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VOLUME 15 ISSUE 16 | WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY| FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015

PREVIEW: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

UPDATE IFC, ASWOU to make final decision on 2015-2016 budget Final fees decision results in $5 increase

By JACK ARMSTRONG News Editor

PHOTO BY STEPHANIE BLAIR | Staff Photographer Belladina Starr converses with Lindsay Spear on stage as couples dance during rhearsal for “Pride and Prejudice.”

JANE AUSTEN’S CLASSIC TAKES THE STAGE Western students prepare for opening night of “Pride and Prejudice”

By STEPHANIE BLAIR Staff Writer Thursday, Feb. 26, Western’s theatre department will be opening “Pride and Prejudice” on the main stage, directed by David Janoviak, professor and head of acting.

Based on the novel by Jane Austen, the classical romantic comedy follows the story of Elizabeth Bennet (played by

third-year student and BFA actor, Janelle Davis), a stubborn and straightforward girl from a family of five girls whose mother, Mrs. Bennet (played by thirdyear student and BFA actor, Belladina Starr), is desperate to see all married.

Two wealthy gentlemen move to town, one of which is the brooding and reserved Mr. Darcy (played by third-year student and BFA actor, Jeff Presler), whose interactions with Elizabeth prove that first impressions are not always what they seem.

“There’s a lot of comedy in the show,” Davis said. “But, you have to be smart to get it.”

The classical feel may be daunting, similar to Shakespearian dialogue in that it can be hard to grasp at first, but the cast promises great fun.

“If you’re looking for fart jokes,

you’ve come to the wrong play,” Starr said.

A two-act play, “Pride and Prejudice” has a cast of over 30 actors, spanning all grades of Western’s student body. It is a family show, though it may be a bit much for children.

“Working with the amount of people I do is incredible,” Davis said. “This is a huge cast and I interact with every single person.”

Performances are Feb. 26-28, March 4-7 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee showing Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m.

Theatre department productions are free to students. Admission for non-Western students is $7, general admission is $12, and seniors $10. Tickets can be purchased at the Rice Auditorium box office, 503.838.8462.

Western’s Incidental Fee Committee and Associated Students of Western Oregon have both voted to ratify controversial budget decisions made by IFC for the 2015-2016 academic year.

If approved by university President Mark Weiss, the per-term fee for 2015-2016 will increase $5 from 2014-2015 to $327, or $981 per year total.

The IFC is a group of student leaders supervised by staff advisers. The only voting members of the process are the students who sit on the committee.

Incidental fees are collected separate from students’ tuition every term and are used for student clubs and activities that fall outside the realm of academics.

IFC voted to uphold the majority of the preliminary decision Monday, Feb. 16, but several changes were made before the budget was ratified.

The committee first considered the changes to the overall budgets of each funded area. Once again the debate focused on athletics and the possible 5 percent cut.

Several of the voting members relayed the information they had gathered during the open hearings, and Barbara Dearing, executive director of intercollegiate athletics, made a final appeal to reverse the decision.

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Sports

Campus Life

Entertainment

Men’s Basketball

Flashback Friday

Three-Legged Dog

Accessibility Awareness Month

“Kingsman” Movie Review

Wolves improve to No. 15; ranked first on West Coast.

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Track

Two more athletes hit NCAA provisionals. PAGE 10

Discovering the history of Western’s newspaper. PAGE 5

Seated volleyball is a hit during WAAM. PAGE 4

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Ireland-inspired pub offers classic cocktails for a unique dining experience. PAGE 6 A bolder, bloodier Bond. PAGE 7

“Fifty Shades of Grey” Movie Review What’s the big deal? PAGE 8

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Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber resigns amid ethics scandal Secretary of State Kate Brown to be Interim Governor

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By JACK ARMSTRONG News Editor Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber has resigned after mounting pressure from constituents and fellow legislators amid allegations of ethical wrongdoing by the four-term democrat and his fiancée, Cylvia Hayes.

Prosecutors allege that Hayes used Kitzhaber’s position to funnel government contracts to her environmental consulting firm 3E Solutions.

Hayes also used the title “First Lady of Oregon” while speaking on paid, for-profit tours and consulting jobs.

A subpoena requesting a wide range of documents concerning the investigation was delivered to the governor’s office just prior to his resignation.

As the investigation into possible violations of ethical policies by the former governor continues, Oregon appointed Kate Brown (Democrat) to run the state in the interim.

Kate Brown was sworn in as Oregon’s 38th governor Wednesday, Feb. 18. She has previously served for five years in the Oregon House of Representatives, and 12 years in the Oregon Senate.

Unlike most other states, Oregon does not have a lieutenant governor, the office that normally succeeds the governor if they are not able to carry out their term. Brown held the next office in line of succession, secretary of state.

Governor Brown came to Oregon initially to attend Lewis and Clark Law School with a focus in environmental law.

After being elected as secretary of state in 2008, she led the creation of the online voter registration system to make voting more accessible for Oregonians. She also headed various committees striving for more clarity in the state legislative process.

She is well known for her years of service to the state, but as she has moved further into the public spotlight, she has also become known for her sexual orientation.

Governor Brown is a self-declared bisexual, and is the first governor in United States history to be openly bisexual.

While she is married to a man, Dan Little (now First Gentleman of Oregon), Governor Brown has stated that she is attracted to both sexes.

Her sexual orientation has come with its share of difficulties. In an essay Governor Brown submitted

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for the “Out and Elected in the USA” project in 1992, she wrote “some days I feel like I have a foot in both worlds, yet never really belonging to either.”

She experienced resistance from fellow legislators after a story published in The Oregonian revealed her bisexuality to the public.

Her public outing did not slow her drive to enact legislative policy that took aim at inequality in civil rights and marriage issues.

According to her official state biography, she helped pass the “Oregon Equality Act.” This act officially took effect in 2007 and addressed issues of discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation.

Seeing the success of the Equality Act, Brown became instrumental in passing the “Family Fairness Act” which brings legal recognition to committed same-sex partners, allowing them to gain the same protections as heterosexual domestic partnerships.

Brown’s most lauded achievement has been the streamlining of small business licensing procedures in Oregon with the Business Xpress website. The site enables business owners to conduct the majority of their licensing processes rather than having to deal with physical paperwork.

The new governor will remain in interim office until 2016, at which time she will have the option of running to win the last two years of Kitzhaber’s term in a general election.

PHOTO FROM OREGON.GOV Former Secretary of State Kate Brown was sworn in as Oregon’s 38th governor on Feb. 15.

