Vol. 16 Issue 28 (May 31, 2016)

Students impress at Academic Excellence Showcase Page 6

Jamal Smith goes vegan for a week

List of 2016 graduating students

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WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2016 VOLUME 16 ISSUE 28

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NEWS

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Senior Courtney Richardson gives a presentation on combating methamphetamine addiction.

By Alvin Wilson | Staff Writer Last week was the 11th annual Academic Excellence Showcase at Western, but you may still be asking yourself what it was all about.

The Showcase started in 2006, and it is a way for Western students to show off their hard work from the year. It was created when the Program for Undergraduate Research Experiences decided to expand on the academic excellence awards that Phi Kappa Phi organized annually.

Over 350 students present material they’ve been working on, whether it’s academic research or creative activities. It is interdisciplinary, and includes anything from schol-

arly research papers to the performance of a dance routine.

The following quote is from the Program for Undergraduate Research Experiences’s message to the audience during the first Academic Excellence Showcase: “The PURE Task Force identified many ways to help facilitate and enhance undergraduate research experiences. One of the proposed mechanisms was to facilitate greater participation by the entire campus in celebrating our students’ accomplishments.”

Dr. John Minahan, Western’s president when the Academic Excellence Showcase was first conceived, said this about the event: “There is no better way to demonstrate the

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value of a Western Oregon University education than through the work of our students.

These abstracts of student presentations represent the outcomes of a university that knows the importance of research and scholarship.

“Through this year’s Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University is demonstrating that undergraduate scholarship and creativity are distinguishing characteristics of our university.”

The event was planned in 2006 to be a part of Western’s 150th anniversary, but it has been an annual event ever since.

Contact the author at awilson15@wou.edu or on Twitter @awilsonjournal

Homeward Bound buses people out of town However, Portland’s homeless crisis may Portland program provides free bus move its homeless problem to another area.

KGW reports that the bus tickets only go to have in-part been caused by similar programs tickets for homeless

By Alvin Wilson | Staff Writer A new program that was recently approved by the city of Portland is trying to help solve the city’s homeless crisis.

The program’s name is Homeward Bound, and its mission is to provide free bus tickets to homeless who meet the qualifications.

According to the Oregonian, it was approved by Portland in mid-March, and will receive at least $30,000 from the city. The program began, and the first bus tickets were issued, earlier this month. On its first day of operation, 40 people had signed up.

The city of Portland doesn’t want to simply

individuals who will have somewhere to stay at their destination, and who are prepared to have follow-up meetings with their caseworkers three months after their placement.

Marc Jolin, the initiative director of A Home For Everyone, another organization trying to address homelessness, told KGW this about the program: “We had homeless people in the community who had other permanent housing options, but didn't know to ask for the support. They wound up being stuck here for long periods of time, weeks or months.”

According to the program’s advocates, it will only serve to help people who are stuck in an area with no family or support.

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across the country.

An investigation by KGW in 2013 found that participants in similar programs claimed to have a place to stay in Portland, but they ended up back in the streets.

With Portland’s Homeward Bound program requiring follow-up meetings with caseworkers, the city hopes it won’t have the same results as other programs. If a participant is found homeless during their threemonth check-up, the program will help the participant find similar organizations.

You can learn more about Portland’s Homeward Bound program by dialing 2-1-1.

Contact the author at awilson15@wou.edu or on Twitter @awilsonjournal

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Wolves take home the GNAC Idiot of the week Men’s All-Sport Championship

Draymond Green’s scissor-kick to the family jewels

By Jamal Smith | Sports Editor

Senior Andy Avgi led the Wolves to the NCAA Division II Final Four.

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By Jamal Smith | Sports Editor The Western athletes of the 2015-16 school year have had a historically successful year, and for the first time in the school’s history, the men took home the GNAC Men’s All-Sport Championship. The honor is awarded at the end of each year to a school in the conference that demonstrates excellence throughout all three athletic seasons.

With a combined score of 92 points, the Wolves beat out Western Washington University, a team who won the prestigious award the last seven consecutive years.

Western Washington tied with the University of Anchorage Alaska for second place, and each school had a combined total of 79 points.

The success of the men’s basketball team was just one of the reasons the Wolves took home the Men’s AllSport Championship. After claiming the GNAC title, the Wolves surged into the NCAA Division II Playoffs and advanced all the way to the Final Four, just one benchmark the Wolves set in their historic season. Senior forward Andy Avgi was awarded the GNAC Player of the Year award, and head coach Jim Shaw was awarded the GNAC Coach of the Year award in his inaugural season at the helm.

Western’s football team defied the expectations placed on them before the start of the season and finished second place in the GNAC. The football team had an opportunity to take home the conference title on the last game of the season against Humboldt State University, but ultimately fell short in the second half of the matchup.

The men’s indoor track and field team also placed second in the conference, and the men’s outdoor track and field team finished in third place. A week before the GNAC Indoor Championships, sophomore Kaleb Dobson broke the school record in the 60-meter hurdles with a blistering time of 8.30 seconds. In the same meet, sophomore David Ribich also bested the school record in the 400-meter with a time of 4:07.38.

Never has a kick to the family jewels been more scrutinized than Draymond Green’s karate kick to the midsection of seven-footer Steven Adams.

The incident occurred in the middle of the second quarter in game three of the Western Conference Finals when Green, a third-year power forward with the Golden State Warriors, drove to the hoop to put up a shot but was met by Adams. In an attempt to draw a foul call, Green flailed his leg out and blasted Adams in the groin.

The Oklahoma City center collapsed to the ground in pain, and Green walked away as if nothing happened.

Green was assessed a flagrant foul but the punishment was later upgraded to a flagrant two by NBA officials. Although Green was fined $25,000 for the play, he avoided a suspension that would have kept him out of the next game of the playoff series.

The kick led many sports analysis to debate whether Green kicked Adams on accident or on purpose.

Adams alluded to the fact that Green’s kick could have been intentional. “It’s happened before, mate,” Adams said in the post-game interview following the Thunders 133-105 beat down of the defending NBA champions.

“He’s pretty accurate, that guy. It was straight to the jewels, you don’t think about any of that stuff. Yeah, it was rough.”

