Volume 16 Issue 6

Volume 16 Issue 6 | Wes tern Oregon University | Friday, Nov. 6, 2015

Wolves gain fifth win Running game and stingy defense key to Wolves victory over Azusa Pacific

By Jamal Smith | Sports Editor WOU Football hosted Azusa Pacific University (APU) on Saturday, Oct. 31 at McArthur Field, and defeated the Cougars 17-14.

The victory marks the fifth consecutive win for the Wolves and improved their overall record to 6-3 overall and 4-1 in GNAC play.

Both teams were held scoreless in the first quarter.

APU failed to convert two field goals in the first 17 minutes of the game. The first field goal bounced off of the left upright, narrowly missing Continued on Page 6 Photo by JAMAL SMITH

A bike thief ’s paradise Outside of Western your bike is worth more than that twenty dollar lock

One Month, One Novel NaNoWriMo comes to Western

By Alvin Wilson | Staff Writer

By Stephanie Blair | Photo Editor

Photo courtesy of MONMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT

In case you haven’t noticed, bikes are everywhere on Campus Public Safety. campus. In front of almost every building, you can find But Campus Public Safety responds only to thefts that dozens of bicycles awaiting their owner’s return. take place on campus.

But, for many Western students, the bikes aren’t always “It has to have happened on campus for us to be involved there when they get back. at all, even if it’s a student who lives off campus,” Chiles said.

According to data from the Monmouth Police Department Students who report a bike theft on campus can have the (MPD), about 31 percent of bike thefts that they have MPD make an official report as well. responded to this year happened at Western, with even more “We ask everyone who reports a crime if they want the occurring in the neighborhoods surrounding campus.

MPD involved,” Chiles said. “Generally, people want an What is the first thing students do when their bikes are actual police report on it.” stolen?

Bike theft is a common occurrence on college campuses “If someone has their bike stolen on campus, then they everywhere. According to the MPD, the average value of a typically will call us first,” said Rebecca Chiles, director of stolen bike in Monmouth is $682. Bike thefts have cost the Continued on Page 3

ENTERTAINMENT WOU Theatre Presents: “Book of Days” Mystery comes to Dublin, Missouri in this Fall show.

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CAMPUS LIFE Art and Design Club welcomes new members Mystery comes to Dublin, Missouri in this Fall show.

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National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a creative writing Internet sensation started by author and Stanford professor Chris Baty in 1999.

What started as a project undertaken by 30 people has now grown in both renown and participation, clocking in at over 325,000 registered “wrimos” around the world last November. In fact, participants can be found on six of the seven continents.

As stated on the official NaNoWriMo website, NaNoWriMo is “a fun, seat-ofyour-pants approach to creative writing.” However, it’s not just a fun annual event; NaNoWriMo is also a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

While companies such as Evernote, Kindle Direct Publishing, and Nook Press officially sponsor NaNoWriMo, participants are given the opportunity to fundraise for the non-profit programs as well.

NaNoWriMo has three nonprofit programs: Camp NaNoWriMo, the Young Writers Program, and the Come Write In (CWI) program.

The purpose of these, nanowrimo. org says, is “to empower and encourage writing and vibrant creativity around the world.”

Camp NaNoWriMo is a month long “virtual writing retreat” meant to help writers complete projects at any time of Continued on Page 4

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Oregon posts 5300 job losses in September

The State of Oregon lost 5300 jobs in September, ending 36 consecutive months of job growth, according to a report from the State of Oregon Employment Department.

The decline was a fairly significant step backwards from the gain of 3500 jobs that was seen in August.

The report said that a “loss of more than 5000 jobs in a single month is a rare occurrence during the last six years.”

In September, the unemployment rate for the state rose from 6.1 to 6.2 percent, totaling 119,983 36-month job growth people without jobs in Oregon. However, the rate streak snapped is down significantly from 6.9 percent in September of 2014.

Oregon added a total of 49,500 jobs during that

By Conner Williams | Editor in Chief 12-month period, resulting in a growth rate of 2.9 percent.

According to the report, the job losses were

ACP individual award winners

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The votes are in ASWOU announces newly elected students, including Vice President

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spread across eight industry groups, with four of those eight contributing the most, including: •Construction: -1800 •Retail trade: -1600 •Professional and business services: -1300 •Leisure and hospitality: -1600 “… It’s too early to tell if the losses are just a blip in the recovery or a signal of a slower growth this autumn,” said Nick Beleiciks, Oregon’s state employment economist.

While many industries did have a decline in jobs, two industries expanded during the month of September: •Government: +1300 •Healthcare: +800 An article from The Oregonian claimed that the numbers could turn out to be different after more accurate adjustments are made once the complete data becomes available.

By Katrina Penaflor | Managing Editor ASWOU recently held a special election to fill the vacant positions of Vice President, Senators, and Justice.

The initial voting threshold for the election to be legitimate is 10 percent student involvement (students casting votes), but for this election ASWOU was only able to get 5.6 percent participation.

The committee ultimately decided to accept the 5.6 percent student vote and not wait for it to reach 10 percent.

The final results elected Dean Wright Vice President with 233 votes.

Newly elected Vice President Wright, senior and elementary middle education major, said he is excited for his opportunity to serve students in this role.

Wright went on to add, “I look forward to the work that ASWOU is going to accomplish this year, and I encourage any students interested in ASWOU to

come to our office and talk with me.”

“ASWOU is very excited to have a Vice President as willing and excited to serve WOU students as Dean Wright is,” said Jenesa Ross, ASWOU Judicial Administrator and Elections Chair. “He has already started work and is working very hard to catch up on what has been happening the past six weeks,” she concluded.

Courtney Thomas, receiving 260 votes, was elected as the fourth Justice to the Judicial Board. Ross adds in her enthusiasm for what Thomas will bring to the table.

The final decisions for Senators are still awaiting approval for grades and judicial checks.

The Journal will update the information when the final Senators are announced.

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The Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) announced the winners for the national Pacemaker and Individual Awards at the National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas, Oct. 31, 2015.

According to the organization’s website, ACP “promotes the standards and ethics of good journalism as accepted and practiced by print, broadcast and electronic media in the United States.”

The Journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Conner Williams, was nominated for the individual awards under the “Story of the Year” category.

Sections in the category included “News,” “Feature,” “Sports,” “Editorial/Opinion,” and “Diversity.”