CAMPUS BRIEFS COMEDIAN RONNIE JORDAN TO PERFORM AT WESTERN The Student Activities Board will be hosting comedian Ronnie Jordan in the Willamette room of Werner University Center March 9, , from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Jordan is known for touring colleges, but he has performed in several stand-up collaborations with the likes of Martin Lawrence and Dave Chappelle. For more information on the show, contact the Student Activities Board at 503.838.8261. For more information on Jordan, visit his website: http://www.ronniejordan.net/ WESTERN ADDS COURSES TO SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT Starting spring term, the sociology department will be offering two new courses.

SOC 312: The History and Anthropology of the Little Bighorn focuses on the confrontation and conflicts between U.S. expansion and Native Americans. SOC 407: Critical Readings and Discussion will focus on contemporary society and social inequality. If you are interested in taking the course, contact Dr. Dean Braa at braad@wou.edu for more information.

KENYA SERVICE TRIP TO HOLD SCARF FUNDRAISER Western’s Kenya Service Trip will be selling scarfs and headbands to raise money for the service bound students. To purchase one of the items, students can preorder at the Kenya Service table in Werner University Center March 3 and 17 from 10 to 2 p.m. Scarfs are $15 and can be pre-ordered with a $5 down payment. Headbands are $5 that can be paid when the item is ready. For more information, please contact 503.838.8432.

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OFFERS COMMERCIAL PUBLICATION CLASS Scott Carter will be teaching WR 450: Writing for Publication starting in spring 2015. This advanced course will focus on the skills and techniques required to write in a professional setting for a commercial audience. This will be a hybrid class offered partially online and in-person Wednesdays 4:30-7:20 p.m. Please contact Scott Carter at carters@wou.edu

to find out more.

RUGBY TEAMS FACE TOUGH LEAGUE OPPOSITION AT HOME Men’s Rugby faces a tough league contest this week at home. The team takes on Central Washington University at 12 p.m. Saturday at the turf field on the northwest side of campus.

For more information, contact campus recreation at 503.838.9530.

HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS DAY ANTHROPOLOGY EVENT During Human Rights Awareness Day, the anthropology club invites students, faculty and community members to participate in creating an educational table display for an on-campus educational fair. The deadline to sign up for participating is Feb. 25, but the event itself will take place in the Columbia room, Werner University Center, March 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you are interested in participating, please contact Dr. Shirley Heying at heyings@wou. edu or 503.838.8073.

“THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES” “The Vagina Monologues,” written by Eve Ensler, will be performed as a benefit event for Abby’s House on Feb. 27 and 28, 7-9 p.m.

The play discusses topics such as sexual violence, childbirth, and sexuality, in hopes of removing attached stigmas. Performances will take place in the Pacific room of the Werner University Center. Student tickets are $6, general admission is $8. For more information, please contact Abby’s House at abbyshouse@wou.edu or 503.838.8219.

SAFE ZONE HOSTS FREE BOARD GAME NIGHT LGBTQQIAA program Safe Zone will be hosting a board game night on Friday, Feb. 27 in the Calapooia room in the Werner University Center from 5-7 p.m. The event will be free and open to everyone. Board games include “The Game of Life: Queer Edition,” “Ticket to Ride,” “Pandemic,” and “Settlers of Catan.” Pizza and drinks will be provided.

Contact Kameron Monk at kmonk10@wou.edu for more information.

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IFC and ASWOU Debate Fees Continued from Front Page The committee ultimately ratified all of the general budgets from the preliminary decision for each funded area.

Every budget except for athletics was approved with a unanimous vote. Only six of the eight committee members voted to uphold the 5 percent cut to athletics while two members abstained.

While calling the meeting to order, IFC Chair Quinn Forner addressed the recent debate surrounding the divisive cut to athletics.

“Any decision will make a lot of people unhappy, especially in a lean budget year like the one we are facing,” Forner said.

After the general budgets were approved, the committee moved on to vote concerning enhancement

requests.

Enhancements differ from the overall budgets because they are an increase in funding for an organization to be put towards a specifically requested item.

While most of the funded areas had no change to the decisions made about enhancements in the preliminary budget, athletics, creative arts and campus recreation experienced reductions in previously approved enhancements.

Athletics had been initially approved for an enhancement to replace the football program’s coordinator headsets that are used by coaches to talk to each other during the games.

The headset replacement unit, priced at $43,712, was taken away in the final decision leaving athletics with $14,060 budgeted for other enhancements.

Speaking on the decision to remove the headset funding, Forner said “we recognized the need for additional athlete safety, and we felt other department requests would fill the same need.”

Removing the headset enhancement was intended to free up funds for the creation of electronic athlete medical records, a new weight room treadmill, and padding for the fence surrounding the softball field (a NCAA requirement).

Creative arts had initially been approved funding to continue to offer free tickets for Western students to all on-campus performances and productions. IFC voted down this initial approval.

Committee member Jessica Hand explained that “there wasn’t enough data provided by the department about student attendance to provide approval,” but she added that if enough evidence could be provided next year, IFC would consider reversing their decision.

The committee also decided to deny the hiring of a new drum

line instructor for creative arts, reducing the overall enhancements granted to the group by $11,748.

IFC then voted to alter campus recreations’ enhancements by removing the funding allotted to hire a new executive accounting and support specialist for the department. This resulted in the allotted funds being reduced by $32,402.

After IFC voted their final decision, the budget was sent for review by the ASWOU senate on Wednesday, Feb. 18.

ASWOU is the official student government of Western. Members are elected by the student body to serve as representation in various capacities like administrative meetings.

Much like the United States branches of government, ASWOU, IFC, and Western’s administration all act as oversight for each other.

Jenessa Ross, ASWOU judicial administrator said, “ASWOU reviews the IFC process, not the numbers submitted.”

Voting on IFC’s process is a way for ASWOU to review the guidelines and rules that the fee committee followed while making the preliminary and final decisions.

“ASWOU is a check and balance system,” Ross said.

One of the guidelines discussed was student body involvement.

ASWOU members noted the official IFC handbook which states that the fee committee must do their best to create a budget that represents the majority opinion of students.

ASWOU’s vote was unanimous with all five voting members expressing confidence that the incidental fee committee had performed their job within the necessary rules and regulations.

Now that ASWOU has ratified IFC’s decision, the process now moves to President Weiss. According to the IFC regulations, Weiss has to make a decision “no later than (5) days” after the budget has been received by his office.

If the president was to decide that the budget presented was unacceptable, IFC would meet again to attempt to reach a compromise.

Disclaimer: The Journal is funded through Incidental Fees via Student Media

CAMPUS BLOTTER The following information is from the public records of Campus Public Safety.

THEFT At 9:47 a.m. Feb. 11 at the Heritage Hall bike rack, Public Safety was contacted about a bicycle theft.

It was valued at $350.