Green openly denied any wrongdoing. “I thought it would probably get rescinded,” he said in a post-game interview. “I followed through on a shot. I didn’t try to kick somebody in the midsection. I’m sure he wants to have kids one day. I’m not trying to end that on the basketball court.”

Whether or not Green had malicious intent when he booted Adams in the groin doesn’t justify his insensitive reaction. At the very least, Green should have apologized for the low blow. Instead he chose to play innocent, and even diverted the blame to Thunder point guard, Russell Westbrook, claiming he was one of the originators of flopping. One thing is for certain, opposing players better be cautious when going up against Green, at least if they don’t want to get scissor kicked in the family jewels.

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

Sophomore David Ribich (left) broke WOU’s school record in the 400-meter.

The men’s baseball team finished the season in third place behind Northwest Nazarene University and Montana State University of Billings. Senior catcher/first baseman Trevor Podratz was awarded the ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-West Region award and the GNAC Newcomer of the Year award. Podratz led the Wolves in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, hits, runs batted in, and doubles.

Although Western only took home one conference title, the combined effort of all of the teams proved that Western is dedicated to success in their athletic program. Hopefully the Wolves can keep the momentum heading into next year, and this award is the first of many GNAC All-Sport Championships.

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Photo by UPI.COM Draymond Green’s low blow to Steven Adams.

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HUMOR

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Compiled by KATRINA PENAFLOR

I’m here to predict the future for all you graduating students. And for those of you who aren’t graduating, please reference back to this in the six or so years it will take you to complete your undergrad.

Student chooses actual “arm and a leg” option for payment of student loans Because, really, what other choice is there?

You will be the proud owner of five Taco Bells, Aries. Why not six? Nobody ever said you were an overachiever.

Every day for the rest of your life you will consume 11 Choco Taco’s. This has nothing to do with what you will be doing for work, but you will be living the exact life you always dreamed of.

I checked with the stars and not one single Gemini is graduating. There aren’t even any Gemini that go to this school.

By Katrina Penaflor | Managing Editor Did you know that it’s actually someone’s job to test video games? Wouldn’t that be the dream, Cancer? Well, that’s not going to be your job. Sorry.

I’m looking way into the future for you, Leo, like ten years’ time. What’s to come? Well, hmm ... You’ll be in jail. Yup, that’s probably the only way I can say that sentence.

Somewhere between your vegan Kashi binge and your hunt for the perfect partner for your hairless cat, you’ll stumble into a trendy start up and they’ll offer you a job.

November 1, 2031, and I’m not telling you what this date means, but I will tell you that it involves some juicy news.

You will rise up and become president of all the Salt Queens and all the Trash kids of this fine world.

You forgot about a course. Totally not graduating.

Virgo, you will get into law school. Congrats. Will you get a job after that? I don’t know, do you think I know everything?

Well, Sagittarius, I see you entering a job that I am completely jealous of. A movie star? A CEO? Nope, nope. You’ll be involved in testing new brands of wine.

You will be graced with the job of wiping the sweat off of Chris Hemsworth’s face in between takes of him filming the next “Thor” or “Avengers” or whatever those movies are that he does.

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Many students who are graduating at the end of this term are faced with the fact that they have a large amount of student loans to take care of after graduation.

This debt, which for some students is in the tens of thousands of dollars, is appearing to be nearly impossible to pay off.

After looking closer at the variety of payment options, and weighing their severity, one student, Gary Traynor, has decided to go for the actual “arm and a leg” option.

“I always thought that was just a saying, you know, a phrase people would use to give emphasis to how much something cost them, but then I really started considering if this was the better option,” Traynor said.

“I’m definitely sticking with my decision. I thought about it, and do I really want to be paying off loans for the next thirty years? Nah, man, just take my arm and leg, you debt-collecting savages.”

The man who issued Traynor his loans, Quentin Wesley, who was asked about the taboo nature of this payment option.

“Well, initially this was only ever listed as a joke. An intern added it in and everyone in the office laughed about it. I never thought anyone would actually choose it,” Wesley said.

He went on to comment, “But we’re in the business of making money, and surprisingly there is a lot of money in the arm and leg business, so we aren’t writing this off as a loss.”

Wesley was then asked if he was worried about the illegal nature of this form of payment. He quickly started to sweat and said, “I hadn’t really thought about it,” before he added, “can you actually keep me anonymous in this article?”

To which I quickly replied, “No.” Contact the author at journalmanaging@wou.edu or on Twitter @JournalKatrina

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purposes, “The Room” is a perfect example of how not to make a film.

But there are thousands of bad movies filling dollar bins around the world, so what makes “The Room” different? How can a film considered so widely to be so bad experience so much success?

I think it goes beyond good and bad. “The Room” showed me that a bad movie is more than just lazy writing and sub-par acting. A bad movie is instead a lack of passion – something “The Room” has in spades. Behind the scenes stories, like the ones in Greg Sestero’s tellall “The Disaster Artist,” reveal just how dedicated Wiseau was to his project. Tommy Wiseau dreamed for nothing more than to direct the Photo courtesy of greatest film ever made, and he let

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nothing – not his lack of funding, not his lack of proper crew, not his lack of support, not even his lack of fundamental skill as a filmmaker – stop him from realizing that dream.

“The Room” may not be the best movie ever made, but I would argue that it is the bravest movie ever made.

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lute love for the art of filmmaking. Everybody can find some part of themselves inside “The Room.”

Just like Tommy Wiseau himself famously said: “You can laugh, you can cry, you can express yourself, but please don’t hurt each other!”

Contact the author at dcampo13@ wou.edu

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CAMPUS LIFE

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: 1. Derek Planell, an undeclared freshman, works on notes during a philosophy presentation.

2.Alex Kumpstra and Brian Hauenstein, both senior medicinal chemistry majors, explain the metabolism of a new drug that targets ADHD. 3. Daniel Thom, junior English linguistics major, presents a study of language used in recipes.

Western excellence

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By Rachael Jackson | Campus Life Editor The 11th annual Academic Excellence Showcase took place this year with over 300 presentations and a total of 390 students presenting.

The showcase gives students a chance to produce professional presentations while giving other students a chance to explore the scholarships of various departments across campus.

