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Pursuing happiness Michael Hampton, director of career development gave a presentation which encouraged students to pursue their dreams Oct. 11 in Ice Auditorium. >> page 5

Professor profile New professors Susan Currie Sivek and Aaron Alford share their background stories before they joined the Linfield staff.

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Crowds of community members congregate on 3rd Street on Oct. 13 to hold Occupy McMinnville, a protest which followed the Occupy movement that has been sweeping the nation. A Linfield alumna organized the protest so that locals could have their voices heard.

Photo courtesy of Larry Harris

Alumna incites action, occupies McMinnville Joanna Peterson Managing editor

Feathers Thor Hanson, a conservation biologist, discussed the evolution of feathers Oct. 10 in Nicholson Library. >> page 11

Three for three Women’s soccer won all three of games this week against Lewis & Clark College, George Fox University and Willamette University. >> page 15

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A crowd of more than 70 people gathered along 3rd Street on Oct. 13, forming an Occupy McMinnville protest.

A Linfield alumna organized the event as a chance for locals to stand up for their beliefs and show their support for protestors from larger cities who are still posted in major metropolitan streets.

Cheryl Hockaday, class of ’88, said she organized the event to empower citizens by giving them a place to express their opinions about corporate greed.

She said that the Occupy McMinnville demonstration was to support protestors from larger cities, such as New York and Portland, who are still posted in streets and parks.

“Even though it seems like a small town’s protest doesn’t get much attention, it is still an

Dance competition gets community on its feet for breast cancer Kaylyn Peterson Sports editor This year, a McMinnville medical center helped raise breast cancer awareness by submitting videos to the Pink Glove Dance Competition.

More than 135 groups submitted videos to the competition. For the competitions, videos must include all participants wearing pink exam gloves and dancing to one of seven songs provided by Medline.

The original Pink Glove Dance video was filmed at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Portland, Ore., two years ago.

important symbol of what we believe,” Hockaday said. “We have to be willing to support those protestors who are in the trenches day and night. They have to know that they are not alone, even if we can’t physically be there.”

Hockaday, a small business owner in the community, said she had already received criticism for heading up the protests and that some locals didn’t understand why she decided to join the Occupy movement.

“It’s hard to step out and take risks and be counted,” Hockaday said.

Other community members said that they joined the demonstration to draw attention to problems they see growing, from economic inequality to the influence of wealth on corporations and government.

Joe Munger, who has been a >> Please see Occupy page 4

Since then, Medline has produced a sequel video and this competition.

Steve Singleton, a surgical materials coordinator at Willamette Valley Medical Center, directed the videos.

The staff asked him to film and produce the video since he had prior experience. Singleton said that the staff was inspired, which is why they wanted to make this video.

“Our inspiration was our community,” Singleton said. “One of

>> Please see Glove page 5

Photo courtesy of Mardi Mileham

The Pre-Nursing Club shows off its gloves to show support for the Pink Glove Dance Competition, raising Breast Cancer awareness.

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October 17, 2011

EDITORIAL

America needs proactive, peaceful protesters “Occupy Wall Street,” the movement against corporate greed in America, has swept the nation, with protests popping up all around the nation.

Oregon cities, such as Portland, Salem and even McMinnville, have been holding protests. However, some of these protests have been shut down for apparently overstaying their welcome.

According to the Associated Press, eight protesters in Portland were arrested for staying overnight in parks, which is technically illegal. While no protesters in Salem were arrested, they got a warning and were told to vacate the parks at night.

This raises the question of should protesters be arrested for staying in city parks?

“If they’re non-violent protesters, they have the right to march,” freshman Ariana Lipkind said.

While camping in a park overnight is technically illegal, these

protesters are trying to raise awareness for a good cause. Unless they are physically harming people or damaging their community, it doesn’t seem that they should be arrested.

While these protesters are trying to overcome corporate greed, it is hard to defeat something that not all citizens understand. Lipkind, while stating that protesters shouldn’t be arrested as long as they aren’t being violent, admitted that she hadn’t heard of these protests before.

“I haven’t had time to look at the news,” said Lipkind. American voters need to be aware of the issues at hand in order to ensure that the government is being run in a way that is favorable to its people.

College students, as young voters and future leaders of America, should stay up to date in current issues in politics. After all, we are the ones who are going to be

dealing with the repercussions of today’s decisions.

If a country’s people don’t stay involved in politics, it is easier for politicians to get away with doing whatever they want to do.

Maybe this is why big corporations have become such a big problem. People have let them do whatever they please for too long, allowing them to gain too much power.

This isn’t to say that all Americans aren’t up to date on politics and issues in our society. The protesters for “Occupy Wall Street” all around the country are obviously informed voters who want to change how the government is run.

The bottom line is that nonviolent protesters deserve to make their voice heard, and in order to have orderly protests, we need to have informed citizens.

If this issue isn’t taken care of soon, we are the ones who are going to be suffering at the hands

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ASLC accepts blame for crass material To the Linfield Community: We, the Associated Students of Linfield College (ASLC) Cabinet, would like to apologize for some of the content of the Mr. and Ms. Linfield pageant that took place Oct 7. Some of the performances could have been perceived as offensive, and it was never our intention to make anyone feel unsafe or uncomfortable. We did not preview the content that the contestants preformed, but we do hold ourselves responsible for the event.

Thank you for your support of Homecoming.

Sincerely, ASLC Cabinet

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Gender

Address girls as powerful thinkers In her recent book, “Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed Down World,” Huffington Post writer Lisa Bloom reported that 25 percent of women would rather win America’s Next Top Model than the Nobel Peace Prize.

We’ve all seen this attitude reflected in everyday interactions and pop culture. The idea that sexy women should be clueless shows up everywhere, from music videos and television to classrooms.

Even though it seems like a lost cause, we have to start at the root of the problem.

Recently, I was browsing in a book store, when I over-

Joanna Peterson Managing editor heard a mother chatting with her daughter about the book they would read together.

“That book about princesses looks interesting and I’m happy to read it to you,” the mother said. “But, if we read that book, we also need to read a book about a girl who climbs a mountain or writes some poems or becomes an astrophysicist.”

This is encouraging and it’s a model of how girls should be treated as people who have the potential to do big things. This quest can start now.

Instead of using the majority of your conversation time with young girls to compliment them on their outfits, make an effort to ask them about a story they’ve read or a person they admire.

These probing questions can stem from reading picture books together or asking her what she did at recess earlier that day.

Big ideas and theories start from little experiences and interactions.

Asking which character she liked best in a book

can become a conversation about heros and virtues and what it takes to live a full life.

Thoughtful questions will spur girls to view themselves as more than pretty decorations.

Thoughtful questions will push them to see themselves as informed people with distinct ideas and opinions.

Someday, if I have a daughter, it’s my goal to challenge her to to view herself as a powerful character in the world.

After all, she could grow up to climb a mountain or write some poems or become an astrophysicist.

Joanna Peterson can be reached at linfieldreviewmanaging@gmail.com.

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Students need five minute breaks to refocus

Upon starting college, new students, as well as old, are not always prepared for the 100 minute long classes that Linfield offers. It’s hard to believe that students are actually expected to sit for that long, let alone absorb an hour and a half of information.

With so many classes that do meet for this amount of time, students have to mentally prepare for them.

There are some profes-

Kaylyn Peterson Sports editor sors, however, who do give students a five minute break right in the middle of class. This is a time to relax

for a bit and to get up and walk around. In these five minutes, students are able to refocus before continuing to learn the rest of the day’s course material. If students were allowed this short break, they’d have an easier time paying attention in class.

These breaks happen in everyday life, and result in increased efficiency. In elementary school, the day is broken up with recess.

Another example would be the iconic scene of people working in offices taking a break to gather around the water cooler.

Another reason these breaks should happen during longer classes is that with the break, students have less of a reason to get up during a lecture or activity to leave to use the bathroom or to get water. With a scheduled break, students, as well as professors, get the

respect of having students’ full attention.

This doesn’t mean that breaks should happen for classes that are only an hour or shorter. We might have needed this back in our high school days, but now we can stand to be in class a little longer.

