TLR Issue 13 12-10-2010

Men’s Basketball

Wildcats celebrate a vic-

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Issue No. 13

Students simulate confirmation process

Rubik’s Cube trials Cube Club teaches how to solve this ’80s puzzle. >> page 5

‘Northup’ update Interior renovations give new shape to T. J. Day Hall. >> page 8-9

Victor Zhu/For the Review Sophomore Nick Zimmers (left) and junior Alex Fitch (center) engage in a mock Supreme Court nominee confirmation hearing as part of Assistant Professor of Political Science Nick Buccola’s (right) U.S. Supreme Court course Dec. 6 in the Pioneer Reading Room.

‘Joy’ous debut Folk singer-songwriter Joy Nelson, Class of ’09, has released a debut album. >> page 10

’Cats split games Women’s team scores a win and a loss at home. >> page 13

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Linfield selected for prestigious program Matt Sunderland Senior reporter Linfield College has been chosen as one of two Pacific Northwest schools to enter the Kemper Scholarship Program, a prestigious grant program offered to 16 schools throughout the nation.

An application process began earlier this semester for entry into the program.

On Nov. 8, Director of Foundation & Corporate Relations, Catherine Jarmin Miller, found out that one student would receive a bonus to their financial aid every year in an e-mail from the foundation.

Joining Willamette University as one of two schools in the Pacific Northwest, Linfield was invited to join the program that aims at giving students chances to participate in pre-professional internships.

James Kemper, founder of Kemper Insurance Company, started the scholarship program in 1948.

According to a statement on the program’s website, James Kemper, “knew learning comes by one being actively involved with a

mentor in gaining active experience in the world of work.”

The program focuses on giving students money for college and internships.

Each college selects one freshman each year to be a member of the program. Students can earn up to $24,000 extra in financial aid during their subsequent three years of school.

The student would receive between $3,000 and $8,000 a year, depending on the individual’s need.

Scholarship recipients are required to attend a national conference in Chicago, the centralized location of Kemper, during the fall of each year.

The conference allows students to share work, network, talk about internships and hear lectures by professionals in various industries.

In addition to the extra thousands each year, students receive between $2,000 and $6,000 in stipends to work on summer projects for two years/ or to aid in the cost of attending internships that might otherwise be unaffordable.

During the summer of their junior year, students must apply for an internship in Chicago, for which they receive financial support from Kemper.

They are given student housing and attend seminars in some of the area’s largest venues for the arts, business, sports and more.

Linfield was invited to apply for the program after an undisclosed college no longer meet the requirements for participating.

Jarmin Miller created an 18-page application letters with evidence as to why Linfield would be a good choice for the program.

Along with letters of support from President Thomas Hellie and faculty members, this application gave Linfield its edge on the competition and solidified its place as the newest Kemper participant.

Although Linfield has only been a member since early November, the college has been participating in programs with Kemper since 2008, when it joined Kemper’s Regional Internship Program.

This program awarded Linfield $50,000 in aid to give to students to

help support their work and attendance in internships.

Since 2008, 17 students from Linfield have participated in the program and have earned internships.

The application process for the first Kemper Scholarship Program nominee has not begun yet; Jarmin Miller said that it will begin after an informational meeting in the spring.

The college will narrow the candidates down to two or three students, who will be interviewed by the president of the foundation, Ryan LaHurd.

LaHurd succeeded Hellie as the director of the program in 2006, when Hellie became Linfield’s president.

“During the seven years that I headed the Kemper Foundation, I saw this program transform the lives of many students, and I am gratified to know that this wonderful opportunity will now be available to Linfield students,” Hellie said.

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

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EDITORIAL

WikiLeaks reveals need for journalism ethics The ensuing chaos surrounding the more than 250,000 diplomatic cables leased by whistleblower website WikiLeaks has grabbed the attention of headlines and people the world over for some weeks now.

Between radical conservatives labeling WikiLeaks editor-in-chief and spokesperson Julian Assange a terrorist and calling for his assassination and Internet “hacktivists” engaging in distributed denial-ofservice attacks on the websites of organizations deemed hostile to WikiLeaks for severing ties with the organization (such as Mastercard), the tension is certainly rising.

According to Fox news, on Dec. 7 Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who is also chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, told Fox News that The New York Times should be investigated for its role in publishing the leaked cables.

“To me, The New York Times has committed at least an act of bad citizenship, but whether they have committed a crime — I think that bears a very intense inquiry by the

Justice Department,” he said.

As journalists, we at the Review think it is important to examine the role of newspapers in handling sensitive and potentially damaging information.

The proper course of action depends on the situation. Sometimes it is best to publish sensitive information, especially if it is vital for public knowledge on important issues. At other times, it is best to withhold information, such as when it presents a clear threat to an individual’s safety.

Whichever route a newspaper chooses, however, it is still important to look at, investigate and analyze the information before coming to such a decision. We have a responsibility as a public resource for truth and analysis, and we must offer as much of it as possible when we have the opportunity to safely and accurately do so.

We believe The New York Times was correct in publishing the leaked cables not only because they would have been published everywhere anyway but also because the infor-

mation is important for the public to know.

Chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times David Sanger was quoted on Dec. 8 in a story on National Public Radio defending the Times’ decision: “This was never an easy decision to publish national security information,” he said. “I think at the end of this process, what we did was responsible, it was legal, and it was important for a democratic society.”

The Times did what it thought was in the public interest and can effectively defend its actions.

Journalists come across difficult and ethical decisions such as this on multiple occasions. These decisions must always be handled delicately and shouldn’t be rushed.

“It is the responsibility of American journalism, back to the founding of this country, to get out and try to grapple with the hardest issues of the day and to do it independently of the government,” Sanger also told NPR. Whether it’s leaked international cables or personal, potentially

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GUEST COMMENTARY

Campuswide support needed in ‘green’ efforts Colin Jones Guest columnist As a result of the student effort, environmental sustainability has made huge advances in the last four years. While I would never claim to be at the center of the environmental movement on campus, as the Associated Students of Linfield College president, a lot of my time is focused on enabling other students to explore things they’re passionate about. So I was somewhat aggravated by the portrayal of the Linfield sustainability movement in the article, “Planning for a ‘green’ scene” (TLR, Dec. 3).

This column shouldn’t be taken to mean that I oppose the Climate Action Plan. I don’t at all. I think it’s great that Linfield has stepped up to publicly declare its support for sustainability through the Presidents’ Climate Commitment and that it’s working to make that commitment a reality through the

Climate Action Plan.

Students are concerned about sustainability, and students have put a great deal of resources and effort into it, but the same commitment hasn’t come from faculty or the administration. Certainly there are individuals who are working hard to support students, but we have yet to see the wider institutional support I would hope for.

Even in the formation of Linfield’s core themes (the principles that will guide the college in the coming years), while there was a consistent student voice for the inclusion of a community engagement and sustainability theme, that voice was dismissed.

The Community Garden came about because a number of students with an interest in sustainable agriculture put in the effort to start a club through ASLC. The idea for compost bins came from students who wanted to do something about so much food going to

waste in the residence halls. The eco-roof was started during Alternative Spring Break 2010 and finished as part of a workshop series sponsored by ASLC and the Office of Community Engagement and Service.

These projects were implemented and, through the Student Sustainability fund, paid for by students. The fund was created through a fee increase imposed by students through a campuswide vote. None of these projects were paid for out of the college’s budget nor were any of them implemented because of the Climate Action Plan.

There are also incorrect perceptions about the students involved in sustainability perpetuated in the article. John Hall is indirectly quoted as saying that only 5 percent of students are active in sustainability. Given that Hall works in capital planning (about as disconnected from students as a person can get on a college campus), it

doesn’t surprise me that he would misjudge the student interest in sustainability.

Perhaps it is accurate to say that 5 percent of students are passionately advocating for sustainability, but the number of students interested and involved in environmental issues is quite a bit higher. In the last four years, Greenfield has been one of the five largest clubs on campus. On the academic side, environmental studies is among the fastest growing majors, and Colloquium has focused on issues of sustainability for the last two years.

