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Freshmen enrollment reaches top numbers
Penny wise or pound foolish? Clubs see $35 cut
ALSC cut club budgets because they were not using the money allotted to them.
There are 91 more incoming freshmen committed to attending Linfield than there were this time last year. Braden Smith Managing editor
More than 500 incoming freshmen have paid their matriculation fee and plan to attend Linfield this fall as of May 18; this is the highest number of incoming freshmen who have committed their money within the five years to have done so at this point in the year. Director of Admission Lisa Knodle-Bragiel said that the admission staff surpassed its goal of 460 students but warned that the 541 would likely decrease during the summer. “Throughout the summer, we get what’s called summer melts, which is basically students who paid their deposits and decide either to go to another college or to stay home, or they cancel their enrollment for one reason or another,” Knodle-Bragiel said. A couple of important dates for anticipating “summer melts” are housing and billing. Billing usually takes place between July 8 and 10. “When prospective students receive their bill for fall tuition payments, sometimes that’s a trigger to ... reconsider their enrollment,” Knodle-Bragiel said. Final numbers will not be secured
Massive increase The Club Director’s budget skyrocketed 130 percent.
LAB up 28 percent
Part of LAB’s budget increase will go to the Wildstock stage, normally paid for using the Activities Council funds.
Bike Co-Op ups budget
Despite cuts to the hours of the CIC and Gameroom, workstudy positions at the Bike Co-op have garnered funds for the Student Center.
Athletics training eliminated After years of miscommunication, ALSC got rid of an unused $8,000 athletic training budget.
Photo by Kelley Hungerford/Editor-in-chief
Senate approves ASLC budget, only three areas see funding increase
Park Debate
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“I think [not having food] reduced attendance at the activities fair,” he said, adding that it especially decreased incentives for upperclassmen to attend. The school cut the barbecue because it cost Sodexho more than $5,000 to pay for the event, Jones said. It will be a less expensive to get food from a different venue, which is what the Club Director’s budget increase will go toward. The budget for Student Center Director junior Evan Hilberg increased 8 percent from >> Please see Budget page 6
Cat Cab
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The Associated Students of Linfield College budget increased 1 percent for the 201011 academic year; however, despite the overall increase, all but three segments were dealt budget cuts. The ASLC Senate approved the budget unanimously with almost no discussion May 17, although the spreadsheet distributed to Senate was not the final version and edits were still necessary. Of the 22 groups that receive funds from the
ASLC, only the Club Director, Student Center and Linfield Activities Board received increased resources within the overall ASLC budget of $350,000. Freshman Club Director Keevin Craig’s funding jumped from $619 to $1,423 — a skyrocketing 130 percent increase. Junior ASLC Vice President of Business and Finance Arielle Perkins said the extra money will pay for food at the fall’s Activities Fair. In the past, the school has provided a barbecue at the event, but ASLC President Colin Jones, former club director, said the event did not take place this past year.
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Unpaid internships can have high costs One of the main agendas of college students is to obtain an internship relating to their major sometime during their college career. It is usually fact that the more experience a college student has in the working world, the more likely he or she is to be hired for a job after earning a diploma. An internship is one of the best ways for college students to gain experience. However, many companies do not pay student interns. A recent story in the New York Times by Steven Greenhouse brought up the issue of unpaid internships and discussed whether it is legal to not pay students for overworking them. We at The Linfield Review think that if a student has an internship that is more than 25 hours a week, then the student should be paid for their work. When a student is work-
ing more than 25 hours a week, it becomes difficult for him or her to obtain a paying job to compensate for living expenses that internships can’t cover. One of the key points in the NYT story was that if students are completing work that paid employees typically do, then the students should be paid for completing this work. The story said that state and federal regulators are concerned that companies are illegally using interns to perform free labor and therefore bypassing minimum wage laws. It also mentioned that the number of unpaid internships have increased in recent years because it is currently difficult for students to find jobs. We feel that college students are already bombarded with a number of bills that naturally come with college life. For example, tuition, rent,
food and gas bills add up quickly. It would be helpful if students with internships were at least paid minimum wage to cover living expenses. Kristi Mackay, career services program coordinator, said that she often doesn’t think it’s fair that students aren’t paid for internship work but that it’s important for students to get the experiences internships offer. Mackay also mentioned that there are different standards among various careers when it comes to paid and unpaid internships. For example, television stations are notorious for unpaid internships, whereas Fred Meyer offers paid internships. Mackay said that if students are doing the same work as an employee then they should be paid. We agree that if a student is performing tasks that an employee, of the company should perform, they
Review office hours: Editor-in-chief Friday 8:30-10:30 a.m. Managing editor Tuesday & Thursday 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Follow us on Twitter, @linfieldreview, and on Facebook. should be paid for such work. Otherwise, students are in danger of being exploited by companies. All in all, unpaid internships can be beneficial to students, but students should be sure to ask about hours, duties and compensation. -The Review Editorial Board
CORRECTION Senior Dominic Rieniets’ collection of colorful puppets serves as a commemoration of a late friend, who donated seven organs to nine people.
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Semesters foster procrastination and burn-outs
Senior photographer Katie Paysinger
Adviser Brad Thompson associate professor of mass communication
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Senior reporter Chelsea Langevin
Columnists Hannah McCluskey Matt Olson
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Chelsea Bowen Ready for summer With the last semester of the year coming to a close, I can’t help but feel a little burnt out with my classes. It’s not that the courses I’m taking aren’t interesting and engaging but rather that I have spent too much time focusing on the same courses and the same material.
At my former college, the school year was divided up in terms, with three terms in one school year. I think that, with this system, I was in a course long enough to learn the subject matter without it becoming tiring or overbearing. When a term was over, it was just the right time for me to be ready to begin a new class and to be exposed to new material, projects, and assignments. Now that I have come to Linfield, I feel like I’m going to die from information overload after a semester finally comes to a close. I can’t help but wish Linfield would adopt the ever so popular
term system that numerous community colleges and state universities follow school year after school year. I think that if Linfield adopted the term system, many students wouldn’t become discouraged by feeling like their classes are never ending. This is especially true if students are taking a full schedule of challenging courses that are needed to fulfill requirements for their major or minor. Also, I feel that adopting the term system would cause fewer students to fall prey to the horror of procrastinations. I know when I feel that I have a lengthy amount of time to improve a grade or turn
in projects, then it is easier for me to put off work until a later date. If students know they have a short amount of time to complete assignments and to earn the grade they are after, they are more apt to stay on the ball from the get go and not procrastinate, which definitely comes back to haunt college students, as I’m sure we all been exposed to at one time or another. I don’t know if Linfield will ever change its policy and upgrade from the semester system to the term system, but it is definitely an interesting idea to consider. Chelsea Bowen can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com
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ASLC Senate stands up for students and a future beyond coal Tyler Gerlach Guest Columnist The Associated Students of Linfield College stood up for students and built on the foundation of sustainability that has given Linfield its green reputation May 17. ASLC overwhelmingly voted to endorse the Beyond Coal resolution and support a transition away from Oregon’s largest source of pollution by the year 2014. The Beyond Coal resolution, versions of which have been endorsed by student governments at seven Oregon campuses in addition to Linfield, calls for decision-makers to replace the state’s Boardman Coal Plant with cleaner energy sources by 2014. Each year, this one plant emits 5 million tons of carbon dioxide, 15,000 tons of sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxides and 200 pounds of mercury. Boardman, operated and partly owned by Portland General Electric, mainly serves utility customers in the Portland area; yet all Oregon residents suffer from the effects of its pollution. The Beyond Coal resolution calls for
a transition away from burning coal at Boardman within a time frame shown by respected energy consultants to be economically responsible and environmentally necessary. Passing the Beyond Coal resolution wasn’t just the right thing to do: It was a chance for ASLC to stand up for the voices of Linfield students. The Senate’s first opportunity to pass this resolution came on April 19, when it was presented to ASLC by Greenfield. At that Senate meeting, the resolution failed to pass, stimulating a grassroots campus campaign to show that Linfield students are ready to move beyond coal — fuel. By reconsidering the resolution and passing it by a hefty margin May 17, ASLC senators showed they are serious about taking input directly from students. After the resolution failed to pass the first time, the initial step for Linfield’s Beyond Coal campaign was to get Senate to reconsider its move. We argued that new information had emerged to support our position on Boardman, and that the Senate’s first vote was influenced by the per-
sonal ties of one senator to the coal plant’s utility owner, Portland General Electric. Meanwhile, a grassroots movement to pass the resolution took shape. During the busiest time of the year, Greenfield members gathered more than 150 signatures from students who had learned enough to ask ASLC to pass the Beyond Coal resolution. As word spread, it soon became apparent this wasn’t just an issue for treehugging environmentalists. Students from a wide spectrum of backgrounds spoke up by signing the petition and contacting their senators. One student who is studying abroad took time to e-mail Senate from an Internet café in Mexico City. The message was loud and clear: Students support the transition to clean energy. By the May 17 Senate meeting, the Senate again took up the Beyond Coal resolution. Several senators spoke up to say why this resolution was important enough to merit a second hearing. Sophomore Elections Committee Chair Bradley Keli’inoi pointed out the Senate’s responsibility to take the
voice of the student body on this issue that so many feel strongly about. In a final vote, the resolution passed by an overwhelming margin. We think passage of the Beyond Coal resolution is not just a victory for environmental responsibility but a demonstration of ASLC’s willingness to listen carefully to student voices. This resolution passed because the Senate took time to consider what Linfield students really want and acted accordingly. We congratulate the Senate on sticking up for student voices and everyone who participated in this important campaign for a job well done.
