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Matthew Sunderland Senior reporter Last week, reporters from Comcast came to Linfield’s Nicholson Library to interview faculty and staff members for a CNN news feature titled “Comcast Newsmakers.”

The program is set to run across the state of Oregon and Southern Washington and features segments about different regions and local leaders within them.

Three Linfield leaders were interviewed to represent the school as part of the network’s Willamette Valley segment. They are Linfield College President Thomas Hellie, as the head of the school; Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Linder, for research work with children; and Scott Brosius, head coach of the baseball team, for his work with in athletics.

Joshua Ensler News editor

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College evaluation systems lack credibility Joshua Crisp Freelancer Every August, thousands of readers — including college applicants, parents, college admissions staff and even college presidents and boards of directors — anticipate the release of the U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges,” the premiere ranking guide that surveys 1,400 colleges and universities nationwide in an effort to classify and order schools according to statistical data and name recognition.

Prospective freshmen and their families eagerly wait to discover which institutions are the “best” while the institutions hope their rankings will catch the attention of these restive eyes.

Linfield College, however, doesn’t even seem to hold its breath.

“We don’t wait until August to see how we did in the rankings,” President of College Relations Bruce Wyatt said. “When we are asked just how good Linfield is … we think we got a better feel of that.”

Since the rankings’ inception in 1983, U.S. News and World Report has drawn both praise and fire for its use of peer assessments, name recognition, financial data and applicant profiles to create a pecking order among American institutions of higher education.

Many colleges use the rankings as an outlet to provide abbreviated information about their own unique attributes and to recruit students.

It is to make themselves known to potential buyers in an otherwise crowded marketplace.

However, such as in the case of a Clemson University professor

admitting to the university’s distortion of numbers and data to improve their rankings, the values can have a superficial quality.

“It’s a beauty pageant,” Linfield College President Thomas Hellie said. “I have heard of an East Coast college calling a West Coast college and saying, ‘Hey, we are not even competitors, but if you rank me higher than my peers in my region, I will do the same for you.’ There are even college boards of directors who ask their presidents to work on increasing the college’s rankings.”

In more recent times, there has been a growing movement among colleges and universities to not cooperate with U.S. News & World Report’s ranking survey.

In May 2007, the Annapolis Group, a national organization of liberal arts colleges, published an article on its website that includ-

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ed statements from college presidents speaking out against college rankings.

Shortly after the article’s publication, the majority of the group voted against participating in the reputational part of the survey, which accounts for 25 percent of the rank.

As the current vice president of enrollment, Dan Preston is one of thousands of college administrators who receive the peer assessment survey in the mail and are asked to rank other schools.

“I rank one school [Linfield] and leave the rest as ‘I don’t know enough information,’” he said.

Preston has served at Linfield College since 1983, in both the admissions office and in his current position, and has observed >> Please see Rankings page 4

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Students repacked 1,000 pounds of oats Sept 18. at the Yamhill Community Action Partnership Food Bank. The oats will be distributed by YCAP to families in need in Yamhill County.

The Office of Community Service sponsored the event within a day of community service called “Taste of Service.”

News

Sodexo, Linfield’s food service provider, has chosen the college to be a test campus for waste reduction.

The trial program examines pre-consumer food waste in an attempt to make Sodexo more sustainable.

Bill Masullo, general manager of Student Dining Services, said that the trial began at the start of Fall Semester and will last for three months.

The study measures food waste before it makes it to students.

Cantaloupe rinds, for example, are paid for but left uneaten, making them food waste, Masullo said.

“It’s just kind of going to waste at this point,” he said.

Masullo said that Sodexo hopes trends and patterns will emerge from the study that will help them become more sustainable.

“If I didn’t have to pay for food that would be thrown away in a landfill, we could reduce the number of trucks we have on the road,” he said.

Monica Zimmerman, director of public relations for Sodexo and creator of the sustainability campaign, echoed his sentiments.

“We spend all this time on how much it costs to grow and transport food, and then it gets thrown in the trash,” she said. “We need to think about food after it’s thrown out.”

Zimmerman described the waste reduction program as part of Sodexo’s Build a Better Tomorrow plan. The initiative aims to make the company more sustainable, Zimmerman said.

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Opinions

September 24, 2010

EDITORIAL

LINFIELD REVIEW

Catty Shack prices claw through ’Cat Cash

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It is without question that for many of us, college costs a great deal of money. When you calculate tuition, books and housing, it can add up to amounts that make your head spin.

Since so many college students are struggling to make ends meet, you would assume that Linfield would try to help students out and not make the price of its snacks in the Catty Shack and other campus dining services so high.

When walking through the Catty Shack, it may seem more like an overpriced snack shop in Hawaii instead of a snack shop at a small, Oregon college. $3.29 for a travel-size toothpaste? Are they

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The college should be looking out for the best interests of the students and not just the best interests of Sodexo. It needs to stop.

We think that if the Catty Shack lowered its prices, then it would not only be helping students, but helping its own business, too. For example, if they brought the prices down just a tad, students would be more willing to spend their money at the Catty Shack as opposed to at outside stores.

Lowering prices at the Catty Shack will definitely make the store more college-budget friendly and a better overall experience for students.

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serious? Students could walk to Albertsons and get the same thing for $1.50. Not to mention students will be shelling out $5.99 at the Catty Shack for a box of Cheerios, Lucky Charms or Reeses Puffs cereal when they cost about $3.99 at Albertsons.

Also, since many students have declining balance dollars, it can be easy for students to simply swipe their card to purchase the overpriced items.

It almost seems like the high prices in the Catty Shack are a way for the school or Sodexo to take advantage of young college students who are chained to the meal plan.

Kelley Hungerford Editor-in-chief You know it’s a bad week when it’s lights out anytime between 3 and 5 a.m. and your alarm goes off at 6. But it’s just sleep, right?

I overbook myself — lots of students do. But as October creeps near, it seems to me that I see more zombified classmates than usual at this time of year. Perhaps we are having trouble with time management. For me, the issue is prioritizing my workload within my time management plan.

It’s hard: I know I need to get stories done for the Review by Thursday at the latest or else some topic goes unreported and some page of the paper suddenly transforms into a half-page house ad saying, “Come work for us!” (Seriously, come work for us.)

But what about those 17 credits of class? Shouldn’t academics always come first?

Faculty, cover your ears (er, eyes); students, I’m here to tell you that, no, academics do not always come first. Why? I could say it’s because student interest lies elsewhere, and that would be true.

I could say it’s because students don’t care as much about classes outside their major, and I wouldn’t be lying, either. But I have recently been reminded of another reason: dumb assignments.

The other night, I was stuck with

a bunch of homework. We’ve all been in that situation. It demands prioritizing. But what to do first?

Read 80 pages of a textbook or conduct research for a speech or draft documents for TLR staff?

Here’s what wasn’t on my priority list: studying for a vocabulary test. Matching. For a 400-level class.

Perhaps I should be grateful for such an effortless assignment, but I was frustrated by it. Why should I waste my time on such a task? More importantly, why did the professor assign something as useless as a matching vocabulary quiz? As a hard-working, busy student at a prestigious college, I almost consider this an insult to my intelligence.

If I see another assignment that says “summarize” unaccompanied by the words “then analyze,” I’ll

… well, I’ll probably just hang my head, sigh and put it way low on my “to do” list.

But the point is this is college, people. As college students, we have hectic schedules and a lot on our plates. Don’t waste our time with tedious busy work that doesn’t challenge us. Give us assignments with purpose. It shouldn’t be easy for us to decide what homework might have to be left untouched during an all-nighter.

As faculty, you don’t want your time wasted with student work that was clearly done five minutes before class. So don’t assign us work that can be completed in that time.

Make it worth our time to try.

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

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Lack of funding stunts department growth Sexual health column aims at informing students Matt Sunderland Senior reporter For any of you who know me, this statement is going to be rather obvious: I’m a theater major. I practically live in Ford Hall. I have all my classes in this building, some thing that is unheard of with in many other departments at this school. I take the majority of my classes from the same two professors, both of whom I think of as mentors and parents.

I know that for other small departments on campus, this is roughly the same story. I, for one, love my theater education at Linfield for precisely these reasons.

However, there is one large problem that looms over the description of my major as presented above.

The problem is that the department is forced into it’s size as a result of unfair policies.

Specifically, I mean the way in which the school hires new faculty and doles out money to departments seems to be a backward system that involves the smaller departments getting pigeonholed.

In my opinion, the system is rather similar to what Dawn Nowacki, chair of the Department of Political Science, said that if a department teaches classes with more students in them, they are given a higher priority when it comes to hiring new faculty. If a department teaches classes with smaller numbers, it is not given the funding to grow.

All right. The logic seems simple enough on paper.

However, there’s a fairly clear problem. Many departments offer small classes, such as my theater classes, in which I’ve never seen more than 20 students and the vast majority of which have less than 10. I know this same story is true for other small departments. I also know these departments desire

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be majors in theater, but the number of faculty remained the same. Gupton also noted that while larger departments need funding for faculty and equipment, a larger theater facility requires an increase in its operational budget as well. Especially for departments that are trying to get accredited.