Everyone can say that they have gotten the awful nodding off feeling; the feeling when your eyes are closing and you can barely

stay awake. This normally happens after about 50 minutes of class. With the short break coming up, students will be able to shake that feeling off and refocus on their class.

By adding a small five minute break, students will be able to refocus on their classes, professors will get a little breathing time and everyone will be happier.

Kaylyn Peterson can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

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Stay classy, not trashy, for Halloween November holds Pumpkins, witches and tons of candy—it’s that time of year again. Halloween is just a few weeks away, and there are constant reminders everywhere you walk. The little children running around stores squealing with delight, runs to the pumpkin patch with friends, and of course, this time of year always brings about a demanding question: what costume do I wear—slutty or not slutty?

There are a few theories of Halloween’s origins and the role that costumes have as a part of the holiday.

In one theory, Halloween began with the Celtics in premedieval Europe, who used it as a time to mark the end of the “light half” (spring and summer), and the beginning of the “dark half” (fall and winter).

The costumes became a

Samantha Sigler Copy editor traditional part of the celebration because many Celtics believed that the souls of the dead were out and roaming along with demons, witches and even fairies. To please these creatures, people began to leave food and drink out as offerings.

As years went on, people began to dress like these creatures to take the food and drinks for themselves. This became known as “mumming,” and from this came the tradition of what we

know today as “trick-ortreating.”

In other words, people began to dress up in costumes as a way to pretend to be monstrous creatures who love to eat. Does this sound like a good excuse to wear lingerie with stilettos out in public? I think not.

It appears to me that Halloween costumes have started to become out of control.

While looking for a Halloween costume this year, my roommate and I had a hard time choosing which one to buy. Not because we’re picky, but because we truly don’t want to wear a costume with our entire body basically exposed.

Yes, I wanted to be a cop, but not one with simply booty shorts, a bra and handcuffs to “pull the look together.”

Yes, I wanted to be a

nurse, but not one with heels and the tiniest dress imaginable.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against those who do choose to wear these costumes. My problem is simply, what do I wear? There is no balance between slutty and goofy. Either I wear a slutty devil costume, or I go dressed in a taco suit. There is no middle ground, or at least I haven’t found it yet.

So as Halloween comes closer, my search is becoming more desperate to find something cute, but classy. I also encourage all of you participating this Halloween to stay classy too. And remember, Halloween should be a time for trickery and fun, not an excuse to take your clothes off.

Samantha Sigler can be reached at ssigler@linfield.edu.

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Pregnancy symptoms can vary from woman to woman “Dear Bailey What are the symptoms of pregnancy besides morning sickness?”

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Dear Anonymous, Symptoms of pregnancy can vary for everyone. Some women may not have morning sickness. There are even those rare women who have no signs at all and don’t know until they are about to have the baby. The chances of that happening are very slim, however.

Typically, women will stop getting their period. This does not always happen at the first expected period. Some women can still have slight spotting during the time their period is supposed to start. In some of those rare cases, periods can continue throughout the pregnancy.

While on this topic, women can still get pregnant during their periods. Sometimes the menstrual cycle is used to plan times to have sex without becoming pregnant. Many use the week of

the period and the following week when no other birth control is used to have sex to avoid becoming pregnant.

This is not a reliable method and women can still become pregnant during the week of menstruation.

Because the fertilized egg is not delicately attaching itself to the uterine wall but rather burying itself, women can report feeling slight cramps or sharper pains in the lower abdomen.

Another early sign is soreness in the breasts and enlargement due to increased blood flow and changes in tissue. This is because the body is preparing for breast feeding.

As I’m sure you know, the best way for someone to know if they are pregnant is to take a home pregnancy test.

The best time to take the test is the day that you expect your period to start. It measures a hormone called HCG that the body produces when pregnant. If you get a negative result but still feel that

you might be pregnant, take another one a couple of days later.

If there is a positive reading, you should go to the doctor to have them take a more accurate test.

The decision of what to do next is up to you. Getting counseling to work through the options is recommended and a good idea if you are unsure. The counseling center here at Linfield is an option, or places that provide services for pregnant women, like Planned Parenthood, can help with counseling.

There is also a place in McMinnville dedicated to this called “Pregnancy Counseling and Info.”

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doors open to creative writing

With all of the required homework, essays, research projects, required reading and other such school assignments, I sometimes feel like I never have time to be creative. Students who aren’t majoring in art, music, creative writing or other creative majors might feel like they can’t afford to spend time being creative.

Sometimes there isn’t time to make art, even though you have an idea for an amazing painting or an urge to write music and even if you know exactly how you want it to go. Even if you do have time, sometimes you don’t have inspiration or you have trouble finishing what you start.

It is for these reasons that I would like to make everyone aware of National Novel Writing Month. This is a worldwide event run by a nonprofit organization called the Office of Letters and Light (OLL). National Novel Writing Month takes place during November every year.

The goal is to write a novel in a month—50,000 words in 30 days, to be exact. But the event, called NaNoWriMo for short, is much more than just a crazed sprint toward what might at first seem like an intimidating and unrealistic goal.

The website, www. nanowrimo.org, has features such as a profile where you can post information about yourself and your novel, a statistics bar to keep track of daily word count goals and forums where participants can discuss everything from the funniest line of the day to the research they’ve had to do for their setting.

There is even a section for pep talks, where published authors write letters to NaNoWriMo participants cheering them on. During November, participants can have these pep talks

Sharon Gollery Culture editor emailed to them. Let me tell you, there’s nothing quite like getting an email from Holly Black, Tamora Pierce, or Philip Pullman.

National Novel Writing Month is a fantastic way to release pent-up or repressed creative energy through creative writing. The goal of 50,000 words is scary, but it is achievable, even along with classes, work and anything else that may be taking up your schedule.

All it takes is writing 1,667 words a day about anything you want. Last year, I was even able to surpass the 50,000-word mark before Nov. 30, which is the last day of the event.

The online community on www.nanowrimo.org is amazingly friendly, welcoming and supportive.

Participants who live in the same region will even meet at libraries or coffee shops to sit and write together.

Cheering on your fellow participants is as much a part of NaNoWriMo as the writing.

To anyone who is interested in creative writing outside of classes, anyone who has ever wanted to write a novel, or anyone who simply needs to release some creative energy, I would recommend participating in National Novel Writing Month. It is an exhilarating experience and leaves you with a different attitude about setting and achieving goals than the one you started with.

Sharon Gollery can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

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Occupy: Protests fill 3rd Street << Continued from page 1 still worker for 19 years and is the president of the regional labor council, said that the Occupy protest seemed like a natural demonstration for him to join.

“I impact 9,000 union members from 22 unions, so raising concerns about taxes and big corporations is an important thing for me to do,” Munger said.

Another protestor, 19-yearold Cameron Baldwin, said that he graduated high school but is homeless and doesn’t have a job or health insurance. His situation isn’t uncommon for many people his age, he said.

“The way this country is headed, the 99 percent will be dead and the one percent will have nothing left,” Baldwin said.

While the Occupy demonstrations have been called disorganized and scattered, Munger said he thought that they mainly appeared disjoined to the public eye because of the wide array of active and involved protestors.

“These protests cast a wide net,” Munger said.

“They’ve gotten attention from conservatives, liberals, older people and younger

people. We aren’t just protesting about one thing, but we’re all displeased with the corruption that’s going on.”

Unlike average protests, the Occupy rallies are unique because they represent people from so many different backgrounds with so many different concerns, Hockaday said.

“Every person is an individual with unique ideas and none of us hold the exact same views, but we are the same 99 percent,” she said.

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Top: Protesters show their support of the Occupy movement by bringing the cause to their own town of McMinnville on Oct. 13.

Above: Community members express their opinions through chants and posters during Occupy McMinnville.

Right: Locals march through downtown McMinnville.

Photos courtesy of Larry Harris

RISE program to inspire youth, foster change Andra Kovacs News editor Maya Angelou’s poem, “Still I Rise,” has inspired people for decades, and now, hung up on the wall in the Community Engagement and Service Center, it has inspired something completely new to Linfield’s campus.

