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against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, following a search of his dorm room on Sunday.

“Tsarnaev is specifically charged with one count of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction (namely, an improvised explosive device or IED) against persons and property within the United States resulting in death, and one count of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death,” a summary on the Boston Police Department’s virtual community website explained.

The search conducted by the FBI produced a small arsenal of pyrotechnics and BBs like those used in the pressure cooker-turnedbombs.

Since then, the remain-

ing suspect has been moved from the hospital to a detention center, where he is said to be cooperating with officials, as the ongoing investigation into the lives of the brothers leading up to the attacks continues.

According to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the brothers had originally intended their attack for July 4, but changed plans just days before the marathon took place.

As of Wednesday, May 1, three other suspects have been arrested; however, their involvement with the attacks only extends to aiding the two brothers following the attacks.

The three suspects were taken into custody after having made an attempt at hiding and throwing away what investigators

claim to be evidence in the case from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s dorm room.

“One of the men’s attorneys say they were just helping a friend and were not truly clear on what he may have done. He did not know that those items were involved in a bombing or of any interest in a bombing or any evidential value,” explains one ABC News report.

Since their arrest, two of the suspects have been charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements, while the third will only be charged with making false statements.

As of Friday, May 3, Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s body has been released to his family for burial, following an autopsy report that noted

cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and blunt force trauma to the head and abdomen.

“His parents in Dagestan will not bring the bombing suspect’s body back to Russia and will not bury him until an “independent” autopsy is conducted, family spokeswoman Kheda Saratova said Friday.

His body will be interred “somewhere in Boston,’”a CNN report covering the investigation reported.

Investigations into the suspects, their family, possible accomplices, and the events leading up to the attack are currently ongoing, while the rest of Boston works together to mend the wounds and move ever onward with their lives.

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At ten minutes to three on April 15, what should have been the beginning of the end for the annual Boston Marathon became a scene of horror and chaos as two bombs detonated just yards from the marathon’s finish line, leaving 170 attendees injured and three dead.

In the week that followed, all of Boston was on lock down as FBI and Boston Police Department agents worked around the clock to find brothers Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspects charged with the attacks. The search ended in a firefight that left elder brother, Tamerlan, dead and younger brother, Dzhokhar, in critical condition.

As of Monday, April 22, charges had been brought

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Poverty in Real Life Ashley Casebeer | Campus Life Editor

April 25 brought together health and nursing students to a real life simulation of low-income families.

The purpose of the program was to show students, who could be working in this particular field, what it is like for people living in poverty and the tribulations they go through on a daily basis. The event was sponsored by the Oregon Health and Science University Nursing Program.

Approximately 46.1 million people in the United States are living in poverty. Minority groups are at a higher risk to live in poverty than the typical white person. Families with younger children are higher risk to be poor and one in five children live in poverty.

These statistics come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), 2012 Annual Social and the Economic Supplement (ASEC).

The simulation began with students entering the Pacific room in Werner and picking up a random name tag. This name tag gave you your character for the simulation. There was a vast range of family types: single household families, multi-generational households, households with family members who were disabled and many more.

As students filed into the room and found their temporary “homes,” they were handed a packet of information. This packet held their new identities. Social security cards for every family member, food stamp and debit cards, fake cash, resumes, life biographies, and transportation passes were all included in these packets.

Students began to realize where they fell into the “real life” simulation.

The instructions were given by two simulation mediators, Angie Docherty and Adria Gredvig.

Docherty began to explain the rules to this sort of “game.” Each family was going to go through the simulation for a “month.” Each week was equal to 12 minutes. A whistle was blown to indicate the start of a new week and then the end of that week, also known as the “weekend.” Throughout the room were different booths that were set up as the different types of offices our society experiences such as the grocery store, a general workplace, a college, a school, a child care center, social service offices, a mortgage and rental service office, a police station, etc. Each time that a person traveled to one of these places they had to pay one transportation pass for each person that was with them, including a baby doll.

