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University of Puget Sound tames the Wildcats with a 2-0 win.

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Meetings Ex-ambassador speaks on peace plan for future of Linfield Joshua Ensler News editor

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box labeled ‘too hard.’”

Mack said that former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush understood the importance of Israel but waited until their second terms to make peace in the region important aspects of their administrations.

“Helping to heal the broken children of Abraham is the most important moral goal the United States can have in the Middle East,” Mack said.

He then explained the historical grievances that make peace difficult to achieve between Jews and Pales>> Please see Mack page 6

‘Green’ roof shelter completed Hillary Krippaehne Copy editor

Students, faculty, Facilities Services and alumni came together Nov. 5 to complete an eco-roof to go atop a covered bike shelter between Elkinton and Terrell halls.

Alternative Spring Break program participants proposed the idea before last Spring Break, but city permits did not go through for the project until April 2010. An eco-roof is covered in vegetation and is also known as a living roof. “[The project’s] purpose is to educate students on issues and topics and provide new knowledge to hands-on service projects,” Community Service Coordinator Jessica Wade said.

Members of last year’s Alternative Spring Break group, faculty and several alumni met Nov. 5 and discussed the advantages of an eco-roof.

Wade described it as a “comprehensive presentation.”

Dan Manning of Ecoroofs Everywhere and Rachel Burand, class of ’10, explained the benefits of ecoroofs at the meeting.

According to Ecoroof Everywhere’s website, the company “works with architects, landscape architects, engineers and contractors to design and build innovative storm water solutions.”

Burand’s senior thesis centered on green roofs in small communities.

“I was surprised at how quickly we were able to install the roof,” >> Please see Roof page 5

Sarah Hansen/Photo editor Lizzie Martinez (top left), AmeriCorps Vista Volunteer; Dawn Graff-Haight (inside), professor of health, human performance and athletics; and seniors Katie Kann (top right) and Dayna Tapp (bottom left) use sod to assemble an eco-roof Nov. 5.

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Arabian Sea. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 40 percent of all the oil shipped by tanker travels through the strait.

This amounts to 20 percent of all oil trade worldwide.

Mack spoke mostly on the necessity of ending hostilities in Palestine and the difficulty of doing so.

He praised President Barack Obama’s efforts to make peace a major issue during his first term, something he said no president has done before.

“Obama takes seriously the Sermon on the Mount: ‘Blessed is the peacemaker,’” Mack said. “Most previous presidents have put it in a

Features

The board of trustees met on campus Nov. 4-6 to discuss questions concerning Linfield’s future.

Their meetings are held every few months and consist of the board sitting together in an open quorum to discuss the various issues about Linfield.

In an effort to restructure and revitalize the meetings’ effectiveness, the board met in a new fashion last weekend to answer major questions concerning Linfield’s future.

Several small, strategic planning groups were created. Each was composed of board members, faculty and a student. The groups discussed questions that will be answered in the future.

Trustee Ronnie Lacroute said that the level of questions was basic.

She said they were presented with a list of questions and were asked to determine if they were questions worth asking.

The board was not supposed to answer any questions, Associated Students of Linfield College Vice President and student representative on the board sophomore Katie Patterson said.

“If we started to stray into answering the questions, the facilitator would tell us we need to be focused on the questions themselves,” she said.

The questions were broad-based queries into several aspects of Linfield and included: • What is the balance between liberal arts classes and pre-professional programs?

• What is the balance between diversity and affordability?

• Does the college’s mission statement accurately represent Linfield?

No final answers were given, but there were discussions about the relevancy of the questions.

Affordability seemed to be a primary focus for the groups, Lacroute

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A veteran ambassador to the Middle East laid bare the complicated politics of the region and explained the importance of reaching peace in Palestine in a lecture Nov. 9.

David Mack, a retired U.S. ambassador, spoke to a crowd of students, faculty, staff and McMinnville residents in Ice Auditorium.

Mack discussed the problems the U.S. faces in the Middle East and how they tie back to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

“What’s new in recent [Ameri-

can] administrations is the frank admission that the breakdown in talks between Israel and Palestine threaten American Mack interests in the region,” he said. “A lot of the political class in Washington has long been in denial about this.”

Mack lectured on the Iranian belief that the nation had a traditional hegemony over the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, where the gulf meets the

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EDITORIAL

Two breaks may prevent burnouts With Thanksgiving Break right around the corner, we’re all looking forward to having a week off from classes. But is this enough of a break for an entire semester?

In past years, Linfield had a Fall Break in the middle of the semester.

These four days (Thursday through Sunday) were coupled with a fourday Thanksgiving Break.

Two years ago, faculty voted to get rid of these breaks and create one long Thanksgiving Break — as it now stands. While these seven days of break are technically shorter than the former eight, is it worth returning to the old schedule?

We at the Review think that a Fall Break would be beneficial for students as long as it doesn’t change

the current Thanksgiving Break.

That is, have a week-long Thanksgiving Break and add another, shorter break between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.

Many out-of-state students travel home for the Thanksgiving holiday. If Thanksgiving Break were returned to a four-day break, then it would be difficult for students who hope to go home.

And who wants to pay hundreds of dollars for a plane ticket home if it would only be for several days? It’s not fair to students who want to go home to spend the holidays with their family.

We realize that a lot of classes meet either Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays or Tuesdays and Thursdays and we wouldn’t want

a Fall Break to disrupt the academic flow of classes. Having less class days would likely put more stress on students, who are already burned out.

If a break were added, it would have to be scheduled in such a way that wouldn’t cut any classes (especially Tuesday-Thursday classes) short.

Overall, we think it would be a great idea to have a Fall Break added to the semester calendar, but it shouldn’t interfere with the week-long Thanksgiving Break.

We know that the supposed scheduling freeze might make this difficult, but it’s a hot topic among students, faculty and staff alike, and it needs to be addressed.

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CORRECTIONS: Nov. 5 issue: Art Cuscaden is the adjunct adviser to KSLC 90.3 FM.

Nov. 5 issue: Brad Thompson is an associate professor and department chair of mass communication.

Nov. 5 issue: Pep Band and Drumline performed “Stinking Garbage” at the Nov. 6 football game. This was the band’s second-ever performance during

a regular season football game.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I must admit I find it absolutely ridiculous that two KSLC DJs were fired for raising money for breast cancer. While I admit myself largely knowledgeable about the law in particular, but also recognize that the law is the law, I must admit that it seems grossly unfair.

For the sake of the argument, I also

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I must say that as a Linfield student and a former editor of a school newspaper, each time I open up the Linfield Review, I am always disappointed. I consistently encounter misspellings of names, punctuation mistakes, incorrect information, and countless other atrocities. It mortifies me that alumni, parents, and

have to add in the fact that enforcers of the punishment did not indeed know the crime had been committed until they read the article that was positively congratulating the DJs on their inventive and charitable idea. Does anyone else see the irony in that? It was a good idea, done for the right reasons, and yet they got in

trouble for it. That just doesn’t seem right to me.

A majority of the money raised went to general breast cancer awareness (according to the Susan G. Komen for the the Cure, 40% of all money goes to awareness and education), so what better way than putting it on the air?

Now, there are unfair/unjust laws everywhere, and the only way to fix them, as we have seen time and again, is to fight them. As such, I propose that we stand behind the DJs, not under the statement they didn’t know, but under the belief that it never should have happened in the first place.

- Karen Cole, sophomore

other Linfield community members are subjected to such a printing each week. I often wonder whether there is any sort of editing process for these articles or if random students are chosen off the sidewalk and asked to make up a story on the spot.

Not only are the articles riddled with mistakes, but the quality of report-

ing and choice of article subjects is quite questionable. The Linfield Review is meant to be a voice for the students, but is a full centerfold about students who are from across the nation really news or just a way to fill space? It seems to me that at least fifty percent of the newspaper each week consists of last-minute

articles that are stretched about half a page too far. Would it be so terrible to print the newspaper every other week so as to have more time to find quality topics, conduct useful interviews, write substantial articles, and edit thoroughly?

Sincerely, Emily Jenkins, sophomore

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Campus policies address opposing needs Matt Olson Columnist Halloween has passed quickly, and the leaves are falling fast. The beautiful yellow-and orange-adorned trees will soon be barren as Linfield falls into the sleepy darkness of winter. Students are gearing up for the holidays while frantically trying to ascend the mountain of continually growing coursework with schedules all but abandoned.

And so, it’s easy to see

why people go out and party during the weekend. This is a stressful time, see? Really stressful. Enough to make one want to go out and let loose, letting the moment override any looming concerns in one’s life. Enough to break several laws regarding alcohol possession and consumption, as many students often do.