While environmental issues aren’t important to the entire campus, sustainability is a concern of an increasingly larger (and much more than 5 percent) portion of students.

When will the college put its money (and actions) where its mouth is rather than pushing the burden onto students?

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Liberal arts means diversity not specialization Matt Olson Columnist One of the first questions I ask every time I meet somebody at Linfield always relates to our respective majors. Always happens. And then we always explain how we got here.

I recently experienced this with a student and was shocked by how candid he was about his Linfield experience.

“I hate all the stupid general ed. requirements,” he said. “I just want to get into my major and spend four years doing that.”

I politely agreed while

silently shaking my head.

Friend, you made an odd choice somewhere along the way. You came to a liberal arts college. That specialized degree track you want?

You can find it at a state school for half the cost.

Most people don’t come to liberal arts colleges looking for a specialized degree, and if they do, they likely wind up frustrated with the curriculum, like my friend did.

Liberal arts colleges are designed to bring together many types of learning and wrap them in a neat, little bow while promoting critical thinking and the viewpoint that success is tied to the individual.

Majors don’t even make up a third of the credits needed to graduate. They’re emphasized in the context

of your greater education.

This is, effectively, the opposite of specialization.

I’m not just pointing at the sciences when I mention specialization. Even the arts can be specialized to prepare one for the rigors of post-college. The result is programs designed exclusively for graduate study and the working world.

But the liberal arts aren’t designed for direct integration into a career, and they aren’t designed to guarantee success in our woeful job market. They’re designed to give an individual a comprehensive and thorough examination of the world and the tools needed to continually succeed wherever they go by emphasizing individual development, independent action, reasoned thinking and analysis

of all things within context and perspective.

We all made a choice when we came to Linfield that we’d rather forgo some of that specialization in favor of becoming better overall human beings.

Teaching majors are asked to go explore the scientific world, math majors get pushed into philosophy and political science majors paint murals in an artistic setting. We all came here with the understanding that the goals of the school would reflect a philosophy of continued learning and critical thinking.

Well, at least, that was my understanding. My friend convinced me that many people are here for some form of specialization, which astounds me.

One would hope people

would be a little smarter than that. Why go to a liberal arts college if you don’t want a liberal arts education? I usually comfort myself with the knowledge that, in the end, they’ll get subjected to something they haven’t had any experience in, and Linfield will help morph them into a more complete human being.

But in truth, how close is that to reality? Our curriculum has more loopholes than our housing system. It makes me wonder: When so many students are able to circumvent the core of the liberal arts curriculum — those classes focused on self-discovery and the individual — how close are we to a real liberal arts education?

Are other colleges promoting a liberal arts edu-

cation while allowing easy opt-out options for those students who don’t wish to gain any insight in the world beyond their own major? Having students completely ignore or avoid the liberal arts aspect of Linfield should be troubling to the college and to the students.

A greater consistency needs to be met. The college needs to work to realign it’s curriculum with its goals.

For starters, there needs to be more stringent requirements within the areas of inquiry and a greater focus on diversity in class choices.

We aren’t some specialized university; this school is about learning and thinking as an individual through all paths in life.

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

OPINION

Homelessness experience needs re-evaluation Joshua Ensler News editor

With the holidays right around the corner, it’s traditional to say how happy one is that people are looking to help the less fortunate.

Indeed, 15 students braved the elements on Nov. 15 (TLR, Dec. 3, “Students sleep outside to raise awareness”) to gain empathy for

those without the benefits of shelter and to make the plight of homeless people more visible.

Although they had good intentions, their efforts were a waste of time. They did little to gain any understanding of the problems associated with homelessness.

While six of the students did not have tents, the majority of them slept inside their makeshift shelters and had sleeping bags and clothes, which protected them from the cold.

“Sleeping outside is a hard process,” sophomore event planner Daniel

Hellinger said in the story.

“It took a lot of preparing.”

Preparation is an obstacle to understanding homelessness. The students were armed against the elements.

Homeless people are not equipped to deal with the weather.

The students also had entertainment with them, including movies shown on a projector.

The biggest obstacle to understanding homelessness, however, was the group nature of the activity.

These students were pretending to be homeless with their friends and close associates. Their tent village was

guarded by patrols from Linfield Campus Community Safety & Security.

Staying outdoors with your friends is hardly akin to the experience of huddling alone, which characterizes homelessness.

Staying outdoors with your friends is a social activity.

Most people call it “camping.” All that was missing on Nov. 15 was the fire and the s’mores.

This is similar to saying that you’ve experienced the dangers of firefighting by sitting in the ladder truck.

It’s like claiming to be a refugee by taking a vacation to a third-world country.

This was a half-measure, a spectacle with no actual impact, that leaves the participants thinking that they have somehow gained insight into a deep, complicated scenario.

The event takes time and energy away from doing something useful to stop homelessness. Instead of sleeping in a field, they could have gone to homeless people and helped them find shelter for the night.

The group could have held a fundraiser. They could have donated some food to a soup kitchen or volunteered their time.

They could have gone to

Portland, split up, and individually gone to find shelter for the night if they really wanted to experience homelessness.

Doing that would have been dangerous. It would have sundered their ability to support one another.

They would no longer have the power of numbers that protected them from danger.

In short, they would have no longer been safe. As long as they had the security of a group, they did not experience the dangers of homelessness.

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

OPINION

Airport security system violates privacy rights Hillary Krippaehne Copy editor Many people travel during the holidays and going through security has always been a challenge. But with new search methods, passengers can choose to be thoroughly patted down or walk through a full body scanner. The scanner shows a nearly naked photo and exposes you to radiation.

This is not fair.

Should the government be able to molest you or expose you to radiation in the name of safety for our country? I understand it is extremely important to keep the U.S. safe, but there need to be limits.

During the pat down, inspectors run a finger through travelers’ underwear waistbands. A minimum-wage employee gropes the genitals and breasts of men and women; it’s not like the employees are doctors administering physicals.

The scanners expose passengers to a small dose of radiation, which can mutate genes and cause

cancer in the future. The machine shows a mostly naked photo of you to the airport employees. I imagine certain rude personnel would make fun of the various shapes and sizes of individuals.

There are special cases dealing with people with health issues. Some women have mastectomys, which appear on the X-ray image, so those women do not fulfill the requirements to pass through security.

This means a woman who is already different is singled out again for her difference.

Airport employees might physically need

to see her breasts, which means there is more scrutiny of the individual.

People with a colostomy have a bag attached to them that holds their waste. They keep it in their pant leg to hide it. It shows up on the scanner, and then they are felt up for not passing the test. One man’s bag was disconnected while they were searching him, and urine went all over his pants.

This is embarrassing and unkind, especially to people with medical conditions.

Other people have gone through traumatic experiences in life, such as being

raped. When they are going through airport security, this could bring back negative images and memories from their past. This is not physically or psychologically healthy.

I think there needs to be a different screening process. This new system slows down airports, especially during the busy and hectic holiday season of traveling.

Israel has a different system. It is a high-risk country, like the U.S., that is targeted for attack, and it does not physically violate the privacy of its citizens. It protects its people in a respectful manner.

Officials monitor behavior,

such as if a person is wearing bulky clothing or acting shifty. They also interview passengers.

I think the U.S. should have a similar background system.

Some people say this is an invasion of privacy, but if they have nothing to hide, then why should it matter?

I would much rather have someone look into my financial past than have them feel me up or watch me go through a detailed scanner.

This current system needs to be re-examined and re-evaluated.

Hillary Krippaehne can be reached at linfieldreviewcopy@gmail.com.

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Dean Linfield groups entrant band together visits campus for book drive Joshua Ensler News editor The second of three candidates seeking the new dean of faculty position visited Linfield on Dec. 6 and 7 for a series of interviews.

Thomas Mitzel, associate dean of academics and associate professor of chemistry at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., spent two days in meetings with staff, faculty and students, at which he was grilled on his qualifications.