“Try to treat this simulation as real life instead of a game because it will be that much more effective,” said Docherty towards the beginning of the introduction period.

The first week of the simulation was difficult for everyone. It took quality time to get the feel for what weekly errands needed to be done in such a short amount of time. If you were a character working full time, eight of those twelve minutes were used up for that. If you were a character that went to college or school (for the younger characters) most of your twelve minutes were spent doing that.

In order to survive, families had to buy groceries each week otherwise they were given a health warning card indicating that their families were being neglected

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and could develop an illness. A social services office, with case workers, was put into the simulation so that families could go to get welfare services, but most of the time they were rejected.

It was a huge stressor for most of the students playing these parts. Sometimes the simulation felt very real and sometimes it felt very unreal. The challenges that some of these families faced were having enough transportation passes to get to the grocery store, or to go cash their work checks. There were these so called “drug dealers” that would make deals with people in the simulation and some resulted in getting arrested and spending most of the simulation in jail because the family could not afford to bail them out.

Just like in normal life, rent or mortgage payments were due during the month of play. Three families ended up being evicted and living in the homeless shelter because they could not afford to pay their rent.

Some families barely made their utility payments and might have spent a week without electricity.

Many health professors and other faculty members were helping facilitate the game. It was a powerful and effective simulation that made students stop and think about people living in extreme poverty. Life is a continuously hard cycle. People who are going through the welfare system get kicked out as soon as they have a job, and then fail to make ends meet again and are back into the system. Simulations like these serve the purpose to change the stigma of people living in poverty.

Sometimes you are dealt a bad hand, and you have to do the best you can to get through life.

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Survival of the Killing Fields

One Man’s Story of Perseverance Jessica Sabrowski | Freelancer

On May 2, Western was host to Seng (Sam) Ung and his friend Tom McElroy. Ung is a survivor of the Khmer Rouge Regime that was lead by Pol Pot in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979.

McElroy was the one who actually wrote the book “I Survived the Killing Fields,” sharing Ung’s story with the world. It was through the Werner University Center’s (WUC) daytime janitor, Guy Anderson, that Ung came to speak at Western.

Ung initially gave his book to Anderson while at his father-in-law’s funeral. After reading the book, Anderson shared it with some of the staff at WUC and shortly after it had made the rounds, it was decided that Ung should be invited to share his story with the school. The Student Affairs Committee on Inclusion (SACI) sponsored Ung’s visit.

The Khmer Rouge took over Phnom Penh in 1975 and held the country hostage until the Vietnamese took over in 1979. During the time that the Khmer Rouge was in power, an estimated 2-3 million Cambodians were killed or went missing and are presumed dead. The murders that the Khmer Rouge committed through violence and forced labor have been deemed a genocide of the Cambodian people.

People who were suspected of trying to undermine the Khmer Rouge included anyone with an education, who wore glasses, those with political connections, or open practitioners of religion. People were afraid to even speak to their family members because if the Khmer Rouge felt that they were planning anything, they could be killed. If the Khmer Rouge felt that a part of a family was unworthy, they would kill off the entire branch.

Ung lived through all of the horrors of the Khmer Rouge regime. Before the regime came to power, Ung had been working in a restaurant that was owned by his family. During the dictatorship, he did everything in his power to help his family stay alive and together. It was his love for his family and his faith that kept him strong enough to take the risks that he did. His knowledge of the Thai, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and three dialects of the Chinese languages also aided him. His life was at risk at all times, even when he brought his family to Thailand looking for safety.

It was while at the refugee camp Khao-IDang that Ung received the news that he and his then pregnant wife Kim had people in America that were willing to sponsor them. Reverend Hicks and his wife, Ruth, were the couple that had sponsored Ung and Kim’s immigration to America. In 1980, they made the long journey from Thailand. After a

difficult time learning English and getting used to living in a new country that was at peace, Ung was able to open a restaurant of his own. Phnom Penh Noodle House was opened on July 17, 1987 and has been open ever since. It is located in the China International District of Seattle, Washington.

