Volume 16 Issue 24 (Monday, May 2, 2016)

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Harriet Tubman to grace the twenty dollar bill

Maria Dantas-Whitney reflects on project SPELL

“Game of Thrones” premiere leaves viewers hungry for more

Oregon Department of Human Services fails standards

New location allows Campus Garden to flourish

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ODHS fails all federal child care standards Department in steady decline from 2008 review reports

By Jenna Beresheim | News Editor Recent federal report findings regarding Oregon’s Department of Human Services’ responsiveness to child welfare concerns show the department is failing in all 13 standards.

Originally, a 2008 review reported that the state’s department was failing in 11 of 13 standards. With the new 140-page assessment is required every six years and directly impacts federal funding.

After the results of the 2008 assessment, Human Services was given an implementation plan to bring the department back up within standard range.

However director Clyde Saiki wrote an email to all state legislators stating that it was clear the agency did not appropriately implement or track the plan.

The assessment covers areas of child welfare such as the amount of child maltreatment cases, how many of those cases were recurrent, cases that were not conducted with sufficient investigations, and the timeliness of how cases were handled.

Current assessment results, reported by the Statesman Journal, show only 50 percent of cases were addressed in a timely manner,

Bipartisan bill finds its way back on Senate’s radar

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hausted or hungry with stories of not eating or sleeping.

Brandon Sherrard, a 2015 Western graduate with an education degree, now works as a licensed substitute teacher who is a mandatory reporter.

“I have no experience with reporting cases as of today,” said Sherrard. “This news is a shock. [It] makes me feel like we’re failing our children.”

If it is suspected that a child is being abused or neglected, please contact your local Department of Human Services office or the police immediately. Polk County has a dedicated child abuse hotline, which can be reached at 503-378-6704 or the Toll Free Marion County Human Services office at 800-854-3508.

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Wyden cosponsors campus sexual assault bill

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with some of these cases receiving timely responses 15.5 percent of the time.

Due to the shortcomings within the department now presented with this recent assessment, Governor Kate Brown stated that she is disappointed with the review and has ordered an investigation.

Becca Philippi, a 2016 WOU graduate in early childhood education, reported having her own difficulties with Child Protective Services.

“I worked with preschool age children from at-risk families, and we worked closely with [Child Protective Services] on several issues,” said Philippi. “They are severely understaffed there and have way too much on their caseload.”

Philippi mirrored the problems stated in the report, saying, “... issues are not responded to in time or sometimes fell through the cracks completely.”

“When I worked in the public schools, there wasn’t a system in place, and there were multiple instances where I was concerned for a student but frustrated that I couldn’t help the child farther than reporting what I noticed,” said Philippi.

Multiple times within her work, Philippi dealt with students coming into class ex-

A bill formed last year addressing sexual assault on college campuses is being urged in part by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and 34 other cosponsors to be passed by the Senate immediately.

After being idle for about nine months, the bill, titled the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, would “ensure campus sexual assault cases are handled with professionalism and fairness to better protect and empower students, and would provide colleges and universities with incentives to solve the problem of sexual assault on their campuses,” according to a statement from Hank Stern, Wyden’s press secretary.

“Ensuring the most basic protection - safety - for young people trying to get an education ought to be foremost in our minds,” Wyden said in the statement.

Of the bill’s 35 cosponsors, 22 are Democrats, 12 are Republicans, and one is an Independent. The bill is being pushed as a strongly bipartisan effort to address many of the issues relating to sexual assault on college campuses. The bill was originally introduced to the Senate in February 2015, was then reviewed by a committee in late July 2015,

and has since gained some headway in being “We have so many resources available for brought back into the spotlight in hopes of people here on campus,” said Chiles. “We being passed. want it to be confronted before it happens If passed, the bill would do the following: and to be stopped, we don’t want it to just be establish new campus a resource place for after resources and support it happens.” services for student surChiles also noted that vivors, ensure minimum if a student reports an training standards for instance of sexual assault on-campus personnel, to Public Safety, the decreate new transparency partment cannot legally requirements, require a report it to the local law uniform discipline process enforcement agency.

Photo courtesy of DAILYSIGNAL.COM and coordination with law “The victim has to say, Sen. Ron Wyden (D) enforcement, and estab‘I want this reported.’ lish enforceable Title IX penalties and stiffer They have to decide if it will be reported to penalties for Clery Act violations. the police or not,” said Chiles.