Williams’ piece, “Up in smoke: The ethical dilemmas of a convenience store clerk” was a top ten finalist for “Editorial/Opinion,” receiving an honorable mention after the final judging.

Rhys Finch, student media advisor, said, “Regardless if a student receives first prize or an honorable mention, to be considered on the national level for your writing is exemplary. Honors such as these put not only the student in the national spotlight, but the campus publication as well.”

The top award for “Editorial/Opinion” went to Leah Johnson, from the Indiana Daily Student, for her piece titled “Color of conscience.”

Williams’ placement in his category puts him among the top ten writers in the country for editorial writing, an accomplishment that should not go unnoticed.

“I am incredibly proud to be advising Conner, who has proven himself to be a strong, and improving, writer as well as an ambitious Editor-in-Chief,” said Finch.

The Journal wishes Conner congratulations on his achievements in editorial writing.

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Lock it up A string of car break-ins in Monmouth remind residents to be safe

By Jenna Beresheim | News Editor

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Jennifer Halley, a fifth year English major, and several neighbors in the area, awoke to the fact that their cars had been broken into and any valuable contents stolen, on Oct. 26, 2015.

“I heard a lot of shuffling and thudding going on in and around my neighbor’s car and storage unit,” recounts Halley, “I assumed it was my neighbor just making a lot of noise, and almost went outside to tell him to be quiet, but I fell asleep instead.”

This break-in had occurred sometime after midnight, and also included the theft of Halley’s bike, along with valuables from the other two vehicles.

Brianna Bonham, first year social science major, was also contacted by Public Safety on a separate account to inform her that the car beside her own had been broken into.

“They told me my car was fine, that there was just a couple pieces of glass on the hood, and that was it,” said Bonham, who was asked by Public Safety to describe both her car and the affected vehicle, as well as if she was aware of the broken window.

Rebecca Chiles, the Director of Campus Public Safety, urges students and Monmouth residents to keep all valuables outside of their vehicles.

“If you don’t want it stolen, don’t leave it in your car,” Chiles reminded, “and don’t forget to register your bikes with us.”

“A lot of students think we’re only open eight to five like the rest of campus,” admits Chiles, “but we are open and available 24/7.”

While Bonham was not personally affected by this event, it still raised awareness to the fact of what could

happen.

“It made me a little nervous about my car because they were right next to each other, so I was concerned that it might happen to my car too,” said Bonham.

“This event made me feel violated and really angry,” said Halley, on the other end of the spectrum, “it made me question how safe I feel here.”

Halley’s advice follows the same vein as Chiles’: don’t keep important things in your car. Another important tip is to actually close the windows and lock the car before leaving, and to hide valuables to make the vehicle less tempting.

“Keep your eyes out, and be aware,” Halley said, “you always think ‘it will never happen to me’, and then it does and it sucks.”

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steel” Chiles said. “Really, you need to have a four-foot set of bolt cutters to cut those. You can defeat them, but typically people don’t carry that around.”

Lock your bike correctly Christopher Lynch, Community Service Officer for the Monmouth Police Department, said, “One thing I’ve noticed around campus is that some people don’t lock their bikes to an object. They only lock the tire to the frame.”

Locking your bike up properly can make it extremely difficult for a thief to succeed in taking your bike.

“Using a u-lock in combination with a cable lock, or two u-locks to lock the tires and the frame is going to protect your bike the best,” Lynch said. “You need to lock both tires and the bike to a solid object if you really want it secure.”

Register your bike with CPS and MPD “The best thing you can do is register your bike with the campus,” Officer Lynch said. “In addition to that, you can come to the police department to fill out our

bicycle registration form.”

Students can register their bikes with both Campus Public Safety and the MPD. This helps both agencies find your stolen bicycle more easily and efficiently.

“You bring the bike here, we take a picture of it, get the serial number, and fix our own number on the bike,” Chiles said of the campus bicycle registration process.

“It doesn’t keep it from being stolen, but it helps us track it.”

In addition to these risk-reducing tips, students should also be prepared to report any bike thefts they see or experience.

“If people don’t report them stolen, then there’s nothing for us to go on,” Lynch said. “If we don’t get the reports, it just makes our job that much harder because we can’t catch the people doing it.”

The next time you lock your bike up on campus, keep these tips in mind and remember: your bike is worth more than that $20 lock.

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citizens of Monmouth more than $26,000 so far this year.

But there are simple ways to help reduce your risk of becoming a victim.

Buy a good lock “Typically what we see is students parking their bikes and using a cable lock,” Chiles said. “Those are really easy to defeat.”

Cable locks are one of the most popular style of bike locks used. Unfortunately, they are also one of the easiest to cut with a pair of bolt cutters.

U-locks may be more expensive, but the added cost is definitely worth not having to buy a new bike.

“We suggest using a u-shaped lock made of hardened

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CAMPUS LIFE WEEK ONE GOAL - 12,500 words

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National Novel Month: From Front Page year, but with the same support and structure as NaNoWriMo. “The Young Writers Program promotes writing fluency, creative education, and the sheer joy of novel-writing in K-12 classrooms,” the website states. More than 2,000 classrooms receive free classroom kits, writing workbooks, and other educational materials to assist in this effort.

The CWI program, which had 849 centers last year, is NaNoWriMo’s way to connect neighborhood spaces such as community centers, libraries, bookstores, and coffee shops with “wrimos” to create safe and supportive writing spaces.

CWI locations receive a “Come Write In kit”, which includes a window cling, a poster, and bookmarks to help promote the event. Additionally, NaNoWriMo connects CWI locations with others who are hosting events through an online forum, and local volunteers to help publicize, co-host events, as well as keeping the center informed about other events in the region.

This year, Western’s Writing Center, located on the third floor of the APSC, will be holding weekly meet-ups every Wednesday at 5 p.m. for “wrimos” on campus as a CWI center.

Among this year’s participants are “BookTube” stars Kat O’Keeffe (youtube.com/Katytastic) and Sasha Alsberg (youtube.com/abookutopia), as well as The Journal’s Managing Editor Katrina Penaflor, author of “Under the Surface,” and Staff Writer Emily Pate here at Western.

Although the month has already started, all who are interested are encouraged to join in. NaNoWriMo happenings, and more information, can be found on facebook.com/ nanowrimo, twitter.com/nanowrimo, and nanowrimo.org.

