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Candidates address agriculture at forum Candidates running for the Oregon House of Representatives of District 24 met Sept. 28 to answer questions about agricultural policy under their administrations. Only one Linfield student joined the citizens of Yamhill County attending the event.

Democratic candidate Susan Sokol Blosser and Republican incumbent Rep. Jim Wiedner fielded questions from the attendees, including one from Linfield senior Katherine Kann.

The question and answer session was preceded by a meet and greet.

Kann attended on behalf of Greenfield, a club dedicated to promoting sustainability.

She was in attendance with Linfield alumna Rose Hollingsworth, class of ’10. Both women said they were supporters of Sokol Blosser.

“I think that localization is an important path to creating a more sustainable living existence on our planet,” Kann said, explaining that she came to discover what the candidates’ stance was on the subject.

The candidates also fielded questions on farming and agricultural policy. Only 24 questions were asked.

Of those 24, nearly a third were about small farms, making it the most popular topic.

Other questions included questions concerning farm subsidies, genetically modified foods and Grand Island’s new potential quarry.

Labeling herself a representative of Linfield students, Kann asked about the food industry’s role in sustainability and climate change.

Three groups with an interest in Oregon’s farming communities, Slow Food Oregon’s Yamhill County chapter, Friends of Family Farmers and Oregon Sustain-

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Septembre Russell Copy chief A McMinnville firefighter set fire to a mock residence hall in front of Linfield students, faculty and staff Sept. 30.

The fire department was on campus conducting a fire safety demonstration.

Fire Inspector Debbie McDermott addressed a crowd that stood in the field south of Renshaw Hall, which numbered about 200 people.

She explained that the Newberg Fire Department donated a burn shelter to use at the event.

The shelter was divided into two sides, and each side resembled a typical room inside of a residence hall, each room contained a smoke detector.

The room on the right side of the display was not equipped with a sprinkler but the opposite side was; the crowd was to view the importance of the presence of a sprinkler.

Students tend to hang up tapes-

Sarah Hansen/Photo editor Top: A firefighter extinguishes the inferno in one of two fake dorm rooms Sept. 30.

Above: Fire consumes a room without a sprinkler system.

Right: The same room, moments later.

WEB EXCLUSIVE! Look for this article at www. linfieldreview.com to see video of the blaze!

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>> Please see Burn page 6

Homecoming announced >> page 4 at Senate

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INSIDE

116th Year

Linfield feels the burn

Joshua Ensler News editor

Editorial .......................... 2 News ............................... 4 Features.............................7 Culture............................10 Sports .............................16

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LINFIELD REVIEW

Editor-in-chief Kelley Hungerford Managing editor Braden Smith Copy chief Septembre Russell Business manager Sarah Spranger News editor Joshua Ensler Sports editor Corrina Crocker

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EDITORIAL

We should take advantage of Linfield’s programs

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Phone: (503) 883-5789 E-mail: linfieldrevieweditor@gmail.com Web: www.linfieldreview.com

College is meant to be a place where students figure out who they are and what eventually they would like to become. Linfield, as a liberal arts college, offers many opportunities for students to explore broad areas of interest.

For example, there are a number of clubs, IM sports teams and courses available to students who are willing to take advantage of all Linfield has to offer.

However, the problem is that too many students don’t take advantage of the opportunities that are sitting right at their finger tips.

It can definitely be easy to get caught in an impenetrable bubble when navigating your way through

college. For example, there are a number of classes in your major or minor which are required and can therefore take up a lot of time in your already jam-packed schedule.

But if you can find some room, try to expand your horizons and take a course simply because you are interested in the subject. What other time in your life will you be able to do that?

As far as clubs and IM sports go, make an effort to see what’s available and to find out what they’re all about. Who knows, you might be good at a sport you never thought of playing before, and you may come across a hidden interest or passion in a club.

Joining a club or IM sports team exposes you to other students that may not live in your residence hall or apartment complex or be in your fraternity or sorority. This is a chance to meet people outside your usual social sphere. It’s a great way to meet new friends.

Overall, make your time at college a time to challenge yourself not only academically but socially.

It can be difficult to step outside of your comfort zone, but try to take some chances.

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-The Review Editorial Board

Culture editor Jessica Prokop

CORRECTIONS

Features editor Jaffy Xiao

Sept. 24 issue: Executive Chef Noah Bekofsky is chopping the onion in the Sodexo photo.

Sept. 24 issue: The News Brief information is attributed to an anonymous student, not Chief Director of Linfield College

Community Public Safety & Security Robert Cepeda.

Opinion editor Chelsea Bowen Photo editor Sarah Hansen Online editor Megan Myer

OPINION

It’s OK to burst your isolation bubble now and then

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Jaffy Xiao Features editor

“With Chinese food and karaoke, I had fun with my amazing friends tonight.” That’s kind of the way we usually say it on Facebook, not in an opinion story, right? However, for me this was more than a typical Saturday night. I say this because I regard it as victory — a victory against isolation.

Being away from a residence hall room this year and being away from plain Dillin food, I should be happy living in my apartment in the

Whites. But I am not.

My small residence hall room let me communicate with my neighbors more; Dillin tables let me see my friends more often.

Junior year began busily, and I always go to “two points and one line” — the place I have classes or study to the place I live, or vice versa. I actually hate it when professors ask how the weekend was, because all I can answer is, “good.”

I thought I was only like that during the first week I hadn’t seen my friends, because there’s always that damn stereotype in my mind of being a foreigner.

I still remember the first colloquium class two years ago. It was the first morning I had been in the Uni ted States after a 17-hour flight with suitcases that were heavier than me and millions of stereotypes about

America and Americans. I was late for my first class and stood behind the door looking at my high-nose classmates. The professor found me and specially introduced me to the class, announcing that I am from China. I was thinking they should have applauded to welcome me, as I did in high school for American exchange students. But they didn’t.

Well, you must think I am complaining about culture shock, or even discrimination, right? No, not at all. Now I thank them for not making me “too special.”

I don’t want to answer the question if “too special” would isolate me, but I know I am not the only one who feels isolated to a certain degree.

During the second week of this semester, I started to meet my friends in Renshaw Hall (as it

becomes a good place to meet people besides Dillin). I realized that they, too, go “two points and one line.” We stopped our busy schedules and finally talked with one another.

“I am not a party animal.”

“I am tired of meeting many new people.”

“I am frustrated by all my homework and assignments.”

“I am working on my scholarship applications.”

We realized that we’re all too busy to socialize, but we all know those are not excuses for us to become isolated, as we are juniors and seniors living in apartments.

The way we prove that we are not isolated doesn’t have to involve crazy behaviors.

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

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OPINION

Lackluster publicity means limited attendance Matt Olson Columnist Out of habit, I check the events calendar weekly. I’ve felt that the advertising was sufficient at Linfield, what with the repetitive nature of most of it. I don’t look up when I walk into Riley, I don’t check posters on the walls, and I don’t scrutinize every line of each Senate report I receive.

Event advertising, by and large, has become just another aspect of Linfield that I ignore. In my mind, I compare it to the People Fountain or the Observatory It was cool once, but now I’ve become largely indifferent.

Repetition will do that to just about anything. It’s the Achilles’ heel of advertising, since it has to stay fresh and exciting for anyone to look your way.

This year, we’re seeing the opposite. Advertising of new events has been particularly boring this year, even while plenty of really cool events have been occurring.

Look at the posters on bulletin boards. How many times did you look at your bulletin board when you lived in a residence hall? I never looked at that thing.

I’m fairly certain I didn’t attend a Cat Cab until the spring strictly because I had no knowledge of its existence or who was playing on any given Thursday.

Repeatedly piling signs of bright colors is a great way to make sure no individual event stands out. Not the intended idea, I am sure.

Put them up in fresh new places — on doors, bathrooms, and around some classes. Mix it up a bit. After

all, these signs are supposed to grab our attention. The more random they are the better chance they have of somebody spotting it. I mean consciously spotting it, not glossing over while trotting around campus with an iPod in.

