WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY | MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016
Chinese scholars wow in musical showcase
WOU season comes to a close after GNAC Championships
Gender impacts pricing of everyday items
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Ted Cruz allegedly seen picking up newly dry cleaned Zodiac Killer costume
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I’ve got a special treat for you this week, Aries. Orange mocha frappuccinos!
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The moons be dancin’ and singin’ in your favor, Gemini. You will not be hungover on May 14.
My recommendation for you, Cancer, is to only buy Vlasic brand pickles from here on out.
Piff the magic dragon.
You think you’re an Evian, Virgo, but you’re really more like a Dasani or an offbrand generic bottle of water.
Libra, the moon told me she burned her toast this morning and the char looked just like your face.
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In a mom-and-pop dry cleaners in Dallas, Texas, it has been reported—and I use the term reported very loosely—that a man looking oddly similar to Ted Cruz was seen picking up some sort of Zodiac Killer-esque costume on May 5. The costume, which may or may not be just an oversized black hoodie, was washed by an employee named Robin. “I was given very specific directions by the man who placed the order to not remove the Cruz 2016 button from the garment. I tried to tell the man it would affect the cleaning, and that Cruz had recently ended his campaign, but he said, ‘leave it on, dammit,’” Robin said. Robin was unfortunately unable to identify the man beyond saying he had brown hair. When asked what name was left on the order form, Robin showed a copy and under “name” it read “noT the ZoDiaC KiLleR.” The second eyewitness, who wishes to be unnamed for obvious reasons, said Cruz entered the dry cleaner wearing a white button down shirt that definitely needed to be tailored, and when he exited the establishment he had the black cloak on and was wearing black framed glasses. “That’s when I knew it was the Zodiac Killer,” he said. “I also saw him get in a gold minivan that was driven by a blonde woman in a pink pant suit. She even got out of the car and yelled at him to hurry up.” Another Cruz spotting, which can definitely not be confirmed because I overheard two teenage boys talking about it while I waited in line at McDonald’s, said Cruz was also seen earlier that morning at a nearby Party City. He allegedly asked an employee where their costume selection was, and quickly grew furious when he discovered they had sold out of their adult size large Zodiac Killer costumes. He left the store in a rage, accidently punching and elbowing multiple employees and shoppers in the face on his way out. Contact the author at journalmanaging@wou.edu or on Twitter @JournalKatrina
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Idiot of the week Johnny Manziel’s smugshot By Jamal Smith | Sports Editor When Johnny Manziel was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland fans celebrated like they had won the Super Bowl. Cleveland fans had good reason to be excited; Manziel electrified the college football world in his rookie season, becoming the first rookie quarterback in college football history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards on his way to becoming the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner. Fast-forward two years and Johnny “Football” is making the headlines every
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week, but not for the right reasons. In this year’s NFL offseason, Manziel was released from the Browns, his agent, and his sponsors after weekly reports surfaced of Manziel’s excessive partying. Without
an NFL team, Manziel’s life looks like a tragedy unfolding right before our eyes. Manziel recently made the news yet again when the former Texas A&M star turned himself in on a domestic vio-
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lence misdemeanor stemming from an incident in January involving his ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley. Manziel was subsequently booked and released on a $1,500 bond. Although Manziel’s stay in jail was brief, he left behind a mugshot that has gone viral. In the photo, Manziel is beaming with a smug, defiant grin. Then, shortly after his release, Manziel took to Twitter to show his defiance yet again by tweeting, “Just thankful I had a shirt this time.” The tweet was deleted shortly after it was posted to his account. The tweet Manziel posted referenced a 2012 mug shot taken of a shirtless Manziel after he was arrested for disorderly conduct in a bar fight. Manziel had the potential to be a great professional football player; however, his smug, defiant, and privileged attitude have attributed to his fall from grace. Stay tuned, this most likely isn’t the last time you will see Manziel in the news. Contact the author at jsmith15@wou. edu or on Twitter @journalsportWOU
Wolves postseason run ends at GNAC Championships By Jamal Smith | Sports Editor Western’s softball team found their groove at the right time, finishing out the season with a string of victories that propelled them into the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championships as the No. 2 seed. For the Wolves, every facet of the game seemed to be clicking: their pitching, offense, and defense. So going into their opening game of the post-season in Lacey, Wash., on April 28, the Wolves had the momentum and the confidence that is needed for a team to win the championship. The Wolves’ first opponent in the opening round was Concordia University, a team Western beat three out of four times at the end of the regular season. The same success Western found in the regular season against the Cavaliers continued into the postseason, as the Wolves came away with a 3-1 victory. Junior infielder Kelsie Gardner had two hits and one RBI in three at-bats. Gardner, who is ranked third in the GNAC in batting percentage with a season average of .430, has been one of the Wolves most dangerous offensive weapons all year long. In the fourth inning, junior catcher Mercedes Green belted her sixth home run of the season to put the Wolves up 2-0. Then later in the inning, Gardner connected for an infield single which stretched the Wolves’ advantage to 3-0. Western’s starting pitcher, senior Alyson Boytz, had one of her best perfor-
mances of the season, only allowing the Cavaliers’ offense four hits all game long. Boytz pitched from start to finish, and
got herself out a bases loaded situation in the fifth inning on her way to the 3-1 victory.