Two of The Journal staff members are participating in NaNoWriMo. Each week, The Journal will provide a progress report on their writing.

Top bar progress is Katrina Penaflor. Bottom bar progress is Emily Pate.

Students participate in Jackson Pollack-like painting during a Art and Design Club meeting

Photo courtesy BRIANNA BONHAM

Art and Design Club welcomes new members

By Emily Pate | Staff Writer The Art and Design Club meets every Wednesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. on the third floor of Campbell Hall. They also hold free life drawing sessions on Tuesdays.

Wednesday, Nov. 4, the club spent their meeting finger painting on wooden boards procured by club president Max McEvilly.

McEvilly, a senior and art major, said that one of the goals of the club is to broaden horizons and give club members a chance to experiment with new mediums and styles.

He also wants to use the club to quell the anxiety art majors feel about their post-graduation careers.

The club is not just for art majors as they offer a helpful, relaxed, and nonjudgmental environment for anyone who wants to try their hand at creating art.

“It’s a small enough club that an individual can come up with an idea of what to do and we can just do it,” McEvilly said.

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Raquel Graham, a first year psychology major, especially enjoyed a collaborative project when a dance instructor asked the club to make masks for a dance show. “It was cool that my work got to be shown,” she said. She encourages other non-art majors to join the club.

The Art and Design Club hosted a popular Halloween event last month. “I’m pretty proud of what we did,” McEvilly said, “I hope we can do something even bigger next year.”

McEvilly has a lot of ideas for the future for the Art and Design Club, including a commission booth in Werner and a painting wall. He encourages Western students to come give the club a try. “It’s a no strings attached kind of club,” he said.

“If you like art, it’s a good place for you,” Graham continued. “You have a lot of fun.

You do a lot of things that you normally don’t get to do.”

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Capturing the poetry of dying languages Megan Clark | Campus Life Editor Peter Sears, Oregon Poet Laureate, introduced Dr. David Hargreaves and Dr. David Lewis, who presented about endangered poetics in the Werner University Center on Nov. 2.

Endangered poetics is a term for the disappearance of a language due to colonialism or hostility toward a home language.

Dr. Hargreaves is a linguistic professor at Western.

His presentation focused on his translations of poetry written in Nepal Bhasa, a language that is in the process of dying out.

The Blossoms of Sixty-Four Sunsets by Durga Lal Shrestha has been translated before, but only for its accuracy, not for its inherent beauty of rhythm or sound.

Dr. Hargreaves said that translators often use language “for data” and that “language never gets treated as art

itself.”

He showed how he utilized rhyme and rhythm in his translations; his recitations of the poems in the Nepal Bhasa language showed there was a distinct melody and sound pattern to the lines uttered, which he tried to convey in his English translations.

Dr. David Lewis, who has his Ph.D in anthropology and is a direct descendent of Chief Santiam, presented next. His focus was on the translation and adaptation of a Kalapuya poem.

First, Dr. Lewis presented a version of this text as translated and made popular by Jerold Ramsey. The text describes a shaman who has a dream that foretells of a time when the white men would come and destroy the land.

However, Dr. Lewis has doubts about the accuracy of this translation. “Does this [translation] really have that native perspective?” He queried.

While there are earlier translations of the prophetic poem, Dr. Lewis wanted to have a fresh perspective to

work from.

Kalapuyan, the language of the original text, is an extinct language, so Dr. Lewis reached out to two linguists to decipher a fresh translation of the text.

Dr. Lewis found that Ramsey had added in aspects of the poem that were not there originally, such as calling the whites “iron farmers.” In doing so, Ramsey changed the overall meaning of the text, altering the poem’s native perspective in the process.

Jasmine Trujille, a junior ASL Interpreting major, said, “[Dr. Lewis] shows us how there’s meaning in reanalyzing a poem ... it shows more about the time period than the text.”

Much can be learned from the translations of the poetry, and, likewise, much can be lost if the language dies.

Dr. Hargreaves stated that translating texts is a “contribution to what beauty is in other places of the world.”

He continued, “If it’s not translated, not made accessible, no one would ever know.”

Flugelhornist works jazz magic

Photo courtesy BRIANNA BONHAM Flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny

It was a night of groovy music and hip vibes thanks to flugelhorn virtuoso Dmitri Matheny

Renowned flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny came to the Smith Recital Hall on Nov. 4 to perform with a local jazz trio. The trio consisted of Western instructor Dan Gaynor on the piano, Todd Strait on the drums, and Chris Higgins playing the bass.

For those unsure of what a flugelhorn is, Matheny explains, “A flugelhorn is like a trumpet that sounds good.” The response yielded laughter from the audience and helped set a casual mood for the concert.

The four musicians played a light and airy bossa nova by Bruno Martino, as well as “Stormy Weather” by famous composer Harold Arlen. Matheny left the stage for the next song so the trio could showcase their talents.

The trio played “Fried Pies” by Wes Montgomery. Both of Gaynor’s feet were occupied, one busy with the piano’s pedals, the other tapping in time to the rhythm of the song.

An unexpected mixture of breaks and solos characterized the song itself, and the stage came alive as all of the musicians grooved to the music.

Matheny rejoined the stage for “Red Reflections,” a song off his album “Sagebrush Rebellion” that they played as a double-timed samba. The song was inspired by sitting in traffic during a rainy day.

“You’ll see the reflections from the taillights of the cars in front of you, and on the pavement,” he explained. “You can get stressed out about that, or you can think, ‘Oh, this is a hip vibe.’”

The highlight of the night was when they played Eclypso, a piece arranged by Matheny’s former teacher, the late Art Farmer. The song was a fast tempo ditty that rang throughout the hall, but something was missing—dancing.

“Jazz has always been a social thing, people should be dancing to music like this, always,” mused Nick Nielsen, a bassist, and junior music major.

The night ended with a bang as the jazz trio and Matheny performed their rendition of “Golden Lady” by Stevie Wonder.

Missed this show and feeling sore? Come hear Spanish Song Treasures in the Smith Recital Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Check out the Music department’s website for even more events and ticketing information.