Data from the U.S. Department of EduChiles said that Public Safety works with cation shows that college campuses report- student leaders on campus, including Resied more than 6,700 forcible sex offenses in dent Advisers, PLUS Team leaders, and Sum2014. However, a study from the Department mer Bridge leaders, among others. of Justice claims that that figure may be un“It’s about education, and it’s about enderreported by at least four times the true couraging people to report [instances] that amount. may not rise to the level of sexual assault, but For Western, data shows that there were could still be considered inappropriate,” said five occurrences of rape on campus in 2014, Chiles. and one case of rape in on-campus stu“I would encourage people to speak up and dent-housing facilities. speak out, and to not let this stuff go unnoRebecca Chiles, director of Campus Pub- ticed,” said Chiles. “Call out people’s behavior lic Safety at Western, said that the main goal that is inappropriate, unhealthy, and, espeto combat sexual assault is to provide tactics cially, criminal.” that address preventative measures, rather Contact the author at journaleditor@wou. than simply resources for after the fact. edu or on Twitter @journalEIC

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This week in WOU history

By Alvin Wilson | Staff Writer May 3, 1998, Campus Public Safety responded to a report of a man wielding a handgun outside of Valsetz Dining Hall. Five police cars promptly arrived on campus only to discover that the handgun was a toy cap gun. The cap gun was a prop being used by actors for WSTV, Western’s former student-produced television station. The students involved, despite having a reasonable excuse for possessing the gun look-

alike, faced charges of inciting a riot and disorderly conduct.

May 6, 2005, students in professor Jordan Hofer’s Anthropology 399 class prepared fundraisers in an attempt to figuratively adopt a chimpanzee. The final project for this Primatology course, instead of a paper or speech, was to raise funds to sponsor an orphaned chimpanzee with the Jane Goodall Institute. One fundraiser was a raffle for a gift basket which included a stuffed chimp, candy, and a movie coupon from Blockbuster.

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Students swallow midterms in an effort to avoid taking tests

By Katrina Penaflor | Managing Editor Madeline Meyers, a twenty-something philosophy major, has come across a new solution to getting out of taking a test: “Just swallow it.”

The trend Meyers has coined as “di-testing,” (you know, like digesting but you eat a freakin’ test) is happening all over campus.

“You really have to make a scene out of it. Get dramatic, crumple up the paper, and scarf it down in front of your professor.

They’ll think you’re crazy and you’ll definitely get out of the test,” said a sophomore student who wished to remain anonymous.

But what is the success rate? Will consuming a packet of paper really get you out of taking a midterm? Won’t teachers try to reschedule?

“Sometimes,” said Meyers. “But if you really freak them out, the teacher will probably just give you a pass at taking it. It’s a much simpler solution to actually studying.”

Simpler? Something tells me chewing and consuming multiple pages of printer paper is not easier than actually studying for a test.

Ava Belle, a fitness instructor on campus who teaches several of the yoga and Pilates classes at WOU, has her own opinion.

“This stuff won’t fly, not on my watch. I had a kid try and swallow a yoga mat the other day. That was the last straw.”

Some say the reason behind the di-testing is an increased amount of stress among students, especially seniors who are on the verge of graduating.

I spoke with a senior, currently enrolled in 22 credits, if the di-testing was worth giving a try. They responded, “Honestly, I’ll literally try anything at this point if it means less work and still being able to graduate.”

Roger Phillips, a freshman, was asked why he participated in di-testing, and if it had anything to do with stress.

“Stress? No. I’m not really all that stressed. I wasn’t even trying to get out of taking it. I saw this kid next to me do it, so I followed him and ate the biology midterm.

I thought it was part of the exam process.”

I didn’t even bother to try and ask him another question after that. I simply left the interview, closed out this story, and continued on with my life.

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Aries, the tattoo you just got on your left leg is spelled wrong.

Check it, double check it, and show it to a friend over 30. I’m totally right.

Your astrological sign has now been changed to Libra. Please refer to the horoscope below.

Hop on the fourth bus headed to Dallas on May 3 at the stop right in front of the WUC. Proceed to the left side of the aisle and sit seven rows back. Look under the seat for your next instructions.

Spill the tea, Cancer. I want to hear all the juicy details about your encounter with the campus dreamboat.

You’re lookin’ like a flavor blasted, xtra cheddar Goldfish cracker this morning, Leo. Use this to your advantage.

You will be delivered one of those glorious sushi burritos tomorrow by a close friend.

You’ll wake up in a tub of vegan marshmallow cream tomorrow, Libra. What does this mean? Is it a euphemism? Is it the hot new slang the teens are saying? Just embrace it.

