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NEWS

The Western Journal Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Guest speakers and Western students engage in conversation at the Student Veterans Panel

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By Sam Dunaway News Editor College often presents many challenges in life, but being a student veteran comes with its own obstacles to success.

According to the Student Veterans of America page on Western’s website, challenges like feeling a sense of detachment, lack of understanding by faculty and managing visible and invisible wounds of war are real difficulties that student veterans face.

The Veterans Success Center aims to help student veterans with reintegration and academic success, while spreading veteran awareness across campus.

Veterans Day on Nov. 11 provided the ideal time to carry out this mission.

Veteran awareness was spread throughout campus the entire week leading up to Veterans Day. American flags were placed along Monmouth Avenue, members of the SVA club shared “Meals Ready to Eat” in the Werner University Center and tailgating at the football game helped to further the organization’s mission.

Veterans Resource Coordinator Andrew Holbert described the events as “a fun and engaging way to close the gap between the traditional student and the veteran student, which is one of our main goals.”

One of the larger events organized by the center was the “What is a Veteran” panel that took place on Nov. 7. The purpose of the panel was to allow Western students, faculty and community members to ask veterans questions and create an engaging dialogue that may not otherwise happen. The panel also served to take a deeper look into the veteran as a whole.

“We’re looking at the identity of the individual themselves and not necessarily just focused on them being a veteran,” Holbert commented. “Being a veteran isn’t where their identity ends.”

was a photo exhibit named “I Am Not Invisible” that highlighted the service of women veterans in Oregon. The exhibit was created by the ODVA and Portland State University to display the stories of real Oregon women who have served in all five branches of the military. A quote in the exhibit reads, “We are not invisible.

Let the generations know that women in uniform also guaranteed their freedom. That our resolve was just as great as the brave men who stood among us.”

Apart from the Veterans Day events, the Veterans Resource

Anybody who stops the direction of their life and chooses to commit and serve to something bigger than themselves, there should be an awareness of that Western students sat on the panel and gave first-hand insight into what it is like to be a student veteran. Other individuals on the panel included the Oregon Women Veterans Coordinator, Elizabeth Estabrooks; the ODVA LGBTQ Veterans Coordinator, Nathaniel Boehme; the Diversity and Immigration Liaison, Captain Annabel Ortega; and State Representative and Western alumnus Paul Evans.

Also presented at the panel

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Center acts as a resource for students year-round. Services include connecting veterans with campus departments, helping them navigate benefits, peer-to-peer mentoring and reintegration into post-military college life.

Holbert reflected on the importance of the Veterans Success Center as a transition assistance center.

“The military does a lot of things really well, and a lot of

things really poor. And one of those poor things is the transition process of getting out of the military. The reintegration process takes some time…”

Holbert commented. He also stated that the post-military transition “makes or breaks” a veteran’s ability to be successful.

“So, why is the Veterans Center important?

Because we’re working on that together.”

The center also serves as a location for student veterans, and all students, to relax and feel supported.

“It’s a place for veterans to come and decompress,” SVA chapter president Shane Follett remarked. “People will be playing video games, having food, people will be studying — it’s a comfortable space.”

When asked why celebrating Veterans Day is important, Holbert replied, “This is the first time that our country has been completely reliant on a volunteer service. The military is maintained by people who choose to do this. Anybody who stops the direction of their life and chooses to commit and serve to something bigger than themselves, there should be an awareness of that.”

Visit the Veterans Success Center in room 108 of the WUC for more information on resources and upcoming events.

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NEWS

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Oregon law forces teachers to report on student sexual activity The implementation of an Oregon policy by the SalemKeizer School District has attracted controversy

By Mitchell Martin | Freelancer

Schott stated that the policy leaves the students with no one to confide in, as they can no longer consider a teacher a trusted adult.

“Say the child made a mistake; they won’t be able to go to their parent without fear of being reported, and the teacher will have to live with

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Since October, the Salem-Keizer School District has started coming under fire for its employment of the Oregon “mandatory reporting” policy.

Under Oregon law, anyone under the age of 18 can not give consent. This means that any sexual activity, even if it’s consensual, is considered abuse. As such, all school employees, teachers and even teachers who are parents of students, are required to report to the Department of Human Services or law enforcement if they “know” or have “reasonable cause” to suspect a student is or has been participating in sexual activities.