By Rachael Jackson | Staff Writer

HUMANS OF WESTERN Frank Asay, Senior, English Linguistics Major “I was a correctional officer for many years, and, uh, I think I stuck with it because I felt like I was perhaps making a difference in people’s lives. If they made poor decisions and they ended up in prison, maybe my role-modeling made a difference to them. But at the end of the day, I felt like I wasn’t making enough of a positive difference, so I wanted to change my life.”

“My mom had been clean and sober for twelve years, and then in April she fell off the wagon ... Right now, I go back and forth between being really upset with addiction ... and then also thinking about how lucky I was to have gotten to have those times with her in those twelve years.”

“The most memorable thing [about being a correctional officer] for me was an interaction with an inmate ... she had made significant changes in the way she saw the world around her, what we call in the system ‘criminal thinking’... she got out, and it was probably about four months later, I saw her in a commercial for Goodwill and she had gotten a job and became a spokesperson for the company, and it touched me.”

By Megan Clark | Campus Life Editor

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QB Phillip Fenumiai drops back against Azusa Pacific University on Saturday Oct. 31

Football: From Front Page three points by a matter of centimeters, and the second careened to the far right after catching a gust of wind.

WOU established their running game in the late first quarter and redshirt-sophomore Phillip Fenumiai (QB) lead the Wolves downfield and into the Cougars’ red zone.

After failing to convert a touchdown, senior Jesse Correa (K) kicked a 21-yard field goal to give the Wolves a 3-0 lead, just minutes into the second quarter.

After stopping APU on their next two drives, the Wolves raced downfield with runs from Fenumiai and from first year Malik Braxton (RB), who was excellent at grinding for extra yards after contact.

Braxton, who was awarded last week’s GNAC offensive player of the week, finished the game with 105 yards rushing.

Fenumiai would cap off the 12 play 59yard drive with a 1-yard rush on a quar-

terback sneak, increasing Westerns’ lead to 10-0.

“The offensive line gives us everything they have every play, and we needed to give back,” said Braxton after the game.

“Between me, Ambrose and Joe, we just want to get in there and hit the hole that the O-Line gives us.”

After the Wolves’ defense forced a three-and-out on APU’s ensuing possession, the Wolves would start their drive with great field position near midfield.

In his second game back from injury, senior Trey Shimabukuro (QB) would step in for Fenumiai and show his abilities at throwing the ball. Shimabukuro connected with redshirt-sophomore Paul Revis (WR) for a 16-yard touchdown, which increased the Wolves’ lead to 17-0 going into half time.

“Our offense controlled the clock in the first half,” said head coach Arne Ferguson. “We had the ball for twenty minutes which allowed our defense to make some key three-and-outs and play very aggressive.

In the third quarter, the Cougars

showed grit and determination, scoring two unanswered touchdowns to tighten the score to 14-17. But the Wolves’ defense refused to give up.

Senior Breeon Moreno (DB) made an incredible play in the fourth quarter, breaking up a third down pass attempt in the secondary. Moreno would finish the game with two pass breakups and nearly come down with an interception. ¬¬“As a senior, I had to come out and make big plays for our defense and for our team to help us win,” said Moreno after the game. “Last year they beat us because of one big play and we came into the game wanting to stop them from converting on the big play, and make some ourselves.”

After failing to score in the fourth quarter, the Wolves found themselves in a familiar situation: just minutes left in the game and the ball in the hands of APU with a chance to even the score with a field goal or go ahead with a touchdown.

APU would start their final drive at their own 18-yard line.

With a balanced attack of passing and rushing, the Cougars marched downfield and into WOU territory. The Wolves’ defense held the line and forced APU into a fourth down with 4-yards to keep their drive alive. On fourth down, APU handed the ball off to their running back and he was stopped 3-yards short of the first down marker by senior Jonathan Breland (LB).

The Wolves would take over on downs and finish the game in the victory formation.

“I’m very proud of our defense. It has been a few weeks in a row making those plays in the fourth quarter,” Ferguson added.

WOU’s final two games of the season are both home games played at McArthur Field.

First, Western hosts South Dakota School of Mines & Technology on Saturday Nov. 7 at 3:30 p.m. The last game features Humboldt State University, the first place team in the GNAC, on Saturday Nov. 14 at 1 p.m.

Soccer finishes the season with double overtime thriller WOU defeats SFU 2-1 in overtime Jamal Smith | Sports Editor The woman’s soccer team wrapped up their season with a 2-1 overtime victory on the road against Simon Fraser University (SFU) on Saturday Oct. 31.

The Wolves spoiled SFU’s post-season aspirations, which with a victory the Clan would have finished in fourth place in the conference ensuring a berth in the GNAC Woman’s Soccer Championship.

SFU came out determined in the first half, and put

pressure on Western’s defense. The Wolves survived a barrage of 14 first half shots. Despite SFU’s offensive flurry, the match was scoreless going into half time.

In the 54th minute, WOU senior Brooke Steinberg (D) scored her first goal of the season with a free kick to the near post.

Western would only have the lead for 34 seconds, though, as the Clan would equalize the score at 1-1 after a loose ball found its way into the back of the net.

After 90 minutes and the score still even, the match would continue into overtime. The Wolves had a chance to win just two minutes into overtime when senior Vicky Cruz Rosales (M) took a shot that went just over the top

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of the crossbar.

Still scoreless after the first overtime period, the match would continue to a second. In the 107th minute, the Wolves were rewarded a penalty kick from just outside the 18-yard box. Junior Taylor Higa (F/M) stepped up to take the penalty kick and sent it past SFU’s goalkeeper. Higa’s game winning goal was her second of the season.

Rosales and junior Dani Payne (M) led the Wolves with three shots on goal. SFU outshot WOU 25-19.

With the victory, the Wolves concluded their season with an overall record of 8-8-1 and 4-7-1 in GNAC play and finished in 7th place in the conference.

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David Ribich and cross team preparing for upcoming races Brianna Bonham | Staff Writer

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David Ribich started his sophomore year off strong with high hopes for the racing competitions this cross country season.

Being in the lead in the top 6 of the team, David is very determined to work with his team to get to nationals.

“Our ultimate goal is to get to nationals this year, we’re all very committed to that goal [...] We’re committed to do the work it takes,” said Ribich.

Ribich said that he team last year “fell short at regionals” and with regionals being at Western this year, the team and David both feel a lot of pressure to perform.

They want to make Western proud.