For Review coverage of the Boardman Coal Plant resolution, see “Senate reverses coal plant decision” on page 6.
May 21, 2010
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Immunizations are key; check the facts before you snub them
Hannah McCluskey Do your research! A relatively recent public health issue has quickly sparked panic in our society and worry among healthcare professionals. The issue I speak of is the refusal by parents to get their infants and young children immunized from dangerous and once suppressed diseases. A parent’s right to decide what is best for his or her child is one that I would never wish to be taken away, but at the same time, the increase in parents not allowing their children to be immunized is a terrifying reality that may mean the reintroduction of certain debilitating, and often
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fatal, diseases. The introduction of vaccines by Edward Jenner in 1796, sparked hope in a world devastated by innumerable diseases, which, at times, claimed the lives of families and whole communities. If it wasn’t polio or rubella, then it was influenza; either way, before the introduction of vaccines, diseases that we now only discuss in science courses tremendously affected communities and societies around the world. The Center For Disease Control and Prevention, published “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report” in a 1999 article that highlighted “Ten great public health achievements,” which stated that, “Vaccines are one of the greatest achievements of biomedical science and public health.” A recent disagreement regarding this claim came to light when a British
medical journal, “The Lancet,” claimed that its 1998 study found a link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism. It took until this year for the journal to retract that story and the research it found. The journal noted that the research was conducted with biased and unethical procedures. Although the journal did retract its study, the damage was already done; the mistake had given parents 12 years to make decisions regarding immunizations that could have ultimately affected the health and safety of their children. The problem with this continued doubt about immunizations has only remained strong because of celebrities, such as Jenny McCarthy, who have children with autism and who continuously vocalize the “facts” about immunizations to the general public
through the TV and the Internet, which sadly seems to be the only research these parents have done on the subject. McCarthy was an adult film actress — not a doctor or a medical researcher — before the birth of her child. Parents, and society as a whole, have a hard time understanding autism as a developmental disorder because of the lack of consistent research and the lack of a cure or prevention plan. Immunizations seemed to be the perfect scapegoat for nervous parents to blame for their children’s condition on. Various explanations regarding the confusion about immunizations and autism can quite easily be explained by coincidence. Autism develops before the age of 3; meanwhile, most of the 14 vaccines now recommended for children are administered at an early
age. Another coincidence aiding in this explanation is that before this 1998 British study, autism was a condition most individuals were not aware of, and children displaying autistic symptoms were largely ignored. With this said, just the pure media attention autism has recently received is enough for concerned parents to quickly draw inaccurate conclusions. My goal is not to demean autism, as I understand that the condition is a stressful and painful one that affects entire families, but at the same time, the pure necessity of vaccines should not be ignored because of a single scare. If the majority of children do not get immunized in years to come, I hypothesize that the majority of diseases once controlled by vaccines will come back with a vengeance. The introduction of vac-
cines has made the diseases they protect us from seem like something out of a movie because we have never experienced such illnesses. But ask your grandparents or maybe even your parents about the flu and polio epidemics they had to endure and the devastation such diseases caused. Read the history about the most common viral diseases that had tremendous effects on various populations around the world, and you will begin to understand the necessity for vaccines. I advise everyone to do his or her research. No matter what it is about, health related or not, if you are passionate or worried about something, find legitimate research on the subject and get the facts; if you do so, confusion and possibly burdensome experiences can be avoided. Hannah McCluskey can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com
Diversify and broaden your horizons, don’t limit yourself
Matthew Olson I blame society. Ah, the joys of spring! The bees come out, the sun peeks in, and everyone spends time wondering why they chose an Oregon college instead of that school in LA. Our free time lets us go and work on those projects we’ve all been putting off, like that study of plant life or the significance of the Willamette valley historically. And we get a chance to converse with others who share our interests and simi-
lar projects. In the process, we have continually shut out others of different fields and disciplines, believing our own way of thinking is the correct one. The result is a nasty bit of rivalry involving every field of study blocking others out. I think we’ve all witnessed this at Linfield at one point or another. Sciences and humanities are especially prone to this: ignoring how often their thoughts and ideas cross over. People keep trying their hardest to shove every major into its own little box. Do we really think the world is that simple? The point is that here at Linfield we are getting stuck in our educational areas. This is a liberal arts
college where many different fields and philosophies are emphasized. Here, critical thinking should be our strongest ally, not our own major or minor. The root of the problem is our unwillingness to accept that this thinking is more important than your discipline. The criticisms your classmates and professors make of other disciplines only show how little they’ve actually endeavored into those fields. It’s shortsighted and uninformed to ignore ideas that don’t fit directly into your personal line of thinking. There is progress to be made here in the form of unity. It begins with ourselves and an acceptance and readiness to learn as a community, not as individ-
ual groups. People need to think outside of the box more and begin searching for those connections that drive many of us to succeed. I’m not talking about tying ourselves to the world; rather, I’m talking about tying ourselves to each other. We get so caught up in school work and our own studies that we forget how insignificant each individual part is. Like the body, the college only functions when its parts work together. Focusing more on the big picture reveals that you and that loud girl on the floor below you are both working on identical projects through different lenses. Working together could alter your views on a subject and build a bridge to a new perspec-
tive. Let’s not act like we’re all independent from one another; we probably each have more similarities than differences. If I can be so bold, I’d like to give out a piece of homework to everyone reading this: Try to think about how your major is applicable to real life and try to think about it as it applies to other majors. Take it a step further: brainstorm ideas with someone in a completely different discipline and talk about how your learning experiences have related. You will find commonalities and you will be surprised how much your counterpart has to offer. It turns out that everything you learned and everything they learned actually intersects and meshes.
So go out into the sun; talk about how you see the world. Brag about your major a bit, and listen to others do the same. Know that all of you are working together to create this learning environment and all of you are a little right and a little wrong when you say your major is the most useful. Our world relies on these majors and disciplines in different ways, right? Let’s take advantage of it. Go out and invite your anthropology friend to your biology club or make your math buddy come to “Pizza and Politics.” Let’s lie on the warm grass feeling just a little bit more open to the world. Matt Olson can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com
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Fulbright scholar explores motivation Joshua Ensler News editor Andreas Schwab, a Fulbright scholarship student from Austria, is conducting a survey for his research on the motivation for students to learn a foreign language. Schwab, a graduate student from the University of Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria, is attempting to determine how and why students at multiple colleges are successful at learning foreign languages. “As a teacher of languages, you need to tackle this issue,” Schwab said. “You can tell them all sorts of reasons why they should learn it, but they have to have some kind of intrinsic motivation if they are going to learn.” Schwab said he has received support from professors and administrators in the modern languages department. As of May 18,
115 students had responded to survey requests sent out by Schwab and Jeff Mackay, associate dean of students and director of Residence Life. The survey is intended to gain feedback from students who speak English as their first language and are studying or have previously studied another language. One of the questions Schwab hopes to answer is how language use outside of the classroom helps the students. “You have language clubs, foreign language tables and foreign exchange students,” Schwab said. “This isn’t like my college, where you need to hunt down the few native speakers of the language you are studying.” Schwab works as an adjunct in Linfield’s modern languages department.
Learning to drink
Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Students went wine tasting at Panther Creek Cellars on May 16. Senior Andrew Pohl observes some red wine he is about to taste. Students were given a tour of Panther Creek Cellars and learned about the wine-making process and proper wine-drinking etiquette.