Which isn’t a problem, really. Underage drinking is a cultural phenomenon that’s highly relevant to the college scene. Sure, it’s illegal, and we have Linfield policies against it, but that’s not a big deal to most people.

Something as significant as underage drinking won’t be done in by a few lines citing it as a violation. The problem is how Linfield views underage

drinking. Being on campus can get your hand slapped quickly. RAs are trained to respond and write up any offenders they find on campus with no leeway involved.

It’s almost robotic how consistent the process of alcohol violations on campus tends to be.

Off campus? Consistency goes straight out the window.

Beyond a standard police bust, there are no rules for any student involved.

What does that mean?

It means students flock off campus on weekends, while administrators avert their minds from all the parties and mischief, attending to the few (very stupid) students who prefer to drink and drug it between 9:45 p.m. and mid-

night on Fridays and Saturdays.

This isn’t really big news, per se. But when I really thought about it, questions started to form in my head.

Why? Why would organizations like Residence Life and Campus Safety be focused only on students’ safety when they’re on campus? Is that not the point of these organizations?

It certainly isn’t safer for the students to need to walk under the influence four blocks away to go to party at a house filled with people they don’t know or trust.

And yet these organizations do nothing to combat these dangers. If it isn’t on campus, it clearly isn’t a prob-

lem. Why? Because these organizations are not, at their heart, designed around safety.

They’re designed as part of a business, Linfield College, where public relations is the most important part of the equation. Money drives the programs and designs the rules.

I think, as individuals, it would be wise to allow ourselves to occasionally ask why a system comes out so flawed. We often look at the workers and individuals implanting a rule and believe them when they say that they have the best of intentions.

And perhaps they do. But the job they’ve been put into has the best intentions of an entity far greater than you.

That’s not good news for stu-

dents.

Neither a strict approach (like the one on campus) nor an apathetic approach (like the off-campus perspective) have the best needs of the students in mind. We need consistency. Having RAs standing over our shoulder half the time and be wholly ignored by the rest doesn’t inspire safety.

We have a double standard here. At some point, the administrators should decide whether they’re really in it for safety reasons or if the school comes first. At that point, students might begin to see a college focused on their needs and not those of an economic giant.

Matt Olson can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com.

OPINION

Hollywood should stop making everything in 3-D and focus on quality

Jessica Prokop Culture editor Ever since “Avatar” was such a huge hit in 3-D, more and more movies have been released in this style. In little less than a year, more than 10 movies have been featured in 3-D, including “Alice in Wonderland,” “Step

Up 3-D,” “Saw 3-D,” “Toy Story 3-D,” “Megamind” and “Jackass 3-D.” While it is all fine and dandy that some of these movies were successful, Hollywood is saying 3-D is the new big thing, and frankly, I am tired of hearing about it.

Like I said: Only some of these movies have been extremely successful, and those are “Avatar” and “Jackass 3-D.” Reviews of “Avatar,” such as the one written by CNN Entertainment, said that ‘‘‘Avatar’ stretches the

bounds of the cinematic imagination. It shows us something we’ve never seen before: an entire alien world, a new and complex ecosystem rendered in three dimensions with dazzling fluidity and detail.”

Although CNN makes a point to recognize the 3-D aspect in “Avatar,” some have argued that “Avatar”’s success is not because it was 3-D; it was simply a great movie.

The same can be said about “Jackass 3-D.” According to portfolio.com, it

brought in $50 million during its first three days in the U.S., and took the No. 1 spot in the box office. Even though it was an obvious success, it is not necessarily because the movie was in 3-D. In fact, “Jackass” was already prominent in popular culture before it became 3-D. Besides these two movies, none of the other ones received as much positive feedback or hype. This means money was wasted in the filming process to make them 3-D. Speaking of money, why

would I want to pay the extra cost to see a mediocre 3-D movie? Ticket prices for 3-D movies have already risen 20 percent during this year alone and range anywhere from $8 to $16 depending on the type of theater you view it in.

Movies in 2-D are expensive as it is. So it is just a waste of money (money a lot of people do not have to waste during this difficult economical time) to spend even more on the same movie in 3-D. Besides the extra cost,

wearing special glasses to watch 3-D movies is also a pain. It is hard on the eyes, and it is difficult for people who wear prescription glasses to see the movie when they have to wear the 3-D glasses.

Now I am not saying that the film industry should stop making 3-D movies altogether, but it should definitely cut down on them, and it should stop trying to make every 3-D movie the next big hit like “Avatar.”

Jessica Prokop can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

OPINION

We should embrace even tough college moments

Jaffy Xiao Features editor During the last two weeks, I had the hardest time getting through the semester. My life was nearly out of control. Why? Homework? Group projects? Midterms? Meetings? Should

I complain about “school work” in this opinion piece?

Everyone’s busy. Everyone’s tired. Statuses on Facebook are usually, “This week’s killing me,” or, “Almost Friday!”

With a full 16-credit course load (dear mass communication, anthropology and philosophy), 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. newspaper work, being a concession manager and having work study job, I definitely agree with them and update my status as well. I came up with a ques-

tion: If college life has been killing me, how will I survive in the real world?

With all the seniors around me, I started to think and realize I am not that little freshman anymore. I cannot worry about adapting to the campus and surviving here, the entire milieu.

Several weekends ago, I went to a Chinese Christian Church even though I don’t strictly believe in God. A Chinese-American woman, who had a successful career

in government affairs and a college education, gave a speech about how to survive in the United States.

Two things she said (in Chinese) impressed me: that she had had a second marriage at 62 years old, and “all struggling at school gives you an opportunity to learn from mistakes instead of paying with double prices.”

Yes, I should appreciate what I am struggling with right now. I should stop complaining. I should keep

going after 10 hours of sleep and a brunch with a yummy waffle.

It reminds me of a quote from the ancient Chinese class, even though I feel ashamed that I had never thought it was particularly useful: “When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a great man, it always first frustrates his spirit and will, exhausts his muscles and bones, exposes him to starvation and poverty, harasses him by troubles

and setbacks so as to stimulate his spirit, toughen his nature and enhance his abilities.”

I don’t want to represent everyone and say hard times in college are not a big deal, but when you open your door to the real world, leave your parents’ house and are independent without knowing where your next meal is, the suffering and struggling you learned from college is what you hold on to.

Jaffy Xiao can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com.

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Nonprofit benefits from class project Chelsea Bowen Opinion editor

Professor of Marketing Michelle Nelson led her class in a collaborative project that raised hundreds of dollars for the nonprofit organization Canine Assistants.

Junior Garrick Rozairo was a part of the fundraising group for the marketing project.

He said that his group went around to local businesses to collect donations for gift baskets that were auctioned off during the Linfield football game against Whtiworth University.

Rozario said a Linfield basket, a sports basket, a Third Street basket, an Italian wine basket and a pet basket were arraigned.

According to a flier the marketing class provided, the sponsors for the basket were the Linfield College Book Store, Excel Fitness, the Linfield football team, the Hawaiian Club, Mac Sports,

Castor and Pollux Pet Works and Danger Vally skate shop.

“Our biggest goal was to get a big sponsor for one basket,” Rozairo said.

The baskets ranged in value from $150-$300 Rozairo said.

The raffle ticket sales reached $747, but Nelson said she topped off the earnings with a $300 donation. The money raised from the project will benefit a local person who needs dog, Nelson said.

She added that each canine assistant costs $15,500. This is what it costs for vet bills, and to train and house the dog.

Junior Makenzie Blyth was one of the coordinators for the marketing project.

“Canine Assistants donates service dogs to people who need them for service or companionship,” Blyth said. “They receive no government help and earn all their profit by private donations. It is an important thing.

I didn’t realize how important people need these dogs until I

learned more and more about the organization. I hope our small donation made some kind of difference for someone who needs a service dog,” Blyth said in an e-mail.

According to www. canineassistants.org, “Canine Assistants is a nonprofit organization that trains and provides service dogs to enhance and improve the lives of children and adults who have physical disabilities, seizure conditions or other special needs.”

Junior Billy Wainwright was also a project coordinator.

“I learned so much about Canine Assistants. Before this project, I knew nothing about it, but by the football game, I was able to give a brief, detailed speech about its goals, structure and purpose,” Wainwright said in an e-mail.

For more information about Canine Assistants, contact Nelson at mnelson@linfield.edu.

Chelsea Bowen can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com.

month to solicit ideas on how to make student parking easier and more available to all students.

Wilder said she constantly hears complaining about student parking, and the survey was an idea to help research the subject and figure out where students stand on the issue.

“I thought that creating a survey to see how people feel about the parking on campus would give us a good idea of where to go to fix any problems that seem to occur,” Wilder said.