Wolves celebrating their semi-final victory over Saint Martin’s.
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Then on April 29, the Wolves blanked Saint Martin’s University (SMU) 4-0 in the second round of the playoffs and advanced to the Championship game. In the second inning, junior infielder Ashlee Lynch crushed a two-out solo home run over the left field wall for her ninth home run of the season. Not to be outdone, in the fifth inning, junior infielder Destiny Kuehl connected on a fastball that went out of the park for her 13th home run of the season which gave the Wolves the 4-0 advantage over SMU. Boytz followed up her incredible performance just the day before with an even more impressive outing. Boytz again went the distance and only allowed two hits in her shutout. After the two decisive victories, Western advanced to the finals for a doubleheader against Central Washington University on April 30. Central Washington clinched the No. 1 seed in the playoffs with a conference record of 18-10. In the regular season, the Wolves played the Wildcats four times and only came away with one victory. The Championship double header played out similar to the meetings between the two teams in the regular season, as the Wildcats stunned the Wolves 11-2 in their first matchup and then 9-3 in their second. The Wolves finished the season with a record of 31-24 and 16-11 in conference play. Although the Wolves fell short on winning the GNAC Championship, the team gave it their all and proved that looking forward to next season, they are indeed a dangerous team. Contact the author at jsmith15@wou. edu or on Twitter @journalsportWOU
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HUMANSof WESTERN By Zoë Strickland | Staff Writer Stevie Lamica, English Writing major, fourth-year. “I have a dog. His name is Walter, he’s a black miniature schnauzer. He’s a puppy, so he’s six-months-old and learning how to be potty-trained. Because I live in Dallas and go to school here, I constantly come home to little doggy turds everywhere … I think I’m a cat person. I have a cat, he’s a Persian. He’s really cute. Everyone says he’s really ugly, but they just don’t know what’s cute. He’s like my little world … Edgar. Edgar and Walter. I almost got a cat two weeks ago, but the boyfriend talked me out of it.” “The boyfriend and I have been together for four years, and we just moved in together last year. So it only makes sense to have a plan, because we grew up together and he was my best friend my whole life. We’re that high school sweetheart thing … his family is friends with my family, his brother grew up with my brother and they’re best friends. So we’ve always been comfortable enough to talk about marriage and having kids and we’re both on agreement.” From left: Tian Cao, Dr. Kevin Helppie, Wei Jiang, Xue Chen, Xin Zhang, and accompanist Jackie Morelli
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Bringing culture to the arts Four visiting scholars take stage and impress audience By Rachael Jackson | Campus Life Editor Among friends, peers, and colleagues, four visiting scholars from China took the Smith Hall stage to showcase their talents. The scholars were a handsome group: two sopranos, Xin Zhang and Xue Chen, Tian Cao on trumpet, and Wei Jiang on the piano. The four hail from the Guangxi Arts Institute in the city of Nanning. They are on campus as part of the Visiting Scholar and Faculty Program, and are here for tutelage and for the experience of a different culture. Isabel Martinez, senior early childhood education major, made it out so she could support the parents of her students. It was surprising to see how skilled the performers were. “I think they did really great. It is interesting to see them every day and then on stage. I had never thought they would be that talented. I mean, I knew they would be, but just … not like that,” Martinez said. Liz Halligan, along with her husband, have been offering a place at their dinner table for visiting scholars every Friday night as part of the outreach program International Students Inc.
