage and promote positive conversations about the ethnic diversity that Linfield has to offer. It is a place for the underrepresented ethnic groups on campus to have a space where they can feel like home, away from home.

The director of Multicultural Programs, Jason Rodriquez, came to Linfield with the idea of opening a space that would not only celebrate underrepresented cultures but also promote cross cultural conversations. When the idea of opening a multicultural center was pitched at the diver-

sity forum last year, the construction of this new space began.

“It is like FML but with a cultural twist,” Rodriquez said. The space is one where students can lounge, do homework or meet up with other students.

To celebrate the new center, The Multicultural Center on the McMinnville campus will be hosting an open house on Friday, Sep. 23. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those who have questions or want to request a reservation can contact Rodriquez at 503-883-2574 or at jrodriquez@linfield.edu.

Many students might make the assumption that just because it is titled the “Multicultural Center” that only students of ethnic backgrounds are welcomed in this space. That is an assumption that Rodriquez wishes to eliminate.

“The multicultural center welcomes all. I encourage white identified students to strike up conversations with multicultural students,” Rodriquez said.

Vanesa Montalvo can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com

Speaker: ‘technology can help us be better to each other’ << Continued from page 1 first time, the infrastructure of the wires would have negatively affected local birds in the area.

The people chose to take down the wires and poles, and not have electricity at all.

Salvador explained that they chose to think about the local

birds rather than the power and more convenient lifestyle electricity would help them live.

Salvador spoke about his time he spent with the Buddhist monks and how they were so completely engrossed in their faith, one another, and how they practice the importance of right thoughts, ac-

tions, and habits to other people and the environment, leaving Salvador in tears many times during his stay in Bhutan.

“When I came back to the states, and still even today I had a very hard time even listening to NPR or the daily show, listening to the news and listening to

the level of violence inherent in our style of everyday life. It was so overwhelming that I had to restrict my own exposure.”

With a growing digital society, technology is a super power and contributes to the digital self of the western cultures.

Salvador explained that tech-

nology could help us choose to be better to each other, and to think about choosing to be kind to one another.

Malia Riggs can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com

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New faces to notice on campus, Linfield welcomes new faculty

Megan Ditore/staff Emina Musanovic is one of the many new professors on campus this fall. Musanovic teaches German and says she loves working with the students in her classes. She previously taught at Berkeley.

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By Megan Ditore and Ian Cooper Staff Writers

As the third week of classes starts, some of you may have noticed some new faces around campus. There are seven new professors to welcome this year.

In different departments, each is excited to be here and connect with students.

The new German professor, Emina Musanovic, received her B.F.A, B.A. and M.A. at Boise State University. She then went on to receive her M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of California. She has previously taught at Berkley. Musanovic said that she loves it here.

“I am really impressed with the students, they remind me of my Berkley students.” “All of my colleagues are helpful and supportive, the students are a big selling point for this school.”

Musanovic has an intriguing background in that she was once a war refugee. Her goal is to connect with students who may be in the same position as she once was, “charting the same path.”

She wants to be that example for students, that it is possible. Josh Harper, ’18, said, “she is able to maintain a warm classroom environment while communicating a lot of information.”

New art professor Scott Ross, said that he didn’t choose Linfield, “We chose each other.” Ross will be teaching sculpture and ceramics here on campus. His undergraduate degrees in Creative

Writing and Ceramics are from Eckerd College, in St. Petersburg, Florida. He also holds an M.F.A. in sculpture from Southern Illinois University.

Ross has taught sculpture and ceramics for the last four years at Kentucky State University. “I was looking for a small, liberal arts college or university to teach at that was either on the east or west coast. In my search, I came across the job posting for Linfield’s sculpture position and so I applied, along with about 100 other people, and after the interview process and a visit to the school, I was offered the position and gladly accepted,” Ross said.

Jamie Friedman, is the new English professor, and is teaching a course on British literature from 500-1660 and a course on racial and religious diversity in medieval romance literature this semester. Next semester, she will be teaching a course on medieval women writers and on Chaucer.

“I’m interested in medieval literature, obviously, and also the ways in which medieval literature is also about very “modern” ideas about gender, sexuality, race, and class,” Friedman said.

Friedman has an MA in Medieval and Early Modern Literature and Literary Theory from Portland State University and another MA and Ph.D. in Medieval Studies, with an emphasis in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, from Cornell University.

She did her undergraduate stud-

ies in English and French at Whitworth University.

She hopes to bring both a sense of rigor and fun to the classroom.

“I hope to introduce students to writers and ideas that may be new to them - from different times or different perspectives - so that we can encounter past and present selves in their own complex uniqueness,” she said.