Has anyone ever missed the bright sign the theater department puts up? That’s good advertising.

We also receive a compiled list of weekly events instead of the daily e-mails we used to receive. It’s a list and one that’s almost identical to the one you can find online. Sending out a list of events early in the

week is not that helpful with remembering events for the next weekend. Weeks get busy quickly. Having an e-mail reminder the night before may have cluttered up the inbox, but it definitely worked.

And, no nobody reads Senate reports. The people who care about Senate go to Senate.

Let’s get some ingenuity here. One e-mail at the beginning of the week and a few fliers around campus aren’t going to cut it. We can’t all be proactive about finding out about events for ourselves. Make some snazzy posters and send a

few extra e-mails to increase participation.

Don’t we have an electronic arts major here? I wonder if they might be willing to get some valuable work experience. Work with RAs to inform residents and put some weekly schedules in The Linfeld Review.

Have a few people come talk about the coming week and encourage senators to bring a list of events to their clubs.

The bottom line is students aren’t getting any information beyond a oneliner on Monday and a small poster in a wall of color.

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

OPINION

Don’t open the door to strangers or give them too much info

Megan Meyer Online editor In today’s digital world, everyone has information at his or her fingertips. Be the information true, false or merely questionable — it’s fully available.

However, while having access to terabytes of information, it is just as easy to put out your own information.

However, you may not want everyone seeing what you

post.

With the popularity of social networking websites and blogs, it has become all too easy to put personal information on public display.

What many people don’t realize is that the world is bigger than they perceive and has more information than most would be comfortable with sharing.

One of my biggest peeves is listening to common Internet users blame the websites they use for posting their personal information. Those idiots are the ones to provide it.

Websites have terms and conditions we should read

— though most people don’t and even have these bogus settings such as “privacy.”

Who would have thought that you had a choice about what information you made available? People treat the Internet like the little brother who read a page of his sister’s journal when it was the sister who left it open on the table.

Are you going on vacation? Why not announce it on your Facebook or Twitter? Why not tell all potential thieves exactly how long you will be gone?

Are you going to send a naughty picture of yourself to someone via phone, e-mail or

file transfer? Guess what, it is easy to copy and move from place to place. Don’t be surprised if someone you don’t know or like winds up with a copy.

Ever heard the term “Google it”? Guess what?

You should try googling your name sometime. Oh, and don’t worry, I’m sure you weren’t the first person to search for it.

It seems like people have forgotten how easy it is to look someone up in a phonebook. Phonebooks are public information and have more than just numbers next to names. Addresses are in

there, too. Searchable phonebook databases are readily and easily available on the Internet. If someone knows part of your name and so much as what state you live in, it isn’t too difficult for that person to find out more about you. There are also many other kinds of public information out there on the Internet that never used to be as readily available and easily accessed.

It doesn’t help that the news is always featuring horror stories about some idiot who giving out too much personal information and suffered the consequences.

Part of the reason could be

that it is easier to trust people on the Internet or maybe that it just isn’t as scary as the outside world. However, you can’t trust every site or person you meet. Just think about how easy it is to fib about who you are. Guess what, it is for everyone else too. If it sounds too true — it probably is.

The next time you begin to say something about yourself on the Internet, be wary of who can see, find and use the information. Just take off your noob goggles and open your eyes. Alt+F4 Megan Meyer can be reached at linfieldreviewonline@gmail.com.

OPINION

A group is only as strong as its least busy member

Jessica Prokop Culture editor I’m not sure if it’s just me, but it seems as if more and more students are making the trek to Nicholson Library to meet up with fellow classmates to work on group

projects.

I, for one, have never been assigned so many group projects in my life, and from multiple courses I have in college.

I’m not saying group projects are counterproductive; in fact, some students enjoy taking part in collaborative work. The benefit is that the work can be divided up equally. We can pick the section we want to do and everyone’s skills can be used to their full potential. Not

to mention, a significant amount of stress is lifted from our already weighted shoulders.

Let’s be realistic. We are college students. How many of us have time outside of our already crazy, busy schedules to meet with our groups and figure out the logistics of a project? Many of us have an extensive course load, homework, sports, extracurricular activities, jobs, offcampus obligations, etc. It is hard enough finding a time

when you are available, let alone a time when everyone in the group is, as well. Plus, we are almost never given enough class time to work on the project.

What happens when one member of the group does not pull his or her weight on the project? Obviously, the rest of the group suffers and either has to compensate for that member or risk receiving an undesirable grade.

Even with group evaluations, the other members

still have to make up for that person’s lack of work, which creates stress for the whole group.

Speaking of grades, group projects always seem to be worth more points than individual assignments. This works out if the group does well on the project but not if it doesn’t. So, as a consequence, these points do not accurately reflect a student’s overall individual grade because no single person is in control of the entire proj-

ect.

Now keep in mind that not all group projects are a pain or are conducted in the same way; some professors are understanding about a group’s circumstances. But sure would be nice if we were assigned a lot less of them for each course and had more than a few days to do them, right?

Oh, group projects. You will be the death of me.

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

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

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Homecoming changes reduce competition Chelsea Bowen Opinion editor The Associated Students of Linfield college is revamping Homecoming Week this year in an attempt to get more students involved and out showing their Wildcat pride, ASLC President senior Colin Jones said.

This year, there will be two days of competition instead of last year’s five days, Jones said.

He said that this new Homecoming curriculum is based less on competition than in past years because ASLC is hoping to bring more students together.

“Providing new events will help integrate a wider portion of the student body,” Jones said.

He also mentioned that competition has a natural way of separating students, which is what Jones and the other ASLC members are trying to avoid.

Jones said that the Song and Banner and the Mr. and Mrs. Linfield competitions are in the Homecoming schedule this year because

they are traditional events.

However, other competition events of the past, such as a tug of war, will be replaced with a barbecue, pep rally, live band and dance.

One student felt otherwise about the removal of competition.

“I think that Homecoming is about school spirit, so I feel like it has to be a competition,” a Linfield junior, who wished to remain anonymous, said. “It makes it more exciting.”

Jones said that the Spazmatics will perform live at 8 p.m. Oct. 15 on the IM field.

The Spazmatics are an ’80s-style cover band. Since many of the alumni grew up listening to ’80s music and many Linfield students are fans of “Glee,” it should be a great way to unite alumni and students, Jones said.

Participation forms for the two competitions are due Oct. 11 before 5 p.m. in the ASLC office on the third floor of Riley Student Center.

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Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority members clean Roads End Beach in Lincoln City, Ore., on Sept 23. Members spent three hours cleaning the beach but left early because a different group reached the beach before them. Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism, a nonprofit group, called for Oregonians to clean up the beaches as part of a program to beautify Oregon by removing trash and litter. Other students from Linfield also participated through Linfield Activities Board.

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

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Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Democratic candidate Susan Sokol Blosser (left) and incumbent Republican Representative Jim Weidner (right) talk with William Newman II (center), the moderator of the forum.

Family Farms aims to create unity among independent and family-owned farms, as well as people interested in sustainability and nutrition, according to the organization’s website.

“I thought it was fairly effective, but the questions were difficult to respond to

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Bleach cleaners unite for cause

Forum: Farming was a hot topic at event able Agriculture Land Trust collaborated to create the forum.

The event ran from 6 — 8:30 p.m. and was held in the McMinnville Community Center. William Newman II, the representative and co-founder of OSALT, moderated the event.

“People have concerns that have to do with food and farming,” Newman said. “An informed electorate can make better choices.”

According to its website, OSALT is dedicated to preserving the skills and mindsets necessary to keep small farming alive from generation to generation.

Michele Knause, who attended for Friends of Family Farmers, said that her organization counted on the Food & Farm Forum bringing attention to issues about local farms and farmers.

“We’re hoping that the people who attended were able to draw attention to these issues by the questions they asked and that the candidate found out what people find important about food and agriculture,” she said.

in such a short time,” said Rob Tracy, a former member of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources and Conservation Agency.

“The responses were fairly generic.”

The candidates had two minutes to answer the ques-

tions.