Mitzel met several groups on campus, such as the faculty committee chairs, the Faculty Executive Committee, the academic affairs administrators and the academic department chairs, among others.

He said he is positive about his experiences at Linfield.

“I am honored to have been invited to Linfield College, and I had a great experience chatting with groups across the entire curriculum about a myriad of topics,” Mitzel said.

Mitzel has a doctorate in physical organic chemistry from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass., which he earned in 1994.

Another candidate, John Ottenhoff, vice president of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, visited Linfield Dec. 2 and 3.

He was subjected to the same interviews as Mitzel.

Ottenhoff has a doctorate in English language and literature from the University of Chicago in 1980.

The third candidate, Susan Agre-Kippenhan, dean of arts and architecture at Montana State University, will visit Linfield Dec. 9 and 10.

Agre-Kippenhan has a master’s degree in fine arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She earned her degree in 1994.

John McKeegan, advisor to the president and general council, asked students in a series of e-mails to participate in the selection process.

He asked students to complete a survey about the candidates, who they favored and why.

McKeegan said that the survey results will be tabulated Dec. 12, after students have a chance to meet the last candidate.

The survey can be found at www.surveymonkey. com/s/RCTDMV8.

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

Hillary Krippaehne News editor The goal of this year’s Holiday Book Drive is 12,000 books in 12 days. The drive began Dec. 1 and will run through Dec. 12.

As of Dec. 9, almost 10,000 books were donated.

Service Patriotism Understanding Responsibility Sacrifice (SPURS), Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and Theta Chi Fraternity collaborated with the Yamhill Commission on Children and Families and Reading for All to serve the community in the drive.

Intern for the Yamhill Commission on Children and Families senior Libby Wilcox said that seeing all the organizations working together is tremendous.

“It is great to see people excited about the drive and that people are actually donating books,” she said.

“A lot of youth in the community don’t have access to books and reading material all the time. The drive allows us to distribute more books in the community.”

The groups decided to

collaborate, and Reading for All placed a donation box outside of the trailer that Theta Chi Fraternity uses during its 12 Days of Christmas charity event.

Senior and president of Theta Chi Fraternity Beau Slayton said that 12 days of Christmas is its chief philanthropy event. Wilcox initiated the partnership, Slayton said; she called and asked if they could work together.

“It was nice to put the collection box out front,” Slayton said. “If there are books we can add and disperse through YCAP, then we’ve done a good job.”

SPURS and the ALD are helping out with a book drop-off on Fourth Street.

Community members can drive by and drop off books.

ALD is donating a portion of its club funds to 3rd Street Books to pick out books to contribute.

The community has become involved as well.

Wilcox said that Mable Rush Elementary School donated 1,000 books on Dec. 6.

Theta Chi Fraternity has collected 40 or 60 books so far, Slayton said.

Sarah Hansen/Photo editor

Fred Meyer Lounge houses one of the Holiday Book Drive’s donation boxes. Several Linfield and off-campus groups have collaborated to try to raise 12,000 books before Dec. 12.

“For one collection site, we’ve done pretty darn well,” he said. “Our location is another point of vision for the cause. Our guys are telling people about the book drive.”

He explained that there are more books being donated at the various locations around campus, including in the Fred Meyer Lounge, Nicholson Library and the Pre-K Lab in Potter Hall.

Wilcox said the Potter Hall Pre-K location collected a large amount of books last year because parents

brought in the books their children outgrew.

As of Dec. 6, the library collected more than 50 books.

Yamhill County has contributed approximately 31 percent of the books donated in the drive, Wilcox said.

“The more kids read, the better they will do in school.

There’s a ripple effect,” she said. “At Reading for All, we have funding, but sometimes kids say, ‘Oh, I’ve already read all these books.’ The drive gives us more to work with. It also creates awareness that read-

ing is important and that increasing literacy rates should be a priority.”

The books collected will be donated to children, youth and families in need throughout Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties.

Last year, the Holiday Book Drive was held in Marion County and 34,000 books were collected.

Visit the Reading for All website at reading4all.com for additional information and for the updated total number of books collected.

Hillary Krippaehne can be reached at linfieldreviewcopy@gmail.com.

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Club teaches students to solve Rubik’s Cube Braden Smith Managing editor The Cube Club hosted its first club event, a workshop to help students learn how to quickly and successfully solve Rubik’s Cubes, on Dec. 9 in the Club Room of Riley Campus Center.

“The goal [was] to get people interested in the Rubik’s Cube and also show them that it’s not as intimidating as it looks,” Cube Club president senior Evan Hilberg said. “It’s a lot simpler than you think, once you start getting into it and learning about it. We also want to increase our club participation.”

Nine students attended the event and were each given a free Rubik’s Cube and beginning instruction manual. They were then divided into two groups based on prior experience.

“I’ve tried playing with them before, but I’ve never solved one,” senior Sharon Hagel said. “It was a lot of fun. There’s a couple steps that I have to really focus on. But, overall, the instruction was really helpful.”

Hilberg instructed a group with no experience while two other club members helped students who had some experience but had never solved the puzzle.

Sarah Hansen/Photo editor

Senior Austin Hocker (center) teaches senior Sophie Larson (left) and junior Evan Wingren how to solve a Rubik’s Cube on Dec. 9 in the Club Room. The puzzles are solved when each side of the cube shows one color of squares.

“I worked with the ones that didn’t have any experience, and they caught on pretty quick,” Hilberg said.

Hagel said she grew more comfortable with the puzzle during the course of the workshop and would

likely practice more.

“I’ll probably go back to my apartment and keep playing with it,” she said.

Hilberg said he enjoyed the event and thought it went well.

“I thought it was pretty

successful, and it was a lot of fun for, I think, everyone involved even though it might have been frustrating at times,” he said.

Hilberg said he enjoys teaching people how to solve the Rubik’s Cube and

that his familiarity made it second nature to teach to others.

“It’s a lot of fun to teach something like this,” he said. “People really enjoy learning how to do it and solving it for the first time.”

He also said he found the puzzle appealing because of the variety of techniques to solve a Rubik’s Cube.

“There are so many different ways to do it and so many different things you can do,” Hilberg said.

“There’s always more algorithms to learn. I know quite a few, but I probably don’t even know half of them.

There’s so much to learn and so much to explore.”

Hagel also said she found the Rubik’s Cube entertaining.

“I like [the Rubik’s Cube] because you can kind of zone out and just move it around and have fun without working too hard,” she said.

The Cube Club was officially chartered by Associated Students of Linfield College this semester and holds weekly meetings. Hilberg said the club plans to host more workshops during Spring Semester and eventually hold a competition.

Hilberg’s fastest time for solving a Rubik’s Cube is about 27 seconds, he said.

The current world record is 6.77 seconds.

For more information or to join the Cube Club, e-mail Hilberg at ehilber@ linfield.edu.

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Linfield rolls out new, ‘ugly’ dance for the holidays Sean Lemme Staff reporter Students have an opportunity to pull their least favorite gift out of the closet and bust a move at the Ugly Sweater Dance on Dec. 10 in the Fred Meyer Lounge.

The dance, to be held from 9 to 11 p.m., will feature a contest to determine which student owns the

ugliest sweater.

Contestants can sign up upon entering the dance and judges from the Residence Hall Executive Council will narrow them down to the top five.

A winner will then be chosen out of those five based on applause from the crowd.

Junior Katie Armes, one of the Residence Life Assis-

tants who serves on the Residence Hall Executive Council, said the dance is an opportunity for students who are getting ready for the end of the semester to have a good time.

“The Ugly Sweater Dance is a chance to remind people that this is a fun season,” Armes said.

Holiday-themed refreshments will be available

thanks to contributions from Friday Night Live.

The Residence Hall Executive Council organized the dance, which has been held in previous years.

However, the ugly sweater contest is a new idea.