New biology professor Jeffrey Brown comes to Linfield from Whitman College in Washington, teaching this year’s courses on biology with labs. “My research is focused on mechanisms by which animal cells communicate,” Dr. Brown explained. Earning his BA in biology from Grinnell College in Iowa, he went on to earn his Ph.D. from the University of Washington, Seattle. After that, he was a post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University in California.

When he’s not teaching or working on research, Dr. Brown loves to do activities such as welding, woodworking, running, and hiking.

This is not a complete list of all new faculty. The Review was not able to reach all new faculty and will add to this story on the website.

Ian Cooper and Megan Ditore can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail. com

LGBTQ: Campus has room to grow for inclusivness Cont. from page 1 that microaggressions are still plaguing the campus, “There are still those microaggressions going on that we just accept so that’s really where we need to do the most work is eliminating those microaggressions that are happening.”

When the student was thinking about attending Linfield, the student was warned that there was not an active LGBTQ “scene.” “ I didn’t realize how such a

‘scene’ was so important to me growing up and how it made me feel validated, safe, heard, and that doesn’t exist at Linfield . . . what I have experienced is hardly any sort of support for an LGBT community within Linfield,” the student said.

This individual also tried to petition for gender neutral housing about two years ago but was sidelined. “I think it seemed that Linfield wasn’t invested in making people who are not necessar-

ily cisgender or heterosexual feel included, validated, and listened to. I was told by an administrator in residence life that such a request would take a lot of paperwork, that it would upset the donor community, and that there was simply nothing they could do for us,” the student said.

“I have felt that my sexuality was considered abnormal, or even unacceptable, at Linfield. I know Linfield itself promises an inclusive and safe space for all, but I

do not see that happening on the ground, in real time.”

Graff-Haight expressed hope for future LGBTQ students, “It’s never going to be perfect, but I hope Linfield College becomes the kind of place that students come because they know that it’s a welcoming place.”

“I think that we constantly have to continue to raise awareness and help everyone realize that this place belongs to all of us and all of us, every human being, has

a right to exist and feel comfortable and at home and welcome in their space. That’s where we need to continue to work and that happens when the institution begins to embrace those things,” GraffHaight said.

Elizabeth Stoeger can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com

What are you looking forward to most this year?

“The culmination of my Linfield career!”

“Enjoying a full year on Campus!”

-Robin Seiler-Garman, Senior

-Stacy Strovink, Senior

“Graduating.”

-Hector Cruz-Bogarin,

Senior

“Continuing friendships, and starting new ones!”

-Tiana Yamaoka, Junior

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From top left: The newly renovated anatomy lab in Cook hall is taking the space where the physiology lab used to be. The physiology lab is now housed in the HHPA. Right The new fire escape staircase has brought Campbell hall up to safety codes. Bottom left: The lounge area in Campell hall has also been renovated, making it more inviting for students to hang out with friends or work on homework outside of their residence halls.

Campbell, Cook halls renovated over summer break

By Elizabeth Stoeger Staff Writer Campbell and Cook Halls underwent major renovations this summer in hopes of improving student experiences at Linfield.

In Campbell Hall, students returned to a revamped fire escape, flooring, and kitchens.

The building also now has ADA access for those with disabilities.

Fire alarms in the building were also updated to make it safer for students.

Renovations were needed to

“improve the student living experience,” Allison Horn, director of facilities said. Horn oversaw the modifications and improvements to the building over the summer.

“The project did experience some scheduling set-backs, which put completion right up to the last minute. As with any large renovation project, there are still some punch list items to complete.

However, with the cooperation of Res Life and the flexibility of Campbell Hall residents, the end result is a beautiful residence hall that will serve students well for many years to come,” Horn said.

Students seem to be pleased with the improvements. “It’s nice, I like the new walk-in closets,” said Aliesha Truong, ‘20.

Her roommate, Allison Nguyen, ‘20, agreed, “I like my bed, [it’s] very new.”

The anatomy lab in Cook hall was the major project for that building. “Due to high student demand, partially driven by nursing prerequisite courses, the goal of the Cook Hall renovation project was to increase capacity of lab spaces for Anatomy and Physiology,” explained Horn.

Essentially, the pre-existing

anatomy and physiology lab spaces switched locations, with anatomy moving to be taught in Cook hall and physiology in the HHPA. Some of the improvements included a new cadaver room, seminar room, and more lab storage.

There was a time element to this renovation as well, Horn said it “benefitted greatly by the expertise and flexibility of all involved, as we were working within an incredibly compressed timeline to have things ready for the first day of classes.”

The renovations are part a con-

tinuing effort to make the living and working space at Linfield more comfortable and practical for students.

“The College continues to invest significant resources to improve the student living and learning experience – and is proud that both Campbell Hall and Cook Hall will serve students well for many years to come,” Horn said.