However, Wilder seems

to disagree that there is not enough parking on campus. She claims that there is enough parking, just not where students want it at any given moment, causing frustration with those not able to park in the most ideal location.

Cepeda said he was unaware of ASLC involvement in the parking issue and was also unaware that the survey was being created.

Cepeda said the committee he commissioned intended to work with faculty and students who work

increased alumni donations.

The size of the campus was discussed as well as how Linfield seems to have outgrown itself.

“We’re maxed out, and the only reason it’s working right now is because the older classes are smaller,” Lacroute said.

Nothing concerning the housing development was decided during the meetings or other possible solutions to handle the college’s increasing population, because the facilitators did not welcome finalized discussions.

The level of questions and ideas on how to strike a

balance between liberal arts and pre-professionalism at Linfield were basic. The questions were about if this is a current Linfield issue, and if so, what changes should be mentioned.

Lacroute said the possibility of adding graduate programs in some departments, like education, was discussed.

They also talked about how to grow the pre-professional programs, business and nursing, without losing sight of the liberal arts values of the college.

Nothing was decided on, but Lacroute and Patterson said that they are sure these

Danyelle Myers/Freelancer Marketing students helped Canine Assistants, a nonprofit organization, raise money to provide service dogs to people with disabilities.

Parking survey to address student concern Matt Sunderland Senior reporter

In order to understand students’ opinions about parking at Linfield, the Associated Students of Linfield College Campus Liason Committee Chair sophomore Wesley Allegre and junior Sarah Wilder are creating a parking survey, to be released soon. It will cover a range of issues related to student parking.

Director of Linfield College Safety & Security Robert Cepeda commissioned a parking committee last

and live near the major parking concerns on campus, and come up with solutions.

“This is a short-term committee comprised of members from Facility Services, [the] Music Department, [the] Theater Department, ASLC and CPS,” Cepeda said.

The findings from both this committee and the survey will be used to work “toward solutions that are effective,” Cepeda said.

The survey’s release date has not been given.

Matt Sunderland can be reached at linfieldreviewmanaging@gmail.com.

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said.

All members of the strategy group she was in agreed that the financial crunch couldn’t be solved by raising tuition any longer. Alternative fundraising methods needed to be implemented.

She said that even with Linfield’s largest freshman class in history, the financial situation at Linfield is still in need of reform.

Possible solutions presented were encouragement of individual funding, donations from outside sources and

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discussions will continue when the board reconvenes in February.

Both agreed that the new meeting style was more effective than the former structure.

It was frustrating not to be able to answer the questions that were posed to the group, Patterson said. After the meetings ended, the groups shared their discussions and findings with the board of trustees.

In February, the groups will begin answering the questions before the final decisions are taken before the board.

Matt Sunderland can be reached at linfieldreviewmanaging@gmail.com.

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Events to educate about hunger and homelessness Septembre Russell Copy chief The nationally recognized Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week will take place Nov. 15-20.

Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Linfield Alternative Spring Break, the Chaplain’s Team, the Associated Students of Linfield College along with the Office of Community Engagement and Service are sponsors of the week’s events.

“I think that it’s going to be an amazing collaborative effort by several student groups on campus. It’s certain to educate many people on our campus and in the community,” Jessica Wade, community service coordinator, said.

A hunger and homelessness educational panel comprising Elise Hui, executive director of the Yamhill County Housing Authority; Tricia Harrop, director of the Yamhill County Food Bank and Lee Means; executive director of the Yamhill Community Action Partnership, is set to discuss the impact homelessness has on Yamhill County on Nov 5.

“With our educational panel, we’re going to focus on the issues and how they are impacting our local community, what we’re doing about it, how you can advocate and how you can understand the issue enough to form an opinion about what can be done,” Wade said.

She said the intent is to empower students.

“The educational panel is important in the sense that we really want to give our students a chance not only to experience a little bit of the homelessness and experience the hunger but to hear about the issues from people who are dealing with them right here in Yamhill County,” AmeriCorps Vista Volunteer Lizzie Martinez said.

The panelist discussion is scheduled for 5 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Fred Meyer Lounge.

“One Night Without a Home” will take place on the same date at 6:30 p.m. on the Intramural Field. Participants will receive an opportunity to experience homelessness by sleeping on the field for an entire night in tents and sleeping bags.

News briefs • Associated Students of Linfield College Vice President sophomore Katie Patterson announced during a Nov. 8 Senate meeting that Northup Hall, in addition to it’s remodel, is getting a new name.

The building has been renamed T.J. Day Hall in honor of a trustee who donated a great deal of money toward the project’s completion.

Patterson said at the meeting that they had hoped the construction would be completed by December, but many funds still need to be raised.

ASLC President senior Colin Jones said the trustee’s donation, a sum that he said is not available publically but totals more than $1 million, reduced the needed fundraising to about $2 million.

Construction is scheduled to be completed by Summer 2011 and the hall is expected to be in use by the start of next school year.

• A flat-screen television was stolen from the second floor of Riley Campus Center sometime last weekend.

Associated Students of Linfield College President Colin Jones and Director of College Activities Dan Fergueson said they were informed Nov. 8 of its disappearance from Riley 201.

Jones told Senate Nov. 8 of the TV’s disappearance.

Robert Cepeda, director of Linfield College Campus Safety & Security, was unavailable for comment.

New to the event lineup is a 20-hour famine. It is intended to help people discover what it feels like to have an empty stomach.

The time period, Martinez said, provides a “tiny sliver” of the physiology of hunger.

Snacks will be served to begin the famine at a gathering set for 9 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Fred Meyer Lounge.

To open participants to questions and discussion while increasing awareness, a ribbon, or another sort of identifying piece will be distributed at that time, Martinez said.

Famine observers will not eat until after 5 p.m. the following day, she said.

An interactive demonstration of the inconsistency

of global wealth will be created at the Hunger Banquet, which will take place at 5:15 p.m. on Nov. 17 in Jonasson Hall.

Diners will receive a ticket that places them within the top 10, the middle 40 or the bottom 50 percentile of wealth.

Martinez said the idea is to provide a visual in which everyone will be served according to their income level.

The “wealthiest” ticket holders will be served a complete meal catered by Linfield’s food service provider, Sodexo.

A global poverty discussion will take place after the banquet, she said.

“It’s focused on that global angle that even if

you’re poor in America, you’re rich anywhere else,” Martinez said.

There will be food barrels set up around campus to collect donations for a week-long food drive to benefit the Yamhill Regional Food Bank.

Barrels will be inside of Walker, Dillin and Graf halls and at each of the week’s events.

Volunteers will collect donations door-to-door on Nov. 18.

“Students feel like they can’t make a difference, and they can make a difference, right here, right now, and we’re providing them with several ways to do that,” Martinez said.

Septembre Russell can be reached at linfieldreviewcopy@gmail.com.

Roof: Plants will reduce storm runoff << Continued from page 1 Wade said.

Senior David KellnerRode, sustainability intern and participant in the Alternative Spring Break program, said it took the group less than two hours to complete the roof on Nov. 5.

“I’ve put in 10 hours total working on the roof.

Facilities [Services] really helped us out with manpower and tools,” Kellner-Rode said.

Wade said she was excited about the finished product.

“My favorite part about the project was seeing all the volunteers smiling at the end of the day as they looked at what they achieved,” Wade said. “It was a long time in the making.”

Wade also stressed Facilities Service’s role in the process.

“Facilities Services was very supportive. Without their assistance the whole project wouldn’t be finished,” Wade said.

She also said the purpose of the project was to increase the “sought after” covered bike parking.

Wade and Kellner-Rode said the roof will be aesthetically pleasing as it grows, fills in and changes throughout the seasons. They will also put up educational signs explaining the advantages of an ecoroof.

“It was a great opportunity to bring together Linfield alumni, local communitybased organizations, faculty, students as well as Facilities Services,” she said.

Kellner-Rode explained that water runs off of normal roofs into sewage systems, causing sewage overflows.

Sarah Hansen/Photo editor Senior David Kellner-Rode, one of the project organizers, hauls a mat of grass to the bike shelter Nov. 5.

Green roofs minimize storm runoff.

Eco-roofs also provide a habitat for birds, squirrels and various small animals.

“The roof is an educational outlet for the college. It is a physical representation of our commitment to the environment,” Wade said.

The Corporation for National Community Service funds Learn and Serve America, the program that funded the eco-roof. They have a relationship with the Oregon Campus Compact.

Wade said the Oregon Campus Compact is “dedicated to strengthening civic services of higher education.”

There are 15 colleges in Oregon, Washington and Idaho that are a part of the Northwest Sustainability Initiative. Linfield is one of four in Oregon.

Kellner-Rode said the green roof will show prospective students that Linfield is an environmentally-friendly campus. He said he hopes it will attract the type of students who want to continue making changes here.