Alex Kampstra, senior medicinal chemistry major, was excited to share the information he and his partner found on Vyvanse, a new drug for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

His presentation, titled “The Unique Metabolism of Lisdexamfetamine (AKA Vyvanse),” attempted to demystify the drug.

“I liked informing everyone on this new drug, be-

cause people struggle with this condition. It is nice to get more information out there to people who need it,” Kampstra said.

His partner, Brian Hauenstein, senior medicinal chemistry major, was grateful for all the positive feedback.

“Seeing the response from people that genuinely care about this information, and didn’t have access to it, was great. You look on the internet and there is a lot of misinformation on how it works.”

Kwon Su, senior sociology major, shared his feelings on presenting his thesis about the availability of housing for homeless in the Salem area. The worst parts of presenting, in his opinion, were the nerves and stage fright.

“It doesn’t matter who you are, your heart is going to race when you get up there.”

However, the best part was the work he produced for

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his research project.

“I was able to show my work and show what I have done, and express people’s story. I showed what some people have endured, and yeah, that’s something,” Su said.

Derek Planell, an undeclared freshman, discussed using AES as a way to explore topics he is already interested in, but also using it as a way to find other possible majors.

“A lot of students, like myself, are undecided, and are looking around seeing what’s up,” Planell said. “It motivates kids to get out and get some easy extra credit.

They go out and get to see more and dive in more, and hopefully that guides them a bit.”

Contact the author at rjackson13@wou.edu or on Twitter @rachaelyjackson

EDITORIAL

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Senior sendoff

By Conner Williams | Editor-in-Chief What a year it’s been. For you faithful readers who have followed The Journal’s commentary throughout the school year, you know we’ve covered some big topics and made some big changes.

We’ve added in the Humor section, slapped in a weekly crossword, switched to a tabloid-style front page, and given you lots of tasty recipes to get drunk from (you’re welcome).

As we implemented all of these changes, we had one thing in mind: you.

Each decision we’ve made this year has revolved around one question: what can we do to engage and entertain our readers more? We’ve focused on the stories of the characters of Western in our Humans of Western segment, included your opinions in our Campus Voices columns, and given you some brilliantly orchestrated The staff of The Journal works at their desks during their final production night. … erm, I mean, predicted, horoscopes to another guy with opinions that hopes to inspire change help guide you on your path to astrological righteous- through written word; a task that is not easily accomness. plished. I have attempted to sift through the mountains I’m quite proud of the progress this newspaper has of BS that seep into our everyday news rhetoric, and to made; it took countless hours of interviewing, writing, create a lens for you to see through said BS. designing, photographing, editing, and cultivating conTo quote one of my favorite political analysts/comeditent to bring you a product that we can say we’re proud ans/humanitarians, “The best defense against bullshit of, and what I honestly believe has gotten better week in is vigilance … So if you smell something, say something.” and week out.

We miss you Jon Stewart.

And with all of this progress in hindsight, it is with a So I encourage you, reader, to lift up the gas masks heavy heart that I write my final column for this publi- that CNN and Fox News and Donald Trump and Hillary cation that has allowed me to express my own opinions Clinton and all the other professional bullshit dispensand grievances with the world of Western. For those of ers have attempted to slip over your faces. you that enjoyed my columns, I thank you for your readQuestion everything. Seek further truth. Do not siership, and for those of you that did not, I hope at least lently accept a politician’s word as gospel. Follow a page that I have made you think about something in a differ- on social media with different views than your own. Do ent way or question your own beliefs to some degree. your best to learn something new every day, and chalBecause that’s what has always been my goal: to pro- lenge others to do the same. vide validated and credible information that allows the Things will be changing throughout our society soon, readers to think critically, and to then form their own and as one that will be graduating in a few weeks, I must opinions. admit I’m a bit intimidated. It’s a big, bad world out Despite my best efforts, I recognize that I may just be

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there, and sometimes running home to mom’s house for a hot meal and a visit with the cat seems like the best thing to do.

But feigning ignorance and submitting to the fear of the possibility of failure will get us nowhere. An important lesson to remember is that we should not be afraid to fail, but even more important is that we should also not be afraid to succeed.

To quote one of my favorite films, “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”, “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” So get out there and make it happen. Whatever it is that you decide to do, give it your all. Do what makes you happy, and do it for the rest of your life.

As we prepare for commencement, I wish you all the best of luck in your endeavors and hope you may look back on your time at Western with a sense of fondness and pride.

Go Wolves!

Contact the author at cwilliams14@wou.edu or on Twitter @journalEIC

I put down the meat and ate vegan for a week

After a few setbacks, the challenge was a success

By Jamal Smith | Sports Editor

Knowing that I was about to embark on one of the most difficult challenges of my life, one week of eating vegan, I decided to head to Fogo de Chao, an all-youcan-eat Brazilian steakhouse in Portland to fill my belly up on a week's worth of meat.

As I sat at the table devouring mouthfuls of scrumptious prime cuts from beef, chicken, and lamb, I questioned whether I had bit off more than I could chew.

Was the next week going to be a complete failure? After a night of drinking, could I avoid Taco Bell, and replace my familiar drunken meal with a vegan burrito or a veg-

an meatless patty that sat in my freezer?

Deep in thought, I was interrupted by a waiter who came to my table and asked, “Would you like a brandy marinated chicken thigh wrapped in bacon?” Ashamed at my reliance on animal flesh, I nodded in approval, for my mouth was full of prime rib.

To say that I love meat is an understatement. For me, a meal is not complete without some sort of meat. Then there is dairy: ice-cream, butter, milk, yogurt; all important foods in my animal-reliant diet.

By now you may be asking yourself, why then would you put yourself through the torture of eating vegan for a week? The answer is simple: I am appalled at the exploitation of animals for human consumption.

My conundrum started when one of my vegan friends posted a video to her Facebook feed of animals being

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mistreated in slaughterhouses and it opened up a Pandora’s Box of savagery. After watching other online videos concerning this subject, I felt sick to my stomach. It was then that I decided I would eat vegan for a week.