A mentoring program has been in the works for a while now, but it wasn’t until Hilda Escalera, class of ’11 and the AmeriCorps Mentoring Coordinator, began working on it this year that it really took shape. That is when the RISE program began.

Standing for Reaching and Inspiring Students to Excel, RISE was in part named after “Still I Rise” is beginning its pilot year at Linfield and is focused on increasing college aspirations in the Yamhill County youth.

Select students will become mentors for eighth and ninth grade students at Dunaway Middle School, McMinnville High School

Hilda Escalera and Dayton High School, many of which are first generation students and face socio-economic barriers.

“This program will show that Linfield students rise to the occasion, rise to going out into the community and serving,” Escalera said. “And we want the McMinnville students to also rise from whatever problems they are having.

They may be thrown down, but they just need to rise from that.”

The program is still in its beginning stages, and so far, the selected stu-

dents have only completed one information session and one training session.

The next step is to match the new mentors with the eighth and ninth grade mentees.

The mentors will meet with their mentees for about one hour a week and focus on goal setting, career exploration, as well as providing emotional support and reaching out to the community.

Escalera said that much of what they will do together is similar to a big brother, big sister type of program, with the main focus being to encourage goals for college.

“According to 2009 data, McMinnville High School has 75 percent of students graduate, but only 26 percent take the SAT, so that means only 26 percent maybe go to college,” Escalera said.

These statistics show the need for students to be further motivated and pushed to work toward higher education.

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This is an opportunity to create meaningful change.

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-Hilda Escalera, AmeriCorps Mentoring Coordinator

Escalera said she hopes the youth of McMinnville will be able to find motivating relationships through the RISE program.

“There is just so much need out there, and some of the students just need that extra push,” she said.

“Many of them need someone there to guide them, [the mentors will be] there as a role model, to say ‘Yes you can,’ to encourage them, and that’s our purpose. Even if it’s just one hour a week, it’s a consis-

tency that many of them can’t often find.”

While the mission of the program is to encourage and empower the mentees, Escalera said that she believes it will have the same effect on those who become mentors.

With students going out into the community and learning about the complex problems that the youth face, she hopes that the mentors are able to become more socially aware and use their power to elicit change.

“This is an opportunity to create meaningful change and a way to empower students to maximize their growth,” she said. “Not only will the mentors be learning about others, but they will be learning about themselves.”

Escalera said that from the first information session, she was amazed by the number of students who showed interest and dedication to the program.

There are 42 students in the program, and Escalera said she sees incredible potential even in its first year.

“I think it’s a good thing that this is the pilot year because our mentors will now able to help set the precedence and they are going to help create this program in a sense,” she said. “That’s a very powerful experience. This program has a very bright future and I’m really excited to see how it develops.”

Andra Kovacs can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.

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Students learn logistics of pursuing career happiness Meghan O’Rourke Opinion editor “It’s up to you to effectively communicate the skills and proficiencies that will benefit your future,” a career development advocate said.

Freshmen were given the opportunity on Oct. 11 to learn about how to “achieve their dream job in realistic ways,” said Michael J. Hampton, the director of career development at Linfield.

Linfield freshmen are required to attend several of the “happiness” seminars for colloquium, learning lessons about living a happy life.

Hampton, who has been the director of career development at Linfield since July, said he enjoys the job

process and wants students to as well. He said he advises students to be confident about who they are and what they’re about.

One exercise Hampton led students in required them to introduce themselves to one another, describing themselves with their most marketable skills.

Hampton, who has previously worked at Nike, had several tips for students to reach their dream jobs.

He advised students to connect with people in the community, such as Linfield staff, students and McMinnville merchants, who can provide opportunities to break into their desired career field.

“I learned about what an informal interview is,” freshman Marina Jablonski

said. “An informal interview is when a person can ask employers questions about their career.”

Freshmen were given tips about informal interviews, such as doing research about the job beforehand, dressing appropriately and to never ask for a job.

“It was cool how you can be the interviewer instead of the interviewee,” freshman Alexis Heredia said.

Freshmen were also encouraged to major in an area they are genuinely interested in, rather than in something they think will impress employers.

“I learned that over 40 percent [of employers] want people they hire to have passion for the academic major they choose,” Jablonski said.

Hampton discussed how

Melanie Timmins/Senior photographer

Michael J. Hampton, director of career development, presented “The Pursuit of Career Happiness” to students, sharing tips for pursuing dreams Oct. 11 in Ice Auditorium. social networking websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, can be advantageous in finding a career.

He said that some employers even post job openings on their Twitter accounts.

“The social media part was interesting,” freshman

Sarah Mason said.

There are also online assessments for students who are unsure about what career path to take. Websites, such as SIGI3 and Career Beam, can help students think about potential careers according to their interests and abilities.

Hampton assured students that it is okay to be unsure about what career to pursue.

“He made me feel okay about not knowing what to do with my life yet,” Mason said.

Meghan O’Rourke can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com.

Glove: Students show awareness, dance for a cause << Continued from page 1 the leads in administration asked me to do this. We saw the original and wanted to get away from just hospital scenes and tried to look at local places.”

The group filmed in familiar settings around McMinnville.

They filmed at 3rd Street, local vineyards, Roth’s, the police station, the fire station and many other local destinations. “[People were] surprisingly supportive,” Singleton said. “The cops don’t normally like their pictures taken, and a woman in the office told us they might not want to participate. So we thought we might get some of the office workers to do it, but the policemen and women were happy to participate. We went to macho places, like the auto shop.

[They were] reluctant but were glad they did it. Some were hard to get to stop dancing.”

Along with filming at local places, the group was successful in getting more than just the hospital staff

involved and featured in the video.

The McMinnville dance team came to dance in the video, as well as the PreNursing Club at Linfield College.

“One of the girls on the dance team is a cancer survivor, and it’s great that these young people get involved,” Singleton said.

The voting process continues until Oct. 21.

With more than three hours of footage, the group produced three videos to submit, and though the Oregon group is placed in the middle, it says that it is not giving up.

“We have about 16,000 votes, but Oregon makes those come backs,” Singleton said.

The top three videos will win sponsored donations to its choice of charity that supports breast cancer research.

“Even if we don’t get in the top three and win money, it was good that the community got together and did this,” Singleton said.

Kaylyn Peterson can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Photo courtesy of Mardi Mileham

The Pre-Nursing Club wears its gloves and pose in the shape of a ribbon in order to show its support of the Pink Glove Dance Competition, a campaign whose goal is to raise awareness and funds for Breast Cancer research.

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Professor discusses power to change Oregon Cassie Wong Staff writer “Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say, ‘This is my community and it’s my responsibility to make it better,’” Dr. Jackson Miller, associate professor of communication arts, said in his lecture.

He concluded his lecture about the initiative and referendum system with this powerful quotation of former Oregon governor Tom McCall on Oct. 13.

In the lecture, Miller presented the historical milestone of the system, where he notes its strengths and weaknesses.

He also presented the system’s process, contemporary issues and potential 2012 initiatives.

The system was known as “Oregon System,” because Oregon was the first state in the U.S. to

carry out election voting on initiatives in 1904.

Since then, many measures were proposed and voted on by Oregonians to bring changes to the community on a legislative level. Some of these measures included the banning or legalization of homosexual marriage and the use of medical marijuana.

However, these changes did not come easily.

Miller said people are more likely to vote to “maintain the status quo,” but he believed this direct democracy encourages citizens to be more aware of politics.

It also helps push issues that officials may be reluctant to discuss.

An example of these issues is the allowing of assisted suicide, where the officials hesitated to enact the passed measure and proceeded to put it back for voting as referendum

before it was then passed again.

The process also has its weaknesses, however.

Miller said the process may give advocacy groups the ability to influence the political system and some measures passed can have the possibility of creating a lawsuit.

For example, when the measure on land-use laws was passed, a number of lawsuits were filed by descendants of landowners against the state government. The landowners’ descendants believed they had the right to reclaim the compensations to their ancestors.

There was much discussion about the system’s weaknesses that followed in the Q-and-A session, where Miller also admitted the system lacks some safeguard measures that other states have, like budget control or authentication of

all signatures collected for each measure.