The conservation agency’s website states that its role is to prevent degradation of the nation’s soil quality and avoid a repeat of the dustbowl effect from the 1930s.

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

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Guest speaker describes guide dog training Lauren Ostrom Freelancer

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Jennie Gretz, a representative of Guide Dogs for the Blind, teaches about the training and education of Guide Dogs for the Blind on Sept. 29 in the Fred Meyer Lounge as part of Learning Support Service’s celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act. LSS held the Hands-on Informational Event in Walker Hall’s foyer, and will host “Not Until You Know My Story,” a play about differences, will be performed at 8 p.m. Oct. 1 in Ice Auditorium.

Students, faculty and staff gathered Sept. 29 in Fred Meyer Lounge to listen to Jeannie Gretz talk about Guide Dogs for the Blind, an organization that teaches the blind and trains guide dogs.

The event was one of three that took place during the week and was put on in honor of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary in September.

Cheri White, assistant director of learning support services, introduced Gretz by giving a short description of how the intelligent dogs assist the blind.

“People put their lives in the hands of a harness on and a dog,” White said. “They expect them to keep them safe and alive without being harmed.”

Gretz described the two Guide Dogs for the Blind campuses.

One is in Boring, Ore., and the other is located in San Rafael, Calif.

Each campus houses blind students and trains guide dogs for students who are in need of assistance.

The first campus was established in 1942 to serve veterans blinded in World War II. “The first thing I want to tell everyone that is so important is that our dogs are for people who are sight-

impaired,” Gretz said. “There is no charge for the dog, the training or staying at one of our beautiful campuses.”

Each dog is a golden retriever, a Labrador retriever or a mix of both breeds.

The dogs are trained to learn intelligent obedience beginning when they are young puppies.

A volunteer, called a “puppy raiser,” takes a dog from the organization starting when they are 8 weeks old.

The dog learns basic obedience from the family.

There are many guidelines that the volunteer has to follow in order to shape a wellrounded pup to be sent off to one of the campuses when they are 3 or 4 months old.

After completing training, most dogs go to someone who has “been in the dark” for far too long, Gertz said.

Some dogs don’t meet the qualifications even after training; those dogs become obedient pets.

An audience member asked Gretz how anyone could give the puppy up for training.

Gretz said that the answer is at graduation, when the dog is finally paired with someone in need.

She described the event as tear-filled and said that seeing that person receive “walking eyes” is a reward all in itself.

During the entire speech, Gretz’s 5-year-old Labrador,

Haley, relaxed on the floor.

Haley was helping a woman in Kansas, but because of certain guidelines that Haley could no longer meet, she was given to the Gretz family in Oregon.

Gretz said she started out as a volunteer dog-walker and tour guide at the Oregon campus. She now speaks to the public about Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Gretz’s eyes watered as she told a heart-warming story about one of the dogs for Guide Dogs for the Blind that helped a man walk down

the stairs in the Twin Towers during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

As the man and the dog made their way down, firefighters passed them on their way up to douse the flames and help others. Each firefighter pet the dog as he or she passed.

For most of them, it was a last act of love, as many of them perished soon after.

“They really are angel dogs,” Gretz said.

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

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Kevin Michael Connolly speaks in Ted Willson Gymnasium on Sept. 29. Connolly was born with no legs but became a champion skiier and photographer.

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Council meets to generate fresh ideas Matthew Sunderland Senior reporter The newly formed Linfield Sustainability Council held its first meeting Sept. 29.

The council was formed last year to help allocate funds given in the Student Sustainability & Renewable Energy Fund.

In addition to the Sept.

29 meeting, it will hold two more during the next two months to discuss the ways in which the funds will be used to help sustainability and an eco-friendly environment at Linfield.

In 2009, a petition was

created by various students to raise the campus activity fee by $10 in order to support sustainability at Linfield.

Students created the petition to give them more control over the funds, which were originally controlled by faculty, Associated Students of Linfield College President senior Colin Jones said in an e-mail.

Jones said in an e-mail he felt that it did not make sense to have staff members controlling funds that were granted by students and put toward student activities.

“The Sustainability Council now considers grants from students and other members of the Linfield Community to fund projects related to broadly defined sustainability,” he said in the e-mail.

Jones is the head of the council and senior Sarah Valentine, ASLC community outreach and environmental education coordinator, takes the lead on council activities and meetings.

Valentine has been organizing a series of workshops aimed at educating students about the sustain-

ability funds, and training them on how to use the money to best serve Linfield.

The workshop that was held on Sept. 29 was the first of three that will take place this semester. “[It was a] brainstorming session to get people’s ideas flowing about possible projects,” Jones said in an e-mail.

Proposed ideas included expanding compost and recycling options on campus, encouraging the use of reusable water bottles and developing the Garden Club’s community garden.

The next two workshops

Burn: Sprinklers are key for safety

Sarah Hansen/Photo editor

A fake residence hall room after McMinnville’s fire department sits in ruin after it was lit it on fire to demonstrate how quickly fire can spread at a mock burn Sept 30. The room was consumed by fire in less than 2 mintues. << Continued from page 1 try and an excessive amount of decorations, McDermott said.

She advised the crowd to refrain from hanging objects from their sprinklers as they may break and cause water damage and also not to cover the smoke detectors inside of rooms.

The controlled burning displayed a crucial aspect of fire danger — smoke inhalation.

“Most people die from smoke inhalation and not from the actual fire,” McDermott said at the event.

The right side of the room

was set aflame and a timer in front of the display chronicled the fire’s emergence as McDermott narrated.

With 11 seconds on the timer, the room was filled with smoke. At a minute, the room was engulfed in the fire. No one would have escaped, McDermott said.

“The right side burned in 1 minute because there was no sprinkler inside the room,” Holm said. “There wasn’t much time to get out.”

The smoke from the first fire partly blocked the sun’s rays. The fire set on the left side set off the smoke detector in less than 15 seconds.

A minute later, the fire

filled only one corner of the room; McDermott said that the situation was survivable.

The sprinkler head activated 15 seconds later and kept the fire in check, she said.

“It was scary thinking about how fast fire burns,” sophomore Katharine Holm said after the event.

Since the spring, McDermott and Gordon Kroemer, director of environmental health and safety, have been working together to set up the event, which was inspired by YouTube videos of the same subject matter, Kroemer said.

Sophomore Rosika Nees said she was interested in

seeing the display.

She said it made her appreciate the sprinklers inside the residence halls.

“I think we showed students what actually occurs during a fire,” Kroemer said.

“It’s easy to get disoriented when you’re panicking, you can end up making a lot of mistakes.”

After the fire was put out, the walls were black, and the desk, bookshelf, bed and chair were charred.

“The mock burn was educational,” junior Joshua Harper said. “Now I know what a bunch of junk in your room can lead to.”

Septembre Russell can be reached at linfieldreviewcopy@gmail.com.

will be at 4 p.m. Oct. 10. who participate in Greenand Nov. 17. Locations for field also worked on some these meetings have not of these initiatives, but a been decided yet. number of students who When asked about have never been to a Greenrumors that the Sustain- field meeting were also ability Council has replaced integral in making these Linfield’s Environmental things happen,” Jones said activist group, Greenfield, in an e-mail.

Jones was quick to point If interested in becoming out the falsehood of such involved with the council rumors. and the sustainability funds No direct connection they, Jones encourages stulies between the council dents to come to a workand Greenfield, and in fact, shop during the next two Jones said, there is really no months or to contact Valenformal connection between tine at svalent@linfield.edu any of the campus’s envi- for more information. ronmental groups and Greenfield.

Matthew Sunderland can be reached “Some of the students at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.

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Do you think your sudden spot of illness is lupus?

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Lucy

Frustring

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Airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on USA A police consultant with superb observational skills and his sidekick solve crimes alongside the Santa Barbara police department — but not without any shenanigans and feigned psychic powers.

The fifth season premiered on July 14, had its “summer finale” on Sept. 8 and will return on Nov. 10.

Read more at www.usanetwork.com/series/psych/.