To prepare for my week of veganism, I stopped by Whole Foods to stock up on vegan delicacies. I plundered various fruits and vegetables, almond milk, meat substitutes, and other items lacking animal byproducts. My normal five minute trip to the grocery store took nearly an hour as I carefully examined the ingredients on the food labels.

The first day of the challenge was by far the most difficult. For breakfast I ate a banana with a bowl of cereal -- with of course, almond milk. At lunch I heated up a vegan burrito which was mediocre at best. For

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GRADUATES

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Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language/English Interpreting Vanessa Alarcon Darcie Chin Nikole Davis Zoey Davis Hanna Dingwall Carol Downey Nicole Gertson Elizabeth Holland Sheridan Lachney Jacquelyn Largent Tyler Lewis Dylan Mata-Lovato Sierra McIver Catherine Miller-Dixon Charlotte Patterson Sarah Pettigrew Brenda Puhlman Asia Tong-Colburn Summer Webster Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language Studies Kerystenn Benedict Jenna Beresheim LeShonDre Brown Bekka Carver Shelly Eagen Mickeala Fisher Anna Grant Michael Hibbard Caitlin Masterson Cheryln McCarry Julia Mills Tabitha Mortensen Cassandra Owens Samantha Reddick Sarah Ridings Karis Rook Amanda Starr-Morris Kathryn Weber Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology Joshua Henderson Devin Lowrey Bachelor of Science in Anthropology Aiden Fischer Jingwen Tan Bachelor of Arts in Art Elizabeth Breed Alissa Fox Anna Funk Sarah Jabin Alicia Neal Jeanine Newsome Michelle Reed Kyna Robbins Erika Serrano Campbell Arrianne Wadsworth Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Elizabeth Kowash Debra Miller Bachelor of Science in Art Adam Dutton Jennifer Higle Jerry Kelley Tre Lawrence Alyssa Taylor Jiaze Wang Bachelor of Science in Biology Byron Ethan Agapay Alexis Anderson

Talia Barnes Scott Bogart Serena Chiellini Vanna Dejeu James DePew Mathew Eubanks Molly Geranio Amy Glenn Miles Higa Jacob Higgins Malinda Hobbs Adam Jensen Criselda Manriquez Holly Meler Han Nguyen Connor Osterberg Adam Pettitt Cody Poznanski Aaron Romero Jenesa Ross Zachary Rozinek Benjamin Sheridan Kaylah Stevens Courtney Thomas Sarah Thompson Stephanie Torrez Natalie Wallace Benjamin Wasden Kylee Wiser Bachelor of Arts in Business Rami Algheryafi Hanna Findley Celene Garcia-Murillo Biao Ma Randall McKinley Darrien Moran Tyler Motes Estefania Nateras-Gomez Nikki Newton Anh Nguyen Janae Pillette Andrea Swigert Victoria Walker Chong Yin Yun Zong Bachelor of Science in Business Katie Anderson Vida Andrews-Schranz Leobardo Ayala Gilberto Baltazar Dulce Barraza Jordan Batey Stephanie Bednarz Warren Benavente Cody Boelow Grant Bollman Megan Cabison Griffin Caster Yue Chen Patrick Corcoran Jesse Correa Esteban Cortez Gerald Creasy Jiaxi Cui Justin Dale Andrew Daniels Adrienne Davis Rebekah DeForest Jeremy Dehut Giovanna DiFalco Tianshi Dong Sierra Drill Roxana Eckland Elani Elkins

Brian Fagan Jie Feng Quinn Forner Qi Gao Carlos Garcia Roger Garrett Nicole Goins Brandon Gomes Samuel Gomez McCall Gosling Dana Goularte Joshua Grimm Patrick Gump Xiuting Hao Chang He Casey Helsel Natasha Helsing Alexandria Hess Wendy Housworth Wen Hu Gardenia Jaime Matthew Jeffries Brady Keller Shane Kuenzi Levi Kunkel Jared Larson Juan Ledezma Bryce Leedham Daniel Lehman Dongxue Leng McKenzie Levine Dan Li Xiaoyu Li Yilin Li Cheng Lin Chen Liu Emily Lowry Landon Lydig Sarah Mackey Alejandra Martinez Marco Martinez Christopher McCollister Hugh McElhone Danielle McMurtry Alisha Meade Michael Merdink Bonnie Miller Duanyun Mo Brandon Monroe Jorge Montejano Gonzalez Peyton Moon Aystin Moore Britney Morgan Briana Navarrete Jamie Nelson Tyler Nelson Maya Palaroan Leighton Panui Rochelle Pappel Kenneth Patch Shanen Pendleton Andrew Peterson Lori Peterson Anissa Phillips Bryan Plasker Alexandria Postlewaite Richard Prewitt Joshua Putnam Brandon Rezentes Kyler Ridge Matthew Roach Brian Roth Natasha Saunders Jordan Schriber

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Whitney Scovell Hannah Seely Shaka Shaw Amanda Shelton Teresa Smith David Sowards Sam Spiro Jaclyn Steiger Brice Stephens Brett Stevens Xin Su William Swails Kevin Thibeault Austin Thomas Christian Thompson Ke Tong Seth Unger Jonathan Vue Alexis Waters Hannah Weber Huangxing Wen Daniel White Ryan Wooten Huanqing Wu Tengchao Wu Fei Xu Mengting Xu Zeying Xu Qilei Yin Donglin Yu Junfen Zeng Chen Zhang Yichuan Zhang Zhen Zhang Zitong Zhang Kaiyuan Zheng Yijing Zhou Yiyun Zhu Xinyue Zhuo Amee Zylstra Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Alyssa Adams Sean Fujinaga Kera Holt Santiago Mendoza Mary Kate Miller Christopher Muller Nicholas Noffsinger Courtney Richardson Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies Omar Alvarado Shannen Brouner Alexandria Chambers Jordyn Ducotey Bryanna Duke Caroline Fister Thelma Hale Joshua Hanna Kourtney Linebaugh Tarah Mulkey Mitchell Newton Isabel Panichello Alyssa Root Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies Devon Alexander Paul Anderson Riley Anheluk Jenni Bowker Megan Cabison Samuel Cameron Amanda Ditzhazy