My point is that small departments are deprived of the ability to grow at Linfield, at least for the moment.

more faculty to teach their students more effectively.

Perhaps some of you are seeing the Catch-22 in this situation. Without more faculty to teach the classes, there can’t be more students in them, but without more students in the classes, the departments aren’t given the funding to hire more professors. Thus, departments such as theater and political science cannot grow for years until the school does as a whole.

When I first heard this from my political science professor, I wondered if I was overreacting and maybe it was just a problem that was isolated to one department.

But in talking to other people from other departments, it seems to be an issue that several areas are chaffing under.

Associate Professor of Theatre Arts Janet Gupton agrees that this is true. Eight years ago, the new theater building, Ford Hall, opened providing a state-of-the-art theatrical venue to the campus. New facilities led to an increase in students taking classes and deciding to

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Accreditation is a stamp of approval that demonstrates that a specific institution is meeting national standards of excellence in its field. Many departments do not want to earn accreditation, since once it has been documented, it must be maintained. This leads to a department losing some of the autonomy that it would have otherwise.

However, for departments such as theater that aspire to become accredited, understaffing is a large problem. To receive the approval, it must have a minimum number of full-time faculty teaching in the department.

Theater currently has two.

Guess how many are needed for accreditation? Just one more.

“While faculty numbers aren’t the only thing holding back the department from accreditation, it is the hardest thing to get around at the moment,” Gupton said.

You’d think that the administration would want to help out the departments that are so close to achieving the national program rec-

ognition. And to be fair, I’m sure the school does. But it needs to provide the money and support to the smaller departments to effectively do that.

Needless to say, a story such as this begs the question of where the funding comes from. We all know Washington’s don’t grow on trees. And I’m naïve enough to think that every department should get everything it wants all the time. I do think, however, that the college could put funds away toward hiring additional staff members. And then there is spending money on things that, I think, are frivolous — like watering the grounds every single night.

My point is that small departments are deprived of the ability to grow at Linfield, at least for the moment.

Class size is the reason why.

I think that rather than being based on simple numbers, the growth in faculty should be on a need basis. This may seem simple, but if a department needs more staff it should receive it.

Of course it can’t happen over night, but a department that desperately needs another professor shouldn’t have to wait two decades to get one. How else can Linfield provide the very best education possible?

I’m very happy with my experience here, but I know, too, that times are changing and departments need to change along with them.

It may not seem like much, but the growth of even one faculty member adds years of knowledge, training and experience to a department and ensures that Linfield is always at the top of its game.

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

The Linfield Review has a brand new column: It’s essentially a “Dear Abby” column where you write in with questions, and I answer them. But instead of the overused “Abby,” I’ll use “Dear Bailey.” (My name is not Bailey, and to anyone actually named Bailey, I am sorry.)

If the name change wasn’t an exciting enough reason for you to write in, then maybe the subject will get your attention: This advice column isn’t about just anything. It’s about sex.

This isn’t high school, and abstinence isn’t the theme of human health courses, sexual education or of everyone’s sexual practices. Understanding sex and practicing healthy habits is the goal now.

You’re an adult and sex will follow you throughout the rest of your life. How is abstinence going to work if you get married and don’t want children for a while or at all? As college students, you should be informed of what you want to know about sex, sexual health and anything you don’t understand about sex.

Let’s stop here for just a second. This is not a relationship column or a howto guide. I want you to feel free to ask questions about sex and healthy relationships, but this column does not deal with whether you should ask out so-and-so

or how do I do suchand-such position.

Go buy a Kama S u t r a or “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Amazing Sex.” Questions can, of course, be asked in Dawn GraffHaight’s Human Sexuality class or in the health department. But for what ever reason, not everyone feels comfortable with that approach. Reasons people don’t ask questions are often increased because sex is, unfortunately, such a hushed subject. Getting information is difficult when asking a question feels embarrassing or is in front of other people.

I won’t know who you are; you won’t ask me your questions in person. Some one else most likely has the same question that you do.

This column is to help every one, and no one is going to get answers if no one asks.

Questions can be e-mailed to me at linfieldreviewbailey@gmail.com, or if you would rather be completely anonymous, you can write to “Dear Bailey,” at Unit #A518.

As a personal disclosure, I am not telling anyone to engage in sex or any other sexual activities. I am just providing information and facts that I have attained through research. The more questions you ask, the more answers everyone will get.

Bailey can be reached at linfieldreviewbailey@gmail.com.

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Events highlight disability education at Linfield Joshua Ensler News editor Twenty years ago, the federal government signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act. Next week, Learning Support Services will celebrate the passage of the act with a series of events that will educate students about life with disabilities.

Cheri White, assistant director of learning support services, organized three days of awareness events set to begin Sept. 29.

“I hope people will go away with more understanding of invisible disabilities,” White said. “What does it mean when you look twice at someone because they are different?”

Invisible disabilities, like multiple sclerosis, are not immediately obvious to an observer.

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of White’s events is speaker Kevin Michael Connolly, a 23-year-old skiing champion ,who was born without legs.

Connolly will speak about his experiences at 8 p.m. Sept.

29 in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium.

A seminar about seeingeye dogs will be at the 11:30 a.m. Sept. 29 in the Fred Meyer Lounge.

Eileen Dowty, coordinator of learning support services, assembled some of Linfield’s faculty and staff who have disabilities for a question and answer session.

“The difficulty is not that they are uncomfortable talking about their disabilities but that they have class during the question and answer session,” Dowty said.

She said she had more success with Linfield’s staff, who have no schedule conflicts with the event, which begins at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 30 in the FML.

Schedule of events Sept. 29 11 a.m., Guide Dog Seminar, Fred Meyer Lounge 8 p.m., Kevin Michael Connolly, Ted Wilson Gymnasium Sept. 30 11:30 a.m., Q & A session with faculty and staff, Fred Meyer Lounge 8 p.m., “Temple Grandin,” Ice Auditorium Oct. 1 11:30 a.m., Hands-On Informational Event, Walker Hall Foyer 8 p.m., “Not Until You Know My Story,” Ice Auditorium

“I’ve had more success with staff and administrators because they traditionally take their lunch breaks from noon to 1 p.m.,” Dowty said.

“They’re volunteering their free time for this.”

She said she expects six

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faculty and staff members to attend the session and answer questions.

White said she consulted with Dan Fergueson, director of college activities, on how to encourage students to become involved with

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Junior Nick Rawlins (front) visits a Wellness Week booth on Sept. 21.

Robb Henry (left), a counseling intern from Portland State University joined Fusion representative junior Katie McKay (right) to teach students about healthy behaviors in college.

News in brief A McMinnville resident attempted to break into the College Avenue Apartments on Sept. 3 and told a student that he wanted to store a microwave in her room until later that night. He then attempted to break into different apartments once the resident refused.

The man has been identified as Charles Biddle. The incident led to Biddle being banned from campus by Linfield College Community Public Safety & Security.

Biddle is Caucasian and about 6’0” tall with a slender build. He is in his late 30s with dark hair and glasses, according to Chief Robert Cepeda, head of LCCPS. Anyone who sees Biddle is advised not to come into contact with him and to call LCCPS at 503-883-7233.

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with individuals with disabilites. Her older brother was the first legally blind student in the New Mexico public school system.

“They told my parents to put him in a corner, send him to the blind institute when he’s 6 and have more children,” Dowty said. “My parent’s didn’t stand for that.”

The celebration of the ADA comprises two other events. “Temple Grandin,” a biographical film about a stillliving autistic woman earning her doctorate in animal science, will be screened at 8 p.m. Sept. 30 in Ice Auditorium.

The final event is a play titled “Not Until You Know My Story.” It’s based on 14 interviews that address ethnic, physical and mental differences among people. The play will open at 8 p.m. Oct. 1 in Ice Auditorium.

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

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the event.

She said his advice — give students a hands-on experience — inspired the information session 11:30 a.m. Oct. 1 in the Walker Hall foyer.

Dowty spoke at length about the ADA, which requires Linfield to make some accommodations to people with disabilities.

“The campus is already geared for accommodation and access,” she said.

Examples include the sloping ramps into the campus buildings and the cutaways on the sidewalk curbs. and interpreters for deaf students and faculty.

She also mentioned that the fire alarms have flashing lights wired into them to warn the hearing impaired.

“If hearing-impaired students take out their hearing aids, they can’t hear the alarms,” Dowty said. “The lights wake them up.”

Dowty has experience

the effects of the rankings on Linfield College.

“Rankings just don’t have a direct correlation,” he said. “When we were the No. 1 comprehensive college, we had a couple of years with lower numbers [of students enrolling] and had a couple of years of highest numbers ever. Last year, we were ranked No. 122, yet we have the highest enrollment ever.”

Preston said Linfield relies on what is real and authentic.

“Students are coming here, investing in their education and graduating at high rates — that is what is more important. Our graduation rate is higher than our predicted rate,” Preston said.

For some students, rankings did not have a significant role in their college decision.

“No [I didn’t use college rankings], I think most people already have an idea of what they want,” freshman John Portin said.