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‘A reversal of the American Dream’: the impact of 9/11 Interviews with two women who both experienced the tragedy of 9/11. Though they were on different sides of the globe and different ages, the event touched them, as it did millions of others either directly or indirectly. These are their stories. See the Linfield Review website for Scott Nelson’s, Linfield Director of Communications, 9/11 story. - By Elizabeth Stoeger

Bella Aung, ‘17, International Relations

“I was just running around, I think playing, like back and forth in the living room. My parents are like, ‘Oh something’s happening in New York, don’t run.’ I’m like, ‘What? What’s going on?”

Aung and her family were in Burma at the time but her cousins lived about 30 minutes away from the World Trade Center.

“We saw it on the news because everything went live, ‘Oh this thing is happening,’ so we called my cousins, because I know two of them worked in the Financial District area, but one of them worked more downtown so she saw it happen but she was out of the danger.”

“We were really worried about my other cousin . . . he had to take the train that passes the World Trade Center subway station because back then the Twin Towers were close to the station.”

He passed the Towers minutes after the first plane hit, “It was like 4 minutes after . . . so he heard everything and everything collapsed and he was trapped in the subway, everything stopped.”

Later that evening, the cousin did get in touch with the rest of the family but was still understandably in shock.

He quit his job in Manhattan the next day, “He avoids going to Manhattan [now] . . . it’s bad.”

“My cousin had to move to New Hampshire eventually . . . they dealt with a lot of PTSD so they can’t go to Ground Zero.

Whenever [he] has to go to

Manhattan, they’re like, ‘Oh I’m busy,’ he will cancel last minute.”

“For Asian families, it’s not really advisable [to say], ‘Hey I have PTSD. I have mental health issues,’ and it’s not really a thing we talk about so he was really defensive at first.

He didn’t tell us, but [later] he came out to all the cousins . . .

I think a lot of people are affected physically or mentally.”

Aung volunteered as a tour guide at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum during the summer of 2014 and found that the majority of people who visited were from outside New York.

“It really impacted my cousin and I wanted to educate people about it but the interesting thing that we learned about it is . . . the lowest amount of visitors we get are from the tri-state area . . . they don’t really want to get reminded about it, they don’t want to think about it.”

“Not necessarily forget about it but they don’t want to revisit the trauma, I guess,” said Aung.

Her experience of 9/11 shaped the way she thinks and has given her a perspective, “It helps me with my political thinking and stuff like that, so in a way it helps me with my education . . . both in a personal way and from a critical point of view . . . it helps me balance things out.”

Photo courtesy Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt

Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt, Linfield Professor of English

“I had just started teaching in a university in East Texas and was getting ready to go and teach that day.”

On the news, there seemed to be coverage of a fire in New York, “ Lots of people gathering to see the fire in the building. The reporter was saying that there may have been an airplane that hit the Twin Towers. And then within a few minutes I saw another plane hit the Twin Towers.”

The news that this was not a simple fire had already spread by the time Dutt-Ballerstadt arrived on campus.

“Our ultra-conservative department’s secretary was telling everybody, ‘It is those Arabs. Go get’em boys. Bomb the s*** out of them!’

Since I was just about to teach my class that day (ironically enough a novel set in the Middle East) I was a bit startled hearing our department secretary’s loud declarations.”

Being of South Asian origin, she felt the acrimonious feeling in the days immediately following 9/11 toward anyone of South Asian or Arab descent, “I received a ‘hate letter’ in my mailbox asking me to leave the university and take my liberal political agenda elsewhere.”

She shared this letter with the head the department, “who was also of East Indian origin,” and she revealed that she had received such a letter as well.

“We were both quite baffled and wondered about our safety.”

She realized that this was not a unique situation, this was happening all around the country, “Common citizens were being beaten or harassed in public places. Safety became a real concern for those that identified as Arabs or South Asians.”

“I certainly did not feel safe in an East Texas town where the KKK clan lived less than 50 miles away, and there were open displays of xenophobia in front of the Walmart in town.”

For Dutt-Ballerstadt, and “many

of us that immigrated to this country post 1980’s, [9/11] marks a moment where hate-speech, xenophobia, Islamophobia became ‘normalized.’”

“Suddenly the country was experiencing a reversal of the American Dream.”

The next few months after 9/11 were particularly dark, “Mass deportations, detentions of folks from the Middle East, South Asia and Africa followed. Much was being talked about and written about (in academic circles) but many of our own citizens remained unaware of the repercussions of 9/11.”

She was already doing research for a book about post-9/11, “So I was looking for a venue to learn more about the various facets of 9/11 and bringing all the research I had already done up until then to a classroom seemed natural.”