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Linfield alters tagline for new college brand Joshua Ensler News editor After investigating the reception of Linfield’s new brand, President Thomas Hellie elected to abandon the proposed tagline “The Power of Small.” The college’s branding theme, “The Power of a Small College,” remains unchanged. The theme itself was positively received, although the tagline was so reviled by some that one student, junior Craig Geffe, presented an alternate slogan to the Associated Students of Linfield College Senate meeting May 3 (“Student proposes alternate slogan for Linfield’s brand,” TLR, May 6). Hellie said that Linfield will still brand itself with an emphasis on the small size of the student body and campus. He said he discovered that other colleges were using perception research to create brands and made themselves more recognizable. He zdecided 18 months ago to do the
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same for Linfield College. “When I would talk to people about the college, they would say ‘Oh, that’s that Baptist School,’” Hellie said. “They wouldn’t know where we were or that we were a small college.” Dean of Enrollment Services Dan Preston was one of the leaders of the rebranding program. He said that most of what the college learned, it already knew. However, he said the research was important. “Unless you approach this process methodically and scientifically, what you have is anecdotal,” Hellie said. “I think one of the misconceptions that one of the focus groups discovered is that outsiders think our athletes to be too focused on athletics.” Hellie said that he expected athletics to be the most important aspect in the responses, but the results surprised him. He said students were mostly focused on the size of the college.
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Graphic courtesy of President Thomas Hellie The new tagline for Linfield College, “The Power of a Small College,” replaces the old proposed tagline, “The Power of Small.” “We asked people to prioritize what was most important to them,” he said. “It turns out, [the priority] was that Linfield was a small college.” Hellie added that the uniqueness of the message was important to him. “If you go to college websites, they’re all the same,” he said. “We’re preparing students for the future. We asked ourselves, ‘How can we stand out?’” Hellie said that his research showed other small colleges were moving away
from describing themselves as small. “They’re afraid that peple are going to be put off because ‘everyone wants to go big,’” he said. “But we knew from the perception research that people liked Linfield because it was smal.” Preston said he agreed with the branding and that Linfield should advertise the size of the college as a positive attribute. “Small is coming back in a big way,” he said. Joshua Ensler can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com
until orientation and classes actually start in the fall. The 541 students who plan to attend Linfield this year serve as a dramatic increase from last year, when only 430 students had made deposits by this point in the year. “Last year was a challenging year for many people in the United States with the economic pressures and the economic crisis, so that affected things like enrollment,” Knodle-Bragiel said. “I think people maybe are a little bit over the hump; maybe last year was just an anomaly.” The next highest number of freshmen to have made deposits at this point in the year during the last five years was in 2005 with 489 students. The goal for the Office of Admission has been between 450 and 460 students for the past several years. Knodle-Bragiel said this goal
is typically met but is not always spot on. She also said that 2,176 students have applied to the college so far and that the college had more qualified students to choose from instead of simply accepting more students. “We had a high number of applications [this year], and we had a very solid applicant pool,” she said. “Their academic profile is consistent with the years past, so it’s a really strong group of students.” As usual, about 50 percent of students who have made their deposits come from Oregon, and 20-25 percent come from Washington. Knodle-Bragiel said that Linfield also frequently gets a significant draw of students from Hawaii and California, too. This year there may be a small increase in Californians, she said. Braden Smith can be reached at linfieldreviewmanaging@gmail.com
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Survey reveals students drug use and other behaviors Yin Xiao Features editor The 775 students who took the Linfield Health & Wellness Survey helped correct some misconceptions about alcohol use, risky sexual situations and other health-related issues on campus. “Statistically, the [result of] the survey didn’t really change a lot, but we added new questions about students’ habits and bystander situations,” Christina Ries, Health Promotion and Student Wellness coordinator, said. Ries said that students have misconceptions when comparing the percentage of students perceived to use marijuana with the actual use of marijuana by students. Only 16 percent of students use marijuana off campus, but the survey reports that students think that more than 40 percent of students use it. “The more that students who do use [marijuana] know that actual use is lower than
perceived use, the more of them tend not to use again,” Ries said. According to the survey, 68 percent of the participants were women and 32 percent were men. The survey’s results about alcohol and smoking remain consistent with years past: 30 percent of students choose not to drink, which has been the same number since 2007. The percentage of students smoking has decreased by 4 percent. “We also added some questions for students as bystanders, such as risky sexual situations and alcohol consuming events,” Ries said. “Students are more aware of policies and programs on campus.” The survey reported that students usually stay on campus on Fridays. “It’s surprising that more than 80 percent of students go to campus events on Friday night, as many students thought people are going off campus for an alcohol-consuming party,” she said.
Despite an overwhelming difference in gender participation, Ries said she thought the results of the survey accurately reflect student behaviors. “We see such trends from year to year, and we are using specially designed questions like those asked on national surveys,” she said. “In the years we have taken the national surveys , we find that our trends match what happens at other Oregon institutions that are similar to ours, and we also compare [them] to the overall national trends. We also sample a large group of students on campus.” The results of the survey help peer education and the administration’s social-norming campaigns, marketing approaches to alcohol and drug-use awareness. And are open as resources for any department and student, Ries said. For more information, please e-mail Ries at cries@linfield.edu. Yin Xiao can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com
If you were aware of a friend in a risky sexual situation you would....
Not to interfere — it’s their choice and responsibility Speak to your friend after the situation is over Intervene to help your friend Intervene because you’ve been able to help a friend get out of such a....
Graphic courtesy of Christina Ries More than 75 percent of surveyed students said they would intervene to help a friend if he or she is in a risky sexual situation, according to statistics from the Linfield 2010 Health & Wellness Survey.
Authors kick off literary week Professor joins debate
on Portland park use Shawn Fisher News reporter
Josie Stewart/Freelancer Freshman Matthew Broussard reads his work May 18 in the Austin Reading Room in Nicholson Library. CAMAS and the Writing Center joined LiLAC for Word Week, a celebration of literature.
Joshua Ensler News editor Linfield’s Literary Arts Club (LiLAC) kicked off its first event of Word Week with a thesis reading May 17. “It’s to celebrate the importance of literature,” senior Ansley Clark said. Senior creative writing students Robin Severson, Keeley Thurmen and Sam Jordan read their work to a crowd of about a dozen listeners. Severson read an excerpt of her fantasy novel. Thurmen read part of a short story from her collections and Jordan read from a collection of poems she wrote. The authors took questions from the assembled students after the reading, which lasted about 45 minutes.