At 9:46 a.m. Feb. 16 in Hamersly Library, Public Safety responded to a reported theft. The stolen property was valued at $210.

At 1:10 p.m. Feb. 18 in the Health and Wellness Center, Public Safety was contacted about a bicycle theft.

It was valued at $100.

At 4 p.m. Feb 18 in Landers Hall, Public Safety was contacted about a bicycle theft. It was valued at $125.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF At 9:41 p.m. Feb 12 on Monmouth Avenue, Public Safety was contacted about criminal mischief.

MENTAL HEALTH At 5:15 a.m. Feb 16 in Butler Hall, Public Safety responded with Monmouth Police on a mental welfare check.

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Seated volleyball is a hit among students during Western Accessibility Awareness Week

PHOTO BY ZACH GARDNER | Staff Photographer

By KATRINA PENAFLOR Campus Life Editor The Western Accessibility Awareness Month committee organized a seated volleyball game in the Health and Wellness Center Feb. 17.

WAAM, which was previously known as Disability Awareness Month, took place in October last year. The committee decided to move the event to February to allow more time to plan events for students to attend.

Rose Lethe, a junior applied mathematics major, is a WAAM committee member. She talked about wanting to organize, “what we thought students would want to see.”

Seated volleyball is “part of our lunch and

learn series,” said Charisse Loughery, Western’s Student Conduct Coordinator and one of the event organizers. Another WAAM event is a weekly Instagram and Twitter challenge.

The rules of the game were similar to traditional volleyball except the court was made smaller and feet were allowed to slide underneath the net without penalty. Participant’s bodies also had to remain seated on the ground at all times.

The game brought a lot of attention from WAAM committee members, students, and gym-goers that all rotated in and out of the game.

Lethe said she had a lot of fun participating in seated volleyball and said it would be “great to have this at Western.”

Abby Luedman, a junior pre-ASL interpret-

ing major enjoyed watching the game. She heard about it from one of her classes where she says her teacher has a box of activities for students: “this was one of them.”

Another attendee, senior and pre-ASL interpreting major Mylisa McGill, enjoyed watching a game like this for the first time: “I did not know what seated volleyball was,” McGill said.

WAAM events will be continuing throughout February and the beginning of March. Upcoming programs of WAAM include a lunch and learn series titled “OMG! There’s a Deaf/Hard of Hearing Person in the Room,” Monday, Feb. 23 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Willamette room, and WaWa, a Deaf rapper performing in ITC room 211 at 7 p.m., March 13.

Adam McAdams dives backwards to save the ball during a seated volleyball game.

Achieving success in the field of Human Resources

By CAITY ARIAS Freelancer The student chapter of Western’s Human Resource Management welcomed guest speaker Ophelia Yan in the Columbia room Tuesday, Feb. 17. Yan presented career advice for students to use during and after college, and how to achieve opportunities in the field of human resources.

Yan’s advice can be applied to students looking into an array of career paths. The vice president of SHRM, Reina Morgan, a senior psychology major, said after college she wants to “pursue a career in industrial organizational psychology.”

SHRM’s president, Tyler Potter a senior political science major said he seeks to secure success after graduating. The varied majors among the students in the room showed that any major is applicable for working in HR. Yan studied at Willamette University where she earned her degree of liberal arts in business. As an undergraduate, Yan was a sociology major. She now has her MBA and is certified as a senior and global professional in human resources.

Yan insists that students work while attending college for the experience. “You don’t want to graduate and start at $10 an hour just because you don’t have any experience.”

In her own experience, Yan worked at a bank and then transitioned to the HR aspect of banking.

Now, Yan works as the college relations director

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Ophelia Yan comes to Western on behalf of SHRM to advise students on finding a successful career and how to handle the interview process for the Oregon State Council. She describes her job chapters can plan treks where students can visit as “securing happy and healthy employees”: helping employers and companies. Guest speakers, like Yan, people dispute differences and secure an enjoyable can also be brought in to bring more understanding workplace environment. to the field. Certain conferences are held for stuDuring her presentation, Yan used a Venn didents to gain opportunities to exhibit and agram outlining what is best suited for students adapt their HR skills. These resources looking for happiness and success. In the left cirare just some of what are available to cle are “Things I love doing.” In the right circle students that are interested in buildare “Things I’m good at.” In the middle circle are ing a career in HR. “Things that society values.” Yan explains that an inclusion of all three circles must be met to ensure a successful career.

When seeking a career, students are advised to conduct an informational interview. An informational interview is where a person finds information about an employer to better help that person with guidance in building their own careers.

One of the best questions to ask an employer of interest, Yan suggests, is “How did you get where you are?”

Gathering information about an employer will not only give ideas about how to be successful, but a connection will also be built with that employer.

PHOTO BY ZACH GARDNER | Staff Photographer SHRM allows students to dabble in the world of HR. Student Guest speaker Ophelia Yan talks to students about careers in human resources.

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Flashback F r i d a y Discovering the history and changes of our college’s student newspaper A feature exploring the Hamersly Library University Archives

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oday, students know Western’s newspaper as The Journal, but it has not always gone by that name. Over the last 92 years, there have been seven different names for the paper.

With each name change came a new perspective on journalism.

The first student-run newspaper began Nov. 18, 1923 and was known as the O.N.S. Breeze. The paper was initially organized by the Business club, and the O.N.S. in the title came as an abbreviation for the Oregon Normal School – what our college was named at the time.

The need for a student-organized paper was due to the influx in enrollment. Published along with the O.N.S. Breeze was another paper called the Breezette, which was rumored to be for alumni. Each newspaper contained only four pages and would vary in sizes from large papers to small.

The O.N.S. Breeze continued to be run by the Business Club until March 1924, when the associated students of the Oregon Normal School took over.

And with the new team came the decision for a new name, the Lamron. The

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unique name was later explained by the Oregon College of Education, but Richard Black in a 1989 issue of the the title printed on the paper never Western Star: “The new name LAM- changed. It stayed the Lamron until RON was normal spelled backward,” September 1972. which reflected the university’s name.

In 1972, the students decided it was Articles at that time would typical- time to revamp the paper, thus creatly not include the author, unless it ing the Lamron 2, a 12- page publicafeatured a short story or poem. Pic- tion. tures were also not regularly includMike Haglund, the editor, felt the ed, which could be Lamron was lacking and due to the cost and did not represent good lack of accessibility journalism. He wrote to photography in in a September 1972 isthe 1920s. The first sue what the new paper photo ever featured would provide: “Lamron in the Lamron was 2 is a publication that in a March 31, 1924 will hopefully embody issue. The photo all that is good journalwas of the Mountain ism. Our coverage will View school, five be vigorous. Informamiles outside of Cortive. Objective. Consisvallis, where student tent. And creative.” teachers would go to With the “new” verwork. sion of the paper came In March 1940, distribution boxes for the newspaper benot only students but gan to be referred Above: An issue of the Lamron 2, in also the public of Monto as the OCE Lam- publication from Sep. 1972- Aug. 1974 mouth to have the paBelow: The Breezette, one of our uniron. This represent- versitiy’s original publications. per more accessible to ed the change of the Photographs courtesy of Western them. university’s name to Oregon University Archives Lamron 2 only re-

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mained in publication for two years before changing back to the Lamron.