It was in Seattle that he met McElroy, and in McElroy’s words, “We were neighbors for a long time, then we became friends.”

Ung told McElroy stories of his time in Cambodia on a regular basis, and in 2009, it was decided that they would work together to have Ung’s story written. Every Wednesday, they would close the Noodle house, and McElroy would record Ung telling his story using his laptop. After each meeting, he would go home, and transcribe the story into print. McElroy did research into the Khmer Rouge Regime so that he could understand the story better, and also timeline it to Ung’s story chronologically.

As part of the writing process, Ung, McElroy, and his family went to Cambodia in 2010. During the trip, they went to a dam where people were forced to work until they died of exhaustion.

McElroy described the trip to the dam and the mood in the moment in these words: “Everyone got quiet the closer we got to the dam. Before, they were all chattering along teaching me Cambodian swear words. You could just feel the pain and sadness. It was that palpable.”

It took two years and a total of 30 rewrites for the story to fully come together as a book with the help of an editor.

Ung said, “This is the most accomplished thing I have done in my life.”

He wanted the story to be told so that his children and grandchildren know what he and others have been through. He does his best to live with kindness and love towards his fellow man.

“We have to remember we are all human, and everyone on this planet needs each other and we are all connected to each other,” Ung says in his book.

The audience was moved by his humanity, kindness, humility, and candor during his visit to Western. Jo Bruno, the advisor for Non-Traditional Students, was an audience member during the noon session of Sam’s visit.

“It was nice to get a perspective from a survivor in a situation like that. Being able to see his emotion while talking about his family made his presentation very personalized,” said Bruno when asked about Ung’s visit.

Ung’s example of humanity and being able to survive against all odds is one that all can benefit from.

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Ms. Impulsive Has Arrived, Yet Again Jodi Andersen Photo Editor

Hi, my name is Jodi and I suffer from impulsivity problems. I’m impulsive when it comes to shopping, tattoos, boys, and life in general. No matter what the impulse, you can always count on me to be there for the show. It wasn’t until recently that I noticed that this could be somewhat of a problem for me.

The first reason why being impulsive isn’t a good thing for me is simply because my bank account can’t handle it. I’m infamous for spur of the moment shopping trips and tattoo parlor visits. And recently, I’ve realized that I have spent far too much money on impulse. Money and saving it has never been a problem for me. I was raised to spend my money wisely and only buy when it is morally acceptable. But, what I didn’t realize is even if it seemed right in the moment, I clearly wasn’t looking at it from a ‘down the road’ perspective. I constantly look at my body and admire my beautiful tattoos that have great meanings of significance, but lately all I can think of when I look at them is dollar signs. I have probably spent nearly $1,000 on tattoos.

And they were all done on impulse. I can’t help but think that if I didn’t have this insane rush of impulsivity racing through my veins, then that $1,000 would be sitting in a savings account and I’d be graduating college with a little savings and there would be no need to fret. But instead, I’ll start now.

I’ll realize that I need to think about things before I act.

My second reasoning as to why being impulsive is bad for my mind, body and soul is the strain that it puts on my romantic relationship. I’ll fully admit that I am that girl who breaks up when the going gets tough. Why I do this is literally unknown to me, I don’t know why I do it, or where the impulse to do so comes from. But what I do know is that I need to shape the hell up.

I need to realize that communication is the key to saving a relationship, and jumping to a silly conclusion will inevitably do me bad rather than good. Being impulsive in a relationship has taught me that I tend to give up when things get a little sticky. I owe it to myself and to my significant other to reason and take time to hear one another out, because in the end, it’ll usually do me good rather than bad.