At this time, Dutt-Ballerstadt was teaching at Linfield and wanted to create “a space for some thoughtful and meaningful dialogue . . . about a very important turning point in our contemporary history and culture in the United States that also linked us to a region . . . namely what has been referred to as the ‘Orient,’ that created a perception of fear, violence, suspicion about a group of people that we really do not know or understand.”

She crafted and offered a class called “9/11 Literatures” in the Spring of 2014.

She reflected, “[the students] are the post 9/11 generation, a product of a surveillance culture. Many of them have already witnessed their family members, neighbors, and classmates going to the war in Iraq. So, in many ways 9/11 is not new to them at all.”

But many were unaware of the “blatant acts of dehumanization and violations of human rights” that were done to entirely innocent people after 9/11.

“The course, if anything [has]

given them an understanding of the complex nature of diversity, multiculturalism and globalization and their role in these very important ideological concepts and movements.”

At first, she was unsure of how the Linfield community would react to the class, “I was both skeptical and intimidated to teach this class (given my experience in Texas), but my own home department (English) was on board. So, when after a few weeks of class nobody dropped the course I was relieved!”

For their final, students proposed a civil engagement project, “When I asked them what did they want to do, they said, ‘build large posters (that looked like pieces of walls) all over campus to raise awareness about 9/11 and how their generation have been impacted.’”

“9/11 has left a permanent imprint in the way we see the world, how we use information, where we go and how we behave, what words we use and how we act in airports and public spaces, how we name our children and how we protect (or not protect) [citizens],” said Dutt-Ballerstadt.

Of course, these effects extend to Linfield.

“It would be dishonest to say that we are so perfect here within the walls of Linfield that racism, xenophobia, forms of microaggressions do not exist. And this election cycle we are again hearing in mass media the rise of anti-immigrant and xenophobic rhetoric. Suddenly we have folks exercising their right to be hateful to a group of people and hate speech is becoming normalizing.”

“These are all effects of 9/11.

If these anti-human speech, ideas and rhetoric were to enter Linfield, then we are obligated to have a dialogue about such forms of blatant and violent discrimination.”

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Linfield professors can show off their ink in the workplace Kellie Bowen/Staff Scott Ross poses in his office before starting his day.

Kellie Bowen/Staff Chuck Dunn encourages people to be themselves at work.

By Kellie Bowen Staff Writer I entered Dr. Chuck Dunn’s office while he was talking to a friend of his about how nervous he was about the trombone performance he was going to do later that afternoon. Professor Scott Ross entered his office right on time for the interview. Both professors had at least one arm covered in tattoos from wrist to shoulder.

According to statistics from Salary.com conducted from the Salary.com editors and a contributing writer, 12 percent of 27,000 surveyed people have visible tattoos during work, and only

4 percent have faced discrimination because of their tattoos.

The only ones who said anything negative about Dunn and Ross’ tattoos are their mothers. “I think that’s just because [my mother and mother-in-law] are comfortable with me and feel like they can tell me they don’t like them,” Dunn said.

Both Dunn and Ross said that they have never received any discrimination, but they do not expect many people would say anything mean to their face. “All the negativity is probably said behind our backs, which is unfortunate,” Dunn said. 36 percent of people in the Pacific region of the United States disapprove of tattoo.

Hypnotist brings laughs and wonder

By Annika Lindberg Staff Writter

A comedy magician and hypnotist brought the laughs to a full house in Ice auditorium.

Josh McVicar reminded the audience members to keep an open mind during hypnosis, and explained that hypnosis happens to everyone by providing the example of when you are driving but do not remember the last four or five stops of how you got there.

Before he began hypnotizing Linfield students, he picked one audience member and gave her a red can and told her to “leap into the air and scream that you have the can.”

McVicar promised that he would not do anything to offend or embarrass you while under his control. Yet such antics as twerking whenever a Miley Cyrus song came on and petting audience members as if they were in a petting zoo seemed contrary to what McVicar promised.

The majority of the show was hypnosis, but McVicar did a few mind reading tricks. He picked some audience members and tried to guess what number or animal they were thinking of and failed miserably.

McVicar proclaimed that he could guess what everyone in Ice was thinking. He wrote “this guy sucks” on a sheet of paper and flashed it to the audience, which brought lots of laughter.

For his final act, McVicar brought the audience member who had the red can onto the stage.

He instructed her to shake the can and then open it. She then pulled out the piece of paper and read the correct answers of the mind reading portion to the audience.

The audience could not believe that he had the right answers all along. McVicar even correctly predicted the students names that had participated in the mind reading portion of the show.

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“It’s sad that there are still people out there that essentially are against the color, or multiple colors, of your skin,” Ross said.

Ross said that he got his tattoos while he was working construction before teaching, which was perfectly acceptable, because there was no customer service, and it was, as Ross called it, a “rough and tumble” kind of job.