David Ferguson Peter Finnegan Anthony Jackson Jr Erica Jones Brandy Knowles Laura Knudson Lara Lucero Manilyn Martinez Clark McKitrick Parker Miles Douglas Parrish Matthew Rawlings Chelsea Roberts Sarah Shye Jacob Storedahl Joshua Thornton Hannah Towle Tajzamoree Waters Emily Younkin Bachelor of Arts in Community Health Education Araceli Ambrosio Christina Baurer Guadalupe Becerra Elizabeth Madera-Solis Melissa Mettee Sara Weeks Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education Abigael Barr Nicholas Brittain Esther Bruce Ashley Cashin Christiana Colasurdo Lindsay Comella Andrea Comer Talyn Compoc-Dela Cruz Teresa Contreras Stephanie Cox Regina Cruz Alyssa Dionne Jessica Estrada Jessica Galbraith Mikaela Greenwade Shantell Guyton Rebecca Hazel Katrin Hood Shelby Horst Eunice Jones Michael Jones Nicole Kem Ted Kendros Liliana Lachino-Pinon Ajand Lajevardi Emily Lile Amanda Limpert Janiva Lomas Jacob Lytle Elizabeth Martinez Montesinos Ashlee McPheeters Jaime Lynn Mendoza Marna Meseroll Angela Miller James Miller Mariah Mims Emily Parker Kaci Pettit Tracy Romero-Rios Vanessa Sandoval Christina Sarver Michael Schramm Myriah Shandy Amanda Stevens Afton Sullivan

GRADUATES Jordan Susee Summer Szumski Michael Thompson Tania Villanueva Reyes Rachelle Webber Tyler Wolfe Kellie Woodward Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science Brin Manoogian-O’Dell Clara Pratt Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Yaser Alsalman Christian Bazoian Aaron Carson Anthony Castillo Zachary Clouse Kyle Collins James Dearing Zachary Dial Sheila Faulkner Jason Gersztyn Shannon Haas Lauren Hiland Christopher Howard Kevin Hutt Babatunde Idahor Gregory McKinney Zachary Miller Nicholas Moore Christian Morrison Andrew Moser Gene Osborne Tanner Parker Nick Parr Jared Petersen Charles Prinslow Weilong Qu Miles Rakestraw Robert Ringeling Justin Ross Joseph Shin Kristian Sorensen Terence Soum Jared Staben Matthew Stroud Ruby Tidwell Hang Wang Stanley Ward Lexie Widmer Micah Yabes Zhenzhong Yang Zhou Zhou Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Mathematics Bryan Ayala Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics Lyubov Belobrovchuk Eli Gasiorowski Ty Phillips Lauren Ryan Danielle Sikich Tyler Trinh Bachelor of Music in Contemporary Music Brandon Bush Ryan Chapman David Floratos Kyle Harrington Robert Harris Julia Hrenchuk

The Journal Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Megan Johnson Miriam Means Beverly Moorehead Erik Moulton Jeffrey Richardson Aaron Smith Jennifer Starns Tianni Sun Drew Swatosh Boyu Wu Lingyu Zhu Master of Music in Contemporary Music Kevin Elmore Richard Gomez Aimee Larsen Christopher Mills Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Mateo Campos-Chavarria Aaron Carmona Dana Damon Cassidy Everidge Dominique Figueroa Steven Gutierrez Divine Jacobo Ian Lusby Megan McAndrew Allen Miller Guadalupe Pacheco Saenz Kelly Smith Chris Stash Maira Torres Tana Treffers Reo Van Egdom Devin Wells Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Jared Aguiar Paul Aichlmayr Justin Aleckson Michael Andrews-Schranz Breana Baker Jason Ball Kirstin Bates Michael Bradley Jedidiah Bruce Rebecca Buck Adam Courtney Patrick Crawford Sara Crawford Carin Davis Devon Davis McKenzie Davis Michael Davis Ramon Diaz-Sifuentes Samantha Dickey Emily Dinan Crystalynn Engichy Angelica Espino Nathan Etheridge Thomas Fleming Amber Fortson Hustin Franzwa Jaime Frasieur Britneigh Gaetz McKinley Gridley Mandy Grieser Samuel Hatch Alexandra Holmes Stephanie Hughes Megan Hukari Aaron Huson

Alexander Jones Connor Keith Kristina Kilgour Maritsa Knight Yumi Kong Matthew Krump Kaitlyn Kyriss Jacqueline Lager Robert Lane Cheyanne Lawson Matthew Leininger Brianna Luna-Garcia Forrest Lunsmann Carmela Macedo Clay Malensek Michael Meyer Amber Miller Ryan Miller Kelsy Mooney Brenna Murphy Shantel Ness Leyieta Noland Jonathan Odell Kale Olson Grant Pease Kendra Pietrok Karin Porter Nathaniel Reichenbach Aubrey Rogers Taylor Ross Vincennt Salazar Jordan Schrock Jessica Sherrard Royanna Sigler Walter Silkwood Christian Smith Sedrik Taylor-Reavis Spencer Van Brunt McKaylee Walker Rabecca Whitted Lexie Widmer Jourdan Williams Samuel Willits Gabriel Wilson Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Nicole Christensen Greg Costanzo William Deets Wendell Goff Julie Lindgren Krystal Lippold Michelle Long Gerrad McElroy Elisabeth Meriwether Toria Messinger Scott Tennant Kathryn Wagner Stephanie Wander Julie Wilson Bachelor of Arts in Dance Samantha Bredahl-Lavine Naomi Olson Maya Zakhour Bachelor of Science in Dance Jenni Bowker Carly Hill Bachelor of Science in Earth Science Dylan Castle Katie Halvorson Ryan Johnson