When you hear the song “Milkshake” by Kelis playing within the next week, jump far to your right. You will narrowly miss getting hit by a ceiling tile. You’re welcome.

Java Crew’s blended chai lattes are straight crack. Is this a horoscope? No, but I needed a place to post this statement.

If you promise to name your baby after me, I’ll give you a really good, non-pregnancy related horoscope next week, Capricorn.

Unironic plaid.

John Stamos is the man who has been following you.

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SPORTS

The Journal Monday, May 2, 2016 Photo courtesy of LATIMES.COM Damian Lillard led the Blazers to a first round playoff win against the Clippers.

Idiot of the week Laremy Tunsil’s $7 million mistake

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By Jamal Smith | Sports Editor

Blazers nip the Clip Portland advances to second round of Western Conference Playoffs

By Jamal Smith | Sports Editor When the Portland Trail Blazers were down 0-2 in their best of seven first round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers, all hope seemed to be lost. The young Blazer squad appeared to be outmatched and seemed to lack the weapons to defeat the Clippers in four out of their final five games of the Western Conference series.

While many fans and sports analysts considered the series all but over, the underdog Blazers saw it as an opportunity to prove the naysayers wrong yet again. History was also against the Blazers, as only two out of 53 squads since 2009 have ever come back from a 0-2 deficit.

In their first two games against the Clippers in Los Angeles, the Blazers were absolutely dominated in every facet of the game, losing both games by at least 20 points. After going

down 0-2, the Blazers hoped that they could feed off the energy from the Rose City crowd and make the series interesting, and that they did.

In game three, Portland came out with a sense of urgency and defeated the Clippers 96-88.

Then in game four, the Blazers took care of business and came away victorious with an assist from Clipper’s All-Stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, who both had to leave the game with season-ending injuries.

Paul fractured his hand and Griffin re-aggravated a quad injury that has plagued him all season long.

With the freak injuries to the Clippers’ best two players, Portland went from underdog to the favorite overnight. Being a favorite was an unfamiliar position for the Blazers who have embraced the underdog role all season long, which left many sports analysts wondering how each team would respond.

In game five back in L.A., the Clippers started the game with great energy, and outplayed the Blazers in the first half. However, the Clips ran out of gas and the Blazers took ad-

vantage and won the game 108-98.

With the advantage now going to the Blazers, Portland had a chance to finish off the fledgling Clippers back on their home court. Led by point guard Damian Lillard’s 28 points, the Blazers squeaked out a 106-103 victory taking the series 4-2, and the entire city of Portland celebrated as confetti fell from the ceiling of the Moda Center.

The Blazers will now play the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the Western Conference Playoffs. Golden State will be without their best player, Stephen Curry, who went out with a sprained knee in game four of the first round matchup against the Dallas Mavericks. Curry could come back as soon as May 9.

Portland has already defied expectations for the season. Although they are underdogs going into their matchup with Golden State, they are right where they want to be, so don’t be surprised if they find a way to shock the world yet again.

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Laremy Tunsil had a bad week. In a manner of minutes, the NFL prospect watched millions of dollars blow away in a cloud of smoke, literally and figuratively.

Tunsil, a highly touted offensive lineman from Ole Miss, arrived at the NFL draft on April 28, expecting to hear his name called in the top six picks. However, just minutes before the draft was set to commence, a video surfaced on his social media account allegedly showing Tunsil smoking a substance out of a gas mask bong.

According to Tunsil’s agent, Jimmy Sexton, the video posted to Tunsil’s social media account was the work of a hacker.

The incriminating video made NFL teams hesitant to select the 6’ 5”, 305 pounder, and Tunsil’s draft stock plummeted. Tunsil was finally selected by the Miami Dolphins with the 13th pick; a fall from grace which ESPN’s NFL Insider Adam Schefter says cost Tunsil $7 million by falling seven spots in the draft.

Then in an even more bizarre twist, an image was posted on Tunsil’s Instagram account showing an alleged conversation between Tunsil and Ole Miss assistant athletic director, John Miller, about paying the electric bills and rent of Tunsil’s mother.

Sexton also claimed that a hacker was behind the leak.

As an aspiring professional athlete, Tunsil should have taken better care on what he puts on his social media account, whether set on private or not. Sure, almost everyone has at least one skeleton in their closet, but Tunsil should have realized that every single one of his actions would be scrutinized under a microscope.

It is safe to assume that Tunsil is regretting that $7 million bong rip.

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Campus garden blossoming after relocation Asia Cohen, a junior ASL studies and special education student, is one of the main caretakers of the garden. Cohen said that the garden focuses on the community, and sustainability.