“Linfield has a lot of potential to be a green campus. The structure is a symbol of what we can become,” KellnerRode said.

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tinians in Palestine.

He discussed the history of Palestine.

Once a province in the Ottoman Empire, an Islamic state that included Egypt, Iraq, the Balkan Peninsula and all territory in between, Palestine came under British rule after World War I, when the Ottoman Empire collapsed.

Mack said the problems began then, when the British decided that certain parts of Palestine were historically Jewish.

The problem worsened when Israel was created in the aftermath of World War II, he said, but the situation deteriorated to its current point after the 1967 Six-Day War, in which Israel won victories over the combined might of Egypt, Jordan and Syria.

After the war, Israel occupied the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights and the West Bank.

Mack was present for the war and was in Amaan, Jordan, when the city was bombed by the Israeli air force.

“I was young,” he said.

“It was exciting. You’re not afraid when you’re young.”

Settlement building began shortly after the occupation of the West Bank began, starting in East Jerusalem.

These settlements, said Mack, pose a major problem for any two-state system because some of them are deep in the West Bank.

He said they are connected by roads reserved for Jews and guarded by a border

fence that pushes deep into the West Bank.

“These settlements [and the barrier wall] take up valuable grazing land and often force Palestinians to take long detours to reach their urban areas,” he said.

Mack said some of the territory controlled by the Jewish settlements is needed by Palestine to create a viable state.

He said the situation is complicated by competing ideas on the future of Israel and Palestine.

One faction, for example, favors ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the West Bank.

This faction is part of Prime Minister of the State of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government.

Other factions include center-right and far-left political groups, all of which have different ideas about the proper resolution for Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.

Some factions of the coalition want a two-state agreement or a one-state system where Palestinians remain second-class citizens, Mack said.

The problems must be overcome if the U.S. is to prevent Iran from realizing territorial ambitions in the region, he said.

The U.S., he said, maintains Air Force and naval bases in territory controlled by allied nations adjacent to the Strait of Hormuz, but extreme Arabic states and terrorists will continue to undermine American political and diplomatic efforts in Middle East using the conflict in Palestine as justification.

He said this makes ending the conflict in Palestine critical to the success of U.S. diplomacy in the region.

Mack also spoke of some previous attempts to broker peace sabotaged by rightwing Israelis.

The previous high-water mark to peace was in 1995, he said. The assassination of former Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin by Yigal Amir, an Israeli, spoiled peace talks.

At the time, Israelis and Palestinians were discussing a potential end to hostilities under an agreement called the Oslo Accords.

Mack spoke favorably of the Israeli government’s decision to evacuate the Gaza Strip of Jewish settlements.

He said it was a tough decision to force Jews out of the settlements they built in the area, but it freed up the Israeli garrison.

Mack was insistent that the U.S. push for peace in the region.

He said previous efforts had failed when both sides were willing to talk and the U.S. was disinterested.

Mack has served in various roles for the diplomatic staffs of Middle Eastern countries.

He was the deputy assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs from 199093. From 1986-89, he was the U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.

According to the Foundation for Middle East Peace, his diplomatic assignments included stints in Iraq, Jordan, Jerusalem, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.

Joshua Ensler can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.

Graphic courtesy of David Mack and the Foundation for Middle East Peace This map shows the Jewish settlements in the West Bank of the Jordan River. Connected by Jewish-only roads that crisscross the West Bank, the settlements complicate peace talks because they control some of the territory needed by Palestinians to create a viable state separate from Israel.

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Turkey hand challenge: A Thanksgiving craft throwback his week at the Review, we encourage readers to access their inner child and decorate a turkey hand. We all remember making them as children, so don’t pretend like you’ve never had the urge to make another!

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Students of Instructor Christine Kirk’s yoga classes may have heard this mantra, and it’s a mantra that Christina Ries, health promotion and student wellness coordinator, said she finds original and applicable.

Ries, class of ’04, said she first met Kirk when she took an aerobics class from her freshman year.

“As far as first impressions of college go, it was just amazing to see a person like her. She loves what she does, and you can totally tell,” Ries said.

Kirk began teaching at Linfield the same year she got married — in 1999 or 2000. She said she can’t remember which.

“I’m not one of those time people,” she laughed. “I’m kind of in the now.”

When the 53-year-old instructor arrived at Linfield, she only taught aerobics, continuing her 27 years of teaching fitness.

“I had been called by Linfield a few other times to come and teach here, but I was never in a place, you know, I had another job,” Kirk said. “By the third time, it all fell into place.”

Before teaching Wildcats the finer techniques of “Downward-Facing Dog,” Kirk managed health clubs as a trainer and instructor, but also had jobs outside of the fitness industry. She handled a catering business called SIR Hinkleman’s in McMinnville, where she’s lived since moving from California in 1969. She even worked in concert promotions in Portland and raised two kids by herself.

Kirk picked up yoga to handle all the stress that came with her work. But while Ries and many other students may call Kirk their “yoga guru,” she only began teaching yoga at Linfield in 2001.

“I took my love of teaching and my love of yoga and thought, ‘Well why not?’ Everybody needs to know about this. Everybody needs to be doing this,” she said.

Now she teaches multiple sections of aerobics, aqua aerobics and yoga. This semester, she’s even teaching an extra yoga class for Japanese students, sponsored by the International Programs Office. Kirk said Dawn Graff-Haight, professor of health, human performance and athletics, was key in adding that class.

“She thought that they needed to take my yoga class to get the full Linfield experience.

That’s a huge compliment,” Kirk said.

Faculty, staff and all walks of students can

be found stretching and destressing in her yoga classes.

“I think she benefits the campus by just reminding people to be conscious about themselves. You know, to take care of their health, to be an advocate for their own wellness,” Ries said. “She’s so relatable … She’s not afraid to put herself out there, to have fun, to not worry about anyone else’s perceptions and to make you feel comfortable with that as well.”

Ries’ relationship with Kirk has evolved from student to co-worker to friend.

“She has a very magnetic personality,” Ries said. “I don’t think people can know her and not find something about her to love.”

Kirk also partners with Ries to put on occasional latenight Zumba and yoga classes at Linfield, which Kirk said nearly 50 people attend.

She also leads bimonthly Ecstatic Dance sessions, a “freestyle, open, loving dance space.”

“I love to dance,” she said. “Dance is my church.”

And Kirk’s work doesn’t stop at Linfield. She leads yoga and aerobic classes for the cities of McMinnville and Newberg. She also works in wine tasting rooms and at Third Street’s Red Berry, which her friend owns.

Throughout her years of teaching and leading these programs, Kirk has developed a deep teaching philosophy that is “accepting and open and supportive and loving.”

“I don’t care what group you belong to; we’re all of one human family,” she said. “Leave your ego, leave all your other stuff over there.”

Telling students to check their egos at the door remains central in her policy of acceptance.

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“You can be who you are and feel safe about it and embrace it for the good, the bad and the ugly,” she said, “Your truth is OK no matter what it is.”

Her methods don’t go unnoticed.

“There’s so many people who have just appreciated her perspective on things and how she can just help people feel at ease,” Ries said. “A lot of times, I think she forgets how deep the impact can be for some people and how personal it can be.”

Ries said students surprise Kirk with thank-you cards and e-mails at semester’s end. Some students even bring her little gifts, such as candles.

Kirk said these tokens make her happy and feed her life philosophy of giving and enjoying what she has in this life, because, she said, you never know what the next life will bring.

“Next time around, do we get chocolate?” she asked.

“Do we get brie, baked brie, and really nice, red, robust wine? You know, do we get that next time? I don’t know.

I want to enjoy it now because this is when I have it. This is here.”

Kirk encourages being here, in the now, among her students, too.

“It’s not a dress rehearsal, people. This is the real deal,” she said. “Allow yourself to show up everyday.”

Kirk always ends her yoga classes by recognizing the connection between us all. In one word, she both acknowledges that we are “the light, the love and the spirit” and says farewell: Namaste.

Kelley Hungerford can be reached at linfieldrevieweditor@gmail.com.

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Comedian Dan Ahdoot returns for more laughs Tim Marl Staff reporter Comedian Dan Ahdoot returned to Linfield to perform Nov. 6 in Ice Auditorium.

Ahdoot performed at Linfield in January 2009, but he came back to bring more laughs.

Ahdoot opened by asking about the audience’s cultures because of Diversity Week. Language and content caused several people to leave during his act. He apologized but got quick laughs from the audience.

“He was very funny, and I think it was cool that he got all his material from the students instead of having it rehearsed,” freshman Anamaria Maldonado said.