“When the season rolled around one of the highlights was [at] Sun Dodger where I went 24:38 minutes for 8K. It was a minute PR (personal record) and really set the tone for the rest of the season,” Ribich said.

He has been training to be his best in order to get to the goal of nationals.

Ribich recently set a new PR running a 10K at 32:02 minutes. His personal highlight is getting 4th in conference.

“The race started out like I thought it would,” Ribich said, adding “But we’re only climbing. We’re on the uphill for regionals.”

“For regionals right now, we are sitting in the middle of the pack between all the teams […] We’re in the hunt for it,” said Ribich. During their last race, the team exceeded what they were expecting and are feeling good about their ability to compete at regionals. They were ranked 7th in the conference this year and exceeded expectations.

This summer, he counseled at a running camp and was able to train through the summer and work to better his times.

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He managed multiple new PRs and is continuing to train.

“I just know that if I have support I can go out there and make everyone proud,” Ribich said. He looks to his family and community to support during races, and with Western being the host for regionals this year, he hopes that the community will come to support as well.

“At some point in the race, everyone is going to get physically tired,” he said. For Ribich, the majority of races are a mental challenge as opposed to a physical challenge. He believes that mental preparation is just as important as physical preparation.

Ribich has been running since 7th grade, he went to a small high school that did not offer soccer past 6th grade, and soccer was his passion. His sister ran cross country which inspired him to begin running as well.

He is in his sophomore year here at Western and is majoring in communication studies with a minor in sports leadership and sports development.

“Professional running is a macro goal for me. My micro goal is to pursue athletics,” Ribich said. Choosing this major/ minor allows him to pursue his passion for athletics. He wants to pursue a post collegiate career in running and coaching “Netflix is definitely a post workout priority […] Right now I’m watching Arrow, The 100, Prison Break and Supernatural,” Ribich added. He also finds time outside of workouts to hike and do outdoor activities.

Ribich and the cross country team hope to see Western supporters at regionals.

He looks forward to pursuing cross country the rest of his college and professional career.

Portland Timbers defeat Sporting Kansas City during shootout with 22 penalties Jamal Smith | Sports Editor In what is being heralded as one of the greatest Major League Soccer (MLS) playoff games of all time, the Portland Timbers, with a little bit of luck, came out victorious in the knockout round against Sporting Kansas City (SKC) on Thursday Oct. 26, 2015.

The sold out crowd at Providence Park got their money’s worth; the atmosphere was insane, there were ups and downs, phenomenal last minute goals, and one of the craziest double goal post penalty misses of all time.

It would take 90 minutes of regulation, two 15 minute overtime periods and 22 penalty kicks for the Timbers to become victorious and advance to the Western Con-

ference Semifinals. The game was a draw at 2-2 with Portland winning the penalty shootout 7-6.

Portland came out firing on all cylinders in the opening minutes of the first half, but was unable to capitalize with a goal, and the first half ended with the score tied at 0-0.

Timber’s midfielder Rodney Wallace would find the back net in the 57th minute after a beautiful juggling flick pass from Timber’s midfielder Diego Valeri inside of SKC’s 18-yard box.

In the 87th minute, with just 3 minutes to play in regulation, SKC evened the score at 1-1 off a cross into the Timber’s 18-yard box which was headed in by SKC’s defender Kevin Ellis, causing the match to continue

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Portland Timbers goalkeeper Jake Gleeson

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Freak Out for “Fallout 4” Bethesda and “Fallout” fans pick sides as release date draws closer

By Jenna Beresheim| News Editor

Cast prepares for opening weekends of the fall production of “Book of Days”

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Mystery comes to Dublin, Missouri this fall

By Darien Campo | Staff Writer On Monday, Nov. 2, Western Theatre students took the stage for the first time, wandering around the boards to familiarize themselves with their new set in preparation for their upcoming production.

Still under construction, the unpainted steps are watched over by a shuttered backdrop depicting a wideopen Missouri countryside.

With only ten days left to rehearse, these actors are buckling down to prepare for the opening night of Western Oregon Theatre’s fall show “Book of Days.”

David Janoviak is directing the show, written by Lanford Wilson, which takes place in Dublin, Missouri (pronounced “Mis-sur-ah” by the characters.)

“It is about a small town, that is centered around a cheese-plant,” said Janelle Davis, a fourth year Theatre major in the BFA Acting program. “And when the owner passes away, there is suspicion on what happened, and how it happened. [...] It’s definitely a murder mystery.”

The show features a wide cast of unique characters, all with different, complicated relationships with one another. “It’s one of those small towns where everyone knows each other,” said Belladina Starr, senior BFA Theatre major, “and everybody goes to church, and there’s lots of hearsay.”

Growing up in a small town myself, it was interesting to recognize the types of people I’ve known in real life make an appearance onstage before me.

Starr continued, “There’s this idea that everyone in the town knows what’s going on and they all [...] put up a front of being good people, but then [...] you see the darker sides of these people.”

“It’s definitely a drama,” Davis said, “There [are] some comedic moments, but it’s definitely a drama.”

The actors have been working on this show since the first week of school, with auditions taking place the very first day of fall term.

They’ve been working hard, and even though this was their first night on the set, their effort shines through. “People have been getting lots of stuff done,” Starr said. “The first run [we all] had lines fully down [...] people have developed their characters very early on [...] this cast has really come together.”

Though the show is not a musical, it does feature plenty of singing from the cast, with many different church hymns sung throughout the show.

“Book of Days” premieres Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 and will run through Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015.

Admission prices are $7 for students with ID, $10 for seniors, and $12 general admission. Tickets can be purchased at the Rice Auditorium box office, or by calling the box office phone number at 503-838-8462.

You see the darker sides of these people. There [are] some comedic moments, but it’s definitely a drama

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“Fallout” fans are rejoicing as the long-awaited continuation of a story sets into motion, with the official release date for “Fallout 4” fast approaching on November 10, 2015.

This will be the fifth installment in the series by the ever-popular production company Bethesda.

The game developer is known for their work with “Fallout 3,” “Fallout Shelter,” and the “Elder Scrolls” series.

One bad thing Bethesda has been known for is their rush to publish games before all of the bugs, glitches, and patches have been dealt with. Their products have garnered backlash from the gaming community before, but that has yet to stop people from playing their games, apparently.

