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Heartbleed virus infects students’ security INSIDE Tuition Free Day Read about how the day that donor contributions began paying for student tuition was celebrated in a new way this year. >> page 4

Helen Lee Photo editor

A computer security bug left hundreds of thousands of web servers vulnerable to hackers who could easily steal personal information and passwords—a flaw that has been around since 2011.

“It’s a flaw in the programming of the encryption software,” Linfield Interim Chief Technology

Officer Michael Blanco said.

The Heartbleed bug affected web servers in OpenSSL, and Facebook, Pinterest, and the FBI are just a few of the websites running affected versions.

Microsoft’s Account and Azure, as well as other Microsoft services and Windows were not affected by Heartbleed. Windows does not run OpenSSL, and comes with its own encryption component, and was therefore

unaffected.

Affected servers allow hackers to read encrypted data and to steal the encryption keys that secure data, meaning servers that fix the bug have to also update their keys.

“Heartbleed has compromised the way we transmit data using https://. So the basic security involving data transmission over the Internet has been violated,” professor of computer science

Read about the Linfield sophomore who recently released a new singer/songwriter EP on iTunes titled “Fade.”

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Photos from abroad The annual study abroad photo contest had students voting for the first, second and third place winners of the best photos taken by abroad students.

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Women’s tennis

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Review names 2014-2015 editor-inchief

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and department chair Martin Dwomoh-Tweneboah said.

Dwomoh-Tweneboah warns students of the dangers of Heartbleed, emphasizing the chance that personal information is open to hackers. He explained that this violation of the basic online security system is what caused the massive panic in the media.

Burning in the night

See photos from the annual Linfield Burn, which takes place on the Wellness Trail field. This year the burn was held in memory of former Linfield art professor Nils Lou.

Spencer Beck/Staff photographer

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The Linfield Review has hired an editor-in-chief for the 2014-2015 school year, after assessing two applicants.

Freshman Helen Lee, currently acting as the Review’s photo editor, was selected to fill the position.

Lee was hired on Lee April 18 after undergoing an interview process with Brad Thompson, associate professor of mass communication; Susan Sivek, assistant professor of mass communication; and junior Samantha Sigler, the current editorin-chief.

Freshman Stephanie Hofmann, currently the sports editor for the Review, also applied for the position.

“It was a difficult decision to make because both applicants have worked so hard this year and proven they are dedicated to the Review,” Sigler said. “I knew either way the Review would be in good hands. [Lee] has many exciting goals for next year, and I am excited to see the direction she takes the Review.”

Apart from an in-person interview, both applicants were requested to submit an application containing answers to supplemental questions regarding the Review’s past, present and future goals and endeavors, along with a résumé, examples of their past work and one recommendation letter. >> Please see Editor page 6

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Linfield pride on display during multi-event week Having a week dedicated to three different activities enhances school spirit and pride throughout the Linfield community.

The week of April 7-12 was full of activities.

The week included Sexuality Week, Division III Week, and Greek Week.

This made for an intense time for students who were involved in any of the activities.

The week showcased all of what Linfield has to offer: students who are willing to work hard in the classroom as well as using their extra-curricular time to foster school spirit, pride, and awareness.

It was quite apparent at the Greek Week lip sync how excited and passionate

people were for the activities and clubs that they are apart of.

Many of the fraternities and sororities put in many hours to create a show that would please the audience and score them points with the judges for Greek week points.

Though some could argue that Greek week was the main event during the week there were still many students who participated in events put on for Sexuality Week and Division III Week.

Outside of Walker Hall the sidewalk was lined with flags with messages on them in support of sexuality awareness.

There was a mock wedding and dance put on as

well by those involved with Sexuality Week.

Division III Week held a talent show with participants from many of the athletic teams in Ice auditorium in an effort to help raise money to build a track in Kenya for orphans.

It was quite apparent to all students who attend Linfield and to those that are perspective students that it was a busy week full of great activities for anyone to participate in.

The week also goes along with the “Power of a small college” motto that Linfield has adopted to showcase all that a small school has to offer.

The week displayed how easy it is to get involved in any activities

that interest you and that most of the students who attend Linfield are “a jack of all trades”.

Many of the students who were involved in Greek Week were also a part of Division III Week and Sexuality Week as we have a bounty of students who are involved in more than one activity.

The week encompassed what students at Linfield are all about.

Students, who work hard in the classroom, promote a strong and volunteering community, and foster relationships between groups to strengthen people’s ties to others and Linfield.

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A single copy of the Review is free from newsstands. Subscriptions are $50 for a year and $35 for a semester.

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Longer pieces may be submitted as guest commentary.

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Technology

Students question campus news delivery Today’s culture is filled with technology.

It is clear that devices such as iPads, Kindles, MacBooks and smartphones have dominated and are beginning to monopolize the printing industry.

Nowadays, many companies and colleges have converted from paper copies to electronic copies with the intent of instilling more green and environmental-friendly habits amongst its inclusive communities.

It is reasonable to consider the debate between printed copies of The Linfield Review and an online, internet accessible application for smartphones or internet-accessible devices.

The Linfield Review can be found in multiple places

Casie Gaza Senior reporter around campus such as Nicholson Library, Taylor Hallsecond floor, Murdock Hall, Dillin Hall and in the Human Health Performance and Athletics foyer area.

Nonetheless, each week it is clear that there are excessive copies printed and made for students.

In the debate between printing and an application, freshman Suzanne Dahl

argues that, “Printing is a really good thing because it allows students who don’t have smartphones or internetaccessible mobile devices to access news on campus.”

Dahl also said, “There are still people out there who are old-fashioned and would prefer to read a hard copy versus wasting their time trying to figure out how to use another application.”

Senior Audrey Frazier states, “I think it’s really nice to have the hard copies of the papers because it allows you to collect memories…It’s really cool to have that memorabilia.” She also mentioned that, “It seems like online is easier to access, I always see so many extra copies around campus and all that paper just goes to waste.”

Many students would argue that by creating an application accessible to any internet accessible device, students would be able to receive information at their fingertips.

By having The Linfield Review as an online source of news and engaging thought, students could create an entirely new and eco-friendly method for communication and networking amongst each other.

After much discussion with Frazier, she recognizes the need to meet in the middle.

“The Linfield Review should reevaluate the necessity for printing each week, maybe it could print twice a month allowing students to hear about the news they

want to hear about while also cultivating a more green and environmentally sustainable campus.”

Although the debate between paper and apps will continue forever, there is no doubt that both sides argue a legitimate point.

Ultimately, The Linfield Review is a great way for students to be recognized for their outstanding achievements, as well as giving Mass Communication majors hands on experience in news writing and production.

Hopefully The Review will determine the most efficient method of what meets the needs of all people in the upcoming academic year.

Casie Gaza can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com

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Linfield students deserve better Wi-Fi connections When the internet dies at Linfield more than just a couple of bars are lost.

Since its creation, the internet has basically taken over everyone’s lives, but this tragedy especially strikes college students.

We are on our computers almost all day whether it is for help with a class or relaxing with a favorite show.

Yet as the semester goes on Wi-Fi connections have gotten worse with no solution in sight.

I know it’s called ‘surfing the web,’ but I would much rather have a constant internet stream than one that fluctuates in connection strength

Stephanie Hofmann Sports editor at different parts of campus.

I hear the excuse all the time that the connection strength is low because we are on a big campus and there are too many students trying to use it.

This shouldn’t even be considered as a reason.

Linfield is a small private school with fewer students than public state schools throughout the United States.

The last time I checked their internet is flawless.

So it’s not the problem that we have too many people, but more that we don’t have the best connection.

Not only is it just an inconvenience when there is no internet when you’re watching Netflix, but it can be a huge problem for when students are trying to do school work.

In a college student’s schedule, every second we get to study or do an assign-

ment is extremely valuable.

With all of the other things a student may be involved with they need to get their work done whenever possible.

This can be a problem when the internet decides to randomly drop out during any time of the day.

Not only that, but many classes are moving towards using newer technology such as iPads in class.

It is also very frustrating when WebAdvisor isn’t working during registration week.

Without the constant connection students might not be able to do in class assign-

ments and waste valuable le time that a professor could use to present a lecture.

Bringing technology into the classroom is a wonderful way for students to research and grasp new topics, but many professors won’t take the risk because of the low strength internet connections.

The best way to solve this problem would be to get a new internet connection.

When students and professors wouldn’t have to worry about shaky internet connections it would make the whole college experience much better.

No longer would it be a

problem to search for something last minute, or email someone before your next class.

I know that an internet router isn’t just going to fall out of the sky for us, but I believe that if the college moves some money around it would benefit the whole campus.

This is one change at Linfield that can truly help everyone, because everyone uses the internet.

It may be a challenging task, but a better internet connection would benefit the whole campus.

Stephanie Hofmann can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com

Sustainability

Linfield is ready to put on a memorable sustainability week Alaire Hughey Office of Sustainability Get excited Linfield, Earth Week is here.

This week will be more epic and susty than ever before.

Starting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 21, we’re hosting our annual Earth Week Game Show at Dillin Hall.

Not only is Tuesday, April 22, Earth Day, it is also the day when the Office of Sustainability holds a free local organic meal at 4:30 p.m. in the Northwest Room of Dillin Hall.