Bachelor of Science in Economics Omar Acosta-Cervantes Essa Alhathal Ali Aljohani Bader Almadani Mohammed Alnafjan Ayed Alqahtani Carrie Everett Kyle Fork Annessa Hahn Micah Kalepa Kyle Khoury Jacob Meyer Channing Orueta Luke Schnee-Schrempp Katarina Smith Yuqi Zhou Bachelor of Arts in Education Diana Alvarez Ramirez Blandy Breton Guillen Nicolette Dimond Emily DuMond Maria Guzman Islas Ayat Haidar Samantha Hauck Katrina Henderson Michelle Hoth Mikayla Jacobson Jessica Jordan Jessica Markham Chris Martin Kathryn McLaren Hannah Meador Rubisela Plata Mary Rice Anny Sheie Brandon Sherrard Audrianna Straub Angela Titus Bachelor of Science in Education Alison Ashby Esteban Ayala Jasmine Boyd Heather Brower Gabrielle Brugato Jennifer Buckle Sean Burgett Chelsea Cameron Melissa Campbell Chelsie Cromie Alyssa Dianovich Courtney Fennimore Heather Hamsher Bailey Hare LeAnn Harris Alicia Hernandez Jacob Howard Rachel Kottek Ke’ani Lake Christina Laramie Elizabeth Liska Justin Lowder Jaclyn McGuire Dana McLean Kristin Miller Whitney Mintken Katie Mitchell Katie Nelson Marcea Palmer Kelsey Pearce Rebecca Philippi Sandra Pinion Emily Reno

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Arriel Robinson Katharine Ryan Anthony Salas Emmaleigh Schatz Joy Scott Derek Shortt Josie Smith-Hudson Amanda Soto Samantha Steinhauer Robyn Stignei Havilah Sutter Megan Trine Melia Van Cleave Erika Yahn Alison Youel Master of Science in Education Mashael Alansari Salehah Albalawi Norah Aldossary Abdullah Aldousari Moshaal Alharbi Albandari Alhejaili Rabab Aljaman Zienab Aljaman Nawal Aljehani Mohammed Almaghthawi Hajar Alrehaili Suliman Alrumaikhan Mohammed Alsalman Darcy Anglemier Gabriela Arenas Efrain Arredondo Torres Trede Bailey Jennifer Baker Brenda Ballinger Mary Barnett Sumaih Binghilan Patrick Blanchard Meagan Bonitatibus Nia Bravo Amanda Broyles Jillian Carey Cody Carlson Graciela Cerda Nicolette Charland Phillip Clark Charles Coe Billie Crane Brian Daigle Holly Deffenbacher Olivia Dial Marbellys Diaz Kara Donahue Natalie Dunn Amy Earls Anna Enck Diana Fast Annika Figueroa Kelly Frisk Justin Fritz Catherine Garcia Talana Gorsuch Ashley Graber Emily Hastings Marianne Hatch Ashley Hawkins Shannon Helmricks Laura Hickman Kaitlin Hodgin Kendra Hopper Katherine Iverson James Kelly Erin Kennelly Laura Kintz

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Susana Kummerow Sara Landis Corrie Larson Sarah Leonard Shannon Loggins Renee Loreen Xin Luan Brandie Lund Dickey Sara Madani Tina McConkie Tracy McLaughlin Rachel McLemore Rebekah McMillan Mikayla Oviatt Ashley Patterson Nicholas Plotts Nicole Resner Angela Rieger Rebecca Rosas Evangelista Jenna Samoylich Emily Sass Sheryl Schiefelbein Julie Schneidecker Rebecca Seltz Courtney Shoemaker Malia Shoji Melody Sickles Jason Slowey Katie Smart Ty Smith Annie Spiegelberg Karen Stanerson Lisa Stone Bethany Tausch Molly Thompson Chelsea Thornton Brett Timmerman Ross Waite Lier Wang Jason White Stephen Williams Katrina Womack Robert Wood Aubrey Zagar Jiaying Zhao Bachelor of Arts in English Caitlin Arias Frank Asay Brandy Balas Jenna Beresheim Benjamin Bergerson Emilee Bottoms Joleen Braasch Megan Clark Kristin Coonce Donovan Douglas Sarah Funk Breanna Gardner John Goldsmith Brianda Gutierrez Jennifer Halley Jennifer Hibbard Chelsea Hunt Emily Pate Katrina Penaflor Emily Scott Rylie Smith Kallan Sorensen Emily Walley Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Science Gregory Harrison Audrey Hellesto Holly Johnson

Jacob Whisler Ezekial Wilson Matt Wines

Alexandra Kieling Samantha Moore Kevyn Polanco Austin Spencer Pouhila Tauaho Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science Vanessa Angulo Lindsey Baker Bailey Beeson Taija Bjorgo Joseph Burns Christopher Cavanagh Emmi Collier Samantha Cowan Danae Craig Tyler Crawford Michael Dang Brandon Determan Shawn Domke Brendan Facey Caleb Falck Victoria Gannon Tiffany Garcia Nicholas Gardner Katherine Goddard Jose Gonzalez Jacob Hampton Adam Hastings Dominik Heidemeyer Charles Hofmann Zachary Holloway Adam Johnson Amanda Johnson Andrew Johnson Brolin Johnson Brandon Jones Jamie Kahn Zachary Kayser Taylor King Joshua LaFreniere Rebecca Laible Warren Lambert Leander Largoza Justin Larson Katherine Leino George Maeda Ian Merli Elise Miller Stephanie Morgan Jerremy Mulrooney Samuel Naffziger Michael Pamaran Brittany Paquette Roquelyn Parker Nathaniel Penaranda Jordin Ramos Alison Reck Kevin Reyes Jake Reynolds Elicia Robertson Amanda Rolens Alan Roy Inga Ruddell William Simmons Elaine Sperry Allie Stanley Ana Storey Cody Sullivan Charles Swann Matthew Turner Brynne Verona Jessica Westby Emily Wetherell

Bachelor of Arts in Fire Services Administration John Westfall Bachelor of Science in Fire Services Administration Ryan Adams Ahmed Almashjari Branden Scovel Jack Smith Christopher Wolfard Bachelor of Arts in Geology Ashley Thompson William Vreeland Bachelor of Science in Geology Karl Amspacher Jonathan Bosman Soren Cullivan Michael Hoth Brandon Pike Applied Baccalaureate in Gerontology Liezel Kintana Sheila Patten William Shields Sandra Waldron Bachelor of Arts in Gerontology Travis Isaac Lisandra Mesa-Falcon Elisabeth Milner Bachelor of Arts in History Jennifer Hight Brian Reese Bachelor of Science in History Daniel Correa Rebecca Grizzle Kendall Holcomb Isaac Keister Benjamin Lesh Konner Monk Bachelor of Arts in Humanities Thomas Anderson Marilu Estrada Bryan Kelley Hailee Parker Mariksa Reyes Austin Welt Bachelor of Science in Humanities Kristina Curtis-Barney Cheliss Thayer Conner Williams Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Ibrahim Alkhudaish Aqeel Alnasser Yaser Alwafi Abdulrahman Bin Jaman Abdulrahman Buhmiel Stacey Fisher Daniel Frank Dyl Karbia Pawandeep Kaur Martin Lundgren James Marlette Ignacio Mendez Joshua Patterson Ioane Sabas Creed Sargent