A complete name change occurred Sept. 28 1989, when the paper was renamed the Western Star. Printed in the first September issue was: “The new name reflects the changing attitudes of the Western community.” One of the first articles, on the front cover, discussed the newly built Heritage Hall.

Oct. 8, 1999 was the time for a radical change of the student newspaper. The traditional paper format was ditched and a new hybrid of a magazine and newspaper was created. The Western Oregon Journal was the name, and the editor in chief, Robert Haddan, wrote in the first issue: “we just began to feel limited by the whole newspaper concept. This new format allows us to be much more creative in our layout and our coverage of certain stories.”

The new format included full-page pictures, creative writing, and the continuation of traditional reporting. The newsmagazine was published on a biweekly basis.

On Sept. 8, 2005 the newspaper was changed to The Journal and that name still stands true today.

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Classic cocktails give character to new pub The Three Legged Dog in Independence offers unique dining experience

By LAURA KNUDSON Editor-in-Chief Josh Cronin, owner and bartender of The Three Legged Dog, said he’s got the secret to making the perfect drink.

The new pub, located at 250 S. Main St. in Independence, opened shortly after the New Year, offering classic pre-prohibition style cocktails, complimented by a tasty array of unique dishes you won’t find on menus around town.

Named after their dog James P. Sullivan, or Sully for short, Josh and his wife Natascha, alongside business partner and chef John Rodriguez, felt the threelegged springer spaniel represented them.

“We wanted something that symbolized the three of us,” Josh said. “Three partners, three legs.”

Natascha who holds degrees in anthropology and museum studies, and Josh who has one in archeology, spent a little over a year in Ireland “pretending to be Indiana Jones,” before moving to Oregon, Natascha said.

“We came here because of Rogue Hop Farms,” said Josh. “We fell in love with the community. We’ve been welcomed by everyone.”

The Cronins hired Rodriquez on at

Rogue, and from there the three envisioned opening their own pub. After a year spent discussing and planning, in five weeks they turned a former antique shop into an old style classic pub.

Originally, the space was a Farmers State Bank in 1925 before it went out of business during the great depression.

After that, it was Calbreath’s Grocery Store before being converted into a jewelry store.

The space stays true to its historical past.

Original stained glass skylights are on display above the bar and customers may even find themselves sitting on a bench seat from the old Cooper building.

Tables near the front windows were made from Pioneer Lanes bowling alley before it closed.

Although Josh said they’re not quite done decorating, they plan on sticking with “that open feel,” he said. “We want people to feel comfortable.”

“We intentionally don’t have televisions,” Natascha said. This allows customers to start up conversations with people they know or don’t know, she said. “It’s a small town, and we want people to either hang out with their neighbor or get to know their neighbor.”

And with constant comical banter between chef and bartender, TVs are not

PHOTO BY LAURA KNUDSON | Editor-in-Chief The new Ireland-inspired pub, with bar and full menu including daily specials, is located in historic downtown Independence in a former Farmers State Bank building.

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KWOU radio station to host winter dance

By NATHANIEL DUNAWAY Entertainment Editor KWOU, Western’s premier online radio station, will be hosting the Winter Kickback Dance next month in preparation for the highly anticipated release of their new app, which will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

“It is an exciting time for KWOU right now,” said Station Manager Iain Dexter, “and we expect both the dance and the app to be a success.”

Taking place in the Pacific Room in the Werner University Center on Saturday, March 7, the Winter Kickback will feature multi-colored lights, glow sticks,

and electronic dance music.

Four KWOU DJs will be presiding over the dance, which is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Alex Rockow, aka DJ Rockslide, will be headlining, with Mike Dang (DJ Dang), Garrett Hardie (ItsThaGman), and Tobi Monden (Tobi-Wan Kenobi) serving as DJs. Rockow pitched the idea of the dance, which will be done in the style of a rave, to Dexter last fall, but planning didn’t officially begin until January.

“I go up to raves in Portland at least once or twice a month,” said Rockow.

“Everybody is loving and inviting, and I wanted to bring a little bit of that [to Western].” “[The dance] is designed to be upbeat

and energetic, where people can come out and burn off some energy and stress before the upcoming Dead Week and Finals,” added Dexter.

The hope is that the dance will bring more attention to KWOU, and therefore, more DJs and listeners. Dexter also added that “we are hoping to make enough money to help pay for [the station] app. The app has already been made and is in the process of being submitted to Apple.”

Beginning Feb. 23, KWOU will be selling tickets for the dance on the second floor of the WUC every day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are $4 if ordered beforehand and $5 at the door. Tickets for Non-Western students are $8.

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MOVIE REVIEW

Medieval strategy game “Crusader Kings II” lives on

By DECLAN HERTEL Staff Writer

PHOTO FROM COLLIDER.COM Taron Egerton and Colin Firth star in the spy action comedy from the director of “Kick-Ass.”

A BOLDER, BLOODIER

BOND

“Kingsman: The Secret Service” is a love-letter to the spy genre

By NATHANIEL DUNAWAY Entertainment Editor

FOUR PAWS OUT OF FOUR

In regards to the newer MGM James Bond films, many reviewers have complained that the series has gotten too serious, too dour.

Even after the release of “Skyfall,” the most well-received Bond film in decades, reviewers were calling for the spy genre to take its foot off the gritty pedal and remember its roots: its jetpack, laser-watch, snappy one-liner roots. For anyone who agrees with these sentiments, the new film “Kingsman: The Secret Service” should be at the very top of your to-watch list.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn (“Layer Cake,” “Kick-Ass”), “Kingsman” is an England-set throwback to the spy genre of the 1960s. Though it takes place in modern day and employs modern technology as an important plot element, the feel of “Kingsman” is rooted deeply in the nostalgia of the 60s.

The film stars newcomer Taron Egerton as Eggsy, a troubled young man and the son of a secret agent who belongs to a private spy agency separate from government control or regulation called the Kingsman.

Eggsy becomes the protégé of another Kingsman named Harry Hart, played superbly by Colin Firth (“The King’s Speech”), and undergoes training along with a handful of other potential candidates all vying for the chance to become an agent themselves.