We’ll be bringing in local chef, Kali Martin to cook delicious food donated from the local Oakhill Organic Farm.

While we eat, we’ll discuss sustainable food systems with people knowledgable of the subject.

Spots are limited, so stop by the Campus Information Center to sign up.

The week gets even better.

At noon on Wednesday, April 23, in Dillin Hall, the gentlemen from Delta Psi Delta have volunteered to model in the name of Earth Week, by strutting down the runway in Stuff Swap gear.

Spoiler alert: there will be silly outfits and dance moves.

A bike workshop will be featured at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, in the Bike Co-op for all you susty commuters.

Pat Vala, owner of Tommy’s Bicycle shop, will demonstrate basic repair techniques as well as give advice on bike purchasing and maintenance.

To top off what is looking to be a great week, we have an awesome event on Friday, April 25, that you won’t want to miss.

At 4 p.m. on the IM Field we will have the Earth Games, in which tributes do silly, susty stuff for prizes, victory and glory.

There will be lots of mud and laughter at the event.

Next, there will be a Local Food BBQ bonanza in Walker Courtyard at 5 p.m.

The barbecue will also be free and highly delicious.

To wrap it up, we’ll have a concert in the Fred Meyer Lounge along with a mini awards ceremony, where the winners will receive awesome prizes.

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, we bring out the finale.

On Saturday, April 26, we’ll have Global Youth Service Day, in which Linfield students will get the opportunity to do sustainable things for the community.

It’s a great event that helps out the local community and is always a fun way to volunteer your service.

Come join the celebration of life and sustainabilty on campus this week.

This week is a great way to find out and explore all of the different options provided to students to help the sustainability campaign at Linfield.

If you want to learn how to be the Ultimate Earth Day Winner, go to the Linfield Sustainability page on Facebook, the sustainability website: www.linfield.edu/sustainability, or talk to your Residence Hall Green Chair.

This is looking to be a great week of fun activities with aims at educating Linfield students why sustainability is important and to provide them with opportunities to become active in sustainability efforts on campus.

The Office of Sustainability can be reached at sustainability@linfield.edu

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Oregon judge to decide on gay marriage Max Milander For the Review

It never occurred to me until this morning that U.S. District Judge Michael McShane is gay, according to the Oregonian.

How fitting it is, then, that he’ll be the one to hear a case for gay marriage in Oregon becoming constitutional on Wednesday in Eugene with no defendant from the state.

I picture LGBT Oregonians instantly bursting into happiness, secure in the fact that McShane will rule in their favor.

Not so fast, though.

According to the Oregonian article, McShane has been known to put what the law says above his own opinions about what it should say.

This is what we’ve come

to expect from judges–we want them to stay neutral in their decisions.

However, because there’s no actual defendant in Ellen Rosenblum, Oregon’s attorney general who said the state wouldn’t defend the state constitutional ban, this case puts McShane in an awkward position he probably doesn’t deserve.

If he rules in favor of same-sex marriage, opponents are likely to instantly clamor that his decision was biased.

If he doesn’t, quite a few LGBT community members will question why considering his sexuality.

See where I’m going with this? Either way, unfair criticism’s going to come.

The ultimate question is how LGBT activists respond.

Basic Rights Oregon, one of the leading local activist

groups, is prepared for both scenarios.

If McShane says yes to gays getting married, its activists will rejoice but probably won’t taunt those on the religious right.

If not, as BRO deputy director Aubrey Harrison said in a personal interview, they’ll regroup, knowing they have enough signatures for the November ballot to let the Oregon voters ultimately decide.

Either way, momentum points in their direction.

Harrison said that more Oregonians than ever before know someone who is LGBT, and that this fact alone has made an incredible difference in terms of the positive opinion shift toward state LGBT rights in the last few decades.

On top of that, we have to remember how much

backlash the Arizona LGBTdiscrimination bill received across the country.

There’s no doubt in my mind that many Oregonians know about the similarities between that and the Oregon bill promoting what supporters call religious freedom.

So although the voters may ultimately have to decide the fates of both proposals, Oregon’s LGBT community has a lot of room to breathe and imagine the exciting possibilities that come with new rights.

The future is bright.

Having said all of that, I can only hope that no matter what, the community will leave McShane alone, let him judge, and move on.

Being a judge carries enough weight on it’s own.

Max Milander can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com

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History links masculinity, murder Rosa Johnson Copy editor

The historic and modern motives of murder were revealed at a lecture by an anthropology professor from Iowa State University.

Herb Maschner ’s talk “Why Men Kill: The Evolution of Violence and the Origins of War” was hosted by the anthropology department on April 15 as part of the PLACE program’s theme “Legacies of War.” Maschner defined war as conflict, violence, murder and raids but man has evolved it with weaponry and different forms of protection. Maschner described how weapons made to kill other men were created and differing culture groups would adapt their weapons to fit their lifestyle.

“For every billion dollars we spend on keeping people in prisons it prevents 73 crimes for every million dollars you spend on high school graduation it prevents 251 crimes in the United States. You’re about 90 percent less likely to commit a crime by the status of having a high

school diploma,” Maschner said.

In historic artworks images of farming and animals changed to war. There is no gene for violence and males do not have the predisposition to violence. Art shows a visual representation of violence including forts, citadels and cemeteries.

Nearly 73 percent of burials in Henge monuments were men who had died a violent death by being stabbed or murdered, according to Maschner.

The symbols of power and war are shown through art, Maschner said.

In a segment labelled “Evolutionary Feminism” Maschner covered how Darwinism is the main cause for men’s natural violent tendencies are from evolutionary ecology and sociobiology.

Defining that the alpha males who are able to defend and provide for their families ended up having the primary mate choice and continuing the male aggression gene within the upcoming generations. All humans have the ability to be violent, Mascnher said.

Spencer Beck/Staff photographer Anthropology professor Herb Maschner spoke about how violence and war are historically linked to men and ideas about being masculine. The event was hosted by the anthropology department and the PLACE program.

Killing gets men more mates and offspring, these actions are limited to history, Maschner called the current competition of sports “Modern armies” and said that gang members do these same tendencies for respect and honor.

The alpha male has gone

through evolution to be today’s men, Maschner said.

Society has a preoccupation with heroes and it is often assumed they have status, power and sex, Maschner said.

Men use war and violence to establish their

status and usually compete to be the best through revenge, mates and kin selection, according to Maschner.

Cannibalism and warfare demonstrate power, identity and dehumanization of the enemy, belittling them and establishing dominance espe-

cially through the mutilation of genitals, according to Maschner.

“There is not a way to measure peace, but there is evidence for a lack of evidence of warfare,” Maschner said.

Rosa Johnson can be reached at linfieldreviewcopyed@gmail.com.

Linfield community gathers to celebrate philanthropy Olivia Marovich News editor Members of the Linfield community came together for a night to celebrate the part donors play in helping each student pay for college through scholarships and donations.

The Student Alumni Association, along with Director of Annual Giving Nicole West and Assistant Director of Giving Heidi Reeley, hosted the event which featured a panel of Linfield donors, most of whom attended Linfield, answering questions related to philanthropy and the role it has played in their lives.

The SAA is an organization whose goal is to help students strengthen their bond with Linfield and educate the student body on the importance of philanthropy.

The amount students pay for tuition accounts for 86 percent of the cost of going to Linfield College. The other 14 percent is paid for by donations to the college.

“Tuition Free Day is the symbolic day when tuition and fees that students pay

run out and donations from alumni, parents and friends of the college help to pay for the rest of the school year,” West said.

“Students should attend the event to learn from a few people who choose to make giving back a part of their daily lives, gain some advice for their professional lives, and to have the opportunity to network with some great alumni and special guests.”

After the presentation in Ice Auditorium the audience was encouraged to go downstairs to Jonasson Hall and enjoy refreshments while networking with the panelists.

The panel included former Mayor of Salem and current Board Chair of the Oregon Community Foundation Sue Miller, Founder and Board Chair of Framework International Seth Prickett, Founder and Chairman of Transitional Youth Bert Waugh Jr., and Manager of Nike Global Contingent Workforce Jennifer Wilson.

There was also a special introduction by Chairmen of the Board of Withnell Motor Company and Director of Oregon Edu-

Yucheng Zhang/Senior photographer The panel included three former Linfield students and each participant is a donor for the college. After the event they mingled with students, faculty and other community members as part of the networking event. cation Investment Board Dick Withnell.

“This is the first year that the SAA held this event and we hope to hold an Annual Tuition Free Day Celebration from now on,” said senior Mariah Gonzales, who works for

the SAA. “The networking reception was a way for students and alumni to connect and to strengthen the student to alumni bond. Alumni can offer valuable academic, postgraduation and life advice for students.”

Although this is the first year for this event, the SAA has previously hosted an open house in the Fred Meyer Lounge to let people know about how donor contributions help the current students here at Linfield.

The decision to change the event to include donor participation was an effort by the SAA to let students know about opportunities after college and help them make connections.

Olivia Marovich can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.

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Lincoln represents American dream, opportunity Camille Weber Sports columnist President Abraham Lincoln was not only one of the most intelligent presidents but that Lincoln himself timelessly represents the opportunity for Americans to rise and pursue the American Dream, according to one man who has dedicated his studies to Lincoln.