I have learned a lot about myself by being so damn impulsive. Being impulsive doesn’t fit will with my outgoing, organized, caring self. I don’t want to run away; I want to be in the moment and create an environment that will ultimately lead to happiness, because in the end life is about communicating. As we have come to find out, being impulsive usually comes back to bite you in the ass. www.wou.edu/student/westernjournal

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In 2002, Canadian video game developer Silicon Knights, in a partnership with Nintendo, had developed and released the survival horror game “Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem” for the Gamecube. It garnered critical acclaim, but a combination of low sales, breaking off from Nintendo, a stream of mediocre titles and staff layoffs have prevented a sequel from ever getting made. Now a number of former employees have formed their own company, Precursor Games, and have announced a spiritual successor in “Shadow of the Eternals.”

So far, the game appears to be very similar to “Eternal Darkness;” the story focuses around solving a murder, and in the process, uncovering the truth of an ancient evil and a saga that spans over 2000 years. These will include locales ranging from Egypt to 1600s Hungary to modern day United States, among several others.

There is a very clear inspiration from the works of H.P. Lovecraft as well, from the characters to the settings, which will certainly deliver a feeling of great and terrible fear. Adding to that is a successor to “Eternal Darkness’” trademark gameplay element in “Sanity Events,” which promise to terrify the player by blurring the lines

between game and reality.

Precursor Games is turning to crowdfunding for the purposes of creative freedom as well as more direct line of communication with the fans. Though the campaign is independent of Kickstarter, pledging money to the project will net some perks, such as free episodes of the game, special weapons and spells, and even membership to Ordinem de Nos Visis, or “The Order of the Unseen,” an exclusive forum dedicated to help contribute to the project and allow the fan’s voices to be heard.

This all sounds well and good, but why they are creating this independently and not with Nintendo—who have recently extended their trademark on “Eternal Darkness,” indicating a desire to still work on the property—is still unknown, but with the promises they are making, it’s certainly worth an investment, if only for curiosity’s sake.

“Shadow of the Eternal” is currently being developed as a 12part episodic game for the PC and Wii U. The release date of Episode I is unconfirmed, though development should start in earnest after funding.

Evangelion 3.33 Review: You Can (Not) Un-See Patrick Willet | Freelancer

Last week, we saw the release of the third film in the Rebuild of Evangelion series, “Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo.” Having been lucky enough to get a private screening for the film, I was very much expecting what Evangelion has come to do best; action, drama and philosophical debate. However, 3.0 instead offered a 90 minute exercise in confusion and frustration.

After the events of the second film, Shinji Ikari awakens to find himself in a very different world. The organization he worked for is now barely a shell of its former self, his friends are either missing or intensely embittered towards him, and of course, the planet has been virtually destroyed. Unsure of how the world got this way, and with those around him refusing to answer his questions, he decides to abandon his former allies and work for Nerv once more. Whilst there, he forms a bond with a piano playing boy named Kaworu, and he is told that the only way to restore the world to its former state is to pilot a new Evangelion, Unit-13. But there are many secrets that Shinji is still kept in the dark about. What are the Spears that reside within Terminal Dogma? What led to the formation of Wille?

And what is Nerv’s ultimate goal?

The second film already had a lot of questions going for it, especially regarding the mysterious new character, Mari Illustrious Makinami. Unfortunately, due to the radical shift in the setting between films, many of these have now been sidelined, and have been replaced with an immeasurable amount of new questions, questions which this film delights in refusing to answer.

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The idea seems to be to create a sort of connection with Shinji, to make him a sort of audience surrogate. We know about as much as he does, and he needs to find answers just as bad as we do. But what answers are given are few and far between, and only scratch the surface of what remains unexplained. Evangelion has a history of not explaining all of their mysteries and leaving them up to personal interpretation, but even simpler questions dealing with just what is actually happening are ignored.

By far the most crippling question, though, is one of logic.

Without spoiling the film itself, it boils down to someone ignoring another character’s pleas for seemingly no reason at all, leading to a climax that is caused by nothing less but astonishing stupidity.

Still, what the film manages to do well, it does extremely well. The animation is as superb as always, the action is intense and memorable, and the soundtrack reaches levels of epic that rival most mainstream film scores. The character development is also well executed, if it is a bit simplistic.