The cast is rounded out by Mark Strong (“Kick-Ass”), Michael Caine (“The Dark Knight”) and Samuel L. Jackson (too many options).

The latter serves as the film’s main villain, one Mr. Valentine, an immensely wealthy and environmentally concerned individual who hatches a diabolical plot to incite a “cull” on the human race to reduce the population and help save the planet. Like any good Bond villain, Valentine is distin-

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guished by a unique physical abnormality, his being a comical lisp.

Although its comedic elements make the film oftentimes laugh-outloud funny and a joy to watch, where “Kingsman” really shines is in its action sequences. And seeing as this is the director of “Kick-Ass” we’re talking about, that’s no surprise.

But director Matthew Vaughn outdoes himself here. The fight scenes in “Kingsman” are incredible. Some of the best action I’ve seen in a very long time. The church fight (yes, I said church fight) is the bloodiest, boldest, and funniest scene since the shootout in the third act of “Django Unchained.”

It’s an ambitious and effective mix of intense choreography, CGI, Steadicam, and constant gunfire. Your jaw will be on the floor.

What also makes “Kingsman” great is its loyal attachment to the source material which inspired it. From bullet-proof suits and lethal umbrellas to lighter grenades and poisonous pens, Kingsman agents are supplied with enough handy (if ludicrous) gadgets to impress even Desmond Llewellyn’s Q in the Bond films. But it is also “Kingsman’s” self-awareness that sets it apart.

At one point Colin Firth’s character remarks that today’s spy films are no fun, and later, Samuel L. Jackson’s Valentine comments that it’s the part of the film where he’s supposed to unveil his grand plan and kill a character in some elaborate manner. “But,” Valentine says, “this ain’t that kind of movie.”

And he’s right. It’s not that kind of movie at all. Truth be told, I’m hardpressed to describe just what kind of movie “Kingsman” is. Other than a really good one, that is.

“Oh my god, Dad! You’re sleeping with my wife?”

This is the somewhat sanitized version of a sentence I once said out loud while playing Paradox Interactive’s 2012 grand strategy game, “Crusader Kings II,” which marked its third anniversary this month.

In CKII, the players take control of the head of a medieval dynasty and do everything they can to become rich, powerful, and above all, long-lived. The only “objective” is to make your dynasty last until 1453, although this is hardly the appeal of the game: CKII is a sandbox game at heart, meaning you are dropped into a huge living world to do anything your heart desires.

There is an incredible amount of detail, not least from the impressive level of research put into historical accuracy.

Each character in the game is represented by a ton of little symbols and numbers representing their abilities, opinions, and character traits.

You can interact with these characters in many ways, such as sending assassins to kill them, sending them gifts, arranging marriages, and requesting their excommunication. Learning the significance of all these bits is key to keeping your family on top, and there are a ton of bits.

Not to mention that in addition to keeping yourself un-murdered and your heirs in the hands of teachers who will bestow the best traits upon them, you must also run a kingdom. You can mess with everything from tax policy to succession law to even more nitty-gritty bits; it’s all up to you. This results in a difficulty curve that more closely resembles a wall, but the CKII community is nothing if not obsessive: there are a great many guides and tip collections to ease the process. Give some of these a perusal and you’ll be bumping off meddlesome uncles in no time.

One thing I didn’t expect on first playing the game is how darkly hilarious it can be. Being assassinated on the orders of your 8-year-old mentally disabled nephew; becoming your son’s lover only to have him murder you for your titles; a maimed blind man with typhus winning your grand tournament; all of these are fair game.

There is no shortage of “ha ha, what?” moments throughout any given play-through. Also incest.

Lots of incest.

CKII has, on average, 2,500 players active at any given moment. Thanks to nine expansions, 37 minor DLCs, and a thriving modding community (there is a very popular “Game of Thrones” overhaul mod), CKII is very much alive with no end in sight, three years post-release. That’s more than many games can say after six months.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to unite all of Western Europe into one giant France, if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to sire 30 children by eight mothers, if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to marry your syphilitic daughter to an enemy duke and gain all his titles and lands when he dies from the syphilis you “totally didn’t know about,” “Crusader Kings II” just might be the game for you.

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ENTERTAINMENT

FIFTY SHADES OF

WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL? IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME THAT there still existed people who do not know the gist of “Fifty Shades of Grey” until I overheard a couple of guys talking about Christian Grey’s Red Room.

While at the gym a couple of days ago, I heard two very

By HAUNANI TOMAS brawny men talking Managing Editor about their feelings after watching the movie. More specifically, Christian’s “kinky play room” and how they “never saw that coming.”

For those who do not know, (I am speaking to the male population) “Fifty Shades of Grey” is based on E.L. James’ New York Times best-seller “Fifty Shades of Grey,” which is the first installment in the Fifty Shades trilogy. Known for its descriptive and intense sex scenes, “Fifty Shades of Grey” has earned a reputation among women.

Released on Feb. 14 for publicity reasons, as anticipated, “Fifty Shades of Grey” debuted at No. 1 in the box office and grossed roughly $94 million worth of ticket sales.

And, much like my Valentine’s Day, there was nothing romantic about “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

In short, English student Anastasia Steele meets a young and very attractive business tycoon that is Christian Grey. Fast-forward through a bunch of awkward encounters and Christian becomes spellbound by Anastasia.

The sexual tension between the two increases to the point where Christian draws out a contract asking for Anastasia’s consent to become his submissive, which is the huge curveball of the story.

However, it becomes apparent the duo wishes for two different things: Anastasia wants Christian to be her boyfriend but Christian wants Anastasia to be his submissive. Anyway, they have lots of crazy, wild intercourse while in this limbo of deciding what to make of their maturing relationship.

The whole thing is confusing yet intriguing to the female populace.

So, being female and all, I was curious to see what all the hype was about. If you know me, you know I make a habit out of reading a book before it becomes a major motion picture. This was no exception.

Upon cracking the spine into my paperback edition while waiting to board my flight at the Portland airport, I received what I felt were judging and disapproving looks from those who saw what I was reading.

Although I feel obliged to admit that reading erotica is somehow superior or more accepting than viewing it, I might as well have been casually flipping through a Playboy magazine. I’d say both meet the same reading level requirement. Unlike other best-selling books, “Fifty Shades of Grey” did not require any analysis or discussion of extended metaphors.

According to Business Insider, “Fifty Shades of Grey” has become the first e-book to sell one

million copies on Amazon’s Kindle; most likely because people wanted to avoid the same disdain-filled looks that I received for publicly reading erotica -- an amateur mistake on my part.

For those who did not like the book (or the “Twilight” saga for that matter), there is a 100 percent chance that you will not enjoy the movie. The same can be said for any novel-gone-Hollywood. The movie completely adheres to the plot of the book. But yet, it fascinates me to learn that people expect the movie to somehow make better the storyline, as follows.