The reinforcing of the rule at the district’s schools occurred when a hypothetical question was asked on mandatory reporting when it comes to sexual activity. After legal clarification was sought, officials informed employees of the policy. Though this

is a policy in school districts around Oregon, according to a survey by the Statesman Journal, none have followed the policy to this degree.

The district is also coming under fire from its students with a petition started

by Kimberly Schott, a junior at McNary High School in Keizer. The petition,

The Salem-Keizer School District is the second largest school district in Oregon with over 41,000 students

which can be found on change.org, has over 4,300 signatures with a goal to end the mandatory reporting policy.

knowing their child can’t trust them,” Schott stated in the petition. “What if there’s a rape or some kind of sexual

New exhibit displays Western faculty artwork Opening of the WOU Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition took place Nov. 8

By Sam Dunaway | News Editor

working with,” Booth explained. “We need to figure out how the viewer moves through the space, and we’re going to place artwork so that it speaks to each other.”

Booth commented that this is one of her favorite showcases: “I adore my colleagues, and it’s fun to

Contact the author at mmartin17@ mail.wou.edu see everybody’s work. Most of our interactions here have to do with our students and our teaching, so to see what everyone else is doing in their studio is pretty special.”

Visit the WOU Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition in Campbell Hall until Dec. 8.

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Guests admire “Hoffman’s Cascadian Brewery Beer Labels” by Kim Hoffman and Mary Harden

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The Cannon Gallery of Art in Campbell Hall holds six exhibitions throughout each academic year with displays ranging from out-of-state artists to Western student work. Until Dec. 8, visitors have the opportunity to explore the artwork of Western’s own art department faculty.

“Everyone in the department is a working artist,” commented art professor Gregory Poulin. “It’s a nice opportunity to see everyone’s work.

You know them professionally but you don’t often get the chance to see one another’s work.”

Poulin has various pieces of work in the exhibit, including paintings titled “Day in, Day Out” and “Worse for the Wear.”

The exhibit features work from art

department faculty members Paula Booth, Jen Bracy, Jodie Garrison, Mary Harden, Kim Hoffman, Tim Hutchings, Rebecca McCannell, Sung Eun Park, Gregory Poulin, Daniel Tankersley, Diane Tarter and Garima Thakur. The artwork displayed includes painting, graphic design, sculpture, photography, video and collage. Large fish sculptures made by Kim Hoffman, Mary Harden and Sung Eun Park, that were taken to the 2017 March for Science in Portland, now line the ceiling of the gallery.

While faculty submitted artwork for this showcase, students and gallery assistants organized the exhibit itself. Gallery Director Paula Booth employs three students who prepare each exhibit, hang artwork, clean the gallery and put up signage. Students in Western’s gallery production class can also get first-hand experience preparing exhibits.

“The way I teach my students to work within the space is to think about the gallery itself as an art composition and these are the elements that we’re

assault? The victim could potentially be brushed aside because DHS has a bunch of reports they are dealing with coming from teachers.”

Another involved McNary High sophomore, Riky Galvin, explained that information about the issue spread through the school mainly through promoting the petition and student chatter. Salem-Keizer SD students have also protested at the state capital, and have been featured in Keizertimes, Statesman Journal and Washington Post, among others. According to Galvin, there are no further planned events.

When asked about people’s reactions to this policy, Galvin stated, “They were honestly furious. No one wanted this rule.”

Galvin shared his own opinion on the issue; “This rule does more harm than good. If a teacher has a child, they can’t talk to their children anymore.

Parents should have the right to parent their own children. I strongly believe this rule should be changed and that’s why I went to the protest and advocate daily to get this rule changed.”

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LIFESTYLE

The Western Journal Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Making use of that .edu Use your student status to take advantage of exclusive offers

By Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor For many students in college, whether you’re on campus or off, you have to live with a tight budget. Tuition, housing, books, food and other dayto-day expenses can make it difficult to have any cash to spend on anything fun. You’re forced to learn how to save

your money and use it efficiently.