Freshman Walker Allen said he went by wordof-mouth when he chose Linfield.

“I did know [Linfield] was a nationally ranked school, but I didn’t look it up online,” sophomore Kate McMullan said.

Wyatt credited students with the ability to measure the true value of a college and ignore the brand name that may be attected to an institution.

“Linfield’s constituency is less ‘status-conscious,’”

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Overall, I think [college rankings have] harmed the admissions process — the task of selecting a college requires a more nuanced and deeper look than what rankings provide.

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he said. “They judge us based on quality and by what they get — they are less concerned by how some magazine quantifies us.

Alumni are more appreciative of their professors and of the friends they made — they are not into brand recognition.”

The incongruency of rankings with the complexity of a college community makes the simple answers that these rankings seek to provide questionable.

“Overall, I think [college rankings have] harmed the admissions process — the task of selecting a college requires a more nuanced and deeper look than what rankings provide,” Hellie said.

He said he is committed to not compromising Linfield’s integrity by manipulating its ranking and, rather, tries to convey the rankings as worthless.

“The very fact that different magazines and organizations use different ways to rank colleges show how foolish it is to rank colleg-

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es,” he said. “Colleges cannot be ranked.”

Rather, he said, it is about finding the right fit.

“One time, I went to a store to buy a suit, and I wanted to buy this namebrand suit,” Hellie said.

“But the people in the store said, ‘No, you shouldn’t buy that suit because the shoulders are too narrow. You should buy this suit.’ I did buy that suit — selecting a college is kind of like that.”

While rankings can be useful for sifting through the mountain of information regarding colleges, at the end of the day, it’s about looking at the data beyond the numbers, Preston said.

“The data [rankings] collect on schools is accurate, the calculation formula they choose is generally objective and the formulas have sound calculable mathematical principle to them,” he said. “But is that a really good way to figure out where you want to go to school?”

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

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September 24, 2010

Controlled burn to flare up on campus Lauren Ostrom Freelancer

The McMinnville Fire Department will set fire to a replica of a residence hall bedroom at 4 p.m. Sept. 30 to demonstrate how quickly a fire can spread.

Students, faculty and the community can gather on the IM Field to watch the event, which coincides with Campus Fire Safety Month.

The controlled burn will include examples of residence hall rooms set up in two side-by-side trailers.

One room will contain a fire sprinkler; the other will not.

The fire department intends to demonstrate the effectiveness of a sprinkler in an actual fire.

The rooms will not include any out-of-the-ordinary combustibles, such as gasoline or matches.

McMinnville Fire Marshal Eric McMullen will set fire to a piece of paper in each room’s trash bin, and the flames will grow from there.

McMullen said the purpose of the controlled burn is to give a real-life demonstration of fire and how quickly it can spread.

“We can go into a classroom and meet with groups all day and try to explain to people what it’s all about,” he said. “It gives the option to feel the power of the fire.”

McMullen has been working with McMinnville Fire Inspector Debbie McDermott and Gordon Kroemer, director of Linfield environmental health and safety, to organize the event.

Although this will be the

first controlled burn event on campus, Linfield is not the first school in the Northwest to host such an event.

George Fox University has been conducting surprise controlled burns on a yearly basis, leaving the students shocked when they witness a replica of a dorm room in flames.

Kroemer said a tragic event that occurred in 2000 in New Jersey inspired the controlled burns.

“Three students were killed and more than 50 were injured in a fire at Seton Hall University,” he said. “The fire had a dramatic impact on fire safety across the nation. Two students were severely burned in the fire and had to undergo extensive treatment in a burn center.”

After the tragedy, a program, titled igot2know, was developed. The program was created by the People’s Burn Foundation under a Department of Homeland Security Fire Prevention and Safety Grant to create awareness of fire safety among the public.

People can educate themselves about campus fire safety by visiting www. igot2know.org.

Visit www.igot2know. org and complete all three modules and view the main fire safety video to automatically be entered to win prizes, including a new iPad, at the Sept. 30 event.

For more information about Campus Fire Safety Month, visit www.campusfiresafety.com.

Lauren Ostrom can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.

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Jazzman’s library branch shuts down

Sarah Hansen/Photo editor From coffee to wine: An exhibit about wine history replaces the Jazzman’s coffee cart inside Nicholson Library. Sodexo determined that the cart was not turning a profit and removed it from the library.

Chelsea Bowen Opinion editor The Jazzman’s coffee cart will not operate in Nicholson Library this year because of a lack of profit.

“I hate it,” sophmore Anna Statz said about the shop’s closure.

“It was what got me through all my tests and finals.”

General Manager of Student Dining Services Bill Masullo said the reason the coffee stand was removed is that it cost Sodexo too much money to justify its existence.

One reason the coffee stand may not have done well is that it used

a “point system,” students could earn points to use toward the items they wanted, he said.

Masullo said that the hours of the coffee stand were dictated by the school, preventing Sodexo from changing its operating hours. The cart originally closed at 10 p.m.

A traffic counter concluded that the library had the most foot traffic during the coffee stand’s hours of operation, which is what caused them to choose the cart’s original hours.

Masullo also mentioned that Linfield is a small campus, so students can easily to walk to the Catty Shack, which is open until midnight, if they are looking to get

a late-night beverage or snack.

Even though there are reasons the coffee stand won’t make its way back into the library, it will still be missed by students.

“I think the Jazzman’s stand in the library facilitated a more friendly environment, and it gave people the ability to stay in the library for long hours without having to leave to get food,” junior Daniel Woolley said.

Masullo also mentioned possibly combining Dillin and the Catty Shack. He said it would be a venue in which students could gather late at night.

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

CNN: Linfield picked for excellence << Continued from page 1 Nadene LeCheminant, director of media relations for Linfield, said that the idea behind the program is to provide viewers with a better understanding of leaders, organizations and prominent places in different regions of the state.

Linfield was chosen because of its prestige as a college where students are provided with the highest academic excellence for a fair price, LeCheminant said.

“Linfield is being perceived more and more as a college offering high education that is worth the tuition,” she said.

The three faculty members were interviewed for different reasons and asked a range of questions. President Hellie, as de facto leader of the college, was interviewed about Linfield

and its successes as a whole.

The reporter who conducted the interview focused the majority on the president’s background before Linfield, which includes serving as a professor of theater and English at Hiram College in Ohio, as well as president and executive director of the James S. Kemper Foundation in Chicago.

Hellie has also studied and taught in four different continents throughout his career and received various awards and merits from colleges in those locations.

The president spoke briefly about Linfield’s student-to-faculty ratio, its focus on international education and the International Pinot Noir Celebration that is hosted at the college each year.

Questions for Linder focused on her current research projects moreso than on her teaching at

Linfield.

Linder said she has been conducting research on the effects of violent TV on the development of children and their relationship to one another.

Brosius, one of the more decorated members of Linfield’s athletics, was asked about his glory days and why he came to Linfield, LeCheminant said.

Brosius attended Linfield in the mid 1980s, but left in 1987 after being selected by the Oakland Athletics in the amateur baseball draft.

He went on to play for the Yankees and the Giants and won three World Series titles for the Yankees during the late ’90s and early 2000s.

He returned to Linfield after retiring from baseball and received his degree in business in 2002.

Brosius became the head baseball coach in 2008.

He was asked about his experiences during his interview as well as about the life of a student athlete at the college and the balance between athletics and academics.

Interviews were also conducted at the Capitol Building of Oregon, the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Willamette University, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and other locations.

Public figures such as Gov. Ted Kulongoski, U.S. Reps. Brian Baird and Darlene Hooley, Speaker of the House Rep. Jeff Merkley and Springfield Mayor Sid Leiken were also interviewed.

“Comcast Newsmakers” will air 5 minutes before the hour, except during prime time, starting Oct. 4 on CNN, Channel 45.

Matthew Sunderland can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.

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Sodexo: Linfield chosen as food waste test location

Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer

(Above) Sodexo employee David Epping chops meat for a salad, (Right) Sodexo is studying its food-buying and preparation habits. Christy Cook, sustainability support for Campus Services, said Linfield is acting as a testing area to see how much food is wasted by the company. The graphic shows what Sodexo perceives to be the base of a sustainability plan: reduce the food waste it creates when running its business.

<< Continued from page 1 at blogs.sodexousa.com/ bettertomorrow, describes it as a Green Marketing program.

Zimmerman said that Sodexo aims at influencing future public policy by implementing sustainability programs at colleges.

“We look at students as

tomorrow’s leaders,” she said. “We want them to be leaders in the food revolution.”

Christy Cook, sustainability support for Campus Services, said that the test colleges were chosen based on geographic location and sustainable policies.

“Linfield was chosen because the leadership on campus and the dining

Graphic courtesy of Bill Masullo

team are known for their enthusiasm for sustainability,” Cook said.

Sodexo chose LeanPath, a Portland-based company that provides food waste tracking systems, to facilitate the program.

Andrew Shakman, cofounder and president of the company, said LeanPath provided automated food tracking devices, such

as scales, touch screen terminals and reporting software.

