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Homeless

The homeless people of why they choose to sleep on the streets rather than at a shelter. >> page 4

Zombies

Afraid zombies might attack sometime soon? Read this article and learn a few tips about how to survive a zombie outbreak. >> pages 8 and 9

Photo courtesy of Sam Javier

Invisible Children advocates Anna Schuck (right) and Babra Akello, who was impacted by Lord’s Resistance Army violence in Uganda, take questions after a showing of the documentary “Move” on Oct. 16.

Authors stopped by the Nicholson Library during their tour around the state to talk about their books,

experiences and writings. >> page 10

Soccer Women’s soccer won both its games against Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound on Oct. 20 and 21. >> page 16

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Linfield changes January Term program Jessica Prokop Editor-in-chief

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Invisible Children showing asks students to get involved Sarah Mason Staff writer Invisible Children’s documentary “Move” began by calling the Millennial Generation, those born after 1980, to action Oct. 16 in Ice Auditorium.

The film and members of the Invisible Children Pacific Northwest troupe urged audience members to join them in a demonstration Nov. 17 in Washington D.C. The demonstration will hold world leaders

accountable to their commitments to end Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) violence, according to the Invisible Children’s website.

“I hope people don’t see Washington D.C. and immediately turn off,” said Anna Schuck, an Invisible Children advocate.

I encourage people to get involved in any way that they can and find a way. I think it seems insane that I am standing in front of a bunch of students in Oregon. But it is only crazy things that are going to

end this 26-year-long war.”

Older generations have described the Millennial Generation as selfabsorbed, not fit to live and lazy.

Invisible Children is using this stereotype of Millennials as worthless to rally young people to disprove it by supporting efforts to bring Joseph Kony, leader of the LRA, to justice.

They are doing this through their documentary, “Move.”

“It’s a work in progress, almost half a year now,” said Evans, one of the campaigners for a dance minor.

The minimum requirement of signatures is 200, and Evans and Cimolino ended the day successfully with 202 signatures.

“We wanted to start the petition at the end of last year, but by the time we decided to do it,

it was right before finals week, and [we] knew everybody was too busy to be thinking about anything but their classes, so we decided to postpone it until this year,” Cimolino said.

“We’re making great progress,” Evans said. “A lot of the dancers here are stepping forward and expressing their support.”

Professors have shown inter-

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Administration and faculty at Linfield College are in the process of revamping the school’s January Term program, for which some changes, such as new course offerings, are already underway for 2013.

Last spring, the school passed a new strategic plan to cover the 201218 academic years. Throughout the draft process, faculty and administration discussed revitalizing January Term, said Susan Agre-Kippenhan, vice president of Academic Affairs and dean of faculty.

“There are great study abroad options, but staying on campus isn’t as engaging,” Agre-Kippenhan said. “[The program] is not living up to what’s possible.”

January Term is a four-week, intensive program where students focus on a single academic course.

Courses are offered on campus, as well as off campus, allowing students the opportunity to study abroad.

“Students do things during January Term that they can’t do during the year,” said Martha Van Cleave, associate dean of faculty for Curriculum, Assessment and Development.

As a way to improve the program, Linfield is experimenting with January Term in the city. These are course offerings at the Portland campus, which are open to students from both campuses.

Last year was the first year the school offered a January course at the Portland campus.

This year, two courses are being offered: Sociology of Music Sub Cultures and Genres in Contemporary Drama. >> Please see January page 6

Students petition for dance minor at Linfield Chrissy Shane Features editor On Oct. 17, sophomores Caitlin Evans and Laura Cimolino set up a petition table between Terrell and Elkinton halls in hopes of completing the signature requirement for a petition to create a dance minor at Linfield, an effort that began last spring.

est as well. Evans has been collaborating with Faun Tiedge, department chair and professor of Music.

“The dance minor is part of a short-term strategic plan that could become a reality if we work together to make it happen,” >> Please see Dance page 5

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Opinions

Linfield diversity continues to grow Lately, Linfield has been sporting a more diverse and accepting campus. We are more than happy to see this change in the student population.

This increased diversity is occurring thanks to many people like Jason Rodriquez, the director of Multicultural Programs.

In the two years he has been at Linfield, Rodriquez has created support for under-represented students, helping their voices be heard.

“My main job has been to foster dialogue in a very student-centered way. I’m asking what the students want,” Rodriquez said.

The students answered by creating and revitalizing clubs and unions. For example, the Black Student Union was active in the ‘80s but has since been dormant until students met with Rodriquez and made a plan for the future.

The union now has consistent member, activities and executive boards.

Asian American Alliance is new to campus. It is a place for students to figure out what it means to be Asian in America. Members can be Japanese, Korean, Chinese or allies.

The Native American Student Association was created when Rodriquez noticed these students were falling through the cracks.

There are nine tribes in Oregon, so the need for this association was greater than anyone ever seemed to expect. Now the association has 40 members, including allies.

In November, these three programs will go in front of the Associated Students of Linfield College to petition for full charter status.

Fusion, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender alliance, has been much more active on campus this year.

Recently, the group helped educate and celebrate National Coming Out Day. The Hawaiian Club and International Club have been visible groups on campus, so it is amazing to see other clubs begin to grow in size as well.

These unions and clubs are a chance for students to bring and share their culture to Linfield.

“It is important for students to know that the multicultural programs are for everyone,” Rodriquez said. “White is an identity too. British, Dutch and Irish could all exist here too.

Either way, allies are always welcome and encouraged.”

The multicultural program has goals to host conferences related to ethnicity.

In fact, Linfield College may even be the future host to an Asian-American Conference. The fact that such a small college is on a conference’s radar is a huge step in

the right direction.

The student population as a whole is becoming much more well-rounded, and we couldn’t be happier. While we have made huge strides in the past year, Rodriquez admits there is still more to improve.

Linfield is increasingly committed to diversity and we hope students continue to help this worthy cause.

If you want to create your own club or union, plan an event, or find out more about your heritage, Rodriquez is more than willing to help. His door is always open to talk about even the most difficult issues regarding ethnicity.

If you see anything you want to join or create, “think big, let’s talk,” Rodriquez said. Find a way to share your culture and better Linfield.

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EDUCATION

Professor evaluations should be taken more seriously Once we get to college, we’ve already been in school for many years.

We’ve watched and interacted with numerous teachers for countless hours and years.

Essentially, we’re expert observers.

Most of us understand what works in a classroom and what does not.

Linfield offers amazing classes and professors, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t areas needing improvement.

There have been a couple instances where I struggled to understand the direction a class was going, and I wasn’t alone.

As soon as the class ended and the door was shut behind us, almost

Chrissy Shane Features editor every student walked away shaking their heads in frustration.

“I have no idea what’s happening in that class,” and, “I’m not even going to try anymore,” were a few of the comments I heard, and have even said myself.

Not even going to try?

Is that really what we should be saying after

we walk out of a class that costs us upwards of $1,000?

As students, it’s our responsibility to get the most out of the opportunities presented to us.

One of the ways we can avoid walking away from a class frustrated in the future is by utilizing an important resource provided to us at the end of the semester: professor evaluations.

Although there are students who can exaggerate and have unreasonable attitudes about a certain professor or their teaching style, we have, for the most part, similar ideas as to what is reasonable, effective—and not effective—in the classroom.

Of course, it is equally important that students fill them out as honestly as possible.

However, an outlier isn’t going to throw off the results from a larger group of students.

Accounting for this is as much the responsibility of the student as it is the institution.

If the institution doesn’t take the surveys seriously, neither will the students nor the professors.

I want to stress that these surveys should not be seen as a tool to call out “bad” professors. I don’t believe Linfield has bad professors.

These surveys are not a time to “bash” professors, but should be seen as

a chance for constructive criticism.

Evaluations should illuminate problem areas, and the information they provide should be used to make improvements.

Stagnation is a dangerous thing in any college.

I believe that taking the professor evaluations more seriously can be a key step in avoiding any sort of stagnation in the institution.

Linfield would be nothing without its professors.

As students, we should respect our professors and ourselves.

We can do so by welcoming these constructive opportunities.

Chrissy Shane can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com.

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DIVERSITY

Halloween costumes can misrepresent, harm cultures It’s nearing Halloween again, and that means it’s time for popular, often offensive, costumes.

If you plan on dressing like an Indian or a Geisha, stop and think about the culture you are about to impersonate.

You could be committing what many people see as culture appropriation.

Culture appropriation is taking something specific to a culture, often with a history of oppression, and turning it into a fad or a novelty.

It is an act of privilege to have fun with something that symbolizes hardship

Kelsey Sutton Managing editor for another group. It also perpetuates harmful stereotypes.

Essentially, it’s racism.

Although I think this is a tad harsh, and definitely not intended by everyone who dresses up in such costumes, let me explain.

Native Americans are

often grossly misrepresented. This is a group who has been treated horribly throughout history.

Americans dissembled their heritage by kicking them off of their homelands and labeling them as savages.

So when you wear a fake headdress, face paint, or even worse, sexualize Native American women with revealing dresses, you are attempting to own what isn’t yours, and representing it incorrectly.

It is incredibly offensive to see someone making fun of another person’s culture through a crudely put-

together outfit.

Other examples I often see are people impersonating Arabs with turbans or headwraps, or long beards and sunglasses.

Sombreros, ponchos and empty tequila bottles all wrongly label Hispanic heritages.

I do think that people take the stereotypes and costumes way too far, but I also think that not all instances can be lumped together as racism.

There are plenty of people who are mindful of different cultures and histories, and embrace those symbols and icons with

respect.

Cultures are shared, transferred and mixed all over the place. It is almost impossible to adhere to one culture alone, especially in the melting pot that is America.

Clothing styles, foods, religious practices, hobbies and ideas are all borrowed from other places, and there is nothing wrong with that.

It’s the way you go about it and with what intent that matters.

Have respect for heritages that aren’t your own, but please don’t perpetuate the white stereotype of being ignorant and privileged

by wearing something that deeply hurts another. Just think about your potential Halloween costume.

We need to celebrate and embrace other cultures, not make a mockery of them.