It is a shame that there is not much in the way of context or answers in Evangelion 3.0. Its great production values do little to help a story so desperate to alienate even the hardcore fans. And with only one more film left in the series, it’s doubtful there will be much time to answer even half of these questions. Even then, however, this will be remembered as a confusing middle chapter that serves only as set up for the finale, with very little to be able to stand on its own.

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I’m going to level with you. I’ve had senioritis for like three years, and it’s just gotten worse and worse. I’ve hardly had the energy or the care to drag myself out of bed. I live for weekends, and there’s been a graduation countdown in the back of my head since before this term started.

But when I graduate, I’m moving away, up to Seattle where most of my best friends are.

I’ve already talked about that in pervious columns, but it’s fun to say over again. In less than two months, I’ll be up in a city I love with more amazing people than I know what to do with, people who are driving about six hours round trip to see me for my birthday weekend.

The best present I’m getting this year by far, though, is my girlfriend flying here from North Carolina to visit me for a week and a half. She’ll be here the day after this issue is published, and I can’t wait to show her where I’ve been for the last five years.

I’ve grown so much as a person at Western and during my time here that it’s an important place to me, and I’m excited to share it. Even though I’ve only known my girlfriend for just over six months, I feel like she came into my life at the right time, and I feel close to her.

My last relationship before this one was long distance, and the reason I felt I had to end it was because neither of us wanted or felt we could move to where the other was. After seven months and a visit, I no longer felt like it was working. I swore off long distance relationships.

She’s my exception. This relationship feels different. There were already plans in place before we became official for her to move to Seattle this summer as one of my roommates, so there’s an end to the long distance part of the relationship.

I know that I’m working toward being with her, and more of my friends, up in Seattle after graduation. I want that more than I want to slack on my homework (and at my level of Advanced Senioritis™, I want to slack off really bad). So I’m pushing through to pass my classes this one last time.

This is the final stretch, and I know I can do it because I have so many people supporting me.

For the next 11 days, I even get my girlfriend to go home to after classes and work, and what better motivation is that?

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Cinderella Story Brian Mahuna Sports Columnist

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Triathlon Participants Finish Weekend Event with Pride

On April 27, 2013 Western hosted its annual triathlon. Those competing in the event joined in as individual athletes or as a team.

This year there were 48 individual athletes and 16 teams competing. With 93 total athletes participating, 40 athletes claim this to be their first triathlon ever.

An event like this is great for anyone, no matter your age or experience.

“There is always something for everyone,” said Melissa Ineck, “Our youngest participant was 11, and our most seasoned was 70.”

With a wide age range for the athletes, an event like this allows a friendly competitive feel for those new to the triathlon, but still allows those who are experienced to compete hardcore. The course is set up perfectly for all to join. Each athlete or team starts with a 500 yard swim, then moves on to pedal their way through a 17.1 mile bike ride, and would then cross the finish line at McArthur Field after the 3.2 mile run.

This year the event brought in three participants who have competed in past Ironman Triathlons showing that the course still brings in a

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challenge to top athletes, but is short enough for those who are new. This year every, athlete finished the race with no injuries occurring.

“I love the sense of pride and accomplishment that our participants experience and share,” said Ineck.

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ROTC, Campus Public Safety, Campus Dining, KWOU and the Western Oregon Journal, the Custodial Services, and Athletic Training Team. Besides those affiliated with Western this event is supported by those outside the school with sponsors like the City of Monmouth,

“It was a lot of fun, and a great envioronment to be in.” - Christopher Ransom TRIATHLON PARTICIPANT

athlete in the event is not for everyone, but if helping at the triathlon interests you; there are multiple volunteer opportunities to help keep things running smoothly.

“The volunteers are always invaluable,” said Ineck, “They help keep the event going smooth and keep the reputation as a safe, secure, fun, and friendly event.”