“Community is so important,” said Cohen. “We need people to function.”

When asked to describe the garden and it’s goals, Cohen responded by saying, “Sustainable, available, educational, volunteer-based, community. Take what you need, not what you want …

We teach about weeds, pests, the struggles of overgrowing.

Getting our hands in the dirt Junior Asia Cohen stands amongst her bounty.

Photo by BRIANNA BONHAM takes us back to our roots.”

Cohen said that the new area for the garden is a better location due to the fencBy Brianna Bonham | Photo Editor ing and that the plants are doing well. The Garden Club The campus garden is overflowing with green after its encourage students to help tend to the garden, anyone relocation two years ago due to the construction of the is welcome and there is a garden guide posted on the new education building. Now located in between the fence. old education building and Rice auditorium, it houses a The garden is home to many plants, including poplethora of plants that student volunteers tend to.

Cocktail Corner

Let’s talk about gin. You know, that liquor that is made from a ghastly overwhelming amount of botanicals. It isn’t the alcohol for everyone, I get it. But, and I am not trying to offend anyone, if you don’t enjoy gin than you have a poor palate and should explore your alcohol options a bit more.

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tatoes, spinach, strawberries, raspberries, artichokes, onions, carrots, and various types of herbs. Seeds used to grow the plants in the garden came from local seed shares such as the Monmouth Public Library. Any seeds that are not used get donated again.

The garden is working toward growing enough food to give to Valsetz dining hall.

The Garden Club also gives fresh produce to the Western Oregon food pantry, where students in need of food are encouraged to take what they need. They are hoping to produce enough that they can give some to local family businesses, such as Yang’s Teriyaki and Yeasty Beasty.

The Garden Club works with the Environmental Club to promote sustainability through the garden.

“The campus garden is a place where students are able to explore hands-on sustainable practices. We can read and talk a lot about sustainability, but you can’t beat experiencing it. The garden provides a space for that. Getting your hands dirty, smelling the soil, and seeing new life emerge from your efforts can be a very powerful experience,” said Mark Van Steeter, professor of Geography at Western and advisor to the Environmental Club.

If you’re interested in getting your hands dirty, Cohen has garden hours that get posted on the WOU Campus Garden Facebook page.

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By Rachael Jackson Campus Life Editor

You can buy the fancy gin like Tanqueray, but in my home you’ll always find a healthy supply of Monarch gin because I can get a giant plastic bottle for less than $30 at the local liquor store. I can’t for the life of me tell the difference when it’s mixed in a drink. Sue me!

Here are some drinks to get you started: Gin and tonic Add ice into a glass, add in a shot or two of gin, and fill the glass with tonic water. Finish with a thick slice of lime.

Rickey: Replace tonic for carbonated water (I used lime-flavored La Croix) and throw in half a lime instead of a slice. I like to muddle the lime with some fresh ginger before adding the other ingredients.

Gin martini It may seem intimidating to make, but don’t be a baby about it. Fill a shaker with ice and add a shot of gin with a heavy splash of vermouth. Shake it for a good while and pour into a martini glass (or a Solo cup, it is college, after all). Add a pimento-stuffed green olive and you have dinner.

Dirty martini: Pour a shot of the olive juice into the shaker and add at least three olives to the glass.

Dry martini: Toss half a teaspoon of vermouth into the glass, swirl, and toss out. Shake the gin and ice separately. Serve with a cocktail onion or lemon twist instead of an olive.

Peach Dharma Fill a pint glass with ice, pour in two shots of gin followed by half a shot of peach schnapps (feel free to add more). Squeeze in half an orange and fill the glass with lemonade. This is a great for summer, and is sweeter than the others.

Cheers!

Have any drink suggestions or cocktail creations?

Send them to the author at rjackson13@wou.edu or on Twitter @rachaelyjackson

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Dirty gin martini

Peach Dharma

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Brazil-born professor collaborates for a living

By Chelsea Hunt | WOU Alumna A large poster of her hometown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, leans up against a wall in Maria Dantas-Whitney’s office. Lining surfaces are colorful, miscellaneous objects given by international students to this professor of both English for Speakers of Other Languages and Bilingual Education.

They reflect her colorful personality, said friend and colleague Tracy Smiles.

“She’s always bright and friendly,” said Smiles.

From her professional pursuits to her mentoring, collaboration is just the way Dantas-Whitney lives her life. It’s one of the reasons she came to Western Oregon University to teach. She felt that she would work well with the other professors.

“This was a really good fit,” said Dantas-Whitney.