Guy meets girl. Guy likes girl. Girl likes guy.

Guy pushes girl away. Guy pulls girl back in.

(Repeat this process two or more times.)

Girl is confused. Girl doesn’t like this. But guy is hot. So, girl keeps going back.

Here, we have what has become the standard millennial relationship consisting of awkward interactions (at first), dining-out expenditures, sexual tension, fighting and disagreements.

Despite the fact that reality television exists, why would anyone want to watch a movie about a normal (or rather dysfunctional) couple?

Insert vampires and werewolves and– voila!–“Twilight”!

Subtract wildlife, add millionaire status and one BDSM contract and – voila! – “Fifty Shades of Grey”!

Although I will gladly admit that I know nothing about BDSM (Bondage and Discipline, Sadism and Masochism), there is much controversy surrounding the portrayal of the BDSM community at large. “Fifty Shades of Grey” creates speculations that BDSM-ers are clearly offended by.

You didn’t see angry vampires and werewolves complain to the Huffington Post when “Twilight” stereotyped their lifestyles. Not every Native American is part of a wolfpack and vampires don’t actually sleep in coffins. In fact, they don’t sleep at all.

Similar to how Stephenie Meyer was not inspired by vampires and werewolves to write Twilight, James did not write “Fifty Shades of Grey using the BDSM community as her muse.

To be clear, James did not dedicate the Fifty Shades trilogy to the BDSM-ers. If that was the case, then, yes, be pissed.

Anyway, Fifty Shades is a highly unrealistic story about a millionaire abused as a child – who doesn’t actually exist, which is why it is fictional. Being a CEO, 27 years old AND attractive is already an impossible feat. If someone is that attractive, they have to be crazy or have had traumatic experiences as a child that highly influences their adulthood.

So, yeah, fictional.

It’s about as practical as Harry Potter: once you remind yourself that Daniel Radcliffe is not the chosen one and can’t actually cast a Patronous Charm, it’s easier to understand that Jamie Dornan is not a dominant and doesn’t actually own that many gray ties.

After reading unsavory movie and book reviews, ranging from nitpicky to LOL-worthy, I don’t know how else to say that “Fifty Shades of Grey” is just another craze developed for our entertainment purposes. We pay to be immersed in a world that isn’t ours for a couple of hours out of the day.

So, honestly, what’s the big deal?

I saw more nudity in “Wolf of Wall Street.”

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OPINION

Stachtastic: the return of the mustached man Combing through the hairy details to find the truth about the mustached man

By CARLY FISTER Designer At work the other day, I looked up to find a 20-something-year-old man sitting in front of me, stroking his waxed, handlebar mustache like it was his prized possession. Caught off guard by this image, I ended up watching him as he casually spoke with his friends, drank and ate, and generally went about his normal business, all while stroking his mustache.

Even after he had gone, I kept remembering the mustached man, unable to put my finger on why he stuck with me. It may be because a small part of me kept picturing him as the villain in an old black and white film, twirling his mustache as he laughed maniacally before the damsel tied to the train tracks met a very rough end.

Or maybe it was just the sheer amount of times he touched his own mustache — 15 that I noticed.

But I had this nagging feeling that while those both seemed odd, they were not what fascinated me so. It finally hit me as I was about to fall asleep that night…I hadn’t seen a fully-grown mustache such as that in a long time, especially on someone who was roughly my age.

With this new thought, I decided to do some digging, as anyone would. It turns out, I was right: the mustached man has been a rare site for the last several decades. Of course there are always the outliers, but the majority of society had abandoned the mustache and all its glory. So what made it return? Some exploration led me to the American Mustache Institute’s web page, which was full of information and interesting facts about mustaches. But more than facts or statistics, it gave explanations, such as a timeline of the mustache throughout history.

Through this timeline, one can begin to determine the trend of the mustached man.

A number of factors have surely contributed to the rise of the mustache: the popularity of No-shave November, or Movember as it is fondly known, the media or TV shows that prominently feature mustached men, such as Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy or Ron Swanson. But it’s more than that.

The traditional adult is no longer what we picture as children, which sort of looks like the cast of “Mad

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The Dali

The English The Walrus

On average, a mustached man will touch his mustache 760 times in one day

Staches through the Ages 300 B.C.

Men with the Dali: Salvador Dali

Men with the Walrus: Teddy Roosevelt, Wilford Brimley

Men with the Pencil: Martin Luther King Jr, Clark Gable

The Pencil

356 B.C. - 323 B.C.

The Horseshoe

Men with the Horeshoe: Hulk Hogan, John Travolta

Pick a stache, any stache

man with no facial hair was found in Iran.

Alexander the Great, worried that men with facial hair would become a liability on the

Men with the English: Vincent Price, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Men with the Painters Brush: Super Mario, Ron Swanson

The Painters Brush

Ancient Rome

To distinguish themselves from the Greeks, Roman men were traditionally clean shaven.

hair. This resulted in an order to have all soldiers clean-shaven, this became fashionable in his empire.

The Handlebar Men with the Handlebar: William Howard Taft, The Pringles Man

476 A.D. When the Roman Empire fell, facial hair cropped up once again. In Germany, Kings would use their mustaches as a way for demonstarting their power; the longer the stache, the more commanding the man was.

Under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte, soldiers were expected to sport hearty beards and well-maintained mustaches.

1970

The dawn of the 1970s marked a new age for the Mustached American community. Americans were accepting and embracing the power of the stache.

Folllowing the rise of stars Burt Reynolds and Robert Redford and their glorious mustaches, the general population followed suit.

1803

The Chevron Men with the Chevron: Freddie Mercury, Tom Selleck

America’s Most MustacheFriendly Cities The American Mustache Institute spent two years compiling information to give you a list of the 100 most mustache-friendly cities in the country! the top ten are:

In the British army, moustaches were a necessity as British soldiers were forbidden to shave their upper lips.

1916

1. Chicago, IL 2. Houston, TX 3. Pittsburg, PA 4. Oklahoma City, OK 5. Detroit, MI

6. Milwaukee, WI 7. Cleveland, OH 8. New York City, NY 9. Huntsville, AL 10. Tampa, FL

Number of mustache friendly cities in the state <1 6>

Present Day

With the rise of No-shave November and hipsters, facial hair is seen everywhere. From the handlebar to the walrus, no stache is left un-grown.

Check out the full list at americanmustacheinstitute.org

The Stache Goes Western: how WOU students feel about the mustache

How do you feel about facial hair?

20%

No way! I prefer it baby smooth.

60% The more the merrier!