This event is able to function because of all the Western departments that help out from the

theMonmouth Police Department, Big Town Hero, Muscle Milk, and many other local sponsors and supporters.

Christopher Ransom has never competed in a triathlon, and upon entering this year he showed his athletic abilities as he finished eighth overall in the individuals.

Ransom entered this year’s event for the experience and satisfaction of completing a triathlon. Finishing the swim in 38th, the bike

route in 11th, and coming in third in the running, Ransom completed the triathlon in a time of 1:37:36. Ransom is an advent runner and bicyclist, so these were in his area of expertise. Two months prior to the event, he started focusing on his swimming. Getting the tips and advice he needed from the lifeguards on duty at the Health and Wellness center.

“I loved everything about the event,” said Ransom, “It was a lot of fun, and a great environment to be around.”

Events like the triathlon bring a connection to Western students and the community surrounding them.

Next year’s triathlon date is still to be determined, but if history shall repeat itself, it will be held at the end of April.

Find a way to be involved with an event like this.

Whether it be competing or volunteering, it is an experience you will never forget.

“This was my first race, and a great experience for me. I would recommend everyone to try at least once,” said Ransom.

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The Golden State Warriors have exceeded many of the expectation that experts and fans of the team had for them this season. They finished the season in the sixth spot in the west, no longer sneaking into the post season during the final weeks like in years past. They have a strong roster filled with blue collar, hard-nosed players and one absolute assassin in star guard Stephen Curry.

The Warriors walked into the post season as a team the people thought could make a little bit of noise, all until Golden State power forward David Lee went down with a torn hip flexor in game one of the series, a game where the Denver Nuggets won on a game winning shot. Lee is widely considered as one of the leagues best power forwards and is almost always good for a 1520 point 10 rebound game on a nightly basis.

Once he went down, most people gave the Warriors little to no shot to upset the Nuggets team known to play extremely well at home and the third ranked team in the west.

Enter Stephen Curry; the Warriors point guard that can score on anybody. During the series, Curry made a name for himself lighting up the Nuggets on several occasions.

His ability to create his own shot and be amazingly accurate from behind the threepoint line has put his name in contention as being the best shooter in the entire league.

It has been a long time since there was a player that was deadly from the three-point line and also able to create their own shot with the dribble as effective as Curry’s. This combination of skills added with his ability to finish in traffic near the hoop is making Curry’s scoring a widely discussed topic as of late.

With Curry running the offense, defenses have to try and contain him while also trying to stick with the various shooters that are spaced around the court. Players like Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Jarrett Jack, Richard Jefferson, and Brandon Rush all boast the ability to shoot the ball from deep and with defenses struggling to contain Curry on the perimeter and Center Andrew Bogut (who has new life as a player since being traded to Golden State last year) on the inside, those other shooters can really hurt defenses.

The Warriors ultimately upset the Nuggets in six games, showing their strength from the perimeter early and often in the games that they won. In the next series, the Warriors will square off against the San Antonio Spurs, a team that has been at the top of the Western Conference for as long as almost anybody can remember.

The Warriors will most certainly be a big underdog, but their team matches up well against the Spurs, matching their strength at the guard position, pitting Curry versus one time MVP candidate Tony Parker. Bogut, a physical beast, matching against the greatest power forward of all time (although a few years older) Tim Duncan. It will be a tough series for the Warriors, and the Spurs will more than likely be tested a little more than most people expected. The Warriors will be a tough out for the Spurs and I expect the series to go at least six games while being extremely entertaining in the process.

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Barbara Dearing Salem Hired as New Sabres are Switching Athletic Director it Up Iain Dexter | Freelancer

On April 29, Barbara Dearing was announced as the new Athletic Director for the 2013-14 school year. She will be replacing interim Athletic Director Jon Carey, who came out of retirement this year to help Western through a transition period. Before Carey’s short two year retirement, he had been Western’s Athletic Director for almost 16 years, overseeing many achievements such as the transition from the NAIA to the NCAA Division II for Western’s athletic teams. “[Carey] did an incredible job, especially given such short notice,” said Director of Athletic Development and Sales Michael Feuling. “There was the opportunity for the athletic department to kind of lose ground and falter, but he’s really done a great job of holding the ship steady. It’s not often that you get people that stick around for 16 [or] 17 years in one position.”