Psych

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

Airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on NBC A drama that focuses on the Braverman siblings. The show portrays the siblings and the quirks, imperfections and trials each one faces as parents with their individual families.

The second season has 22 episodes and began on on Sept. 14.

Read more at www.nbc.com/parenthood/.

Parenthood

Fan

Are you a pop culture guru?

Stooges

“I Love Lucy” or the Three Stooges?

Are you a fan of sexual tension in characters or is it just frustrating?

Comedies

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Castle

Mom

When you break up with your significant other, who do you call first: your mom or your best friend?

Yes

Are you a family person?

Dramas

Do you prefer dramas or comedies?

idterms are right around the corner, which means many students are looking for excuses to procrastinate. What better way than catching a fall season premiere? Take this quick quiz to find out what show is right for you. Then look for them on TV or at Hulu.com.

compiled by Jaffy Xiao/Features editor

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Looking for a good music festival? Int bratwurst this side of the Mississippi? You seeking dancing partners? All of the above?

Then Oktoberfest is the event for you.

“I’ve been to Oktoberfest [in Mount An I can remember,” junior Katrina Amsberry I’m definitely going again next year.”

What is Oktoberfest?

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In Mount Angel, Oktoberfest took place Amsberry, Linfield Activities Board took a group of students, includMcMullan, to Oktoberfest on What is there to see at Oktoberfest?

“The whole atmosphere was amazing,” McMullan said. “Lots of German music from the different bands scattered around, lots of beer places, lots of good food.”

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All photos courtesy of Jerry Lauzon

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story by Rachel Mills/Freelancer Angel festival consistently offers spectacles such as: • Webentanz (cute kids in German costumes dancing around the Maypole) • Arts and crafts (It’s never too early to buy Mom’s Christmas gift) • Biergarten (Food, live music, beer and dancing: What more can you need?)

• Weingarten (Biergarten but G-rated) • Alpinegarten (Weingarten without the food) • Kindergarten (children’s entertainment for the inner — or outer — children in us.)

• Die fruchtsaule (a monument in the center of the festival that symbolizes the harvest and the beauty of creation) • St. Mary Church concerts Sports competitions, including softball, volleyball, golf and 10K/5K runs.

• Cruz-n Car Show • Bandstand (polka dancing in the streets and amateurs attempting to yodel) ’Cats at the fest “You can pick and choose what you want to do while you are there,” Amsberry said. “Dancing, music, food, looking at crafts and vendors.”

Amsberry said she has been attending Oktoberfest since chiledhood. She volunteered in an ice cream booth that benefits St. Michael the Archangel for the Salem Right to Life.

“My parents were involved, and it was fun, so I kept doing it,” Amsberry said. “It’s fun to take a group of friends to help. We get to eat all the mess-ups and the special creations that blossom from the mess-ups.”

She said that the booth makes ice cream cones, marionberry sundaes, shortcake and cinnamon rolls.

“The cinnamon rolls are the main thing,” she said.

“They are the best rolls ever.”

McMullan agreed.

“Not all the food was German food,” she said. “There was bratwurst, but the ice

cream and cinnamon rolls were really good. We got a lot of free food.”

Amsberry said that she likes to take a group that is willing to help in the ice cream booth and then take time to walk around and enjoy the festivities.

Many of the vendors at the Mount Angel Oktoberfest are raising money for nonprofit organization, as Amsberry’s family raises money for the Salem Right to Life. Mount Angel Oktoberfest has donated more than $2.25 million to civic organizations, hospitals, schools and other nonprofits. Oktoberfest is the largest fundraiser for many individual charities that run food booths, such as the ice cream booth for Salem Right to Life. In 2009, groups made a gross profit of $638,000.

McMullan said she also enjoyed walking around and seeing each part of the festival.

“People were getting really into it,” she said. “It was crowded all day.”

Both McMullan and Amsberry said that they enjoyed people-watching and seeing the traditional costumes.

“There were a lot of people wearing lederhosen [knee-length traditional German shorts, often attached to suspenders],” she said. “There were even shops where you could buy your own.”

The people of the town take pride in their German heritage, and that is reflected in the authenticity of their festival. White and blue lozenge flags hang from buildings, just as they do in Munich. Their Glockenspiel is located in the center of town, celebrating “Mount Angel’s rich history, Germanic culture, and [their] world famous Oktoberfest,” according to www.Oktoberfest.org. It features a giant clock on top that plays music every day at 11 a.m. and at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. and features beautifully carved figures and designs below.

Mount Angel was founded by German immigrants in the 1830s. Its name comes from the German name Engelberg, the city in Switzerland in which Mount Angel’s first reverend received his theological training.

The Mount Angel Oktoberfest began in 1966 and is Oregon’s oldest harvest festival. In 2010, its 45th anniversary was a smashing success.

The 2011 festival will begin Sept. 15.

Rachel Mills can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com.

Oktoberfest in Brookings, Ore When: Oct. 6 - 10, 2010 What: German Film Festival Concert of German Music Royal Oktoberfest Wedding Oktoberfest Garten Art Exhibits Culinary Delights Where: various locations For more information, visit www.brookings-oktoberfest.info or call Leslie Wolf at 541-412-8707.

Prost! Oktoberfest Bier Competition When: Oct. 2-3 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 a.m.

What: Celebrate Oktoberfest with a weekend of German beer, food and music that will culminate in an Oregon brewers’ beer competition that will be judged by customers, critics and local experts at the event.

Where: 4237 N Mississippi Ave., Portland For more information, visit www.prostportland.com or call 541-915-3779.

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Speech celebrates Torah, Jewish culture Jessica Prokop Culture editor Linfield College held its first celebration of the 200-year-old Torah scroll of Yemen with a lecture and blessing ceremony conducted by guest speaker Rabbi Gary Ellison on Sept. 28 in Nicholson Library.

The Antiquarian Manuscript Hebrew Sefer Torah Scroll, was donated to Linfield in December 2009 by a woman living in the Seattle, Wash., area. The woman did not specify why she chose to donate it to Linfield.

Library Director Susan Barnes Whyte said the donor wished to remain anonymous.

Sometime after the college received the Torah scroll, Andrew Webber, class of ’10, began working alongside William Millar, professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies, to create an exhibit for it.

“The Torah is a great gift to have at Linfield and as a part of its [Linfield’s] heritage,” Millar said.

Although Webber was not able to attend the dedication ceremony because of his graduate studies at Yale University, Barnes Whyte said that his countless hours of hard work on the exhibit did not go unrecognized.

Ellison, who shed light on the Torah’s and Jewish history, began the celebration with the recognition of Sukkot, or “the Feast of Booths,” a Jewish holiday that takes place from late September to late October.

He acknowledged the holiday by conducting a special ceremony using the Four Species, traditional Jewish symbols, which are Lulav, a frond from a date

palm tree; Hadass, boughs from the myrtle tree; Aravah, branches from a willow tree; and Etrog, fruit of a citron tree.

Ellison held the Four Species together and shook them in each direction, first east then west, north and south, as well as toward the sky and ground. The waving of the Four Species symbolizes service to God. “I didn’t expect this when I became the adviser to Jewish students on campus,” Ellison said about being the keynote speaker for the Torah celebration.

He went on to explain the meaning of the Torah and made the distinction between how it is written.

If the word is capitalized, it means to direct or instruct; if the word is lower cased, it means any piece of Jewish knowledge.

The Torah, a part of the Hebrew Bible, Tanakh, contains the Five Books of Moses, which include Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. These are the first five books of the Jewish Bible and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It is also the source of the 613 Jewish Commandments.

“I thought the fact that there are 365 ‘shall not’s out of the 613 Commandments was interesting because there is one for every day of the year,” audience member freshman Danielle Lungren said.

The Yemenite Sefer Torah scroll’s name derives from the Hebrew word “Sofer,” which is a trained scribe.

Traditionally, only Jewish men have scribed torahs. However, within the last 20 years, women have been trained to fix and

scribe torahs, Ellison said.