CAMAS Journal of Art & Literature also participated in the event, holding a reading in the Nicholson Library Austin Reading Room for the journal’s 2010 release. After the CAMAS reading, audience members were encouraged to read some of their own work in an open mic. “It’s about bringing literature students together,” Jordan said. “I think that’s really important because interest in literature has been growing over the past few years [at Linfield].” May 19 was a night of games about words. Students played Taboo and the classic word-related board game, Scrabble. “I think we do the game nights to entice other people to come,” Clark said. LiLAC tries to hold two or three game nights
each semester. The club showed the film, “The Importance of Being Ernest,” the cinematic adaptation of a play by Oscar Wilde, May 20 in the Nicholson Library Viewing Room. The club will also host a booth at Wildstock on May 21, serving cucumber sandwiches and mint water in honor of Wilde. Word Week culminates with the Literary Ball at 8 p.m. May 22 in the Fred Meyer Lounge. Attendees are encouraged to dress as their favorite fictional character or a famous author. “Everyone is encouraged to come,” Clark said. “This year will be smaller than last year’s Literary Ball, so it will be more cozy.” The ball is free for anyone who wishes to attend. Joshua Ensler can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com
A Linfield professor’s research is changing the debate about bike trails in Portland’s Forest Park. Since 1993, Associate Professor of Biology Nancy Broshot has been collecting data about trees from 24 sites at the park. Her data shows a high mortality rate of young trees at each site, which Broshot said may be a result of the park’s urbanization. The Forest Park Off-Road Cycling Advisory Committee will meet next week to discuss the construction of new bike trails. The park’s administration is likely to support the construction of new trails, Broshot said. “They would be going against the master plan of the park, which is based on land laws,” she said. “There could be some legal action against them.” Broshot said new trails would increase the amount of land park visitors damaged. “I’m not against mountain bikers, but any new trails will cause significant damage to the park,” Broshot said. Her research has faced skepticism from Parks Bureau Natural Area Supervisor Dan Moeller. “I’m not ready to apply any one paper to the entire park,” Moeller said in a May
Broshot 14 story featured in The Oregonian. “The important thing is that we’re talking about this, and it’s raising questions.” Moeller has tried to save bike trails by marginalizing Broshot’s findings, she said. “They promised new trails to the cyclists without considering the effects,” Broshot said. “According to the park’s master plan, there needs to be studies done first.” Broshot, who released her data earlier this month, is on sabbatical this semester to spend time on her research. “I’m coming out with my research now because this is the first chance I’ve had to sit down and look at my data,” she said. “Most of my time has been spent on writing papers and trying to get them published.” By releasing her data at a time when the construction of new bike trails is being discussed, Broshot said she found herself in the middle of the debate. “I felt like I stepped into a hornets’ nest,” Broshot said. “But I thought it was
something that people need to know.” Similar studies have shown a high tree mortality rate worldwide, Broshot said. “The authors of these pieces thought the cause of it was global warming,” she said. “But it seems to have something to do with urbanization and possibly air pollution.” Hikers who go off trails also cause damage in Forest Park, Broshot said. “There is a network of little trails everywhere,” she said. “Off-trail hikers compact the soil and introduce invasive species.” Senior Charlotte Trowbridge, a Portland native, has also noticed changes to the park. “There are always new stressors introduced to environments,” she said. “Even though I’ve really enjoyed being able to take advantage of the trails that are in place, I think we need to protect the park.” Trowbridge, an environmental studies major, said that protecting Forest Park is important to Oregon. “A lot of people in the area are proud to say that they have easy access to wilderness,” she said. Parks and trees are especially important in the Pacific Northwest. I think we need to ensure that the environment remains healthy.” Shawn Fisher can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com
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Senate reverses resolution decision Dominic Baez Freelancer In a stunning reversal, the Associated Students of Linfield College Senate changed course Monday night and voted in support of a Greenfield resolution advocating for the closure of an Oregon coal plant by 2014 instead of 2020. This result is in stark contrast to the vote a month ago, when senators nearly unanimously voted down the resolution. At the May 17 ASLC Senate meeting, Greenfield, in conjunction with the Sierra Club, a national environmental group, presented its resolution for a second time
to have the Boardman Power Plant, owned by Portland General Electric, cease energy operations involving coal by either closing down or switching to “green” energies, by 2014 instead of the stated date of 2020. This push came after PGE said it would move the closing date from 2040 to 2020. When Greenfield last came to request Senate’s support, it was unable to field in-depth questions regarding economic and environmental aspects, which, in great part, led the Senate to vote against the resolution. This time, despite senators questioning the validity of having the same resolu-
tion appear on the agenda so quickly after it was dismissed, few questions were asked, and the motion to support the resolution passed overwhelmingly. However, not 20 minutes later, discussion revved up again, as senators bickered whether defeated resolutions should be allowed on the agenda so soon after their defeat. Senators in favor of the resolution, claimed that allowing the resolution back on the agenda enabled senators to make a more informed decision, as they understood the minutiae. Other senators, however, bemoaned the act, saying that such allowances would
set a negative precedence in which clubs that are dissatisfied with a Senate vote could simply request to be on the agenda until they obtain a more satisfactory answer. Discussion continued for nearly 20 minutes as senators volleyed ideas and complaints back and forth. Junior ASLC President Colin Jones even suggested that if senators were so distressed about the contentious issue, they could vote to rescind it. But after all the vitriol, the issue fell to the wayside, and Senate went on with its business.
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Megan Myer/Online editor The Zeta Tau Alpha sorority held its seventh annual Duck Derby on May 16 at the Linfield pool. Participants raced rubber ducks across the pool for prizes, and the money raised went to the sorority’s charity, the Breast Cancer and Awareness Fund.
Budget: Student Center, LAB gain funds while clubs lose out
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<< Continued from page 1 last year, and the $18,988.80 he received is actually $446.80 more than he requested from the Budget Hearing Committee — comprised up of Jones, Perkins and Director of Student Activites Dan Fergueson. His was the only position to receive an increase from the requested funding and his budget went up despite having cut Gameroom and CIC hours for the fall (“ASLC cuts operating hours of Gameroom, CIC,” TLR, May 7). But hours cut from those locations were redistributed to the Bike Co-Op, Perkins said. The budget increase was necessary to pay for work study positions there, as Perkins said there wasn’t enough money to pay
those employees this year. The final budget swell, given to LAB, went to Wildstock and popular LAB events, Perkins said. Its budget increased $31,857.63 from last year for a total of $142,087.94. Part of the increase came from ASLC budgeting in the cost of a stage for Wildstock, which LAB usually gets from Activities Council (whose budget went down because of this allocation of funds). ALSC also gave money for different bands, Perkins said. “We also gave them a little more money for the band for Wildstock just so they can have someone that people are interested in,” she said. “We want the student body fees to go to something they will enjoy.” Every other group that
receives money from ASLC took a cut, including all clubs for the second year in a row. In the 2008-09 academic year, clubs received $100 each, but that number was reduced to $85 this year because of lack of use (“ASLC reduces club budgets by 15 percent,” TLR, September 18, 2009). Now, they’re down to $50 per club. “[Clubs] wait until the end of the year and then just ask for their remaining funds, which we want to discourage because what are they doing in the last couple of weeks? There’s not much you can do,” Perkins said. “We just don’t want to give them money if they’re not going to use it for things their clubs needs.” She said that if clubs
want to put on events, then they should plan ahead and request funding from the Activities Council. The Budget Hearing Committee cut all the club budgets on its own, but other groups present proposed budgets to the committee. This year, it had to cut $80,000 from the proposed budgets to reach to the $350,000 figure, which comes from an estimate of next year’s student body fees, Perkins said. “We give them the money that we think that they absolutely need,” she said. “We tried to do it in a way that we didn’t take a bunch of money from one certain area, like club sports, but we tried to take it from different areas.” But club sports — lacrosse,
Linfield Ultimate Players Association, water polo and rugby and tennis clubs — suffered significant cuts. Rugby Club and lacrosse, which each requested about $10,000, were given budgets of $5,080 and $3,607.50, respectively. These budgets are still 30 percent (lacrosse) and 36 percent (rugby) down from the sports’ budgets last year. Part of the decrease stemmed from an automatic 10 percent cut on each of their budgets because Rugby Club turned in its budgeting information late and lacrosse failed to show up for its budget hearing, Perkins said. And, as of the May 17 Senate meeting, both lacrosse and rugby, among other clubs, were on ASLC’s decharter list for not turning in end-of-the-
semester club evaluations. Although it appears like more than $4,000 would seemingly disappear if these clubs were to be dechartered, this is not the case. “The money rolls into Activities Council so the money is still available to other clubs,” Perkins said. An $8,000 budget for athletic training was completely eliminated, too. “I think that athletic training had asked ASLC to give a portion of their money toward them historically. But I guess they thought that it was cut a long time ago from our budget, and it was just miscommunication,” Perkins said. “This year we finally got it straightened out.” Kelley Hungerford can be reached at linfieldrevieweditor@gmail.com
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1. Brown Bag Concerts:
5. Turkey Rama:
Thursdays, June 10-August 19, noon-1:30 p.m.
July 9-11, event times vary
Head to Third Street with your lunch on Thursday afternoons to enjoy live music at the U. S. Bank Plaza at NE Third and Davis streets at the Farmers Market. The concert series includes a wide variety of musical genres. Last year’s performances featured everything from didgeridoo to blues.
Turkey Rama is an annual summer festival held in McMinnville, and this year marks its 49th run. Why turkey? There was once a thriving turkey business in Yamhill county. A highlight of the festival is the barbecue, held July 11. More than five tons of turkey will be grilled for the event. The barbecue will take place at East Wortman Park from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Turkey dinners are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 for children. Other events include carnival rides and games at the corner of Booth Bend Road and U.S. Highway 99W in front of Rice Furniture, opening at noon each day of the festival, and the Turkey Trot 8K run and two-mile fitness walk July 11, which begins at 8 a.m. (Registration is at 7 a.m.) For more information and a complete events schedule, visit www.mcminnville.org/turkeyrama/index.html.
2. McMinnville Farmers Market: Thursdays, May 27-October 14, 1:30-6 p.m. The trip you’re already planning on taking on Thursdays to Third Street for the Brown Bag Concerts just got better. The McMinnville Farmers Market on Cowls Street between Second and Third streets will supply you with fresh and locally grown fruit, vegetables and herbs, as well as crafts, prepared foods, and other assorted items, such as worms.
6. Yamhill Lavender Festival: July 10, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., and July 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
3. Oregon Brews & BBQs: June 18, 3-10 p.m., and June 19, noon-10 p.m. The Granary District on Fifth and Lafayette streets will host the third annual McMinnville area Habitat for Humanity Oregon Brews and BBQs festival. Food, beer, wine and music are the focus of the festival, all while raising money for Habitat for Humanity. IDs will be checked, and minors will be allowed admittance only from noon-6 p.m. June 19. Admission is $5, and those who are 21 or older will receive a souvenir mug.
4. Garden Tour & Faire: June 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The McMinnville Garden Club will hold its 10th annual tour and fair, which includes more than 45 vendors on NW Cowls Street and a tour of five Garden Club members’ yards. Admission to the fair is free, but tour admission is $10.