Please feel free to disagree with me. I’d love to have a discussion about this.

Free speech comes with the knowledge that you can and will be critiqued for what you say or do.

Even the most offhand words and actions have real power.

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

SCIENCE

Support the anti-animal testing cause Each year, millions of animals die because of the experiments they endure in laboratories that use animal testing.

The two sides in the animal testing debate are the animal activists who oppose testing and the scientists who support it.

Both arguments have valid points, but to me, perhaps because I like animals more than people, the misery of innocent animals outweighs any scientific advances it brings. They are still living beings that can feel pain.

The two most common experiments in animal testing are the Draize Test and the LD50 test.

The Draize Test is one “wherein a drop of the substance that has to be tested is dropped in the animal’s eye and the observations are recorded,” according to Abhijit Naik in “The History of Animal Testing.”

The LD50 is one “wherein a group of animals is fed a particular substance until half of the animals in the group die.”

The pain and suffering caused by such experiments is unnecessarily cruel, and it would be illegal if the same experiments were inflicted on humans.

Other than the experiments performed on the animals being cruel, the animals are also subjected to poor living conditions within the confines of a laboratory.

Furthermore, the results of animal testing can be inaccurate because animals respond to chemicals differently than humans do.

“Of the drugs marketed between 1976 and 1985, 52 percent were found to be more dangerous to humans

Paige Jurgensen Staff writer than previously indicated by animal studies,” said “Vegan Peace” reporter Wanda Embar.

In addition, there have been many advances in non-animal testing methods in recent years, such as cell and skin culture research.

Because the results are often inaccurate and scientific advances have created tests that do not require animals, animal testing has been made unnecessary and should not be used.

Charles Magel, a professor of philosophy and animal rights activist, has said, “Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is: ‘Because the animals are like us.’

“Ask the experimenters why it is morally OK to experiment on animals, and the answer is: ‘Because the animals are not like us.’

Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction.”

A way to support the anti-animal testing cause is to buy products that were not tested on innocent animals. For instance, Burt’s Bees and PURE organic products are all crueltyfree. Take the time to check labels and know exactly what you are buying. It could one day help an animal.

Paige Jurgensen can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com.

EDUCATION

The Internet isn’t helping you with mid-terms It’s October, can you believe it? Not only that, but we’ve all been in school for nine weeks.

This means mid-terms are upon us. Though some students had mid-terms last week or might not even have them until next week, we need to be ready.

The second half of the semester is the time when assignments and tests are going to start piling up.

But whatever you do, don’t let time get away from you. Time management is crucial at this point in the semester.

With this being said, websites, such as Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube and Tumblr are some of the worst things to get sidetracked by.

You know those moments when you’re in the library and you “reward” yourself with five minutes

Kaylyn Peterson Copy chief of Facebook since you finished a page of homework.

And then suddenly, an hour has passed, and you’re still on Facebook.

In this day and age, the Internet is one of our generation’s biggest distractions.

It makes time management just about impossible.

While there are ways for you stay away from the Internet, none are more effective than shutting down the Internet all together.

But since we’re college

students, this isn’t a logical request to fulfill. But you can cut this step in half, and make the distracting part of the Internet go away.

With the technology available today, there are now applications for computers that can select certain websites and block them for a specified amount of time.

Now, one might think that if you close out of the application, it will shut down the program, allowing you access to all your favorite distractions. Wrong.

These new applications are made with a system that doesn’t allow you to access any of the websites you blocked until the time is up.

Shutting off your computer, restarting it or even deleting the applications will do nothing toward the cause of recovering your favorite distractions.

Only time will free them up again.

While these are great applications, it takes initiative to put all of your favorite distracting websites on the block list.

By choosing not to put all of them on the block list, you will just be tempted to waste precious study time on that website.

While this is a great idea, realize it is entirely up to you about what you do with your time. But I know I for one will be blocking Facebook, Pinterest and YouTube.

Just remember, we only have six weeks before finals and we are in the middle of mid-terms, so use your time wisely. Your grade might just depend on it.

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

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9/11 attacks focus of literature Madeline Bergman Staff writer When Linfield English Professor Reshmi DuttBallerstadt introduced the evening’s speaker Oct. 16 in the Austin Reading Room, she said that it was no easy task. Explaining the many accomplishments of Amitava Kumar would take at least 10 minutes.

Students of all interests attended the following lecture, which focused on literature after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.

“Kumar paints a story for the listener,” freshman Ellen Massey said. “He uses social satire to show how we, as a society, judge and stereotype people.”

Born in India, Kumar has focused his career on writing and cultural studies. His goal of the night’s talk was to shed light on the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, as reflected in art and literature.

“Literature and art are always changing in response to global actions,” Kumar said.

An example that he brought up was the Feb. 2012 book by Daisy Rockwell, “The Little Book of Terror.”

In this book, Rockwell paints portraits of well-known terrorists in order to give light to them as individuals.

“These are pictures of indi-

viduals who are individuals,” Kumar said in the forward to “The Little Book of Terror.”

A topic that Kumar covered in his lecture was interrogations, including the process and how the public views them, following the attacks of Sept. 11.

Kumar explained the difficulty surrounding interrogations, as well as the ethical dilemmas involved and why their use is growing.

“Why is so much being spent on the most gullible people, not going out and getting the people [who] are actually in the process of planning attacks?” Kumar asked. “In small ways, the war on terror has encircled itself on us. How may of us have met a terrorist?”

He stressed the changes that have occurred in the U.S. since the attacks of Sept.

11. Not only is it the inconvenience of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers making you take off your shoes, but that one race is more likely to be stopped, questioned and detained, has become apparent.

Kumar brought up the scenario in which a white person goes to a bar, gets drunk, gets into a bar fight and kills someone. This would not be seen the same if this person was Middle Eastern; in fact, it could be seen as an “act of

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Maddie Bergman/Staff writer Amitava Kumar explains the kinds of literature that evolved after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. terror.”

“Kumar’s discussion pointed out the struggles of those who could be associated with cultures connected to terrorism,” freshman Amy Dodge said. “If someone from those cultures did something wrong, it’d be seen as 10 times worse than it would if anyone else had done it.

“He also pointed out that the police are trying to search out anyone who could potentially be linked to terrorism to

act as if they’re doing something productive to stop terrorism and make the population feel more at ease.”

Without question, the attacks of Sept. 11 and the War on Terror have made a mark on how people feel about different ethnic groups.

Kumar connected to his audience, shedding light on invalid stereotypes and prejudices.

Maddie Bergman can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.

Millennials around the country are more motivated than ever to end LRA atrocities and stop Kony. High school and college students are coming together to ensure their voices are heard.

“I think young people care because it’s other young people that are being affected,” Schuck said. “Kids our age and far younger than us are the ones being abducted, and I think it resonates a lot with us.

“There is something about the innocence of young people. The importance of younger generations is our ability to prioritize human rights,“ Shuck said.

We never seem to rally around the same issue, and right now, we have large numbers. Young people are of critical importance because our voice speaks volumes and people listen to us. We are the future leaders of this world,” Schuck added.

The showing, sponsored by the Circle K Club, gathered a large population of Linfield Millennials.

“This has been the greatest screening we have had at a college or university,” said Babra Akello, a Ugan-

dan member of the Invisible Children team. “Usually 20 to 50 people show up, but this has been [an] extraordinary screening.”

Colloquium students, Circle K members and dozens of other interested students squeezed into the auditorium to learn about Invisible Children’s next move in the effort to stop Kony.

“Circle K felt it was important to get the message of Invisible Children out,” said Katharine Holm, co-president of the Circle K Club, in an email. “It calls young people to action and empowers them to create change. It is something that takes us outside of ourselves, outside of the Linfield bubble and allows us to take action on a world issue to stop immense suffering. It is a horrible situation that has been in the dark for too long.”

Invisible Children encourages us to use the “embracive of technology, confident, selfabsorbed, expressive and want-it-all-now” stereotype to our advantage. They urge us to take action whether it be through Facebook, Twitter or letters to help support the Nov. 17 Washington D.C. Movement and further efforts to bring Kony to justice.

Sarah Mason can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.

McMinnville’s homeless explain why they opt out of shelters Carrie Skuzeski Senior reporter The homeless people of McMinnville are no strangers to many Linfield students. Several Wildcats do their best to say hello or offer money, food or other supplies. The homeless are a part of the community that are most often overlooked, but as winter nears and the weather turns colder, some students may be wondering where these people can turn to for shelter and warmth.

Shelters and rescue missions provide meals, a place to stay and resources to help troubled individuals get back on their feet. But most do not know the rules and restrictions that go along with the assistance that is offered at such establishments.

Two homeless men named Steve and Daryl can usually be found on the front stoop of the True Vine Christian Fellowship church on Fourth Street in McMinnville. They choose to sleep there instead of a shelter, rain or shine, for a list of reasons.

“We have nowhere to get off the street that’s legal.

Being legally able to sit here is really quite nice,” Steve said.

The True Vine Christian Fellowship church is the only location in town that

allows them to stay there.

Another factor in their decision to steer clear of the shelter are the rules that are enforced on all receiving help.

“The reason why it didn’t work for me is because I have a bad memory, and I kept taking my cigarettes out of my pocket. And the people that are there to monitor the place, that’s breaking the rules. You aren’t supposed to take your cigarettes out of your pocket until you’re outside. I can’t remember those rules, so I had to go,” Steve said.

He continued to explain that if a homeless person were trying to enter a rescue mission, they are not allowed to be in a romantic relationship unless they can show legal documents proving that they are married.

It is also required that each person arrive at the shelter at a specific time every night, attend meals at a set time, search for a job every day and attend drug and alcohol meetings if necessary.

The homeless are not allowed to bring in soda and must agree to random Breathalyzer tests. They must take a urine analysis test upon entering the rescue mission program that allows them 30 days of shelter, food

Kate Straube/Photo editor The True Vine Christian Fellowship church on Fourth Street allows homeless people to sleep outside, rather than forcing them to go to a shelter where rules are much stricter. and other resources until they must leave.

Ellen Allen, a volunteer at the Yamhill County Gospel Rescue Mission, confirmed that all of these rules apply to those seeking the mission’s assistance.