This was the reason why the lecture was held—to raise the awareness of the initiative system, which, as Miller mentioned, was not covered in the education system.

Miller said he hoped that the lecture would make the audience further discuss the topic and think about their power to shape the community.

As for Linfield students, Miller believed that they, like the rest of the Oregonians, are not wellinformed enough about the system.

He advised that students, as individual voters, read as much as possible, such as written reports, editorials of different newspapers or voter’s guide by the league of women voters.

Cassie Wong can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.

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NewsBrief Linfield team participates in suicide awareness walk

Linfield students walked in Portland to support suicide prevention during the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk on Oct. 15.

Tanya Tompkins, associate professor of psychology, said she has participated in the walk for the past two years.

“Last year we had over 35 walkers and surpassed our goal of raising $2,500 making us one of the top three fundraisers in the Greater Portland area,” Tompkins said.

However, this year Tompkins’ team wasn’t able to get the same type of support.

“Unfortunately, the team this year [was] myself and one other student. While we put up fliers and made announcements at meetings, the difference is that we didn’t have a team of students this fall who worked hard to get the word out and recruit walkers from all corners of the campus,” Tompkins said.

The walks are fundraisers that benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. They are also designed to raise awareness of suicide and mental health issues and to provide an opportunity for those who have lost loved ones to suicide to honor the people who they lost.

~ Sharon Gollery/Culture editor

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Inside look: New professors Ivanna Tucker Features editor

Susan Currie Sivek

With new technology developing all the time, journalism has evolved so that material can be published on the Internet.

Susan Currie Sivek, assistant professor of mass communication, is one of the new faculty members who focuses on this aspect of the mass media. She teaches Intro to Mass Communications, Intro to Media Writing, and Mass Media and Society.

Sivek received her bachelor’s degree in English at Trinity University and later earned her master’s and doctorate degrees in journalism from the University of Texas in Austin.

While in college,

Sivek worked for Skyline Magazine, a student magazine that covered a variety of topics.

“I really enjoyed working on the student magazine,” Sivek said.

“Going through lots of ups and downs [with the staff] leads to great friendships.”

Also during her college experience, she worked at the literary magazine and held a random office job. Being involved with so much forced Sivek to learn how to better manage her time.

With her reporting experience, the moment she cherishes the most was when she was able to interview poet Naomi Shihab Nye at her house.

“She was the nicest and most welcoming person,” Sivek said.

After finishing school, Sivek jumped into teaching. Becoming a professor was something she said she wanted to do because she enjoys teaching and researching.

When searching for jobs, Linfield felt like a natural fit, she said.

“It feels like Trinity,” Sivek said. “Overall, the teaching environment feels like home.”

Aside from being a professor, Sivek also writes blogs about magazines and technology and writes a monthly piece for Public Broadcasting Services MediaShift.

The piece she writes is about how technology is changing magazines.

Sivek is also active on Twitter.

“A lot of professors use [Twitter] to share links and ideas,” Sivek said.

Sivek has learned the importance of experimenting with technology after being involved in so much of the new media of society.

“You have to distinguish yourself,” Sivek said. “Let them know you can do cool stuff.”

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Aaron Alford

Studying science is a way for people to explore the world around them and ask questions about why things happen.

Aaron Alford, visiting assistant professor of biology, uses biology to explore how to use science to make an impact.

Alford received his bachelor’s degree in biology at Rockhurst University, which led him to get his master’s degree in biology at the University of Central Missouri and his doctorate in zoology at Southern Illinois University.

During his undergraduate years, he was a part of the Biology Club, Interfraternity Council and also worked a part time job.

In the second semester of his freshman year, Alford joined Pi Kappa Alpha

Fraternity. At that point, his school didn’t have a chapter but was in the process of creating one.

When he was an upperclassman, he became less involved in Pi Kappa Alpha but was involved in Tri Beta, a biology fraternity.

Having always been interested in the outdoors, Alford was instantly drawn to biology.

“I’ve always been interested about things,” Alford said. “Biology is a great place to be curious.”

Alford is trying to publish his research on grasslands that he did for his doctorate degree.

He studied in Oklahoma for two years, observing how forests growing in grasslands affected the life that resides there.

Before coming to Lin-

field, he taught biology at Southeastern Illinois College for two years.

Alford has a one-year position and teaches Principles of Biology. He will teach the Grassland Ecology class next semester. “[Coming to Linfield] represented a better opportunity to connect with the liberal arts community,” Alford said. “Actually getting to know your students in a smaller environment and the location is pretty cool.”

Overall, Alford wants to share how biology affects aspects of our lives and wants to make this subject something that everyone can understand.

“I’m curious,” Alford said. “I want to share that curiosity with people.”

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Students visit Portland for a blind dining experience Kelsey Sutton Copy editor Students got a chance to experience what it is like to be blind at the Blind Café in Portland on Oct. 14. The event was sponsored by the Linfield Activities Board.

The students ate, listened to music, and heard stories, all while in the pitch black dark.

“Our blind waiter led us in a sort of conga line to our table, where the food was waiting for us,” freshman Chloe Shields said.

“There was a lot of laughter as we felt around to discover where our plates were and tried to maneu-

ver our forks to the food.

Talking was very different because gestures could no longer be seen. The blind waiters answered questions from the diners and then there was a musical performance. At the end they lit a candle and brought everyone out of the darkness.”

Shields said it was a disabling experience to be “blind.”

“In the complete darkness my eyes were straining to see something, and I kept blinking as though the next time I opened my eyes I might be able to see again,” she said.

The group could not see what was served, as it was

completely up to the waiters. As everyone searched around their plates for the food, Shields said she found salad, polenta, lentil soup, and some sort of mashed vegetable. The food was completely vegetarian, gluten-free and vegan.

“Large bowls of couscous were passed around, and then the dessert of chocolate mousse was distributed in teacups,” Shields said.

The darkness provided a challenge as everyone tried to refill his or her own water glasses. Shields said the darkness made no difference in the taste of the food.

“I don’t think the absence of vision impacted the actual taste of the food for me, but interestingly the fact that I couldn’t see the food made me a more adventurous eater,” Shields said. “I’m annoyingly picky and normally would have shied away from the food served, but having to discover what I was eating by tasting it made it a very enjoyable experience.”

The audience was provided with a live concert.

The darkness allowed the group to experience music without distractions, such as cell phones, or the restrictions of other people being able to see others’

emotions.

“I could focus much more on the music without visual surroundings to distract me. Strangely, even though I was in complete darkness, I still closed my eyes when I was listening intently to the music. The music didn’t affect me quite as much as others,” Shields said. “However, I could hear some people around me crying.”

The darkness forced people who are able to see to navigate and function without visual cues. The participants had to use their other senses more.

“I found myself making a map of the room in my

mind as I was led to the table. When they turned on the lights I realized I’d seen the room fairly well in my mind, although all the noise of the other diners had made me imagine a much larger room,” Shields said.

“Something I found very interesting was that everyone, including me, seemed much less shy. There was a feeling of anonymity in the dark.”

Shields said she would recommend others try this, if not at a Blind Café, at least to replicate the experience at home.

Kelsey Sutton can be reached at linfieldreviewcopy@gmail.com.

‘Blind Corners, Portals and Turning Points’

Joel Ray/Photo editor The Linfield Gallery is hosting an exhibition featuring the paintings of Professor Ronald Mills de Pinyas. The exhibition opened Oct. 10 and will run through Nov. 12. An art opening was held Oct. 15 in the Linfield Gallery.

Slam poet delivers an emotional performance Greg Larson For the Review Chinese-American slam poet Alvin Lau kicked off Diversity Week on Oct. 16 in Ice Auditorium.

He didn’t so much recite poems or present poems, as he lived poems. After each flurry of syllables, his chest heaved as if his entire existence was crammed into each poem.

Unlike most performers, Lau did not mention the organ that served as a backdrop. With such an atmosphere, one couldn’t ignore the way the venue metamorphosed into a church

of rhythmic words. Watching Lau was not unlike attending a brunch where Maya Angelou, Marshall Mathers, Lance Armstrong and Howard Zinn were seated at a table adjacent to your own.