“The students that come, they are either in business or accounting or computers … to have this many artistic performers is exciting,” Halligan said. It is new for most people of the western world to see anyone other than white opera performers. “It was really great to see the different cultures come out. It isn’t something you see a lot of. I was impressed by the piano player,” said Shelby Morgan, employee of The Research Institute. Though many songs were operetic, that is not all the singers performed. Zhang sang “Rejoice” by George Handel and a Chinese folk song titled “A Glass of Beautiful Wine,” while Chen gave a lively performance of “Glitter and Be Gay” from “Candide”. The night was carefree and fun as the four played for a room of friends, but it was also inspiring to see what the international students are bringing to the university. It is a reminder to take part and see what students are doing around campus. “I think the school is really taking good care of their international students. They are interested in them, and care about them, and support them. But international students always want to make more friends, they want Americans to reach out to them. They can get lonely,” Halligan said. Contact the author at rjackson13@wou.edu
I think they did really great. It is interesting to see them every day and then on stage. I had never thought they would be that talented.
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“[Writing] is one of the few things people have always encouraged in me. I’ve always known that I’m decent at it, I wouldn’t say I’ve been great at it. But it makes it so it makes me more confident about it, because my confidence was built up about it, it made me want to do it. And then I realized ‘oh, this makes me happy’ and ‘oh, look it I can change things with this’ and ‘make other people happy with it’… It makes me happy to write in my pastime, but if I wanted to support a family off of it one day, how much stability would it provide me with? [Poetry] is probably my favorite thing to write. I would like to write novels, but I don’t have time … it’s hard. I’m addicted to working, so that doesn’t help.”
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Life got you down? Problem with your lover? Get some advice from the fabulous drag queen Esmeralda. Get your life straight, unlike her.
skin tone are important. As I started my performance career on stage I did my foundation a couple shades darker than my skin tone. Make sure you hit your neck and get a good even coating. Also, if you’re showing some bodyody, blend the color down to your neckline. As for colors for eyeshadow and lipstick, there is literally no color drag queens can’t wear. Go crazy with it!! Fuschia and lime? Heck yeah! Mauve and taupe? Sure! Have fun with it! Another pro-tip: don’t buy fancy makeup to start. Walmart brand works just as well! If you’re looking for a more serious tutorial on different makeup things check out Dear Esmeralda, my drag sister’s makeup channel: Fabulex Makeup. She knows makeup better than I am an aspiring drag queen and would love anyone! The best thing you can do is exsome makeup tips! Since you seem to know periment and find your own style! Get it, girl! what you’re doing anything you’d care to Hope to see you beating your face and serving share? Thanks in advance! fish! Made up in Makeup Dear Made up in Makeup, HAHAHA! I literally know nothing much … just like Jon Snow! I usually go with the “messaround with-it-until-it-looks-good” approach. What I can say is this: colors matching your
Contact Esmeralda Dharma LaChance on Twitter @miss_ezi or find her on Facebook with your questions on love and life!
Baby Queens: Take an example from senior community health major Shay Guyton from this year’s drag show held last month. Photo by BRIANNA BONHAM
Western hosts third annual Black Graduation Celebrating diversity on campus with alternative graduation By Amanda Clarke | Staff Writer Coming June, Western will be celebrating its third Black Graduation. The event will be put on by John Wilkins from Campus Life and Student Activities, along with Lavender Graduation, according to Courtney Briscoe, junior psychology major, the current president of the Black Student Union. The Black Student Union on campus will cosponsor the event. Black Graduation is rooted in African and Black cultural traditions, and is open for all participants who not only identify as African American, but also identify with other culturally Black backgrounds. Briscoe said the Black Student Union contributes
to Black Graduation “to recognize those students who identify as Black and their success of graduating from a four-year university. It is also important because these students are attending a predominantly white campus, and by contributing, BSU is meeting our goal of promoting Black excellence.” “Black Graduation is an event for the African American community to come together embracing our culture through the celebration of our success in graduating,” said Thelma Hale, a member of the Black Student Union on campus. During the event, participants can expect a keynote speaker, as well as the opportunity to speak. In the past, participants have received stoles from the Black Student Union. An award that may be given is the “kente cloth,” which is a symbol of “history, philosophy, ethics, oral literature, religious beliefs, social values, and political thoughts,” Briscoe said. Briscoe also said students will receive awards which “recognize their efforts on campus.”