“There’s nothing in the rules that says you cannot have an outside life,” Allen said.

She believes it is neces-

sary for the mission’s participants to follow the rules in order for everything to run smoothly. Allen, along with many other volunteers at the mission, is truly concerned for the well being of the homeless population in McMinnville.

“They’re treated like they’re dirty and that’s not right,” Allen said.

In Allen’s opinion, the

reason that not every individual complies with the mission’s rules is often stubbornness.

“When it comes to men, they are more set in their ways. They want to do what they want to do, when they want,” Allen said.

In contrast to Allen’s thoughts, Steve and Daryl are still convinced that the rescue mission’s policies are

not realistic for everyone.

“We’re not young, looking for work, and (we are) not walking and talking like them. We’re not pretending to be Christian,” Steve said.

When it comes to Steve and Daryl, staying true to themselves is more important than a warm bed.

Carrie Skuzeski can be reached at linfieldreviewnews@gmail.com.

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Students spend Spring Break giving back Samantha Sigler News editor

This year’s Alternative Spring Break programs will be in Tacoma, Wash., building affordable homes with Habitat for Humanity; in Westcliffe, Col., volunteering with Mission: Wolf to restore native wolf habitats; and in Seattle, Wash., to develop an understanding of different ways to work with youth.

While most students imagine Spring Break as a time for relaxation and a week of nonstressful events, other students at Linfield imagine a week of volunteering, giving back to the community and doing their best to help others everywhere. Alternative Spring Break helps students accomplish this.

Alternative Spring Break is a week-long service-learning immersion program that focuses on a specific social issue in a community, said Ashlee Carlson, Change Corps director of Alternative Spring Break.

Carlson oversees the 2013 Alternative Spring Break programs and provides a larger structure for the leaders to work within. She also participated in Alternative Spring Break her freshman year, spending time in Tacoma, Wash., volunteering with the Habitat for Humanity program. She returned to Tacoma as a leader her sophomore year.

Change Corps is a team of student leaders that provides volunteer opportunities in the larger community to help

Photo courtesy of Ashlee Carlson

Students selected from Linfield’s Alternative Spring Break in 2012 went to Tacoma, Wash., to help build houses with Habitat for Humanity. students become active citizens.

However, they are technically not a club on campus.

They work through the Office of Community Engagement & Service to provide service opportunities for students to participate in. In the past, students have been able to partake in Linfield nights at the soup kitchen and Alternative Spring Break programs.

“I help the Change Corps service coordinators plan their programs by looking at logistical details for their Alternative Spring Break, such as service hours, itineraries, community partners

and meeting facilitation,” Carlson said in an email.

Any Linfield student can participate in the program, but spots are limited to the organization’s capacity to host volunteers. Generally, eight to 12 students, including two student leaders and two Linfield staff or faculty advisers, are allowed in each program.

Students are selected through a blind application process. They fill out an online application, which is not associated with their name for the selection process. Alternative Spring Break leaders, with the aid of

Change Corps members, go through the applications and select participants based on each program’s need. They intend to create a diverse group with students from all different majors, years and experience levels.

The three main programs that Change Corps focuses on are poverty, the environment and youth issues in a community.

“We strive to have each student serve 30 to 35 hours during their Alternative Spring Break program while also giving them the chance to bond with their group and the community,” Carlson

said.

Throughout the program, students participate in reflection, which is a key component to the service-learning programs.

“It helps students take what they have done and learned on the program to think about how it has affected their personal life, as well as the lives of those they are serving,” Carlson said.

Students are also encouraged to have fun during Alternative Spring Break.

There is built-in time to do activities other than volunteering, such as bowling, going to the beach or hiking.

“Alternative Spring Break forces you to step outside of your comfort zone to experience something new and serve in the community or with social issues that you are passionate about,” Carlson said. “In many cases, [it] is only the beginning and most participants will come away with a deeper sense of connection to the social issues and the community.”

For more information students can go to www.linfield. edu/serve/students/asb. html.

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

Dance: Potential dance minor will add new classes, instructors << Continued from page 1 Tiedge said in an email.

“Music and dance are closely aligned as art forms and connect in so many ways in our curriculum.”

The dance minor would bring a variety of dance classes and instructors to Linfield.

“I noticed that there is a very limited amount of classes,” Evans said.

“I would like to see more dance classes for Linfield students to include traditional dance, world dance, and popular styles from around the globe,” Tiedge said. “I strongly believe that bringing music and dance students together in the music center will allow for more creative growth and learning experiences.”

Those in support of the minor are also looking to create more dance spaces on campus, as the only dance space currently available is in the Health, Human Performance and Athletics building and is shared with other classes.

Kate Straube/Photo editor Sophomores Caitlin Evans (left) and Laura Cimolino ask students to sign a petition to create a dance minor at Linfield.

“It’s so different than the stage, and that’s all the room we have for everything,” Evans said.

“Dance classes are offered through the Department of Music. However, the dance classes that we

offer in our program are not in the Bull Music Center,” Tiedge said. “They do not have a space that really

belongs to their art.”

Currently, Tiedge and students are working toward transforming one of

the music center’s rehearsal halls into a space for dancers.

“It features space, light, a sound system and more,” Tiedge said. “However, we need to budget for a dance floor so that we can also offer a space that is healthy for dancer’s bodies.”

“That extra room will give us flexibility,” Evans said.

There are still steps that need to be taken before these changes can start taking place, but the process has been moving quickly with the positive feedback the movement has received thus far.

“We’re receiving so much support,” Evans said, “I feel so fortunate that Linfield has been supporting us.”

“Their passion to bring more dance to Linfield with the hope of establishing a dance minor will be a lasting legacy for the future of music and dance students in our college,” Tiedge said.

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January: Four-week program offers new courses, adjusts others << Continued from page 1 These courses are a combination of lectures and field trips.

“We hope it appeals to students living in Portland. They can live at home and take a course. It helps to minimize their costs,” Van Cleave said.

Rather than paying tuition that includes the cost of January Term, as has been done in the past, students pay per credit fee.

About 50 percent of the student body participates in January Term. The hope is that January Term in the city will increase this percentage,

Van Cleave said.

Another course that is fairly new is Career Exploration.

This course focuses on a specific industry that might be of interest to students.

During this class, students learn about careers in the particular focus’ field. They visit various sites, interview people in the industry, listen to guest lecturers and interact with potential employers, Van Cleave explained.

This year, the class will be focusing on sports management. Last year, it focused on the wine industry.

Linfield is also offering a course that caters to firstyear students, “Your Place at

Linfield,” which will be piloted this January. It is a collaborative course of academics and service learning.

“We want to help students figure out their trajectory,” Agre-Kippenhan said.

“Linfield has always been engaged in the community and civic service. We felt this would be a good opportunity.”

For students interested in studying abroad, January Term 2014 courses will be announced this January.

Applications will be posted online and are due in February 2013.

All courses are open to students from the McMinnville

and Portland campuses.

Students are required to have a GPA of at least 2.75, fill out general information and write an essay. They are also interviewed by the faculty leading the course.

In addition, all applicants’ names are vetted through Student Affairs.

The faculty leading the courses make the selections.

Then, the International Programs Office (IPO) writes up acceptance, alternate and non-select letters, which are distributed after spring break.

Students who are not selected for the course they wanted or are placed as alternates have the option to for-

ward their application to a different course.

Many of the course offerings consist of two subject matters, or “cross-pollination,” said Michele Tomseth, coordinator of the January Term Off-Campus Program. “[IPO] tries to be as transparent as possible when it comes to costs,” Tomseth said.

Full-time students, who are studying abroad for the first time, have their airfare covered by the school.

However, full-time students who attend Linfield through tuition exchange or tuition remission do not have this covered.

In addition to studying

internationally, Agre-Kippenhan said Linfield hopes to strengthen the program by offering additional January Term options in the United States.

In the meantime, AgreKippenhan said the school is looking at different kinds of models it could use to improve the program.

For more information about January Term on-campus and off-campus course offerings, visit www.linfield. edu/registrars.html. To learn more about the breakdown of costs, visit www.linfield.edu/ catalog/college-costs.html.

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

Staff, students watch aggressive presidential debate Kelsey Sutton Managing editor The second presidential debate attracted a small group of students for a viewing in Graf Hall on Oct. 16.

After a less than impressive first debate, the candidates came to the Town Hall Debate prepared, composed and ready to defend themselves.

Newspapers and other media sources focused not on who won the debate, but on the attack modes of both of the candidates. President Obama and Gov. Romney clashed on stage with different ideas that led to tension and some broken rules.

CNN news anchor Candy Crowley moderated the rematch, and 82 undecided voters from the New York area acted as a panel, asking questions of the candidates.

Obama was assertive, used eye contact and rebutted untrue facts, clearly having learned from the first debate to change his body language. Romney was better prepared as well. However, both men continued to interrupt the moderator.

A college student posed the first question, asking how each man could reassure him of finding employment after he graduated.

Both candidates talked about the affordability of education. Romney said he wants to keep the Pell Grant Program going and boost loan programs. He also

promised 12 million new jobs if elected. Obama plans to build manufacturing jobs in America again, along with providing incentive for companies to produce in the U.S. Controlling energy was a topic the candidates argued back and forth on. Obama said he wants to further the use of solar, biofuel and wind power. He wants to open up new areas for drilling, while establishing environmentally sound energy sources in America. Romney wants the U.S. to be energy independent with more drilling and utilization of the Canada Pipeline.

“Obama will keep us from using oil, coal and gas,” Romney said.

The men had their chance to appeal to women voters with a question about inequalities in the workplace. The candidates tied education accessibility to more opportunities for women. Romney stressed that a strong economy is necessary for women to have better work options. Obama said he has and will enforce the laws and expand financial aid for women.

Romney and Obama frequently jumped on chances to correct one another.

Obama backed himself by pointing out that Romney had switched his opinions on certain issues.