Dunn said the sleeve on his right arm was something he got when he already had the job security at Linfield.

“When I got the full sleeve, I was asked by the administration to give a presentation to visiting parents. I wasn’t so much worried that they were going

to ask me to cover up, but i was curious if they would, because there was no other faculty who had that much visible tattoo exposure. No one said anything.”

In an interview situation, Ross said that he wouldn’t wear short sleeves, because a professional blazer would be covering them up, but he would have to tell an employer that he does have tattoos eventually.

Dunn said that all of his tattoos have meaning. The sleeve in particular is from his six-month stay at Beijing. There are Chinese symbols on the sleeve that say “peace, love, math and music.” “I also have those words in Russian on my back, because

I was at the Soviet Union for a semester during college.”

Ross loves Japanese mythology, symbolism and storytelling, and is planning to get an entire body suit of tattoos. He has a particular tattoo artist in Michigan that has worked on his tattoos.

“Tattoos are becoming relevant in society, and those people who have tattoos have probably moved up in position at their work, so now they’re the boss,” Ross said.

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California band brightens up Linfield’s day Rock-reggae band, Brightside, takes the stage at the IM feild.

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Linfield, what’s your Jam? Contemporary artists draws from literary

fiction in his art from the old west

By Cassandra Martinez Staff Writter

“I just like sad music.” Wells suggested a band called La Dispute. He also has a taste for strange, disonant music and metalcore.

-Keelan Wells, Sophomore

“I like hip-hop & rap like J Cole and Kendrick Lamar.”

-Jesus Perez, Sophomore

Hampson is currently listening to classical music, but he also likes techno.

-Andrew Hampson, Junior

“I usually listen to alternative and alternative rock like Maroon 5.”

-Vanessa Kelly, Freshman

Imagination is what gives a piece of art a story, a hidden meaning within the creation itself. On Sept. 10, the Linfield Gallery had the honor to hold a special exhibition of the creative work of Donald Morgan and Rebecca Peel, which was displayed by the Portland2016 Biennial.

Rebecca Peel did not attend the event at the Linfield gallery, but her colleague, Morgan, was present. Both Linfield students and art enthusiasts admired and examined the works of Morgan and Peel.

Morgan said his favorite piece would have to be the exhibition’s center piece, which features a replica of a dead cowboy on top of an excavated grave bed. “I’m super into the stainless steel boot. I got another one that has the back cut off, which was meant to fit on the piece, but I have another one and I’m going to put flowers in it and I’m pretty excited about it,” Morgan said.

Morgan’s statement in the exhibition’s brochure mentioned that his inspiration of his artwork

Heavy metal movies on Netflix Kellie Bowen Staff Writer I have been on the near impossible quest of finding good movies about metal or about metalheads that are not rockumentaries.

Upon scrolling the “What’s new on Netflix” row, I stumbled across a movie cover of the horns with the middle two fingers ripped off. That movie was titled “Deathgasm.”

Now, I am obviously late to the “Deathgasm” party. This is a movie that many metal fans have talked about and made fun of. By no means does this film deserve an Academy Award, but

it hones in on the stereotypes of the metal community, so we can’t help but laugh at ourselves.

Without giving the story away too much, the main character and his garage band, Deathgasm, accidentally raise hell on earth because they played an ancient, Satanic song.

The movie illustrates metalhead camaraderie quite well and even pokes fun of Swedish black metal. The over the top obscenity associated with metal was hilarious and perfectly exaggerated with album covers that have skulls with penises as eyes. There was even a scene when the evil overlord de-

manded a re-do of an execution.

This film also had a hint of romance: the classic “loser-fallsfor-the-pretty-girl,-the-jerk-flirtswith-girl,-but-then-the-losergets-the-girl-in-the-end” scenario.

Of course, the soundtrack to the film is wonderful and perfectly complements the movie.

The end of this film was predictable, but still satisfied my metal movie needs. It is a must-watch-at-least-once.

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was the use of literary fiction. He explained that he enjoyed finding the “complex connection and disconnections between source material and artistic output,” Morgan explained.

He talked about the Old Western theme as his main inspiration of his exhibition. “Mostly fiction and for this one, literary Westerns. In particular, a postmodern western called ‘Ghost Town’ by Robert Coover, which was kind of a seminal postmodern work,” Morgan said.

He also talked about the pieces of art in the show that had text on them. An audience member could examine the piece and see the language of a Western cowboy. “Another sort of facet of that, which I arrived at after reading tons of Westerns, was that Westerns have a great swearing in them and that directly inspired the text pieces. Which they are all authored by me, they are not samples,” Morgan said.