“It’s cool that a group of freshmen, who have been going here for three months, can organize every

Service shuttle availability increases Matt Sunderland Senior reporter Linfield has offered a shuttle service to the airport during major campuswide breaks for the last seven years but has recently seen some changes.

This service used to be offered by the Associated Students of Linfield College but is now controlled by the college under the Office of College Activities and Director Dan Fergueson.

The shuttle service runs during major holiday breaks, and used to be offered only on a single day.

Now, the service has been increased since the start of the year to run at several different time slots during breaks, such Thanksgiving or the winter break.

There used to be a 10-person limit on the number of students who could use the shuttles each

holiday, since that was the amount that could fit in one trip.

However, since the Office of College Activities took over running the shuttles, the limit has increased to 20 or 30 students over the course of several days.

Students used to pay a fee to use the vans on a ride-by-ride basis. Since the turnover to the Office of College Activities, though, funding to the service has greatly increased, allowing for the aforementioned changes.

Students still pay a fee: $10 per ride; however, the school granted a $4,000 budget to the service every year, allowing for more rides at more times.

Fergueson, who oversees the shuttle service, said he believes that this is a better option for everyone and that it will lead to increased student satisfaction with the service.

A total of 142 students have used the service, and Fergueson added an additional two days to next week’s service to accommodate people during finals week.

The shuttle will run to Portland International Airport from Dec. 16-18 at multiple times each day.

The college contracts out the shuttles through Island Coach Services, a company in Salem, Ore. It offers services to groups of people traveling to and from the Portland metro area and airport and has been the company Linfield has used for the past several years.

Fergueson said that most of the issues associated with the shuttle service are outside the school’s control.

The shuttle service can only run during certain times of the year because of expenses associated with it.

Although many students

have requested a yearround shuttle, the cost simply prevents it, Fergueson said.

“The goal is always to try to meet as many needs as possible, but the demand simply isn’t there for a majority of the year, so the shuttle service isn’t offered,” he said.

Regarding the complaints about the buses getting lost or breaking down, Fergueson said that whenever such incidents occur, he calls the company to resolve the issue as best as possible.

He said there is little that can be done, as using shuttle services comes with some risks.

A full schedule of shuttle services can be found in the activities section of the Linfield website at www. linfield.edu/activities/ shuttle.html.

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aspect of an event that’s campus wide,” Armes said.

The contest idea was introduced to make the dance more seasonal and to increase participation.

The Residence Hall Executive Council even arranged for a professional disk jockey — the only part of the dance that cost the group any money.

The Residence Hall

Executive Council sponsors events for residence halls, the campus or the community every month, such as the trick-or-treating event on Halloween.

They will take a break during January but will continue to host new events in the Spring Semester.

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News brief Musicians David Sumner, associate professor of English, and Rob Gardner, associate professor of sociology, will perform at 4 p.m. on Dec. 13 in Fred Meyer Lounge for Reading Day singalong.

The pair have invited students to bring real (or makeshift) instruments along and join with them for a jam session, which they’ve dubbed the Three Cords and the Reading Day Acoustic Jam. Sumner and Gardner have also invited students to teach each other “I-can-teach-this-inthree-minutes” songs, according to their Facebook event page.

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Ho-ho-how could we get through the holidays without cookies? Cookies are a Christmas staple,

but they go well with any end-of-the-year celebration. And they’re a yummy relief during finals week.

Whether you’re baking at home with your family or just looking for a study break, try out these simple recipes for a bit of holiday cheer.

Compiled by Kelley Hungerford/Editor-in-chief

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Maple Snickerdoodles 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 cup margarine, softened 1 1/2 cup white sugar 3 tablespoons maple syrup 1 egg 1/4 cup maple sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup of white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and maple syrup. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients until just mixed. In a small dish, mix together the remaining 1/2 cup of white sugar and the maple sugar. Roll dough into 1-inch balls, and roll the balls in the sugar mixture. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cookies will be crackly on top and look wet in the middle. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

Recipes courtesy of Pam Hungerford

Butter Brickle Cookies

4 cups butter 4 cups shortening 6 cups sugar 8 eggs 16 cups flour

1 tablespoons salt 4 tablespoons baking soda 4 tablespoons cream of tartar 4 teaspoons vanilla 6 cups toffee chips

1. Cream butter, shorten ing and sugar. Add eg gs (one at a time), mix well. Sift dry ingredien ts. Mix in gently. Add toffee chips and gently incorporate. Do not ov er-mix. Bake at 350°.

2. Scoop out, flatten so me — cookies spread a lot when baking. Ba for 8 minutes, turn pa ke n, and bake for anothe r 5 minutes. Cookies su posedly do better when pmade small. Bake for 5 minutes, turn and bake another 3 minutes. Co oling on wire rack.

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Northup renovatio building constructi The old Northup Hall is increasingly taking on a new shape.

Since breaking ground on July 7, the renovation of what is now known as T.J. Day Hall is halfway complete.

The renovations to the building’s rough frame, which runs the electricity, heating, cooling and lighting systems, have progressed, John Hall, sustainability coordinator and director of capital planning & development, said.

“The rough frame is a big deal, which will be finished at the end of January,” Hall said.

According to the Linfield College Northup Renovation blog, the side work around the building has been finished since the summer, installation of the membrane roofing at the flat roof was completed before the rainy season in October, and rigid

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Clockwise from above left: (a) The old frame of the roof and windows, from 1936, in the reading room of the first level of Northup Hall will be kept in the new T.J. Day Hall. The wood wall was used to connect to the second part of the building built in 1962. (b) The central hall, which connects the two ends of the building, will feature a large, open space above that lets light shine into to the stairwell. The light blue metal stud walkway that joins two parts of the building will be framed with glass. (c) The building’s roof has solar panels to capture sunlight and convert it into energy for the building. (d) The metal studs framing of the rooms have been finished on the second level, which will house the Department of Business and other classrooms. The entry will also have stairs down to the first level. (e) The original reading room on the first level will become a new

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by Jaffy Xiao/Features editor insulation of the concrete walls and framing work for classroom walls were done in November.

Hall said that the complete T.J. Day Hall will increase classroom use on campus by 20 percent.

The first level will have six classrooms, including three lecture halls. The second level will contain the Department of Business, classrooms and a computer lab. The third level will house the Writing Center and offices for the departments of English, philosophy and economics.

Hall said that final decoration of the walls will begin in February and end in June.

Jaffy Xiao can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com. classroom but keep its classic style. It’s also planned to be a place for speeches and receptions. (f) The southeast elevation of T.J. Day Hall and inside architectural design of the central hall on the second level of the building, which has glass walkways on the third level and a large space for students to meet and hang out. (g) The third level of the building, which will house the Writing Center and offices for the departments of English, philosophy and economics, has the heating and cooling systems. (h) Construction of disability walkways and the south entry have begun recently. John Hall, sustainability coordinator and director of capital planning & development, said the entry will connect both the first level and the second level because students tend to enter the building through south entry more often. (i) The metal stud stairs leading from the second level to the first level have been finished. The glass framing will be built soon.

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Alumna wins studio time in competition Hillary Krippaehne Copy editor After winning a Battle of the Bands sponsored by the Linfield Activities Board last spring, 2010 alumna Joy Nelson is releasing an acoustic folk CD sponsored

by Linfield College.

Nelson will perform songs from her CD at 8 p.m. on Dec. 10 at Cornerstone Coffee Roasters.

Nelson began writing songs in high school, and later performed at talent shows and had several Cat Cab concerts at Linfield.

She has played at other venues in Portland and McMinnville, too.

Nelson majored in studio art at Linfield. She said that she deals with elements from the natural world in her songs and paintings.

“I talk about the same things through different mediums. Doing art trained me to be more creative,” Nelson said.

Nelson works at Red Fox Bakery in McMinnville and in the Academic Advising Office. She went to New

York in October and has also traveled all over Oregon. Nelson said she enjoys the freedom from graduating.

“I work from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., but when you’re done with work, you can do whatever you want,” Nelson said. “You don’t have homework, and you have mind space to be creative.”