“LeanPath is based in Portland, so we are particularly excited to see Linfield selected as one of eight sites across the United States to participate in this program,” Shakman said in an e-mail.

According to an e-mail from MS&L Worldwide, a

public relations company contracted by Sodexo, the other colleges in the program are Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; California State University of Monterey Bay in Seaside, Calif.; Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa.; Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Pomona College in Claremont, Calif.; University of California at Davis,

Calif.; and University of Wisconsin in River Falls, Wis. The e-mail also said that Sodexo is, among other projects to make their company for sustainable, now sourcing food locally to reduce transport costs and the company’s carbon footprint.

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

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unearthed verse Fall arrives on campus as acorns litter Linfield’s sidewalks and leaves blanket the ground.The season calls for a warm cup of chai or spiced cider. It puts us at the Review in the mood to snuggle up with our steaming mugs and read a good poem.We dug up the work of a few of Linfield’s well-versed poets to put you into an autumn state of mind, too. So grab your mug and your softest blanket, and cozy up to these poems: compiled by Kelley Hungerford/Editor-in-chief

liner notes

cloud Gazing

real Estate

By Jordan Jacobo, senior

By Sammi Mack, senior

By Stephen Dennis, senior

I will show you fear in a handful of dust.

— T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land

Meadow flowers fragment and float downwind scattered dust, leaving wishes like ashes, gently dissolving.

Skyward, popcorn kernels burst to life, caught by rays that slant and bend round bulbous curves, melting butter yellow across smooth smoky curls.

Pop! Curious, I reach aloft and pluck those soft, airy cambers that bloom brilliant in their blue bowl— while sweet summer sunshine melts like light on my tongue.

We have only so much space inside our heads.

Facts slide around like butter on a hot plate, effortlessly moving to the periphery of memory in order to accommodate the push created by an order for a tall, non-fat, double soy, vanilla latte or your mother’s birthday.

oh, but we’ve had enough of these Odyssean wanderings, we’ve heard enough of Aegean’s constant, hushed sound, we’ve wept enough for innocence, for the facade that’s been peeled away, faded, tattered, the stale yellow wallpaper of a forgotten, forlorn aesthetic and you—you tell us to have hope, you want us to look forward without fear, to stare out at ocean waves on clear, moonlit nights and not be sad for the things that have slipped away silently and surely. we’re resolute in this view of the ever-changing, windswept, maddened world, where no man (or woman) can discover any unknown lands. all the treasures we hold are known and the thoughts we have are built upon the mouldering foundations of ragged generations, for the air here is musty, there is chaos in the mind, as the squalid people sit with cups of coffee and newspapers that go unread, echoing the calls for lost truths that will never return to us.

—let us go then, leave this place and not look back, for the friends and former lovers we abandon will forgive us, will forget us. time, ticking away will take us to tomorrow.

indivisible

By Lauren Funtanilla, senior Evening lights the pier as people retire to husbands and to wives leaving the woodened walkway vacant except for you. You, wihose shadow lurks amid the city’s silhouette reflected in the bay’s drowsy, rocking blue.

Strangers. Seekers of solace. Stepping lightly together and without words, our silence pulls us close and holds Time’s hands still.

Our bodies immobile by an invisible sail folded, tucked and tightened ’round like the sea’s breeze. I breathe wisps of rain, waiting for the morrow carried in the undercurrents of an organic moment. Heartbeats pulsing in harmony, in and out, matching the rhythm of the tide a moon-tide lullaby like echoing quartz weathering at the bottom of the sea.

Your eyes lock to mine, unlocking my lies.

And I haven’t the courage to not blink. Releasing me from you, saved from becoming indivisible like water. The self left whole as my feet, instructed by the mind, carry me away.

My Bible stories are hazy and I don’t remember the generals of Gettysburg, but I can recite Collins’ Aristotle by memory and I know she turns fifty-seven on February 23rd.

Eventually Collins will glide to a corner, making room for two or three sets of nine digit numbers and we won’t do anything special on the 23rd of February.

All I will remember then of now is the dryer running at your apartment, tumbling my socks and shorts while I sat in your kitchen watching you make lesson plans. That, and the giant oak in the corner of my grandparent’s lawn, rising like a sylvan Hiroshima over the block.

setting the Alarm

By Lex Runciman, professor of English

Late arc of stars and clouds in slow revolve, six hours to fall asleep and stay asleep dreaming – but I’ve been reading about fear, and now spring, 1963, I’m 12, walking from school to my Aunt’s house.

No busses after a nuclear bomb: this is practice for walking somewhere safe in half an hour.

(If it’s not practice, my father is dead.)

The road turns and dips, all downhill.

My toes bump at the ends of my shoes.

The knuckles and bones of each hand swing.

Body and toes, and this mailbox and this mailbox, and that broken glass and those tall grasses and that crumpled paper will all go white, white hot to ash, white hot to ash, white hot to ash – it’s just a rhythm, nothing happens.

Sky to the west is clouds, crazy tops increasing out of themselves, flat bottoms widening and almost black.

I walk. They drift this way, east and north. Soundless. Slow.

They just float.

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Soup up t W

ith autumns arrival, we take off our sunglasses and don our rainc

friends. With these soup recipes, you can spend 20 minutes making a

from Eastern Asia. Try your hand at being a gourmet chef or just feed

Phó (Vietnamese beef & rice-noodle soup) Ingredients: 4 quarts beef broth 1 large onion, sliced into rings 6 slices fresh ginger root 1 lemon grass 1 cinnamon stick 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns 1 pound sirloin tip, cut into thin slices 1/2 pound bean sprouts

1 cup fresh basil leaves 1 cup fresh mint leaves 1 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves 3 fresh jalapeño peppers, sliced into rings 2 limes, cut into wedges 2 8-ounce packages dried rice noodles 1/2 tablespoon hoisin sauce 1 dash hot pepper sauce 3 tablespoons fish sauce

Method: 1. In a large soup pot, combine broth, onion, ginger, lemon grass, cinnamon and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 1 hour.

2. Arrange bean sprouts, mint, basil and cilantro on a platter with chilis and lime.

3. Soak the noodles in hot water and cover for 15 minutes or until soft. Drain. Place equal portions of noodles into 6 large soup bowls, and place raw beef on top. Ladle hot broth over noodles and beef. Pass platter with garnishes and sauces and enjoy.

—Based ona a recipe from www.allrecipes.com

Bacon & leek soup with a twist Ingredients: 1 packet of bacon bits 2 leeks 2 chicken bouillon cubes Curry powder Water Method: 1. Chop leeks up into chunks, as small or as large as preferred.

2. Fry bacon bits and chopped leeks together. Meanwhile, measure as much as water as desired for soup base, then place water into a stockpan, and bring it to boil.

3. Once bacon is ready, pour the boiling water into a pot and add bacon bits, chopped leeks and chicken bouillon cubes.

Tip: Crumble cubes in your hand before you throw them in.

4. Stir the soup a bit and put the lid on. Let boil. Stir occasionally.

5. Sprinkle in some curry powder once it’s boiling, or add it to your bowl once it’s out of the pot. Stir. Enjoy.

—Based on a recipe from www.studentrecipes.com

Tex-Mex tortilla soup Ingredients: 2 light or fat-free flour tortillas, halved and cut into 1/4 inch strips 4 cups low-sodium chicken stock 12 tomatillos, husked and chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely minced 1 small onion, chopped 1 teaspoon chile powder 3 fresh green Anaheim chiles, stemmed, seeded and chopped

1 large tomato, chopped 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped 1 cup cooked chicken breast, skinned and shredded 1 ounce lowfat cheddar cheese, shredded Salt and pepper to taste Vegetable oil or cooking spray

Method: 1. Combine chicken broth, tomatillos, garlic cloves, onion, chili powder and Anaheim chiles in a large saucepan and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.

2. Puree soup mixture in a food processor or blender. Return it to the saucepan and add tomatoes, parsley and chicken.

Simmer for 15 minutes, and season to taste.

3. Place tortilla strips on an ungreased baking pan, and spray lightly with vegetable spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.

4. Ladle soup into bowls. Top with tortilla strips and cheese. Serve immediately with poppy seed cheese chips, if desired.

—Based on a recipe from www.mexgrocer.com

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the season compiled by Jaffy Xiao/Features editor

coats and shiny rain boots; we make warm soups and welcome good

a healthy lunch or take a Saturday afternoon to have an exotic dinner

d your roommates during a long night of studying.

Thai pumpkin soup Ingredients: 1/4 cup of red curry paste 2 17-ounce cans pumpkin soup 2 13-ounce cans coconut milk 1 cup chicken stock Barbecued chicken breast, shredded Method: 1. Heat curry paste in a medium saucepan until fragrant.

2. Add pumpkin soup, coconut milk and stock to the curry paste. Stir, and bring to a boil until slightly thickened.

3. Stir in shredded, barbecued chicken before serving.

—Based on a recipe from www.studentrecipes.com

Yummy homemade “tommy” soup Ingredients: 4-6 tomatoes 2 carrots 1 parsnip Half an onion, chopped Salt Ground black pepper Paprika Chicken stock Worcestershire sauce Butter 1 tube tomato puree Fresh basil, chopped Method: 1. Chop onion, and peel and chop the carrots and parsnip.