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Nicholas West Jonathan Yoshikawa Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Brooke Beltico Tuyen Bolton Gabrielle Boyle Julie Cooper Dezarey Deerwester Karen Edwards Mario Esqueda Jr I Elizabeth Estrada Rachel Gage Claudia Garibay Anahisse Gonzalez Rachel Jolovich Joshua Leisner Abigail Luedeman Sarah Mahan Felicia Marshall Jennifer McCarroll Mike Mehringer Terri Pouliot Audra Rhodes Arely Sanchez-Reyes Jessica Sellers Anissa Soria Stephanie Stuckey Matias Trejo De Dios Sarah Vowell Samuel Watson Patrick Willett Denise Wilson Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies Natasha Albrecht Kyle Anderson Andrey Avgi Jeremy Bailey Samantha Bishop Alexandra Buckingham Kimberly Burt James Carmack Tammra Chatwin Chelsea Conachan Cristal Connelly Kimberly Cooper Gregory Cronk Gerald Davis Maynard DeWitt Heather Duncan Chad Duyag Bill Ellington Justin Engdahl Charles Esping Jasmine Etchevers Kyle Farber Keshia Field Brianna Foster Alden Goebel Elmer Gomez Susana Gonzalez Barbara Hickerson Marcus Hinkle Ciara Hoffman Paige Hvamstad Matthew Kaino Garrett Lage Caitlin LeFauve Thomas Licata Tiffany Londborg Alyssa Manabe Shawn McCammon Bob McCormick

Mylisa McGill Thomas McIntosh Breeon Moreno Amanda Murray Mitchell Nelson Julian Nichols Ruth Ochoa Kimberly Ocupe Andrew Orth John Petersen Scott Peterson Hanna Plasker Trevor Podratz Lacey Priest Carley Putney Marlee Reznicsek Hayden Rue Earl Rutledge Laurel Ryan Jonathan Schrock Brenden Shaffer Michael Sherwin Trey Shimabukuro Sean Spaulding Katherine Steele Gary Steindorf Vicky Lynn Sullivan Matthew Taylor Joseph Thorpe Danielle Upton Audriana Vandewalle Adelina Vazquez Matthew Verley Brian Walters Aaron Ward Aaron Warnock William Waterbury Tranden Whitsett Jordan Wiley Mariah Williams Joshua Williamson Brandon Wood Korin Worthington Baylee Wynant Crystal Zook Master of Arts in International Studies Armando Arriaga Samhita Dixit Kyndra Gibson Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies Ali Ann Artis Kimberly Boeh Elizabeth Crane Roselia Fichera-Lening Nicole Harwood Carrie Humphrey Su Isakson Audrey Loudenback Sandra Maloney Jessica Minges Christine Nakahara Jeremy Rogers Sonja Smith Stacey Stevens Jamie Szabo Lisa Weems Master of Science in Management and Information Systems Mohammad Abomouti Khlood Alghorair Waleed Alinazi

GRADUATES Mohannad Alkanan Eman Almetere Alhanouf Almozaffar Ali Alsalman Majed Alshamrani Afrah Alwabil Salman Alzahrani Bander Bahri Sheridan Bailey Faisal Bintowala Yara Bishil Junhao Chen Jinqiang Du Christopher Fanourakis Cheri Freedman Robert Galentine Xiang Li Kirk Lind Shurisa Steed Manogna Vadlamudi Junnan Xu Kefan Yu Wenqi Zhang Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Svetlana Dyachenko Amanda Evola Brett Hegge Michael Hibbard Mackenzie Koll Tyler McAfee Sally Peck Kayla Vincent Nicole Welch Bachelor of Science in Music Jacob Terp Bachelor of Science in Natural Science Alexander Hitchcock Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Jacob Foland Bachelor of Science in Philosophy Brandt Van Soolen Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Lindsey Anderson Klarissa Gaskell Bachelor of Science in Political Science Sara Grant Rustin Gray Alyssa Layton Thomas Peters Cody Rogers James Saddler Daniel Shaffer Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Peter Abate Michelle Bromagem Dolores Flores Barrera Eric Foster Evelyn Garcia Colton Johnson Jonathan Kain Laura Marin Garibaldo Gwynndolyn McKinley Hannah Moore Jessica Murfin Emily Peterson Erick Quesada Danielle Reamer

The Journal Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Dalia Solis-Cortes Lindsey Stevens Alheli Tica-Figueroa Sadie Trump Bachelor of Science in Psychology Presley Adams Karis Alston Kevin Andrews Kathryn Bernash Gunther Bird Madeline Bode Dustin Bolen Cruz Bryan Michelle Bryant Alexis Burdick Bryan Chavez Arabella Clarke Jennifer David Crystal De Leon Katelyn Delph Bowman Dennis Shannon Deyden Danica Drapela Sarah Duhart Cassie Dunlap Aubrey Fear Leah Fechter Cheyenne Fitzpatrick Cassandra Forner Berenice Gabriel Sydnee Galstaun Bradley Garner Edgar Guerrero Max Hebing Wade Hosler April Howarth Jason Howarth Corinne Hues Clinton Hughes Kellon Hughes Erica Ilo Hannah Jefferson Bethany Jensen William Johnson McKenzie Johnston Cassie Karn Michelle Kay Josh Keidel Audrey Klampe Kimberly Lanning Nan Liao Taylor Moody Juana Morales Brennan Nelson Steven Nicholson Tatianna Olivare Leslie Ortega Verona Parsley Morgan Perkey Stacy Potter Heather Preusse Felisha Ray Bridget Rayburn Aaron Riley Sierra Roan Nicole Robertson Xavier Rubio Mirna Salinas-Paz Jeffrey Schiedler Dylan Sobey Brooke Steinberg Jennifer Strong Francisca Tapia Garcia