Torahs that are still in use must be in perfect condition and are housed in the Holy Ark of Jewish synagogues. When they are removed, a ritual procession is performed. If a Torah is dropped, 40 days of fasting are required.

Typically, torahs are used on the Shabbat, at festivals and on holy days.

The Torah is almost always chanted when read and a Yad, a pointer stick, is used to follow along, Ellison said.

Although it is uncertain how the Jews arrived in Yemen, the earliest signs of their presence date back to 400 CE. They did not write down much of their history; instead, it was passed down orally, Ellison said.

What is known about the Yemenites is that they were artisans and crafts people who led simple lives. Most prayed in their own homes or at neighbors’ homes and were often treated as second-class citizens required by their Muslim neighbors to wear ear locks, Ellison said.

Ellison wrapped up his presentation by tying it back to the Torah scroll that Linfield received and concluded the celebration of the Torah exhibit with a blessing.

“The Jewish people without Torah are like a body without a soul,” Ellison said.

Since its arrival on campus, the Yemenite Torah scroll has been housed in the special collections section of Nicholson Library and will return there once the exhibit is over.

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

Sarah Hansen/Photo editor Sophomore Kali Ingerson and Rabbi Gary Ellison take time after the blessing to view the Yemenite Torah Scroll on Sept. 28.

Sarah Hansen/Photo editor Keynote speaker Rabbi Gary Ellison sheds light on Jewish history and the Yemenite Torah Scroll during the Torah celebration on Sept. 28 in Nicholson Library.

Actors to read from student playwright’s script Sean Lemme Staff reporter Sophomore Chris Forrer is looking forward to taking the next step in creating his play, “Checkmate,” after holding a staged reading of his play Oct. 1 in the Marshall Theatre.

A staged reading involves actors reading the script on a stage.

“They step out of the box of reading from behind music stands,” Forrer said.

He will use the staged reading to develop his script and submit it to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region VII, a gathering for aspiring playwrights in the Northwest.

Last year, Forrer’s 10-minute play “The Smoker” was one of six plays that received a staged reading at the festival.

It also appeared in CAMAS, Linfield’s Journal of Art & Literature.

Forrer has also written several other 10-minute plays.

Forrer said the idea for “Checkmate” dates back to high school drama class.

While practicing movement scenes, he said he was inspired by the concept of actors being only able to move like chess pieces.

“Checkmate” is a spoof of the noir genre that tells the story of personified board game pieces.

Detective Sam Bishop

Forrer is trying to bring down the crime lord, “Queen,” with the help of his assistant Megan “Rookie” Castle and Sgt. Patrick McKnight.

Along the way, they encounter a rough gang of checkers, some illiterate

Scrabble letters and other characters.

Associate Professor of Theatre Arts and resident director Janet Gupton contacted Forrer during the summer hoping to do a project this fall. Forrer sent her a draft in July but said he has been working on “Checkmate” for about a year.

“It was fun getting to work with Janet,” Forrer said.

Gupton is directing the staged reading. She cast it along with Forrer. The cast features a number of student actors.

Forrer said the casting process at this stage is all about voice.

“A staged reading is meant to feel like the play is being

read for the first time, not staged or performed, he said.”

If he were to move toward performing “Checkmate” as a play, he would make sure all the characters move like their chess counterpart, and even paint the stage to look like a giant game board, he said.

Forrer is a theater and political science double major.

In addition to writing plays, he said he is involved in the Double Vision Jazz Choir and the Forensics program.

The reading is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 in the Marshall Theatre of Ford Hall.

Admission is free.

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

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McMinnville named second ‘foodiest’ town in the U.S. Gabi Nygaard Staff reporter McMinnville, a city renowned for its seat in wine country and significant use of local ingredients, was named one of “America’s Foodiest Towns” by national food magazine Bon Appétit in September.

According to the magazine’s website, the annual report on “America’s Foodiest Town” requires that towns have fewer than 250,000 people and be home to “quality farmers markets, concerned farmers, dedicated food media, first-rate restaurants, talented food artisans and a community of food lovers.”

The Oregonian got wind

of the honor and published an article highlighting five McMinnville food attractions: the International Pinot Noir Celebration, Thistle, La Rambla Restaurant & Bar, Golden Valley Brewery & Restaurant and Tacos El Paraíso. These food and culture hubs range from a high class wine-andtapas affair to a mobile taco cart.

The International Pinot Noir Celebration, a focal point in Bon Appétit’s recognition of McMinnville, is an annual three-day event.

The ticket price for 2011 is $895 for the full weekend of July 29-31, and is likely a major deterrent to the college student population.

However, Linfield students, such as sopho-

more Meagan Gear, who worked as a server at the 2010 event, can still catch a glimpse — and a taste — of the food festivities, from the Salmon Bake to the Champagne Brunch.

“The food was amazing. There were three days of meals catered by chefs from everywhere using local ingredients and wine,” Gear said. “There were about 50 tables, each with a designated winery representative sitting at the table to tell guests about their wines.”

McMinnville’s other, more familiar but no less delicious, food venues, including Golden Valley Brewery’s fare of local beef burgers, may be more successful in attracting Linfield

patrons.

Golden Valley Brewery has had a long relationship with Linfield, hiring students and attracting professors and other college customers, owner Peter Kircher said. Kircher volunteers with Partners in Progress for the college.

“I had a super-cheesy fettuccine alfredo at Golden

Valley. It was good. It was a little bit pricey but not bad,” sophomore Rachel Go said.

“If you go there, I’d bring about $20. It’d be enough for an entree and a drink.”

Go enjoys food locations in McMinnville, but said she was surprised to hear about its recent honor.

“There are a lot of good places to eat on Third Street,

like Thai Country, Serendipity Ice Cream and Honest Chocolates. But I didn’t know McMinnville was such a food town,” she said.

“Now that I know about McMinnville’s reputation, I’ll definitely go out and try more restaurants.”

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

What’s on the menu in Mac? Place: Thistle serves food dubbed “Modern American” cuisine.

Time: Open 5:30 - 10 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday.

Location: 228 NE Evans Street Recommended dish: Thistle’s menu changes every day. Entrees run at about $19.

Place: Tacos El Paraíso is a taco cart with an emphasis on cooking with offal — parts of the animal that might normally be considered waste.

Location: In the AutoZone parking lot at, 101 NW 15th Street.

Recommended dish: Beef tripe tacos, brains, juicy chunks of tongue, pork stomach, skin and mild goat.

Place: Golden Valley Brewery offers suburban food. Some dishes are prepared with natural beef products from its ranch and fresh produce from its organic garden.

Time: Open Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Location: 980 NE 4th Street Recommended dish: Owner Peter Kirchner recommends the chicken pot pie made with fresh pastry and lots of vegetables ($14.95).

Place: La Rambla offers Northwest-inspired Spanish cuisine.

Time: Open for lunch daily 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; for dinner from 5 - 9 p.m. Open 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Location: 238 NE Third Street Recommended dish: La Rambla Sous Chef James Airaudi recommends the chicharones, deep-fried pork skins served with bacon crème fraiche ($6) the traditional paella ($19) or the Bodegas platter that includes Serrano ham, chorizo, three imported cheeses and bread from Red Fox Bakery ($18).

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‘Wild Go’ leaves listeners in the ‘Dark Dark Dark’ Eric Tompkins KSLC 90.3 FM It seems completely safe to say that Dark Dark Dark’s sophomore effort, “Wild Go,” feels like it was concocted by circus people in a back-stall after the cotton candy lost its lift.

Lopsided and strange, almost as if it was recorded on a merry-go-round, “Wild Go” just sounds peculiar.

Whether that’s a good thing depends on the time of day and the amount of drugs in your system.

If you aren’t prepared for it, “Wild Go” can make you a little uncomfortable.

Consequently, after the first track the listener is prepared for something different, but, unfortunately, creativity doesn’t seem to be a major focus of this album.

Dark’s sound is unoriginal and lyrically. There’s nothing special going on behind the scenes — no poetry or deeper meaning.

Sadly, creativity isn’t only lacking in these areas.

