The Linfield Review March 28

The Linfield Review March 28, 2016

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Linfield College

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McMinnville, Ore.

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121st Year

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Students serve communities during spring break

Issue No. 10

Photo courtesy Rachel Conway

Students and professor of health and human performance Janet Peterson pose for a photo in Ketchikan, Alaska, during their alternative spring break trip. The group’s service projects took place in Thorne Bay, Alaska. Two other groups of students went on service projects in Portland, Oregon, and Tacoma, Washington.

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CPS director to run for Oregon house of representatives

By Elizabeth Stoeger and Megan Ditore Staff Writers The current Linfield campus safety director who was also the former McMinnville police chief is set to run for the Republican nomination for state house of representatives for Oregon District 24 this November.

Ron Noble will run for the District 24 seat as Rep. Jim Weidner announced he would not run for re-election.

District 24 encompasses McMinnville, Lafayette, Carlton and Yamhill, and stretches north into rural Washington County.

Noble served as police chief from 2006 to 2014 and has been at Linfield since 2014.

He will remain the Linfield Director of College Public Safety while campaigning and is hopeful that he can do both.

Noble notified the college of his intent to run last October.

Vice President John McKeegan said, “With no primary opponent this spring, it is our understanding that active campaigning will not begin until this fall, on weekends and after normal business hours. In the meantime, we do not anticipate that Linfield’s security will be affected.”

Noble said he sees this as a natural progression in his career.

He has been in public service for three decades and has always been interested in politics.

He believes it is the “government’s main priority to provide a place for people to flourish.”

His main goal is to make certain that people live healthy and safe lives. Noble said in his voter’s pamphlet statement, “One of the primary functions of govern>> Page 6 ment is to provide a safe place >> See CPS on Page 3

Jonathan Williams/Editor-in-Chief

Local children celebrate Easter spirit >> Page 7

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Stephanie Hofmann, ‘17, greets children as they hunt for Easter eggs on Saturday, March 26, in the Oak Grove.

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Opinions

March 28, 2016

EDITORIAL

ASLC elections should be taken seriously

Voter apathy is an unfortunate common part of the American democratic process. It is reasonable to abstain from the circus that is this year’s presidential election, however local elections have always proved more immediately influential to the lives of constituents.

Linfield students have fallen prey to this phenomenon of election disinterest though they have also neglected the fact that their voices carry much more weight around Linfield’s campus. Elections for ASLC president and vice president illustrated this negative trend in voter efficacy.

Of the 1,570 students at Linfield, 618 voted in this election. That totaled 39 percent of the campus

population.

Traditionally American presidential elections see around 60 percent voter turnout.

It is troubling that in an election that directly impacts student lives, students voted more than 20 percent less frequently than the general American population.

The general campus population is not entirely responsible for these dismal numbers. It is reasonable for voters to be unmotivated when the field of candidates for president is as limited as two candidates coupled with the vice presidential candidate running unopposed.

However, that did not stop 118 students who voted as abstaining from the vice presidential portion of the ballot.

Between the two candidates for president, Patty Roberts, ’17, and Nathan Pellatz, ’17, their election platforms were practically indistinguishable from one another. Both were optimistic about improving student involvement and campus communications.

A public forum would have helped illuminate the ramifications of ASLC presidential elections, unfortunately one was not held, and students had to rely primarily on word of mouth and an article profiling each candidate written by the Review to stay informed.

With two very similar candidates running for president and little awareness amongst students about the effects of the position, this election pro-

vided the feel of a high school popularity contest.

Woes within ASLC continued post election as filling the cabinet proved equally troublesome. Very few people applied for positions and multiple emails were sent out to the student body attempting to goad interested students into applying.

Fortunately, newly elected ASLC President Nathan Pellatz, ’17, and vice president Mikenna Whatley, ’17, now have a real opportunity to ignite the potential for student involvement on Linfield’s campus and to prove to students that ASLC is a vital and influential force for dialogue with college administrators.

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Attention to sidewalks, puddles needed

By Kate Seaholm For the Review Rain is pouring.

