Linfield softball wins all four games against George Fox University on April 6 and 7 >> page 16
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Circle K
Linfield’s Circle K Club invites students to participate in service events around campus April 1-5. >> page 4
Burma
Linfield students and staff discuss a research project about Burmese refugees April 3 in TJ Day 219. >> page 5
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Linfield College
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Issue No. 17
Linfield promotes two new minors Julian Adoff Multimedia editor The business department held an informational meeting April 2 to get people interested in two minors that were added last fall. In the fall of 2012, the business department ended its general business minor and added two new minors, management and sports management. “We wanted to make one that
was more useful across campus,” said Denise Farag, assistant professor of business. The management minor will give students a background in leadership and also let students gain experience with people skills. “The management courses have provided me with leadership tools that will help me lead teams in the international environment,” senior Johnathon Bosch said. The sports management minor
is set up as an interdepartmental minor with the business, economics, philosophy and health, human performance and athletics departments. The faculty were interested in making the minor because they found that students connected with class materials more when using sports examples. “I wanted to minor in sports management because I have played sports my entire life and
hope to work in the sports business industry,” senior Rachel Dewolf said. These minors are not exclusively for business majors. For further information about the sports management minor, contact Farag. For more information about the management minor, contact Sharon Wagner, chair of the business department. Julian Adoff can be reached at linfieldreviewonline@gmail.com.
Students see new housing changes Alyssa Townsend Opinion editor
Mission: Wolf
Alternative Spring Break takes students to Colorado to interact with wolves from March 23-29. >> pages 8 and 9
‘Frida, un retablo’
The Miracle Theater visited Linfield to perform a bilingual play April 5 in the Marshall Theater. >> page 10
Tennis
The women’s team loses its home game against Lewis & Clark on April 5 but wins against Pacific Lutheran on April 6. >> page 14
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With housing registration right around the corner, a new email about off-campus housing regulations sent April 2 from Jeff Mackay, associate dean of students/director of Residence Life, has some students rethinking their living situations for next year. Mackay announced in an email that off-campus housing is now only available to students who are in their fourth year, 21 years of age prior to the start of the 201314 academic year, living with parent(s) or guardian(s) in their primary home of residence within 20 miles of the McMinnville campus, married or in a registered domestic partnership or have a qualifying dependent living in the primary home of residence. This is a change from the previous exemption rules in which off-campus housing was determined by amount of credits. If a student had a senior standing in credits, he or she was able to get off-campus housing. This year, Linfield examined housing exemption criteria at other private colleges and universities in the Pacific Northwest. It was discovered that Linfield was the only institution that had a financial criteria to exempt students from the college housing requirements and allowed an appeal process. After this discovery was made, the president and President’s Cabinet approved the new exemption criteria. “At Linfield, students who live on campus get higher GPAs than students who live off campus. National research tells us >> Please see Housing page 6
Joel Ray/Senior photographer
Rebecca Wale, director of College Public Safety, addresses students’ concerns about the role of CPS and interactions between students and officers during a town hall meeting organized by the Associated Students of Linfield College on April 7 in Riley 201.
ASLC hosts public forum for students to voice concerns Jessica Prokop Editor-in-chief About 25 students gathered for a PowerPoint presentation, regarding college policies and a Q-and-A session to discuss student concerns around campus, which primarily focused on the relationship between students and College Public Safety, during a town hall meeting April 7 in Riley 201. The majority of students’ concerns focused on interactions between students and CPS officers. Several students voiced specific, negative interactions, using these as examples for broader issues, such as a lack of communication, under-
standing and respect on both sides. Consistency in college policy protocol was also discussed. The public forum, which was organized by the Associated Students of Linfield College, aimed to open up a dialogue between students and administration. Jeff Mackay, associate dean of students/director of Residence Life; Susan Hopp, dean of students; Rebecca Wale, director of CPS; and Dan Fergueson, director of College Activities, represented the administrative side of the discussion. Two key questions asked by junior Jake Baker, incoming ASLC vice president, spurred a discussion about how CPS views its role on
campus, as well as its weekend interactions with students. Wale said that CPS’ core goals are to provide emergency management, security services and education about personal safety. However, it also works as a neutral observer in reporting possible policy violations. “We make contact and try to get to know members of the community. Our presence is there in trying to deter possible victimization,” Wale said. Mackay added that CPS and other observers simply respond >> Please see Town hall page 5