Ron White, author of “A Lincoln: A Biography” gave a thought provoking lecture on the timeless meaning of the Gettysburg address April 15. White has done extensive research on the many drafts of the Gettysburg address Lincoln has revised and has shared many of his insights with a crowd of both students and community members in the Nicholson Library.

To begin his speech, White began by describ-

ing the context of the Gettysburg address. White explained how having the president speak at all was a miracle in that, one, President Lincoln was actually a second choice for giving the address, and two, President Lincoln almost never agreed to make speeches outside of the White House.

At the conclusion of the Battle of Gettysburg, there were 50,000 dead, missing, or injured. When Lincoln gave his speech, children had set up stands selling not just cookies and lemonade, but bullets and cannon balls.

According to White’s research, Lincoln put an excessive amount of thought and energy into public speaking. Lincoln understood that to get his message of a new, unified America that he had to speak in a way that the public could understand. He

used rhetoric, spoke slowly, and wrote the speech purposefully to be under three minutes long. Lincoln spoke at 115 words per minute, were as the average person speaks at about 150 to make sure that his audience could hear and understand every word he spoke. President Lincoln also never kept a journal, but kept revising and re-writing speeches on little scraps of paper in which he would keep in his infamous tall hat.

One of the things White emphasized in his lecture was how President Lincoln was completely aware of the equal importance of cadence and content especially when writing the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln understood that the repetition of certain words enhanced meaning, which enabled him to emphasize his overall goal of the promotion of equality to all

men in a new United States.

White also emphasized how President Lincoln’s word choice was able to change the American thought on a national scale. Americans at that time viewed the Declaration of Independence from a document separating the United States from Britain to a commitment to embodying the first political experiment.

Although the Gettysburg Address was not as well received as the speech is currently, it is a timeless speech that represents the American experiment’s willingness to prevail. White’s lecture on Lincoln’s writing process and preparation of the Gettysburg Address was a happy reminder to all in attendance that the speech still has resonance with Americans, 151 years after it was given.

Camille Weber can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.

Spencer Beck/Staff photographer Dr. Ron White speaks about Lincoln, who he believes was one of the greatest presidents America ever had.

Virus: Online Green chairs reveal prevention and plans for Earth Week protection tips Helen Lee Photo editor

<< Continued from page 1 “There is a possibility that your data may not be encrypted. There is a possibility that even though the website is using the https protocol, the data is not encrypted. The encrypted data can still be read,” Dwomoh-Tweneboah said.

Blanco explained that the consequences of such a major security flaw vary, depending on what hackers knew of the bug and what information was stored on each server’s memory.

“The dangers of the bug are that if someone were aware of it, they’d be able to imitate a security certificate to allow them to access a server. What they can do is look in the memory of a server for any data that is stored there,” Blanco said.

The most dangerous aspect of this flaw is that there is no way to know for certain what information was stolen, if any.

“Unfortunately, the way this problem worked is that if someone had used it, there’s no trace.

There’s simply no knowing if someone actually penetrated a site, and retrieved data or not. So at this point, changing your password is the best way to prevent any access who might have captured an old password,” Blanco said.

Affected websites urge users to change their passwords immediately, and students can check to see if a website is compromised by using sites such as https://filippo.io/Heartbleed/.

D w o m o h - Tw e n e b o a h suggests that students be aware of this issue and of computer malware scams.

He recommends that everyone follow three basic security principles to keep themselves safe: students should be careful of what they put on the Internet, before a student provides information to a company they should look at a company’s policy on selling information to vendors, and that students should be careful of what they download from the Internet.

Helen Lee can be reached at linfieldreviewphotos@gmail.com.

The annual burn kicked off the 2014 Linfield College Earth Week, which will go until April 26, a Global Youth Service Day. The week is dedicated to sustainability at the college, and will focus on events that educate students on how to lead environment-friendly lifestyles.

“We want students to know that there are easy ways to implement sustainability in your everyday life,” said junior, Green Chair coordinator Nicole Lewis.

From eating local workshops to a sustainabilitycentered game show, Linfield’s green chairs and its office of sustainability have worked hard to create events that raise awareness about environmental issues.

The events are organized by each dorm’s Green Chair and the sustainability coordinator, Duncan Reid.

The green chair positions for the dorms are chosen at the beginning of each year, and work

to educate and promote actions such as recycling and composting.

“The green chair position is a great opportunity for students to gain more knowledge in the field of sustainability, and to gain some leadership experience,” Lewis said.

Freshman Green Chair for Grover Hall, Alaire Hughey, said being a green chair has taught her a lot about sustainability. She also stressed her lack of experience prior to applying for the position, saying that students do not need to be well versed in environmental issues to apply.

“When I came to Linfield, I didn’t know very much about these environmental things, and now I’m working with Duncan Reid, and I’m learning a lot about sustainability. I think green chairs are a really good way for dorm residents to understand a lot of these issues, especially freshmen,” Hughey said.

Students will learn how to take simple steps toward a more sustainable lifestyle throughout the course of Earth Week.

“A lot of the tips that we

give don’t cost anything.

In fact, some of them even cost you less than the practices you currently do,” Lewis said.

Lewis and Hughey expressed pessimism for the amount of student interest in environmental issues, and claim Earth Week is one of the office of sustainability’s biggest opportunities to gain student involvement.

“We’re just trying to increase awareness of sustainability in every way that we can,” Lewis said.

Monday’s Earth Week game show is at 5:30 p.m. in Dillin Hall, Tuesday’s eat local workshop is at 4:30 p.m. in Dillin, and Wednesday’s stuff swap fashion show is at noon in Dillin.

A bike basics workshop will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday in the bike coop, Friday’s earth games will be at 4 p.m. on the IM Field, and a local food barbecue will be at 5 p.m. in the Walker Courtyard.

Saturday’s Global Youth Service Day will be the last of Earth Week’s events.

Helen Lee can be reached at linfieldreviewphotos@gmail.com.

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Gender-neutral housing is gaining at Maryland schools Carrie Wells The Baltimore Sun Nita Strickland and Sidney Garland, best friends since the sixth grade, have shared a lot their hopes and daily frustrations, an interest in some of the same music and TV shows.

Now in college, even though they are of opposite sexes, the students share a tiny dorm room on Towson University's campus, outside of Baltimore.

What would have been considered taboo just a few decades ago has become more common. Coed dormitories, which shocked some when introduced in the 1970s, have given way to coed rooms. The well-established trend even has a modern moniker: gender-neutral housing.

Before 2007, such arrangements were virtually nonexistent in Maryland. Seven educational institutions in the state now offer the option to students, and an eighth has signaled it's getting on board.

Strickland and Garland, from Prince George's County, Md., finish each other's sentences, decorated their small living space with Towson University memorabilia and pop music posters. Having a private bathroom is a major plus, the roommates agreed.

"I don't see it as living with someone of the opposite gender as it is living with a really good friend," said Strickland, 21. "Hours will go by, we'll just be laying here talking about everything. Sometimes

we'll wake up in the morning and be like, 'oh we stayed up till 4 a.m.'"

"A lot of people when they hear we're living together, they're like, 'How did you get so lucky?'" added Garland, 20.

University administrators say they began exploring mixed-gender housing after requests from students and have seen a growing demand.

The policies vary by school some universities allow freshmen to participate, others don't except in special circumstances; and some universities only allow opposite-sex roommates in apartments and suites and not traditional dorm rooms.

Campus housing has evolved in other ways, too.

Some colleges have floors designated as "quiet" or substance-free; others offer students the opportunity to live with others in the same academic program.

Coed arrangements aren't designed for students in romantic relationships, officials said, and students are not assigned to the housing unless they request it.

Though many different types of students live in mixed-gender housing, some schools began their programs to address concerns raised by transgender students, who can face harassment or discomfort in a traditional dorm.

"We have students who were bullied to the point of violence in high school," said Katie Boone, the director of residential life at UMBC. "They came to UMBC where

Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun/MCT Sidney Garland, left, a junior at Towson University, in Towsin, Md., shares a dorm room with friend Nita Strickland in a gender-neutral housing program. They especially like the semi-private bathroom, left, that only the two of them use. they felt safe about their gender identity or expression, so this was helpful for them."

According to the national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy group Campus Pride, nearly 150 universities around the country offer the option of genderneutral housing, including California's state universities, Yale University, Columbia University and George Washington University. Most programs started in the past six years.

Deborah Grandner, the director of resident life at the College Park campus, said

a student housing advisory group first approached her about the option in 2005 and that she attended a forum sponsored by a LGBT group that solidified her opinions about why the program was necessary.

"The students there expressed serious concerns about navigating their living environment in our state-owned residence halls," Grandner said. "Their roommate situation could really make or break their college experience."

The program, offered in housing across campus, has

grown from about 60 students to about 400 now, she said.

About 12,000 students live in College Park's residence halls and the privately managed Courtyards and South Campus Commons apartments.

Alex Stoller's apartment on College Park's campus is a melting pot of six roommates from diverse backgrounds and a blend of three men and three women, none of whom is gay or transgender.

"It's been eye-opening to live with people of the opposite sex," said Stoller, a sophomore from the Boston suburbs studying journalism. "There's

also never drama. Girls can get catty and it can be harder, but with the guys it's nice because it's definitely a family dynamic. We're like brothers and sisters."

"If I want real girl time," she added, "I go to my sorority house."