Nelson said she was not expecting to win the Battle of the Bands last spring.

“It was crazy. The grand prize was studio recording time,” she said. “I was planning on recording way in the future. It was like, ‘Wow, I can do this now.’”

She recorded tracks during the end of June and didn’t hear from the producer until August. She sent e-mails back and forth about what to change during September and October.

“All of this was new to me. I really didn’t know what I was doing,” Nelson said.

She said she had to learn about how to get a barcode, CD cases and a copyright.

Nelson explained how

artists have a great deal of self doubt in the music industry.

“It was a gratifying experience,” she said. “After I heard the initial recording I said, ‘Wow, this is all right.

I kind of like it.’”

She writes her own songs and said she cannot wait to share the CD with the people in her life.

“I write songs about people, life events and experiences,” Nelson said. “It’s a really special gift that you can give someone. To be able to say, ‘Oh, I wrote this song about you,’ is neat to share with people.”

Nelson said there were challenges throughout the process and many details that accompany recording.

“I asked a lot of questions,” she said. “I called my friends who have made albums and asked them how to do things.

I see why people hire people to do these things for them.”

She said it is hard to manage time in the studio.

“It is an intense thing to do because, in the studio, every minute counts. You don’t get very much time.”

Photo courtesy of Joy Nelson 2010 alumna Joy Nelson is releasing an acoustic folk debut album, sponsored by Linfield College, and will perform at Cornerstone Coffee Roasters on Dec. 10.

Nelson said she doesn’t know where she wants her future music career to go. She likes that it takes a while to see results in the music industry.

“I’ll send my album to a few different labels to see if they want to do anything,” Nelson said. “You can just see where it goes. It wasn’t a huge investment for me, so I

only have to sell several CDs to break even. Next summer, I might promote it.”

She described her CD as typical singer-songwriter material.

“It is cool how many people have helped me,” she said. “The encouragement was great. If someone else can appreciate the CD, then it’s

good enough.”

To learn more and hear recordings, visit her new MySpace page at www. myspace.com/joynelsonmusic (no music) and her old one at www.myspace.com/aponderosatale (featuring past recordings).

Hillary Krippaehne can be reached at linfieldreviewcopy@gmail.com.

Comedian to provide a worthwhile study break Septembre Russell Copy chief Talking to a comedian can be insightful and hilarious at the same time. Comedian Matt Kirshen provided some sound bites fit for their own standup set, and he’s slotted as the semester’s last comedian at 9 p.m. on Dec. 11 in Ice Auditorium.

Here’s the lowdown on what he said: TLR: I’m guessing you’ve never been to the Linfield campus before. Is that true?

Kirshen: I have never been to Oregon before.

TLR: What do you expect it to be like?

K: I know nothing about your school; I’m ready to expect anything from students wanting to listen to a show, to animals that I have to hunt with weapons.

No, I have no idea what to expect. You’re a liberal arts college, right?

TLR: Yes. K: And you’re in Oregon?

TLR: Yes. K: And that is as far as I’ve gotten so far on my research.

TLR: What is your comedic style?

K: I completely jump between styles and subjects.

There’s one-liners; there’s stories; there’s politics; there’s just nonsense. Whatever happens to amuse me goes in the set.

TLR: Do you alter your performance for college audiences?

K: I never really go onstage with a set idea of what I’m going to talk about. In any particular gig, whether it’s colleges or whether it’s clubs or theaters or bars, or whatever, I like to run with the feeling of the place, improvise a bit, you know, pick and choose stories.

TLR: How do people react to your comedy?

K: Angrily. Angrily and violently; that’s the normal reaction, so anything that doesn’t end in like a violent riot where I’m needing a police escort out of the venue, I count as a win.

TLR: When did you begin doing comedy?

K: I was a big fan of comedy, and I was writing for this comedy paper. My friend James, who was writing with me, said he wanted to do a standup gig at this comedy night. We did our first gig together, and it carried on from there TLR: Were you the class clown in school?

K: I wasn’t that stereotypical, always-crackingjokes type; I was quite a nerdy kid in school — I did a math degree.

[Fun fact: Kirshen earned a math degree from the University of Cambridge. ] K: I was good at [math]

Photo courtesy of Matt Kirshen Comedian Matt Kirshen, seen in one of his posters above, is set to perform the last comedic act of Fall Semester at 9 p.m. on Dec. 11 in Ice Auditorium. in high school. I think everyone should, at least once in their life, experience

becoming instantly average at a thing they previously thought they were decent

at. That’s what happened the very day I started at a university. I went from

being at the top of the class to just nobody. You kind of go from being good among people who are average, and then you’re good amongst people who are geniuses.

TLR: Was comedy always the plan?

K: It wasn’t the plan.

I’ve never really planned anything in my life, but I’m quite lucky to have found a job where that’s not necessary. It’s something I’d always been interested in.

I’ve always liked comedy; I’ve always enjoyed the mechanics of it; I’ve enjoyed watching it, and I like making people laugh.

It’s a ludicrous job to have, but I love it.

• So, there you have it, straight from the funny man’s mouth.

Attending his performance in lieu of studying for final exams will be worthwhile, Kirshen said, especially since he came all the way from England for this performance.

“My show will be far more entertaining than being a success in life,” he said.

To learn more about Kirshen, visit his websites at www.facebook.com/ MattKirshen or www. myspace.com/mattkirshen.

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Jurists reach unanimous decisions at exhibit Gabi Nygaard Staff reporter

Despite changes in the jury lineup, Linfield’s annual Juried Student Exhibition opened without a hitch on Dec. 1 at the Fine Art Gallery in the James F. Miller Fine Arts Center.

An appearance by D.K. Row, invited juror visual arts critic for the Oregonian, was canceled at the last minute, but the show continued with three campus judges: Professor of Art Nils Lou, Professor of Psychology Victoria McGillin and Brian Winkenweder associate professor of art history and department of arts and visual culture chair.

“In years past, we have brought in an outside juror, and this year the individual we had selected had a family emergency, so he was not able to make good on his commitment,” Winkenweder said. “He is intending to do something on behalf of our department next semester.”

In this juried exhibition format, all students were invited to submit their art, from which the judges made selections as to what to include in the show. “[We judges] went around independently of one another and made our own private selections. As it turned out, we had made a collection of unanimous

selections without ever speaking to one another,” Winkenweder said.

McGillin said this rare unanimous decision reflected the quality of the work.

“The fact that the caliber of the work was so high that the entire show was filled only with pieces selected by all three jurors speaks to the excellence of the field,” McGillin said in an e-mail.

Although the decision was unanimous, the submissions were extremely diverse.

“This particular show is pretty eclectic,” Lou said.

“It explores a lot of media, from sheet metal roofing kinds of constructions to photography, carved wood, plastic caps, ceramics, a DVD and a painting.”

What the judges were looking for in submissions and winners was work that pulled in the viewer, Lou said. “[The winners] had the most original and strongest statement in their work and were using their chosen media in an original and compelling manner that drew my eye toward them and begged for a sustained viewing, and that’s what the best of art does: kind of capture your mind, your eye, your body and want you to look [at] for a long period, to think. The best work makes you think,” Winkenweder said. “And

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Sophomore Chloe Raymond’s carved wood piece placed third at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Juried Student Exhibition on Dec. 1 at the Fine Art Gallery in the James F. Miller Fine Arts Center. our winners definitely are producing probative, thinking pieces.”

Junior Gabriel Stallings, whose sheet metal piece received first prize, said winning imparted a feeling of validation to his art.

“It is a justification that you are doing something worthwhile not only for you but that you are sharing an idea that others think is important,” Stallings said.

Senior Arminda Gandara said having her film “Cette Poule” come in second place came as a pleasant surprise.

“I have little experience in digital video and was unsure

on how successful ‘Cette Poule’ would be when it was so far outside of my medium: fibers,” Gandara said in an e-mail. “The piece has a lot of personal relevance though, so the recognition was nice.”