Western now begins a new era as Dearing takes over with a proven track record behind her.

Dearing comes in after spending the last six years as the Associate Athletic Director for Business and Financial Operations at Portland State University.

Responsibility was on a long list of qualifications for Dearing as she managed a $14 million dollar budget at Portland State.

“You can tell she’s very passionate about being an Athletic

Director,” said Feuling.

“She is going to bring the passion and the mentality to continue to build for the future. She is going to have a heck of an opportunity to continue to grow the

coaches, staff and student-athletes for the opportunity,” said Dearing through Western’s athletic website. “The institution’s values and tradition of excellence in academics

New athletic director, Barbara Dearing.

athletic department from where it is at.”

Before her time at Portland State, Dearing spent over 20 years as a former coach and administrator.

Dearing worked at Longwood University under the same title as at Portland State where she assisted in the construction of new facilities and renovations at Longwood.

“I am honored and humbled to be joining the Western Wolves family and would like to thank President Weiss, the search committee,

and athletics makes this a tremendous fit. I am eager to partner with the campus leadership team; and, of course, the incredible student athletes, coaches and staff, faculty and alumni to continue to emphasize the important role athletics has in cultivating strong, capable leaders.”

Dearing was able to get the job in a very competitive field of around 40 applicants.

A committee narrowed that group down to five candidates, where each was interviewed through

Skype and phone. They were then brought to Western where they were able to see the campus and meet with staff members, student athletes and coaches.

“We had a lot of quality applicants down to the final five,” said Feuling. “I think with [Dearing], her quality was that passion, attention to detail, and the real wanting to become an Athletic Director. In a small community like this, they’re the face of the athletic department.”

Dearing will begin her duties on July 1, as the academic year ends.

She will come into a school with a lot stability and tradition of being successful on the field and in the classroom. With her expertise and experiences she will be able to make a large impact on the school and expand the athletic department to new heights.

“Barbara Dearing has been successful in all areas of collegiate athletics and I am confident she will be a great asset to [Western],” President Mark Weiss said through Western’s athletic website. “Her passion for the studentathlete was clear as we went through the process of interviewing an elite pool of candidates and we are excited to have her join the Wolves team. Her vast experience as a coach and administrator has her ready to build on the tradition and excellence of [Western] Athletics.”

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Athletics Schedule (through May 25) TRACK Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11 GNAC Outdoor Championships at Western Oregon Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Pueblo, Colo.

Stephanie Lane Sports Editor

This weekend the Salem Sabres opened the International Basketball League (IBL) season against the Bellingham Slam, May 4, with a loss 143-104 and finished off the weekend with another loss to the Vancouver Volcanoes 131-111.

The Sabres ended their season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) by hosting the 2013 PAC NW Championship and defeating the Kitsap Admirals 128-127 for the championship title. Since switching leagues the Sabres have signed OSU’s former men’s basketball team player Joe Burton and Universal Basketball Association (UBA) Cleveland Havok point Guard Deion Baker to the team.

On Saturday the Sabres started out the game strong but just couldn’t keep up with the Slam. Cory Largent (23 points) and Mike Taylor (21 points) lead the Sabres in points on Saturday. Largent continued his performance on Sunday with 27 points for the team along with teammate Daniel Deane who had 19 points for the game.

The Sabres return to the court against the Volcanoes on Friday May 10 at the O Connell Sports Complex before they finish off the weekend at Chemeketa Community College on Saturday at 7 p.m. against the Kitsap Admirals.

In the last year since beginning their inaugural season in the ABA, the Sabres have strived to be a part of the community and be role models for the Salem youth in the by holding basketball camps during school breaks. Adding to their impact on the community one of there 11 home games will be an IBL Community Partnership with Playing for Kickz.