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Black Graduation is expected to take anywhere from one hour to an hour and a half. “[It] is usually a small event, but the students who are graduating invite their family and friends to come celebrate with them,” Hale said. “This event does not replace traditional [graduation], but it is an opportunity to celebrate with family and friends,” Wilkins said. Black Graduation will take place June 10 at 3 p.m. in the Willamette room of Werner University Center. Students who wish to participate can register on the forum on OrgSync by 11:59 p.m. May 29. Anyone is allowed to attend; however, Black Graduation is typically an intimate event between graduates and their families. “Usually we would like to keep this reserved for the students, their families, and their guests,” Briscoe said. For more information about the event, contact John Wilkins at wilkinsj@wou.edu. Contact the author at amnclarke@gmail.com
EDITORIAL
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The price of
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Every time I walk down the toiletries aisle of a store I am bombarded with products that proclaim “FOR MEN” or “Women’s ______.” It took me longer than I care to admit to realize that one costs more than the other. So, I went searching for prices to demonstrate this inequality. What I found wasn’t super surprising to me: women’s products cost more. Often a
non-gendered product was the cheapest, though some would argue that some scents are inherently male or female. Basically, if y’all don’t want to smell like a particular gender, decide first if it’s worth the extra money. This is college: we’re all poor and no one cares if you smell like “cocoa butter kisses” or “thunderstrike flashfire.” By Stephanie Blair | Copy Editor
$3.60 for 30 (12.0 cents per pill)
Laxatives Winco generic brand. (Everyone poops, get over it.) I checked, there’s no difference in ingredients!
$1.94 for 25 (7.8 cents per pill) $3.24
shaving cream Gilette.
$1.98 ($0.66 per ounce)
$2.15 ($0.91 per ounce)
deodorant Speed Stick.
$2.69
$7.49 for 2
pens Bic (on Amazon), blue ink, retractable ballpoint
$7.67 for 12
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EDITORIAL
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“It’s terrifying. I’m just really disappointed that people haven’t moved beyond voting based on fear and emotion.” - Kennedy Stram, junior education major
“It’s not good. I’m not going to vote for him. There’s no way.” Daniel Sampson, junior music major
“I don’t see him as being a really good president. If it’s Trump, then no. Ew.” - Angel Pascual, first year business major
“It horrifies me. I’m a little worried that supporters of Bernie Sanders are not going to vote for Hillary over Trump.” - Annie Tarter, junior psychology major
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By Alvin Wilson | Staff Writer
How do you feel about Trump being the presumptive Republican nominee?
Press freedom is threatened by political rhetoric, actions By Alvin Wilson | Staff Writer Thanks largely to the actions of politicians, press freedom is an issue that countries around the world currently face. In countries such as China and North Korea, both at the bottom of the Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index (WPFI), practicing journalism means repeating what the government wants the press to say. The WPFI ranks countries based on how free their press is, taking into account anything from journalist killings and kidnappings to laws that prohibit criticizing the government. America is regarded as a free nation— one in which journalists are treated well and allowed to practice their profession freely. This has been historically true and, to an extent, it still is. But since 2010, the
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U.S. has dropped from number 20 on the WPFI to number 41. That puts us just behind South Africa and just ahead of Botswana. Press restrictions are real in America, and they creep up nearly undetected. The way journalists are treated by their country’s politicians can shed light on their country’s press freedoms. For example, in American political campaigns it is normal for journalists to be confined to a “press corner,” where they are secluded from the candidate and the audience. It’s also not unheard of for journalists covering protests, such as the ones in Ferguson, to be arrested. Our most renowned politicians, by being complacent with these practices, are facilitating the creation of more press restrictions.