While at Western, Dantas-Whitney has collaborated with her colleagues to bring in grant money for different projects, most recently the SPELL grant which is now in its final year.

A colleague congratulated Dantas-Whitney a day before she got the official notification that the grant had been approved to the sum of nearly $2 million.

“It was a big surprise,” said Dantas-Whitney.

Although Dantas-Whitney is the project director, it was a group effort. Ella Taylor from the Teaching Research Institute helped write the grant, and Carmen Caceda, professor of Teacher Education, has helped with the grant work.

Project SPELL, which stands for Sustainable Practices for English Language Learners, is a five-year grant that provides federal funding for teachers from Salem-Keizer and Woodburn to get an ESOL endorsement through Western.

Professor Maria Dantas-Whitney speaks at the Association for Language Learning conference in 2015.

More students today have first languages other than English, so teachers need to know how to help these students succeed, Dantas-Whitney explained.

Amanda Larsen, who taught in Salem-Keizer, was one of the people who participated in the program.

“Having an endorsement in ESOL allows me to use some of the knowledge I gained and help those English language learners that are in my classroom,” said Larsen.

Larsen found Dantas-Whitney to be an effective advisor for her thesis as she

Life got you down? Problem with your lover? Get some advice from the fabulous drag queen Esmeralda. Get your life straight, unlike her.

Dear Esmeralda, My parents showed up unannounced at my apartment the other day. They ended up seeing my giant bong. Now they are threatening to cancel my trip to France this summer. What do I tell them to understand and let me go?

Signed, Desperate for that Parisian Kush Dear Desperate for that Parisian Kush, First of all that is the weirdest name

I have ever been made to read with my own two eyes, so props to you for that kitty girl! Now, I, myself, do not take part of the devil’s lettuce so I can’t say this has ever happened to me and as you may know I pretend to be French when it suits me.

However, according to my research (aka typing some jargon into Google and scanning the first result), whacky tobacky is illegal in France so, keep that in mind. One thing that should be taken into account is your age, if it’s legal for you, in our wonderful state, to partake of laganja estranja I don’t see a reason they should be mad at you. Also, at the age of 21 you are legally an adult (even if, like

worked towards getting a master’s in ESOL. “Immediately you get the impression that she is competent and on top of things,” said Larsen.

In addition to her competency, Smiles said that Dantas-Whitney’s warm personality sets her students at ease.

“I’ve met few people who are as charming and responsive as Maria,” added Smiles.

For Dantas-Whitney teaching and mentoring are collaborative efforts and this influences the way that she works

myself, you don’t feel like it) so, maybe politely bring that up. But, if you are still heavily reliant on them I wouldn’t do it.

As long as you can balance your own financial stuff and don’t have to start working at the Spearmint Rhino to pay for school, you should be fine. Be mature and that’ll get you through!

Good luck, dear!

Contact Esmeralda Dharma LaChance on Twitter @miss_ezi or find her on Facebook with your questions on love and life!

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with students who are writing a thesis.

She first asks them to look at the areas that interest them because they need to be passionate and curious about their topics.

Because she is a humble person, as her son Thomas Whitney put it, Dantas-Whitney does not see herself as someone who tells students what they should do.

“I consider myself a mentor,” said Dantas-Whitney.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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Winter has arrived, and we want more

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“Game of Thrones” Season Six premiere leaves viewers hungry for more

By Conner Williams | Editor-in-Chief Warning: This article contains spoilers. Read on if you’ve already seen the premiere, or if you’re some sort of savage that reads spoilers.

April has come, and that means winter has finally come with it. Well, you know, Westerosi winter.

For those faithful readers of Martin’s beloved series, unlike me (I’ve got all the books, I just need to dedicate about a decade of my life to read them), season six comes as an annoying reminder that the TV series is now separate from the books. I’ve been told by a reader of the books that it’s been that way for a while, but now

the series is actually ahead of what has happened in the written timeline.

Despite this, about 10.7 million people tuned in to watch the premiere, with about 3 million of those in the form of online streaming, reports TV.com. Compared to “The Walking Dead’s” season six finale that had about 14.2 million viewers, “Game of Thrones” didn’t quite live up, but that could be due, in part, to it being on a premium channel instead of basic cable.

The main question that’s been floating around in everyone’s mind is whether or not Jon Snow is really dead.

I hate to break it to you, but this episode didn’t do much to reverse the dozen stab wounds that he was so graciously awarded “for the Watch.” However, those that give faith to the Lord of Light still remain hopeful at the presence of the Red Woman at Castle Black.