Turkey not your thing? Head to Yamhill for the lavender festival at Beulah Park on the corner of Hemlock and 3rd streets. The Yamhill Lavender Festival is one of many destinations on the Oregon Lavender Festival Tour and includes live music, art, crafts and, of course, lavender — in many forms. Lavender locales will open their doors to the public for the festival. For a complete list of event, visit www.oregonlavenderfestival.com. Amanda Summers can be reached at linfieldreviewcopy@gmail.com
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A Linfield iconic band, Jack Ruby Presents, has built itself quite a reputation on campus, but once Spring Semester finishes, the band will depart from Linfield, leaving an unparalleled musical legacy in its wake. The group formed when seniors Jesse Hughey, Chris Hernandez and Melissa Davaz began playing music together as freshmen. Drummer Aaron Owens, no longer a student at Linfield, joined later to complete the band’s current lineup. For the past two years, the band has been developing and refining its sound. Its effort culminated in a three-month-long project and full length, debut album, “Over Wires and White Plains,” which was released May 15 through Alaska’s Home Skillet Records. The album captures the band’s endeavors and perfected sound and establishes their unique
genre, reflecting the diverse musical backgrounds of the members. Owens explained that he grew out of his punk influences to play new styles with the band and learned more about music at Portland State University. “I was a big punk rocker/ska guy. I liked to play fast,” he said. “I used to play shows, and I would be drenched in sweat after like 20 minutes, and now we can play a two-hour set and there won’t be a drop of sweat on my forehead.” Owens’ particular style is prominent in the new album’s clean, swinging dance beats. “I feel like I’ve really taken all that energy and condensed it into a much neater package,” he said. The band was proud of the album, referring to it as a more accurate portrayal of how they sound compared with EPs released in the past.
“And you don’t feel ba Owens added. “We put out a five-track this time, and we rushed months later, we sound than what we recorded,” we have something that w proud to sell to people.” Jack Ruby Presents pe om May 20 to commemo The show lasted more tha dents singing along or dan Hughey said he was hum to see people singing alo band’s gratitude for its f them as a band but also a Freshman Alyssa Hoo show was awesome and
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k EP two years ago around through it. And then two ded completely different ” Hernandez said. “[Now] we’re proud of, and we’re
erformed its final Cat Cab orate its time at Linfield. an an hour with many stuncing. mbled and often surprised ong. Davaz mentioned the fans’ support not only of as people. od said she thought the always enjoys seeing the
band perform. “I love it when Jesse [literally] gets up on the drums; I think it’s great, and everybody just goes wild,” she said. Many students bought CDs and praised the band after the performance, solidifying Linfield’s support for the group. The band, although it will miss Linfield territory, is looking forward to continuing its musical pursuits, beginning with a series of concerts in the Portland area during the summer. They leave behind a legacy, and will be missed by much of the Linfield population. “We’re very much humbled by the group of people who have supported us for the last two years,” Hughey said. “Thank you.” Braden Smith can be reached at linfieldreviewmanaging@gmail.com
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Clockwise from top left: -Seniors Chris Hernandez, Jesse Hughey, Melissa Davaz and Aaron Owens (not pictured) belt out an invigorating performance at the final Cat Cab of the year May 20. (Photo courtesy of Chris Woods) -Hughey stares over the stage at a concert March 3 at the Ike Box in Salem, Ore. (Photo courtesy of Chris Woods) -Hughey switches guitars at the performance in Salem, Ore., on March 3. (Photo courtesy of Chris Woods) -A grin crosses Hughey’s face as he sings in his final Cat Cab as a Linfield student May 20. (Photo courtesy of Chris Woods) -A set list for the Cat Cab. (Photo by Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer) -Davaz gives a passionate performance at the Cat Cab on May 20. (Photo by Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer) -The cardboard EP artwork by Gabriel Stallings; layout and design by Todd Quackenbush. (Photo courtesy of Jack Ruby Presents’ Myspace page)
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Chickens, ’Cats invade Third Street Joanna Peterson Culture reporter Almost 5,000 spectators gathered in downtown McMinnville on May 15 to watch the annual UFO Festival Alien Daze Parade, which featured a float from a Linfield art class. The UFO festival celebrates a famous UFO sighting outside McMinnville in 1950. Adjunct Professor of 3D Design Totem Shriver said that, according to the story, resident Evelyn Trent was feeding her chickens when she saw a large, silver disc floating in the sky above the coop. She and her husband, Paul Trent, quickly retrieved their camera and took several photos of the hovering object. His class’ float — a chicken coop — reflected the history. Shriver said that in 1958, the News Register received the photos and published them in the newspaper. The Associated Press discovered the photos, and then eventually gave McMinnville worldwide publicity. Sophomore Sabrina Coleman said she marched in the parade as part of a project for Shriver’s studio design class. “It was an awesome experience,” Coleman said. “I feel like if the whole class wouldn’t have been as into it as they were, then we wouldn’t have done as well as we did.” Shriver said that the
class built a chicken coop from scratch for the float and gave it a background story. He said that the class dressed up as half-chicken and half-alien creatures who protested the way the News Register published the UFO sighting photos of their alien ancestors, giving them unwanted attention. Shriver said the class built the chicken coop because it was a functional piece that could be used after the parade was over. “We even bought four chickens and each group in the class adopted one and named it,” Shriver said. “We raised them in cardboard boxes until they grew older and the coop was finished.” He said that although the actual process of constructing and decorating a functional sculpture was the point of the project, he considered participating in the parade a valuable experience as well. “It gave people one of those little slices of life,” Shriver said. “I think everyone should have the chance to be in a parade at least once in their life. It’s an opportunity to be someone else. When you put on a mask, you become a different entity, and you don’t have to worry about marching down the street in front of a packed crowd.” Coleman said she enjoyed the opportunity to be active in the McMin-
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Megan Myer/Online editor Top: Sophomore Sabrina Coleman marches in the Alien Daze Parade as part of a class project May on 15. Left: A student waves at the crowd while marching with classmates from the Studio Design class. Above: Kessia Tiedge, daughter of Linfield Professor and Music Department Chair Faun Tiedge, performs kung fu while dressed as a Na’vi from the movie “Avatar.” nville community. “Participating in community events gets students out of the Linfield bubble and shows the community that we care about McMinnville,” Coleman said. Promotions Coordinator for the McMinnville Downtown Association Ginger Williams said that the festival began 11 years ago
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Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Sophomore Caitlyn Olson (left), freshman Chris Forrer and senior Jessica Learn perform a scene from “Doubt,” directed by junior Matthew Sunderland, in the Advanced Directing Showcase on May 20.
when McMenamins Hotel Oregon opened in McMinnville. “When McMenamins opened Hotel Oregon, it dug into unusual facts and history about the area,” Williams said. She said that when McMenamins heard about the Trent family’s UFO sighting, it decided to host
an annual event that centered around the mysterious occurrence. Williams said that the McMinnville Downtown Association saw the festival as an opportunity to draw new people into the area to enjoy the downtown businesses. “The event has certainly grown over the years,” Wil-
liams said. “It’s gone from a handful of entries to more than 40 entries with about 400 people in the parade. People came from as far as Washington and Nevada to participate in the event.” For more information, visit www.ufofest.com. Joanna Perterson can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com
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Poetic comedian shares humor and inspiration Jessica Prokop Culture editor Slam poet and comedian “Mighty” Mike McGee shared his humor and life lessons with an enthusiastic audience in Ice Auditorium on May 15. “The show was really good,” freshman Julia Altenhofen said. “I’m following him on Facebook now, and I plan to buy his book.” McGee opened the show with some random jokes — one was about two drunk squirrels. “Two squirrels are drunk at a bar. One squirrel says to the other, ‘I slept with your mom last night.’ The other squirrel says, ‘Dad, go home — you’re drunk,’” McGee said. Many of McGee’s poems and stories used profanity and sexual references. However, he said that he would not censor or apologize for it because that’s just his style. McGee, who focused several of his jokes and stories on his appearance, explained that he uses the name “Mighty” because he is a fat man who likes to eat a lot of food. Those facts are apparent in one of his haikus. “I am Mike McGee. I love women and food. Running makes me sad,” McGee said. Another food-based bit he performed included having an eating contest with the Angel of Death using all of the food in McGee’s home to fight for his soul. The con-
test came down to a Rice Krispies Treat, he said, and McGee won after cramming it into his mouth. The food routines did not stop there, however. One of the last stories McGee told was about his affinity for pudding. He mentioned that every Sunday during the summer, he would blow up his Hello Kitty pool, put it in his front yard and fill it with pudding. He would proceed to put on his hand-Bedazzled shirt — pants optional — and bathe in the pudding all day long. During this story, he used several impersonations and incorporated his Scottish neighbor into the routine. McGee also recounted an incident when he “busted ass” in line at an airport, and the women standing behind him smelled it and caused a scene. However, not all of McGee’s acts were so lighthearted and comical. He began making a transition to more serious topics by talking about “love and liking.” McGee asked audience members if they had ever liked someone intensely, the kind of like that’s on the verge of love. He then instructed the audience to close its eyes and imagine that person to determine if his poem pertained to them. One of the poem’s lines: “I like you the way pirates and frat boys like booty.” Still, McGee’s most seri-
Megan Myer/Online editor Slam poet and comedian “Mighty” Mike McGee performs a food bit about his love for pudding in Ice Auditorium on May 15. ous poem was “In Search of Midnight,” which is also the title of his book. The poem was inspired by people who tend to hide behind their outer persona. It described people in tough situations and encouraged them to open up and show their true selves — like many do when they are alone and thinking about the day’s events late at night, McGee said.