Hillary Clinton received backlash early in her campaign when she roped off reporters during an Independence Day parade. She came under fire again last month when CBS reporter Stan Bush claimed she was using a white noise machine to prevent reporters from hearing her from outside a fundraising event. Donald Trump has been especially insulting to the press. Here’s a list of some news outlets he has attacked and what he said about them, according to the New York Times: The Associated Press: “... reporting is terrible and highly inaccurate.” “... always looking for a hit to bring them back to relevancy—ain’t working.” “... has one of the worst reporters in the business.” Politico: “... considered by many in the world of politics to be the dumbest and
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most slanted of the political sites.” “... if they were legit, they would be doing far better.” Univision: “... too much debt and not enough viewers.” “... controlled by the Mexican government?” You get the point. When politicians marginalize, demonize, and try to delegitimize journalists who are just doing their jobs, it makes it easier for them to justify restricting press freedoms. When politicians invent new ways to hide things from the press, they’re opening the door for others to do the same. With political leaders such as ours, where will America’s press freedom rank eight years from now? Contact the author at awilson15@ wou.edu or on Twitter @awilsonjournal
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Disney announces nine new live action classic movies
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By Ashton Newton | Staff Writer Disney is a smart studio and they generally get things very right. They have Marvel and Lucasfilm under their belt, which have been getting huge amounts of praise and attention, but following the success of “The Jungle Book,” Disney has announced that they are going back to some of their classics. Disney has announced live-action versions of nine classic tales, and while no official dates have been tied to the films, Disney says the earliest release would be July 2017. First on Disney’s list is a live-action movie based off of Cruella Deville, simply titled “Cruella” with Emma Stone set to star.
Angelina Jolie is reprising her role as Maleficent in a sequel and Jon Favreau will be returning to direct “The Jungle Book 2.” A “Jungle Book” sequel may get dicey though, with Andy Serkis and Warner Bros. planning a darker version of the film to release next year. Director Tim Burton is making his return to Disney with a new “Dumbo” film with “Transformers” writer Ehren Kruger penning the script. Reese Witherspoon will be starring as Tinkerbell in a Tink-centered film, written by “Finding Dory” writer Victoria Strouse. “A Wrinkle in Time” and “The Nutcracker” films are also being made. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will star in “Jungle Cruise,” a film based off of the popular Disneyland ride. “Pirates of the Caribbean” also started off as a Disney-
land ride, which inspired the film series. Emily Blunt is going take on the iconic role of Mary Poppins for a sequel to the 1964 classic. This lineup of movies is on top of the huge lineup of Marvel films on the way, including “Captain America: Civil War,” which released May 6, and the six “Star Wars” films Disney hopes to release by 2020. Lastly, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” is in development, with Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightly all returning. The film is set to release May 2017. It’s safe to say that Disney knows that they’re doing and have a long-term plan for their films, with both classics and fresh content. Contact the author at anewton15@wou.edu
entertainment picks THE EDITOR MASTICATES GLEEFULLY UPON “Dark Souls.” Yup, the first one. The third game in the series came out recently and I have no way to play it, so I am sad. But it did give me an excuse to pop DS1 back into my Xbox, and I tell you what: this game holds up, almost five years later. It still looks gorgeous, it still feels as tight as ever, it’s still hard as balls, and—real importantly—there’s still a very active community. There are still all kinds of players to help you with bosses, and just as many to come to your world and murder you. The “Dark Souls” subreddit is alive and well, and offers a wealth of information for newcomers to DS1. You can
find the game pretty cheaply these days, and if you feel unchallenged by modern games, you would do well to pick up this modern classic. Pick it up, become grossly incandescent, and remember: kill the dogs first. Calorie-counter apps. I personally use MyFitnessPal for iOS, and it’s honestly a huge help if you’re trying to be just a little bit better to your body and lose a bit of weight, which I am. While there is a lot to be said for planning a strict diet and cutting out all the bad stuff, a good place to start is just eating less.