Ahdoot is known for

revolving his jokes around his heritage as an Iranian Jew, such as in the joke he used on the “Jay Leno Show”: “Iranian Jew; it’s really one of those classic combinations, like peanut butter and cat.”

Ahdoot has been featured on “The Jay Leno Show,” Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend” and was a guest at the “Comedy Central South Beach Comedy Festival,” according to Ahdoot’s website.

He was also a finalist in the second season of the show “Last Comic Standing.”

Ahdoot is also an actor and a writer. He was featured in a McDonald’s commercial and has written for MTV’s “Short Circuitz” and a roast of Gene Simmons.

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Comedian Dan Ahdoot makes a second appearance at Linfield, performing a skit about culture in light of Diversity Week on Nov. 6 in Ice Auditorium.

Ahdoot went to Johns Hopkins University and graduated with honors and planned to be a medical student. Instead he decided to become a comedian.

“It was something I always wanted to do when I was a kid,” Ahdoot said.

According to his website, he is one of the most booked college acts in America and has performed at more than 300 colleges.

“He is really popular in the college circuit and he is in very high demand and a big deal,” junior Linfield

Activities Board Special Event Chair Rachel Coffey said.

Coffey organized the event. She said she remembered him from a past performance at Linfield.

“He came my freshman year during Jan[uary] Term,”

November 12, 2010 Coffey said. “He has been the best comedian that has come to Linfield and he is just so funny and he rules that stage when he is up there. I was in tears for most of the show.”

Coffey said she liked the last part of Ahdoot’s act.

“At the end of the show, he’ll make a prank call. The prank call really brought down the house,” she said.

That is exactly what he did this year. He asked the audience for a volunteer so he could call their parents.

He called a girl’s father and asked for permission to date his daughter.

There is a long process in choosing a comedian to perform at the college. As Coffey said, she spent most of her summer going through talent agencies and watching comedian’s YouTube videos.

“We spend three days watching performers. It’s mainly just like research for anything else you would do,” she said.

Coffey said she was excited to bring Ahdoot back and numerous students said he is a hilarious comedian.

Tim Marl can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

Film festival to recognize students’ hidden talents Jessica Prokop Culture editor The Linfield Activities Board is hosting its firstever film festival at 8 p.m.

Nov. 18 in Ice Auditorium.

Film It-Show It, created by sophomore LAB Student Talent Coordinator Linh Tang, is an event aimed at revealing students’ hidden, video-producing talents.

“The idea came from students who shoot daily videos, like about dorm life,” Tang said. “[This event] gives them a chance to show off their talent and

skills, but it doesn’t have to be professional.”

Students have until midnight Nov. 12 to submit their videos to Tang, who will upload them to LAB’s Facebook page. From there, students have until Nov. 18 to visit the page and watch the movies. Students can vote for their favorite video using a survey created by Tang.

So far, approximately five students have submitted videos. The lack of applicants is because of the change in the deadline, which was originally set for

Nov. 8.

“There were a lot of tests happening on the original week the videos were due,” Tang said. “That is why the deadline was extended.”

The longest movie will be approximately 5 minutes, Tang said.

The winning submissions will be showcased in Ice Auditorium following the voting. The first-place winner will receive a cash prize of $50; second place, $30; and third place, $20.

Tang, who did not want to reveal the contestants quite yet, said that they

would be announced Nov. 12, once the movies are posted.

“I encourage students to come and support because [the showing] is when the talents are really being honored,” Tang said.

Associate Students of Linfield College Vice President of Programming junior Nicole Bond said that LAB wants to create more events that showcase talents in ways besides student Cat Cabs, which is a music venue.

“We want to recognize and reward students for

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Guitarist Pamela Goldsmith, adjunct professor of music, and guest pianist Rhonda Ringering perform together during a faculty recital Nov. 6 in Delkin Recital Hall.

their talents, letting them know and feel like their talent is valued,” Bond said.

A secondary goal of the event is to bring more promotion and students to LAB’s Facebook page, which is a resource for disclosing events happening around campus, Bond said.

Since this is the first time Film It–Show It has been done, both Tang and Bond are unsure about what the student turnout will be like.

But both said that, if successful, the event would be featured again.

“There are a lot of hid-

den talents on campus,” Tang said. “We are all shining stars.”

To submit a movie for Film It–Show It, or make a suggestion for a future event, contact Tang at ltang@linfield.edu.

Suggestions can also be submitted to Bond at nbond@linfield.edu or placed in the ASLC suggestion box outside of the ASLC offices on the third floor of the Riley Campus Center.

Jessica Prokop can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

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Fiction author shares book about women in medicine Gabi Nygaard Staff reporter Rachel Go Freelancer Author Robin Oliveira read from her debut novel, “My Name is Mary Sutter,” Nov. 10 in Nicholson Library.

Oliveira’s historical fiction novel is set during the Civil War period and revolves around Mary Sutter, a midwife who aspires to become a surgeon despite the obstacles women face in medicine. She travels to Washington, D.C., to escape heartbreak and chase her dream. Two surgeons unwittingly fall in love with her courage and guide her as she continues on her journey despite her mother’s pleas for her to return for the birth of her twin sister’s baby.

“I like a really big, complex book. I like lots of subplots, lots of things going on,” Oliveira said.

The idea for her novel began with a vision Oliveira had of a woman, bent over a microscope, surrounded by books and specimen jars. Oliveira said that when she discovered 17 women became physicians after nursing during the Civil War, Mary’s story was formed.

Oliveira consulted newspapers, textbooks, manuals and journals to create a realistic existence for her character and to understand the time period. Her deep research and comprehension of the era was evident in her novel’s presentation.

“It was very insightful and showed the experience of a true published writer,” sophomore Amanda Hiland said. “[It] wasn’t just gossamer words. She really knew about the hard life of a writer and the sacrifices you have to make to write a book.”

“My Name is Mary Sutter” has garnered significant recognition since it was published in May. Among its honors, it was selected for O Magazine’s summer reading list.

Oliveira’s attention to factual detail gained praise from the Journal of the American Medical Association. While the novel was still a workin-progress, it won her the James Jones First Novel Fellowship in 2007.

Oliveira holds a Bachelor of Arts in Russian and a Master of Fine Arts in writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is also a registered nurse. Oliveira works as the fiction editor for a literary magazine called Upstreet and is a former assistant editor of Narrative Magazine.

Oliveira grew up near Albany, N.Y., from which her novel’s heroine traces her roots. She currently lives in Seattle and is the mother of Linfield junior Miles Oliveira.

“In terms of a long term novelist, I studied how to write when Miles was 5 years old,” Oliveira said, whose son obliged and stood to be recognized by the audience.

Gabi Nygaard & Rachel Go can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

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Historical fiction author Robin Oliveira, mother of junior Miles Oliveira, read from her award-winning debut novel, “My Name is Mary Sutter,” Nov. 10 in Nicholson Library.

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Above: Junior Garrick Rozairo (right) serves food from Thai Country to sophomore Cameron Chester (left) during the International Food Buffet on Nov. 5 in Jonasson Hall.

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Left: International exchange student freshman Koki Miura discusses Japanese culture while serving sushi at the Japanese booth during the Cultural Symposium.

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‘Lucky Shiner’ fails to sparkle Top picks from Eric Tompkins KSLC 90.3 FM Gold Panda’s full-length debut album, “Lucky Shiner,” seems a fitting introduction to the sound of a new decade’s interpretation of what trance and electronic genres are beginning to sound and feel like.

The new-wave school of computerized music that Gold Panda exemplifies is full of lush, electronic beats that have been carefully orchestrated and sound less like the confusing synthesized pudding of Aphex Twin and more like the effort of an Indian DJ raised on Chicane and Massive Attack.

From beginning to end, this album sounds solidly European, with none of the bouncing twangs or jittery skips of the American electronic genre.

What’s new and unexpected is that this album feels human, which is quite a feat when a mixing board and computer are the instrumentation. Although the drum beats are synthesized and the instrumentation is overlaid, all of the components of the tracks seem to come together in a way that makes an artificial production sound organic.

Yet, not all the changes brought out in this interpretation of trance are for

the best. “Lucky”’s main drawback seems to be that it doesn’t have a fluidity between the tracks.

This sounds like an album of greatest hits instead of a cohesive whole, and that’s really disappointing considering the strength of composition Gold Panda displays in each track.

There’s nothing which particularly stands out, and yet this album doesn’t sound complete. Each song is masterfully laid out, yet, although there are some unifying characteristics between songs, there is a carrying theme for the album.

This results in an effort that, although pleasant in short doses, is exhausting to actually listen to; the listener is constantly being required to pay attention to what they’re listening to.