Susan Boswell, dean of student life at the Johns Hopkins University, where mixed-gender housing will be offered starting in the fall semester, said student requests to live with another student of a different gender had previously been evaluated on a case-bycase basis.

rience at her old newspaper to help build the Review’s readership, such as creating a mobile app and redesigning the website.

She also plans on creating a new position for the Review, social media edi-

tor, to focus solely on social media for the Review.

“I’m looking forward to training [Lee] and seeing who else applies for positions on staff,” Sigler said. “Our current staff has worked very hard this year.

Because many of the staff members are freshmen, I am excited to see how they take charge of the Review and help it be the best newspaper around.”

For more information about becoming involved

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“I’m nervous to run the newspaper as a sophomore, but I’m really excited to work with the new staff and get input from the student

body,” Lee said.

Lee has worked for the Review for the past year as the photo editor, and also worked as the editor-in-chief at her high school newspaper, Quill. She plans on using some of her past expe-

Samantha Sigler can be reached at linfieldrevieweditor@gmail.com.

In honor of Earth Week, how do you plan to be more sustainable?

“My hall is doing an event where we’re making bottle bricks, when you fill plastic bottles with enough trash to make them hard as bricks, and I’m really excited for that.”

-Madison Gladding Freshman

“I usually try to be sustainable in my life, but I’m going to try and use less plastic water bottles and use a reusable one instead.”

-Lacie Mcelvain

Freshman

“I’m going to recycle more and cut down on using water. I only use shampoo and not conditioner on my hair because I’ve heard conditioner is bad for the environment.”

-Daye Sung Junior

“At my apartment we have a big thing of recycling bins and my roommate and I try to recycle as much as possible.”

-Chad Coburn

Junior

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Photo courtesy of Logan Mays Sophomore Logan Mays plays at one of the September 2013 Cat Cabs with junior Cody Meadows. He has learned to play a right-handed guitar with his left hand by playing the guitar upside down. He hopes to one day buy a left-handed guitar. Mays also wants to learn to play the violin.

Gilberto Galvez/Features editor It seems that nothing will be able to stop sophomore Logan Mays from pursuing his love of music besides maybe a little laziness.

“I wanted to start going into music when I was eight; however, I didn’t actually start until I was 15 because I’m lazy. My mom bought me a keyboard,” Mays said.

Everything came together this last February when Mays releases his first EP, titled “Fade-EP,” on iTunes. The EP is made up of songs Mays has written himself.

There are only four songs on the EP, and “Fade,” the title track, is also the first song that Mays ever composed on his own. The EP is available on iTunes for $3.96.

Fade’s genre is categorized as singer-songwriter on iTunes. It was the only genre he could think to label himself under.

“I’m not good with genres.

[Singersongwriter] leaves it open to interpretation,” Mays said.

He also finds that many of the bands he currently listens to have been placed under that category.

Mays list of influences range from John Mayer to The Fray, but one singer he sees as his idol is Ryan Tedder, the front man of OneRe-

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public, but Tedder has composed music for other artists, such as Beyoncé’s “Halo.”

“Ryan Tedder is my idol when it comes to composing,” Mays said. He wants to follow in Tedder’s footsteps as a songwriter and singer.

Mays may have written all of the songs on “Fade,” but most of the EP’s creation happened in his hometown of Rockland, Calif., with his friend Daniel Dudley.

“I’m not very good with technology, I’m very grateful for his help,” Mays said about his friend’s contributions to the EP, which mainly centered on recording Mays’ instrument and voice parts as well as playing additional instruments.

Another friend, Megan Michel sang the girl’s part in the song “Screw Up.” “[Michel] didn’t get any Photo courtesy of Logan Mays credit for it on Sophomore Logan Mays plays for his friends at the Linfield Choir Retreat September 2013. iTunes,” Mays is using his time at Linfield to teach himself how to play various instruments.

Mays said. “My career path, leading to the creworld also adds to his sense of not music ation of the EP, but Mays has been being alone. tells stosinging longer than that.

“I want my music to be relatries, and “I’ve been singing since I came able. I just want to be heard,” her voice out of the womb, but I didn’t start Mays said. made [the sounding good until I hit puberty Mays doesn’t need his EP to song] so if you ask me,” Mays said. become a huge seller. He sees it much Still his family and friends have as the first step taken to a brighter more always been a large part of his future. In the mean time, he’ll beautimusical path. keep playing at Cat Cabs here at ful.”

“I know that the inspiration to Linfield.

When keep producing comes from my “I have many more years to bethe was family and friends. It makes me ter myself. They are the first songs 15, the keyboard his mother gave feel like I’m not alone,” Mays I’ve written,” Mays said. him may have finally started said.

Gilberto Galvez can be reached Mays on a more serious musical His music being out in the at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com

I want my music to be relatable. I just want to be heard.

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Rosa Johnson/Copy editor The Hewlett-Packard apartments are available to only third year and fourth year students. There are triples, quads and several double apartments.

Gilberto Galvez/Features editor Housing Registration time is fast approaching.

Students have to decide quite a few things before they register: their roommate, their building and their room. Every decision affects the entirety of their next school year, so each decision needs careful consideration. There are also a few changes to the campus itself, such as the designation of gender-neutral bathrooms and Memorial Hall’s change from all girls to co-ed.

“Students should seek roommates ahead of time if they can. They should find roommates whom they believe would be a good match and someone with whom they will have open communication,” said Esperance Ibuka, area director for housing. “Communication is key in ensuring a successful roommate relationship.”

Senior Bryanna Dixon, resident life assistant for

housing, brings in her own advice for finding a roommate: “You want to find a roommate with kind of the same schedule, especially if you don’t know the person.”

Linfield has a few resources available for those still on the roommate hunt.

The Facebook group, “Linfield College Roommate Search,” allows students to get in contact with others looking for a roommate.

By filling out the Current Student Housing Preference form, students could be paired up with someone randomly.

The other issue is picking out which building students want to live in.

There is one thing Dixon and Ibuka could not stress more: Always have backups.

“Students tend to forget having back up options for their housing. They need to have at least four to five options both in room and

potential roommates in case their top option isn’t available to them. They should remember that housing registration priority is determined by the total number of combined credit hours accumulated by the students who wish to occupy the room or apartment. Also students need to know that they have to fill a room in order to register for it,” Ibuka said.

If the students didn’t have enough credits or enough people to fill the room they wanted, they would have to move to one of their backups. The problems begin when students forget to plan out their backups. “[Elkinton and Terrell halls fill] up really fast. If you’re expecting to live in one of those and you don’t think you have enough credits, have a plan. When I say have alternatives, I mean alternatives in differ-

ent buildings, not just TerPeople are able to find rell and Elkinton,” Dixon out your credits there, said. but that takes longer. The Each building will have process can take from two its pros and cons. Terrell hours to one. and Elkinton are nice and “Be on time,” Ibuka said. new but also cost more It ensures that everything than the other buildings. goes smoothly. Ibuka also Others would have their mentions that students own set of problems and should pay attention to benefits. the master of ceremonies, “One of the things is do so they know when their you want to live in a buildcredits are called up. ing that’s co-ed? It’s also a “I think of it as an aucgood idea to consider the tion. You’re auctioning proximity of your building your credits for rooms,” to where your classes are,” Dixon said.

Dixon said.

Finding a place to live in On the day of housing next year will take longer registration itself, it is a than just the hour or two good thing to come not actually registering, but just with your backups registration itself will go and roommate(s) but with much smoother if students your housing registration take the time to do all of card with all your credits the pre-planning. Don’t on it. The registration card forget that it is always a is mailed out to students good thing to have options. once they have registered for classes.

“Bring the registration card if you want to just get Gilberto Galvez can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com in-get out,” Dixon said.

Tuesday, April 29 Suburbs (College owned apartments) – Doubles and Quads. If you want to live in a suburb double or quad and are suburb eligible, register at 7:00 PM in Wilson Upper Gym. Only students who will be a 3rd year college student (minimum) or will be 21 years of age by the start of fall semester, August 25, 2014, are eligible to register for the suburbs.

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Rosa Johnson/Copy editor Jane Failing is located by the I.M. field. There are typically a mix of sophomores and freshmen.

It’s that time of the year again...

Rosa Johnson/Copy editor nton, the building across from Renshaw, is one of the most ired building for sophomores.

Housing Registration Housing Rates for 2014-2015 (per semester)

Suburbs (Apartments) Rate

Residence Halls Rate

Dana Suites $2,860

Double Room $2,805

College Ave. (Whites) – Double $2,860

Standard Single Room $3,320

College Ave. (Whites) – Triple $2,655

Small Single Room (see floor plans) $2,805

Blaine St. (Greens) – Double $2,860

Large Single (see floor plans) $3,885

Blaine St. (Greens) – Triple $2,655

Newby/Miller/Larsell Suites $3,320

540 Apts. (Reds) – Double $2,860

Elkinton/Terrell Single $3,555

Legacy Apts. - Double $2,655

Elkinton/Terrell Double $3,005

HP Park Apartments – Double $3,300

Elkinton/Terrell Triple $2,700

HP Park Apartments – Triple $3,135

Triple or 4-Person Room $2,510

HP Park Apartments – Quad $3,180

4-Person Suite with Bath $3,320

Jan Term Housing (All) $ 520

Jan Term Housing (All) $ 520

Suburbs – Triples. If you want to live in a suburb triple and are

er at 7:00 PM in Wilson Upper Gym. Residence Halls – Singles, you want to live in a residence hall single room, triple room, or 3 ister at 7:00 PM in Wilson Upper Gym.