Across the Narrow Sea, Arya Stark battles with her new gift the Faceless God has bestowed upon her in full-

on Daredevil style; Cersei Lannister faces the reality of losing another child as the deformed Mountain guards her in her King’s Landing keep; Tyrion and Varys come to terms with the fact that they won’t be leaving Meereen anytime soon; Jorah Mormont and Daario Naharis continue their search for the fleeing Khaleesi; the Sand Snakes of Dorne betray their prince; Sansa Stark finally meets her mother’s former protector; and Melisandre shows her true form much to the dismay of eyeballs everywhere.

You can watch the episodes on HBO with a purchased subscription through your cable provider or stream them on the HBO Now app, which is currently offering a free month for new users. New episodes premiere every Sunday at 9 p.m. PST. Contact the author at journaleditor@wou.edu or on Twitter @journalEIC

Good music is good: On expanding our musical horizons

By Darien Campo | Staff Writer In high school, my Facebook page proudly proclaimed that I liked “all music except rap and country.”

Of course, this wasn’t true at all; I couldn’t have given you the name of one Vaporwave track, I hadn’t heard a single Gregorian chant in my life. Which is a little embarrassing for someone who likes “all music” (except rap and country). What I really meant was that I really liked classic rock and heavy metal, and pretty much nothing else.

Somewhere around my junior year I began to frequent bandcamp.com, a website I still use to find artists. By chance, I happened to run across the album “Nostalgia”

by a trip-hop band called Wren. This album opened my eyes (and ears). After I first heard those gorgeous beats and beautifully sampled vocals, I realized that I had spent my life ignoring an entire world of music I should have given a chance. After Wren, I learned to withhold my judgement on new music, and instead open up and let myself explore new ideas and sounds.

It’s very easy to find a genre that’s comfortable for you and stick to it, but I’m telling you to be careful not to fall into this trap. It always saddens me to hear someone who “only listens to rock” or “only listens to rap.” Just the same as someone who refuses to listen to an entire genre based on the merit of a single band, or because of how obnoxious the fans are. Sure, Radiohead fans are crazy and we need to shut up about our conspiracy

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theories, but have you HEARD “In Rainbows”? I mean, yeah, Neutral Milk Hotel fans can be really pretentious, but there’s a REASON “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” is so revered.

My high school band teacher shared this Miles Davis quote with us: “Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.” I try to remember this quote every time I’m exploring for new artists. I can guarantee that if you don’t like hip hop, there is still a hip hop artist out there for you. The same goes for any other genre. If you love music, you do yourself no favors by closing any doors.

Open your ears and scour the internet and record stores around you, there is beautiful music around every stereo; be sure you don’t miss any of it.

Contact the author at dcampo13@wou.edu.

ENTERTAINMENT

The Journal Monday, May 2, 2016

Don’t have a cow

entertainment picks THE EDITOR ABIDES “Sunless Sea.” Do you ever want to sail a ship across a subterranean ocean? Do you like the idea of cannibalizing your crew when you get stranded in open water for weeks? Do you love to read, but hate books? Then do I have a game for you. “Sunless Sea” is based in the universe of Fallen London, a popular text-based browser game, and finds you roaming the vast underground oceans to make your name and find your fortune.

Sail around, take missions, kill sea monsters, recruit crew members, then eat them when you fail, which will, a lot. This game is text-HEAVY; doubt not this. You will be reading alotta stuff, but all of it is very well written, compelling, and sometimes hilarious. It’s unlike anything I’ve played, and I play a lot of games.

“Alice Isn’t Dead.” From the minds behind hugely popular podcast “Welcome to Nightvale” comes a long-form audio horror story about a female trucker searching for someone once thought lost. I don’t really want to say much more about it, it’s best experienced with as little foreknowledge as possible. Put on some headphones and sit in the dark for the optimal experience, but I was getting good and scared while listening on the treadmill today. Plus, it’s free as hell. Ya’ll got no excuse.

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THE EDITOR DOES NOT ABIDE All this YouTube drama. A large number of creators are behaving like friggin children in an effort to garner views, spitting vitriol and lies at each other, creating controversies where none exist, etc.

To make matters worse, many channels are focusing on reporting almost exclusively on this stuff, which further encourages shitty behavior. I guess this is a part of YouTube’s adolescence: when it was young it was just whatever interested the users, it was random and carefree.

Then it reached childhood and gained coherence and creativity, but now it’s in teenagerdom and it’s trying to figure out how to play nice with others. It’s all just a bunch of balls, and I hope it grows up soon.