Another detractor, which ensures that “Lucky Shiner” isn’t going to make it big, is the album’s almost complete lack of vocals. Although this alone shouldn’t doom an album, albums that manage to succeed without any vocal backing typically maintain a great amount of creativity, or some sort of catch to pull in the listener.

Some artists use freedom from vocals to their advantage, creating memorable soundscapes or bending

gaming’s past and present Clayton Martin Freelancer

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Gold Panda released his debut album, “Lucky Shiner,” on Oct. 12 on the record label, Ghostly International. sound in strange ways. Contemporaries such as Tiesto or Pulsedriver are certain masters of this talent, but there are no such aspirations from Gold Panda.

In reflecting on this album, there are certain things which can’t be described; there’s almost a certain feeling of invitation in listening to “Lucky,” as though this album was created for creative celebration instead of for any sort of audience. This certainly isn’t the sort of trance album that’s going to enjoy any popularity. Rather, “Lucky” sounds like the sort of music that, 10 years down the road, will continue to enjoy celebrity among the sort of

crowd that uses patchouli as deodorant.

In listening to this album and attempting to develop an opinion about it, I couldn’t really decide whether I loved or hated it. The artist has unbelievable potential, and it’s exciting to think that, with some grooming, Gold Panda could hit it big. Yet, at the same time, there’s a sense of frustration that this album isn’t more: more cohesive, more cultured, more exciting. Ultimately, none of these criticisms really makes this album any less then what it is supposed to be.

“Lucky” makes you think.

Eric Tompkins can be reached at kslcmusic@gmail.com.

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Sophomores Jenny Morgan, pianist; Wes Yurovchak, drummer; and Brittany Baker, singer perform at a student Cat Cab on Nov. 11 in the Fred Meyer Lounge. Baker had several friends join her on stage during her performance.

The gaming season is coming to a lull now, so I decided to change up my game review into a who’swho list of games. I honestly can’t order the following games by which one is “better” or more “revolutionary,” but I can tell you that they have definitely made an impact on a lot of people’s lives.

We’ll start with one of my personal favorites: the “Final Fantasy” series. Still going strong, the game has evolved and was probably one of the first true RPGs ever born. Of course, certain titles stick out more than others (VI, VII, VIII and X), and almost all of the games are solid and, if given enough time, will draw you in and allow you to play through a story that you won’t forget.

“Final Fantasy VII” has been specifically hailed by most gamers as their all-time favorite game and probably comes from the fact that everything in the game came together in just the right way to make it touching at some points and badass at others.

Moving on, I think it’s safe to say every single Blizzard Entertainment game has pretty much started its own genre. Blizzard’s three main universes (“Diablo,” “Starcraft” and “Warcraft”) have been unique titles that have drawn in millions of gamers for millions of hours and taught them that PC games can really own. “Diablo,” probably the most serious and adult of Blizzard’s titles, follows a lone hero (the player) on his quest to cleanse a cursed cathedral of the demonic presence that has taken it over.

“Starcraft”’s take is humorous, as it gives you an idea of how futuristic, redneck expedition trips would work out for humankind.

Lastly, “Warcraft,” the first title put out by Blizzard, follows the old orc-versushuman lore seen so many times.

The next two games don’t need an entrance because I’m pretty sure every single person knows of each series: Mario and Pokémon. That’s right; you read it. Who could forget taking ’shrooms to

grow bigger, eating wild flowers to shoot fireballs and jumping on weird creatures to flatten them and gain coins?

If ’shrooms aren’t your style, you could take your Blastoise and hydro pump your opponent’s Charizard for a one-hit K.O. The countless hours spent beating Bowser or “catching them all” were cherished by those who grew up in the ’90s.

Whatever system it has been on, I think everyone can recognize the plumber in the red suit riding a lizard who sucks things into its mouth with an extendable tongue or the Pokémon trainer trying to be the best.

On to games that require you to shoot people. The first-person shooter genre has seen handfuls of titles people would say are “the best,” but I would say three can be recognized by any gamer as great.

“Doom,” a game by id Software, follows a lone survivor of a demonic invasion on a moon base, as he solves puzzles and shotguns his way through demons to close the portal to hell as the ultimate badass.

“Halo,” following yet another lone badass, Master Chief, is an adventure series that pulled online console gaming into the running with online PC games. I think everyone can agree that the Covenant had some humorous and menacing villains.

Lastly, “Call of Duty” recently has been by far one of the most played online FPS games of all time. Being a super-soldier of sorts and able to do any ridiculous mission is attractive to gamers of all ages.

With new generations just around the corner, and old ones dying out, I thought taking this time to honor new and old games alike is worth it. I know I wouldn’t be the same if I hadn’t picked up a controller and played “Doom” and “Final Fantasy VII” with my dad or “Starcraft,” “Diablo II” and “World of Warcraft” with my cousin.

I hope this review causes you to dust off your favorite game and show it some love with a play through or two, I know I am definitely going to go kill some demons later.

Clayton Martin can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

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Basketball: Season is almost underway << Continued from page 16 Larry Doty, the men plan on living up to their secondplace ranking.

“Second is a respectful position to put us in,” Doty said. “I certainly think we’ll be better this season.”

Junior shooting guard Zach Anderson agreed with his coach.

“I’m happy with the ranking,” Anderson said.

“It’s nice to be recognized by other coaches as a good team.”

During a Nov. 5 exhibition game against Portland State University, Senior post K.C. Wiser and junior guards Sergio Rosario and Daniel Teater collectively scored 44 of the 74 total points for the ’Cats. But the team came away with a 74-119 loss to the Vikings.

Linfield scored 13 points off turnovers, while PSU scored 39. Linfield scored two points from fast breaks compared with 28 for the Pilots.

“We played really well for the first 10 or 11 minutes,” junior post David Lee said. “We’ll be pretty good offensively; we just need to work on our defense.”

The Wildcats will face tough competition this season from Whitworth, as the Pirates flaunt their previous season record of 16-0 compared with Linfield’s 10-6. Despite last year’s stats, the team has a shared goal of winning the conference title.

“Winning conference leads to home court advantage; we’ve always had great support at home,” Doty said. “We just need to make sure that we take each game as it comes and win as many games in the preseason as we can.”

The team is preparing for its first preseason home game, which falls on Nov. 30 against Evergreen State College.

In the same NWC Preseason Poll, the women’s team totaled 26 points to receive the seventh-place standing. George Fox University took the first-place standing with an 81 point total. “[Linfield] finished in that position last year,” Potera-Haskins said. “A big goal would be to make it to the conference tournament.”

The Wildcats played an exhibition game at home

against Western Oregon University on Nov. 9. At half time, the score was 36-33 (WOU), and the ’Cats lost to the Wolves with a final score of 66-74.

Freshman forward Kaely Maltman was the game’s highest scorer with 18 points, while returning junior guard Gretchen Owens scored 10 points.

“Our coach was really pleased with us and how much we’ve improved over the past few weeks,” freshman post player Chandler Jones said. “We’re getting better at knowing everybody’s strengths and weaknesses.”

The women have a large group of new athletes this season. Key players for the ’Cats will be Owens, junior forwards Chrissy Baumgartner and Lindsay Gummersall, who is currently injured, and newcomer junior point guard Abby Olbrich.

“I see great playing from Abby Olbrich. She’s doing a great job of running the point,” Potera-Haskins said. “[Senior] Stephanie Fennimore was out last season with a torn ACL, but she’s a hard worker and a great team player.”

closest of all, and both teams battled back and forth with neither team leading by more than three points. Facing game point down 24-25, Linfield rallied and scored the next three points to win the game 27-25 and take the overall lead in the match.

The two losses woke up the PLU offense. It came out firing in game four, took an early lead and never gave it up. The Lutes won the game 25-14.

The fifth game also went to PLU. Linfield didn’t seem to get on track, playing from behind the entire gaming and losing 11-15.

PLU ended the year 13-3 in a tie for second place.

Coach Shane Kimura was happy to see his team play hard against a tough opponent.

“I thought we played hard,” he said. “We made some mistakes, but overall it was a great effort.”

Linfield’s final match of the season took place on the road against George

Fox. The first two games, seemed like carryover from their previous match. The Wildcats never seemed to get going. In both matches, Linfield fell behind by large amounts in the middle of the games and couldn’t recover. The scores were 21-25 in the first and 17-25 in the second.

Linfield woke up in the third game of the match.

It matched George Fox hit for hit, keeping it close.

Neither team held a lead of more then four points at any point in the match, but in the end, the Wildcats clawed out a 29-27 victory.

The fourth game turned out to be the last of the season for Linfield. The match was close all the way through, with the teams exchanging points throughout.

A late surge by George Fox gave the Bruins the lead and the match win, 26-24.