Throughout, it sounds as though the band is attempting to channel a bit of The Dresden Dolls or The Cure (so much so that I actually thought that they may have been a cover band for either of these). If that’s what they

were going for, they pulled it off beautifully. Fearful yet annoyingly self-satisfied, the lead singer, Nona Marie, oozes her fear and suffering into her songs befitting the best of the goth genre.

In this way, it’s not all bad, for although there are no truly strong points in this album, there aren’t any extremely weak ones either.

It’s middling mediocrity throughout.

However, criticisms aside, there’s no denying that Dark’s musicians made a good call on some aspects — most noticeably the treatment of its vocalist’s sound: a silky, growling voice that sounds

Photo courtesy of www.brightbrightbright.com “Wild Go” comes out on Oct. 5 through Supply and Demand Music. as though she has been smoking several packs of cigarettes a day and downing shots of warm gravy. Pair this with heavily padded, thudding beats, and you’ve arrived at the sort of music that Tim Burton listened to as a child.

Keeping in mind that they are signed to an indie label, Dark seems to distance itself so much from

being just indie that it’s almost comical. Apparently indie is just too mainstream a genre for a band that flirts with cabaret and goth influences.

This mistrust of its label seems confusing until we remember where Dark is from: Minneapolis. Given its geographic misfortune, it’s perhaps not at all surpris-

October 1, 2010 ing that Dark sounds a little weird and removed from it’s roots. It’s harder to stay true to a genre when that genre is located mostly in West Coast basement garages where no one’s even heard of ice fishing.

All this skips over the most telling part of the album: the cover. The cover art, as with most albums, defines what you’re listening to. In Dark’s case, it’s a picture of a naked woman looking over her left shoulder, judging your counterculture naivete in a way only the indie rockers can.

The cover of “Wild Go,” naked, overweight and sardonic is a perfect metaphor of everything that went wrong with the punk movement and this album.

We should care that “Wild Go” doesn’t measure up or that it could be better, but, frankly, it doesn’t really seem worth our time.

“Wild Go” comes out Oct. 5 through Supply and Demand Music.

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

Return to spotlight

Joel Ray/Freelancer Joy Nelson, class of ’10, returns to Linfield to perform a folky Sept. 30 Cat Cab in the Fred Meyer Lounge. Since graduating, Nelson has stuck around in McMinnville and works at Red Fox Bakery.

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Whitworth to provide worthy competition Matt Bayley Staff reporter After finishing the weekend with a 1-1 record the men’s soccer team resumes conference play this week. The men lost a physical match to Pacific University on Sept. 25, before regrouping to beat George Fox University on Sept. 26.

The ’Cats lost 0-1 to the Boxers. Pacific didn’t hesitate to get physical, hitting the ’Cats often and hard.

Between both teams, 26 fouls were called.

Linfield couldn’t get past the violent Boxer defense despite holding a 13-8 shot advantage.

Pacific scored a goal on a penalty kick midway through the first half.

The ’Cats had opportunities to score during the game’s final minutes, but Pacific senior goalkeeper Andrew Stevermer deflected shot after shot.

Despite the tough loss, Linfield senior goalkeeper Jon Thompson remained confident in the team.

“Although we didn’t get the result we wanted, I think that battling against the No. 1 team in the conference opened our eyes,” Thompson said. “We can compete against any team in this league, and we were one penalty away from at least going to overtime.”

While the team’s defense was solid, the offense was missing as the ’Cats were held scoreless for the first time this season.

Sophomore forward Danny Snelgrow offered a reason for the offensive

struggle against Pacific.

“We couldn’t score because we weren’t focusing when we got our opportunities,” Snelgrow said.

After a disappointing loss to Pacific, the ’Cats let out their frustration to the tune of a 7-0 victory over the Bruins.

Snelgrow dissected the Bruins’ defense with surgical precision Sept. 26. He scored his first goal of the game off of an assist from senior midfielder Kevin Donato and pounded in a second goal before halftime. The ’Cats outshot the Bruins 18-1 during the first 45 minutes.

Snelgrow said that his second goal gave him faith.

“I knew everything was clicking when I hit that second goal,” Snelgrow said.

“There was usually a wall holding me back from scoring, but I felt like I battled through it and with my confidence felt like I could score anything.”

The ’Cats built their lead in the second half as Snelgrow’s onslaught continued. Donato recorded his second assist of the game in the 49th minute, setting up a third goal for Snelgrow.

Snelgrow zipped in his fourth goal off of an assist from senior midfielder Colin Bebee. Senior midfielder Michel Camacho added to the lead with a goal of his own. Camacho’s goal was followed by another from Snelgrow, which put the ’Cats ahead 6-0.

Sophomore midfielder Cody Escott completed

Victor Zhu/ Freelancer Senior Michel Camacho charges to the ball against George Fox University freshman Steven Haga at home Sept. 26.

Linfield’s scoring with a goal in the 73rd minute.

Snelgrow finished the game with five goals, tying a Linfield record for goals scored in a single game.

Snelgrow shares the record with Jeff Brooks, class of ’85, who set it in 1984.

Thompson said the

’Cats played with a sense of urgency after dropping a close game to Pacific.

“I feel like our team knew that we had to win the game to compete, and we showed our offensive flair,” Thompson said. “We played together as a team and got the big win.”

Next up for Linfield is a match with visiting Whitworth University on Oct. 2. The Pirates started the season strong with a 5-2-1 record. Thompson stressed the importance of beating a formidable Whitworth team.

“Whitworth is going to

be a tough match. They are always at the top of the table and always have a good team,” he said. “This could be our defining match. If we can come up big and get two wins, then we are right on track.”

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

Upping game attendance makes a positive difference

Sports Commentary Chris Forrer Freelancer Hey ’Cats. This week I’ve got something of a public service announcement for you. So listen up, and listen good, because what I have to say could very well change the face of Linfield football for the better.

This weekend, our nationally ranked Wildcats come home for their first game at Maxwell Field. It’s the first time in more than 20 years that our boys did not play a home game in the month of September, and it certainly has taken its toll.

Our squad brings a 1-1 record and a No. 16 ranking into this weekend’s game, along with a lot of road weariness and a lot of doubt. On top of that, Saturday’s game is against Willamette, our perennial rivals and top challenge to repeating Northwest Conference championship and making the playoffs again.

Willamette, incidentally, is ranked No. 15, so Saturday’s game will be a matchup of Top 25 teams.

I don’t say this to criticize the team, but if you look at the box scores of both games thus far in the season you’ll see some startling numbers.

You see a contest in which we basically handed the game over in the second half to a team we should have defeated by all accounts and a win against a team that we probably should have beat by more than 40 or 50 points but could only put up 30

against.

Our offense did well but laid a lot of eggs in the red zone that should have been points. Defensively, the second game was an improvement, but it was against a team that hasn’t won a game in about 26 months, so you have to take it with a grain of salt.

Willamette, meanwhile, knocked off a team ranked in the Top 5 in the nation in the first week of play this season, then dropped a game on the road before winning last weekend.

They bring the complicated and barely used fly offense to the table, which requires an intricate and specific set of preparations to combat on defense, and it’s looked pretty damn good so far this year.

Honestly, this game is starting to look really scary on paper.

This season’s Wildcats are good, make no mistake.

They may not be in the

same dominating form as last year just yet, but they’re beginning to heat up as a cohesive unit, and I believe that at home this weekend they can knock off Willamette. But, and I’m going to put this in all caps so you get the point, THEY NEED OUR HELP. Last season, game attendance was pitiful. The student section sat largely empty even after our boys beat the No. 4 team in the nation in the season opener and never looked back. We put up absurd point totals game after game, blowing out opponents by 40 and 50 points even with our second string guys in for an entire half. We never trailed an opponent until the seventh game of the season for goodness sake.

The team was hot, but the fans were noticeably absent.