“‘In Search of Midnight’ was very inspiring and hearing it made me want to start writing again,” Altenhofen said. One of the last performances of the night was a poem that McGee turned into a lullaby with the help of a friend, who wrote some music for him. The poem’s message was that we are trying to create a better future for genera-
tions to come, he said. McGee ended the show with a final joke. “Being in college is awesome. I never went because you don’t need it,” McGee said. McGee’s last message to the audience members encouraged them to be the best they can be. Last weekend’s show was McGee’s second Linfield appearance. His first
visit was in April of 2007. However, there were few audience members who came to watch him the first time, so he was astonished by the turnout May 15, he said. For more information about “Mighty” Mike McGee, visit his website at www.mikemcgee.net. Jessica Prokop can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com
Surround sound choirs awe audiences Diantha Beckham Freelancer Ice Auditorium echoed with the music and lyrics of the Linfield College Men’s Glee Club, Women’s Vocal Ensemble and Concert Choir at the Spring Choral Concert on May 16. The Men’s Glee Club opened the event with an Irish-American folk song titled “Fillimiooriay.” The group incorporated dance moves into the piece. They sang a total of four songs, and the last one was performed with the Women’s Vocal Ensemble. The Women’s Vocal Ensemble, in addition to the shared song, also sang four songs. The shared song featured solos from the women’s ensemble. “It wasn’t bad because I’ve sung in front of larger crowds, but the fact that it was my first time singing at Linfield made me a little bit more nervous,” freshman soloist Brittany Baker said. “Otherwise, though, the song was pretty fun, so I tried to perform it and interpret it the best I could.” The Women’s Vocal Ensemble sang two classical pieces and the final song, “Shiru,” was sung in
Hebrew. After the group was finished, the Linfield College Concert Choir took the stage. The Concert Choir began its part of the show by spreading out on the stage, in front of the stage and in the audience on the second floor. The staging created a musical experience that surrounded the audience from all sides. Freshman Mariah Vander Shaaf, a soprano in the Linfield College Concert Choir, said the choir practiced for a considerable amount of time on all their songs. “We’ve been practicing since we got back from spring break,” she said. “It’s really fun. We’ve all gotten really close with each other, but it’s been really hard work. We meet three times a week for an hour, and then we have sectionals once a week for about 30 minutes.” While hard work and practice helped the choir, its director was an essential component. “Anna Song [assistant professor of music and choral director] makes sure everything is perfect. So running through things again and again is some-
Megan Myer/Online editor The Linfield Concert Choir sings “The Storm is Passing Over” during the Spring Choral Concert on May 16. The choir practiced three times a week under Assitant Professor of Music and Choral Director Anna Song. thing that took a while to get used to,” Vander Shaaf said. One audience member commented on how well she thought the performance went. “I thought it was really well done — especially the
Concert Choir’s pieces, freshman Anna Statz said. “‘Dubula’ and ‘The Storm is Passing Over’ were really incredible. I’m sad I didn’t make it to more concerts.” Diantha Beckham can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com
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Students jazz up Ice at annual concert Septembre Russell Copy chief The Linfield and McMinnville communities were swept away from reality and ushered into an evening devoted to jazz at Jazz Night on May 14. Double Vision Jazz Choir and the Linfield Jazz Band put on a fantastic show during the concert in Ice Auditorium. John Prutsman, a Linfield alumnus and vocalist, said hearing Double Vision was enjoyable and that the concert may have topped all others. “The music selection was wonderful,” he said. “The blend and balance of the parts (what is referred to in barbershop-style singing as singing in the fabric) was excellent.” The event is popular
with students and community members who enjoy listening to jazz music. There is generally a large turnout, Administrative Coordinator Donna Root said. “I have gone to all of the Jazz Night concerts since I have worked at Linfield,” she said. Root has worked in the Department of Music for more than 25 years. Sophomore Jeremy Moll created a jazz choir arrangement of Michael Bublé’s “Haven’t Met You Yet.” To Moll, Jazz Night is about leaving stress behind and singing music that he loves. The importance of events of a similar nature is derived from their ability to rekindle the joy and love he said he has for creating music. “I think our enjoyment
of singing and making music stands out to the audience,” he said. Junior Matt Moss, a tenor saxophone player, said that the Jazz Band played songs with a higher level of difficulty this year than in previous years. “Tenor Madness” was among the songs performed. It featured Moss and junior tenor saxophone player Ryan Dickman. The Jazz Band also played a Tower of Power funk tune titled “What is Hip?” “The Jazz Band always seems to pull itself together just before the concert,” Moss said. “I couldn’t be happier with how it sounded.” The two ensembles coalesce to give a concert at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters. The students worked all semester for this one concert,
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Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Juniors Matt Moss (left) and Ryan Dickman “dual” with taunting faces and gestures while performing at the annual Jazz Night on May 14. Adjunct Professor of Music Dana Libonati said. “They really knocked it out of the park,” he said. “I
couldn’t have been more proud of their musicianship and savvy on stage. It is so much fun to work with
all of them.” Septembre Russell can be reached at linfieldreviewcopy@gmail.com
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Kerry or legislation
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Sports fans prepare for a statistical revolution
Sports Commentary Alex Harkaway Freelancer Close your eyes and picture a sports fan. Not just any sports fan, but a diehard aficionado, one who lives and breathes sports. Are your eyes closed? Of course they’re not; you’re still reading this. But that’s okay, because if
you are like the rest of the world, I already know the exact image you would have pictured. It was a man, on a couch or at a stadium, beer in hand, clad in either a jersey or no shirt at all, rocking body paint in the colors of his favorite team. If you need help conjuring up this image, try typing, “sports fan” into Google. Can you guess what nine out of the first 10 image results are of? I can. But times change, and we, as sports fans, are changing with it. A statistical revolution is among us. Just 10 years ago, measures of achievement were selfexplanatory: touchdowns, home runs, points scored. Nowadays, it seems like a
“Still, these new stats can be good for players and fans alike — as long as they are taken with a grain of salt. No statistic, however complex, can accuratley predict the future.” new formula is being popularized every day. Quick, what are TS%, UZR and PER? If you answered, true shooting percentage, ultimate zone rating and player efficiency rating, then congratulations, you just made Bill James and John Hollinger smile. Not everyone is on the statistical bandwagon. Angels center fielder Torii Hunter, a nine-time Gold
Glove winner who prides himself on his defense, took offense last year when he was told his range graded out to below average on the UZR scale. And while Hollinger may believe he has come up with far more telling measures of performance than the basic stats found on the back of basketball cards, it is still points, rebounds and assists that earn players All-Star votes
and fat contracts. Still, these new stats can be beneficial for players and fans alike — as long as they are taken with a grain of salt. No statistic, however complex, can accurately predict the future. The 2009 Seattle Mariners were outscored by 52 runs during the season. According to Bill James’ Pythagorean Expectation for Winning Percentage, their record should have been 75-87. The Mariners turned out to be one of the biggest surprises of the year, going 85-77. Just this week, the Washington Wizards defied the odds by winning the NBA Draft Lottery, despite having just a 10.3 percent chance of doing so. The smile on the
team owner Irene Pollin’s face when she found out her team had lucked out was unforgettable. In a way, having an understanding of statistical probabilities makes it appear that much more magical when they are defied. Luck will always play a big part in the world of sports, and no new statistic will ever change that. But someday we may want to update our typical sports fan’s image — perhaps replace the jersey with a pocket protector or the beer with a calculator. I’m just kidding about the calculator part. Stay passionate, sports fans. Alex Harkaway can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com