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THE EDITOR SPITS OUT IN DISGUST Piper Laurie and Joan Chen aren’t in the new season of “Twin Peaks,” and neither of them know why. This makes me very sad, and if you’ve seen the original run of the show, you probably are, too. Laurie’s character, the conniving and adulterous Catherine Martell, was a lot of fun and allowed the show to get as soapy as you could get in primetime, and Chen’s Josie Packard was gorgeous and enigmatic right up until the end when she … well, we never really find out what her deal was. Which seems to me like a GREAT reason to bring her back. Oh well. It’s still gonna be so dope. I’ll just miss these ladies.
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Down 1 Mad cow 2 Ben and Jerry’s 3 Pinkerton 6 ZomBea- vers 8 Kids 10 Antlers 12 Gorillaz 14 Skeleton 15 Bos Taurus 16 Narwhal A sampling of playable characters from “Overwatch.”
You should be watching for Blizzard’s “Overwatch”
playable heroes with all different abilities and play styles. Characters break down into four broad categories: offense, defense, support, and tank. Cooperation is highly encouraged. Players can switch heroes during the game, so it’s advised to switch things up often and find a perfect balance of offense, defense, and support to have an advantage over the opposing team. Each character can be individually customized with voices, emotes, and skins, unlocked with level ups and coins won in game. This gives players a chance to express themselves in game and look way cooler than everyone else. Luckily, all customizations are purely cosmetic, so no player has an unbalanced advantage. “Overwatch” has three objective based game modes, instead of the standard “team deathmatch” style modes. This forces play-
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: C.W. (PG13) MOTHER’S DAY (PG13) RATCHET & CLANK (PG) KEANU (R) THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR (PG13)
DISNEY’S THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) CRIMINAL (R) CRIMI BATMAN V SUPERMAN (PG13) THE BOSS (R) DISNEY’S ZOOTOPIA (PG) 5/13: MONEY MONSTER (R)
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“Don’t forget, don’t ever forget” Colored flags displayed on campus for Holocaust Remembrance By Conner Williams | Editor-in-Chief Powerful feelings accompanied all those that traveled through campus May 4-5. At a glance or from a distance, the scene appeared to be a beautiful display of blooming flowers under the springtime sun, with all colors of the rainbow glimmering in the expanse of the fresh, green landscape encompassing Western’s serene setting. But upon further inspection, the scene changed drastically. What first seemed to be a colorful spectacle of a springtime botanical pleasantry was, in fact, a brutal reminder of one of the greatest tragedies in human history: the Holocaust. 27,660 miniature flags poked out of the grass along the walkways carving their way through the heart of campus as part of Western’s role in Holocaust Remembrance Day. Each flag represented about 500 people killed during the Holocaust. True figures are impossible to measure, and all that we have are approximations; an estimated 13.8 million people. Jennifer Murphy-Schwanke, a senior sociology major, has experienced tragic loss herself. She lost two of her three kids. “To think that each flag doesn’t even represent one [person], it represents that many more … I’m a parent and it just hits me that there’s that many people that have lost family and it hasn’t even been 100 years yet,” said Murphy-Schwanke. “There are parallels today, and if I could tell anyone one thing - not that I’ve been touched by it myself but to just think of the families that have been - take five minutes and attempt to put yourself in their shoes,” Murphy-Schwanke said. “Don’t forget, don’t ever forget.” As part of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Deb Mrowka, whose family largely survived the events of the Holocaust, spoke on May 5 about her family’s incredible journey through the internment camps, particularly her mother’s amazing unbreakable willpower in the face of immeasurable odds. Mrowka used to bring her mother, Eline Hoekstra Dresden, with her when they traveled to different speaking events in order to offer commentary and answer questions, but Dresden is now unable to do so since she has reached 93 years of age. Mrowka spoke of the history of World War II and the conception of the Nazi Party’s rise to power as Germany attempted to rebuild after economically shattering war reparations pulsed through the country after World War I.