Despite this, Gandara did find some fault with the exhibition.

“I was a little disappointed with the exhibition this year,” Gandara said. “Visually, it’s a little cluttered, but above all, I would have liked to have had an impartial juror. As much as I respect the Linfield faculty that did judge the student work, it’s always refreshing

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Junior Gabriel Stallings’ sheet metal piece, “Untitled,” received first prize at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Juried Student Exhibition. to have the opinion of an outside eye.”

Sophomore Chloe Raymond, whose carved wood piece received third place, said it was a surprise and honor to place.

The judges expressed positive opinions regarding the quality and scope of this year’s exhibition.

“I think this was one of the best student shows in my six years of being here,

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The Linfield Chamber Orchestra featured student concerto competition winners, junior Jeremy Moll (baritone) and senior Ryan Dickman (saxophone) during a Dec. 3 performance in Ice Auditorium.

Gabi Nygaard can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

Wildcats to get their groove on in jazz concert Chelsea Bowen Opinion editor

with a tremendous amount of energy and vitality going on,” Winkenweder said. “What the students are making as artists is really remarkable and varying.”

The exhibition will remain on display until Dec. 18. The Fine Art Gallery is open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Several Linfield musicians will perform at Jazz Night at 8 p.m. on Dec. 10 in Ice Auditorium.

Linfield’s vocal jazz ensemble, Double Vision, led by Adjunct Professor of Music Dana Libonati, and the Linfield Jazz Band, under the direction of Steve Kravitz, will perform a number of pieces.

The Double Vision performance will include pieces such as “Something to Talk About,” “Under the Jamaican Moon,” “Something,” “Shape of My Heart,” “Another Star,” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “On Days Like This” and “Orange Colored Sky,” according to a Nov. 18 Linfield press release.

“I try to pick a wide variety of style so that students get exposed to as many varieties of Jazz as possible,” Libonati said.

The Jazz Band will perform “Donna Lee,” “Cruisin’ for a Bluesin,” “Brush Taps,”

“You and Me,” “Moonbeams,” “Omaha,” “Bari, Bari Good” and “Polka Dots,” according to the press release.

Junior Jessie Goergen will open the show singing in a jazz combo with senior Ryan Dickman on saxophone and Libonati on piano.

Goergen said she will sing the songs “Angel Eyes,” “Fallen“ and “It Don’t Mean a Thing.”

“For each of the songs, it requires a different character to get into,” she said.

Goergen said that, for her, the most exciting part of performing is standing up in front of people and communicating her love and passion for music.

“I just want people to really take advantage of this,” Goergen said referring to the concert.

For more information about the concert, contact the Department of Music at 503883-2275.

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‘Weird’ EP lacks distinction Eric Tompkins KSLC 90.3 FM An EP is a production that is too short to be an album but too varied in content to be a sampler of a band's singles.

The problem with the EP is this: In striking a balance to providing a good showcase of talent without running too long, the EP should contain the sort of material that makes the listener interested in hearing more of the band's music. The EP is the music industry's version of a trailer.

It seems some producers still haven't completely grasped the concept of an EP, even 50 years after their inception. “Weird Looking Women in Too Many Clothes” by Jessica Her-

nandez & The Deltas is a prime example of an EP that missed the mark.

While there are some inspired bits of genre-bending shenanigans present in this EP, most of the tracks fall short of being truly distinct from one another.

Whether this lack of variety is the fault of the band or the producer isn't exactly clear, but it seems to be the most significant flaw in an otherwise great sampling.

To get a taste of the range of this album, “Moonstruck” and “Face Off” seem to be good song choices.

They stand out because of their ballsy attitude and their creative hijinks. These first two tracks off “Weird” are the uncontested stars of the show.

Additionally, the themes

initiated in these first tracks continue throughout the album — much of which seems to sample the feel of these tracks to gently wind down to the end of the album.

The sound combinations of “Moonstruck,” the first track off “Weird,” are decidedly quirky but in a seemingly unintentional sort of way. Mix a bit of Tom Waits’ staggering musical sound with a musical verve that a press release describes as “swampy,” and you’ve got the sort of music that wouldn’t seem out of place as background noise in a dirty strip joint.

If this description seems over the top, then perhaps this music isn’t for you. Although there is an aggrandized play to touch

on a mixture of genres for popular appeal, the intent behind the music seems jointly focused on baby making and scaring you shitless — a combination that easily draws in the listener for the entire album.

Moving in a slightly different direction, “Face Off,” the second track on the album, showcases a more developed sound overall.

With backing brass, piano and a change in vocals, this is a far happier song than any other off this EP, and it stands out for its clarity of vision as well as full instrumental backing.

Ultimately a well-developed first effort; Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas are going places. If you want to be aware of what’s going to be popular for

Photo courtesy of www.terrorbird.com Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas’ debut EP, “Weird Looking Women in Too Many Clothes,” was self-released on Dec. 10. the unpopular, familiarize yourself with this EP. Sultry and sinister, “Weird” offers a brief glimpse into the funky world of underground music that will leave you wanting more.

Tune in to KSLC 90.3 FM to hear tracks from the debut EP.

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

Professional poetry revival wows fresh audience Jessica Prokop Culture editor Three professional poets held a crowded audience’s rapt attention with a myriad of twisted words during a Poetry Revival Professional Cat Cab on Dec. 9 in the Fred Meyer Lounge.

Poets of The Ultimate Spoken Word Theater Experience the Night Kite Revival, Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani and Buddy Wakefield, stopped at Linfield after finishing their fall tour.

“I thought it was fabulous,” senior Caitlin Halvorson said. “It was a real treat.”

The performance began with an introduction by the poets expressing warnings about how audience members might react to the show. One warning was about the loss of feeling in their extremities. The laughable warnings were coupled with Mojgani and Brown performing an acrobatic stunt on Wakefield’s shoulders.

From there, all three poets took turns sharing their own poetry about love, sex and political and cultural issues. Almost all of the poems hinted at serious issues around the world, but did so in a comical light throughout the show.

In between poems, the poets told knock-knock jokes, and Wakefield poked fun at “homophobes.”

Upon Brown’s performance, he noted the fact that the audience did not clap immediately, and when they did, he said it was too late and cracked a joke: “Now it’s like orgasming while having cigarettes; it’s weird.”

Brown, who was fired from his job as a weatherman, said he fell in love with poetry and its impact on him.

He wrote a poem about the experience.

“Here’s to punching holes in the ceiling and waiting for the stars to suck,” he recited.

Mojgani recited a poem about how he stumbled around for two years like a bundle of knots until he met a special woman who helped him smooth them out.

“This is how she makes me feel, like honey and trombones,” Mojgani said.

After each poet shared several of their poems, they took turns telling short poems over one another.

“Poetry solidifies exactly what you mean,” Brown said.

Brown concluded the show with a poem incor-

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Professional poets Anis Mojgani (left), Derrick Brown (center) and Buddy Wakefield (right) perform short poems during The Ultimate Spoken Word Theater Experience the Night Kite Revival at a professional Cat Cab on Dec. 9. porated with a song performed to a melody off of his iPod. Mojgani and Wakefield acted as back-up singers.

After the show, the poets jokingly listed several inspirations for their poetry, while unbuttoning their shirts to show off their hairy chests.

Some of the inspirations that each took turn in sharing included girls, whiskey, soft rock, pressed shirts, the instrumentals on Mötley Crüe’s album, the rodeo, anything that lasts 8 seconds and others.

“If you weren’t here, you missed the show of your life,”

Mojgani said.

Brown, a former paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne, has opened for Cold War Kids and The Flaming Lips and has also performed on “The Tonight Show.”

Mojgani, who is a twotime National Poetry Slam winner, has performed in

shows on National Public Radio.

Wakefield, a two-time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, has also appeared on NPR as well as the British Broadcasting Corporation.

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

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Turnovers plague Wildcats in season opener Katey Barger Staff reporter Women’s basketball battled against Whitman College in its first Northwest Conference game on Dec. 3.