Despite that Romney wants to take away funding for Planned Parenthood, he corrected Obama by say-

Joel Ray/Senior photographer Students and staff watch the heated second presidential debate in Graf Hall 100 on Oct. 16, as an event sponsored

by Linfield’s Pizza and Politics. ing, “I don’t believe that bureaucrats in Washington should tell someone whether they can use contraceptives or not, and I don’t believe employers should tell someone whether they could have contraceptive care or not.

Every woman should have access to contraceptives.”

The candidates debated the issue of immigration, highlighting the laws in Arizona and the need for legality.

“We welcome legal immigrants,” Romney said. “There are four million people who are waiting in line to get here legally. Those who’ve come

here illegally take their place.

So I will not grant amnesty to those who’ve come here illegally.”

Obama emphasized Romney’s idea of “self-deportation.” Romney pointed out that Obama didn’t deal with an immigration plan.

Obama refuted the statement by explaining how he has worked to, “make it easier, simpler and cheaper for people who are waiting in line, obeying the law, to make sure that they can come here and contribute to our country.”

On the topic of Libya and the recent assassination of

a U.S. ambassador in Benghazi, Romney condemned Obama for taking poor action in the affairs and for his failure to provide security resources after the attack.

“I’m the president. And I’m always responsible. And that’s why nobody is more interested in finding out exactly what happened than I am,” Obama said. “I’m the one who greets the coffins when they get home.”

Additionally, the men discussed weapon bans, tax cuts, China and outsourcing jobs.

“We have to make America the most attractive place

for entrepreneurs, for people who want to expand a business,” Romney said. “That’s what brings jobs in.”

The candidates got a chance to clear up misconceptions about each of their campaigns and candidacy.

Romney went directly to addressing that he cares about 100 percent of the people in America, while Obama capitalized on the opportunity to use the 47 percent incident to his advantage.

The third and final presidential debate will be Oct. 22.

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

Students participate in Internet ‘Capture the Flag’ Jerry Young For the Review Senior Jacob Olson and eight fellow members of the Linfield Computer Sciences Club (LCSC) competed in a computer game of capture the flag Oct. 19. The goal of the competition was simple: hack a computer security system and score points by capturing flags hidden within the system.

Although Olson and the

rest of the team didn’t perform as well as they had hoped, they understand that what they are doing is still a work in progress.

Olson started LCSC last year. Its goal is to explore the growing field of computer hacking and security.

“In computers, there are multiple fields of study, and security is one of the largest growing,” Olson said. “What we are doing in this competition is simulating both the

offensive and defensive side of computer security.”

The Capture the Flag competition is part of a larger program known as the NCL Fall Pilot. It is put on by former members of the NSA, CIA and FBI. The program consists of 13 online courses that teach basic computer security techniques.

This program teaches techniques used by criminal hackers. Learning their illicit methods will eventually

teach computer operators how to defend against the many forms of hacking.

For Olson and the other members of LCSC, the competition gives them a chance to gauge their skills after just one year.

“Most of the students that are at the competition are students that come from schools with security programs,” he said. “Linfield didn’t have any kind of system like this until last spring.”

The nine-member club that Olson began has grown to a club of about 20 students. Although the students do a lot of the work independently and are self-taught, they receive support from many different sources.

“The faculty is pushing to get a security class started due to the work that we did with the club,” Olson said.

“They have put a lot of effort into expanding the field both with classes and by allowing

us to upgrade our equipment.”

The club has made contact and received help from security professionals. For the most part, though, this is a student-led project.

“As of right now, it is really us pushing ourselves to where we want to be with our skills as computer security students,” Olson said.

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

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David Sumner, assistant professor of English and environmental studies

Sumner entered the musical world at a young age taking piano lessons. His parents were more fond of the idea than he was.

“I hated it,” Sumner said.

Eventually, his parents came to the conclusion that piano was not the right fit and allowed him to get his instrument of choice: guitar.

“I’ve been playing music on my own ever since then,” Sumner said.

Now, Sumner has an 18-year-old son who shares his musical abilities.

“He’s a fiddler and a mandolinist,” Sumner said.

Father and son, along with friend and banjoist, Joel Kiff, held jam sessions in their living room. However, their jam sessions began to move out of the living room and into the public eye.

“We did a few open nights at Cornerstone,” Sumner said. “Then people started asking us to play longer sets.”

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Now, Sumner is part of the Yamhillbillies, a bluegrass group comFrom Left: Joel Kiff, David Sumner, Rob Higgins and Julie Siepman form prised of Kiff, stand-up bass player Rob Higgins, fiddler Julie Siepman and the band Yamhillbillies. himself.

The Yamhillbillies have grown into a popular local band, playing gigs at the request of Harvestfest, Panther Creek Wines and local churches for events and fundraisers.

“We like to play music, and it’s fun,” Sumner said. “And we’re amateurs. We don’t sound as polished as a recorded band, but we’re having fun.”

Sumner still practices bluegrass with his son.

“The reason I play bluegrass and the reason I’m interested in it is because it’s cross generational,” Sumner said. “Music has always been a consistent part of my life and now I have a consistent outlet.”

The Yamhillbillies next performance will be at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the First Baptist Church for its silent auction.

Michael Huntsberger, assistant professor of mass communication

It is not uncommon to find Huntsberger toting his mandolin around campus or practicing in his office.

“It’s really cool to play an instrument that’s different, and one that’s portable too,” Huntsberger said. “I can take it home and bring it here, or take in on the road with me when I go to conferences.”

Although the mandolin has been a new pursuit of his, Huntsberger has earlier roots in music.

“I was in band since elementary and middle school,” Huntsberger said.

His musical pursuits took on a more serious note in college.

“I went to college in the ’70s at Evergreen State College,“ Huntsberger said.

“My big venture was a three-piece rock ‘n’ roll power trio.”

Huntsberger, passionate about guitar since a young age, was the guitar player for the band.

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“We were pretty serious about rehearsing,” Huntsberger said.

Michael Huntsberger, assistant professor of mass communication often

That was in 1981, and about nine months later the band broke up after the brings his mandolin to his office to practice. bass player moved out of state.

“Summer of that year, I started to develop a job at Evergreen as a radio station manager,” Huntsberger said. “Since then I’ve kind of dabbled.”

Today, Huntsberger uses his musical skills in radio productions and looks forward to the next jam session with other musically inclined professors at Linfield.

Chrissy Shane can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com

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ith Halloween approaching and the TV series “The Walking Dead” becoming so popular, it’s hard not to have zombies on the brain. The zombie apocalypse genre is becoming a fast favorite in books and movies. So, if the living dead were to start roaming the streets and munching on brains, would you be ready?

If you are fortunate enough to be indoors when a zombie attack starts, stay there.

Wait it out for a few days. This is when most of your perishable food will be used.

Lock all the doors and windows and get underground if you can. You will also need to develop a plan with the people you’re with. By this time, zombies will probably be roaming alone or in more manageable numbers.

Zombies can only be killed by direct trauma to the brain, because it is their only vital organ. Severed limbs can’t function. Your best bet is to decapitate a zombie, although a head with a brain will still try to attack.

Guns might be hard to obtain, especially on short notice. Get crafty and look around for items you can use. You want things you can throw or use from a distance.

Once a zombie is dead, it is still extremely toxic and infectious through tissue and bodily fluid! So stay away, and, if possible, burn the body. If you touch a zombie, you will get infected.

So this means NO hand to hand combat, and wear bandages over open wounds.

Tips from Linfield zombie experts What does this mean for Linfield?

You want a building with a clear lookout point of the entire campus, lots of space for supplies/housing, difficult to scale walls and multiple levels. It’s clear from this that Pioneer is the only hall on campus equipped to be Zombie H.Q. 360 degree view, lots of rooms and space, and stairs that could be taken out or rigged to come down if the floor level is breached.

-Senior Chris Forrer

Ultimately, survival comes down to fight and/or flight. I emphasize flight. One should always be ready to start moving, climbing or running. Being in a group can increase survival rate, especially if one is emphasized on flight rather than fight. However, don’t be afraid to leave someone behind in a hopeless situation. Don’t be surprised if you get left behind either.

Know your surroundings, especially ways to escape.

-Junior Colton Wright

The most important thing is to know where and when you’ll get your next meal. You have to be sure to keep supplies with you at all times. Don’t stay in the same place for too long. Once food runs out, zombies will begin to travel in search of food, and eventually, they’ll be knocking on your front door. So stay mobile, or at least ready to move at a moment’s notice.

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ARE YOU PREPARED? There is some preparation required if you want to survive an event like this. Store waterproof emergency kits in easily accessible areas with your standard first aid, flashlights, maps and blankets. You will also need: -Containers for storing and catching large amounts of rain water.

-Generator, car battery, firewood, gasoline for light, fuel, warmth and food.

-Nonperishable foods, such as jerky, canned goods and dried fruit.

-Ammo if firearms are available. You can also use household items like tables, table legs, knives, lamps, furniture, pots, pans and skillets.

Blunt objects are better to slow zombies down.

-Aerosol cans and lighter, Molotov cocktails and flamethrowers are useful from a distance.

-Sturdy vehicle with a full tank of gas. The freeway will be the best place to obtain gas in the future.

-Carpentry supplies and equipment, preferably battery powered or manual operated because electricity isn’t guaranteed to last.

-“Somebody who is well versed in wilderness survival is a must,” Forrer said. “He or she needs to know what and what not to eat, how to get water, make fire, etc.”

Things you should know about zombies: -They have an excellent sense of hearing.

-They can pick out the smell of living flesh from miles away.

-Zombies have no physical sensations. They can’t feel pain.

-They have the ability to run, jump and dodge things, but they lack the coordination to do so effectively. “They can’t run very well due to degrading tissues in the legs,” Forrer said.

-Zombies can live up to five years.

-They are sterile (they cannot reproduce).

-They can’t swim. However, they can climb anchors, they won’t drown, and they can float if waterlogged enough.

-“They can’t communicate to one another, and they operate on instinct for human flesh.

They have no cranial processes except survival, i.e. food,” Forrer said.

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Fall concert performace entertains all Eureka Foong For the Review On rare occasions does one get to listen to Schumann, beat-boxing, Maori folk songs and a Caribbean harvest tune all at the same venue.