2. Peel the tomatoes.

Tip: The easiest way to do this is to pour boiling water over the tomatoes and let them sit for 5 minutes. Then drain off the water, and pour cold water over them. Nick the tomato with a knife, and the skin peels right off.

3. After tomatoes have been peeled, chop them in half and scoop out the seeds with a spoon.

4. Add some butter to a frying pan and lightly fry the onions, carrots and parsnip until onions turn slightly brown and everything has slightly softened.

5. Add chicken stock and to stockpot and boil gently.

6. Add carrots, parsnips, onions and tomatoes to the pot. Put in a large squeeze of tomato puree (about half a tube), a few pinches of salt and as much Worcestershire sauce, paprika and black pepper as desired.

7. Chop a few basil leaves, and add them to the pot.

8. Let simmer lightly for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Tip: Cover and stir every 10 minutes or so to make sure nothing burns or sticks to the pot.

9. Cool, and whisk using a hand blender or normal blender. If you prefer chunky soup, serve as is.

—Based on a recipe from www.studentrecipes.com

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

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Display archives historic Willamette Valley wine roots Gabi Nygaard Staff reporter The rich history of the early wine industry in the Willamette Valley is on display in an exhibit by the Linfield Center for Northwest Studies. The display is featured in Nicholson Library.

The exhibit, entitled “Bringing Vines to the Valley,” is the first in the Oregon Wine History Project, an undertaking by a collaboration of Linfield students and faculty.

Linfield seniors Barrett Dahl, Sara Juergensen and Dulce Kersting worked on the project during the summer, completing archival work, creating video and collecting artifacts to bring the project to fruition.

The exhibit features documents and photos compiled on panels, industry

artifacts displayed in a glass case and videos available for viewing related to the early history of pinot noir in Yamhill Valley and Oregon wine pioneers.

“These are artifacts most people haven’t seen but that are big in the industry,” Juergensen said to an audience of Partners in Progress donors that viewed the exhibit Sept. 21.

Many local winery owners contributed to the project, including those from Ponzi Vineyards, Sokol Blosser Winery, Adelsheim Vineyard, Erath Winery, Amity Vineyards and Eyrie Vineyards.

Each winery included in the exhibit has its own panel, showcasing the different areas in which the winery owners specialize and are proud of, Juergensen said.

Juergensen, a history major, said she valued the

Sarah Hansen/Photo editor The exhibit, “Bringing Vines to the Valley,” a history project on the Willamette Valley wine industry, will be on display in Nicholson Library until Oct. 31. opportunity to do hands-on history work, use primary sources, touch artifacts and interview local winery owners to collect an oral history.

“We were able to apply skills we picked up in the past four years at Linfield,” Dahl, an anthropology major, said. “[The Oregon Wine History Project] is the guinea pig project for the Linfield Center for the Northwest.”

The project is part of a series scheduled to become annual. Next year’s research topic is slated to be the 25th anniversary of McMinnville’s International Pinot Noir Celebration.

The purpose of the Linfield Center for the Northwest is to build a connection between the Pacific Northwest and the campus, Kersting said.

The objective of the cen-

ter, according to its website, is to establish long-term experiential learning practices with students and to focus on local, regional and global intersections with the Pacific Northwest.

As a method of achieving this objective, the center promotes regionally oriented field experiences and collaborative research projects. The Oregon Wine History Project, in addition to three summer

research projects in the fields of biology, education and mass communication serve as the center’s pilot projects.

The center will move to Northup Hall when the building’s renovations are complete.

“Bringing Vines to the Valley” will be exhibited in Nicholson Library through Oct. 31.

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

Professor lectures Exploring Hispanic about home, new book culture Timothy Marl Staff reporter

An associate professor of English read from her new book, “The PostColonial Citizen: The Intellectual Migrant,” during a Sept. 23 lecture in the Nicholson Library. “[This book] took me 10 years to write,” Reshmi DuttBallerstadt, associate professor of English and creative writing, said.

She explained the hard work that went into her work.

The lecture was intended to bring the audience to recognize that people all come from somewhere and to understand what it means to have a home — to have citizenship, she said.

“Writing a book is a very long journey,” Dutt-Ballerstadt said. “I always describe it as a very long pregnancy.”

She discussed her journey to America in the early ’90s.

Once she arrived, she said she did not want to dwell in the past but instead made an effort to anticipate the future.

She said she felt there was a force that wanted her to move out.

She said she felt transformed by the time she arrived in America. Her suitcase was so full of American designer clothes purchased for her by her aunt that she had to take out her heritage clothing, Dutt-Ballerstadt said. Her only link to home,

Joel Ray/Freelancer Professor of English Dutt-Ballerstadt reads from her book “The PostColonial Citizen: The Intellectual Migrant” on Sept. 23 in the Nicholson Library. she said, was her language, which she rarely got the opportunity to speak.

“One cannot forget the past; it’s what you do with it,” Dutt-Ballerstadt said.

Her first day experiencing the bitter cold of Minnesota shocked her so much that she wished to see her mother again, she said.

She is now considered a visitor in the country in which she was born. Her own citizenship from India was “canceled without prejudice” from

America, she said. Each time she renews her passport, she gets further and further from her Indian roots and becomes closer to being an American.

She said she does not really consider anywhere her home.

“My home is everywhere and nowhere,” Dutt-Ballerstadt said.

By the end of the lecture, she explained how she loves America and cannot see herself anywhere else.

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

Joel Ray/Freelancer Hispanic dancers dress up in traditional clothing and perform for Hispanic Heritage Day on Sept. 18 in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium.

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Comedian shows Linfield how to laugh at itself Sean Lemme Staff reporter

Stand-up comedian Pete Lee had Linfield students rolling in the aisles when he performed in Ice Auditorium on Sept. 18.

“He was edgy and very funny,” senior Geoff Porter said.

Lee opened his set by making fun of the names “McMinnville,” “Linfield” and “Linfield Activities Board.”

As the night went on, Lee was more than willing to self-deprecate and brought down his friends, family and everyone else in his life.

To demonstrate his own lack of toughness, Lee talked about his name.

“You can’t be tough with the name ‘Pete Lee’ because

my name has four Es in it,” he said.

He continued to compare his name to the sound of a weak car alarm.

Lee suggested that other masculine stereotypes are not true. He talked about the flirtatious relationship between a catcher and pitcher in baseball, his favorite sport.

At one point Lee described a negative shopping experience at an apparel retailer. After an employee assumed Lee could not afford a pair of pants, he insulted her. As she began to cry, Lee told her, “You look fat when you cry.”

A shirt with the same catchphrase was available for purchase after the show.

The audience gave the comedian a warm reception, laughing loudly and

often.

Although mostly respectful, there was some interplay between the comedian and his audience. Lee singled out some members of the audience and asked them questions that encouraged some heckling toward the end of the show, which prevented Lee from telling at least one joke.

By the last part of the show, neither Lee nor the students wanted it to end.

Lee called the crowd in Ice Auditorium one of the best audiences he has performed for and admitted to stalling a bit before telling his last joke.

After the show he stayed to talk to fans and sell T-shirts.

Lee tweeted his thanks to Linfield. He also praised the state for feeding him

an “Oregon Burrito” and attached a photo of himself in the bathroom.

A semi-finalist on season six of the NBC series “Last Comic Standing,” Lee also had a special on Comedy Central and appeared on the network’s “Premium Blend.”

He placed 12th in the “Comedy Central Presents Stand Up Showdown,” a countdown of viewer-voted best comedians, and was voted Country Music Television’s “Next Big Comic.”

Lee’s CD, “Gasmoney,” is in regular rotation on XM and Sirius Satellite Radio.

For more information about Lee and his comedy, visit www.petelee.net.

Sean Lemme can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

Joel Ray/Freelancer Comedian Pete Lee uses friends and family as the brunt of his jokes during his Sept. 18 show in Ice Auditorium.

Off year for Banned Books Week The Nicholson Library staff will not create a display in celebration of next week’s Banned Books Week for the 2010 school year.

“I generally organize our Banned Books Week display here in the library every other year,” Reference & Instruction Librarian Jean Caspers said via e-mail. “This year would be our ‘skip’ year, and therefore there is another [display] in the library now on a totally different theme — the early history of pinot noir wine in the Willamette Valley.”

Banned Books Week, which runs from Sept. 25 to Oct. 2, is sponsored nationally by the American Booksellers Association, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, the American Library Association (ALA),

the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Association of American Publishers and the National Association of College Stores. It is also endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

This year’s slogan is “Think for Yourself and Let Others Do the Same.”

A banned book is one that has been removed from a library or school system, and a challenged book is one that people have attempted to ban because of its controversial material, according to the ALA website. A list of the Top 100 Banned and/or Challenged Books is available on websites such as www.ala. org/bbooks.

For more information on Banned Books Week, visit the ALA website.

Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books of 2000-2009: 1. “Harry Potter” (series) by J.K. Rowling 2. “Alice” series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 3. “The Chocolate War” by Robert Cormier 4. “And Tango Makes Three” by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell 5. “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck 6. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”

by Maya Angelou 7. “Scary Stories” (series) by Alvin Schwartz 8. “His Dark Materials” (series) by Philip Pullman 9. “TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R” (series) by Lauren Myracle 10. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”

by Stephen Chbosky 11. “Fallen Angels” by Walter Dean Myers 12. “It’s Perfectly Normal” by Robie Harris 13. “Captain Underpants” (series) by Dav Pilkey 14. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain 15. “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison 16. “Forever” by Judy Blume 17. “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker 18. “Go Ask Alice” by Anonymous 19. “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger 20. “King and King” by Linda de Haan 21. “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee 22. “Gossip Girl” (series) by Cecily von Ziegesar 23. “The Giver” by Lois Lowry 24. “In the Night Kitchen” by Maurice Sendak

Duncan 52. “The Great Gilly Hopkins” by Katherine Paterson 53. “You Hear Me?” by Betsy Franco 54. “The Facts Speak for Themselves”

by Brock Cole 55. “Summer of My German Soldier”

by Bette Green 56. “When Dad Killed Mom” by Julius Lester 57.” Blood and Chocolate” by Annette Curtis Klause 58. “Fat Kid Rules the World” by K.L. Going 59. “Olive’s Ocean” by Kevin Henkes 60. “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson 61. “Draw Me A Star” by Eric Carle 62. “The Stupids” (series) by Harry Allard 63. “The Terrorist” by Caroline B. Cooney 64. “Mick Harte Was Here” by Barbara Park 65. “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien 66. “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry”

by Mildred Taylor 67. “A Time to Kill” by John Grisham 68. “Always Running” by Luis Rodriguez 69. “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury 70. “Harris and Me” by Gary Paulsen 71. “Junie B. Jones” (series) by Barbara Park 72. “Song of Solomon” by Toni Morrison 73 “What’s Happening to My Body Book” by Lynda Madaras 74. “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold 75. “Anastasia” (series) by Lois Lowry 76. “A Prayer for Owen Meany” by John Irving 77. “Crazy: A Novel” by Benjamin Lebert

25. “Killing Mr. Griffen” by Lois Duncan 26. “Beloved” by Toni Morrison 27. “My Brother Sam Is Dead” by James Lincoln Collier 28. “Bridge To Terabithia” by Katherine Paterson 29. “The Face on the Milk Carton” by Caroline B. Cooney 30. “We All Fall Down” by Robert Cormier 31. “What My Mother Doesn’t Know”

by Sonya Sones 32. “Bless Me, Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya 33. “Snow Falling on Cedars” by David Guterson 34. “The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things” by Carolyn Mackler 35. “Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging” by Louise Rennison 36. “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley 37. “It’s So Amazing” by Robie Harris 38. “Arming America” by Michael Bellasiles 39. “Kaffir Boy” by Mark Mathabane 40. “Life is Funny” by E.R. Frank 41. “Whale Talk” by Chris Crutcher 42. “The Fighting Ground” by Avi 43. “Blubber” by Judy Blume 44. “Athletic Shorts” by Chris Crutcher 45. “Crazy Lady” by Jane Leslie Conly 46. “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut 47. “The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby” by George Beard 48. “Rainbow Boys” by Alex Sanchez 49. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey 50. “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini 51. “Daughters of Eve” by Lois

78. “The Joy of Gay Sex” by Dr. Charles Silverstein 79. “The Upstairs Room” by Johanna Reiss 80. “A Day No Pigs Would Die” by Robert Newton Peck 81. “Black Boy” by Richard Wright 82. “Deal With It!” by Esther Drill 83. “Detour for Emmy” by Marilyn Reynolds 84. “So Far From the Bamboo Grove”

by Yoko Watkins 85. “Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes” by Chris Crutcher 86. “Cut” by Patricia McCormick 87. “Tiger Eyes” by Judy Blume 88. “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood 89. “Friday Night Lights” by H.G. Bissenger 90. “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeline L’Engle 91. “Julie of the Wolves” by Jean Graighead George 92 “The Boy Who Lost His Face” by Louis Sachar 93. “Bumps in the Night” by Harry Allard 94. “Goosebumps” (series) by R.L. Stine 95. “Shade’s Children” by Garth Nix 96. “Grendel” by John Gardner 97. “The House of the Spirits” by Isabel Allende 98. “I Saw Esau” by Iona Opte 99. “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret” by Judy Blume 100. “America: A Novel” by E.R. Frank

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Sister singers deliver on sophomore album Braden Smith KSLC 90.3 FM The Chapin Sisters’ sophomore album, “Two” displays the folk duo’s raw vocal talent in a range of emotions as they continue their successful momentum since the release of their first album, “Lake Bottom LP,” in 2008.

These ladies can sing, and they know how to show it. The first track, “Sweet Light,” opens with strong and dark singing, followed by eerie instrumentation.

It seems a little disconcerting at first, but it holds your attention and leaves you in a state of wonder.

Their voices are haunting yet comforting, and they harmonize beautifully.

Many of the songs on the album follow this example with powerful vocals and light, but profound, music backing them. Often only two or three instruments are used in a song.

“Paradise,” for example, features just a sweet, melancholy piano melody backed by a soft tambourine beat.

It’s simple but holds interest and creates an appropriate atmosphere for the sad lyrics.

While most of the album has a somber tone to it, none of the songs are utterly depressing. The Chapin Sisters effectively emote subjects of loss and heartache without immersing them-

Photo courtesy of www.thechapinsisters.com The Chapin sisters’ new album, “Two,” was released Sept. 14. selves in them.

The sadness also has a beauty to it, which the vocals certainly enhance.

It’s doubtful that anyone can make lyrics like, “Why do I keep trying at romance? I am hopeless; I’ll never succeed,” sound as sweet as the Chapin Sisters do.

However, the album has a genuinely happy ending as it takes a more lively turn with the last two songs, “Left All Alone” and “Trouble.”

The melodies in “Left All Alone” are fun and simple and the lyrics are almost playful.

“Trouble” is even more upbeat and includes a superbly utilized banjo and

calls for some serious foottapping.

The emotions in every song on “Two” are easy to connect with, sometimes amusingly so, and create a strong relationship with the listener. This makes it a personal experience to listen through the whole album.

Abigail and Lily Chapin certainly have musical talent in their genes as they are the nieces of the late, popular folk musician, Harry Chapin (“Cat’s in the Cradle”).

They also often perform with their half sister, Jessica Craven, the daughter of film director and writer Wes Craven (“A Nightmare on Elm Street”).

It seems the Chapin Sis-

Photo courtesy of Theodora Allen Lily (left) and Abigail Chapin will be performing Dec. 2 in Portland to promote their new album, “Two.” ters will continue the legacy of artistic success with their sophomore album being just as good as their popular debut album.

Be sure to tune in to

KSLC 90.3 FM to hear tracks from the Chapin Sisters’ new album, “Two.” The CD is available at www.thechapinsisters.com, and the sisters will perform

Dec. 2 in Portland; a long way off but worth remembering.

Braden Smith can be reached at kslcmusic@gmail.com.

Band stops in FML on tour Chelsea Ploof Freelancer

A California band rocked the Fred Meyer Lounge on Sept. 23 in a professional Cat Cab. Wildcats from all groups gathered into the FML to hear The Union Line bring the house down. With colorful stage lighting and crowd favorites, The Union Line had a lot to give. It even tested out a new song on the audience.

“They were pretty good,” freshman Annika Yates said. “Their music is very interesting; it’s a blend of a lot of different styles.”

The Union Line has only been around for two years.

In January 2008, what began as a casual jam session quickly became the inspiration for what is now The Union Line.

Some of the members were childhood friends.

Others simply found their way into the mix. Richard Thiesen, Johnny Wilson and Tony Tancredi have been friends for years. Jordan Sabolick and Adam Sabolick, on the other hand, were going solo in a band of their own but needed a

Sarah Hansen/Photo editor

The Union Line performs a professional Cat Cab Sept. 23 in the Fred Meyer Lounge. manager. And so it began.

It can be labeled as fate, but once the members came together, there was no turning back.

Why “The Union Line”?

The name was inspired from old posters of railroad stations hanging in one of the guy’s room. The members liked the format and everything fell into place

from there. Of course, The Union Line has no association with a train station. It has made an identity of its own. In fact, the band is on tour.

“We were asked to perform and we thought, sure why not? We leave for Seattle tomorrow,” a band member said.

As for its style, the band’s

music can be described as a fusion of soul and romantic ’60s pop. Its old stuff was all about rocking the soul while their new music focuses on modernizing the love portrayed through ’60s music. The Union Line also incorporates many different instruments. Electronica, bass, everyday sound effects — it has an all-inclu-

Sarah Hansen/Photo editor

The Union Line, who come from San Juan Capistrano, Calif., have been playing together for about two years. siveness style.