The team has partnered with the SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) Program as well as the Marion Country Reading For All. Even the dance team has found a way to participate by cheering on the Marion Country Special Olympics Basketball team and the OPVA Wheelchair Patriots Basketball team at the Capital City Wheelchair Tournament.

In addition they have participated in Reading Across America.

Chemeketa Community College will continue to be the home of the Sabres who are coached by former player Willie Freeman who will continue to be the Head Coach for the team during their new season.

Fan support is very important for such a team to blossom and take off. Please support the Salem Sabres by attending their next home game at Chemeketa Community College May 11 at 7 p.m. Also visit http://www.ibl.com/ salem_sabres/ for the remained of their IBL schedule.

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8 News Opinion Public Enemy Alexa Armstrong Editor-in-Chief

Picture this: you’re a senior in college. You’re balancing a 20-credit class load, working 20 hours a week, a social life with your friends, and you’re falling madly in love. Then suddenly your world is rocked, you get an acceptance letter to grad school in a different state. You now are faced with moving father away than you’d planned, leaving your friends and family, and gearing up for two more grueling years of college. The life you once knew is coming to an end as your new “adult” life prepares for its debut.

Between piles of homework and coping with a mad case of senioritis, you can barely find time for yourself, let alone anyone else. You barely catch up with work and school for the week and before you know it, it’s Monday again. This is my life. It’s changing rapidly, the clock is ticking, and I feel as though I am being torn in three directions. I panic on a daily basis about time; it’s my num-

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May 8, 2013 ber one enemy and my number one dilemma these days is how to spend it and who to spend it with.

My mom is my best friend. We’ve always been friends first and mother and daughter second. I can’t remember the last time she deployed the “parent” card. We are firmly in the friend zone. I’ve never lived more than 20 minutes away from my mom; the fact that Western is so close to home was a big deciding factor when I was choosing which college to attend. I was accepted at three different schools for my undergrad, among those was Southern Oregon University, and my mom and I decided that four hours by car was too far a distance for us to bear. I am moving to Arizona in three months. That is four hours by plane. Now, that is far.

I haven’t allowed the supreme realness of this to sink in. Some days its just too sad to think that I won’t be able to go to my mom’s for dinner anytime I want, or go spend the weekend with her. It’s too sad to think I won’t just be a quick drive away from my grandparents, aunts and uncles, or my brother. This is hard for me to swallow, but I know that my family and I will make it work, because more than anything they want me to chase my dreams. But every day, I wake up and think I need to soak up as much time with my family as I can before August.

I’ve always been one to be consumed by other people, especially ones I am in a serious relationship with. When I am in love, it’s as if no one else exists except me and that other person. I could spend all day, everyday with them, and it wouldn’t be enough. I am in love, and I am catching

myself melting into my world of two.

For some people this may be hard to understand, but I am not going to be ashamed of this, I hear people blaming their behaviors on how they were raised, so why can’t I? This is how I was raised to think, to live, and to prioritize my life. We are approaching that time in our lives where we move away, we find careers, we get married, settle down and build our own lives.

I have found the person that I want to do this with, the person I was meant to do this with. And everyday I wake up, and I think I need to spend as much time with this person as I can, so I can stay sane.

And then there are my friends, my dearest friends.

I pretend that I am not scared, and I pretend that I am ready to leave this town behind, and I pretend that I will be okay not seeing them everyday, but I am terrified. I am torn in all these ways, and time is running out, and we are all so busy, we don’t have much time to spare for one another. But I hold on to our love, and believe in the strength we have to keep these friendships thriving, even though we will all be in different time zones or zip codes. But, everyday I wake up and I think I need to spend as much time with these people as I can, before graduation.

These next 40 days are going to fly by, and the following months will too. I am spread thin, and entirely exhausted, but as long as I am spending time with the people that I love, during my last few months in this beautiful state, I know I can make it count.