Blending his biography with art, weaving memoir with performance, Lau used the intimate setting to converse with audience members during his set.

Augmenting artifice with interaction, the poet challenged those in attendance to be politically conscious and socially active.

Lau isn’t known for his subtlety, and his openness

onstage rendered emotional reactions from those in attendance.

Covering such wide ranging topics as domestic abuse, parenthood, homosexuality, politics, love, cancer, sports, spirituality and the art of writing, the poet seemingly created a verbal mural by mixing mosaics that included scenes as diverse as breaking into a house dressed as a conquistador on Columbus Day, wiping eyebrows away after chemotherapy, hanging question marks like mistletoe, breakdancing on the sidewalks of Chicago, and witnessing two girls kiss in Canadian rain.

Featuring such lines like “as we watched you take an eight stroke lead at the Masters, it was like you were putting across the green hearts of every minority in this country,” Lau recognized aloud the responsibility that minorities in the media have, while simultaneously showing his devastating disappointment when hegemony stifles yet another social cause.

Many of his poems are posted to Youtube and other video sharing websites, and Lau is enthusiastic about the future of poetry and the wide audience such technology brings.

Lau also talked about the role poetry has played in his own life, speaking briefly about leading several poetry workshops he hosted around the nation.

He said that it is important to have a variety of writing prompts when hosting workshops for a variety of people. Writing poetry in a prison presents entirely different challenges than writing after pre-algebra class, though both are important to take into consideration.

Writing proved to be a lifestyle for Lau, but he entreated audience members that writing recreationally can be productive, if not lucrative.

The poet’s emotive attitude, conversational nature, overt agenda and penchant for rhythm characterize his act. His performance depended on participation of its listeners, not just during the show but afterward: as part of a community, part of a democracy and as global citizens.

Whether poetry is something that hangs on your wall, or hip-hop is something that plays in your ear buds, Alvin Lau offers an experience that is sure to incite something in those that hear it.

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Author explores evolutionary path of feathers Joanna Peterson Managing editor A conservation biologist asserted that feathers are one of the greatest evolutionary objects, as they extend to many different aspects of life, from fashion to fly-fishing to bird watching.

These statements were part of Thor Hanson’s author reading Oct. 10, which focused on his recent book, “Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle.”

The book outlines these different uses for feathers and shows how they are unique evolutionary pieces because of their wide range of uses.

While there have been books written about many evolutionary topics, Hanson said that he was drawn to feathers because of how they work their way into so many different areas of life.

“Many things in nature have been beautifully adapted to one aspect of life, but not like the varieties of fields feathers have been used in,” Hanson said.

During the writing process, Hanson said he interviewed everyone from biologists to anthropologists to feather-clad showgirls in Las Vegas.

“There’s a surprising depth to human fascination with feathers,” Hason said.

“And there’s something unique about how people study and sense and use feathers. We’ve adopted them for so many uses.”

Hanson’s personal interest in feathers had roots in a college trip to Kenya. Hanson’s group studied the feeding hierarchy of vultures, which entailed collecting multiple animal carcasses to use for vulture feeding observation.

Hanson reached into a rotting zebra intestine, and it exploded all over his shirt, face and hair. It was difficult for him to separate the intestines from his hair, which made him wonder how blood interacted with the feathers of meat-eating vultures.

After some personal experiments with feathers

Joel Ray/Photo editor Conservation biologist Thor Hanson speaks to library director Susan Barnes Whyte following a reading and discussion of his latest book “Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle” on Oct. 10 in Nicholson Library. and animal intestines, Hanson said he realized that the intestines were more difficult to remove from the intricate feathers than they were from human hair.

He said that this explains

why scavenging birds, such as vultures, don’t have feathers on their heads.

Hanson said that part of the adventure of writing his book was learning how to combine science and cre-

ative writing into a story that would be true to both fields.

“For me to get into the book world, I had to take the back door,” Hanson said. “I had to travel through a cor-

ridor that deserves more traffic. There’s such an importance of storytelling in science.”

Joanna Peterson can be reached at linfieldreviewmanaging@gmail.com.

‘Last Comic Standing’ finalist appeals to college audience Breanna Bittick Staff writer Students were kept laughing all night by a guest comedian Oct. 15 in Ice Auditorium.

Myq Kaplan had a joke for just about everything and didn’t hold back, even cracking a few jokes about audience members.

Kaplan was definitely a good pick for a young adult

Myq Kaplan audience.

He told several raunchy

jokes that got the whole crowd laughing, covering everything from gay to incredibly sexual jokes.

“This guy was hilarious. I loved that all his jokes related to each other in some way. He had an awkward presence but that just made him even more hilarious,” freshman Caitlynn Fahlgren said.

“He was so funny. I seriously laughed the entire

time. I loved that he had a joke about absolutely everything. His level of inappropriateness wasn’t too far, but just far enough. He was really engaging with his audience. He kept making fun of one guy for his laugh and me for being late,” said freshman Laura Lichti.

Even after his performance, Kaplan kept cracking jokes.

During my interview

with him he referred to me as “the Socrates of journalism” because I’m aware that I have a lot to learn, but still tried to fake being the best writer out there.

“I really liked Linfield.

Most of the people here seemed really into the show and looked like they were happy to be here,” said Kaplan.

Kaplan is a 2010 Last Comic Standing finalist and

has appeared on The Tonight Show, Comedy Central Presents, and The Late, Late Show with Craig Fergusen.

He tours the country regularly, and has preformed at more than 1,000 destinations His CD, Vegan Mind Meld, was one of iTunes top best-selling comedy albums in 2010.

Breanna Bittick can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

Monologues engage audience Samantha Sigler Copy editor Linfield hosted the free performance of actor Timothy Mooney’s oneman production, “Lot o’ Shakespeare” on Oct. 14 in the Marshall Theatre.

The performance itself included Mooney performing already memorized Shakespearean monologues chosen at random from a bingo cage.

The audience was able to engage with Mooney as they each had their own bingo cards, which were referred to

as “iago” cards in reference to Shakespeare. Those who achieved an “iago” were given prizes, such as a t-shirt, tickets for Linfield’s upcoming production of the “5th of July,” and even Mooney’s own book, “Speed of Life.”

Mooney attracted so many people that the Marshall Theater received a full house, even after bringing in extra seats. They had to start turning people away.

“I was amazed at the memorization,” freshman Cody Meadows said after the event.

Mooney memorized

44 different monologues, some of which being Shakespeare’s most famous works, such as Macbeth, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.

Meadows said some of his favorite scenes were Henry V and Macbeth.

“He made it work,” Meadows said.

Mooney was able to perform every monologue perfectly, which the audience could see due to the set up of a projection of the monologues with the words on the wall, so the audience was able to follow along while he

performed.

In addition to this performance, Mooney also held a theater workshop earlier in the day where he gave lessons on acting.

Mooney described to the class that the most important thing about acting was simply to be seen and to be heard.

Overall, Mooney’s performance was widely appreciated by the audience.

“He owned the stage,” Meadows said.

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Oregon artist plays inspiration James Testa KSLC 90.3 FM The smooth acoustic vibes of Tyler Stenson that filled the air this summer, opening for famed rocker Chris Isaak at the Oregon Zoo, will now be filling the radio waves of KSLC. Born in Lander, Wyo., but raised in Oregon, this bold singer/songwriter mixes acoustic melodies, similar to Jack Johnson, with authentic folk-style lyrics like that of a western Bob Dylan.

Deriving influences from his humble roots in the Beaver State, Stenson’s album, Bittersweet Parade, provides tracks of wholesome, inspir-

ing music that begs listeners to find themselves within his words.

Stenson’s early career saw him as the front man/ songwriter for the bands Lander and Rhetoric Tuesday in the early 2000s. Filling beer-soaked bars proved to not be enough for the artist and he pursued a solo career in Portland by 2007.

His authentic music has been well received around the Portland-Metro area ever since Stenson was honored as “Best Male Artist” at the 2011 Portland Music Awards.