Tuesday, May 6 Residence Halls – Doubles. If you want to

live in a residence hall double room or any other open residence hall room, register at 7:00 PM in Wilson Upper Gym.

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Senior Gavin Broussare wears goggles and a red scarf over his face while watching the annual build to burn on April 18 in the field by the Wellness Trail.

All photos by Spencer Beck Linfield and McMinnville communities came together at the burn, as all were welcomed to roast marshmallows after the structure collapsed.

April 21, 2014

Playhouse for Nils burns down on April 18 in the field by the Wellness Trail, members of the Linfield and McMinnville communities joined in this annual event.

Fire ignites memory, honors Linfield prof Gilberto Galvez Features Editor

Paper and pens were available for attendees to write messages or drawings in order to throw it into the fire and watch it burn along with the structure.

Six years ago, Totem Shriver, adjunct professor for the art and visual culture department decided to build a sculpture that would meet its end in an inferno. The tradition has continued on to this year.

This year the sculpture, known as Playhouse for Nils, added to the playful atmosphere at the Burn.

The Burn was inspired by the Burning Man Festival.

“Most cultures have had fire rituals since the advent of fire, and we have grown away from that except when we go camping. Fire is the primal source of energy release and that is what we plan to do,” Shriver said.

Playhouse for Nils has a significant meaning to Linfield faculty and students because it served as a memorial sculpture for Nils Lou, professor of ceramics and sculpture. “[Lou] passed away on Christmas Day and left us dumbfounded. We chose to honor his years here by building a structure that resembles a Japanese hillside-climbing kiln. There are many painted symbols

on the piece pertaining to our hopes for his future. We noticed the day we moved it; the sticks it was made from were putting out new leaves for spring. A powerful symbol of rebirth for Nils,” Shriver said.

The sticks formed a phoenix nest at the top of the sculpture. Along the side of the sculpture was also a dragon, both symbols of fire, strength and rebirth.

The decision to name the sculpture a playhouse came from Lou’s belief of enlightenment through play.

The ceremony itself did have a sense of play about it, as one of the performers read a poem that featured vulgar but humorous phrases mentioning various body parts and the universe.

Those who attended the Burn enjoyed its playful atmosphere, whether it was their first time or their second or whether they were from Linfield or McMinnville.

McMinnville local, Frank McClanahan attended the event for the first time.

“I really like it. The artwork is amazing. It’s a good community activity for Linfield,” McClanahan said.

Students attending the

Burn for the first time were surprised by the sense of community.

“I think the atmosphere here is one of love and excitement for the arts department and the professor, and I’m really excited to experience it as a firstyear student,” freshman Sara Gomez said.

Students attending for their second time or more returned for the atmosphere that Gomez described.

“It makes me sad because the art is really beautiful, but it’s really nice to see everyone come together,” sophomore Riley Self said.

The crowd watched the sculpture burn from a distance. It took some time to fully come ablaze, but once it did, the flames lit up the night, throwing pieces of ashes into the air.

“Like every other artwork, it’s open to interpretation. The reason I come here is to see college unity,” sophomore Chris Clavel said.

“I am always impressed with the sense of community and varieties of people, strangers on one level but kindred on another.

Also, Nils’ connection was strong,” Shriver said.

Gilberto Galvez can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com

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Seniors share their love of music with the world Stephanie Hofmann Sports editor

Unlike the rest of Linfield, these four seniors share something more than a campus; they are music majors.

Seniors Zach Davis, Yucheng “Alex” Zhang, Joe Komarek and Izgi Gulfem Torunlar all came to Linfield for different reason.

Some knew before college that music was what they wanted to do while others travelled from other countries to America for the first time.

No matter where they came from they are all graduating with music on their minds.

These seniors have attributed must of their

over all success to the program at Linfield College.

The small classes don’t just help students understand math, but they helped in one-on-one conversations about each major ’s goals for the future.

The time spent with professors shaping compositions and working on individual pieces helped each music major focus on what they wanted to in the future.

“There are many opportunities for motivated students to explore their interests,” Davis said. “Being able to work with the music faculty in this small environment has been extraordinary; indeed, it has helped shape many of my future goals.”

Each senior realized

at different times in their life that music was what they wanted to do. For Yucheng Zhang it didn’t happen until his freshman

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grew more serious with his studies he got older.

While Komarek started composing in high school, it wasn’t until going to Lin-

I think that deciding to pursue a career in music was the most important and most fulfiling choice I have made so far in my life.

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-Joe Komarek Senior year, when he saw other seniors preforming their senior recital and thought, “I could do this too.”

Davis’s love for music started at a young age and

field did he decided that he wanted to do it as a career.

“I think that deciding to pursue a career in music was the most important and most fulfilling choice

I have made so far in my life,” Komarek said.

Taking on becoming music major is a daunting task, but the seniors had some welcome advice about the whole experience.

They suggest balancing busy schedules, don’t be afraid to ask for help and collaborate with other students.

All of them agreed however that if you take a chance to preform then take it.

“Be confident and if there is a chance to preform your stuff just take it, “Yucheng Zhang said.

“Audition for solos in choir and try your best to write your music. Write music for the band, choir and get it preformed.”

The four music majors are currently doing their senior recital, which is the last requirement before graduating in June.

This is there final performance as Linfield students before going to perfect their craft in graduate school. These four seniors are looking forward to sharing their love of music with the rest of the world.

“I love the aspect of creating something out of nothing,” Komarek said. “As an artist you are drawing on 100 years if tradition, but interpreting sound and silence in your own way. Creating something that people will enjoy is what I like most about it.”

Stephanie Hofmann can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com

Prize-winning photos from around the world

Senior Veronica Herrera submitted photos from her study abroad experiences in Oaxaca, Mexico and the Bahamas.

Viewing and judging for the 23rd Annual Linfield College Study Abroad Photo Contest was held on April 16 in the Fred Meyer Lounge. Students, faculty, and community members were welcome to look at the photos on display and cast their votes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Students along with faculty members viewed the photographs on display from a variety of study abroad trips within the past year.

Junior Joe Stevick fills out his ballot to vote for a photograph displayed at the Study Abroad Photo Contest on April 16 in the Fred Meyer Lounge.

All Photos by Eve Brindis Joey Paysinger (left) submitted photos from his study abroad trip in Germany, and Joe Stevick submitted photos from his study abroad trip in New Zealand.

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Funeral draws family closer, solving long-time issues Special Lovincey Columnist In the film adaptation of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prizewinning play, “August: Osage County,” the all-star cast delivers profoundly as a dysfunctional family living separate lives, led back to Oklahoma during a sweltering August to mourn the death of a family member.

“August: Osage County” begins with the despondency filled words of the sad hopeless poet, Beverly Weston, played by Sam Shepard, as he’s prompting a live-in housekeeper, Johnna, of the life of him and his wife Violet Weston, played

by Meryl Streep, who is

suffering from cancer of the mouth and prescription pill addiction. In a voice stiffened by years of alcohol abuse, Beverly quotes T.S. Eliot and goes to say “Life is very long,” colored with bitter disappointment.

Days later after hiring Johnna, Beverly goes missing and Violet reaches out to her three daughters, who return to their parent’s home but shortly discover their father committed suicide.

The Weston family is brought together to pay respect to a lost member but then are quickly divided again as everyone is at their limits with emotions, Violet’s “truth tell-

Photo courtesy of www.imbd.com ing” ruins the funeral dinner, secrets are revealed and fates are altered. Meryl Streep delivers an explosive performance as Violet, the malevolent, foul-mouthed

and spiteful matriarch who is consistently high on a number of prescription pills. Violet seems to bump heads most frequently with her eldest daughter, Barbra (Julia Roberts) who takes after her mom’s most finest quality, her not so civil tongue. Next to Streep, Julia Roberts also helps carry the film with her performance as the bitterest of the daughters, struggling with her own family issues from her philandering husband (Ewan McGregor) and sullen 14-year-old daughter (Abigail Breslin). Julianne Nicholson breathes life into mousy sister Ivy, the one Weston daughter who—unlike Barbara and

her youngest sister Karen (Juliette Lewis) — stayed around home, caring for Violet and striving to shape out her own happiness and healing in life.

In the midst of all the family chaos, Ivy, perhaps learns one of the more devastating secrets indirectly affecting her uncle Charlie (Chris Cooper) as well as her cousin known as Little Charles (Benedict Cumberbatch). An unveiled family secret puts them all at the end of more humiliation and suffering after already been victims of distasteful words and family resentment. The combined fate of the bunch is heartbreakingly sad.

To a bit of surprise, “August: Osage County” is marked as a comedy and even in the trailers appears to be a lighthearted family movie but the moments of caustic humor barely cast a shadow over the deeper perplexes of the ugliness in each character and bitterness of this family dynamic.

Director John Wells emulates rich, dark comedy in his “August” film adaptation but as the revelations of family secrets boil over, the Weston women all slink off in their own despair and are left damaged in some way by the events behind them.