Luckily, being a student also comes with some exclusive perks. Having a Western ID, or that “.edu” at the end of your email, can often lead you to discounts you wouldn’t otherwise get.

Learning to take advantage of college student deals will allow you to include new things in your budget that would have been out of reach previously.

Being in college doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy different, fun and entertaining services. Just use your student discount at any of the participating places, and see how easy it is to find cheaper rates set specifically for you.

Amazon Prime: Free to students for six months Office 365: Free to students Spotify Premium With Hulu: $4.99 a month Topshop: 10 percent off to students Forever21: 10 percent off to students Best Buy: Exclusive student deals in store Norton Security: Free 90 Day trial Chipotle: Free drink with purchase of a meal Amtrak: 10 percent off if you purchase a Student Advantage Card Greyhound: 20 percent off with a Student Advantage Card Levi’s: 15 percent off to students Apple: Student discounts offered in store FedEx: 20 to 30 percent off for students

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THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF CATCALLING

The “Stop Telling Women to Smile” art series by Taryana Fazlalizadeh addresses gender-based street harassment Photo courtesy of STOPTELLINGWOMENTOSMILE.COM

By Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor It’s 12 a.m. and I’m walking from my dorm to the library to print off an essay that’s due the following morning. I’m the only one walking on Monmouth Avenue, shuffling as quickly as I can to the 24-hour room. One car drives by, opens all their windows and shouts loudly at me, paralyzing me momentarily. They drive away, but I’m now incredibly uneasy and uncomfortable.

It’s an afternoon, and I have just left the Health and Wellness Center. I walk past a group of men, and one comments on my body. I continue walking. They follow me to the parking lot, and continue trying to talk to me until I made it very clear I had no interest. I now feel confused and awkward.

While these are just a couple of examples of times where I’ve been catcalled, my stories are seemingly endless. The amount of times I’ve had to pull out my phone and call or text someone to explain what happened or is currently happening regarding catcalling is far too many.

Unfortunately, the same goes for many others.

According to statistics shared on stopstreetharassment.org, this is an incredibly prevalent problem. A study in 2007 showed that 99 percent of the respondents, out of 225 men and women, said that they had been catcalled at least a few times. Over 65 percent said that this happens to them on a monthly basis.

Of the many things the respondents described happening to them, the most common were honking, whistling, sexist comments, vulgar gestures, following and kissing noises. Any of which could potentially terrify, frustrate or embarrass someone who it had been aimed at.

If this is something that has happened to you, know that you are not alone. This is such a frequent problem that there is a 24/7 hotline dedicated to offering advice surrounding this. If you ever feel like you need someone to talk to about street harassment, call 855897-5910.

If you are being catcalled, there are a number of things that you can do.

Report it, if you feel it’s necessary. If

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A seemingly innocent act leads to negative impacts

it’s from an employee, a student or just someone on the street, you can report their actions to the necessary people, such as your boss, professors, or even the police, so consequences can be taken. Also, if this happens to you at any point and makes you feel unsafe, utilize Western’s Safety Escort Program offered by Campus Public Safety by contacting 503-838-8481.

Likewise, if you see someone being catcalled or harassed, say something.

Intervene and tell the harasser that their actions are not okay. But more importantly, see if the victim of the harassment is okay. You can also download the application “HollaBack,” which allows you to report harassers and where it happened.

Catcalling is not, and has never been, okay. As more and more attention is brought to the idea of anti-harassment, the stories of negative impacts are being shared widely; people are coming to understand why this should never happen, and the detrimental effect that it has on the victims.

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LIFESTYLE

TRANSFORMING

LEFTOVER

HALLOWEEN CANDY How to turn that extra candy into a delectable dessert

By Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor

The Western Journal Wednesday, November 15, 2017 We’re officially well into November.

The days of spooky decor and gore galore are finally behind us. Yet, one thing has still managed to make its way this far with us: leftover Halloween candy. At this point, you’re probably looking at that old peanut butter cup, wondering if you could ever eat another one. If you did what many others did and purchased discount candy the day after the holiday had ended, you’re probably sitting on piles of candy, asking yourself why you thought this would be a good idea.