As with other close losses, Kimura attributed

Victor Zhu/Freelancer Sophomore Zach Meikle (right) shoots the ball as senior Sergio Rosario tries to block the shot during practice on Nov. 9.

Potera-Haskins also mentioned the team’s three new freshmen players, Maltman, Jones and Breanna Ribeiro, and how they will contribute greatly

’Cats finish with a 6-10 record Jerry Young Freelancer Another season of Wildcat volleyball has come to a close. Linfield finished the season with a 6-10 NWC record in a tie for fourth place. The record came after losses in their final two matches to Pacific Lutheran and George Fox universities on Nov. 5 and 6.

Things didn’t begin off as planned in the first game of Linfield’s match against PLU. The Wildcats fell behind quickly, trailing 10-17 at the halfway point of the first game. They never closed the gap and lost the match 25-17.

In the second game, the tide shifted. This time, it was Linfield that jumped out with the big lead, controlling the match with a score of 19-10. While PLU cut the lead to four points several times, the Wildcats held strong and won the match 25-21.

The third match was the

this match to inconsistency.

“The first two games we didn’t play that well but picked it up in game three before losing game four,” he said. “We just didn’t start off very well.”

This ends the season for the Wildcats. Junior Samantha Lau was selected to the NWC All-Conference first team for the second time in row. Lau led the conference in digs and helped anchor a Wildcat defense that finished second in the conference.

However, Linfield finished near the bottom of the conference in offensive categories. This can be attributed to the inconsistency that Kimura had pointed out all season long.

Looking ahead to next year, Kimura said he is excited to have a group of returning juniors: Lau, Kelsey Franklin, Tara Hill, Jordan Johnson and Rosa Gimson.

“We have five seniors that have been in the pro-

throughout the season.

The next exhibition game will be against Concordia University on Nov. 16 in Portland and the men will battle it out against

Texas’ Trinity University on Nov. 21 in Spokane, Wash.

Katey Barger can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Freshman Michon Hunsaker practices setting the ball while coach Shane Kimura looks in practice on Oct. 25. gram for four years and know how to win,” he said.

“They want to go out on a high note. Hopefully they will lead by example.”

The Wildcats season may

not have ended how they had anticipated, but there is much to look forward to next season.

Jerry Young can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

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orchestrated a short 55-yard drive and capped it with an 11-yard shot to senior receiver Chris Slezak. For the rest of the quarter, the offense continued to falter, most significantly during a series in which Boehme threw three consecutive incompletions, causing a turnover on downs.

“They [Whitworth] gave us some looks that we hadn’t really seen and weren’t expecting,” Boehme said. “That threw us a little off-kilter for a bit, and we just didn’t execute as well as we could have.”

Eglet and the Pirates immediately answered to Boehme’s touchdown throw by slashing open the Wildcat secondary for a 71-yard catch-and-run touchdown.

The defense had a few bright moments in the second quarter, including a blocked field goal attempt by senior defensive end Eric Hedin. It was recovered by Fisher and held the final Whitworth drive of the half to a 26-yard field goal, but overall he had several problems with execution.

“Football is a game of inches, and unfortunately we were out of alignment and a hair off of knocking a few balls down that could have resulted in a better outcome,” Fisher said. “The secondary wasn’t making plays when needed, the line wasn’t getting pressure on the quarterback, and our backers weren’t in the best position in their zone coverage.”

The coaching staff didn’t get angry at the team in the locker room at halftime, Smith said, but instead made a few adjustments to the defensive schematic and, most importantly, encouraged them to start having some fun.

The words must have hit home because the ’Cats came out of the gate in the second half with fully bared claws.

“Really it was just touching up what we were assigned to do, like being in better position in coverage and playing faster,” Fisher said. “And they told us to start having more fun. It sucks to be losing at halftime, but we needed to create an enthusiasm that would carry us and get us going.”

On the half’s opening drive, Boehme and senior tailback Simon Lamson burned up the turf on a 65-yard drive that took less than 3 minutes, punctuated by a 26-yard Boehme sprint into the end zone.

Danyelle Myers/Freelancer Junior Christian Hanna (right) tackles a Whitworth University Pirate with help from senior Michael Chopp (left) and sophomore (bottom) Kaua Olds.

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Danyelle Myers/Freelancer

Junior Christian Hanna (left) and juinor Kalae Parish bump helments in celebration on Nov. 6 at home against Whitworth University. The ’Cats won 42-17.

Senior Simon Lamson smiles with his family on “Senior Day” at the ’Cats last home game.

During drive,

and returned it 7 yards to the Whitworth 3-yard line.

Boehme tossed a 3-yard pass to Saxon to finish the day’s scoring at 42-17.

Boehme ended up collecting 259 all-purpose yards and five total touchdowns with no turnovers, and Hedin is now one sack away from tying the single-season record for total sacks. The pair earned NWC player of the week honors for offense and defense, respectively.

With a playoff berth already secured, the ’Cats

Linfield’s next Boehme found

junior receiver Buddy Saxon wide open in the middle of the field for a pickup of 69 yards that nearly went the distance for a score.

Boehme took it in himself on fourth and Date: Nov. 13 goal moments later.

Time: 1 p.m.

Then, after another domiLocation: Portland nating series by the defense,

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Lamson broke multiple tackles and bulled his way into the end zone again.

In only 13 minutes, the Wildcats found themselves up 35-17.

“We got a little fired up,” Boehme said. “We were tired of playing like crud, so we sucked it up and started really playing as a unit.”

The final nail in the Pirates’ coffin came as Eglet was stuffed behind the line of scrimmage trying to scramble and lost the ball. Hedin scooped it up

must wait for the NCAA to decide playoff seeding on Nov. 14 before learning its opponent.

But first, Linfield travels to Lewis & Clark College for its final regularseason game at 1 p.m. on Nov. 13.

The Pioneers are having a tremendously improved season on offense and could pose problems for the Wildcat defense, especially with their prolific freshman quarterback Keith Welch.

Chris Forrer can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

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Wildcats take third after a tough weekend Corrina Crocker Sports editor The women’s soccer team ended the season with a 2-2 tie at George Fox University Nov. 5 and an upsetting 0-2 loss at home to University of Puget Sound on Nov. 6.

The Wildcats placed third in the Northwest Conference.

“We just seemed a bit off in the game against George Fox and then against Puget Sound,” freshman forward Emily Fellows said. “We had 5 minutes of let down, and

they capitalized on it.”

Although the ’Cats had a rough weekend, they achieved an accomplishment this year in taking third place — a spot higher than last year.

“I think we could all say we were a little disappointed in our finish,” senior midfielder Sara Blake said. “But we realize that this year, we’ve done so many great things that have never been done before.”

Senior forward Brittany Willis agreed.

“We were disappointed

in our finish only because we felt we should have been at the top, but we know we were a great team, and we are proud of the work we did,” she said.

According to the Linfield Athletics website, the loss to the Loggers prevented the ’Cats from setting a new school record for the women’s soccer team with the most wins in one season.

The women had 13 wins this season, tying with the 2001 and 2002 teams.

Although the season had a not-so-happy end-

Fellows ing, there were a few players on the team that earned high honors. Fellows earned the NWC offensive player of the year award. Fellows had quite the season with 26

total goals, which landed her third in the nation for most goals scored in a Division III season. She also earned NWC student athlete of the week four times, which was more than anyone else in the conference this season.

“It feels amazing. I have all my teammates to thank [for the award], though, because without them, it would have never happened,” Fellows said.

Senior midfielder Rennika Doty earned a spot on the all-conference selection for the first time in the NWC.

Senior goalkeeper Kelsey Hasselblad earned a spot on the second-team selection, while freshman defender Christine Tamamoto and sophomore midfielder Anna Sours earned honorable mentions.

“This year, I think we were all a family and cared for each other. Not only that, but we all got along together so well and shared the same goals,” Blake said. “I think we all lived up to our saying of ‘heart.’”

Corrina Crocker can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Soccer finishes season strong Matt Bayley Staff reporter

Victor Zhu/Freelancer Sophomore Danny Snelgrow practices juggling the ball.

Men’s soccer wrapped up its season with a win against Willamette University on Nov. 6.

The ’Cats clawed their way to a 2-0 victory on a waterlogged home field.

Freshman forward Tyler Repic assisted a goal by senior midfielder Michel Camacho in the ninth minute to put the ’Cats on the score board.

Senior midfielder Kevin Donato added a goal in the 25th minute, receiving a pass from Camacho and lacing a shot into the net.

Both teams attempted 14 shots, but sturdy work from senior goalkeeper Jon Thompson kept the Bearcats at bay.

Thompson was a brick wall for the ’Cats, tallying a season-high 10 saves in his first shutout victory of the season.