A tough Whitman defense held Linfield to a mere 37 shooting percentage, resulting in a loss for the Wildcats, but the ’Cats won against Whitworth University on Dec. 4.

The ’Cats averaged 85.3 points per game during their three-game winning streak on Nov. 21-23 in California but fell short against the Missionaries, 55-65, on Dec. 3.

Throughout the game, Whitman pressured Linfield into 13 turnovers, which resulted in 15 points for the Missionaries.

Freshman post Kaely Maltman tallied a doubledouble against the Missionaries, scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds. Junior guard Gretchen Owens put up the team-high score of 24 points,

Joel Ray/For the Review Junior Gretchen Owens goes up for the shot as Whitworth University junior forward Taylor (LaMoreaux) Taylor tries to block the shot on Dec. 4.

while Whitman senior Jenele Peterson scored a team-high 17 points.

“Everyone came out strong on Friday, but we didn’t maintain that intensity the entire 40 minutes,” Maltman said. “We made some defensive mistakes and didn’t get some key rebounds.”

Despite their loss to Whitman, the ’Cats came out strong to defeat the Pirates on Dec. 4. Since 2007, Linfield has been unsuccessful against Whitworth, so the win broke a sixgame losing streak.

The Linfield defense kept Whitworth down to only 34 points throughout the game, and a 14-0 run for the ’Cats in the first half was enough to ensure their win.

Owens and Maltman together scored 34 of the team’s 55 total points and snatched 17 rebounds. Performances from junior guard Abby Olbrich and senior guard Stephanie Fennimore

contributed to the longawaited win. “[Against Whitworth], we were able to refocus and bounce back from the tough loss with high energy,” Maltman said. “It was a great team win.”

With an overall record of 4-3 (1-1 in the NWC), the Wildcats aim to surpass their preseason ranking of seventh place.

The team is looking forward to competing against top-ranked George Fox University on Jan. 22 and challenging Whitman again in late January.

“I am excited to see how the rest of the season plays out,” Maltman said. “We have an amazing group of girls and coaches with very high potential.”

Next, Linfield will host Simpson University at 6 p.m. on Dec. 10. The ’Cats compete against Lewis & Clark College on Jan. 4 in Portland.

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

Joel Ray/For the Review The Wildcats celebrate their 53-36 win against the Pirates on Dec. 4.

Swim team uses time off to recover, practice Jerry Young For the Review The swim team is resting up and preparing for the remainder of its conference season. The Wildcats have no meets until Jan. 14, when they will take on Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash.

With the time off, coach Gary Gutierezz said he is excited for the chance his team has to recover and improve on its times from previous meets.

“It allows us to go back to the training pool and improve on the things we saw in the meets,” he said. “We have a lot to do in terms of conditioning,

race strategy and mental approach to competing.”

Freshman Lee Rivers said he is excited for the month off because he knows that having time to focus on practicing is important for the team.

“I know that everyone on the team can see improvements in performance by watching practice, and everyone — myself included — is noticing a dramatic increase in cardio and speed from earlier in the season,” he said.

While the team will have a chance to increase its conditioning and prepare for the upcoming championship meets, there is a downside to not having

a meet for so long. Sophomore Katie Main said it can be hard to keep focused for such a long period of time but also said that she thinks the team was staying focused and using the time effectively.

“Sometimes, it can be challenging to be practicing for that long without being able to track one’s progress in a meet,” she said.

“Also, meets provide great bonding time for the team.

I think we’ll really use this time wisely.”

The Wildcats next home meet will be at 1 p.m. on Jan. 29 against Pacific University.

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

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Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Sophomore Zach Meikle looks for the pass from the court’s corner as he goes one-on-one against Whitworth.

’Cats end weekend 1-1 in NWC Matt Bayley Staff reporter The men’s basketball team defeated Whitman College 72-62 on Dec. 3 but was clobbered by Whitworth University on Dec. 4. Linfield’s record stands at 3-2 following the loss.

In the game against Whitman, senior forward Sergio Rosario scored 24 points on 6-11 shooting, leading a balanced attack in which three Wildcats scored in double digits.

Senior center K.C. Wiser said that the team’s depth was its strength this season.

“We have a lot of guys with talent, and everyone can contribute in a lot of different ways,” he said.

Whitman held a one-point lead following a first-half wrestling match in which neither team shot more than 40 percent.

The ’Cats defense only allowed 27 percent shooting

by Whitman in the first half.

Senior guard Ryan Lobdell converted two free throws with 10 minutes remaining in the second half to give Linfield a 52-47 lead.

Junior guard Daniel Teater chipped in a 3-pointer and two free throws to give Linfield a 57-50 advantage with less than 10 minutes left in the game.

The ’Cats lead was extended to nine following a

dunk by junior forward Zach Spencer. The team’s offense floundered during the next 3 minutes and they didn’t manage to make a single score.

Whitman took advantage of Linfield’s offensive drought, closing the gap to five points with 6 minutes remaining in the game.

With the lead shrinking, the ’Cats responded with a run of their own.

A score from Wiser finished five straight points from Linfield, pushing the lead to 64-54 with only 3 minutes left in the game.

A resilient Missionaries team fought back, with a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Peter Clark and three points from junior guard Brandon Shaw, pulling Whitman to within four.

Linfield was able to hold off the late Whitman run by converting its free throws.

The ’Cats made eight consecutive free throws in the last minute, sealing the 72-62 win.

The ’Cats were later declawed by the visiting Whitworth team. The Pirates dominated in a 57-90 rout.

Linfield’s offense started the Whitworth game out cold with a 3-20 offering. The ’Cats shot 21 percent in the first half compared with Whitworth’s 34 percent.

Both teams found some offensive success in the

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Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Junior Zach Anderson dribbles up the court on Dec. 4.

Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Senior guard Sergio Rosario jumps up for a shot against four Whitworth University Pirates. The Wildcats lost the game 57-90 on Dec. 4 at home. second half, with Linfield improving its shooting to 54 percent. However, the ’Cats allowed Whitworth to shoot at a 57 percent clip in the second half.

The ’Cats couldn’t contain senior Whitworth guard Mike Taylor, who lit up Linfield for 14 points in the first half. He finished the game with 20 points.

Rosario’s jumper cut the lead to 4-6 with 16 minutes left in the first half, but Whitworth closed the half on a

devastating 10-33 run.

Wiser contributed a teamhigh 13 points and seven rebounds for the ’Cats. He was the only Linfield player to crack double-figure scoring.

The ’Cats lost the rebound battle by a wide margin, getting out-rebounded 27-40.

Wiser lead the team with seven rebounds.

Whitworth handily won the free throw battle, making 22 more shots out of 26 more attempts.

Despite the loss, Wiser said he is confident in the team’s abilities. The team believes it can compete for the championship, and Wiser said he knows it will take a disciplined work-ethic.

“It will take everyone buying into our goals and playing the way we know we can,” he said.

The ’Cats play Simpson College at home on Dec. 10 at 8 p.m.

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

NEXT GAME

Linfield vs.

Simpson

Date: Dec. 10 Time: 8 p.m.

Location:

McMinnville

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Column: Holiday games are season staple << Continued from page 16 I still manage to make it to both my mother’s home in Gresham, where I spent my adolescent years, and my father’s home in San Jose, Calif.

Since this is a sports column, you’ve probably already gathered that I don’t want to spend the remaining 2,100 words I’m allotted swapping sappy holiday stories over a mug of hot cocoa — not that it doesn’t sound appealing, mind you.

Throughout the course of this semester, as I’ve crafted this column on a

weekly basis, I have made several discoveries about the nature of my sports mania and, more importantly, what it means on a larger scale to the sports community in the U.S. as a whole.

On Thanksgiving, I made one such discovery, when I realized that I was spending every spare moment I had out of the kitchen watching New England paste the Lions all over Detroit in the day’s first of three marquee NFL games.