Brandon Thompson Travis Uyeda Jessica Van De Coevering Maria Vargas Marsha Warren Jesse Wells Esmeralda Zuriaga Applied Baccalaureate in Psychology Anne Butler Isabel Dryden Jonathan McCully Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Administration James Chin Gabriela Garibay Jessica Reimer Braden Shribbs Bachelor of Science in Public Policy and Administration Kay Alejandre Abdullah Alsufayan Timothy DeMichele Stephany Harlow Kimberly McCullough Raul Medina Jr Stacy Norling Amy Sackett Tyler Stock Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling Elizabeth Balding Victoria Boyd Janelle Butler Kathryn Deeds Shannon Fraser Karli Mitchell Alexander Rose Brenda Teague Geoffrey Thoma Bachelor of Arts in Social Science Diana Alvarez Lucero Alvarez Carlotta Alverson Anthony Camacho Maria Casillas-Perez David DeLaCruz Janet Diaz Fidel Escalante Avigain Hernandez Cruz Ileen Huerta Luna Rocio Martinez Salinas Marilyn Moreno Donna Noriega Brandon Oliver Angel Ordaz Nicholas Pleasure Scott Reiff Eduardo Rodriguez Kevin Saunders Miguel Tenorio Gabriela Vargas-Rubio Ariel Vega Salvador Velazquez Bachelor of Science in Social Science Tanner Adrian Beth Bello Luis Castro Andre Dickson Vanessa Grant Coats Danita Harris Sophia Kjelland

Molly Mah Zachary Martin Ivan Martinez Bonnie Mathis Austin Ragsdale Bailey Ritschard Ronald Rothstein Sean Stasiak Chase Tokunaga Maria Vargas Sierra Erin Walmer Josiah Wunsch Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Marisol Cisneros Maciel Karla Diaz Maira Garcia Rahel Rivas Devin Taylor Daniela Zamora-Sendejas Bachelor of Science in Sociology Kevin Alejandrez Anthony Ceglie Rolando Guevara Rachael Jackson Mariela Lopez-Cruz Jennifer Murphy Madison Pengra-Watanabe Alexander Taylor Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Maximo Bedolla-Leon Sylvia Cervantes Karla Diaz Leonel Jines-Garcia Rachel Larson Dylan Mata-Lovato Sarah Pettigrew Laura Ramirez Maria Ramirez Del Valle Gerd Reimann Janessa Thom Maria Vargas Sierra Master of Arts in Teaching Joseph Alvernaz Jeffery Anderson Benjamin Ark Tyler Bentley Rebecca Berman Kyle Brayton Corey Christensen Audrey Church Jordan Collins Janet Costello-Plummer Christopher Cramer Jack Davis Tyler Garries Helen Gish Alexandra Greaves Shane Grimm Leona Hall Mackenna Handeland Joseph Hatfield Amelia Hess Justin Hoagland David Holcomb Yulun Hu Andrew Jensen James John Bryce Johnson Kye Johnson Matthew Jones Peter Larson Ryan McQueen Douglas Miles Zachary Miller

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Jennifer Morgan Ian Mulligan Elijah Neves Kaylee Oakes Stephen Ockerman Kelsey Palmer Max Perry Rebecca Pickrel Danielle Potter Daniel Shelton Esther Shephard David Siewell Torah Skelton Jesse Skoubo Megan Smith Miki’ala Souza Cory Sprague Elizabeth Struxness Christoper Tasner Ashley Taylor Kathryn Thomas Elizabeth Turner Bachelor of Arts in The Arts Kelly McCandless Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts Nathaniel Dunaway Megan Evans Bachelor of Science in Theater Arts Jody Showman Katya Szigethy Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Kolleen Chapa Alyssa Frangipani Declan Hertel Roshelle Peterson Belladina Starr Zachary Warner Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication Design Angello Barocio Elizabeth Croteau Neil Gravatt Kendra Land Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication Design Paige Asay Keri Bonn Collin Brutscher Trisha Clay Jeff Collet Margo Collins Yu Feng Amanda King Rui Li Scott Mathews Taylor Pulsipher Chenjia Shen Zicheng Song Ann Todd Dayuan Wang Rosemary Winslow Ruoxuan Ying Junwei You Jiahui Zhou

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FROM THE JOURNAL STAFF: We would like to thank everyone on our staff for their hard work and dedication to The Journal. A special thank you goes out to our advisor, Rhys Finch, for mentoring us along the way, and thank you to all our readers who pushed us to produce the best work possible.

Not pictured: Brian Tesch, Mary Geanelli Bernardo, Jamal Smith, Jenna Beresheim, Brianna Bonham and Samantha Dunaway

Photo by ELISSA SORENSON

Vegan Challenge: From Page 7 dinner, I ate a vegan bagel and a salad medley which I smothered in caesar dressing. It wasn’t until I had half consumed the salad that I realized that the dressing that I liberally poured on the vegetables violated the challenge. I took a mental note of my indiscretion and vowed to be more careful for the remaining six days.

The next three days came and went without any hiccups; however, on the fifth day, in a drunken stupor after a night out celebrating my friend’s birthday, I stopped by Wendy’s. I’m not sure if it was the lack of meat, or if it was from all of the vodka Red Bulls that I had consumed, but their Baconator was to die for. Strike two.

When I awoke the next morning and saw the empty Wendy’s wrappers scattered on my coffee table, I have to admit that I felt a little ashamed. The caesar dressing fiasco was an honest mistake, but indulging in a greasy bacon layered burger was self-sabotage.

At that point I could have given up on the challenge, but I already had a few more days left of vegan food, and my momma didn’t raise a quitter, so I decided to continue.

I finished out the challenge strong, and despite the two messups, I would consider my overall results successful. The challenge wasn’t nearly as hard as I had expected; I felt great at the end, and I consumed more fruits and vegetables in a week than I had over the course of the entire year.

My advice for anyone who is thinking about eating vegan is to realize that if you make a mistake, it’s not the end of the world. Just put down the meat and try again.

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

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