“Fallout 4” will be no different, with the hype extending to real-world consumables. Bethesda has announced that they will be producing a Nuka Cola Quantum by Jones Soda, soon to be available at Target, as well as a “Fallout” Beer, which will only be available in Europe.

But there is already a split between the fans.

While this new game boasts stunning graphics, a vast expanse of dialogue options, and all along new features guaranteed to satisfy, fans are still apprehensive.

Over the past week, screenshots, clips, and more information have steadily been leaked into gaming forums and communities. But the response has not been a positive one. Gamers claim that the graphics are lacking and textures appear flat.

The game takes place in Boston, Massachusetts 200 years after a nuclear war between the US and China, known as the Great War. The player is the sole survivor from vault 111 and must make their way out into the wild as done in previous “Fallout” games.

A few new features for fans to look forward to include the ability to build settlements and buildings, sending a brahmin, a mutated type of cattle, between their settlements, and one of the biggest pieces of news is that there is no level cap.

Bethesda also boasts that skill building will now be more of a tree system, weapons will be fully customizable, and that the player can continue their story well after the main quest line “ends.”

Between all of these options, it’s understandable that a game may lack in the graphics department from the start.

The producers are focusing more on the gameplay and interactions of characters, as well as the growth of the player’s personal character—this more so than keeping up with the quickly evolving gaming systems it is being made for.

Expect to see “Fallout” madness in stores soon, along with “Fallout” products in Target stores, but as per usual, I have complete faith in Bethesda pulling through, even if it takes a few post-release patches.

Personally, I’m just happy that the dog companion will never perish during a risky quest again.

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Superglued to the screen: “Goodnight Mommy” terrifies

By Declan Hertel | Entertainment Editor I’m going to start right off the bat by saying I am going to try really hard to not spoil anything about “Goodnight Mommy,” a fantastic piece of psychological horror out of Austria.

Please, do not look up anything about this movie before seeing it. Here is all you need to know: the mother of twin boys comes home with a bandaged face and distant demeanor after an operation, and the boys develop doubts over if she really is their mother.

It is really, really good and you should seek it out as soon as possible.

There’s no obvious place to start talking about the movie, so I guess I’ll start with the fact that it is supremely

unsettling. I’d be hard pressed to think of a movie I felt more physically uncomfortable watching.

As the film rolled on down the tracks with near-perfect pacing, I was squirming more and more. There is nothing rushed during “Goodnight Mommy” (“Ich Seh Ich Seh,” or “I See I See” in the original German); every moment is long and slow and savage in its stark delivery, and I was unable to look away.

Directors Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz use lighting masterfully throughout “Goodnight Mommy,” as evidenced by the film’s tone growing darker as the images on the screen grow lighter, a reversal of the normal strategy in horror.

Just as good is the usage of sound: the movie contains little dialogue and is

mostly scored by ambient noise, but the heavy silence is occasionally punctuated by low rumblings and spikes in volume that are as unnerving as anything I’ve seen in a movie.

Child actors in horror movies are near-universally reviled, so I was very glad to see that Lukas and Elias Schwarz, as the twins, deliver excellent, wonderfully restrained performances. Susanne Wuest also turns in a spectacular performance as their mother (or is she?).

The interplay between Wuest and the Schwarz boys is impeccable.

I wish I could say more than that, but anything beyond “they’re just so great” would ruin a great deal of the film.

One final note: yes, it is a foreign film and all the actors speak German. That

said, there is very little dialogue in the movie, so subtitles are minimal, and it’s a really great movie. If you can handle a small amount of reading over the course of a tight, tense 100 minutes (which you can), you really ought to expose yourself to the magic of foreign cinema. But if subtitles truly are enough to keep you from enjoying a really great movie, there’s no hope for you anyway.

A great piece of psychological horror seems rare in this time of “Paranormal Activity” and its knockoffs saturating the horror market, but in “Goodnight Mommy,” we find a slice of salvation.

It’s disturbing in a big way, and will stick with you for a long time after the credits roll. Seek it out and spend an evening in glorious terror.

Smashing Pumpkins’ “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” Turns 20 immediately. It was exactly as ‘me’ as he had said, even more so as it had appeared at a particularly emotionally tumultuous time for me.

Being a teenager is hard. You have a newfound independence This is definitely a work for the emotionally vulnerable, but and no idea what to do with it, your body changes in strange and also those who once were. A song like the stellar lead single unsettling ways, your emotions are beginning to acutely develop “1979” expresses to me unsureness about times just past and before you know how to handle them, and all the authority figwhat they mean for my future, but for someone older it could ures in your life tell you that none of your devastating, all-conjust as easily be a reminder of that teenage “lostness” they once suming problems really matter. saw.

No one wants to hear you when you need most to be heard.

A nihilistic burn-it-down song like “Zero” plays to teenagers When The Smashing Pumpkins released “Mellon Collie and as relating directly to their experience, while an adult will hear it the Infinite Sadness” in 1995, a generation of teenagers finaland shake their head at “those poor kids.” “Mellon Collie” as an ly found something that understood and acknowledged their album has a sort of timelessness for anyone who was ever lost plight in Billy Corgan’s sprawling double album. and confused and angry.

It’s an album that, throughout the course of 28 tracks and just I feel that “Infinite Sadness” will be a record that stays with me Photo courtesy of NPR.ORG over two hours of run time, explores every difficulty of adolesover time, as it has been for those who were there when it appeared. cence. It moves through expressions of blind rage, undying love, being hopelessly lost, It is a work of art that perfectly encapsulates the experience of adolescence. While and the occasional moments of clarity.

I listen to it now with all the attitudes of my overlong angsty-teenager period, maybe I was introduced to this album relatively recently by a good friend, during one of when I finally grow up I’ll hear it with my old ears and understand something about our many conversations about music. the turmoil of youth that you can’t see while young.

He was surprised I hadn’t heard of it: an angsty, experimental, prog-influenced,

By Declan Hertel | Entertainment Editor

concept double album? Right up my alley. I purchased it and set to listening to it

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Mo’ liquor, mo’ problems From the Desk of The Journal Editorial Team

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Last week, the Northwest Grocery Association proposed an initiative for the 2016 Oregon ballot that would change how liquor is sold and regulated in the state.

If approved, the regulation and sale of alcohol would undergo privatization, rather than the current system in which the state monitors licensed liquor stores.