Special Lovincey can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com

Strong, female characters conquer conservative oppression Paige Jurgensen Columnist About thirteen years ago it was impossible to walk into a bookstore (because thirteen years ago bookstores were a thing that existed) without encountering at least one large, yellow display, of dozens of copies of Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Secret Life of Bees” and often a few nearby displays of books that were literally about bees.

“The Secret Life of Bees” is a coming of age novel about 14-year-old Lilly who lives with her physically and verbally abusive father in South Carolina in the 1960’s.

With them, lives their maid Rosaleen who acts like a mother to Lilly, since her mother died when she was very young from, what Lilly believes, an accident that

was caused by her.

When Rosaleen goes, with Lilly by her side, to register to vote, they are stopped by a group of mindless racists who assault Rosaleen.

Because this is the south in the 1960’s and Rosaleen is a black woman, she is blamed for the assault and put under arrest while in the hospital for her injuries.

Lilly rescues her and the two of them runaway.

However, Lilly’s motives are more than just saving Rosaleen; she wants to find out more about her mysterious mother and the only clue she has is a picture of a Black Mary.

Coincidences come together and Lilly and Rosaleen find themselves staying at the home of the Boatwright sisters, who make and sell honey, where

Lilly experiences her journey to self-discovery and womanhood.

The novel is more than

Photo courtesy of www.imbd.com just a coming-of-age novel, though, because it consists of undertones of the civil rights movement throughout the novel’s entirety and speaks to the reader, both black and white, about human rights.

“The Secret Life of Bees” is a novel to read on uncomfortably sweaty summer days when the internet has lost its wonder and you want to sink away into something more than yourself.

The novel is both uplifting and unhappy in a way that beautifully blends together.

“The Secret Life of Bees” was, an arguably still is, everywhere, possibly due to the fact that it was on ‘The New York Times’ best seller list for over two years and then in 2008 was adapted into a film of the same name starring Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, and Alicia Keys.

The film stays surprisingly true to the novel, which is a rarity for novel to film adaptations.

Paige Jurgensen can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com

Country-pop duo hits the stage Vanessa So KSLC

KSLC Move aside, Florida Georgia Line, because Dan + Shay is the next country duo that will capture the hearts of many country lovers.

The duo just debuted at the top of Billboard’s country albums charts.

With the release of Dan + Shay’s debut album, “Where it All Began,” earlier this month, it is going to be a busy year for the duo as it is currently the opening act for Hunter Haye’s We’re Not Invisible Tour.

Dan + Shay will also be the opening act for Blake Shelton’s Craziest Tour 2014 later this June.

Dan + Shay is composed of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, who are both based in Nashville.

The two met in December 2012 and hit it off imme-

Photo courtesy of cmaworld.com diately as they bonded over their musical similarities.

Dan and Shay would soon have writing sessions together as well as performing together.

The duo was able to discover their own sound, which ranges from countryrock and country-pop.

Dan + Shay cite Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Usher and Alison Krauss as some of their musical influences. “ Where it All Began” showcases some acoustic

ballads, power hits and catchy and infectious tunes that are perfect for those summer days.

“Show You Off” is an infectious opener as it exudes the overall energy and positivity of the album.

The good memories of summer, love and lust dominate the lyrical direction of the album, with some ballads about savoring the time we have.

The duo’s songwriting skills are on-par with the visual imagery that they want to evoke from its listeners.

The first single, “10 You + Me” takes listeners on an adventure, experiencing what Dan and Shay encountered during their first week in Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.

The song captures the essence of summer love as Shay reminisces about dancing in the sand, hearing the

waves crashing down and eventually, how he had to leave it all behind.

“Can’t Say No,” is more pop than country as Shay takes center stage with this acoustic ballad, which is backed up by soothing guitar strings.

“I Heard Goodbye” is another ballad that will tug on some heartstrings as it depicts the feeling of saying goodbye to someone special.

Check out the duo’s website at danandshay.com for tour dates.

Dan + Shay’s “Where it All Began” is available for digital download on iTunes and available for purchase in stores. You can also check out “Oh, What a Life” on KSLC 90.3 FM and listen online at www.linfield.edu/ kslcfm or stream the station on iTunes.

Vanessa So can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com

Upcoming events Holland, so far, but still so close!

4 p.m. April 24, Jonasson Hall

Liederabend

7:30 p.m. April 25, in Vivian A. Bull Music Center

Senior Recital: Joe Komarek

7 p.m. April 26, Vivian A. Bull Music Center

Sports

April 21, 2014

International students fall in love with foreign sport Stephanie Hofmann Sports editor Two international students came to Linfield looking to be apart of something, but they found much more than that. They found lacrosse.

Seniors Lisa Sjursen and Sigvor Kristine Rullestad came from Telemark University in Porsgrunn, Norway to Linfield College to see a new side of the United

States. Both students had been to New York City for a shopping trip last year and Rullestad had stayed at an international boarding school in New York. However neither of the girls had ventured to the west coast, so they decided to do it together.

Coming to America wasn’t as big of a change for the two Norwegian students as it can be for other international travelers. Although

there were some changes that were very welcome.

“People are more open here,” Rullestand said.

“They are nice and will smile even if they don’t know you. Culturally we are pretty similar.”

Other difference took a lot longer for them to get use to. Americans tend to drive more, which was something the two athletes had to get use to when getting directions. One time when they

Photo courtesy of Kelly Bird Senior Lisa Sjursen (right) picks up the ball away from the Loras College offense. Sjursen plans to continue to play in Norway when she goes back at the end of the semester.

Friday, April 25 Track and Field

were at a hotel a little outside a town in Florida and the manager told them it was only five minutes away.

After about 30 minutes of walking they realized he was talking about driving.

The two students also had to get use to the size difference of everything in the United States. “[America] is kind of the same as Norway except everything is twice as big,” Sjursen said. “The cars, mountains, buildings, everything is super-sized.”

Sjursen and Rullestad had met on the first day of school of college in Norway. They “were each others first person to meet at college” and from that day on they were friends. It was fate that when they got to Oregon that they would end up playing the same sport although they decided to play at very different times.

Sjuersen had never heard of lacrosse until she saw it on an episode of “Teen Wolf.”

When she got to Linfield she tried to do track and field, but she wanted more of a team sport. That’s when Sjursen learned she could join the team. Rullestad had only heard about the sport, because a friend had played it. So when she saw the class when registering for classes and thought “why not try something new”.

The two Norwegian athletes started off knowing nothing about the sport they had just signed up for and had to quickly learn how to play. As the season went on they got better at playing and could see the improvement.

“You can feel that you are getting better all the time,”

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Photo courtesy of Kelly Bird Senior Kristine Rullestad runs down the line when her name was called during the game against Loras College.

Rullestad said. “Starting from nothing to where we are now. Its cool to see that change.”

The team has also been improving over this year, starting from a zero win season last year to winning three games. The seniors both agreed that their favorite moment this year with the team was when they played Benedictine University at Lisle, Illinois, which was the second win for the team with a final score of 15-14. The game was close the whole time and they were tied with 20 seconds left on the clock when senior Shelby Duarte made the final goal. They whole team was screaming entire time.

“The team is getting there now,” Sjursen said.

“We went from not winning any games to winning some. The team is getting better and it’s really exciting to see.”

Sjursen and Rullestad are going back to Norway after the end of this semester, but that doesn’t mean the end of playing lacrosse for them.

They will either be playing on a college team or a club team in the capital, but one thing is for sure. Their love for lacrosse won’t be left behind in the states.

“Its been so much fun,” Sjursen said. “I just with that the semester could last longer. If I could just bring my family and friends from Norway here with me then it would be perfect.”

Stephanie Hofmann can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Wildcat Sports Schedule NWC Championships

Tacoma, Wash.

12:30 p.m.

Women’s Golf

NWC Championships

Oregon Golf Association

Men’s Golf

NWC Championships

OGA Course

Women’s Tennis

NWC Championships vs. Whitworth

Walla Walla, Wash.

5 p.m.

Track and Field

NWC Championships

Tacoma, Wash.

9 a.m.

Baseball

Lewis & Clark (2)

Home

Noon

Women’s Golf

NWC Championships

Oregon Golf Association

Men’s Golf

NWC Championships

OGA Course

Men’s Tennis

Skagit Valley C.C.

Home

10 a.m.

Baseball

Lewis & Clark

Home

Noon

Women’s Tennis

NWC Championships vs. TBA

Walla Walla, Wash.

Noon

Saturday, April 26

Sunday, April 27

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Track and field win at last away meet Casie Gaza Senior sports reporter

Amanda Gibbon/For the Review Freshman Lucas Clark throws his first disk while competing in discus in which he got fifth place at the Lewis & Clark Invitational on April 19.

The Linfield track and field team finished their last meet before the NWC Championships on April 25 and 26 in Tacoma, Wash.

The first sign of greatness came from freshman Dallas Edge who placed fifth overall in the women’s heptathlon with a point score of 3973. Edge also placed first in the 100-meter hurdles event with a final time of 14.75, tied for fourth in the high jump with a final height of 1.49 meter, and finished first in the 200-meter race with time 26.63. Coming in second for the women’s 200m dash was teammate, sophomore Brenna Stinson with time 26.76 only .13 seconds behind Edge.

In the women’s races, freshman Sarah McDowell came in eighth for the ’Cats with time 27.93 for the 200-meter dash and in ninth with time 13.48 in the 100-meter dash.