I understand that football snobs ignore our team just because it’s Division-III,

Seriously? Everybody went to their high school’s football games because that’s just what you do, whether your team was state champ or bottom of the barrel every year. And now that you get to college, you suddenly stop because it’s not a high-profile, Division-I school? Come on, Wildcats, you can do better than this, and you know it. ’Cat fans, this is our eleventh hour. This game is the final, real test for our boys. If they win, the NWC crown is all but assured and a playoff berth almost guaranteed, but unless we show up in force and get raucous real fast, they might as well be playing on the road again.

Our team badly needs us for this game, they need their home crowd to be bigger than it’s ever been and louder than all of you think possible.

This may not be Autzen, but if we had a thousand

fans swarming the student section by the fences, you can bet your life it’s going to make a difference.

And frankly, a thousand fans should not be hard to muster for a school that made it to the national semifinals in last year’s NCAA Division-III playoffs.

Maybe, just maybe, when you see that there is something to be excited about, the Catdome will be bursting at the seams every home game.

So I issue this proclamation to every student at Linfield College: I challenge you, I dare you, to show up this Saturday at 1; I dare you to bring your red and purple gear; I dare you to scream your head off on every 3rd and 4th down defensive stand; I dare you to jump around and get crazy after every score; I dare you to make a difference.

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

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Volleyball: Three-way Soccer: Goalie blocks tie remains unbroken attacks, earns award << Continued from page 16 time, however, the ’Cats responded to the challenge and took the second game, 25-21.

After losing the third game 20-25 the Wildcats had their backs against the wall knowing that another loss would drop them to 2-2 in the conference.

Looking down and out, the Wildcats rallied behind the heart and hustle that Lau and the rest of the team

have come to embrace and won the final two games 25-20 and 15-11, respectively.

“We put all our heart in those two games,” she said. “We played to win and played all out because we didn’t want to lose.”

With this win, Linfield is right in the thick of NWC play, stuck in a three-way tie for second and just one game out of first place.

After two weeks of play, Kimura said he is happy with where the team

Katie Paysinger/Senior photographer Kelsey Ludin (left) and junior Jordan Johnson jump to block the ball in the game against University of Puget Sound on Sept. 24. The Wildcats lost to the Loggers.

stands but also knows there are things that need to be improved.

“We’re three-and-one.

The matches we have won were all close. The team has a resilience out there,” he said. “We can be down but bounce back and come through. We need to try to be better starters though.”

The next two opponents for the ’Cats are Whitman College and Whitworth University on Oct. 1 and 2. Whitman is 0-4 in conference, and Whitworth is part of the three-team tie for second at 3-1.

Both games should be close, with each presenting its own challenges. Kimura said he knows there is some tough competition ahead.

“Whitman is a pretty young team, but very athletic,” he said. “Whitworth is a solid team. They have some strong returning players so it should be a pretty good match.”

Including these two matches, Linfield has three more home games before hitting the road for a week.

After the women host Whitman and Whitworth, they host George Fox Univeristy on Oct. 9. All games are at 7 p.m.

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

Victor Zhu/Freelancer Sophomore Julia Vaughan aggressively competes for the ball against Lewis & Clark College sophomore Maddie Harper on Sept. 26 at home. The Wildcats won 3-0. << Continued from page 16 During the Pacific game, senior goalkeeper Kelsey Hasselblad had her first shutout with four saves in the goal.

“It feels good not to get scored on, no doubt,” Hasselblad said. “We had three years of a lot of that happening so it’s great to take a break from the ego blows of 4-nil losses.”

The women’s soccer team had the win against Lewis & Clark at home Sept. 26. The Wildcat’s outscored the Pioneers and won 3-0.

Fellows had the first goal off an assist from senior midfielder Sara Blake, for the ’Cats putting them to a 1-0 advantage. Sophomore midfielder Anna Sours kept the lead with the second goal, while senior Rennika Doty scored the final goal in the 84th minute.

Hasselblad saved four shots on goal at Pacific, while saving two shots on goal in the game against Lewis & Clark, making it her second shutout of the weekend.

Hasselblad was named Northwest Conference Women’s Soccer Defensive Student-Athlete of the

Week on Sept. 28.

“There is no way a goalkeeper could win that award without her defenders,” Hasselblad said. “They are the ones that keep me bored back there — the way a keeper likes to be.”

The women will host Whitworth University on Oct. 2 and Whitman College on Oct. 3. The women play both games at noon.

“This weekend we have great competition against both Whitworth and Whitman,” Blake said. “It will be a good test for us.”

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

Wildcat sports schedule Sport

Date

Opponent or event

Location

Time

Men’s golf

Oct. 1

Willamette Three-Way

Salem

All day

Women’s golf

Oct. 1

Whitman

McMinnville

7 p.m.

Cross country

Oct. 1

Willamette Open

Salem

9:30 a.m.

Football

Oct. 2

Willamette

McMinnville

1:30 p.m.

Men’s soccer

Oct. 2

Whitworth

McMinnville

2:30 p.m.

Women’s soccer

Oct. 2

Whitworth

McMinnville

Noon

Volleyball

Oct. 2

Whitworth

McMinnville

7:00 p.m.

Men’s soccer

Oct. 3

Whitman

McMinnville

2:30 p.m.

Women’s soccer

Oct. 3

Whitman

McMinnville

Noon

Sports

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’Cats leave La Verne Leopards in the lurch Chris Forrer Freelancer Following a tough opening-week loss, the Wildcat football squad got exactly what it needed Sept. 25 on the road against the University of La Verne: an emphatic win.

Riding a stifling defense that nearly secured a shutout, Linfield defeated the Leopards 30-3. The defense forced three turnovers, and the offense outgained the Leopards in yardage 42778.

Head coach Joseph Smith said he was satisfied with his team’s overall improvement in the two weeks following the initial loss.

“I’m very pleased statistically,” Smith said. “Any time you have a 20-to-3 advantage on first downs and a 400-yard advantage, you know things are going well.”

The Sept. 25 game was never close. In the first half, the Wildcat offense found the end zone on three separate occasions.

Senior running back Simon Lamson thundered into the end zone from one yard out on Linfield’s opening drive, three plays after senior quarterback Aaron Boehme connected with senior receiver Chris Slezak for a 42-yard shot downfield.

Boehme finished with 241-yards passing, one touchdown and one interception, which came on a desperate throw from his own end zone to prevent a safety.

“His decision making was much better in

game two,” Smith said of Boehme. “He took care of the football nicely, but he took too many hits for my liking. That’s something that we’ll really focus on this week.”

Boehme’s lone touchdown strike came on a 15-yard pass to junior Deidre Wiersma at the top of the second quarter. In the middle of the quarter, senior running back Taylor Avritt powered in for a score from the 1-yard line to bring the Wildcat advantage to 21-0.

While the ’Cats couldn’t convert in the red zone for the remainder of the game, sophomore kicker Josh Kay, a transfer student from Whitworth University, booted field goals of 20, 37 and 25 yards and was 3-3 on point after kicks.

“It was a great feeling to get out there again and kick field goals and pats,” Kay said. “Last year at Whitworth, I was limited to just the kickoff duties, and now that I have the opportunity to do both.”

La Verne’s only points came on a field goal immediately following Boehme’s interception.

With a victory under their belts, the ’Cats turn their gaze toward the Catdome for a showdown with perennial rival Willamette University at 1 p.m. on Oct. 2.

“I come from Salem, so I know how intense this rivalry is and how much it means to us, the coaches, our school and our whole community,” Kay said.

“Willamette is a talented squad, and it is going to be a battle, to say the least.”

The Bearcats bring a 2-1 record and a No. 15 ranking in the www.d3football. com’s Top 25 poll.

Smith said preparing for an offense that the team will only see once in the season is a sizable task to do in only one week.

“I’d rather [this game] come in a few weeks, as we’re still finding ourselves, particularly on offense,” he said. “It’s going to be a difficult, good football game against the most talented team we’ve played so far. We’ll have to play our ‘A’ game to be successful.”

Willamette runs the obscure and intricate fly offense, which can give opposing defenses fits if not prepared for properly.

However, the ’Cats have had success against the fly in the past, and Smith remains confident that they will find victory.