Currently, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) oversees all regulation of the sale and taxation of liquor sales.

The move to privatize liquor sales is a poor move, and would only result in harm to consumers and to small businesses.

Encourages alcoholism Look, we get it: privatizing the sale of liquor would make purchasing it much more convenient. There would be no more scrambling to make it into the liquor store 10 minutes before closing on a Saturday night since you could just run into Waremart and buy whatever you need there without the worry of missing the store’s hours.

However, there is a reason that you can’t buy liquor at certain times of the day.

In Oregon, alcohol of any kind cannot be purchased between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 7 a.m., and liquor stores themselves are even more heavily mandated by the state.

In Oregon, liquor stores are required to be open between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m., but cannot open before 7 a.m., and they cannot close after 10 p.m., according to the OLCC. Stores also have “the option of being open on Sundays and legal holidays with hours of operation varying from store to store.”

Removing the monopolized regulations on the sale of liquor encourages alcoholism by allowing people to go and purchase hard alcohol with far fewer restrictions.

Increasing the ease of access for hard liquor only plays the role of enabler.

Privatizing sales may also increase the chance for traffic collisions, since people then have access to hard alcohol when they otherwise would not. More people

buying liquor at later times at night spells disaster for drivers all across the state.

According to a study from the Alcohol Research Group (a program of the Public Health Institute), “the real and potential effects of privatization project that the modification and/or elimination of monopoly status [state regulation] would increase consumption and alcohol-related problems such as assault, motor vehicle accidents and deaths from alcohol-related causes.”

The ARG also claimed that privatizing the liquor market “may result in increased sales to underage and intoxicated patrons.”

Increase in costs The Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, found that Washington state has the highest average cost of liquor in the country, and that the average price of liquor increased by $8.52 per gallon after privatization.

The Oregonian reported that when sales were privatized in Washington state, the initiative “included taxes aimed at producing as much revenue as the state made when it acted as the state’s sole liquor retailer.”

In the proposed measure for Oregon, however, the decision for how to tax liquor would be left up to the state legislature.

In addition, the ARG noted that prices in Washington state have increased by as much as 15 percent in some areas.

Tina Mulkey, owner of the Independence Liquor Store in Independence, Ore., said that she thinks the state does a good job of regulating the market and controlling the prices.

“I like that the state controls the prices, it takes the havoc off of my shoulders,” Mulkey said. “The state has been doing very well at controlling the regulation of liquor.”

The ARG also noted that replacing the statecontrolled system with a private system, combined with a tax plan aimed at achieving the same revenues as before, will result in significantly higher prices to consumers.

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Drives small liquor stores out of business According to an article by the Oregonian, Costco spent more than $20 million on the effort to privatize alcohol sales in Washington state. Now, it controls about 10 percent of the alcohol market in the state.

Advocates for privatization in Oregon claim they want to end the state’s monopoly on alcohol, but privatization simply creates the opportunity for big box grocery stores to take the monopoly over for themselves.

Since the state would no longer have control over the regulation of sales, businesses with high revenue streams - like Costco - could set lower prices to drive other, smaller businesses out. “[Privatization] will affect my business quite a bit,” Mulkey said. “I do not want [the measure] to pass because what happened up in Washington will happen down here.”

Privatization could also decrease the state’s revenue from alcohol tax.

After Washington state privatized its liquor sales, liquor stores on the Oregon side of the border increased their sales by 30 percent, possibly indicating a decrease in alcohol sales on the Washington side, according to an article from the Washington Post.

Privatization doesn’t decrease prices, increase selection, or provide more convenience. It seems as if the sponsors of the initiative just want privatization for privatization’s sake.

It’s a matter of simple supply and demand: if you increase the price of a product, people are going to buy less of it, or in this case, they will drive somewhere else to go get it, thus reducing the sales in Oregon and losing tax revenue.

This especially hurts small liquor stores: since people are no longer willing to pay the higher prices for liquor, and liquor is the main source of revenue for them, their revenue streams will be severely damaged.

In order for the initiative to get on the ballot next November, sponsors must gain 88,184 signatures to qualify.

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A letter from your legislators U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) The following is an open letter written by Oregon Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) concerning their recent education finance bill. The views contained are not necessarily endorsed by the Journal.

Last month, on campuses across Oregon, students told us that college debt is suffocating opportunity. It’s preventing a move, a job, a car or a house. Debt is stifling ideas for the future before they have a chance to grow.

Those students implored us to find real solutions to cut tuition costs and prevent the crushing debt that follows too many college graduates for decades.

In Oregon, the average student graduating with debt owes more than $25,000, and that number only keeps climbing. Nationally, with out-of-pocket tuition costs continuing to fly past inflation – by nearly 24 percent from 1999 to 2011 – students and their families face the brunt of this burden with no end in sight.

The key driver of tuition increases and skyrocketing debt levels is states dramatically cutting their share of funding for public higher education. In fact, researchers at Demos, a policy research organization, found that declining state support was responsible for nearly 80 percent of the rise in tuition costs between 2001 and 2011.

That has certainly been the case in Oregon, where the state’s contribution to the per-student cost of public college has fallen from $5,587 in 2009 to $4,214 in 2014 – a decline of almost 25% in just five years. In the last state legislative session, the state increased higher education funding by almost 20 percent, which is great progress.

However, Oregon ranked 45th in the nation in per-student support for public higher education in 2014.

That’s why we introduced legislation to encourage states to put in a bigger share and reinvest their dollars into public colleges and universities. Our bill, the PARTNERSHIPS Act, would provide federal matching funds for states that agree to freeze or reduce the cost of tuition and bring up

graduation rates. The bill signals to states and colleges that the federal government wants to be a partner in making college more affordable.

The partnership would work like this: The federal government would send dollars to states if states use those dollars to stop tuition costs from going up, or, better yet, if they use those dollars to bring down tuition costs at public colleges. Under our bill, a school could get up to $1,700 per student each year from the federal government if it meets those conditions.

Even as we work to stop tuition from climbing higher, we know costs are already so high that many feel college is out of reach. So another key piece of the puzzle is ensuring that all kids – starting in junior high and high school – know that they will have the ability to repay their loans.

In August, we introduced the AFFORD Act, which would give all borrowers that peace of mind. Our bill would make student debt more manageable by ensuring no borrower has to pay more than ten percent of his or her discretionary income on student loan payments.