Camacho said that he liked the team’s focus against Willamette.

“I thought we came out and possessed the ball as well as we have all season. We grabbed control of the game early, not necessarily just with

the goal but through possession,” he said. “We limited their chances and gave ourselves better opportunities to score. Getting that early goal changes things. It’s a boost of confidence and puts the pressure on them as opposed to us.”

The ’Cats finish the season

“For the future, I think, defensively, the team will stay strong. A very good goalie in Tipton will return, and the entire back line will be back,” he said.

Camacho added that he’s confident that next year’s players will step up.

“There will be spots to fill

“ I thought we came out and

possessed the ball as well as we have all season.

-Michel Camacho, senior

with an 8-9-1 overall record and a 7-7 conference record.

Despite the loss of some core players, head coach Ian Lefebvre said the future is bright for the ’Cats.

“The future’s good. I think we were able to get some really good experience to some younger guys this year,” he said. “It was nice to be able to be competing for conference with three weeks left. We had something to play for and hopefully that gets passed on to the younger group.”

Camacho said the team is in capable hands.

”

in the midfield, senior Carter [Elhabbassi] will be a big loss.

There has to be a couple guys to step up and score goals next year. The team is definitely capable of success, it’s just a matter of learning to take care of those games and making the necessary adjustments,” he said.

“I feel like there’s a lot of positives we can take from this year,” Donato said.

“Obviously there’s still work that needs to be done and positions to be filled, but I feel like it’s a good learning experience for the younger guys.”

The ’Cats will lose their leading goal scorer in Camacho, their assist leader in Donato and a strong goalie in Thompson. But Donato points to strong leadership as a positive from the season and a possible key to next season.

“Leadership is one thing that I noticed that was pretty impressive,” Donato said, “even from the underclassmen, which is big.”

He added that he expects that junior defender Wil Hiles will be a key player next season.

“Wil [Hiles] will be a senior next year, and he was a big part of the defense. He should play a big role next year, and I’m sure he’ll do a good job with that,” he said.

Another player that Donato said impressed him was freshman midfielder Michael Swain.

“I saw a lot of improvement from day one to the last game,” Donato said. “Probably, to me, he’s one of the most improved players. The team has obvious strengths heading into next season,“ Camacho said.

Matt Bayley can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Wildcat sports schedule Friday, Nov. 12 Swimming

vs. Pacific Lutheran

6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 13 Cross country

NCAA III Regionals @ Salem

10 a.m.

Football

@ Lewis & Clark

1 p.m.

Swimming

vs. Puget Sound

6 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 19 Women’s basketball

@ Concordia

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New coach gives hope to new season

Northwest Conference standings

Chris Forrer Freelancer

Football Linfield

5-0

1.000

Pacific Lutheran

4-1

.800

Willamette

4-1

.800

Lewis & Clark

2-3

.400

Whitworth

2-3

.400

Puget Sound

1-4

.200

Pacific

0-6

.000

Volleyball Whitworth

14-2

.857

Puget Sound

13-3

.800

Pacific Lutheran

13-3

.800

George Fox

6-10

.429

Lewis & Clark

6-10

.357

Linfield

6-10

.357

Willamette

5-11

.357

Whitman

5-11

.286

Pacific

4-12

.214

Women’s soccer

Danyelle Myers/Freelancer

Puget Sound

14-1-1

.906

Whitworth

12-3-1

.781

Linfield

11-4-1

.719

Pacific

8-6-2

.562

6-8-2

.438

Willamette Pacific Lutheran

5-10-1

.344

Whitman

4-10-2

.312

George Fox

4-10-2

.312

Lewis & Clark

1-13-2

.125

Men’s soccer Pacific Whitman

10-2-2

.786

9-3-2

.714

9-5

.643

Puget Sound

7-4-3

.607

Whitworth

7-5-2

.571

7-7

.500

Pacific Lutheran

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Willamette

1-11-2

.143

George Fox

0-13-1

.036

Volleyball wrapup season The Wildcats tie for fourth place in conference despite a weekend of losses.

See page 13 >> Wildcats end with a win The men’s soccer team ends the losing streak, with a 2-0 win at home against Willamette University on Nov. 6.

See page 15>> Women finish in third place Although the Linfield women’s soccer team did not take first, it boasts the NWC offensive player of the year.

See page 15 >> Sports schedule Missed out on the sporting events last weekend? Check out the sports schedule to see when your favorite teams play this weekend.

See page 15>>

Follow The Linfield Review on Twitter for Wildcat sports updates: @Linfield_Review.

Senior Simon Lamson runs for the touchdown on Nov. 6 at home against Whitworth University. Lamson scored off a 15-yard run, which brought the ’Cats to a 35-17 lead. Linfield won 42-17.

Win sends ’Cats to playoffs Chris Forrer Freelancer The Linfield Wildcat football team roared back from a 3-point halftime deficit and blew out the Whitworth University Pirates 42-17 at Maxwell Field on Nov. 6. Linfield completely outgunned Whitworth in the second half by outscoring the Pirates 28-0.

Besides improving their record to 7-1, the victory also secured Linfield its second consecutive Northwest Conference championship. In other words, the Wildcat squad is playoff bound once again.

“We have the automatic qualifying bid from the NWC, so we’re

into the playoffs,” head football coach Joseph Smith said. “Now it’s a matter of seeding, [it’s] and out of our hands, so we can’t worry about that.”

The Wildcats got a lucky break early when Whitworth junior kick returner Cailen Thomason coughed up the opening kickoff and freshman linebacker Lou Colasuardo fell on the loose ball. Senior quarterback Aaron Boehme and the offense quickly went to work, and Boehme knifed into the end zone on a 9-yard run to stake the ’Cats to an early 7-0 lead.

The Whitworth Pirates immediately answered on the following drive as sophomore quarterback

Taylor Eglet ripped open deep throws of 19, 16 and 17 yards before lobbing a 3-yard scoring pass to freshman Wade Meyer to even the score at 7-7.

“Statistically, the defense gave up quite a bit of yards in the first half, as well as those 17 points,” sophomore safety Drew Fisher said. “They executed well on a number of plays.”

For the remainder of the first quarter, the teams remained silent offensively, accumulating only a mere 109 combined yards. Linfield found a spark early in the second quarter when Boehme >> Please see Football page 14

Basketball expects success Katey Barger Staff reporter The basketball season is almost under way, and the men’s and women’s teams are jumping right into it. With new head coach Robin Potera-Haskins leading the women, and strong returners and transfers on the men’s squad, the two teams expect successful seasons.

In a recent Northwest Conference Preseason Poll, the men’s team received second-place standing with a point total of 62, while last years’ defending champions from Whitworth University held the first-place standing. With head coach of 24 years, >> Please see Basketball page 13

Victor Zhu/Freelancer Freshman Cory Hendryx tips the ball during practice on Nov. 9 as the team prepares for preseason games.

Hey ’Cats.

Believe it or not, the fall sports season is nearly over.

With college and professional football and basketball still in full swing, it’s easy to forget that sometimes we Division-III schools have abbreviated schedules.

Now that soccer and volleyball are over, swimming and cross country are not far behind, and before you know it, basketball will be getting started (next Tuesday on the road against Concordia, actually).

In one of the earlier issues of the Review this year, I wrote an article about the hiring of a new women’s basketball coach amid allegations from a former school and something about a lawsuit (TRL, “New coach hired amid lawsuit” Sept. 10.) None of you remember it in all likelihood.

I don’t blame you; it’s not exactly something that would stick around in memory for more than a few hours. But since the basketball season is but a few days from kicking off, I thought it might be nice to revisit some of the reasons I feel that the women’s basketball team is going to be a team worth watching.

The new coach, Robin PoteraHaskins, is a former Division-I coach. Not only did she coach at that level, but her program at Montana State won two conference championship and NCAA tournament berths.

You read that correctly, folks: We’ve got a March Madness-seasoned coach at our bench this year. At her prior schools, she won three conference championships and competed in three national championship games.

But perhaps the best athleticrelated ability Potera-Haskins brings to the table is her otherworldly talent for turning around programs that are in the dumps. At each of the six schools she coached at prior to Linfield, the programs experienced a radical switch in their win-loss percentage.

Right now, this is perhaps the perfect remedy for our Wildcats after a series of disappointing seasons. It’s not like our ladies don’t play hard; it’s not like the talent isn’t there.

Something was just not clicking, and the wins were just not happening.

Enter Potera-Haskins, who, in one semester at Linfield, has shown herself to be an energetic, positive and uplifting figure that will be a source of inspiration for her ladies.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with her for a lengthy interview earlier in the year, and I found in her words an earnestness that screams “I love Linfield!” What better fit could you possibly ask for?

Chris Forrer can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.