Perhaps one of the most compelling moments of Mrowka’s presentation was when she commented on the carefully orchestrated psychological manipulation the Nazis executed on their victims. She spoke of how they were “so smart” in the way they allowed for slight glimmers of hope to be allowed in the Nazi Party’s captives for the sole purpose of ripping it away later on. In one instance, Mrowka spoke of people who were forced out of their homes but were allowed to bring a suitcase full of whatever they could fit in it, which allowed for a small sense of hope that the victims might be able to trade something they owned for their life. “The difference between being a victim and a survivor is your attitude,” Mrowka said. “If you keep the attitude of being a victim, you’ve let the perpetrator win.” Mrowka’s family hailed from Utrecht, in the Netherlands, and upon realizing that some parts of western Europe were no longer safe for Jews when the war began in 1939, they took in two Jewish refugee children whose parents had sent them way from Germany. After the Netherlands was invaded, German authorities found the two orphans and forced their relocation back to the orphanage, where they were ultimately deported to the Auschwitz concentration camps and murdered. Dresden graduated from high school in 1940 and was forced out of college in 1941 when the Nazis expelled Jews from all schools, afterwards seizing Dresden’s family home in the Netherlands. Dresden became pregnant in 1941 and had to walk to the hospital to give birth since Jews were not allowed to use any other forms of transportation. She bore a son, Daantje, who she gave up when he was three months old to a non-Jewish family that volunteered to hide him for safekeeping. Somehow, the family was kept in contact with and Dresden was reunited with Daantje when he was three years old after she was liberated from an internment camp in the Netherlands called Westerbork on April 12, 1945. In 1958, Dresden, her husband, and their five children, including Mrowka, emigrated from the Netherlands to a rural area near Portland, Oregon. Brianna Martinez, a sophomore exercise science major, touched on her feelings of the presentation and about Western’s contribution to Holocaust Remembrance Day. “I’ve always been interested in the Holocaust, and to hear someone’s story is so much different than reading about it in a textbook in a history class,” Martinez said after Mrowka’s presentation. “[The flag display] definitely makes me sad, to think that each one represents 500 people, it’s crazy to think about,” said Martinez.
The difference between being a victim and a survivor is your attitude
What the flags represent: 4,267,000 Jewish adults
1,750,000
Jewish children
500,00
Roma and Sinti (Gypsies)
15,000
Homosexuals
3,000
Jehovah’s Witnesses
3,300,000
Soviet prisoners of war
3,000,000 Polish Catholics
20,000
Spanish Republicans
700,000 Serbians
250,000
Mentally/physically disabled
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Obama surprises students By Jenna Beresheim | News Editor On April 28, Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary was busy speaking to a crowd of college journalists gathered in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room when the President of the United States showed up for a surprise visit. “I hear there’s some hotshot journalists in here,” said President Barack Obama as he approached the podium where Earnest stood. “I heard you guys were around today, so I wanted to stop by and say hello.” The event, which hosted college journalists from across 28 states, was held in Washington D.C. within the White House itself. Issues relevant to college in the United States, such as Title IX initiatives and student loan debt, were covered as part of the process. Going with the theme, Obama stated that he had some breaking news for the new generation of reporters. The President stated that he intends to
When hard work pays off By Jenna Beresheim | News Editor In honor of “May the Fourth,” the 24th annual Leadership Recognition Night portrayed the theme of “Leadership Awakens” - celebrating in true “Star Wars” style. The evening was an invitation-only event that celebrates specific students from campus who have gone above and beyond expectations. Awards are both peer-selected and staff-selected, with only a few handpicked students making it past a campus committee to win larger awards, such as the Klush Tum Tum, Distinguished Student Leader, Julia McCulloch Smith Outstanding Graduating Student, and Delmer Dewey Outstanding Graduating Student awards. To follow the “Star Wars” theme, giant balloon lightsabers created the
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enroll 2 million more individuals into the Pay As You Earn program. This program caps the amount of student debt loans that a borrower has to repay to 10 percent of their monthly income. This plan would hopefully take place by April 2017. Community colleges were not forgotstage backdrop, cardboard cut-outs of characters lined the walls, and even the food was themed. There was Jedi Juice, Obi-Wan Kabobs, and Princess Leia Cinnabuns. Megan Haberman, the assistant director for Student Leadership and Activities, has hosted the event for seven years with the help of other staff and faculty members around campus. “Usually my position announces assigned awards, but this year I swapped with my partners to announce the winners that I knew personally because their accomplishments meant so much to me,” Haberman said. “My assistant, Jordyn Ducotey, helped me so much and took the creative reins when it came to decorating and setting up for the event, I knew I could trust her to do an amazing job,” Haberman said. Among the winners, Molly Hinsvark, a senior education major, received the Who’s Who award, which recognizes individuals for their involvement within the community. “This year I’ve been really challenging myself to better the LGBT*Q+ community,”said Hinsvark, “I’ve been at Stonewall for three and a half years, and put on four programs this year alone.”