The opening track, “Welcome the Change,” personifies the artist’s philosophy

of constant growth as a human to better understand oneself. The track sets up the motivating, feel-good music that comprises the rest of the album with clean acoustic guitars providing the only instruments used in the song. The simplicity of this song seems to illuminate Stenson’s words as great Western poetry that is well-received in the Pacific Northwest.

A track title “A Great Man’s Funeral” gives even more support to Stenson’s ability to combine humble music with fantastic lyrics that tell a story that draws the listener in. The use of more Country-style instru-

ments (lap steel-guitars, fiddles, etc.) shows the diversity and reach of Stenson’s music and his capabilities of becoming a prominent music figure even beyond his homeland of the Northwest.

“Push That River” is a slow moving ballad that may be the best example of Stenson’s “Poetry to Music” style that makes him so appealing.

His acoustic riff throughout the song gives a soothing flow to the track and lets his words come through to the listener in clear fashion. An echoing steel-guitar in the background adds depth in a modest way that perfectly fits the style of the song.

Business card for Tyler Stenson In an industry in which authenticity is hit or miss, Stenson gives his followers musical motivation to “welcome change” and never forget to find the good within the world.

His music can be found on iTunes as well as www.

tylerstenson.com, and is definitely worth a listen or two.

Look for Stenson’s tracks to hit the KSLC rotation with great potential for stayingpower.

James Testa can be reached at kslcmusic@gmail.com.

The best of the rest of 2011: ‘J. Edgar’ gets top mark Hayden Mace For the Review

It’s been a busy fall semester for me, so I haven’t been able to make it to many movies at the theater. To make up for it, I wanted to put together a Top-5 list of movies coming up in the next few months.

Here is my best of the rest, the Top-5 Movies Still to Come Out in 2011. #5—“ Dangerous Method” “A Dangerous Method” stars Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley and Viggo Mortensen. It’s the strange story of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud and the birth of psychoanalysis. It looks like an edgy, powerful film. I’ve always thought Freud was kind of a weird guy, and I was hesitant about including this in the Top-5. It has a good cast and an interesting story, so I

Left: “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” movie poster.

Center: “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” movie poster.

Right: “J. Edgar” movie poster. hope it doesn’t disappoint.

Expected release date: Nov. 23. #4—”Carnage” “Carnage” stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly. It tells the story of two sets of parents who get together for a meeting to discuss a brawl between their two sons. It looks like the entire movie will

be set in one scene, a home of one of the families, which always makes for an interesting movie. These types of movies are either hit or miss for me, but “Carnage” looks to me like it’ll be a hit. Expected release date: Dec. 16. #3—”Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” “Mission Impossible:

Ghost Protocol” stars Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner.

Ethan Hunt and his team are back in action, this time to clear their names after they’re blamed for a bombing. Seriously, who isn’t a fan of the “Mission Impossible” movies? Even the second is enjoyable during some points. The third installment revived the

franchise, and the fourth one looks to be the best yet. If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, I strongly recommend taking a visit to haydensmovies.com!

Expected release date: Dec. 21. #2—”Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” “Tinker Tailor Solider Spy” stars Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy and many others. It’s a Cold War story about an agent who is asked to come out of retirement to help find a Soviet mole in the agency. It was hard for me not to put this as my #1, but I know that this will be a great movie. It has an outstanding cast and a gripping story.

I hope this ends up being a box office success and rakes in some trophies come award season! Expected release date: Dec. 9. #1—”J. Edgar” “J. Edgar” stars Leonardo

DiCaprio, Armie Hammer and Naomi Watts. It appears to be the entire life story of J. Edgar Hoover. It is directed

by Clint Eastwood, so I know it’ll be solid. And it seems like anything that DiCaprio touches ends up being pure cinematic brilliance. I don’t think it’ll have any over the top action, but it should be an outstanding film with incredible depth. Is it too early to say Oscar-worthy? Expected release date: Nov. 9.

Honorable Mention: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “Anonymous,” “The Descendants,” “Immortals,” “The Sitter,” “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” “The Adventures of Tintin,” “We Bought a Zoo, and In Time.”

Hayden Mace can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

Student guitarists rock Cat Cab

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Juniors Nic Miles, Evan O’Kelly and Lucas Cook and senior Don DeFrang put on a lively performance at the student Cat Cab on Oct. 13 in the Fred Meyer Lounge.

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Football: ’Cats strive to reach potential << Continued from page 16 with a 24-yard pass to freshman receiver Colin Nelson.

On defense, the ’Cats finished with five sacks for 46 yards and 25 tackles for a loss that added up to 72 yards. The victory assured Linfield a winning season, preserving and extending “The Streak” to 56 consecutive seasons. Fisher said, however, that the team still has a long way to go before reaching its potential.

“The outcome was of course a solid margin of victory,” Fisher said in an email, “But we don’t feel as a team we played to our potential and ability.”

The ’Cats will next face Pacific Lutheran University at home at Maxwell Field on Oct. 22. The Lutes are 4-1 on the season and undefeated at 2-0 in NWC play, and will seek to challenge Linfield’s bid for a third consecutive conference championship.

According to Priester, the game against Pacific may have sent an important message to the team about what it will take to succeed in the post-season.

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

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Sophomore Tim Edmonds dives for Pacific University’s runningback Gunther Schultze during the game at Pacific at Lincoln Park Stadium on Oct. 15.

Men’s soccer defeats Bruins for first win Samantha Sigler Copy editor On Oct. 16 the Wildcats received their second win of the season against George Fox with a score of 2-1. After losing Oct. 14 against Pacific with a score of 2-0, the Wildcats didn’t let that discourage them and achieved their goal of winning another game. “[The] score didn’t really reflect how well we played that game,” freshman Grant Loriaux said about the Oct. 14 game against Pacific.

The Wildcats were able to play good possession throughout the game, but were “not getting good opportunities.”

They didn’t let this get their hopes down, however, and continued on to the Oct. 16 game with a better outlook on the game.

“Everyone felt like we were going to win because we were playing so well,” Loriaux said.

The Wildcats were able to score the first goal, but were tied when half time came around. They didn’t let this discourage them, and as the minutes began to tick away, they scored another goal.

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Linfield............ 1 1 - 2 George Fox...... 1 0 - 1 Score by Halves: Linfield............ 0 0 - 0 Pacific............... 0 2 - 2 Playing possession and defense after scoring the second goal, the Wildcats were able to successfully keep the ball away from the other team, and were then able to score another win for the team.

“Everyone was really happy,” Loriaux said about the Wildcats’ win after a streak of nine losses and one tie. “It was weird [to win again].”

After winning this game, the Wildcats’ have gained their confidence back and hope to continue their winning streak and making more goals. The next game is a home game Oct. 22 against Puget Sound.

“Hopefully we can keep it going,” Loriaux said.

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Football mid-season report card is out Hey ’Cats. We’ve reached the midpoint in the fall sports season, a time I usually like to take to reflect on how the team has performed thus far and what areas still need focus as the year rolls on.

So far this football season, we’ve seen a young quarterback come into his own, a running game suddenly revitalized and a streak preserved for a 56th consecutive season.

Here’s the mid-season report card for the football program in a few condensed areas.

OFFENSE: The Wildcats’ offense has been nothing short of prolific when everything is clicking this season, averaging 453 yards of total offense and 43.6 points per game.

In close games like those against Cal Lutheran and Willamette, the offense has been able to execute clutch plays and convert in the red zone when needed most. Junior quarterback Mickey Inns has found his passing touch, throwing at least one touchdown in every game this season and racking up four consecutive games with more than 200 yards through the air to only three interceptions.

Junior tailback Josh Hill, stepping in against Cal Lutheran for the injured Aaron Williams, has created havoc for opposing defenses while averaging more than 80 yards per game.

A deep receiving core has provided Inns with many targets to choose from; eight receivers have nabbed touchdown catches this season.

The offensive line has been rock solid, giving up only two sacks all season.

Dropped passes continue

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Chris Forrer Sports columnist to be an issue, however. Last week against Pacific, two clean passes by Inns that would have become touchdowns were dropped in the end zone. Also, the Wildcats had 10 penalties for 96 yards that kept the pace of the game slow and gave Pacific additional chances to score. These mistakes can and will be fatal once playoff season begins.