Senior Katie Skinner took eighth in the 800m run with time 2:23.07 while senior Hannah Greider, junior Audrey Lichten and Skinner took third, fourth, and fifth respectively in the 1500-meter run. Senior Mimi Seeley took sixth in the 5000-meter run with time 21:20.41. The ’Cats also did well in the 100m hurdles race with freshman Madison Gladding coming in third with time 16.71.

Linfield ‘A’ also took first in the 4x100-meter relay consisting of junior

Ellie Schmidt, Stinson, sophomore Rachel Gernhart and Edge. This team finished with a final time of 49.69.

Sophomore Joy Harpham showed her skills in the high jump with height 1.56m while junior Amanda Gibbon finished fifth in the pole vault with distance 2.8 meters. Likewise, freshman Jasmine Fojas finished seventh in the high jump as teammate, senior Anna LaBeaume finished second in the women’s shot-put with distance 11.71 meter.

LaBeaume also took first in the discus throw with distance 39.5m and first in the hammer throw with distance 47.34 meter. Similarly, senior Courtney Alley placed third in the discus throw with distance 35.01 meter and fifth in the hammer throw with distance 39.48 meter.

On the men’s side, freshman Jake Mihelich placed first in the 400-meter dash with time 48.93. In the men’s 1500 meter run, junior Chad Linnerooth placed fifth with time 4:01.68 while teammate, senior Jason Hight finished third in the 5000m run at time 15:42.77. Sophomore Clay Monahan brought it home for the men with a sixth place finish in the 110m hurdles at time 17.75 and in the 400-meter hurdles with time 1:01.84.

In the men’s high jump, junior Tim Pang added to the ’Cats score with a distance of 1.8 meter, while freshman Kennedy Johnson finished fourth in the long

jump with distance 6.38 meters. Likewise, freshman Eric Igbinoba finished first in the men’s triple jump with distance 13.61 meters.

In the shot put, senior mike Maierhofer finished fifth with distance 13.02 meters while freshman Lucas Clark finished fifth in the discus throw with distance 40.28. Lastly, senior Hunter Sams finished it off in the javelin throw with a third place finish and distance 45.12 meters.

Freshman Dallas Edge states, “Everyone had a light day today, so I ran the 4x1 just so we could all work on our handoffs…

It was an awesome confidence builder for us since not everything was perfect.

I think the biggest thing is that we all need to go into the meet and give it everything we have. In all honestly what we’ve done up to this point doesn’t matter because now it’s all about who can bring it on Friday and Saturday, when it matters most, to win some titles!”

With great performances from this weekend’s meet and the conference meet this upcoming week, there is no limit to what these Wildcats can do. Their concept of “team” both on and off the field is truly remarkable and there’s no doubt that we will be seeing more of them in the future. As for now, they’ll continue to work hard in practice and wait for their moments to shine.

Klopp, Logan Munson, and Tayler Pirnke.

Due to their absences, Linfield had a few of the

his round did not count towards the team score.

The weather was noting to brag about. Kyle Hargrave, who finished with an 83, described it by saying, “The first nine holes were rainy and had some wind added in, and the second half was just supper windy.”

He added in that the course was very nice, but the greens had been aerated, which made putting a little more difficult.

Hargrave said this week was essentially the teams warm up round for the tournament next week.

That will be the Championship tournament and also the last chance to play for the year. The tournament will be held at the same course, OGA Golf Course on April 26 and 27.

Casie Gaz can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Men’s tennis lose two ‘Cats get good results matches in Washington in last tournament Rachael Gernhart Staff writer

Linfield had a rough weekend loosing to two conference teams, Whitman and Whitworth.

Competing with five players during their annual trip through eastern Washington, the Wildcats’ had automatic defaulted points, resulting in defaulted point at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles.

Whitman scored 9-0 over Linfield on Friday at their outdoor tennis courts in Walla Walla, Wash.

In singles competition, junior Micah Roos lost one of the closer matches of the day, 7-6, 6-0, at No. 1 to Whitman.

Freshmen Kelsey Rosborough lost to Whitman’s No. 2 singles player, 6-1, 6-0. At No. 3 singles, Lukas Kleinman lost 6-1, 6-3.

“This was a tough weekend. We played some of the best teams in the conference again back to back,” Klein-

man said. “Micah played great against Whitman, narrowly lost a first set before losing the second against a solid player.”

Sophomore Tim Hawkins lost to Whitman at No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-1. Freshmen Alec Wisthoff, at No. 5, lost 6-2, 6-2.

At No. 1 in doubles competition, Kleinman and Rosborough lost, 8-2, against Whitman. At No. 2 doubles, Hawkins and Roos, also lost 8-2.

Whitworth scored 8-1 over Linfield, with its lone point in doubles, at Spokane, Wash.

Roos and Hawkins won in an 8-4 victory over Whitworth’s No. 2 doubles.

“Micah’s serve set me up at the net and my serve did the same,” Hawkins said.

“We both returned really well too. We started hot and we never really let them back into the match.”

Kleinman and Rosborough lost 8-3 at No. 1 doubles.

The closest singles occurred at No. 1 singles where Roos lost, 6-0, 6-4, to Whitworth.

“The team worked hard and tried to use their game plans effectively. We didn’t accomplish what we wanted simply because we wanted to see the results in the win column but we have something to build upon,” Kleinman said.

In other singles, Rosborough lost at No. 2 to Whitworth, 6-1, 6-1. At No. 3, Kleinman lost 6-1, 6-0. At No. 4, Hawkins lost 6-1, 6-2.

At No. 5 singles, Wisthoff lost 6-0, 6-0.

Coming up, Linfield plays Skagit Valley C.C. on April 27.

“A few days rest followed by a solid week of practices will help us work towards ending the season with a positive result,” Kleinman said.

Rachael Gernhart can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Drew Mahrt For the Review The Linfield men’s golf team played only one match this week on April 19. They traveled to Woodburn, Ore. and played on they OGA Golf course.

While Linfield didn’t win the mini tournament, it was still very good practice for the upcoming NWC Championships, which will be played at the same course.

Linfield’s top three played very well, filling up three of the top six individual finishes. Kevin Kawasaki placed first, shooting one over with a 73.

Thomas Arand and AJ Taylor were the next two, finishing four and six over, respectively.

Linfield was missing many of its top players in the match, including Taylor

Junior Kevin Kawasaki

freshman come up and play.

Evan Kasberg and Sam McClain, the two freshmen on the team, shot an 88 and 87, respectively.

Kasberg was one of the individual scorers, so

Drew Mahrt can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

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Nike shoes are not the best choice for athletes

If you take a look around campus, the Nike logo is seen everywhere from our athletes’ uniforms to everyday walking shoes. However, in my experience, Nike shoes in particular have been a huge disappointment and it’s forcing me to question if the brand is just a little overrated.

Every time I go to the gym and see people wearing the popular Nike Free 5.0+ running shoe, I have to hold my tongue and force myself to hold in a massive eye roll. This shoe is advertised on Nike’s official website as a running shoe, but if you are a serious runner who runs more than 15 miles a week, these shoes are absolutely terrible.

I bought these popular running shoes because after going through a pleather of product reviews online, I determined these shoes would be perfect for the type of workouts I would be doing.

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Camille Weber Sports columnist According to Nike’s description of the popular shoe, the shoe is made it enhance natural range of motion, help maintains stability, and the shoes’ light weight is meant to get you the maximum benefit from your workout. Since I knew I would be running no more than 15 miles a week and would be incorporating weight training into my workout, I assumed these shoes would be the ideal workout shoe.

I finally caved and bought the Nike Free 5.0+ running shoe to see what all the hype was about. Before I got the shoe, I already knew what to expect: a cute, comfortable and light-weight sneaker.

When I got the shoe in the mail, that’s exactly what I got. I received compliments from my friends and teammates and the shoe was a nice change of pace from my usually more durable Asics sneakers.

I was wrong. These shoes were a huge disappointment.

After two and a half months of happy shoe wearing, I started to develop shin splints in my left leg. At first, I assumed it was me and not the shoe and that maybe taking a week off would eliminate the problem.

However, as I kept attempting my routine Wellness trail run, I realized that within my first mile and a half I was developing shin splints.

I decided to test if the shoe was the issue by running with my old running shoes; a 2012ish version of an Asics running shoe. I felt great! I ran with no problems at all even though two and a half months ago I was complaining they were too worn out!

So maybe Nike running shoes just aren’t my fit for the type of workouts that I prefer to do. But Nike shoes have also been a disappointment as a tennis shoe as well.

Most tennis players agree: you are either a Nike or Adidas player but never both. I am the type of player who favors Nike tennis shoes.

They are comfortable, lightweight, and take very little time to break in. However, to my surprise, the fit of the shoe is defiantly an issue in some of the newer model Nikes.

In my experience, Nikes usually are pretty close to a true fit, but this past seasons

The women’s lacrosse team finished off their season with a win against Loras College at home with a final score of 18-5.

The Wildcats finished in style by never letting the Duhawks get ahead of them the entire game. This game was also extremely important for senior Shelby Duarte who made half of the goals this game for a career-high nine goals.

The ’Cats started off the game with a goal in the first three minutes by Duarte and didn’t slow down.