ten either, being approached as an item that may become free in the future with federal support. “I’m proud of the work we’ve done in education to make sure that millions of kids who previously couldn’t afford to go to college can,” the President said. Specific awards, such as the Klush Tum Tum, are awarded to students who stand out overall on campus. This award focuses on a student who personifies “the heart of [Western],” meaning this individual goes above and beyond for organizations both on and off campus. The term is borrowed from the Chinook jargon, meaning “heart for people.” The award also attempts to highlight a student who may slip under the radar for being seen as outstanding - recognizing someone who truly works hard because they are passionate and devoted. The winner of the Klush Tum Tum award this year was Kevin Alejandrez. John Goldsmith won the Delmer Dewey Outstanding Graduating Student award and Han Nguyen won the Julia McCulloch Smith Outstanding Graduating Student. Finally, the Distinguished Student Leader awards went to Emmi Collier and Bryan Kelley. For a full list of award recipients, paper handouts can be found at the Information Desk in the Werner University Center. Contact the author at Jberesheim11@ wou.edu or on Twitter @WOUjournalnews
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Amanda Owren, a sophomore psychology major, noted Mrowka’s overall lighthearted tone when discussing the events that her family endured. “It says a lot about the person that they’re able to go through that and still have a positive attitude and look back on it without just negative thoughts,” said Owren. “I know if I went through that, I couldn’t do it.” “She’s definitely like her mom, she’s so strong,” Martinez added. Towards the end of her presentation, Mrowka alluded to similarities between the rhetoric of her family’s past and that of the current political climate in the United States. “It scares me the way that some people are voting … Just like in Germany in those days, people had to blame somebody,” said Mrowka. “And so, if you follow that rhetoric and you blame other people in regards to immigration and these other things, that’s just not American.” “We are an awesome country and we should celebrate the differences in people instead of negating them,” stated Mrowka. Contact the author at journaleditor@ wou.edu or on Twitter @journalEIC
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Leicester defies 5,000 to 1 odds Leicester City F.C. wins the Barclays Premier League By Jamal Smith | Sports Editor Almost everyone can appreciate an underdog story in sports, whether it is a Cinderella team who defies all odds to upset the heavy favorite or a team that comes back from a seemingly insurmountable deficit to shock the world. On May 2, Leicester City F.C. pulled off one of the craziest upsets in sports history when they were crowned champions of the Barclays Premier League. Before the start of the season, English sports bookies gave Leicester City 5000:1 odds of winning the championship. “This is a genuine black-swan event,” said a spokesman for Ladbrokes bookmakers in an interview with Bloomberg News. “If you simulated the Premier League 5,000 times, Leicester should win it once. We’re not going to be around for another 5,000 Premier Leagues to see if that’s the case.” Although England’s Barclays Premier League is considered the most competitive soccer league in the world, there is a huge disparity between the teams normally at the top and the teams near the bottom. In fact, before Leicester City’s improbable victory, only four teams had
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Leicester City celebrating their unlikely Premier League victory.
won the league in the past two decades: Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Arsenal. Then there is the fact that Leicester City has never in their club’s history finished in the top five teams of the league. In 2004, Leicester had a tough year and because of their poor record, they got regulated to England’s second-tier league, and then in 2008, Leicester was bad enough to get bumped down even
further: to the third tier. Leicester only spent one year in the England’s third-tier league, they finished the season at the top of the league and moved up. Then, after spending five years in the second-tier, in 2014 Leicester moved up to the Premier League and finished in 14th place, just six points away from moving back down again. Even this season as Leicester began pulling off result after result, it seemed
like nobody gave them a chance to win. So, when Leicester pulled off the incredible upset on Monday, the city of Leicester was in absolute jubilation. Fans hugged and kissed complete strangers in celebration. Fans will never forget this incredible victory, and the improbable win goes to show that anything can happen in sports. Contact the author at jsmith15@wou. edu or on Twitter @journalsportWOU
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