Students are scrambling. Leaf blowers are blowing. Which doesn’t belong?

It’s not unusual to see Linfield staff with leaf blowers in hand when it’s raining. “The use of leaf blowers is a costeffective way to quickly remove the leaves and other debris, and also reduce the risk of employee ergonomic injuries from repetitive motion,” said Allison Horn, director of Facilities Services.

Leaf blowers are a necessary—if noisy—part of keeping Linfield campus

safe and clean. “Our grounds crew strives to begin their work around residential halls/apartments and academic quad areas after 9 a.m. and try their best to be sensitive to classroom schedules … sometimes it is necessary to respond quickly to immediate landscaping dangers,” Horn said in an email.

Certainly the crew is doing their best to not be a nuisance, but what does all this leaf blowing accomplish? “During the Fall/Winter season, Linfield recycles over 120 cubic yards of leaves per week,” according to Horn.

“The leaves and debris

can pose a slip hazard and are removed quickly to prevent someone from falling.”

It seems that there’s good reasoning behind why they use leaf blowers so extensively. The staff is responsible for maintaining the grounds and keeping them presentable for students to enjoy.

“Landscaping creates a sense of life, beauty and a sense of pride.

While the campus is primarily maintained for the safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors, the beauty of our campus is enjoyed by the entire community,” Horn said.

Well-kept grounds

add value to campus life, and according to a majority of students, the campus was a top reason why they chose to come to Linfield.

However, are there other things that need more attention than the few leaves that fall in our path while walking to class?

Rather than moving leaves and flower petals from the sidewalks, it seems like puddles are the only things being pushed around.

Ellen Jung, ’18, thinks that leaves aren’t much of a problem and that, “The bigger issue is the giant puddles that form in the sidewalks because

[they] are completely deformed.”

“Leaves, debris and standing water can pose a slip hazard and are removed quickly to prevent injuries,” said.

Horn.

While our grounds crew is aware of the “Linfield Lake” issue, it doesn’t seem like leaf blowers are the best solution to the problem.

Rather than devoting time to blowing puddles out of the way, perhaps looking at ways of fixing the problem would better solve the recurrent issue.

Kate Seaholm can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com

March 28, 2016

News

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Photo courtesy Sara Gomez Students who participated in alternative spring break in Tacoma, Washington, lay out grass at a Habitat For Humanity home that the group worked at during the week.

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Photo courtesy Sara Gomez Rachel Conway, ‘17, drills a hole on a piece of plywood during the alternative spring break trip in Thorne Bay, Alaska.

Students serve in Alaska, Washington and Oregon

By Elizabeth Stoeger Staff Writer Three groups of students participated in alternative spring break, a servicebased trip where students engage in helping communities in need of support.

This year, groups traveled to Tacoma, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and Thorne Bay, Alaska.

Student volunteers who spent the week in Tacoma, Washington, worked with Habitat for Humanity as well as serving dinner at the Tacoma Rescue Mission.

Kelly Ackerman, ’18, was the leader of the ASB trip to Tacoma, Washington, which focused on poverty and homelessness in the area.

Ackerman enjoyed serving in the soup kitchen the most, “It was really cool to see the instant joy on people’s faces when we were

able to give them dinner.”

Tacoma was chosen because “Habitat for Humanity was there and it is a great organization to work with,” said the Director of ASB, Sara Gomez.

Amy Trinh, ’18, said, “My favorite experience was being able to interact with other students who also wanted to make a difference in the community and being able to meet the new homeowner and their family and see how happy and fortunate they were to have a place where they can call home.”

Funding can also be tricky, “We want every single trip to be as accessible as possible for all students,” said Gomez.

The Sustainability Grant Council generously supported the trips so students who wanted to go were able, no matter the cost.

The program in Port-

land, Oregon, was centered on youth empowerment and volunteers worked at three different YMCA centers in Portland.

Each year the program coordinators look at the themes and decide which cities are the best fits.

Portland was selected because it was an opportunity to “get to know a community close to home,” said Gomez.