Luckily, there’s a way to make those leftovers seem incredibly appetizing again, so you don’t have to feel like you wasted your money or time in acquiring it. If you look at the sweet treats as ingredients, rather than a stand-alone snack, the possibilities for ways to consume it increases by an incredible amount.

So, pull out all of your bottom of the bag candy, lay it all out and get creative.

Turning your leftovers into a more delectable delight will make for a fun baking experience and an even better

ALMOND JOY CRESCENT ROLLS

REESE’S PEANUT BUTTER STUFFED CUPCAKES

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Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Unroll a package of 8 crescent rolls.

In the center of each, place ½ of a mini almond joy, and roll the crescent rolls back up.

Place on a cookie sheet, and bake according to your crescent roll directions.

Once they’re done, drizzle with melted chocolate and top with toasted coconut.

Recipe from crazyforcrust.com

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix 1 box of chocolate cake mix, 1 cup of sour cream, 1 cup of oil, 4 eggs, ½ cup of water and 2 teaspoons of vanilla.

Scoop into 24 cupcake tins, and stick one mini Reese’s into each cupcake.

Bake for 18 minutes, and top with your favorite frosting and crumbled up Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or Reese’s Pieces.

Recipe from insidebrucrewlife.com

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dessert. By following some simple recipes, which can easily be altered to fit whatever candy you still have, you’ll be enjoying these treats in no time.

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JAVA TWIX BANANA BREAD

Instructions: Beat ½ cup of butter and 1 cup of sugar until creamy.

Add 2 eggs and a teaspoon of vanilla.

Stir in 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 1 teaspoon of salt.

Slowly add 1 ½ cups of flour to the mix.

Fold in 1 cup of mashed bananas (about 3 bananas), ½ cup of sour cream and 2 cups of chopped Twix bars.

Bake for 1 hour and 5 minutes.

For a glaze, dissolve 1 tablespoon of instant coffee in 2 tablespoons of hot water, and mix with ¾ cup of powdered sugar.

Drizzle on top of the bread.

Recipe from insidebrucrewlife.com

The Almond Joy crescent rolls make for a quick and easy on-the-go dessert

Ezi Girl, Tinder boys are useless. I didn’t know studying meant sex ‘til I came here… How is a single girl supposed to get any, while not putting out right away? I am so tired of playing games… How do you find a decent person? That’s all I want! Oh, they must like dogs! At this point I am okay ending up alone with my dog!

-Puppy Luver Dearest Puppy Luver, Preach! Life’s so hard for us smalltown college folk! Tinder, Grindr and The HER app only get you so far! Distance is difficult here; if you do have a car you could increase your radius! Corvallis is 20 miles from here and it’s much larger.

I had a friend who had her Tinder set to 100 miles because, and I quote, she was “willing to drive for love.” And she met someone here on campus. Just be open to unexpected possibilities!

Decent people are a matter of opinion; don’t judge a book too harshly before you read the first chapter. Talk to someone you wouldn’t normally, try new apps or hang out at a club you’re passionate about!

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You’re gonna kiss a lot of frogs before you find a nice royal to be with! Best of luck, and when you find a guy, gal or non-binary pal, see if they have a sibling for ol’ Ezi here! Joking! (But only a little… I’m so alone…) To quote the great Latrice Royale, “it’s okay to make mistakes, it’s okay to fall down. Get up, look sickening, and make them eat it!”

All my love, Ezi Got a question that you’re dying to ask Ezi? Send them to chealy16@wou.edu

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SPORTS

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Junior outside hitter Mariella Vandenkooy with a spike

Wolves volleyball goes 0-2 over Alaska trip

By Simson Garcia | Sports Editor A pair of matches played on Nov. 9 and 11 against Alaska-Anchorage and Alaska-Fairbanks, respectively, showed grit by the Wolves, but both Alaska teams protected home court by sweeping the Wolves 3-0.

The first game against AlaskaAnchorage started off rocky as the Wolves let it slide being down 14-4 at one point.

But junior setter Leila Holt and freshman outside hitter Sierra Stultz showed perseverance in keeping the plays alive with several digs and kills which rallied the Wolves to pull ahead at 23-22. Three straight kills by AlaskaAnchorage closed out the set, however.