20%

What is your favorite kind of facial hair? goatee

10%

mustache

10%

Mustaches in the Oval Office Only 4 U.S. Presidents have had mustaches: William H. Taft, Teddy Roosevelt, Chester A. Arthur, and Grover Clevland

20%

chin strap Duck Dynasty style

0%

soul patch

0% 60%

other

In a deck of cards, every King has a mustache except for the King of Hearts.

0%

*Information courtesy of americanmustacheinstitute.org, howtogrowamustache.com, and medialcaldaily.com

Men,” all business people with power suits and important jobs. Not to say there are not still people like that, but it is no longer the norm. Having a full-time job does not always mean working from 9 to 5. Being a parent doesn’t mean you hide your tattoos,

but display your sleeve with pride. A mustached man is not Ron Burgundy and the channel 4 news crew, against the progression of women and society.

So who is he?

Perhaps he is a hipster, growing his ironic facial hair to emphasize

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his creativity and open-mindedness.

Perchance he wants to be a powerful man, or is a powerful man and wants to have facial hair he feels accurately displays what he wants to say to the world. Maybe he just really hates shaving. But whatever the reason, the

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Track hits more NCAA qualifying times in preparation for conference meet

SOFTBALL

PRE-SEASON PERFORMANCE in Tuscon, Ariz.

Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 8

vs. St. Mary’s University

1-4 L

vs. University of New Haven

11-6 W

vs. West Texas A&M University

1-5 L

vs. Fort Lewis College

12-13 L

vs. Molloy College

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in Las Vegas, Nev. Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 15

vs. California Baptist University

3-5 L

vs. Cal State Monterey Bay

0-11 L

vs. Augustana College (SD)

5-12 L

vs. Humboldt State University

9-11 L

vs. Texas- Permian Basin

4-5 W

vs. Regis University

0-8 L

Josh Dempsey and Parker Marson on the start line during a heat of the men’s 800m run before their PR performances on Feb. 15 at the Husky Open in Seattle.

By GUY PERRIN Staff Writer The Western track team traveled to Seattle Feb. 13-15 to compete in a pair of meets in preparation for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships next week.

On Friday and Saturday, the Wolves competed in the Husky Classic, a prestigious meet that combines runners from across the country from both Divisions I and II and the Husky Open on Sunday.

During the Husky Classic, Brady Beagley and Sam Naffziger hit NCAA provisional qualifying times in the mile and 800-meter, respectively. Beagley posted a time of 4 minutes, 10.6 seconds to put him just seven seconds away from an automatic qualifying time while Naffziger’s time of 1:53.37 was just inside the provisional mark and was also good for a new personal best in the event.

“Going into the race I had a lot of confidence in myself, and I felt like I was ready to run fast,” said Naffziger. “I was also in a fast heat which definitely helped me run the time I did.

“Another huge factor that helped me is the people I train with; they bring it every day and push me to get faster. Having a provisional is great because all the hard work is paying off, but also motivates me to continue to work hard and get into the national meet,” Naffziger said.

Badane Sultessa, Aaron Whitaker, Josh Hanna, and Beagley competed in the distance medley relay, finishing third overall with a time of 9:59.24, just three seconds shy of first.

“Getting to compete in the Husky Classic was important to me because it gave me a chance to race in a really competitive atmosphere,” Whitaker said. “As for getting ready

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for conference, I think that keeping that same energy and intensity that we had at the Husky Classic will benefit us as we prepare to go to conference this weekend.”

On Sunday during the Husky Open, Western runners began strong with Dustin Camarillo and Rihei Grothmann both posting personal bests in the 60m hurdles with times of 8.92 and 8.95 respectively.

There was a trio of seasonal bests in the 800m run as Josh Dempsey (1:56.68), Chris Stash (1:58.39), and Parker Marson (1:58.97) each came within five seconds of hitting the NCAA Division II national provisional qualifying time.

For the women, Laura Patrick ran a season best time of 26.82 in the 200m dash as well as a personal best time of 8.13 in the 60m dash to cap an impressive day.

“No matter if it’s conference or any time of year, a PR gives you confidence going into the next meet and raises the excitement level,” Patrick said. “As a team going into conference, I think the goal is to just get better. We have a lot to learn and a lot to improve on.

Win or lose, we can walk away with something to make us better for the next time we step on the track. The goal is to come home with some victories, whether they are big or small.”

In the high jump, Cherise Kirkpatrick (1.53) and Sam Moore (1.48) finished third and fifth, respectively, while also posting new personal records. Suzy Van Der Grift took home first place in her heat of the 600m run with a new personal best time of 1:39.56 while Rachel Crawford narrowly missed out on the provisional qualifying time for the 800m run, finishing third in her heat with a time of 2:20.43, just five seconds away from qualifying.

The Wolves are traveling to Nampa, Idaho to compete at the GNAC conference meet Feb. 20-21.

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Wolves improve to No. 15 in the country

By JACOB HANSEN Staff Writer Aired as the ROOT Sports Great Northwest Athletic Conference Game of the Week, the men’s basketball team defeated GNAC rival Saint Martin’s University 66-56 on Feb. 11 — a win that clinched the conference’s first berth to this year’s GNAC tournament. The No. 15 Wolves are now the highest-ranked West Coast team in this week’s poll.

“To be in the Top 20 nationally is a great honor not only for the program, but for the university as well,” said Head Coach Brady Bergeson. “Our

guys have worked hard all season and to be recognized on a national stage is such an honor.”

Bergeson was featured in Monday’s edition (Feb. 16) of the Orange County Register, which is a newspaper that serves the Southern California communities of Anaheim, Long Beach, San Juan Capistrano and more. Bergeson’s career, family and team at Western are referenced in the article.

The Wolves (21-3 overall, 13-1 GNAC) were once again lead by offensive juggernaut forward Andy Avgi who was 10-of-11 from the field and had a game-high 22 points. Avgi has scored double figures in 23-of-24 games this season alone and has scored 1,130

points during his 71-game career as a Wolf.

Guard Julian Nichols did his part contributing 11 points, four rebounds and four assists. Forwards Marwan Sarhan and Lewis Thomas had eight rebounds a piece. Sarhan had eight points of his own.

“Just look at what the big men did, they really pulled though,” Nichols said.

Nichols ranks second in the GNAC in both assists per game (with an average of 6.0) and in free-throw percentage, hitting 86.7 percent (72-for-83) of his shots when fouled.

As a team, Western combined to shoot 26-for-51 (51 percent) from the

field which included 61.5 percent (16for-25) in the first half. The Wolves also shot a combined 3-for-15 (20 percent) from beyond the three-point line and 11-of-17 (64.7 percent) at the free throw line.