The performance was made possible by Linfield Activities Board Musical Events Chair sophomore Alyssa Hood. Hood said she was excited for the event and with good reason. She has a personal connection with the band.

“They are from my

hometown, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.,” Hood said.

To hear more from The Union Line visit its myspace page at http:// w w w. m y s p a c e . c o m / theunionline.

Chelsea Ploof can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

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’Cats snatch 1-1 record Thompson said that Pacific Lutheran was the aggressor in the second half and that the team began playing back on their heels.

“They took advantage of us sitting back,” Thompson said. “We don’t want to let up. We can’t just shut off during those last 20 minutes; it needs to be a full 90-minute effort.”

The Wildcats withstood a barrage of shots from the Lutes in the closing minutes and won 3-2.

Linfield competes with Northwest conference leader Pacific University in the ’Cats home-opener at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 25. With a 6-0-1 record this season, the Boxers will provide a strong test.

However, Camacho said that, when they are on top of their game, Linfield can beat anybody.

“Pacific is always a battle.

In the end it’s still going to come down to how well we execute our game plan and if we can show up for the game,” he said. “We showed it this weekend by beating PLU, a team we haven’t beat in a long time. Not only can we play with anyone in the league but we can beat anyone in the league.”

Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Freshman Michael Swain prepares for a fall after a slide tackle from a Concordia University playing during the Sept. 11 game at home.

Conference play for the men’s soccer team began Sept. 18 and 19. Linfield lost to University of Puget Sound and beat Pacific Lutheran University to finish the weekend with a 1-1 conference record.

The Wildcats dropped their first conference game against Puget Sound, 1-2, in a muddy, rainy battle. The Loggers got on the scoreboard early with two first half goals on just four shots.

But Wildcat seniors Michel Camacho and Jon Thompson said they weren’t convinced that the goals should have counted. They agreed that the referee incorrectly called a handball on a Wildcat, and that Puget Sound’s second goal was scored after time expired in the first half.

“The two goals scored on us were questionable,” Camacho said.

In spite of the unclear calls, he said that the team wasn’t up to par.

“Overall, I thought the team didn’t play well,” Camacho said.

Linfield scored its only goal in the second half. Camacho sent a pass to freshman Michael Swain, who slipped

a shot in past the Puget Sound goalkeeper. The ’Cats failed to score again, despite outshooting the Loggers, 16-13.

“I felt like we lacked focus, which ended up costing us the game,” Camacho said. “We couldn’t finish the chances we got in the first half.”

Thompson agreed.

“We dug our own grave,” he said. “At the same time, we got sucked into their game.”

Linfield bounced back against Pacific Lutheran on Sept. 19. After losing their previous six meetings with the Lutes, the Wildcats prevailed 3-2.

Although Pacific Lutheran outshot Linfield by a wide margin (20-9), the ’Cats built a 3-0 lead. Camacho scored Linfield’s first goal off of an assist from freshman Tyler Repic. In the second half, the ’Cats quickly scored two more goals, one from senior Carter Elhabbassi, which was assisted by freshman Andre Brobakken, and a second from freshman Harper Taylor — his first goal of the season.

In the second half, the game’s momentum turned in favor of Pacific Lutheran.

Outshooting the 'Cats 14-3, the Lutes rattled off two goals late in the game.

and now sits languishing in basketball hell awaiting a trade. I’m referring to Rudy Fernandez.

In Rudy’s rookie season, he became an instant Portland celebrity. Before he even began playing, a contingent of fans, including dozens of high school students who dumped class, mobbed the Portland airport to greet the new superstar.

He shattered the rookie record for 3-pointers in a single season; he electrified the Rose Garden with thundering dunks and alley-oops to fellow Spaniard Sergio Rodriguez; heck, he was even in the NBA all-star weekend’s slam dunk contest. Rudy was a celebrity, a hero to Portlanders.

When he was fouled hard

by Trevor Ariza at home against the Lakers, I was scared that the fans at the Garden might charge onto the court and take the offend-

loss, but life carried on.

Then things got ugly.

Rudy demanded a trade. He told coach McMillan to shove it, told the Blazers to shove it, and his agent basically told the team that Rudy would refuse to play a single minute for the team if he wasn’t traded right away. He threatened to walk out on his contract and go to Spain. But here’s my favorite part: His agent, one of those mucky-muck Hollywood types, said that if the Blazers didn’t start listening to his demands, that their fare with other international players might start slipping.

I think, Mr. Agent, that perhaps Rudy ought to pull his head out from where the sun doesn’t shine before the rest of the NBA ships him back to Spain with a one-way ticket. Requesting a trade is a completely normal action for an unhappy NBA player, but trashing their current franchise to do it not only makes

them look terrible to the media but also makes their options with other teams plummet.

General Manager What’sHis-Name is still shopping Rudy but hasn’t found a trade that works yet. I don’t think one will ever come based on that and the fact that Rudy rejected a possible trade to the New Orleans Hornets recently.

There is just no way to make this guy happy. Maybe it’s a language barrier thing; I don’t know. What I do know is that I’m hurt, on a very personal level, by Rudy’s actions this summer. I, like the rest of Portland, loved him from the moment he arrived. In only one season, there were legions of screaming women of all ages at every home (and road) contest for the Blazers, and he was by far the flashiest player to watch; nobody ever knew what he was going to do.

Now he spurns us for more playing time. Does he even realize the crap storm he’s causing in the city and organization? Does he realize that this franchise is only a few years removed from the Jail Blazers era? His actions call to mind the antics of Bonzi, Mighty Mouse and Sheed, and you better believe every Blazers fan is now connecting the dots between the two.

Well, Mr. Fernandez, I say fie to thee and good riddance. This city has taken enough basketball abuse and we don’t need your skinny butt to stink up our bench any longer. I agree with a recent column by Oregonian sports writer John Canzano: Rudy should rot until we can find a trade we like. He has earned nothing less.

Matt Bayley Staff reporter

Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Sophomore Danny Snelgrow attacks the ball with two Concordia players on his tail.

The Wildcats lost at home 1-2 in the last preseason game.

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

Rudy Fernadez: Sit down and shut up Sports Commentary Chris Forrer Freelancer

Hey ’Cats. This week I thought I’d take a break from football and shift the focus to my other love: the Portland Trail Blazers. After all, with a bye week for Linfield this weekend, what else am I going to write about?

I digress. This week, I want to talk about one of the (formerly) most beloved Blazers, a player who flexed his immense potential for one shining season, then fell victim to injury, became grouchy about playing time

ing player by force.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

This summer, Rudy requested a trade. It was apparent by the end of the season that he wasn’t happy with his minutes or his role in Nate McMillan’s schematic. He said he wasn’t being given the number of minutes that someone of his ability deserves.

Rookie general manager What’s-His-Name (I refuse to acknowledge him by name until the season starts; in K.P. I will forever trust) said he would shop the guard, who was now popularly being referred to as “disgruntled” by the media.

Fair enough. I have no problem with players requesting a trade when they’re unhappy, so long as they’re civil about it and stay fair to the organization that they still call home. Portland fans bemoaned his possible

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

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Golf: Team finds hope in close loss << Continued from page 16

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Junior Alex Fitch led the Wildcats, finishing third.

Junior Beau Slayton and senior Yutaro Sakamoto ended with a three-way tie for fifth place, while freshman A.J. Taylor came in eighth place.

“The conditions were tough,” Taylor said about the Pacific tournament. “It was windy and the greens were pretty fast.”

A final score of 606 landed Linfield a second-place spot.

Pacific University came out on top with a score of 604.

Corban College took third place with 617 points.

Whitworth and Pacific universities will be Linfield’s toughest competition this season, Copeland said.

“Teams are improving,” he said. “We don’t know who has acquired strong players. But we have the talent to win conference.”

Linfield is hosting the next invitational at Michelbook Country Club on Sept. 24 at 1 p.m.

Despite poor weather conditions, the women’s team placed second out of six during the Pacific Fall Invitational on Sept. 18 and 19.

Linfield finished the tournament with a total score of 681, only five shots behind the first place team, Whitworth.

“The scores were really close,” coach Brian Trowbridge said. “First place was only five shots off. That’s almost one shot per golfer.

We’re right there.”

Sophomore Brinn Hovde, was pleased by the teams’ performance and is optimistic about the season.

“We should have won,” Hovde said. “We have potential to go far.”

Three strong golfers placed in the top 10. Senior Brynn Hurdus finished the tournament in second place, scoring 80 on the first day and 81 on the second.

Hovde and freshman Hannah Christianson showcased their talent with scores of 172 and 167, respectively.

Trowbridge has high expectations for the season.

“We’re going to try to place top three in conference,” he said. “There have been a lot of changes this season, but the girls are adapting well.”

Christianson agreed with Trowbridge.

“We will do well in conference,” she said. “We have a lot of strong players. We definitely have a chance to be right up there in the competition.”

The Wildcats will compete next at the Willamette Three-Way on Oct. 1 in Salem at Illahe Hills.

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

Freshman Emily Fellows sets up to shoot on Willamette University during the conference opener at home on Sept.