On Oct. 21, nearly 300 people in Ice Auditorium were taken on a journey of the senses by the Department of Music at the annual Fall Choral Concert, the first of a series organized throughout the year. The 45-minute event featured the Wildcat Men’s Glee Club, Women’s Vocal Ensemble and Concert Choir, led by director Anna Song.

The Men’s Glee Club started off the performances with harmonious renditions of “Sweet Rivers” and “In Dat Great Gittin’ Up Morning.” Later, the Women’s Vocal Ensemble performed the German ode to the passing of fall into winter, “Herbstlied.”

The ensemble then transitioned into the upbeat “Trashin’ the Camp,” a beat-boxing medley adapted from the movie Tarzan.

Beat-boxers freshman Logan Mays and sophomore Kaitlyn Hensen, who added their own style to the music, easily captivated the audience.

At the event’s climax was the Concert Choir’s powerful and synchronized performance of “Kua rongo mai koe,” a Maori folk song indigent to New Zealand.

The choir followed up with a song about the advent

by Rheinberger and “Balia Di Sehu,’” a Caribbean Harvest song in the original Papiamento language, ending with a resounding “I’m Gonna Sing ‘Til the Spirit Moves

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Visual media art sparks reflection among audience Ivanna Tucker Sports editor

Leguin said about why she loves her craft. “You find your poem saying for you things you never knew you needed to say.”

Leguin believes that poetry has not been turned into a business as novels have, and that in writing poetry is able to do what she loves while escaping from capitalism.

“I’m not a genre writer, I wish I were. It’s more lucrative,” said Wright, an Oregon native, about his style and motivations for writing.

“We’re all flawed by human imperfection, it draws us in.

That’s what I’m all about as an author.”

The authors shared their valuable advice to hopeful authors after the panel in a Q-and-A session.

The biggest message that the audience left with was that writing a novel takes effort and a long time, but the final result makes it all worthwhile.

The Linfield Art Gallery opened a new exhibit featuring a digital form of art.

The exhibit features the work of Daniel Heffernan, a New York City-based artist who focuses on visual and media art.

This is his first exhibit in the Pacific Northwest. The gallery is entitled AE: (1+2).

Heffernan’s pieces of work combine multiple forms of art, including movement, video, music, visual arts and writing.

“The videos are an interesting combination of audio and visual elements that allow the viewer to learn something different each time they view it,” junior Kate Straube said.

Heffernan’s works expose the building relationship between technology and performance.

“We employ ancient techniques developed in the borderlands of art to produce endless amusement, power, privilege, wonder and simulation,” Heffernan said in the gallery’s press release.

“My work looks onto this landscape where we both relish and disdain our roles as tyrant, prophet, chemist and criminal, where we wade alongside each other in a promise of meaning lying just beyond our reach,” Heffernan said in the release.

His works have been featured at the Soho Playhouse, the Clurman Theater and most recently the HERE Theatre, all of which are located in New York City.

Heffernan currently teaches at the Tisch School of the Arts, where he received his masters.

The gallery presentation consists of two videos, one displayed in black and white and another in color.

The gallery arrangement is minimalistic. This style allows for the videos to be the center of attention. An eight-foot wall establishes two viewings rooms, one for each video.

The black and white video has images of people with audio in the background. The audio does not necessarily match the images.

The color video is full of images combined together, focused on faces. There are also scenes intertwined into the video. In each part, there is an abundance of colors that give it a retro vibe.

The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week and noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

A video artist talk will be held at 5 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Linfield Gallery, followed with a reception.

Paige Jurgensen can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

Ivanna Tucker can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Kate Straube/Photo editor The Wildcat Men’s Glee Club performs during the annual Fall Choral Concert in Ice Auditorium on Oct. 21. The Glee Club performed a variety of songs, including “In Dat Great Gittin’ Up Mornin’” arranged by Jester Hairston. in My Heart.”

“Our director, Professor Song, picks the repertoire for our concerts. I think this was a great way to start off the concerts [with a variety of contemporary and classic music]. As a service-based choir, we want to bring our

love of music to others in the community,” Choir President Jennifer Morgan explained.

The performances were generally well-received by the audience, who were clearly supporters of the singers and musicians on stage.

Freshman Kathryn van Dyk, who had been to four other musical concerts on campus, expressed simply that the concert was “beautiful”.

The Concert Choir will next be featured in the Christmas Concert with a repertoire

of holiday songs Dec. 5.

The group will also be on tour in Costa Rica at the end of January, before performing once again in spring at the Homecoming Concert.

Eureka Foong can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

Plethora of authors discuss books at Crazy 8’s Tour Paige Jurgensen Staff writer

Kate Straube/Photo editor One of the authors of the Crazy 8’s tour signs copies of her book after the presentation. The tour stopped at Linfield on Oct. 18 in the Nicholson Library.

The Nicholson Library was abuzz with the lively chatter of literary enthusiasts Oct. 18. As the clock struck 7 p.m., the crowd turned its attention to the panel of seasoned authors before them.

The Crazy 8’s Tour, sponsored by Third Street Books, was created by George Byron Wright, one of the eight authors featured. He created the author’s tour in an effort to showcase the best writers of the Northwest and sell novels. In total, Wright compiled 28 authors and decided to host eight authors in eight different bookstores around Oregon.

The tour was originally slated to be hosted at Third Street Books. When the owner realized there was not enough room, she called upon those at the Nicholson Library, who were more than happy to host such a prestigious array of authors.

Each of the eight authors was able to speak about their motivations for their novels, writing experiences and the hardships of publishing.

“I’ve never been so far into a novel and been so afraid of not finishing it,” said Molly Gloss about her experience writing her latest novel.

Gloss is the author of four novels, including “The Heart of Horses,” which was the finalist for an Oregon Book Award.

In an effort to make a dent in her manuscript, Gloss wrote every day during the National Novel Writing Month of November 2011. Still not finished with her novel, Gloss says she is eagerly awaiting this upcoming November, in which she hopes to finally complete the novel.

The Crazy 8’s Tour consisted of authors of different genres, including the poet Ursula Leguin.

“You can only write poetry for the sake of doing it,”

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Deaf school scares as fundraiser Alyssa Townsend Opinion editor Linfield students found the courage to go to the Oregon School for the Deaf’s haunted house, The Nightmare Factory, on Oct. 19.

Different dorms across campus took the bus ride to Salem, Ore., for a chance to get scared nearly to death at the Nightmare Factory.

“It was really creepy because it was in a basement,” sophomore Rebecca Kropp said. “I’ve been before and it was so different than the last time.”

Unlike other haunted houses you may have been to, the Nightmare Factory tries to steer clear of the overused movie monsters.

The Nightmare Factory also sets itself apart by creating a completely different set and monsters every year.

They like to switch things up to get patrons to return year after year.

Some students were even too afraid to get on the bus to go to the haunted house, including myself.

This haunted house isn’t just for scares. It is also a great chance for the community of Salem to come together and help a worthy cause.

All of the haunted house’s profits go back to the Oregon School for the Deaf (OSD), where the students decide what the money will help pay for. In the past, the profits have helped pay for new equipment and educational programs.

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China offers different school environment Kaylyn Peterson Copy chief College can be a challenge no matter where you are, whether it be in China or at Linfield College.

Through a cultural exchange, Linfield has created a relationship with the China Studies Institute in Peking University in Beijing, China, and other schools around China, both Linfield students and Chinese exchange students get a rare but valuable experience.

This year, Linfield is hosting about 38 Chinese students. Each student comes from a different background and different universities from around China. Linfield is also hosting some Chinese students from Malaysia and Canada.

Sophomore Amy Guo is one of many Chinese students visiting this year. Unlike some, she was schooled in Canada.

Though Guo isn’t from China, she sees and understands the differences between Linfield and universities in China.

“Schools in China are definitely not as free as schools here,” Guo said.

“One thing though, for sure, is that schools in China [are] way more strict than they are here.”

Guo said that the hardest adjustments she had to make when she moved to America were to the many cultural differences and the food.

While there are many Chinese exchange students at Linfield, there are few Linfield students currently studying in China.

This fall, Linfield sent

Photo courtesy of Rachel Go Senior Rachel Go (second from right) poses with classmates and teachers on a tour of the Forbidden City during her study abroad semester in Bejing, China during the fall semester of 2011. four students to study at Peking University, and two will travel there in the spring.

Senior Leanne McCallum is one of the four Linfield students studying at Peking University this fall.

McCallum has realized during her time in China so far that there are many differences between McMinnville and Beijing, where she studies.

“Peking University has a huge campus, and it’s a totally different way of life here,” McCallum said.

“There are tons of scooters, bikes, cars and people

zooming around, and I almost never see the same person twice.

“All of the foreign students live in the same dorm complex so I am able to see familiar faces, but it’s nothing like Linfield where I see the same people every day,” McCallum said. “Since this is in the middle of a huge metropolitan city, I had to learn things like using the subway and navigating the city.”

While McCallum has learned to adjust to the many differences between China and Linfield, she has found many new adven-

tures during her time there so far.

“I have been able to do some incredible things here,” McCallum said. “I’ve traveled to different corners of the country, which are as diverse and unique as the different corners of the U.S. “I’ve been able to experience irreplaceable cultural moments, like learning to cook Chinese food from a Chinese chef, watching the sunrise from the Great Wall, holding a baby panda and staying in a Yurt on the plains of Inner Mongolia,” McCallum said, “And I’ve met some incredible Chi-

nese people.”

While the major cultural differences often have people unsure, many students have opened their eyes to the possibilities that the Chinese culture has to offer.

“Sometimes it’s scary being surrounded by things that are so foreign to what I’m used to, but most of the time, I’m just thankful that I get to see China firsthand so I can better understand China in my studies and eventually in my career,” McCallum said.

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

Presidential Cat Cab: Nic Miles Senior Nic Miles, Associated Students of Linfield College President, advertises with a poster for his Student Cat Cab on Oct. 18 in the Fred Meyer Lounge. Miles plays the guitar and performs blues and rock ‘n’ roll music styles. Miles has performed for many Student Cat Cabs in the past. In addition to his Cat Cab experience, Miles won the opportunity to open for Macklemore, whose new album, “The Heist” was the number-one rated album on iTunes, at the 2012 Wildstock.