Morgan also talked about his childhood and how his passionate love of reading fictional literature influenced his works.

“I have been really into reading ever since I was a kid. I was a total bookworm and I knew

pretty early on that I was either going to be a writer or be an artist. The reading part of my life is sort of driven by almost pure pleasure and pure impulse. I just want to read things that I enjoy,” stated Morgan.

Morgan offered a good set of advice to future artist, who are thinking about pursuing an art career. “I recommend that they get, for a financial perspective, a good back-up plan. Something else to do along with the art because there’s not a lot of money in it,” he said.

He also encouraged students to spend some time in the city if they can. “If you’re an artist student, it’s a great idea after getting your undergraduate degree to move to someplace like New York, or Chicago, or Los Angeles where lots and lots of people are making something and do your time there and that will help you grow as an artist,” Morgan said.

The exhibition will be on display in the Linfield gallery until Sept. 18.

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Cross country runs in positive direction Natalie Kelley Staff Writer The Wildcats finished strong at Western Oregon University Ash Creek Invitational Friday in Monmouth, Oregon.

Emma Knudson, ’18, placed 15th in the women’s 4.6-kilometer race, the highest finish for the Lady Wildcats, with a time of 18 minutes and 18.9 seconds.

Kaelia Neal, ’18, and Courtney Beard, ’19, finished as the number two and three runners. Neal placed 19th in a time of 18:31.1 and Beard placed 21st in a time of 18:36.7.

Vera Heidmann, ’18, and Kerri Paasche, ’18, rounded out the scoring for the ’Cats. Heidmann completed the course in 19:01.2 finishing 31st and Paasche was close behind placing 34th in a time of 19:07.1.

“I feel like we are on the right path to further improving as a team and I’m excited to see where this season will take us,” Knudson said.

Adrian Clifford, ’17, was the top Wildcat on the men’s side, finishing 26th overall for the 6.3-kilometer race with a time of 20 minutes and 21.5 seconds.

Chris Roth, ’17, finished second for the ’Cats and 33rd overall in a time of 20:39.0. Following Roth was Art O’Kelly, ’17, in 41st place in a time of 20:53.4.

To round out the scoring, Calvin Ong, ’19, placed 44th in a time

of 20:59.8 and Liam Pickhardt, ’20, placed 48th in a time of 21:09.6.

“I think the meet went pretty well,” Roth said.

“I really like how close our spread was for our scoring runners. If we can keep everyone that close together, as well as running 10 to 15 seconds faster per mile, I think we have a good shot to do something at conference,” Roth said.

“I think our team had a positive showing at Ash Creek. We placed much higher this year even without one of our top-five runners competing,” Clifford said.

“There is a strong mix of returning seniors and some young talent with Liam and Calvin,” he said.

Overall, the Linfield women finished fourth and the men’s team placed fifth, both ahead of Pacific, the only other Northwest Conference team at the meet.

“We certainly have plenty of work to do the next six to seven weeks, but I was happy to see the women race the entire distance. The men also showed some improvement over the last week as a team,” Coach Mike Blackmore said.

The Wildcats’ next meet will be the University of Washington Sundodger Invitational in Seattle on Saturday, September 17.

Joshua Luffred/For the Review Senior Chris Roth, Coach Travis Olson and Senior Tyler Griffin celebrate after the race.

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The Wildcats were taking on Texas, winning their fifth game of the season and third of a four match tournament.

The ‘Cats were in Sequin, Texas over the weekend competing against conference rivals Schreiner University and HardinSimmons University, additionally Howard Payne University and Texas Lutheran University.

Coach Shane Kimura said, about Fridays’ game against Schreiner, “We started off pretty well; winning the first set in the first match easy, made some unfortunate mistakes…and then picked up again.”

The Wildcats ended 15-25 in the first set, with a hitting percentage of .125.

They picked it up even more falling 16-25 in the second set, with 15 kills and a hitting percentage of .364.

They carried through the match again falling 16-25, coming to a 0-4 record, after Friday night.

Casie Gaza, ‘17, said “We served tough and we utilized all of our offensive weapons.”

Taylor Petersen, ’19, had an excellent match with seven kills and 15 total attempts. Audrey Hyem, ’19, added another eight kills and 13 total attempts to the Wildcats’ total of 26 kills.

Jamie Talbo, ’19, led the ‘Cats with 18 assists, Gaza, ’17, also contributed another six assists.

Gabi Lau, ’20, and Kayla Magbaleta ’19 both led the defensive team with eight digs apiece, followed by Talbo, ’19, Darien Stedman, ’19, Gaza, ’17, Petersen,

‘19, Taylor Souza, ’20, and Molly McTaggart, ’17, bringing the ‘Cats total to 32 digs.