GRADE: B+ DEFENSE: The top defense in the Northwest Conference continues to flex its strength every contest. This year, the Wildcat defense is allowing only eight points and 291 yards per game, a jaw-dropping statistic through five games.

Sophomore standouts Tyler Robitaille and Dominique Forrest have been key players on a young linebacking core that has helped gather 23 sacks for 148 lost yards and 77 tackles for loss that resulted in a net 245 yards lost.

The ball-hawking veteran secondary has pulled down nine interceptions so far this season, including two from All-American safety Drew Fisher, who also leads the team in tackles.

It’s hard to find fault with such a stifling defen-

sive performance, but there are always little things present that bear scrutiny. Clean, consistent tackling is always the ideal level to strive for as a defense, and some missed tackles in the backfield and in open space have led to big plays by opposing offenses.

On the whole this has been pretty clean, but nonetheless is something to continue to work towards. Additionally, silly penalties that give life back to an opponent’s offense were a persistent problem against Pacific last weekend.

GRADE: ASPECIAL TEAMS: The unsung hero of the 2011 season, Linfield’s special teams play has been unreal.

Junior punter Josh Repp has pinned six of his 16 punts within the 20-yard line and is averaging 34.9 yards a punt.

The return team has been stellar as well, with one kickoff returned 86 yards for a score last weekend against Pacific and two punts blocked and returned for scores in the past two weeks as well.

Coach Joseph Smith has mixed up his return men and found success across the board, with six Wildcats averaging more than 20 yards a return. Kicker Josh Kay has been near perfect, only missing one field goal against Willamette in heavy rain but nailing all 29 of his PAT attempts.

I don’t have a lot of negative things to say about Linfield special teams this season except that the onside kick attempt against Puget Sound was pretty terrible. That could use some work.

GRADE: A Chris Forrer can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Wildcat sports schedule Friday, Oct. 21 Volleyball

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Volleyball

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@ NWC Classic

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Men’s golf

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Sunday, Oct. 2

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Freshman Leimomi Hookano spikes the ball against Willamette on Oct. 12 at home.

Volleyball team struggles against Willamette Bearcats Kelsey Sutton Copy chief The Linfield Wildcats went up against Willamette University on Oct. 12 and Puget Sound University on Oct. 15, working hard but losing both matches in the end. Linfield dropped to 8-11 overall and 3-7 in the conference.

During the match against the Bearcats on Oct. 12 the Wildcats started strong with an early four points but the other team caught up quickly, evening the score with 10 points.

Willamette secured the win with a score of 25-21.

During the second set, the Bearcats held steady as the Wildcats struggled to get ahead. The Wildcats made many advances but it was not enough to keep Willamette from taking the game 25-22. The third set began with a strong start for the Wildcats as they racked up points. The Bearcats, however, caught up again.

The two teams rallied back and forth until the Bearcats surged ahead, taking the game 25-21 and winning the match in three sets.

Leading the way for the

Volleyball Score by Sets: Willamette.... (3) 25 25 25 Linfield..........(0) 21 22 21 Score by Sets: Puget Sound.......

(3) 25 26 14 25 Linfield................

(1) 19 24 25 13 Wildcats, freshman Kailana Ritte-Camara with 11 kills and nine digs, senior Samantha Lau with 26 digs and freshman setter Audrey Frazier with 24 assists and seven digs.

In the first set in the match against Puget Sound, the Wildcats were sure to pull out a victory. The Wildcats were three points away from the opposing team with a good chance of taking the first set when a few errors gave the win to the Loggers 25-19.

The second set started with an early lead for the Loggers, but the Wildcats tied the match at 10 and again at 24. Again, two errors allowed Puget Sound a win with a score of 26-24. The third game was a strong start for the Wildcats, surging ahead by four

points, and then again with eight. Puget Sound closed the gap, but then began misfiring, giving Linfield a 25-14 victory. In the final set, the Loggers piled up their kills and digs. The Wildcats couldn’t keep up with the sudden momentum and the score shot up to 23-12 in the Loggers’ favor. Linfield was unable to regain its composure and Puget Sound took the game with a score of 25-13, winning the match in four sets.

Senior Tara Hill and freshman Leimomi Hookano each contributed with six kills. Lau had 30 digs, a match-high, with an ace and a kill. Freshman Mahina Galletes had 25 assists and 13 digs. RitteCamara had nine kills and 13 digs, and sophomore Kelsey Ludin had 10 kills and two aces.

The Wildcats continue to fight their way through the Northwest Conference as they head to Washington to play Whitworth University on Oct. 21 in Spokane, Wash., and Whitman College on Oct. 22 in Walla Walla, Wash.

Kelsey Sutton can be reached at linfieldreviewcopy@gmail.com.

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Cross country finishes strong in Portland Kaylyn Peterson Sports editor After a two week break, the Linfield cross country teams competed at the Concordia/Adidas Classic in Portland on Oct. 15.

The men’s team went up against 103 other competitors.

Linfield senior Scott Gage and sophomore Joe Gladow finished in the top 20. Gage finished 17th with a time of 25:53, and Gladow ended the race after 26 minutes and 38

Scott Gage seconds coming in 20th place.

Also scoring for Linfield were

seniors Arian Anderson, Alex Van Slyke and Eric Weinbeder. Anderson finished 29th, Van Slyke came in 27th and Weinbender finished 38th.

The team as a whole finished fourth out of 10 teams.

“The Concordia meet this weekend was mainly made up of NAIA schools, so it gave our team a chance to see new competition that we haven’t raced against this season,” Gage said. “Last year, there were some strong teams at this meet and it is a

fairly fast course so it was a good chance to sharpen up going into championships.”

During the women’s race, Linfield had three women finish in the top 40.

Sophomore Mimi Seeley finished the race in 18 minutes and 37 seconds with junior Nelly Evans and senior Shanna Peaden finishing less than 30 seconds behind her. Also running for Linfield was freshman Madison Trowbridge who finished 44th with sophomore Han-

nah Greider who was two seconds behind Trowbridge and came in 45th.

“Our team is having a strong season and have put ourselves in a good position to place well as a team and individually at conference and regionals,” Gage said. “We have a great opportunity to make the national meet this year, and it will take a whole team effort to reach that goal.

We are definitely capable of reaching nationals and we

are excited to get into the championship races and see how it all shakes out.”

The women’s team finished sixth out of the 10 teams competing.

Linfield’s cross country team will prepare for the Northwest Conference Championship for two weeks, until the meet Oct. 29. Linfield will be hosting the event at Willamette Mission State Park.

Kaylyn Petersoncan be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Women’s soccer ends the week with a streak Meghan O’Rourke Opinion editor The Linfield women’s soccer team won three games this week, winning 2-0 against Lewis & Clark on Oct. 12, 1-0 against Willamette on Oct. 15 and 2-0 against George Fox on Oct. 16.

The game against Lewis & Clark started out well for Linfield. In less than 15 minutes, junior Anna Sours scored the first goal of the game.

Another goal wasn’t scored until the second half, when Linfield scored once again. This time, the goal was scored by senior Jenna Quiring, with about 20 minutes left in the game.

Lewis & Clark attempted to score a couple of goals, but aimed too high and wide.

The game ended soon afterward, securing the win for Linfield.

The away game against the Willamette Bearcats started out rough, with multiple fouls committed on both sides. With less than two minutes left in the first half, freshman Zoe Langsdorf attempted a shot at the goal, but the ball went too far to the right.

The first half ended with

Women’s Soccer Score by Halves:

Linfield................ 1 1 - 2 Lewis & Clark.... 0 0 - 0 Score by Halves: George Fox....... 0 0 - 0 Linfield............ 1 1 - 2 Score by Halves: Linfield.............0 0 1 - 1 Willamette....... 0 0 0 - 0 neither team scoring a goal.

The second half played out similarly to the first half, with multiple fouls and no goals scored. Five minutes into the second half, Willamette player Stephanie Skelly got a yellow card.

Toward the bottom of the game, sophomore Marie Johanson attempted a goal, but the ball was saved by Willamette goalie Nicole Price.