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‘Damned’ creates laughs with satirical description of Hell Paige Jurgensen Staff writer How I feel about Chuck Palahniuk is that he probably has a garden in his backyard filled with the remains of dead virgins. I’m just saying: the guy is terrifying. But as long as he keeps releasing novels like his latest, “Damned,” then I am willing to sacrifice some virgins.

“Damned” tells the gruesome story of Madison Spencer, a 13-year-old girl who finds herself sent to Hell after an untimely death. The novel

begins with Madison describing simple rules to surviving in Hell, such as wearing sensible shoes and carrying around full-size candy bars (which, apparently, one can take with them).

Hell, to Madison, was better than the living world or anyone in it had ever been to her. Madison gathers friends, which she never had at her preparatory school.

Madison continues her story as she explores the depths of Hell and witnesses an orgy of demonic festivities around the underworld.

Eventually, she and her allies become celebrities among the damned and demonic citizens of Hell by participating in a series of violent acts against some of history’s greatest villains. Madison’s celebrity status leads her to Satan, who finds her to be a star among the fire.

Several sections of “Damned” made me retch, mutter a soft “What the f…” and sit in silence while I tried to grasp the perversion that I had just read. It was a rather sinful and wonderful reading experience.

Palahniuk, author of “Fight Club” and “Choke,” makes a modern interpretation of biblical Hell. Candy is currency and the dead are able to make contact with the living through telemarketing. Palahniuk elaborately describes the terrain of the underworld, including hot semen lakes and rivers of feces.

Palahniuk wrote “TellAll,” a prelude to “Damned,” about the scandalous gossip around modern-day Los Angeles. According to Palahniuk, “Damned” and

“Damned” book cover “Tell-All” were inspired by the novels of Judy Blume, particularly “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”

Both novels have the sarcastic and satirical tone commonly

found in Blume’s writing.

“By any definition of the word ‘decency’ it’s been a long time since Chuck Palahniuk wrote a decent book,” wrote the New York Times’ Janet Maslin. “But he shows new signs of life in ‘Damned,’ a book full of tastelessly hilarious gallows humor about a teenage girl in Hell.”

Chuck Palahniuk excretes his own demented imagination and spills it onto the pages of “Damned.”

Paige Jurgensen can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com

Easing in through the back door Dear Bailey, “I would like to try anal sex, but I am unsure how to go about it. What can I do to ease into it?” -Anonymous Go slow! This is the big thing to keep in mind for both partners after deciding to try anal sex. Going slow makes both people more comfortable and relaxed. It also helps reduce pain for the person receiving analand yes, there most likely will be pain. How much will depend on the person and process, and neither should be rushed. Because anal sex should be pleasurable, it is beneficial to do “the prep” during vaginal intercourse.

It’s more relaxing and fun.

Because the anus does not create its own, the first thing you will need is water-based lube. Use it generously. The walls of the anus are thin and fragile and can tear easily. There are numbing types

of lube, but I don’t think they are right for everyone, especially beginners. Pain tells you if something is wrong, and if the area is numb, you might not get the message.

Condoms are also necessary. STIs can be transmitted more easily through anal intercourse, and condoms with additional lube reduce the risks.

Get comfortable having your anus touched. Do this during sexual arousal. Have your partner massage your buttocks, then slide fingers down or around the middle

crack a few times. Lightly touch the anal opening and circle it with a well-lubed finger, eventually massaging with light pressure. You can do this for as many sexual “sessions” as you need.

The next step would be getting the anus used to penetration. Using one finger (lubed), slide it in and gently circle it around the opening.

Once this is comfortable, try two fingers.

There are also toys that could help you get used to penetration. Butt plugs are designed for the anus (as I’m sure you guessed by the name) and could be used after or instead of inserting fingers (again, lubed).

If a plug is used instead of fingers the person receiving anal could guide their partner on pressure. It could also be used during vaginal intercourse and before inserting the penis in the anus.

When you are finally ready to insert the penis, pick a position you feel comfortable in. There are three that come to mind for beginners: doggy style, missionary, or woman on top.

In missionary, legs go back to your chest with feet on his chest, shoulders or around him to lift the pelvic area. This position gives him more control, while doggy or on top allow you to control the pressure more or completely.

Make sure a condom and lots of lube are used. Thrusting should not be fast to avoid tearing the walls of the anus or the condom.

The first time may be uncomfortable or painful, and if you don’t want to try it again, don’t. However, it may get better with practice.

Bailey can be reached at linfieldreviewbailey@gmail.com.

La Havas debuts in must-listen album Haydn Nason KSLC General Manager Lianne La Havas asks, “Is Your Love Big Enough?”

This is by far one of the must-listen albums of the year.

La Havas’s first album, “Is Your Love Big Enough,” fine-tunes what it means to be soulful and talented in this age of music.

London native La Havas has received ratings over three stars in reviews by the Los Angeles Times and The Guardian.

Not only is her music a perfect combination of soul, folk and pop, but she also shows how personality can be portrayed through lyrics.

La Havas wrote all but one song on her first album, showing her many talents in the production behind every song.

It is too often that newer artists forget that the beauty lies in the art and production of truly meaningful music, and La Havas is able to portray this artist concept perfectly.

“Is Your Love Big Enough?” album cover La Havas has been featured throughout the year with truly talented artists, such as Bon Iver and Alicia Keys.

She has been quoted as saying some of her inspirations lay in past relationships and just growing up, making her songs relatable and easy to listen to.

Although La Havas does not see similar qualities between her and Corinne

Bailey Rae, some of her songs undeniably have similar attributes to artists such as Rae, Lauryn Hill and India Arie.

She is said to have been flattered to be told she is the new India Arie, so if you are someone who can relate to soulful music from the likes of Arie and Hill, La Havas is the new and updated version.

Songs like “Lost &

Found,” whose main chorus reads “You broke me and taught me to truly hate myself,” show how the struggles of relationships can be woven delicately into music as a coping method.

“I found myself in a secondhand guitar,” are some of the opening lyrics in her second upbeat track, “Is Your Love Big Enough.”

This song could be the soundtrack of the year as the powerful lyrics and strong vocals and beats take you away.

La Havas was recently nominated for the 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Album of the Year, which just shows how the new artist is already making her mark on the world through soulful songs and lyrics.

Tune into KSLC 90.3 FM to hear Lianne La Havas: “Is Your Love Big Enough?“ You can also listen online at www.linfield.edu/kslcfm or stream the station on iTunes.

Haydn Nason can be reached at KSLCmusic@gmail.com.

Upcoming events Author Lecture: Doug Peacock

7:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Nicholson Library

Marshall Theater Process Reading

4 p.m. Oct. 24, Ford Hall Lobby

Book Reading: Peacock

Doug

9 p.m. Oct. Auditorium

Book Reading: Straube

Dave

7:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Nicholson Library

A hidden cultural gem: Wales

3 p.m. Oct. 26, Jonasson Hall

Faculty Recital: Engbretson

3 p.m. Oct. 27, Ice Auditorium

Chris

Mentalist Craig Karges

24,

Ice

9 p.m. Oct. 27, Ice Auditorium

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Volleyball accrues two more losses Chris Haddeland Culture editor The Linfield volleyball team came up empty-handed with losses to Pacific Lutheran University and George Fox University on Oct. 20 and Oct. 21.

The second game of the weekend matched the Wildcats up against the George Fox Bruins on Oct. 21.

The first set started out slow for the Wildcats, falling into a 7-15 hole. The ’Cats rebounded, closing the gap to a 22-23 deficit.

The Bruins would not be denied, taking the set on the next two points with a kill and a Linfield error, winning 22-25.

The next set could only be described as a nail-biter.

With 11 ties and five lead changes, the two teams were matched at 25-25 before two kills by Linfield sophomore Kailana RitteCamara gave the set to the Wildcats 27-25.

After the intermission, the Bruins came out strong, jumping to an 11-4 lead and never looking back. The Bruins took the third and fourth sets 18-25 and 16-25.

“We were our own worst enemy,” junior Shayli Coppock said. “We let them back in the game too often by making mistakes on our side.”

Ritte-Camara led the

Wildcats with 13 kills, sophomore Victoria Thompson added four blocks and freshman Courtney Uyeda had 25 digs.

On Oct. 20, the Wildcats traveled to Tacoma, Wash., to face 16th-ranked Pacific Lutheran.

The game started on a good note for the Wildcats, coming back from a 2-7 deficit to tie the first set at 14-14. The ’Cats kept at it and finally won the first set 28-26 on an ace from sophomore Audrey Frazier.

“We matched them with our pace and our defense was really scrappy, so we kept a lot of balls in play,” Coppock said.

After losing the first set, Pacific Lutheran responded, winning the next three sets convincingly at 18-25, 9-25 and 22-25.

Neither of the teams were efficient at the net.

PLU posted a .105 attack percentage and the ’Cats were particularly poor with a percentage of -.026. The play was clearly evident with the 39 errors committed by the Wildcats.

Thompson led the Wildcats with eight kills and two blocks. Uyeda had 27 digs and Frazier had 29 assists.

“This week we’re going to focus on our side and work to keep the pressure on the other team by having a solid offense that’s

Kate Straube/Photo editor Sophomore Kailana Ritte-Camara passes the ball to sophomore setter Audrey Frazier during the George Fox match Oct. 20, losing 3-1. Ritte-Camara serves as the Wildcats’ leading attacker. During the match against the Bruins, she had the most attacks with 13. consistent,” Coppock said.

The Wildcats only have two more weeks until their

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in the opening half, limiting Lewis & Clark’s powerhouse quarterback Keith Welch to four completions for 50 yards and an interception by junior safety Colin Foreman that was nearly returned for a touchdown.

“With all the three-andouts, it gave the offense a short field to work with,” Shaffer said. “Makes it much easier on us.”

In the second half, Linfield’s second-string players replaced the starters and

continued the rout. Junior quarterback Josh Yoder punched into the end zone on a four-yard run before connecting with sophomore receiver Evan Peterson for a 15-yard touchdown.