The Wolves hosted Western Washington on Thursday, Feb. 19 (The Journal went to print before the end of the game). For the final home game of the season, the Wolves host Simon Fraser Saturday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. for Senior Night, honoring their four seniors.

“We have to keep the streak going,” Sarhan said. “All of the faculty and staff will be there and we want as many students as possible to come too.

These are big.”

Women’s basketball earns home split against Simon Fraser and Western Washington

By GUY PERRIN Staff Writer The women’s basketball team returned home from a three-game road trip this past weekend to host Simon Fraser University and Western Washington University. The Wolves came away with a split as they defeated Simon Fraser 68-45 on Thursday but fell to Western Washington 81-48 on Saturday.

On Thursday, Feb. 12, the Wolves put together their best shooting performance of the season, shooting nearly 60 percent from the field, including a sizzling 68 percent in the second half to handle Simon Fraser 68-45. Led by forward Dana Goularte’s 15 points, the Wolves (6-15, 3-10 GNAC) were able to take advantage of the absence of Simon Fraser’s second leading scorer, Meg Wilson (13.4 ppg), and dominate down low, outscoring the Clan (12-10, 8-6 GNAC) 38-22 in points in the paint.

“Beating Simon Fraser gave us a confidence boost knowing that we can play with and beat any team in our conference,” said guard Jordan Mottershaw. “Our goals for the last few games are to execute all of the game plans and really focus on controlling everything we can control. If we do that, I know we can get a few more wins.”

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back en route to a commanding 33-15 halftime lead. The Wolves were able to add suffocating defense to their hot shooting as they held Simon Fraser to just 27 percent shooting as well as 20 percent from behind the 3-point line, which included a 1-11 performance in the first half.

“We played as a team,” Goularte said. “We offensively shared the ball well and defensively played team defense. We are concentrating on playing to our best ability as a team.”

On Saturday, Feb. 14, Western Oregon was unable to continue their hot shooting against the conference’s third best team, Western Washington, shooting just 39 percent from the field including 28 percent from behind the 3-point line to lose 81-48. The team’s leading scorer, Goularte once again led the team with 12 points and seven rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as Western Washington (17-7, 11-4 GNAC) shot nearly 50 percent from the field and went a perfect 10-10 at the freethrow line.

The Wolves (6-16, 3-11 GNAC) wore pink jerseys to support the Play4Kay breast cancer research foundation in honor of Kay Yow, the women’s basketball coach at NC State who died in 2009.

Western faces a daunting road trip next week as they travel to Billings, Mont. on Thursday, Feb. 19 to play Montana State-Billings before traveling to Seattle to play Seattle Pacific University on Saturday, Feb. 21.

PHOTO BY STEPHANIE BLAIR | Staff Photographer Emilie Howey (32) looks to pass the ball to a teammate during their game against Western Washington University.

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Locally sourced ingredients leave owners eager for summer menu Continued from Page 6 needed.

The menu however is no laughing matter.

Brussels sprouts sautéed with housemade candied bacon, roasted garlic, shallots, and fresh basil will have any vegetable hater begging for the recipe. And it’s not everyday you can order a duck confit and bacon sandwich on a warm ciabatta with creamy red cabbage slaw. Sweet tooths are quick to try the grilled fruit with honey-lemon-thyme vinegar dessert served with a heaping scoop of vanilla bean ice cream for $6.

Overall, prices are affordable and portion sizes are generous.

“Creativity with the menu in what separates us,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez, who has been cooking for 18 years, previously ran J Rods Burgers & Wings in Keizer before helping open the Word of Mouth Bistro in Salem.

The Three Legged Dog has given him the opportunity to use locally sourced ingredi-

ents in the kitchen.

A giant blackboard hanging in the pub lists the ingredients and where they come from. Customers biting into the kale and pear salad might be happy to know the added hazelnuts come from Monmouth or that the chicken in the potpie soup is from McMinnville.

Spirits are sourced from Bend, Portland, Crater Lake and more.

So far, “almost down the board, everything is served regularly,” he said.

However, the fun, approachable menu still encourages diners to go outside their comfort zone.

A peppered pork belly plate can be ordered for $9 or a Clover Club cocktail made with egg white.

“With so many ingredients at our fingertips, why go elsewhere when we have so much available in the Willamette Valley,” Natascha said.

“This place is filling a space that it didn’t have originally,” Josh said, something Independence was ready for, he added.

“I don’t think anyone around is trying to do it at the level we are,” Rodriguez said.

“When we put out a plate of food, I think the expectations are pretty huge. And that’s where I want them to be.”

Rodriguez’s goal is to take care of customers and send them on their way, satisfied.

“We want it to be one of the best meals

they’ve had in a long time,” he said. “That’s what we’re going for.”

What will be most interesting, according to Natascha, is “to see that as the seasons change, how the menu will change.”

She anticipates customers will get a bit riled up when their favorite menu items disappear as certain ingredients go out of season.

Rodriguez looks at this as an “opportunity to put a new favorite on the menu.”

“We’re all ridiculously excited for spring and summer,” Josh said. “That’s when the whole local food just explodes.”

Local fruits and mint will be used to create fusions and mixed drinks, he said.

“It will be really nice to go to the market at 8 a.m. and cook with ingredients handpicked the day of,” said Rodriquez.

Freshness envelops every aspect of food and drink in The Three Legged Dog. “Josh has a very distinct vision for those to squeeze all citrus fresh,” Natascha said.

“I’ve had people just blown away by the whiskey sour,” Josh said. But The French 75, a gin and sparkling wine cocktail, is a close second, he said.

And for those seeking a splash of the fresh citrus, The Hakam Hiccup contains orange liqueur and a hint of house-made orange bitters.

Perhaps the best part of being served at The Three Legged Dog is watching your food and drink handcrafted in front of you.

“We’re the owners and we’re the employees,” Josh said. “When customers come in, they’ll be cooked for by the owners, and they’ll be served beer by the owners.”

Chatting with people for a living is the best part, said Josh.

For Rodriquez, it’s the “instant gratification to drop something off in front of someone and get a reaction.”

“Nobody cares about our business more than we do,” Josh said, “and nobody cares about our customers more than we do.”

Having seen the vision of The Three Legged Dog become a reality, Natascha said they are grateful to have their own place now.

“Nobody goes to college wishing to be a bartender,” she said. “But we wanted to be business owners and impact our community. Americans are dreamers.”

And that dream, inspired by one three legged canine aims to put care and thought into every plate, glass and conversation.

But there’s another small thing that makes a huge difference.

“People become complacent with what they’re used to,” Josh said, referencing cheap and easy, pre-mixed liquor.

So what’s the secret to the perfect drink?

“Squeezing fresh lemons,” he said. “It’s that simple.”

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