Baseball playoff bound after winning NWC tournament Casie Gaza Senior sports reporter The Wildcat baseball tea defeat the George Fox University Bruins in a 2-1 series as the gain a second consecutive Northwest Conference Championship.

The first game of the series was a shaky for the ’Cats as they dropped it with a 1-4 loss. Their one and only run came in the top of the third inning from a single by senior Clayton Truex.

However, the second game was an entirely different story. In the second game of the series, Linfield pulled out a 12-3 victory over the Bruins with runs in the first, fourth, sixth, and seventh inning. The first two runs came from seniors Jake Wylie and Kramer Lindell in a single to left field and a ground ball respectively. The next

two runs came from a double by Truex down the right field line and a sacrifice fly to center field added

Senior Clayton Truex one more. Thus putting the ’Cats lead to 5-0. But, the seventh inning is where the ’Cats exploited their dominance on the field. In the top of the seventh, senior Kenny Johnson earned one RBI in a single to the shortstop, senior Nick Fischer hit

a sacrifice fly-ball to center field driving in one run, Truex singled to right centerfield adding two more

Seniors Jake Wylie RBI’s, Bruins’ errors drove in junior Corey VanDomelen and Wiley, and Lindell hit a home run for a total of seven runs and four hits.

Lastly, the ’Cats won the third game against the Bruins to take away the series victory. The first score of

your body and if the base is off, your athletic performance is compromised. I’m not too sure if I’ve just been striking out with Nike shoes this year or if particular shoes are overhyped.

My opinion of Nike is somewhat still the same. If you want a shoe that is lightweight, comfortable and cute color schemes; Nike is the shoe for you. Nikes are known for its short life-span.

This is the trade-off of most Nike shoes being light-weight and comfortable.

If you are a serious athlete, please do not order shoes online unless you have your shoes under warrantee. It is always better to make a trip to an athletic store and try shoes on in person than committing to a shoe that you realize after a few wears does not meet your standards as an athlete.

Camille Weber can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Lacrosse finishes season with first home victory Stephanie Hofmann Sports editor

Photo courtesy of Hana Gould The lacrosse team celebrates their last game of the season and their first home game win with a final score of 18-5 against Loras College on April 14.

shoes have been a bigger fit.

My first pair of tennis shoes this year was the Nike Air Cage Advantage and felt like they were about half a size too big. Other than that, the shoe was great and when it was time to get another shoe, I bought a slightly different model in the Nike Air Cage Max. I decided to get this shoe half a size smaller, and happily anticipated the arrival of my new shoe.

When I put on the shoe, the same initial happy feeling came over me. They were new, comfortable shoes and made my feet look great. However, after two practices I noticed that the shoe felt again a half a size too big. Currently, I am in deep denial that my favorite brand for tennis shoes has failed me twice in one season.

One of the most important pieces of equipment for an athlete is his or her shoes. Your feet act as a base for the rest of

the match came in the top of the third with a home run by Fischer and a single to right field by sophomore Eric Lawson. Then, the ’Cats scored two again with a home run by Truex. In the top of the sixth, Lindell flied out for a sacrifice fly and one RBI and a single to left field by junior Jo Carroll gave one more RBI to end the inning with a total score of 6-0. The ’Cats last score came in the top of the ninth by a home run from Fischer.

With the ’Cats consistent execution, there is no telling where the post-season will lead them. This win over the Bruins put the ’Cats with an overall conference record of 19-2 going into the playoffs.

Their next three game is at home against the Lewis and Clark University Pioneers on April 26.

Casie Gaz can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Other players that got goals in the first half was junior Chas Tittle, senior Sierra Edgerly, sophomore Kelsey Dammarell, and junior Halee Helgerson who got three goals in the last ten minutes. The defense was working hard that first half too by holding off the Loras offence and letting them only get four goals.

When the ’Cats got to the second half of the game there was no stopping them.

Linfield got eight more goals while the Duhawks only got one more to finish off the game. The same players put in more goals this half along with fresh-

Senior Shelby Duarte man Zoe Young.

The women’s lacrosse team ended the season with a record of 3-13, which was three more than last year.

Stephanie Hofmann can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

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Catline

BASEBALL Linfield Willamette George Fox Pacific Lutheran Puget Sound Whitworth Whitman Pacific Lewis & Clark

SOFTBALL Linfield Pacific Whitworth Willamette George Fox Pacific Lutheran Lewis & Clark Puget Sound

MEN’S TENNIS Whitman Pacific George Fox Whitworth Lewis & Clark Pacific Lutheran Puget Sound Willamette Linfield

WOMEN’S TENNIS Whitman Whitworth Linfield Puget Sound Pacific Lutheran George Fox Willamette Lewis & Clark Pacific

NWC

Overall

19-2 14-6 15-9 12-8 11-10 9-12 7-14 4-17 4-17

29-4 22-13 25-10 21-14 13-17 12-20 18-17-1 11-21 10-25-1

NWC

Overall

25-3 19-9 18-10 14-14 13-15 13-15 8-20 2-26

34-7 26-12 27-16 18-22 24-16 16-24 12-25 3-31

NWC

Overall

12-0 11-1 9-3 7-5 7-5 4-8 2-10 2-10 0-12

15-3 14-3 11-4 8-10 7-10 5-13 3-13 2-14 0-14

NWC

Overall

12-0 10-2 9-3 7-5 7-5 3-9 3-9 3-9 0-12

12-8 12-5 12-3 8-5 11-7 7-12 4-9 3-11 2-14

Men’s golf gets promising results

The men’s golf team gets promising results after playing the same course that they will play next week.

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Track and field wins in away meet

Track and Field keeps up with its winning streak with multiple athletes not only placing, but getting first.

See page 14>>

Baseball wins Northwest Conference Tournament

Baseball becomes playoff bound after beating George Fox to become the NWC Champions.

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Spencer Beck/Staff photographer Junior Erin Carson (11) was tagged out at home by a passed ball while the ’Cats were playing Pacific University on April 19. The softball team is now the NWC Champions and will start playing in the playoff games once the locations are announced at 7 a.m. on May 5.

Softball claims NWC championship Stephanie Hofmann Sports editor The softball team capture the weekend with the title of Northwest Conference Champions after winning two games against Pacific University and Willamette University on April 18-19.

Linfield started off the weekend by playing Willamette which the ’Cats won in a blow out of 14-3. The game started off back and fourth with the two teams getting the same amount of runs in the first two

innings.

Once it came to the third inning the Wildcats took off. Linfield got five runs in the third inning and seven in the fourth inning. During the game some stand out players were seniors Karina Paavola, Katy Brosig and Haylie Watson, along with freshman Danielle Duman.

The ’Cats the faced off against the Boxers later that day, winning the game 9-1. Right off the bat, Linfield got three runs in just the first inning and didn’t give Pacific even a moment to catch up.

The fate of the game was sealed in the third inning when the ’Cats got five runs followed by another in the next inning. Some star players in this game were senior Ashley Garcia and freshman Erin Kinney.

The final game of the weekend was also played against Pacific University and could be heard from every building on campus. The ’Cats got the Northwest Conference title with a shutout game with score of 8-0.

Linfield kept to their normal style of playing by getting the

majority of their runs in the third and fourth innings. The ’Cats finished the game with three more runs in the final inning. Standout players in this game were junior Grace Middelstadt and freshman Kenzie Schmoll.

The softball team will be heading to the NCAA III Regionals in May. The NCAA Playoff Selection Show will show what the line up will be is presented at 7 a.m. PDT May 5 in Indianapolis.

Stephanie Hofmann can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Women’s tennis fight hard at home matches Mikenna Whatley Staff writer The Linfield women’s tennis team battled through two tough conference matches at home April 18-19, losing 8-1 against Whitman College and winning 6-3 against Whitworth University.

Friday’s match was a particular hardship for the team as they lost to defending Northwest Conference champions, the Whitman Missionaries.

“We all played hard and we all supported each other on Friday,” freshman Marisa Kume said.

“Whitman played really well, but we all fought hard till the end.”

Though the team did end up losing against Whitman, it was certainly not due to lack of effort.

In fact, the team played some of their best tennis during Friday’s match. Freshman Mackenzie Fraser played especially hard and scored Linfield’s one point during singles.

“Friday’s match was a tough loss for us, but I think we really dug deep as a team to get the win against Whitworth on Saturday,” Fraser said.

Saturday’s win against Whitworth was just the moral boost

that the team needed after Friday’s loss.

“Even though we lost on Friday, Saturday’s match was a totally new day for us,” Kume said.

Saturday’s match brought in a huge crowd, as it was the team’s last home match of the season, and the very last home match for the seniors.

“It was great to have so many people supporting us,” Kume said. “That crowd made a big difference in some close matches.”

The win against Whitworth gave the team’s self-esteem a roaring boost. They were extremely proud of their performance to say the least.

“Everyone played their hearts out for our seniors and really used their actions to exemplify what it means to be a Wildcat,” Fraser said. “[Saturday] was the best day to be a wildcat and we are fired up for the conference next weekend,” said Kume.

Coming up this weekend the Wildcats will head into the Northwest Conference Championships times still to be announced.

Mikenna Whatley can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Spencer Beck/Staff photographer Junior Kelly Watanabe serves during the match on April 18 when the team played against Whitman University.