“We really developed team chemistry and we learned that we could compete with teams from other conferences,” Gaza said, speaking of the entire tournament.

“Both of which will be tough matches for us but this tournament was great for us. It gave us confidence and it gave us something to work toward,” Gaza said.

The Wildcats ended the tournament 3-1, making their official record 5-1.

Moving forward the ‘Cats will be playing Willamette University, Sep 14th, and the University of Puget Sound, Sep 17th. Both games are home.

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Northwest, Corban spoil Wildcats’ hopes for a win Sara Levering Staff Writer The Linfield Wildcats home opener was spoiled in a heartbreaking fashion on Saturday afternoon.

Linfield suffered the loss 0-1.

Northwest dominated possession throughout the entirety of the game, but Linfield had some great opportunities.

The first came when Sami Moellmer, ‘19, was pulled down in the box, setting up a penalty kick

by Shelby DeRocher, ‘18, unfortunately sending the ball right into the Northwest goalkeepers arms.

Next, in the second period, Dani Nurmi, ‘17, had a great look, but her shot went a bit too far left of the goal.

Eighty-six minutes into the game, a Northwest player sent the ball through the two posts and right into the net.

Linfield was out-shot 18-8 by Northwest, as well as on corner kicks, Northwest had 7 and Linfield with only 2. Goalkeeper Sarah Bailey, ‘19, had 9 saves on the day.

Bailey believed that these games helped familiarize the team with each other and suggested that everyone is still getting used to each other. With such a young group and a group of newcomers onto the roster, it is an adjustment that takes time.

Moellmer commented, “I think the game had ups and downs and it definitely wasn’t our best.”

Both Bailey and Moellmer agreed on the fact that their offense needs to improve. Specifically, “We get really good chances

on goal, but we can never seem to finish them,” said Bailey.

Moellmer echoed, “I think something huge that the team needs to work on right now is our offense, scoring on the chances that we get.”

On a cloudy Sunday evening, the Wildcats were hoping to bounce back against Corban University of Salem, Oregon.

The match once again ended in a heartbreaker, off a double-overtime golden goal ending the game 2-1 in Corban’s favor.

Corban took an early 1-0 lead in the middle of the first half and dominated possession for most of the game out shooting Linfield 25-14. They also earned nine corner kick opportunities in total, in comparison to Linfield’s 3.

Linfield gained some momentum when Mary Cait Moriarty, ‘20, sent a high ball to Dani Nurmi, ‘17.

Nurmi connected from 15 yards and sent the ball directly through the center of the net, evening up the score 1-1 with 16 minutes remaining in the first half.

Bailey made some key saves to keep the Wildcats in the game.

The ‘Cats earned a free kick in the second half after Karlee Willcox, ‘17, went down just outside the box. The attempt came from Amidee Colleknon, ‘20, but unfortunately soared above the goal.

In overtime, Corban was relentless and earned themselves five corner kicks, three in an immediate row, but failed to convert.

In the second overtime, a cluster of players convened at the Linfield goal, where a forty-second pinball round ensued, resulting in

a near-goal.

Fortunately for Linfield, the ball was ruled not to have crossed the goal line, which would have ended the game.

The Wildcats final opportunity was on a free kick from 20 yards in the 104th minute. Morarity nearly bent the ball inside the left post, but it went wide.

Shelby DeRocher, ‘18, commented on the pinball round, “the ball was bouncing everywhere and Sarah [Bailey] was just trying to punch it out.”

DeRocher said, “there was a lot of good effort, coming back from a loss and wanting a win, we did a great job on not dragging on the fact that we lost [the day prior]. We played a brand new formation, which makes us adaptable to a brand new formation.”

When asked about how the team is coming together, “None of us have played together very long, it’s fun and exciting, these girls are ready to work. It’s difficult, because we’ve only played together for a week and a half,” said DeRocher .

DeRocher implied that the players are still learning about each other. With preseason play, it allows them to “get the kinks out,” and “we’re still trying to figure out where everyone is supposed to play.”

The Linfield Wildcats are 0-4.

Next up, the Wildcats jump into conference play, first against Willamette on September 17th and Lewis & Clark on the 18th, both at noon in McMinnville.

Griffin Yerian/staff Junior Shelby DeRocher chases the ball while her teammate Mary Cait Moriarty backs her up.

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Men’s soccer falls to Northwest Christian, Southern Oregon in preseason games Sara Levering Staff Writer The Linfield Wildcats were on the road this weekend for two preseason matches. The first against Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Oregon. Northwest Christian dominated possession, as well as shots. Northwest Christian had 17 to Linfield who had only four shots on goal for the entirety of the game.

In the 53rd minute, a penalty kick by Northwest Christian put them on the scoreboard 1-0. Linfield had some catching up to do, but were unable to create opportunities.