While Alaska-Anchorage controlled the second set with a comfortable lead throughout, the third set saw the most close-knit action with several lead changes. Much like the first set, however, Alaska-Anchorage finished the set and match with three straight kills.

Holt lead the game with 27 digs to go along with 11 assists while Stultz earned nine kills and 19 digs on the night.

Wolves scramble hard for a win, but go down setless through two games

Senior quarterback Phillip Fenumiai gets the Wolves a 35-yard run

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Wolves get first home win to close out a roller coaster season

Wolves football gets final win on senior day

By Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Big plays and mistakes were made, but the Wolves stayed resilient in a 2421 victory versus Simon Fraser on Nov. 11 at McArthur Field, in what was the final game of the season.

“He basically told the seniors, ‘you’re going to remember who made the big plays, and even who messed up, but this is going to be the one game that’s going to stick in your head for the longest time’” said senior quarterback Phillip Fenumiai of head coach Arne Ferguson’s parting words to his seniors before taking the field.

Fittingly, the first big play happened via a fumble from Simon Fraser and found its way into the hands of Wolf senior defensive lineman Michael Kluge. The last play included senior quarterback Nick Duckworth finding the end zone on a pass to senior receiver Keoni Piceno for the game clinching touchdown.

The journey until the clock struck zero, however, at times found Western unable to capitalize off good field position granted to them by SFU. Early in the first quarter, a few bad punts by SFU made for plenty of opportunity for the Wolves to put the game away. But interceptions would take away from the Wolves’s early chances.

In the second quarter, Fenumiai sparked the Wolves with a big 35-yard run to set up a field goal and the score at 10-0. SFU earned a touchdown of their own before Duckworth found Piceno for the first of two connecting touchdowns going into the half at 17-7.

Despite some big connections from Duckworth to senior receiver Paul Revis, a leading target all year, the Wolves saw their drive stalled with a punt, leaving an opening for SFU to start the third.

The void was filled after SFU scored a touchdown on their ensuing possession, cutting the lead to 17-14.

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The second match against AlaskaFairbanks proved to be a different game. While close from the outset of the second, the Nanooks kept the Wolves down the rest of the way, going on to win 25-18.

Blocks and kills at the net by the Nanooks were a factor in the win.

Errors hurt the Wolves’s chances at earning a set. The Nanooks wound up winning the second and third sets, landing at 25-17 and 25-10 en route to a 3-0 sweep.

In all, errors proved costly as the Wolves had 21 to the Nanooks’s nine. A disparity in the blocks and aces proved to be another factor, with the Wolves having two blocks compared to the Nanooks’s seven and zero aces to the Nanooks’s eight.

The Wolves’s record now stands at 6-19, with them looking to close out the season well. The Wolves look to close with one last pair of matches at home. They will serve Seattle Pacific on Nov. 16 and then Saint Martin’s for senior night on Nov. 18. Tip time for both games is 7 p.m.

Contact the author at journalsports@ wou.edu Western then left the game open after an interception by SFU, and a drive followed with a touchdown and a lead at 21-17.

Down-to-the-wire late in the fourth, Duckworth again connected with Piceno, and found him in the corner of the end zone — a 16-yard pass play and a 24-21 lead.

With seconds left, SFU had one more chance to tie with a field goal attempt that came up short. With one second left in regulation, Western then comfortably kneeled the ball down and ended the game in a Wolf victory.

Western might have ended its season with a 3-7 record, but the team along with the players’s families and even SFU gathered midfield in celebration.

“It was great to get a win and send us out right. Especially for all the seniors,” said Duckworth.

“It’s a rough one,” said quarterback coach Trey Shimabukuro who alluded to the seniors last game with Western.

“This is a big group of seniors, who played a lot of snaps in 4 to 5 years.”

But for all the seniors, this moment meant a turning of the page.

“It’s a bittersweet feeling, but it’s on to the next chapter,” said senior wideout Jonathan Lopez.