The winner of the game will also likely end up as the Northwest Conference champion, as ’Cats and Willamette has traded conference titles for the past few years depending on which team was victorious.

The players are fired up for a high-profile game and are brimming with confidence about their chances.

“All we can do in our respective units and as individuals is execute our jobs to the best of our ability and take care of business,” Kay said. “I believe that the team who wants it the most is going to come away with this win. And I know that that’s us.”

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

Photo courtesy of Kelly Bird Senior quarterback Cole Bixenman chucks the ball to a teammate in a game against University of La Verne on Sept. 25 in California.

Golfers keep momentum

Katie Paysinger/ Senior photographer Junior Jason Erwin tees off during the Linfield Invitational, where many of the team placed in the Top 25.

The men’s golf team posted positive results Sept. 24. It earned a top spot during the Linfield Invitational hosted at Michelbook Country Club in McMinnville. The women’s team did well, too, Sept. 18 and 19.

Men’s golf received first place with a score of 300, beating out Pacific University.

Junior Alex Fitch set a personal record. He hit his career-first sub-par round. He began with three birdies on the first four holes and then by the 18th hole Fitch obtained another birdie, setting his record. He claimed third place at the Invitational.

Many of his teammates placed in the Top 25, too. Freshman A.J. Taylor tied for seventh place; senior Yutaro Sakamoto placed eighth; senior Evan Wallace received 22nd; and freshman Tommy Shmitz tied for 24th.

The women’s golf team earned second place during the Pacific Fall Invitational on Sept. 18 and 19 at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks, Ore. They finished just five shots behind winner Whitworth University.

In the women’s team, two golfers placed in the Top 10. Senior Brynn Hurdus came in second place, and sophomore Brinn Hovde finished at ninth.

The Wildcats return to action Oct. 1 at the Willamette Three-Way scheduled for Salem’s Illahe Hills Country Club. ~Compiled by Tim Marl

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Runners grab 2nd, 3rd place

Northwest Conference standings

Katey Barger Staff reporter

Football Whitworth

1-0

Pacific Lutheran

0-0

1.000 .000

Willamette

0-0

.000

Linfield

0-0

.000

Puget Sound

0-0

.000

Pacific

0-0

.000

Lewis & Clark

0-1

.000

Pacific Lutheran

4-0

1.000

Puget Sound

3-1

.750

Whitworth

3-1

.750

Volleyball

Linfield

3-1

.750

Willamette

2-2

.500

Lewis & Clark

2-2

.500

George Fox

1-3

.250

Whitman

0-4

.000

Pacific

0-4

.000

Women’s soccer Linfield

4-0

Whitworth

4-1

1.000 .800

Puget Sound

3-1

.750

Willamette

2-2

.500

Pacific

2-2

.500

Whitman

2-3

.400

George Fox

1-3

.250

Pacific Lutheran

1-3

.250

Lewis & Clark

0-4

.000

Pacific

4-0

1.000

Whitworth

2-1-1

.625

Puget Sound

2-1-1

.625

Whitman

2-2

.500

Linfield

2-2

.500

Pacific Lutheran

2-2

.500

Willamette

1-3

.250

George Fox

0-4

.000

Men’s soccer

Golf swings for the top Many of the men were placed in the Top 25 at the Linfield Invitational on Sept. 24. The women’s team finished second in the Pacific Fall Invitational on Sept. 18 and 19.

See page 15 >> Men in middle of the pack With a record of 2-2, the men’s soccer team has the weekend to move up in the Northwest Conference as they play at home.

See page 15 >> ’Cats at home for conference The Wildcats football team go head to head with archrival Willamette University in the Catdome for Linfield’s conference opener Oct. 2 at 1:30 p.m.

See page 15 >> Sports schedule Want to take your family to a sporting event this weekend?

Check out the sports schedule.

See page 14>> Follow The Linfield Review on Twitter for Wildcat sports updates: @Linfield_Review.

Victor Zhu/Freelancer Senior midfielder Rennika Doty (left), sophomore midfielder Anna Sours (middle) and freshman forward Emily Fellows gather to celebrate a goal against Lewis & Clark College on Sept. 26.

’Cats strut No.1 spot Corrina Crocker Sports editor The women’s soccer team is still the top-ranked team in the Northwest Conference.

The team traveled to Forest Grove to take on Pacific University on Sept. 25 and hosted Lewis & Clark College on Sept. 26.

The women are 4-0 in the NWC and stand in first place for the second week in a row, as the team remains undefeated.

Freshman Emily Fellows scored the only goal for the win against Pacific. Fellows headed the ball into the back of the net with less than 3 minutes to spare in the second half.

“Being undefeated is a good feeling, but we have a big weekend coming up and we’ll be tested,” senior Sara Blake said.

“We just have to take this season game by game and get the job done.” >> Please see Soccer page 14

Linfield competed in the Willamette Grass Course on Sept. 17, with the men’s cross country team finishing second, close behind the first place team, Willamette University.

The women’s team placed third, trailing top finishers, Willamette and out-of-league competition University of California, Santa Cruz.

The runners have high expectations for the season, with young, ambitious runners replacing last year’s top competitors.

Junior Scott Gage was the men’s top placer, receiving sixth place overall. Eight other Wildcat competitors finished in the top 40.

Freshman Mimi Seeley took second place for the women’s team and eight members took Top-40 standings.

“I love running for Linfield,” Seeley said. “It’s exciting that the team is running so well.”

The Wildcats hosted a six-team Linfield Preview meet at Willamette Mission State Park the weekend of Sept. 25.

On the men’s side, senior Scott Pinske landed the second-place spot in the competition with a time of 26 minutes, 36 seconds — only 5 seconds behind the first-place runner.

As a team, ’Cats took second place overall.

The Linfield women clenched the third-place title. Seeley won the grueling race with a time of 23:23.

Along with many new runners, the team also has a new head coach, Travis Olson, who has coached track and field at Linfield for 12 years. Chris McIsaac, class of ’10, ran cross country during his four years at Linfield and was welcomed as the new assistant coach.

“I’m excited for the second half of the season and to see how the new faces will improve,” Olson said.

Despite a slow beginning, the remaining season looks bright.

Linfield will compete in the Willamette Open at Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem.

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

Split successes reveal need for improvement Jerry Young Freelancer The Wildcat volleyball team entered week two of conference play with confidence and a great chance to take control of the NWC standings. The Wildcats were off to a 2-0 start with a streak of five consecutive home matches, but they lost Sept. 24 against University of Puget Sound.

The ’Cats also proved they are a tough group of players, with all of their conference wins up to this point lasting five matches. This spirit has become a theme that junior Tara Hill hopes opponents will catch on to.

“Every game matters for us,” she said. “We are willing to play five games to show the other team how determined we are and how much heart we have.”

The opponents for the ’Cats were the nationally ranked Puget Sound Loggers on Sept. 24, and Lewis & Clark College on Sept. 25.

The game against the Loggers was as close as they come. In a back-and-forth game, both teams had stretches when they appeared to gain control, only to lose the serve and their momentum.

With the score tied at 22, the Loggers took advantage of two Linfield errors to pull ahead and eventually win the game 25-23.

After that, the Wildcats never seemed to find their stride, dropping the second game, 12-25, and the third, 20-25.

While the Loggers played well, coach Shane Kimura was quick to recognize that his team can’t give up easy points when playing a team like UPS. “We just had too many physical mistakes and gave up double digit points in each game,” he said. “We have to cut down on the unforced mistakes.”

The ’Cats didn’t have much time to think about their loss, because less then 24 hours later, the team was back in the gym playing against Lewis & Clark.

Kimura and junior outside hitter and libero Samantha Lau were thankful for the chance to get back on track so quickly, they said.

“We were excited for that match, and we wanted it,” Lau said.

The key to the match, was making the Pioneers earn their points and not give up too many unforced errors, Kimura said.

“Right now, the key is we don’t want to beat ourselves,” he said.

“Our goal for this week is to cut down on those physical mistakes.”

The Wildcats started off in what was becoming the norm for them, by losing the first game 17-25. This >> Please see Volleyball page 14