The Linfield Wildcats are still finding their rhythm during these preseason matches. Jorge Rodriguez, ’17, registered three saves

for the game.

On Saturday evening, the Wildcats faced Southern Oregon University.

The men’s soccer team struggled and ultimately lost 4-0. Possession seemed to be better than the match previous, with eight shots to Southern Oregon’s 14 shots. Eli Peckham, ’18, had six saves.

“Obviously the games didn’t go as planned this weekend. We didn’t get the results we wanted, but I’m really proud of the guys’ effort and I feel like we’re improving every day,” Jake Smith, ’17, said.

“It’s going to take some time to get used to the new system under our new head coach, Adam, but we’re getting there quickly,” he said.

When asked how the team performed this weekend, Rhys Lendio, ’18, said “It’s definitely harder to play on the road.” He suggested that mistakes led to the opposing teams capitalizing and getting a score up on the board.

When asked about how preseason prepares the team for conference play, Lendio responded that “it has been nice to work on our new formation, get acclimated to our teammates and increase our fitness levels.”

Furthermore, the teams that the Linfield men’s soccer team have been facing are challenging teams to play against, which is great for preparing for conference play, since the conference is extremely competitive.

“Our motto this season is ‘all in’ and I can see that the guys

on the team are buying into it.

We obviously want to win every game this season, but we understand that the ball won’t always bounce in our favor,” Smith said.

“I’m really looking forward to a good season ahead with teammates that are willing to work for each other,” he said.

The Linfield Wildcats are 0-41 with conference play quickly approaching. Next up, they face UC Santa Cruz at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13 at home.

After UC Santa Cruz, conference play begins against Whitman and Whitworth on September 17th and 18th, both are away.

Justin Grodem/staff Freshman Isaias Flores makes a run Sara Levering can be reached at lin- at the ball to make a play. fieldreviewsports@gmail.com

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Justin Grodem/staff The Wildcats, including Junior Nate Sample, tackle a Panther in their first game of the season. Linfield started its season off with a bang by defeating Chapman 48-14.

’Cats pounce on Chapman in season opener

By Ian Cooper Staff Writer Quarterback Sam Riddle, ’17, led the way for Linfield’s 48-14 season opening defeat over the Chapman University Panthers, completing 30 of 38 passes for 391 yards, along with racking up five touchdowns on Saturday at Maxwell Stadium.

The Wildcats ensured that there would not be a comeback, racking up five touchdowns in the first half, followed by a shutout of Chapman in the second half.

A big asset to Riddle and the team, he said, is the fact that the Wildcats have huge depth on their offensive line, including many receivers. This was reflected today by the five wide receivers that had more than 50 yards, who also managed to score five of the team’s seven touchdowns during the game. The receiving total for the team was 406 yards total.

Linfield’s running offense wasn’t lacking either, with eight running backs rushing for 154 yards, and scoring the other two touchdowns of the day for Linfield.

“I think we did a pretty good job, some minor things to work on,

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but we did good out there,” said Erick Douglas III, ’17, who had 71 yards and a touchdown Saturday.

“Overall I thought we played a pretty good game. It was fun to see everyone contribute,” Spencer Payne, ’17, said.

Concerning some of the team’s big plays that were made today, in addition to the touchdowns, an interception and several fumble recoveries, Douglas said that, “Everything we do is practice. It’s all about our training. None of it was spur-of-the-moment, it’s all practice.”

When questioned about why he was privileged with wearing Parker Moore’s jersey for today’s game, Eli Fults, ’17, said, “We change who’s wearing this jersey every week, this year it’s for the seniors who were in the same class.” This year’s seniors were on the team with Moore when he was a sophomore. Fults also rushed for a touchdown Saturday.

Reflecting on the how the team played, Kennedy Johnson, 17, said, “I think we have a few kinks to work on, obviously it didn’t go perfectly smooth, but we did a good job out there.”

Riddle said that he thought the team performed well today.

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“A few exceptions that means we have more work to do, but overall we had a good game.”

The blowout was a great start to the ‘Cats’ season as they have high expectations.

“The goal is to win conference and win a national championship,” Douglas said.

“Our goal is the same as it is every year. Develop each day to our fullest, and by the end of the season be able to stand before the best in the county and be measured. We have the opportunity this season to develop and become very good,” Joe Smith.

The ‘Cats suit up to play NCAA playoff rival Mary Hardin-Baylor at 6 p.m. next Saturday in Belton, Texas.

Riddle said that he thought the team performed well today.

“A few exceptions that means we have more work to do, but overall we had a good game.”

“Expectations for next game are to keep improving each day at practice and go win in Texas. For the rest of the season our goal is to improve each week,” Payne said Ian Cooper can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com

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