Any unpaid balance after 20 years would be forgiven.

Everybody, from baristas to bankers, would be able to afford their student loan payments.

In our country, a higher education is often the ticket to a good-paying job. Making college affordable is not only critical to the future of students, it’s vital for our state. It’s the surest way to grow our economy and the incomes of ordinary Oregonians. We must keep higher education – a central pathway to the middle class – open to all.

Bringing down college costs is going to take effort from students, states and the federal government. But Oregonians have never been afraid of hard work. Our students’ future and our state’s require that we meet this challenge. Working in partnership, we can keep the doors to opportunity open to all Oregonians.

Musings from a woman on the edge

By Katrina Penaflor | Managing Editor What even is news anymore? Also, what even is that last sentence I typed? It doesn’t fully sound right, but I feel like it’s the right thing to say—so I’ll say it.

Anyway, what do I mean by my question? Well news, to me, lately is not at all what I would consider to be news.

I was on Facebook (I know, terrible place to start my argument, but this isn’t quite an argument per say, just my “musings”) and the top trending story was about a reality show star wearing rubber sandals.

Rubber sandals are what I would refer to as slides, you know those basic black sandals with a thick strap across the foot.

That was the top trending story?

This is news? If I step outside my house to take out the trash in my Nike slides, is a reporter going to stop me on the street while I’m looking like a hot mess and take my picture?

Well no, that would never happen. And I get this was trending because the woman wearing the shoes is famous, but can people see how ridiculous this is?

Literally almost anything else in the world would have been more of a news story than that.

What about the recent debates? Let’s talk about Oregon

job loss. Any cats stuck in a tree—I would even consider this last crazy question as more newsy (I’m making this a word if it isn’t one.)

W i t h the rise of pop culture and the lives of celebrities becoming more important to some than the events of the rest of the world, I feel the term “news” is quickly fading away. Or maybe not quite fading, it’s still fitting its definition of being noteworthy and providing information, but sadly the focus of what people see as important is shifting in a different direction.

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Who I hate today The cult of the angry and useless

By Declan Hertel | Entertainment Editor “Internet comments are a roiling vat of toxicity and immaturity” is a constantly beaten dead horse that I do not wish to punish any more here.

But I do think that comment sections (especially pop culture comment sections) provide a breeding ground for a certain type of insufferable human being: the caustic “always critic, never creator.”

If you enjoy not being suicidal, never visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) message boards. All that is to be found there is a seemingly endless supply of people who hate the very concept of movies, yet pay actual, real money to complain about them.

They go beyond what Nick Hornby calls the “professional appreciator” in his novel “High Fidelity;” it’s worse than that.

It’s not that these people didn’t like the movie, it’s that someone would DARE to make a movie that wasn’t what they wanted, or God forbid, uses a device they’ve SEEN BEFORE. Nothing is ever good enough: it’s perfect or it’s worthless.

And now they have a platform to inflict their opinions on the rest of us.

I am by no means saying that people shouldn’t be allowed to air their grievances (kinda what I’m doing here), but it’s so easy now to satisfy oneself with being angry and useless. And it’s the uselessness that worries me: so many people have an audience to angrily flail at about others’ creativity that they have no reason to create something themselves.

Plus, if you create something, there will be useless and angry people telling you that your art is worthless.

So, to the artists: do what you do. If you have a vision, execute it. Do not compromise or throw out your vision because it doesn’t fit what someone else wants. Forget the naysayers, your voice is worth hearing.

To everyone else: if this made you think “oh God I’ve been so angry and useless,” there is hope for you yet. Go create. If you don’t create, encourage those who do.

If you want to defend your angry and useless tendencies: I can be reached by loudly proclaiming to everyone nearby, “My name is [your name here] and I deserve to be punched in the teeth.”

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Timbers: From Page 7 with two 15 minute overtime periods.

SKC ripped the heart out of the Timber’s faithful in the 97th minute when forward Krisztian Nemeth’s hit a ridiculous top-corner goal which Timber’s keeper Adam Kwarasey had no chance at saving.

In the second overtime period, with just two minutes remaining, Portland super-sub Maximiliano Urruti (F) tied the game at 2-2 after a Wallace cross found its way to Urruti and he calmly blasted it past SPC’s goalkeeper Jon Kempin.

Still, even after the overtime periods, the match would be decided with penalty kicks. The team with the most goals after five rounds would be crowned the victor, but even still, the match would continue into sudden-death.

After Portland failed to covert in the 8th round, SKC’s defender Saad Abdul-Salaam’s shot on goal unbelievably bounced off both goal posts and somehow didn’t go in.

“Our crowd, our fans, our supporters, the Timbers Army, I think they were the ones who kept that last ball out of the net,” said head coach Caleb Porter at the postgame press conference. “It was either them or God because the thing bounced twice, and I don’t know how it didn’t go in.

But it didn’t.”

“Something kept that goal out. I don’t know what it was; maybe it was them from them yelling so much,” added Porter.

“Something did, something kept it out. So I’m going to credit the Timbers Army.”

With every penalty make from the Timbers, the crowd went into a frenzy, but SKC would answer every time. With every miss, the crowd collectively held their breath, but SKC would fail to convert.

The eleventh round pitted Timber’s keeper Kwarasey against SKC keeper Kempin. Kwarasey would convert on his penalty kick, and then make the save against Kempin to the estatic delight of the Timber’s Army.

“It was like a movie,” said Kwarasey after the game. “I didn’t expect it to go to penalties. I didn’t expect to take a penalty. I’m still a little bit exhausted. It’s a wonderful feeling.”

With the incredible victory, the Timbers advanced to Western Conference Semifinals against no. 2 seed Vancouver Whitecaps, a two-leg series with the first game played in Portland and the second in Vancouver, B.C. Note: On Sunday Nov. 1, 2015, the Timbers finished the match with a 0-0 draw against the Vancouver White Caps. The decisive next match will be played in Vancouver, B.C. on Sunday Nov. 8, 2015. With a victory, the Timbers would advance into the Western Conference Finals against the winner of Seattle vs. Dallas.

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Students and faculty gathered in the Pacific Room of the Werner University center to donate blood for the Red Cross. The drive was held from Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 10:30-3:30 p.m. through Thursday, Nov. 5 from 10:30-4 p.m.

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