Returners, role fillers solidify positive outlook Chris Forrer Freelancer If you haven’t yet established an interest in Linfield’s football program yet, there’s never been a better time to do so than now. Last season, the Wildcats captured a record of 12-1, battled their way to the semi-finals of the NCAA Division-III playoffs and finished the year ranked No. 3 in d3football.com’s Top 25 poll. The reigning Northwest Conference champions aim to continue their stellar play through to the next season, and with many returning starters, the pieces are in place for the ’Cats to shoot for the Northwest Conference crown once again. “Our teams always feel the pressure of living up to the high standard that the previous Wildcat teams before them have set,” head coach Joe Smith said. “That is nothing new. Our guys are committed to sticking to the values and philosophies that have made this program consistently successful and that is what they need to be focused on.” Perhaps the most familiar face to return for the 2010 season is senior quarterback Aaron Boehme. Last season, he threw for 3,261 yards and 33 touchdowns while also rushing for 466 yards and another 10 scores. Despite the fact that he has finished his degree,
he still retains a year of eligibility and will return to direct the offense one final season. “I’m personally working on my decision making, my leadership and my footwork in the offseason,” Boehme said. “These are the things that will push me to be the best I can be, if I’m able to focus on them and improve every day.” In addition, nearly every other offensive player is returning — except senior wide receiver Trevor Patterson. Although Patterson was by far Boehme’s favorite target during the 2009 season, Boehme will have largely the same unit to work with next season. “I think that our mentality every possession is to score the ball,” Boehme said. “If we have that sort of goal every drive, every game we are going to do very well.” On the offensive line, however, three key roles will need to be filled in the form of offensive tackles seniors Chris Buck and Aaron Heston and center Kyle Otineru. All three were named to the NWC All-Star team in 2009. Sophomore Jordan Barnes, also named to the NWC’s highest honor, will play a large role in filling that gap. “There are a lot of guys returning on this team,” sophomore safety Drew Fisher said. “A lot of leadership is still present along with a ton of confidence. I think it’s just the right amount of confidence that gets us believing that we are going to win every game we play in.” On the defensive side of things, many more impact players have hung up their jerseys for the last time. Senior linebackers Jaymin Jackson and Paul Partlow, who were both named to the NWC All-Star team, are the most noticeable absences. Fisher will lead the remaining players in an effort to recapture the suffocating power that last season’s squad possessed; in 2009, the Wildcat defense
Megan Myer/Online editor Senior Aaron Boehme runs the ball while senior tight end Russel Sells protects him, at the Homecoming game against Lewis & Clark College on Oct. 17 in the Catdome. piled up 30 interceptions, 39 sacks and 17 recovered fumbles. “A few goals of mine are to solidify myself as a leader on this team,” Fisher said. “I’d like to take some young guys under my wing as well as fire up us veterans on defense by knowing the game plan week in and week out and performance on the field. If we can come together as one on defense, play fast and make up for lost leadership in our linebackers then all of our goals will be attained much easier.” As always, Smith will lead the ’Cats. Smith was named both the NWC 2009 Coach of the Year and American Football Monthly’s 2009 Division III Coach of the Year. In his four seasons at Linfield, Smith has compiled a 30-10 record and is only improving his abilities as time rolls on.
“[Retired] coach Langsdorf used to tell us here that ‘If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always gotten,’” Smith said. “The leaders on this team are committed to doing what we do here at Linfield: committing to team, excellence, attitude and class. If we all do that to the best of our ability, then we will accept however the chips fall.” With so many returning starters and high optimism, look for the Wildcats to make a lot of noise in both the NWC race and the national picture. Linfield kicks off its season on the road against the University of California Lutheran Crusaders on Sept. 11 and will return for its first home game against Willamette University on Oct. 2. Chris Forrer can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com
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Killgore steps down as coach to head HHPA Nic Miles Sports reporter Crafter of a sports dynasty, Dr. Garry L. Killgore will move on from his position as head coach for both cross-country and track and field at the end of this academic year. After more than two decades of coaching, Killgore will serve as head coach for one final meet: the Division III National Championships on May 27. Next fall, Killgore will serve as the head of the Department of Health, Human Performance and Athletics. However, he says he will always be a coach. “Coaching is teaching,” he said. “If you really want to be a highly effective coach, you must be a good teacher as well.” Killgore said he believes in the potential of people, whether in athletics or academics. “Take [senior] Chris McIsaac, for example,” Killgore said. “He wasn’t
Killgore the greatest high school runner, but he stuck with it all the way through, and after four years of work, he is going on to nationals.” Killgore is passing the gauntlet to a man who is anything but unfamiliar with the programs and Linfield. Current assistant coach Travis Olson will take over the head coach position for both the cross-country and track and field teams next year. Olson, class of ’98, is serving his 12th year as assistant coach and currently oversees the high jump, javelin and decathlon as well as many field events. Olson was a sixtime All-American during his undergraduate days at Linfield. He participated
in basketball, football and track and earned 10 varsity letters. Olson will not be alone at the helm, however. Greg Mitchell, who has served as assistant coach for four years, will assist Olson by managing the distance training. Mitchell, class of ’95, brings coaching experi-
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year’s coaching staff are all former Linfield students and athletes. Olsen, Mitchell and throwing coach Joni Claypool each competed during their years as Wildcats. “There’s something to say when your former athletes keep coming back to help,” Killgore said. “They
Coaching is teaching. If you really want to be a highly effective coach, you must be a good teacher as well. -Garry Killgore
ence, as well as vast racing insights. Last fall, Mitchell placed second in the Portland Marathon. Last month, he placed 34th in the Boston Marathon. “To know that I’m creating a relay exchange with my former athletes feels pretty good,” Killgore said. Three members of next
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must have had a pretty good experience.” Killgore said he is excited to see the new staff take the reins next season. He said the entire staff is incredibly dedicated to both the crosscountry and track and field programs and is aiming for excellence, just as he has during his career.
“Adhere to what your personal values and code of ethics are,” Killgore said, as advice to next year’s coaches. “Treat people the way you would want to be treated, and treat them the way you would want your children to be treated.” The transition from his final season as head coach has not affected his coaching methods or team programming. “I have given Travis and Greg, as well as all of the assistant coaches more autonomy this season,” Killgore said. “But ultimately, the team is still my responsibility. I wasn’t about to short change them.” Killgore will carry with him many years of coaching, including the title of Northwest Conference Men’s Coach of the Year in 1991-92, 1994-96 and 2007. He was also named women’s Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1996. Killgore has coached six national champions, 70 All-Ameri-
cans and 34 Academic AllAmericans. “Never think you have arrived,” Killgore said. “Because you never will.” Killgore said that he will continue to challenge himself to grow and will always try to improve in whatever he does. He also said one of his most memorable coaching periods was the track and field team of 1995 and 1996. It was one of the strongest teams in the nation. “It was loaded,” Killgore said. “We had so many individuals perform at exceedingly high levels.” Athletes that highlighted those two years of Killgore’s coaching career will take over the programs next season. His coaching mentality is to never be complacent and never settle for championships or trophies; there is always more out there, he said. Nic Miles can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com
High school track & field districts held at Linfield
Top photo courtesy of Lisa Myer Left photo by Katie Paysinger/ Senior photographer Willimina High School competitors congratulate junior Justin Myer (above) from Dayton High School after placing 11th overall in the 3,000 meter race May 14 on the Linfield track for the 3A 2 West Valley League District Meet, which Linfield hosted. A competitor from Dayton High School (left) throws the shotput at the meet. The competition included the nine high schools in the district. Of them were Colton, Gervais, Westside Christian, Dayton, Sheridan, Willamina, Amity, Horizon Christian, and Valley Catholic high schools. Horizon Christian came in first for the boys’ with a score of 169.5, and Valley Cathoic came in first for the girls’ with 202 points.