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EDITORIAL

The Journal Monday, May 2, 2016

Change for a twenty

By Brianna Bonham | Photo Editor

Why we should leave Jackson in the 19th century.

Illustration by CARLY FISTER

After years of debate, a grassroots campaign that advocated for a woman to be added to currency, and a Broadway musical that changed their mind, the United States Treasury Department revealed that Harriet Tubman will soon be featured on the $20 bill to commemorate the upcoming anniversary of the 19th amendment.

For quite a while the Treasury was planning on removing Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father and creator of the National Bank, from the $10 bill and replacing him with a woman. Shortly after the revolutionary musical Hamilton opened its doors on Broadway, fans were outraged and the Treasury quickly changed their minds (Good call, Treasury).

On April 20, the Treasury announced that instead of removing Hamilton from the $10, they will be replacing Andrew Jackson with Tubman. Not removing, replacing. Yes folks, Harriet Tubman, a lifelong abolitionist will be sharing the bill with Andrew Jackson, a man who was believed to own over 300 slaves in his lifetime.

Do they not see anything wrong with this?

I want to take a moment to celebrate the fact that there is finally a woman being represented on our nation’s currency.

The new bills will be put into circulation starting in 2020, the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which gave

women the right to vote.

Though Tubman’s history with women’s rights is not huge as she was more of a strong supporter, than she was an activist, she was invited as a guest speaker at the first meeting of the National Association of Colored Women in 1896, and toured New York, Boston, and Washington in support of women’s rights. These initiatives are the reason the bill is coming out on the anniversary of the 19th amendment.

Tubman is more widely known for her involvement with the Underground Railroad, a system of trails and safe houses that brought slaves from the south to free north states and Canada. She returned to the South 19 times to bring over 300 slaves to safety.

Obviously, Tubman is beyond deserving of her upcoming spot on the $20 and it is great to finally see representation from a black woman in our set of whitewashed greenbacks.

Now, don’t get me wrong, the men on our currency have done great things, great enough to get their faces in almost every U.S. citizen’s pockets. They helped form our country after all, even if they weren’t so kind in their social lives. What I’m questioning is the fact that the Treasury wants to put a former slave owner on the same bill as a former slave.

The first thing that comes to my mind is that it’s extremely disrespectful and unnecessary. Jackson has been on the

bill for 88 years, and now that people are pushing to make change (such as the grassroots campaign, Women On 20s) others simply cannot let go.

I was sitting in class, waiting for my professor to arrive when I overheard a guy saying that he would be trading in all of his $20s for other bills once Tubman replaced Jackson. He said it was “disrespectful to take off a great President.”

Again, I recognize that Jackson played a great part in forming our country, but keeping him on the bill defeats the purpose of putting Tubman on the bill. She is being put on the bill in recognition of all of the work she did as a liberator and activist, and to keep a man who condoned slavery and everything she was against detracts from the significance of adding her.

It shows to me a lack of respect for Tubman and the work that she did to save slaves throughout her life, and seems almost mocking to leave Jackson to be lurking on the back of the $20.

While serving as President, Jackson showed a strong mistrust for the National Bank, and strongly opposed the use of paper currency. In 1836, he issued a Specie Circular that required land to be purchased with hard money (precious metal) as opposed to soft money (paper).

If he hated paper money so much, why do people want to keep him on it so bad?

It seems to me that he wouldn’t want his face imprinted on these bills.

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As a woman it is frustrating for me to think of holding one of the new $20s for the first time, reveling in the fact that there is now someone representing the rest of the women in the U.S. on something so widely available as our currency, only to flip it over and have that flame doused by Jackson. Taunting me with his bushy brows, he almost seems to say, “and you ladies almost thought you won.”

Representation is so important and featuring Tubman on the bill goes beyond representing the U.S. women; Tubman represents the black citizens of the U.S.According to the U.S. Census of 2014, there are an estimated 40,379,066 black citizens, an estimated 52.3% of those being women.

With movements such as Black Lives Matter becoming more and more prevalent and gaining publicity in recent years, I believe that Harriet Tubman would be a great opportunity to represent these women, and show change and diversity in our nation.

Tubman fought for equality in our country and adding her to our nation’s currency would bring us one step closer.

We should leave Jackson in the 19th century, and celebrate Tubman as the strong, independent leader that she was.

Contact the author at bbonham15@ wou.edu or on Twitter at @brianna_ bonham.

EDITORIAL

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By Rachael Jackson | Campus Life Editor

What does feminism mean to you?

Feels bad, man

By Conner Williams | Editor-in-Chief There’s a couple things that have caused me to become extra irritated lately (that’s my PC way of saying they piss me off ).