The game ended up in overtime. With two minutes left in overtime, junior Christine Tamamoto scored a goal, winning the game for the Wildcats.

“It was the most amazing goal,” said sophomore Emily Fellows.

On Oct. 16, the Wildcats

played at home against the George Fox Bruins. Linfield freshman Stephanie Socotch scored her first goal of the season and the first goal 28 minutes into the game. The remainder of the first half was played aggressively, with multiple fouls and attempts at the goal committed by the Wildcats, but no goals.

Both teams fought hard for a win during the second half, Linfield fighting to stay ahead, George Fox fighting to catch up. Senior MacKenzie Doty secured the win for the Wildcats when she scored a goal with less than a minute left in the game.

For the Wildcats, the weekend was all about “getting revenge,” said Fellows. Earlier in the season, the Wildcats lost 3-1 to Willamette and tied 1-1 to George Fox. “It felt good to get revenge,” said Cole McCool, assistant coach.

Not only did the Wildcats not let either team win, but “we didn’t give away any goals,” said McCool.

“Defensively, the entire group is playing really well.” No team has scored a goal on the Wildcats for the past four games.

After the weekend’s

Joel Ray/Photo editor

Sophomore mid-fielder Stephanie Socotch goes at steal the ball from George Fox junior mid-fielder Esther Harder during the game on Oct. 16 at home. games, the Linfield women’s soccer team is ranked number one in the conference.

Next, the Wildcats are up against the University

of Puget Sound Loggers on Oct. 22.

“We have to beat them,” said Fellows.

The Wildcats only have three weeks left in

their season, playing their final in-season game against Pacific Lutheran on Nov. 5.

Meghan O’Rourke can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com.

Sports Brief Women’s golf The women’s golf team competed at the Culturame Classic at the Reserve Vineyards Golf Course on Oct. 15.

Linfield’s top competitor was sophomore Hannah Christian, who came in 11th place. Right behind Christian was junior Brinn Hovde who came in 13th place. As a team, the Wildcats finished third behind George Fox Univeristy’s team.

The women’s and men’s team will end their fall seasons at the Northwest Conference Fall Classic at Heron Lakes Golf Course in Portland on Oct. 22 and 23.

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Catline Northwest Conference Standings Football Linfield

3-0

Lewis & Clark

2-0

1.000 1.000

Pacific Lutheran

2-0

1.000

Willamette

2-1

.667

Whitworth

0-2

.000

Pacific

0-3

.000

Puget Sound

0-3

.000

Men’s Soccer Pacific Lutheran

7-1

.875

Whitworth

6-2

.750

Puget Sound

5-3

.625

Whitman

5-3

.625

Pacific

4-4

.429

Willamette

4-4

.429

Linfield

1-7-1

.167

George Fox

0-8-1

.056

Women’s Soccer Linfield

8-1-2

.818

Puget Sound

7-1-2

.800

Whitworth

6-2-2

.682

Willamette

6-3-1

.650

Pacific

4-4-2

.500

Whitman George Fox Pacific Lutheran Lewis & Clark

3-5

.357

2-6-2

.300

2-6

.200

1-9-1

.136

Volleyball Whitworth

9-1

.900

Pacific Lutheran

7-3

.700

Puget Sound

7-3

.700

Lewis & Clark

6-4

.600

Pacific

6-4

.600

Willamette

4-6

.400

Linfield

3-7

.300

George Fox

2-8

.200

Whitman

1-9

.100

Volleyball team comes up short The team struggled to catch up to Puget Sound, leaving the Wildcats with a 3-1 loss.

See page 13>> Wildcats win mid-season Men’s soccer gets its first win of the season against George Fox University. The team finished with a score of 2-1.

See page 14>> Running hard in Portland The cross country team placed high in the Concordia/Adidas Classic on Oct. 15.

See page 14>> Sports schedule Missed out on the sporting events during the weekend?

Check out the sports schedule to see when your favorite teams play this weekend.

See page 15>> Women’s soccer leads the way The team leads the Northwest Conference with eight wins, three of which it achieved this week.

See page 15>>

Joel Ray/Photo editor Sophomore defensive end KeAlli Poomaihealani goes to tackle Pacific University’s quarterback during the second half at Pacific on Oct. 15.

’Cats knock out the Pacific Boxers Football

Score by Quarters:

Linfield............ 21 7 7 14 - 49 Pacific.................3 3 0 0 - 6

Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 08:37 LIN - Lucas Jepson 14 yd pass from Mickey Inns (Josh Kay kick) 6 plays, 39 yards, TOP 1:57, LIN 7 - PAC 0 02:46 PAC - Villareal-Gomez 37 yd field goal 10 plays, 55 yards, TOP 5:45, LIN 7 - PAC 3 02:32 LIN - Colin Forman 86 yd kickoff return (Josh Kay kick) LIN 14 - PAC 3 00:48 LIN - Drew Fisher 4 yd blocked punt return (Josh Kay kick) LIN 21 - PAC 3 2nd Quarter 09:48 PAC - Villareal-Gomez 22 yd field goal 11 plays, 59 yards, TOP 5:54, LIN 21 - PAC 6 06:40 LIN - Buddy Saxon 4 yd pass from Mickey Inns (Josh Kay kick) 8 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:01, LIN 28 - PAC 6 3rd Quarter 14:44 LIN - Lucas Jepson 65 yd pass from Mickey Inns (Josh Kay kick) 1 play, 65 yards, TOP 0:11, LIN 35 - PAC 6 4th Quarter 12:08 LIN - Josh Yoder 4 yd run (Josh Kay kick) 7 plays, 88 yards, TOP 2:48, LIN 42 - PAC 6 08:01 LIN - Colin Nelson 24 yd pass from Matt Yarbrough (Kay, Josh kick) 5 plays, 48 yards, TOP 2:13, LIN 49 - PAC 6

Chris Forrer Sports columnist The Linfield football team ground down the Pacific University Boxers with touchdowns on offense and special teams to cruise to a 49-6 victory Oct. 15 in Forest Grove, Ore. The ’Cats kept the Boxers out of the end zone for the first time all season while limiting them to 228 yards of offense, including -five yards rushing. Despite this, Pacific was able to stay competitive through the first two quarters due to Linfield penalties and mental mistakes. The ’Cats piled up 10 penalties for 96 yards, both season highs.

Junior quarterback Mickey Inns got the scoring started on a 14-yard touchdown strike to junior receiver Lucas Jepson early in the first quarter. Pacific answered right back with a 37-yard field goal that was set up by a 15-yard personal foul penalty on the Wildcats to make the score 7-3.

Special teams took over the game for the rest of the quarter, with sophomore safety Colin Foreman returning a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown and senior safety Drew Fisher blocking a punt and recovering it for a score, setting a 21-3 margin after one quarter.

Drew Fisher “Special teams played a huge role,” Fisher said in an email. “They scored twice and provided good field position all day.”

Pacific converted again on its drive to open the second period, helped by four more Linfield penalties. A 22-yard field goal pulled the Boxers within 21-6, but Pacific did not score again for the remainder of the game. Inns tossed his second of three touchdown passes for four yards to senior receiver Buddy Saxon, widening the lead to 28-6. An interception by Fisher wiped out a Pacific drive and kept the score the same at the half.

“Even though we won by a sizable margin, we just didn’t play the

game in an emotionally involved way,” sophomore tight end Jacob Priester said in an email.

The Linfield starters remained in for the third quarter to put away the Boxers. Inns fired his deepest touchdown pass of the season, a 65-yard catch-and-run to Jepson, to increase the score to 35-6. On a later drive, four consecutive passes into the end zone fell short, two of them on dropped balls by the receiver. Fisher said these mental mistakes must be eliminated for the team to succeed in the second half of the season.

“We have a lot of work and improvement to do if we want to get to where we want to,” Fisher said in an email. “We need to work on tackling, knocking balls down, intercepting passes, causing fumbles, knowing our assignments better and playing with enthusiasm and passion.”

Linfield’s defense continued to shut down Pacific while backup quarterback sophomore Josh Yoder ran in a score from four yards to cushion the lead further. Third-string quarterback freshman Matt Yarbrough capped the game’s scoring >> Please see Football page 13