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SPORTS

The Western Journal Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Junior forward Taisha Thomas scored 13 total rebounds over the weekend

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WOLVES BASKETBALL STARTS OUT 2-0 MEN’S BASKETBALL OPENS UP SEASON WITH BACK-TO-BACK WINS Efficient offense by the Wolves ignites their season

The Wolves beat Point Loma and Fresno Pacific in the GNAC/PACWEST challenge

By Riley Buerk | Staff Writer

By Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Women’s basketball turned it up a few notches on Nov. 11 and Nov. 12 in the Hampton Inn DII shootout, as the Wolves began the season at home with a pair of wins tallying scores of 81-71 against Dixie State, and 70-50 against California State, San Bernardino.

Western started their play against the Dixie State Trailblazers, and got off to an early lead in the first quarter with separation from the Trailblazers at 2314.

The game grew tight when the Trailblazers misdirected the trail and quickly outscored the Wolves in the second quarter 20-10, grabbing the lead at 34-33.

The third quarter showed a back and forth pace, but the Wolves grinded it out by getting to the free throw line consistently and getting back in front 54-49.

The Wolves finally clamped down in the fourth while different players contributed in thwarting the Trailblazer defense by establishing an inside-outside game and cruising to a 81-70 win.

In the game against Dixie State, the Wolves established good shooting from the stripe as they made 75 percent of their free throws, and shot 18-20 in the second half.

That healthy trend continued in the second game versus the Coyotes of California State, San Bernardino as the Coyotes had no response to the diverse attack of Western.

During the first quarter of play, the Wolves jumped out quickly, going up 19-12 via a pair of three-pointers by senior guard Shelby Snook and one by senior guard Sydney Azorr.

The Wolves continued their efficient scoring in the following two quarters shooting 21 and then 17 and progressed their offense without holding back, inevitably clawing off the Coyotes in the end, 70-50.

To go with the hot shooting of game number two, the Wolves shot 42 percent from beyond the arc and

92 percent from the free throw line; rebounding resulted as a factor.

In a postgame interview with wouTV, Snook said, “they were very long and crashed the offensive boards, so we were going to box out, and play as controlled as we could.”

The Wolves out-rebounded both of their opponents with a 45-35 advantage in the latter game.

Despite the great start to the season, there is still room for improvement.

Shelby went on to say after being interviewed by wouTV that, “We just had to be mentally tough. We just got to get better everyday. We have to execute the gameplan that coach gives us and take it game by game.”

Next on the schedule the Wolves will visit Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont, California on Nov. 17 before starting conference play soon after.

Start time is at 1 p.m.

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Western’s men’s basketball beat Point Loma 70-69 on Friday, Nov. 12, and Fresno Pacific 123-67 on Saturday, Nov. 13.

The Wolves got off to a slow start against Point Loma, and they were down 10-5 at the first media timeout.

The Wolves got as close as two off a three-pointer from senior wing Tanner Omlid before the second media timeout.

Junior Forward Preston Beverly led the way in the first half for the Sea Lions, ending the half with 16 points on 11 shots, and a 32-30 lead for Point Loma.

The Wolves started the second half on a 12-4 run, with freshman guard Darius Lubom starting in place of junior guard Brandell Evans. The Wolves extended their lead to 6242 off a layup by senior center Vince Boumann with nine minutes left in the game.

The Sea Lions then went on a 23-6 run to cut their deficit down to three when just over a minute remained. The Wolves unintentionally fouled with 11 seconds left, and sent junior Tanner Nelson to the line to shoot two. Nelson made both and the Wolves were only

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up by one.

Lubom got fouled with seven seconds left and went to the line to shoot one and one, but missed the first shot. Junior guard Josh Rodriguez grabbed the rebound and sped down the court. Rodriguez had a good look at a layup but missed, and the Wolves got the win.

Lubom finished his first college game with 19 points on 3-3 shooting from deep. Beverly had 24 to lead the Sea Lions.

On the second game of the back-toback, the Wolves got off to a quick start and were up 12-4 at the first media timeout. The Wolves never trailed in this game, and hit 23 three-pointers to tie for the fifth most in the GNAC ever. 123 points is the most the Wolves have scored since entering the GNAC in 2001.

Senior guard Demetrius Trammel led the way for the Wolves with 26 points, making eight of nine of his attempted three-pointers. He was not the only hot hand on the Wolves team, as six players scored at least ten points to lead Western into a sizzling hot shooting percentage of 66.7 percent.