Reserve junior running back Mikkel Smythe capped the scoring with an eightyard run near the end of the third quarter. Neither team would score in the fourth, preserving Linfield’s shutout at 63-0.

“Most importantly, we got the players who work their butts off all week on scout team into the game,”

Shaffer said. “They deserve it.”

At 6-0 (3-0 Northwest Conference) the ’Cats remain at No. 3 in this week’s www. d3football.com Top 25 poll.

After a loss by in-state rival Willamette, Linfield gains sole possession of first place in the NWC and now firmly controls its playoff fate. The Wildcats face Willamette on Oct. 27 at Maxwell Field before traveling to the University of Puget Sound on Nov. 3.

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

season is concluded. Their next game is at home on Oct. 24 when they face

Pacific. The ’Cats then travel to Tacoma, Wash., to face the 15th-ranked Puget

Sound Loggers on Oct. 27.

Chris Haddeland can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

Wildcat Sports Schedule Wednesday, Oct. 24 Volleyball

vs. Pacific

7 p.m.

Women’s Golf

@ Tri-Mountain

All day

Men’s Golf

@Tri-Mountain

All day

Cross Country

@ NWC Championships

10 a.m.

Women’s Soccer

@ Lewis & Clark

Noon

Football

@ Puget Sound

1:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer

vs. George Fox

2:30 p.m.

Swimming

@ Forest Grove, Ore.

5 p.m.

Volleyball

@ Puget Sound

7 p.m.

Women’s Golf

@ Tri- Mountain

All day

Men’s Golf

@ Tri- Mountain

All day

Swimming

@ Portland, Ore.

11 a.m.

Women’s Soccer

@ Pacific

Noon

Men’s Soccer

vs. Whitworth

2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 27

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The best of the year is yet to come There is a baseball player named Mike Trout. He is the best player in the MLB. He is 21 years old and that makes me wonder what I am doing with my life. I’m almost 20, and I am sitting here on my couch.

Trout is the best player to come to the Majors in a long time. Yay for inferiority!

Although Trout is the best, I have news for you.

The best of this year is yet to come.

I am not talking about Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Christmas.

This year, there was an amazing Super Bowl, a transcendent playoff performance by Lebron James, a Euro Cup victory for Spain (possibly the greatest International soccer side of all time) and an Olympics with a heavy British accent.

Plus, Trout, Bryce Harper and Yoenis Cespedes set the baseball world ablaze.

Here are some more Trout facts. Did you know that Trout can single-handedly cure cancer and run around the world in one day?

Felix Baumgartner even concedes that Trout could skydive from space, not just the edge of space! You can’t tell me this isn’t true.

Oh, and how could I forget the best part about this

Sports Commentary

Tyler Bradley Sports columnist year: the fantastic WNBA season. OK, I’ll be honest, I haven’t watched one minute of the WNBA season. But maybe it has been good? Can anyone tell me?

The real best part about this year is that the final two months of 2012 are saving the best for last.

We still have the World Series. Can the Cardinals win again? Will Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder lead the Tigers to victory, while setting the record for “heaviest 3-4 combo in history”?

Or, will the dapper gent Buster Posey and the Panda bring the Giants back from the brink of elimination?

The last third of the college football season approaches, and I know that local Oregon fans are having a season for the ages.

If the Beavers win the Civil War, what’s the over/ under on the percentage of bandwagon Duck fans that

jump off? 50 percent? 75 percent?

Speaking of college football, our Linfield team is number three in the nation.

That’s right, number three.

Its season is far from over, and maybe it can work some magic to end the year. How neat would that be?

Our women’s soccer team is in a battle for first place and a playoff bid.

The beautiful game is being played beautifully by beautiful Linfield ladies.

It is no surprise that our teams are doing well.

Linfield sports are always stellar, sublime, sleek and other adjectives that begin with ‘S’ that I can’t think of currently.

No matter what happens, our teams are capping off what has been, so far, a magnificent year for sports, and the squeak of the basketball shoes are set to begin as well.

Trout would be impressed with our sports teams, and for the player that most represents the greatness of 2012, it just shows that our Linfield athletes are fitting the mold.

Let’s cheer them on and make sure they can see that we’re noticing.

Tyler Bradley can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

October 22, 2012

Club volleyball sparks a player’s interest Sarah Mason Staff writer If it wasn’t for her best friend in fifth grade who introduced her to volleyball club, sophomore Courtney Wanamaker would not be where she is today. In her 13th year of volleyball and second season at Linfield, she proudly wears number two as the team’s defensive specialist.

Wanamaker, of West Linn, Ore., has always been athletic and competitive.

When she was younger, she played basketball and softball. However, at the young age of 10, she made a decision that would determine the rest of her life.

By the sixth grade, she decided to toss aside her basketball jersey and hang up her softball cleats in order to focus all of her time and energy on volleyball.

“I played club volleyball year round, so there really was no time,” Wanamaker said. “I had to choose a sport.

And I love volleyball because of the competitiveness and how much of a team sport it is. Everyone has to work together for it to work.”

Wanamaker was lucky enough to have the support of her parents and older brother in this decision.

“My family has always been very supportive of me through my volleyball career,” Wanamaker said.

“They came to everything,

Wanamaker and they still do. My parents are willing to travel anywhere, and it’s super nice to have them there.”

Being such a family-oriented individual, spending her free time outside of volleyball with her loved ones has always been important to Wanamaker. She enjoys traveling, being outdoors, hiking at Multnomah Falls and spending time with her older brother and best friend who is in his senior year at Gonzaga University.

“As a family, we really like to vacation to Mexico,” she said. “I’ve been to Zihuatanejo, Manzanillo and Acapulco, but my family’s favorite spot is Zihuatanejo, so we like to go there. It’s really cool to see all the handcrafted things that the natives make. I really like going to different countries because it’s really interesting to see how they live and how different it is from the United States.”

Wanamaker is looking forward to a family trip to

Europe next summer. She is especially excited to visit Amsterdam.

Considering her love for traveling and curiosity for cultures besides her own, it is no wonder that she dreams of being a traveling marketer for Nike. She will use the experience she gathers in the pursuit of her business major during her time at Linfield.

“I would definitely be interested in traveling to different countries,” Wanamaker said. “It will help me get my foot in the door for more high position jobs in Nike.”

Wanamaker means business when it comes to Wildcat volleyball too. She hopes to be a contributing factor to her team’s future success through hard work.

“We didn’t do as well in the first round,” Wanamaker said. “But I think we’re going to be a lot better the second time around, hopefully taking fourth in conference.”

Referring to future seasons, Wanamaker hopes to see the Wildcats take care of business at the national level.

“The ultimate achievement for our team would be to win conference and make it past regionals,” she said.

“Making it to nationals and winning everything would be the coolest thing ever. I know we have won nationals before, but it has been a long time.”

Sarah Mason can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Golf teams show improvement during tournament Chris Haddeland Culture editor The Linfield women’s and men’s golf teams were in action, as the men finished their tournament Oct. 15 and the women finished their dual meet Oct. 19.

The women’s team faced off against Corban College in a dual tournament at Michelbook Country Club on Oct. 19.

The ’Cats took the dual tournament with a total score of 354, 66 over par, to

Harlow

Magnuson

Corban’s 364, 76 over par.

The Wildcats were led by freshman Maggie Harlow,

who scored an 81, nine over par, and won the meet. This

was Harlow’s career low, taking six strokes off her personal best. Maggie struck nine pars and birdied the 12th hole.

Senior Sophie Corr placed second in the tournament with a score of 84, 12 over par, and junior Alexandra Smith rounded up the top five with a score of 91, 19 over par.

The men’s team was in action Oct. 14 and 15 at the Pacific Lutheran Invitational held at Chambers Bay Golf Club.

The Wildcats finished fifth overall, improving by 28 strokes and jumping up from seventh place.

Sophomore Taylor Klopp finished fifth overall, and led the Wildcats with a score of 150, six over par, shooting a 78, six over par, on the first day and a 72, the third lowest round on the final day of the tournament.

Sophomores Connor Magnuson and Taylor Pirnke both finished in the top 20. Magnuson tied for 16th with a score of 157, 13 over

par, and Pirnke finished tied for 18th with a score of 158, 14 over par. His strokes improved by nine from the previous tournament.

Both teams’ next competition is the Northwest Conference Fall Classic. The tournament will be held at Tri-Mountain Golf Course, in Ridgefield, Wash. The tournament is scheduled to go all day Oct. 27 and 28.

Chris Haddeland can be reached at linfieldreviewculture@gmail.com.

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come out and play our hardest. It was a real team effort today, which made the win that much better,” Vaughan said.

Before the game commenced the senior Wildcats were honored for their work ethic, commitment and leadership.

The Wildcats prevailed

against Pacific Lutheran with a 1-0 victory to complete the sweep of the Lutes this season. The game’s lone scorer was junior Em Fellows with an early goal about 12 minutes into the first half.

“Obviously everyone on the team plays a part whenever anyone scores a goal, but today every position was fighting,” Fellows said in an email. “The defense

wasn’t letting anything into our half and the midfield was winning all the 50-50 balls and getting them back up to the forwards.

Just having that constant pressure everywhere on the field helped me score because it wore the PLU defense down not ever having time to rest.”

The ‘Cats struggled to reciprocate their successful play in the second half.

“[During the Oct. 20 game,] we came out energized and excited to play.

We never let down and we completely dominated the first half,” Fellows said.

“However during the second half we came out slow and struggled to string passes together. It seemed that we had all gotten a little too comfortable since we were up 1- 0.”

Another standout player

for the ‘Cats was the goalie junior Taylor Collinsworth, who made a total of three stops to enforce a scoreless game for the Lutes.

One more weekend elapsed, and two more wins achieved, the women’s soccer team seems to be in just the right spot as the postseason nears.

“Our team has progressed great over the course of the season,”

Fellows said. “We have improved on things that we have wanted to improve on, and we seem to be hitting our peak at the perfect time.”

Keep an eye on the triumphant Wildcats as they take on the George Fox Bruins on Oct. 28.