Leader of the trip Deizhanna Kaya-Abad, ’17, found the youth empowerment aspect to be very gratifying, “Being able to empower youth was something really important to me . . . even if it was indirect service like cleaning a sand box.”

Along with cleaning sand boxes, the group in Portland did activities like picking up trash, kitchen clean up, and setting up events at the YMCA. Their

big project for the week was taking down a tool shed.

Volunteers ate lunch with the children every day, assisted in classrooms, and one group repainted chairs for the classrooms.

Julia Silver, ’17, said learning to be patient and flexible was the most difficult lesson of the week, “Getting people to trust us because we’re new comers and volunteers” was a challenge but “by the end of the week, people did trust us.”

Showing the children of the community that there were people willing to help also motivated Kaya-Abad, “There are kids that don’t realize they have the potential to do many things in life.”

Students who volunteered in Thorne Bay, Alaska, learned about sustainability and conservation by building a chicken coop for the local school.

This program involved volunteer work, hearing presentations from people within the community, and regular reflections.

Gomez was the assistant leader for this program and said it was difficult to, “keep yourself motivated for manual labor” after completing the intellectual components, like the reflections, and the long hours.

Each program gave students 30 hours of service a week. Gomez said, “It’s not just about building a chicken coop, we learn about community and the future impacts” of each project.

The group worked in coordination with the Forest Service. “Continuing our partnership with the Forest Service” was part of the reason Thorne Bay was chosen as a location, according to Gomez.

The coop will be used to house about 18 hens and

as “a learning tool for students and also as a more sustainable way to get eggs and meat for the cafeteria,” said participant Rachel Conway, ’17.

In addition to the coop, students dug an outhouse hole, cleaned up a cabin, picked up trash, moved fallen trees, and helped with the upkeep of nature trails like Gravelly Creek and the Tongass National Forest, which is the largest rainforest in North America.

“We got to hear a traditional welcome song from one of the members and we were ‘read’ several totem poles (told about the stories and traditions they represented),” Conway said.

Elizabeth Stoeger can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@ gmail.com

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for people to live, work and play. We need to ensure adequate, stable funding for public safety.”

Noble is married with four children, all of whom support his decision to run.

He said, “I couldn’t do it if they weren’t behind me.

Especially my wife, she is right there with me all the way.”

Current Rep. Weidner

endorsed Noble for the nomination, “Ron (Noble) is a really good guy and would be awesome for House District 24. I think he’s the right man to take my place.”

District 24 is thought to be a safe Republican district, with registered Republicans outnumbering Democrats.

“I have the experience and skills that will bring people together and work

toward collaborative solutions that will benefit the citizens of Oregon,” Noble said.

As it stands now, barring other candidates, Noble will face probable Democratic nominee Ken Moore in the election this November.

Elizabeth Stoeger and Emma Bloomfield can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail. com

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Sports

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March 28, 2016

Lady ‘cats win

series, climb standings Joe Stuart Staff Writer After winning the first two games of their series with Lewis and Clark on Saturday, Wildcat softball dropped game three 6-4, but was able to win game four 5-1 and the series, three games to one.

Pitcher Maddy Dunn, ‘19, and the Linfield defense allowed two early runs in the fi innings of game three, putting the Wildcats (8-6, 16-9) in the deficit early on.

Dunn would throw three and one-third innings, allowing five runs off six hits. On one run would be recorded as earned, due to six Linfield errors. Dunn’s record stands at 7-3.

Linfield was able to cut into the Pioneers (3-10, 9-16) lead in the third with a sacrifice bunt by Cheyenne Fletcher, ‘18, to score Maddy Colson, ‘19 from third.

The Pios answered right back in the top of the fourth, with a three run spurt. Largely due to costly errors by the Wildcats, Lewis and Clark stretched the score to 5-1.

“The series went well with 3 wins giving us a push in conference with all the split series going on within the entire conference,” Mikaela Viloria, ‘17, said.