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<< Continued from page 16 the bottom of the seventh to tally six runs and grab a solid hold of the lead. Seaman allowed the ’Cats to load the bases with nobody out after walking two and ceding a single to senior first baseman Rhett Fenton. Senior catcher Mitch Webb hit a soft grounder to senior shortstop Dakota Bodree. Bodree, however, couldn’t field it cleanly, allowing sophomore left fielder Zach Boskovich to score and tie the game. With one out in the inning and the bases still loaded, senior center fielder Tyson Smith laced a two-run single to center field, giving Linfield a two-run edge. Two batters later, Bodree committed his
second error of the inning, allowing Smith and junior second baseman Eric Evenson to come home. A sacrifice fly by junior right fielder Cole Bixenman capped off the inning, giving Linfield a five-run advantage. “Late in the game, we made an adjustment as a team and quit swinging at the breaking pitch, which caused him to get behind in the count and walk a few guys,” Smith said. “That got him in trouble and gave our offense a little life. We had some great ABs that inning from everyone and some aggressive base running that allowed us to keep the pressure on them all inning long and to capitalize on our few hits and on their errors.” Since allowing the home run in the second inning, Lar-
Photos by Megan Myer/Online editor Senior pitcher Kelson Brown (above) cheers as sophomore pitcher Ryan Larson slides into home May 21. Junior third baseman Dustin Smith (left) is called safe as he slides into third base May 20 against Mississippi College. son retired 22 straight batters en route to the win. Linfield’s victory earned them a matchup against Pomona-Pitzer on May 20. “We just want to go out there with confidence and play our game,” Smith said. “We know that if we play the way we are capable of that we will put ourselves in good position to be successful. We just want to go out there with the confidence knowing what we have the ability to
beat anyone.” With help from senior infielder James Kang and freshman outfielder Eric Munzer, who each posted multi-home run games, the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens powered past Linfield 10-4. The Sagehens grabbed a 2-0 lead after three innings after Munzer and Kang delivered solo home runs in the second and third frame, respectively. Linfield responded in the
bottom of the third after RBI singles by Bixenman and junior third baseman Dustin Smith, evening the score. Kang belted his second bomb of the game with a three-run shot over the leftfield wall to give PomonaPitzer a four-run advantage. After Linfield tallied two runs in the home-half of the frame, Pomona-Pitzer extended its lead to five runs, including a two-run single by sophomore third baseman
James Campbell in the seventh inning. The Sagehens would add one more in the ninth inning to seal the victory. Tyson Smith led the way for Linfield, recording four hits and two runs scored. Linfield will face the No. 1 seed Chapman University on May 21 in a win-or-go-home matchup. sGrant Lucas can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com
Softball: Team defeats Tommies twice, wins both << Continued from page 16 the Wildcats against 39-6 St. Thomas University. Doucette’s solo home run in the first was canceled out by a Tommie run in the fourth. But the run woke up the sleeping ’Cats. Doucette roped a threerun jack in the fifth. Baxter led off the sixth with a solo shot. Four singles and an error led to four runs in the seventh, giving the Wildcats a 9-1 win. Sophomore pitcher Lauren Harvey took the ball for Linfield, allowing just three hits in a complete game for her 17th win. “Both pitchers did a good job for us,” head coach Jackson Vaughan said. “[Harvey and Velaski] kept getting big outs when we needed them.” Because of the double elimination format, Linfield needed to beat St. Thomas again after the Tommies defeated Illinois Wesleyan University to advance to the regional final. The team found itself trailing 0-1 after two
innings, the first time the ’Cats faced a deficit in the regional. After two innings, five hits and a run, Vaughan pulled Harvey in favor of Velaski. The ’Cats demonstrated a flair for the dramatics, not scoring until a Baxter lead-off homer in the fifth. Prestianni sealed it with a two-run bomb in the sixth as Velaski shut the door on the Tommies, not allowing another run in the last five innings. Prestianni, Doucette, Lepp, Baxter and Keagbine were named to the all-tournament team. “This year we’ve been pretty underrated,” Baxter said. “It worked to our advantage because people weren’t expecting a lot from us. We played loose and had a lot of fun, and that’s really what the key was to winning and playing well.” Vaughan agreed, noting last year’s freshmen-laden team had little experience on a big stage. But this year’s team, he said, played relaxed and comfortably. “We certainly hit as good
as we’ve hit all season at the regional last weekend,” Vaughan said. “We worked hard on some things individually with each kid; I think it paid off.” Linfield’s 14 regional home runs gave the ’Cats 73 on the year, a new D-III record held previously by the 2006 St. Thomas team. The 39-5 Wildcats will face 41-5 Luther College in their opening game of the double-elimination tournament May 21. Linfield enters with a D-III best 25-game winning streak. “We certainly have a tough draw,” Vaughan said. “I think Luther, along with us, is probably [in the] top half of the teams that are there. We’ll have our hands full for sure in the first game.” The Wildcats and Luther are joined in Wisconsin by Ithaca College, DePauw University, Christopher Newsport College, Eastern Connecticut State University, East Texas Baptist University and Moravian College. Kurtis Williams can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com
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Catline ’Cats snatch a win during regional first round Grant Lucas Freelancer
Northwest Conference standings Baseball Chapman
1-1 (31-10)
.756
Linfield
1-1 (31-11)
.738
Ponoma-Pitzer
1-1(30-10)
.750
Texas-Tyler
1-1(36-11)
.765
Miss. College
1-1 (37-10)
.787
Trinity, Texas
1-1 (33-8)
.804
33-13
.717
Softball Ithaca DePauw
39-7
.847
E. Texas Baptist
36-12
.750
Chris. Newport
40-8
.833
Linfield
38-5
.883
41-5
.891
E. Connecticut
36-4-1
.878
Moravian
34-13
.723
Luther
Faculty takes new position
Dr. Garry Killgore resigns from coaching track and cross-country to take on job as head of department. See page 14 >>
Team looks good for fall
Linfield’s football future looks bright as many players are returning for the next season and ended last season ranked No. 3 in Top 25 poll. See page 13 >>
’Cats earn qualifying marks
In the Willamette Last Chance Meet at McCulloch Stadium on May 18, a few Linfield athletes beat their personal bests with provisional qualifying marks. Sophomore javelin thrower Kelly Marineau beat Linfield’s record 139 feet, 4 inches, although she had set the record of 138-7 at the Northwest Conference Championships. Also qualifying for the Divison III Championships was senior Clint Moore. He threw the discus 156-2 qualifying him for the championships as well.
After posting a six-run seventh inning to defeat Mississippi College on May 19, the Linfield baseball team fell victim to a 10-run onslaught by Pomona-Pitzer on May 20 in the NCAA Division III Baseball McMinnville Regional. The loss sets Linfield up for an elimination game against Chapman University on May 21. Before the game, Larson said the whole team had a strong sense of focus, but everyone stayed relaxed and was ready to play. They came into the game knowing what needed to be done to win, he said, and the team accomplished that. Larson’s three-hit, one-run outing May 19 earned him his 10th victory of the season, which is the fourth-most wins in the nation. “Heading into the game, my plan was to get ahead of batters early in the count and make quality pitches,” he said. “Aside from the home run, I was able to locate all of my pitches and change speeds to throw the hitters off balance.” Larson and Mississippi junior Tyler Seaman each dominated the opposing lineup, with no signs of breaking. That big seventh inning, however, gave Seaman his first loss of the season. In the top of the second inning, Choctaw junior third baseman Shane Bennett appeared to be fooled on an off-speed pitch, lunging forward to the pitch. Bennett, however, made contact and sent it flying over the left-field wall. Twice in the first four innings, the Wildcats had a runner on third base, but they were unable to bring them home to even the score. Linfield took advantage of both pitching and fielding mistakes in >> Please see Baseball page 15
Megan Myer/Online editor Senior outfielder Tyson Smith (left) reaches up in anticipation of a high five and (right) sophomore outfielder Zach Bosovich (right) after winning 6-1 to Mississippi College on May 19.
Softball to play in Division III World Series competition
Academic honor for athlete
Junior softball pitcher Claire Velaski was named to the ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District first team. She was one of three from the Northwest Conference to recieve the honor.
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Megan Myer/Online editor Freshman outfielder Rachelle Ridout attmpts to steal home in a game April 7, against George Fox University.
The Wildcats softball team clicked with the sticks during Midwest Regionals in Indianola, Iowa. In four games, Linfield smashed 14 home runs, outscored opponents 35-10 and punched a ticket to Eau Claire, Wisc., and the Division III World Series on May 21-25. The World Series trip is the first since the program’s lone national championship in 2007. “We just played really relaxed and within ourselves,” sophomore center fielder Jaydee Baxter said. “We were just trying to play Catball; we were trying to do our thing and be calm and confident.” Catball is the “brand” of softball created by the Wildcats that includes emphasis on teamwork, dedication and fun to accomplish goals, such as reaching the national championships. After a 13-5 win over University
of Chicago, Linfield avenged two midseason losses to ClaremontMudd-Scripps by winning 10-3. Freshman third baseman Karleigh Prestianni had her second two-home run game in as many days while totaling three hits and runs batted in. Also helping the ’Cats’ offense was sophomore first baseman Staci Doucette, who added two two-run homers. Junior pitcher Claire Velaski threw her second-straight complete game, while allowing 10 hits and three runs. The win advanced her season record to 16-2. Juniors shortstop Emily Keagbine and second baseman Alex Hartmann and sophomore catcher Emilee Lepp all had multiple hit games. The win against CMS pitted the Wildcats against 39-6 St. Thomas >> Please see Softball page 15