There are few things that professors do to piss me off more than those that can’t be bothered to send the class an email that class is cancelled.

No, I assure you, I just love walking the mile from my apartment in the rain to see a stupid note on the door that class in cancelled. Thanks so much. Feel free to take three minutes to send an email notification to your students.

I can’t imagine how outraged I’d be if I commuted from out of town, like a large

“It doesn’t really mean anything to me. I don’t really consider myself a feminist. Everything should be overall equal; it’s interesting, I haven’t really thought about it before.”- Linzy Griffin, senior transfer Education major

“I consider myself as a feminist because women should be treated the same as men. There should be no gender bias at all.” - Brett Hegge, senior Mathematics major

“Equal rights for woman, man… equal payment, and equal opportunities.”

- Arne Heigele, senior English major and international student

“Growing up, being a feminist was something bad. Now I think it means something different to me. Now that I am getting older, I realize I want everything to be equal for everyone. Everyone with the same jobs should be paid the same; to me, it isn’t a movement anymore… it is how things should just be.”- Marsha Warren, senior Psychology major

“I wouldn’t say that I count myself as a feminist, but I mean... I love women, and I think they desire the same equal rights as men. I think inequality is a growing issue and you can see it everywhere.”- Bryon Brown, freshman business major

“To me, feminism means equality among all genders, and fighting for that equality.”- Lauren Pascua, senior and community health major

majority of the students at this school do.

Have some common courtesy; you aren’t the only one whose time is valuable.

Next up: motorists. I’m not sure if people haven’t grasped the fact that Monmouth is a college town or not, but newsflash, there’s a university right smack in the middle of town. And that means there are pedestrians everywhere, all the time, at all hours of the day.

I was almost hit the other day because a driver was doing at least 35 in a 20 mph zone. Since many people commute to town for class, cars are often parked along the sides of the roads and make it difficult for pedestrians to see down the road for oncoming traffic barreling down the road.

I really don’t feel like dying, and I’m sure you don’t feel like having a manslaughter conviction on your record, so do everyone a favor and go the damn speed limit, and slow down at intersections.

Contact the author at journaleditor@ wou.edu or on Twitter @journalEIC

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Shaking off the rust Spring scrimmages a temporary cure for your football withdrawals

By Jamal Smith | Sports Editor It has been a little over five months since Western’s football team played their last game of the season. For fans and players alike, the offseason can be a difficult time, dealing with the symptoms of football withdrawals. Sure, one can find enjoyment in other sports, but there is nothing like the drama and excitement that a weekend football game provides.

Luckily, for all those suffering football withdrawals, spring ball is here to help ease the pain.

In the spring, Western holds three scrimmages open to the public. The second was on Saturday, April 30 at Central High School.

The scrimmages provide an opportunity for the coaches to evaluate their players in game-type scenarios.

“We’re trying to get our punt returners, our kick returners, our quarterbacks, and our offensive line all game type situations and still limit the true contact because we want to keep our guys healthy,” said Wolves’ head coach, Arne Ferguson.

“We are down 25 players from where we normally are so that is a little concerning to make sure that we don’t decrease

our numbers for spring ball because of injuries.”

For Ferguson and the rest of the coaching staff, the balancing act of getting their players acclimated to game situations while protecting them from injuries is one of their main focuses this spring.

Another focus of the coaches is evaluating incoming freshman and walk-ons.

“We got about 16 players that just came in and won an opportunity to walk on, and they are doing awesome,” said Ferguson. “In our first scrimmage, all the kids did really well and it was probably the best scrimmage we have had since I have been here.”

The scrimmages also provide the coaches opportunities to better figure where players will fit into the depth chart.

“Our coaches all have a depth chart in mind,” said Ferguson. “What we think we have in mind is a daily process. We evaluate the kids’ work ethic, desire, non-football related things, and also we still remember what they have done in the past.”

“Once spring ball starts, it is a dayto-day operation where we go through all positions daily, and we’re looking for

Wolves take the field in the spring scrimmage on Saturday, April 30.

the improvements that they are making,” added Ferguson. “We are also looking for their growth and size potential for the future, but also, we are looking for guys with a tremendous desire and a thumb for the game. Those guys stand out and it’s contagious and it makes the team better.”

For fans dying to get a look at the team,

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all of the scrimmages are free and open to the public. Check www.wouwolves. com periodically for the updated information concerning the date and location of the last scrimmage.

Contact the author at jsmith15@wou. edu or on Twitter @journalsportWOU