Carrie Skuzeski can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

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Senior soccer player shows miracles are real Sara Miller For the Review Late in the second half, a foul is called, just beyond the halfway line. The center back sets the ball and looks at his teammates, 60-yards down the field, awaiting the free kick he is about to send their way.

He feels the wind at his back as he takes a four-step approach to send the ball flying in his teammates’ direction.

He watches as the white Nike soccer ball sails in a driven arc through the air, before finally settling in the back of the net.

This was the scene set Sept. 30, when senior Brad Dupea scored his first collegiate goal.

For many, this astounding 60-yard triumph would lead to an intense celebration, perhaps a recreation of the 1996 World Cup Final when Brandi Chastain ripped off her jersey after scoring the winning penalty kick.

For Dupea, however, the first thought in his mind as the stands erupted and his teammates rushed to congratulate him was, “Does that count?”

“I just connected with it,” Dupea said, “and it just kept going. I kept thinking, is that going in?”

“I was like, ‘Oh there’s a chance.’ I thought it went

over for a second, but everyone started cheering,” Dupea said. “That’s when I noticed that the ball was on the ground in the goal.”

Center backs don’t often get many chances in front of the net. Dupea would always tell his teammates that if he ever scored, it would be off a cross, never from a free kick.

Dupea can recall three occasions in particular where he had close calls off corner kicks that slipped passed the goalkeeper to be stopped by the defender on the post just before the ball crossed the line.

But a free kick from 60 yards was an entirely different expectation.

“I’ve always wanted to score in college,” he said. “It was awesome that my first goal was on a 60-yard ball that wasn’t even meant as a shot, especially because center backs are never expected to score.”

In club and high school soccer, Dupea mostly played the attacking positions of midfield and forward. But he knew that if he were to play in college, center back would be his position.

Luckily, that’s what former coach Ian Lefebvre recruited him for.

“Ian had seen me play in some tournaments down in Oregon and started recruiting me,” Dupea said, “and because of the athletic train-

ing program, I knew Linfield would be a perfect fit.”

The athletic training program at Linfield is grueling.

It requires long hours of job shadowing and working in the treatment center in addition to an array of challenging classes.

If that weren’t enough to juggle, Dupea also serves as president of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. But Dupea’s teammates say he’s a natural leader and that they can’t imagine anyone handling the pressure better.

Close friend and teammate senior Harper Taylor said that Dupea is a role model.

“He brings a personality to the team that no one else can offer,” Taylor said. “His impact is enormous.”

With disappointing seasons in the past few years, Taylor said that Dupea’s play and positive outlook is one of the main reasons for the team’s improvement this season.

“When I think of Brad, I think of staying positive,” Taylor said. “He has been the main reason why we bounced back from a depressing season last year.”

Senior Cody Escott, another teammate and close friend, agreed. He said that with Dupea’s strong work ethic, it’s hard to find a more motivational defender.

Joel Ray/Senior photographer Senior Brad Dupea contains a busy schedule balancing soccer, athletic training and leading his fraternity. Dupea amazed the crowd with a 60-yard goal-winning direct kick.

“Brad has definitely improved his quality of play over the years,” Escott said.

“As well as being a strong player, he is a leader in the back line and motivates us all to work our hardest.”

Dupea gives credit to close friends like these as to why he loves playing soccer and has accomplished what he has in his four years at Linfield.

Although it took Dupea four years to score, he remembers coming in as a freshman with hopes to play and score a goal, getting an embarrassing haircut and paying his dues.

But now, with it being his senior year, Dupea is doing everything he can for his team to make it all feel unified and have fun in this program.

“Enjoy it while you can,” he said. “It goes by so fast.

I have a lot more determination because I don’t get another chance after this.”

This outlook is why he takes advantage of every opportunity that comes his way, including the one that came from 60 yards away.

Sara Miller can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Men’s soccer splits landslide win with close loss Ivanna Tucker Sports editor The men’s soccer team left the weekend with one win and one loss.

The ‘Cats pulled another conference victory against Pacific Lutheran on Oct. 22, winning 3-1.

In the first four minutes of the game, freshman Domenico Del Prete attempted three goals at the Lutes’ keeper. They reacted with two shots, but sophomore keeper Grant Loriaux didn’t let them get past him.

Senior Tyler Sedlacek slipped in his third goal

Del Prete of the season, giving the ‘Cats an early lead. Loriaux remained strong as he saved shot attempts, playing a major role in the Wildcats’ defense.

Senior Danny Snelgrow

Loriaux sent a cross toward Del Prete, who sent the shot straight into the net.

The Wildcats only took five shots at the goal, while the Lutes attempted 13 shots.

Right at the beginning of the second half, sophomore Tyler Repic gave the Wildcats a 3-0 lead, with a shot made from the six-yard box.

Possession of the ball went back and forth throughout the half. The Lutes’ keeper had to make his second save as sophomore Jake Baker sent in a goal demanding shot.

Pacific Lutheran refused to let the ‘Cats take a landslide win and sent a shot right at the goal. It was deflected into the net and was called as an own goal.

The Lutes continued on their offensive stride with three consecutive shots

aimed at Loriaux.

By the end of the game, both teams made 23 fouls throughout the match.

The Wildcats took a shut out loss against Puget Sound on Oct. 20, losing 2-0.

The Loggers went into the game having lost the last five of its matches and broke the streak with the win against the Wildcats.

The ‘Cats went in strong early into the match with Baker having a shot attempt and two corner kicks before the clock elapsed four minutes.

Loriaux was pressured with three shots within two minutes and made a pair of

saves.

At the end of the half, the Lutes had a one-point lead.

Baker and senior Harper Taylor continuously tried to break through the Loggers’ defense to score but were shut out throughout the remainder of the half.

Senior Brad Dupea made another shot attempt with a corner kick but it went wide.

By the end of the match the Loggers led in shot attempts with 22-7.

The Wildcats will play Whitman next Oct. 27 at home.

Ivanna Tucker can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

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Catline ’Cats bury Pioneers in a landslide Chris Forrer For the Review

Northwest Conference Standings Football Linfield

3-0

1.000

Pacific

3-1

.750

Willamette

2-1

.667

Whitworth

2-2

.500

Pacific

1-2

.333

Lewis & Clark

1-2

.250

Puget Sound

0-3

.000

11-1

.917

Puget Sound

9-3

.750

Pacific

8-4

.667

George Fox

7-5

.583

Whitman

6-6

.500

Willamette

5-7

.417

Linfield

3-9

.250

Whitworth

3-9

.250

2-10

.167

Whitworth

9-0-2

.909

Pacific Lutheran

7-3-1

.682

Puget Sound

5-2-4

.636

Willamette

5-5-1

.500

Linfield

5-6-0

.455

Whitman

4-5-2

.455

Pacific

2-9-0

.182

George Fox

2-9-0

.182

Volleyball Pacific Lutheran

Lewis & Clark

Men’s Soccer

Women’s Soccer Linfield

9-1-2

.833

Whitworth

9-1-2

.833

Puget Sound

8-2-1

.773

Lewis & Clark

5-4-3

.542

Pacific Lutheran

2-3-7

.458

Whitman

3-6-3

.375

Pacific

3-7-1

.318

Willamette

3-8-1

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George Fox

1-11-0

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The Linfield Wildcats continued on their recent stretch of domination with a 63-0 blowout of the Lewis & Clark College Pioneers on the road Oct. 20.

The shutout marked the largest margin of victory in the history of the matchup and saw a stifling Linfield defense limit the Pioneers to only 207 total yards, while its high-octane offense rolled up 534 yards of its own.

Freshman tailback John Shaffer continued to dazzle with his play since stepping in for injured seniors Josh Hill and Stephen Nasca, scoring a game-high three touchdowns on the ground.

“It’s a good feeling that our team is firing on all cylinders,” Shaffer said via text message.

Before the offense had an opportunity to showcase its talent, junior middle linebacker Kyle Wright scored Linfield’s first special teams touchdown of the season on a punt return that went 75 yards into the end zone. The next long stretch of play turned into the “Shaffer Show,” as the tailback scored all three of his touchdowns on runs of 14, three, and eight yards in 11 minutes.

“It was nothing out of the ordinary, just a few adjustments here and there,” Shaffer said. “The linemen up front did the rest, paving wide-open holes.”

Senior quarterback Mickey Inns continued to help the offense score at will, floating a three-yard touchdown pass to sophomore receiver Charlie Poppen. As time was expiring in the first half, Inns lobbed a

Photo courtesy of Sports Information Junior middle linebacker Kyle Wright rushes past the opposing team at the game against Lewis & Clark on Oct. 20, sweeping the game 63-0.

27-yard strike to senior receiver Lucas Jepson to make Linfield’s lead an insurmountable 42-0. The

senior quarterback finished with 265 yards and interception-free.

The Linfield defense did their part

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Kate Straube/Photo editor Freshman Marisa Specht dribbles the ball down the field during the Puget Sound game on Oct. 21 at home, winning 2-1.

Wildcats remain in running for championship Carrie Skuzeski Senior reporter The Linfield women’s soccer team celebrated Senior Night and a crucial win against the Puget Sound Loggers on Oct. 21 to remain in the running for the Conference Championship. The Wildcats claimed the road win against the Pacific Lutheran Lutes on Oct. 20 to finish the weekend with two more victories tacked onto their streak.

The match against Puget Sound was hard fought, as the Loggers have won the conference title for 10 years running and were leading the ‘Cats 1-0 until well into the second half.

Senior Julia Vaughan evened things up by dribbling into the box and making a shot that caused the ball to bounce off of the far post and land into the net.

“We had been putting a lot of pressure on their defensive line

the whole second half so we knew a goal was coming. I was just able to get around the defender and get a shot off. I am just glad it went in,” Vaughan said in an email.

The drama did not stop there, when immediately after Vaughan’s goal a player from the Logger’s team was issued a yellow card for a rough foul.

“Despite being down 1-0, I felt like we had the momentum. It

was just a matter of finding that goal. Once I scored, we were just able to keep pushing and find that next goal from Lindzee,” Vaughan said, recounting sophomore Lindzee Baker’s first career goal that sealed off the 2-1 win for the Wildcats.

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