After scoring a run in the fifth to make the score 5-2, the ‘Cats were able to put together a small rally in the bottom of the sixth to make the score 5-4.

With two runners on, Kenzie Schmoll, ‘18, doubled to score Jenn Hiatt, ‘19. On the next play, Alissa Buss, ‘18, scored from third off a Lewis and Clark error to make it a one run game.

In the top of the seventh, the Pios were able to pad their lead thanks to a solo home run by Hannah Dal Pra. The 6-4 lead was an insurmountable deficit for the Wildcats, who were not able to rally in the bottom of the seventh.

In the loss, Linfield left 12 runners on base, six in bases loaded situations.

Despite the sloppy play in

game three, Linfield was able to play well behind the strong pitching of Shelby Saylors, ‘19.

Saylors allowed only on run off seven hits, and had a shutout through six innings. Saylors pitched all seven innings, her fourth complete game of the years, and improved her record to 7-2.

Linfield was able to be the first team to score in the final game, going up 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning.

An RBI double by Fletcher scored Schmoll, and then Fletcher was able to score off a sacrifice fly

by Emily Allen, ‘17.

Linfield stretched their lead to four in the fourth, when Alex Andreotti, ‘18, scored when Dal Pra, playing second base, overthrew first base on a routine grounder hit by Jacinda Swiger, ‘18.

The second run of the inning came when Buss grounded out to second, but was able to bring home Allen from third.

Linfield’s final run came when Abi Drotzmann, ‘19, in the game as a pinch runner, scored from third, being brought in by Schmoll for her second RBI of the game.

The Pios only run came in the top of the sixth when Jenai Rojo hit an RBI double to score Emily Drevdahl, for the final score of 5-1.

Linfield’s three wins moved them up from sixth place in the conference to fifth, jumping Pacific and putting them one game behind Pacific Lutheran.

“As a team we need to continue developing our confidence as not only individuals, but as a unit. We have a an extreme amount of talented athletes, and once we start believing in ourselves we will be dangerous,” Viloria.

With only seven games left in the season, Linfield travels to Tacoma to play Pacific Lutheran next weekend. Their next home game is on April 6, in a makeup contest against Willamette.

Joe Stuart can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com

All photos Griffin Yerian/Staff Photographer From top: Paige Smotherman, ’19, Shelby Saylors, ’19, and Alyssa Buss, ’17, head to the dugout at the conclusion of the fourth quarter during Saturday’s game against Lewis and Clark college.

Above: Kenzie Schmoll, ’17, and Cheyenne Fletcher, ’18, share a moment during the game.

Check out the Review’s website for updates, previews and scores for all Linfield athletic events.

Softball

Baseball NWC

Overall

Men’s Tennis Overall

9-3 6-4 7-5

17-6 10-5 17-7

Whitman Whitowrth

6-0 5-2

10-6 8-5

Whitman Linfield

6-1 5-2

9-7 8-4

15-7 16-9

Lewis and Clark George Fox

3-2 3-2

6-7 5-6

George Fox Pacific Lutheran

4-2 3-3

9-6 4-4

12-3 10-5 9-6

20-4 17-9 16-11

Whitworth Willamette George Fox

Pacific Lutheran 10-8 Puget Sound 9-9

14-13 12-14

Pacific Lutheran 7-5 Linfield 8-6

Linfield Willamette

15-12 13-14

Pacific Lewis and Clark

9-7 3-10

17-10-1 9-16

Puget Sound

2-11

8-15

Whitworth Pacific George Fox

Whitman Lewis and Clark

7-8 8-10 4-11 3-12

9-20 11-18

Northwest Conference Rankings

Women’s Tennis

NWC

Pacific

NWC 7-0

Overall 14-2

NWC Lewis and Clark 7-0

Overall 11-2

Pacific Lutheran Willamette

1-5 1-5

1-6 1-6

Pacific Whitworth

3-4 2-5

5-7 3-9

Linfield Puget Sound

1-6 0-5

2-9 0-6

Puget Sound Willamette

0-6 0-7

1-11 0-10