Soccer: Good things to come

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ity of the women’s soccer program, a junior varsity team has been added. Winter, class of ’09, is the head coach of the junior varsity team and the assistant coaching on the varsity

team.

“I think having a JV team has been huge because girls that may not have gotten a lot of playing time on varsity are able to get game time that they otherwise wouldn’t,” Winter said.

This weekend the women face off against both

Pacific and Lewis & Clark Universities.

“If we keep the intensity level and our work rate high, we will do well this weekend,” Quiring said. “When we’re working together, offensively and defensively, good things happen.”

The women’s game against Pacific will take place at noon Sept. 25 in Forest Grove, and at noon on Sept. 26, the women will take on Lewis & Clark College at home.

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

Wildcat sports schedule Sport

Date

Opponent or event

Location

Time

Men’s golf

Sept. 24

Linfield Invitational

McMinnville

All day

Volleyball

Sept. 24

Puget Sound

McMinnville

7 p.m.

Cross country

Sept. 25

Linfield Preview

Brooks, Ore.

12:30 p.m.

Football

Sept. 25

La Verne

La Verne, Calif.

Noon

Men’s soccer

Sept. 25

Pacific

McMinnville

2:30 p.m.

Women’s soccer

Sept. 25

Pacific

Forest Grove, Ore.

7:00 p.m.

Volleyball

Sept. 25

Lewis & Clark

McMinnville

2:30 p.m.

Men’s soccer

Sept. 26

George Fox

McMinnville

Noon

Women’s soccer

Sept. 26

Lewis & Clark

McMinnville

Noon

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Team is 2-0 in conference with crucial next five matches

Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Junior Tara Hill (center) rallies the Wildcats together for a quick pep-talk between points against Pacific University at the season opener Sept. 15.

Jerry Young Freelancer After wins against Pacific and Willamette universities, the Linfield volleyball team is in a three-way tie for first place along with the University of Puget Sound and Lewis & Clark College.

Both matches were close, and the Wildcats were forced to play to five games in each. In the fifth games, the matches were up for grabs.

Head coach Shane Kimura said he has prepared his teams for these types of matches.

“I think it helps that we played some tough teams in preseason, so the kids know that we can compete at that level,” he said. “They worked hard in the gym, and it is nice to start 2-0 in conference.”

After their win against Pacific on Sept. 15, the Wildcats traveled to Salem for a tough road game against the Willamette Bearcats on Sept. 17.

Kimura was quick to acknowledge that the ’Cats weren’t at their best.

“We did not play very good ball the first game,” he said. “We pretty much got hammered.”

Kimura said he and the rest of the team knew that they were not out of a game yet.

Linfield regrouped and rallied. It won the following two games; the second one was close, 25-21.

In the third game, the young team found its stride, dominating 25-12.

Junior Samantha Lau, Linfield’s returning allconference libero, said she believes that being mentally tough is key when falling behind early.

“It takes a while to get started. In our huddles, you hear everyone saying, ‘We have to stay strong; step it

Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Senior Rae Smith (left) and freshman Kelsey Ludin jump to block the ball during the Pacific University match. The ’Cats won the first conference match. up,’” she said.

Willamette fought back and won the fourth game, 25-23, setting the stage for a fifth game to decide the winner.

Kimura said that his players need to avoid simple mistakes when games come down to just a few points.

“We didn’t give up easy points in the fifth and I think that made a big difference in us coming back,” he said.

In a back-and-forth fifth game, the Wildcats came out on top with a 16-14 victory.

With this 2-0 start in con-

ference, the next five matches are crucial in the ’Cats’ quest for a conference title.

All five are played at home, where the team will have the support of the Wildcat crowd.

Lau said that having this type of home stretch gives them a large confidence boost.

“We love playing at home, we definitely feed off the crowd,” she said. “All of the games are gonna be tough this year, so it is gonna help to be at home.”

The next two matches Linfield will be played Sept. 24 and 25 against Puget Sound and Lewis &

Clark. Both will present challenges for Linfield.

“UPS is a nationally ranked team that came in second in conference last season,” Lau said. “Lewis & Clark is really tall. We just have to go out there and play our game.”

With the next five games scheduled at home, there are plenty of opportunities to come out and cheer on the team.

Games will be Sept. 24 and 25, and Oct. 1, 2 and 9, all at 7 p.m. in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium.

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

Cross -country touts new leaders Although it has been an equally slow start for both the men’s and women’s cross country teams, they have more to show than merely wins and losses.

Two new coaches have been added to the roster. New head coach Travis Olson, who served as Linfield track and field coach for 12 years and worked as an assistant to Garry Kilgore, chair of the Health, Human, Performance and Athletics Department. Chris McIsaac, class of ’10, is the new assistant coach.

A lack of experience has set both teams back, although the inexperience has been turned into shock factor. Former baseball player senior Scott Pinske is new to the team. Pinske performed well, taking second place in his first meet against Lewis & Clark College on Sept. 1, in Portland.

Freshman Mimi Seeley has also been making headlines. She placed seventh out of 43 at the Lewis & Clark Invitational on Sept. 11, and also placed second out of 53 at the Willamette Grass Course on Sept. 17.

The season is well underway, and the team has ample time to prove itself. The men’s and women’s teams will next compete in the Linfield Preview on Sept. 25 in Brooks, Ore.

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Catline ’Cats punt their way to No. 1 spot Northwest Conference standings Football (preseason) Pacific Lutheran

2-0

1.000

Willamette

2-1

1.000

Lewis & Clark

1-1

.500

Puget Sound

1-1

.500

Whitworth

1-2

.333

Linfield

0-1

.000

Pacific

0-2

.000

Volleyball Pacific Lutheran

2-0

1.000

Lewis & Clark

2-0

1 .000

Linfield

2-0

1.000

Puget Sound

1-1

.500

Willamette

1-1

.500

Whitworth

1-1

.500

George Fox

0-2

.000

Whitman

0-2

.000

Pacfic

0-2

.000

Women’s soccer Puget Sound

2-0

1.000

Linfield

2-0

1.000

Whitworth

2-1

.667

Pacific

2-1

.667

Pacific Lutheran

1-1

.500

Whitman

1-2

.333

George Fox

1-2

.333

Lewis & Clark

0-2

.000

Willamette

0-2

.000

Men’s soccer Pacific

2-0

1.000

Puget Sound

2-0

1.000

Whitworth

1-1

.500

Whitman

1-1

.500

Linfield

1-1

.500

Pacific Lutheran

1-1

.500

Willamette

0-2

.000

George Fox

0-2

.000

Victor Zhu/Freelancer Senior Rachel Miles (left) runs to compete for the ball against Northwest Christian University junior Kara Nelson. The Wildcats defeated the Beacons 5-0 at home Sept. 1.

Men’s soccer aims high Wildcats are one-for-one with Northwest Conference games as the season is underway.

See page 13 >>

Volleyball tied for first place The Wildcats start off the season in a three-way tie for first place in the Northwest Conference.

See page 15 >>

Corrina Crocker Sports editor One week was all it took for the women’s soccer team to reach the No. 1 spot in the Northwest Conference.

The women’s team traveled to Tacoma on Sept. 19 to beat Pacific Lutheran University on its own turf. The women outscored the Lutes, 5-2.

Five Wildcats pushed balls into the back of the net. Senior

Rachel Miles scored the first goal for the ’Cats, followed by freshmen Megan Kearns and Stephanie Socotch. Freshman Emily Fellows and sophomore Anna Sours capped the game with the fourth and fifth goals, respectively.

After finishing last season tied for fourth place, the women’s team is sitting pretty.

“It is what it is. Standing doesn’t mean anything as of now.

We are focusing on the weekend,” junior Jenna Quiring said about

women, but improving is essential to remaining in the top spot.

“I think they are slowly improving each game which is all we can ask for right now,” assistant coach Spencer Winter said. “I think as a team, we have high standards for ourselves this year and no one wants to let anyone else on the team down.”

With the increased popular>> Please see Soccer page 14

Effective plays bring top results during opening tournament

Cross Country runs for gold With a young team, the cross country runners disregard inexperience as they finish on top.

See page 15 >>

’Cats in Calif. once again Football travels to La Verne, Calif. to take on the Leopards at the University of La Verne for its last preseason game on Sept. 25 at noon.

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the Sept. 19 statistics.

The conference season just began, but expectations are already high for the women’s team. Letting this get to their heads is not an option, senior Sara Blake said.

“It is definitely a good feeling to be in first, but in no way can we be content. We have many more games to play and a lot of things to prove to others and ourselves,” she said.

Staying focused is key for the

Katey Barger Staff reporter

Photo courtesy of Kelly Bird Junior Alex Fitch tees off for the Wildcats in the new season.

The men’s and women’s golf teams are off to a good start for the season, with both teams finishing near the top.

Men’s golf earned second place during its first tournament last weekend during the Pacific Fall Invitational.

“We have many new faces this year,” coach Greg Copeland said. “I was pleased by how they played.”

The men’s team comprises 10 athletes, six of which travel and compete in invitationals. Four Linfield athletes landed top scores. >> Please see Golf page 14