While the holiday meant that I could watch quality football the entire day and make some great sports

memories with my grandfather, it also meant that the players on those six teams were denied the right to do the same. A total of 135 men had to leave their families to suit up for the sake of my entertainment. That’s a sobering number, isn’t it?

Including those three games, there were 16 sports games that took place on Thanksgiving this year, and not all of them were professional athletics. Texas and Texas A&M’s football programs played in the Lone Star Shootout that night and close to two dozen college basketball teams had to hit the court that day, too.

It’s one thing if a professional player has to do this for his career, but it is another matter entirely for a student. What would you say if I told you that you couldn’t go home for Thanksgiving or see your family because you had to play a sport? For students who attend college far from home, this might be the difference between seeing their families once or not at all for an entire year.

Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, enormously over-inflated and pompous though he may be, hit on a rare nugget of truth last year when he said that if he were the com-

missioner of the NBA, he would ban playing games on holidays.

There are another six contests on Christmas daythis year, by the by, although this time the NCAA got it right by not allowing any games. That’s still 12 NBA and NFL teams that aren’t able to wake up with their kinds on Christmas morning. Not to get completely sappy, but think about the children of these players for a second. These are valuable childhood memories being flushed down the drain — or the basket, as it were.

I’m not suggesting a boycott or protest of holi-

day sports games, by the way.

As long as you’re aware of what the players you’re watching gave up to be on national TV for you on Christmas, watch to your heart’s content. Some of my best memories came from watching holiday games with my family, and I’m not about to say that others shouldn’t be able to make the same memories. All I’m advocating is awareness.

Be aware, watch some sports and have a great break, ’Cats. See you in February.

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

Wildcat sports schedule Linfield leads Oregon in

athlete graduation rates

Friday, Dec. 10 Women’s basketball

vs. Simpson

6 p.m.

Men’s basketball

vs. Simpson

8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 11 vs. Warner Pacific

7:30 p.m.

@ Eastern Oregon

1 p.m.

Women’s basketball

vs. Northwest Christian

6 p.m.

Men’s basketball

vs. Northwest Christian

8 p.m.

@ Forest Grove

9 a.m.

Women’s basketball

@ Lewis & Clark

6 p.m.

Men’s basketball

@ Lewis & Clark

8 p.m.

Men’s basketball Sunday, Dec. 12 Women’s basketball Monday, Dec. 20

Sunday, Jan. 2 Women’s lacrosse Tuesday, Jan. 4

Corrina Crocker Sports editor Linfield has more to boast about than just a successful football team, among other nationally ranked sports.

It also totes a top ranking for on-time, student-athlete graduation.

The football team recently had its 55th consecutive winning season, the women’s softball team is ranked second in the nation, and the baseball team is ranked third nationally.

Linfield took 72nd place for Division III schools for athletes’ graduation rates.

Only two Oregon schools made the cut, and Linfield beat rival Willamette University, who took 91st place on the list.

“I feel there are many reasons why students are able to graduate on time here at Linfield. The type of student Linfield attracts

and wants to have are students that work hard in the classroom and take pride in their academics, therefore, most of them have a vision of graduating on time,” said Dom Doty, women’s head soccer coach. “I believe the difference comes down to having a large majority of students who understand the importance of their education. They have a desire to not only do well in the classroom but to graduate on time and with honors.”

According to a survey conducted by NSCA Athletic Recruiting, Linfield is first in the state with athletic, academic and graduation rates.

Senior soccer player Michel Camacho said graduating on time at Linfield is a big selling point for student athletes.

“The chance of coming and having the chance at playing a big role in the program from the get-go,

knowing I would still be able to focus on school and graduate in four years, was important,” he said.

Senior football player Taylor Avritt agreed but also said the cost of the school plays a large factor.

“With the amount of money [Linfield] costs, getting out in the typical four years [is] very important,” he said.

Although the cost of a private liberal arts education is high, the experience is priceless.

“I look for many things as a coach, in regard to bringing a student athlete to Linfield,” Doty said.

“Linfield has many attractive aspects for a number of students, but it becomes a matter of what the student athlete wants, is looking for and whether they will find it at Linfield.”

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

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’Tis the season... for sports watching?

Northwest Conference standings Men’s basketball Whitworth

2-0

1.000

Puget Sound

2-0

1 .000

Lewis & Clark

1-1

.500

Linfield

1-1

.500

Pacific Lutheran

1-1

.500

Pacific

1-1

.500

George Fox

1-1

.500

Whitman

0-2

.000

Willamette

0-2

.000

Chris Forrer For the Review

Women’s basketball Puget Sound

2-0

1.000

George Fox

2-0

1.000

Whitman

1-1

.500

Lewis & Clark

1-1

.500

Linfield

1-1

.500

Pacific Lutheran

1-1

.500

Whitworth

1-1

.500

Pacific

0-2

.000

Willamette

0-2

.000

Joel Ray/For the Review Swimming halts until January The Linfield swim team is halfway through the season and looks forward for the holiday break as it prepares for January.

See page 13 >>

Wildcats recover after loss The women’s basketball team suffered a loss against Whitman College on Dec. 3 but made up with a win on Dec. 4 against Whitworth University.

See page 13>>

Men’s basketball kicks off The Wildcats hosted their start of the season against Whitman College and Whitworth University on Dec. 3 and 4, respectively.

See page 14 >>

’Cats boast graduation rate Linfield College is ranked No. 1 in Oregon in a poll about graduation rates among student athletes.

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 and in the beginning of January.

See page 15>>

Junior guard Gretchen Owens (24) drives to the hoop as freshman forward Kaely Maltman (25) opens up for the ball and junior guard Abby Olbrich (18) tries to open up on Dec. 4 against Whitworth University.

Wildcats tie up the weekend

Women’s basketball started the Northwest Conference season at home with a win and a loss.

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Hey ’Cats. It’s been a hell of a long semester, hasn’t it? These past three months have droned on for what seems like 30 years, but before we all head for two glorious weeks of food, fun and family, I’ve got one more soapbox speech in the tank. I hope your brains aren’t too fried by finals to enjoy it, although with two finals coming later in the day as I write this very column, I can understand if they are.

It goes without saying that the holiday season is a time to be spent with family and friends.

Even with the American media’s borderline grotesque obsession with commercializing Christmas and Thanksgiving, family and togetherness is still emphasized, and it’s generally accepted that going home for the holidays is the norm. I’m no exception to this rule; even as a child of divorcees, >> Please see Column page 15

Freshmen provide hope for lacrosse Tim Marl Staff reporter A new season will begin for the women’s lacrosse team with thirdyear coach Tim Hart.

Last season, the team finished with two wins and eight losses.

In 2010, recorded successes included a three-day trip to the Midwest, where the team won two out of three games.

Since former players Christina Crane, class of ’09 and Ashley Johnson, class of ’09, graduated, a number of new players have joined the team.

Now, the Wildcats are anticipating an exciting season.

“I can’t wait for this season,” junior Taylor Fisher said. “We have a lot of talented players on our team, and this is the year to see all our hard work payoff. We got a bunch of freshmen who have been playing lacrosse for years, and we only lost two seniors.”

Many of the players are expecting a better season and are hoping to win more games compared to last year.

“I hope our record will improve from last year’s. The last few sea-

sons have been building years,” Fisher said. “Now, it’s time to show our improvement in our record. I want our team to have a winning season this year.”

Sophomore Katie Keith, who plays defense, said she is also expecting a better season. She believes that the high number of incoming freshmen playing will greatly help the team.

“I hope to win more than two games,” Keith said.

Sophomore Mariah Jones said she thought enthusiasm would drive success in the season.

“Dedication in players and passion for the sport [will be a factor to win] and how badly they want it as individuals,” she said.

Last season the Wildcats ended with a record of two wins and eight losses. And with only two former players graduate, the new team is similar to the previous season.

The new season starts on March 12 against Pacific University at Sunset High School in Beaverton, Ore. Later in the season, they will also have a four-day tournament in California.

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

Duc Hoang/For the Review Senior defender Chaia Schupack runs during a game last spring.