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ENTERTAINMENT

The Western Journal Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Review: “The Hearts We Sold”

A fantasy novel of resilience

By Zoë Strickland Managing Editor Demons come alive in “The Hearts We Sold” by Emily Lloyd-Jones.

Though I was admittedly wary that the novel would be overcome with young adult stereotypes, the stereotypes it did use were justified.

The novel’s main character, Dee, makes a deal with a demon. In the world that “The Hearts We Sold” is set in, this exchange is fairly common. Demons lurk in back alleys with the goal of granting wishes in return for limbs.

Though Dee is under the impression that demons are unable to request anything beyond external body parts as a trade, she soon learns otherwise.

After her boarding school decides to cut merit scholars, requesting help from a demon is her only hope — in return, the demon just wants to lease her heart and have her do its bidding.

“The Hearts We Sold” was written by a Western alumna and has threads of Oregon scenery woven throughout the novel. Though the setting isn’t

necessarily integral to the storyline, it was enjoyable to see recognizable locations such as Portland and Newport mentioned. In my experience, very few young adult novels are careful to mention specific locations, so the use of Pacific Northwest locales was refreshing and a nice added touch to the incredibly detailed world that Lloyd-Jones created.

Though the novel fell victim to multiple tropes found in young adult literature — namely Dee attending a boarding school and having absent parents, the tropes exist for a good reason. Dee’s family is abusive and attending a school away from them is a way for her to escape that abuse. Dee, though filled with self-doubt, is resilient

and self-reliant. As a character, her zest for independence and progressive development throughout the novel is what ultimately won me over.

“The Hearts We Sold” is admittedly slow to start. The first 100 pages or so take a bit of work to get through, but the journey is worth it. Lloyd-Jones does a fantastic job of presenting a wide array of characters whose experiences and identities make them stand out.

The novel is descriptive and original, and serves as a welcome addition to the world of young adult fantasy novels.

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Student radio makes waves

KWOU is Western’s online community radio station

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By Zoë Strickland | Managing Editor

Kry Kry in the station broadcasting for “The Rivera Sideshow Kickback Hour”

Music narrates our movies, road trips and ultimately our lives. Whether it’s a disembodied voice over the radio or a curated Spotify playlist — people have to get their music somewhere.

Enter KWOU. KWOU is Western’s student-run online radio station. Founded in 2010, the station’s mission is to “strive for accurate, fair, and unbiased coverage of news, culture and sports topics on campus, and to provide the college community with quality music.”

Though the station doesn’t currently have any DJs devoted to covering news or sports, it has numerous themed music shows and is always looking for people to host new shows.

“KWOU gives students the opportunity to speak their mind in ways that they can’t anywhere else,” says Ashton Newton, junior linguistics major and station manager of KWOU. “You can come on the radio and you can play the music that you love, you can express yourself in ways that you can’t really on campus.”

Hosting a radio show and sharing music can be a rewarding experience.

However, some people may find it daunting. For those who have some apprehension about whether or not they want to volunteer for a time slot, according to Newton, the initial broadcasting anxiety that a DJ may experience dissipates easily.

“When you become passionate about what you’re sharing and what you’re talking about that just starts to disappear. You’re sitting alone in the studio or with your co-host and just having fun. That’s how you overcome (the anxiety). To anybody who wants to be on the radio but feels nervous about it, anxious about public speaking, about people hearing their voice: just have fun and your listeners will have fun with you,” says Newton.

Daniel Sampson, a junior music major with an emphasis in jazz and popular music, has been a DJ at KWOU since fall 2015. Sampson broadcasts under the name ‘tecnosine’ and has a show, “Sinewaves Radio,” which airs biweekly on Thursdays. Though Sampson has been a DJ for two years, he doesn’t sit in the station for his shows.

“Overall, I would say a single show

takes about 3.5 hours total to record, add voice-overs and my trademark intro, record myself explaining what’s playing, and compress into an MP3. I will then bring the recording, and list of tracks to the KWOU studio usually a few days later on a flash drive. The show is then copied into our radio program and set to air on Thursdays at 1 p.m.”

The station’s mission is to ultimately get more people on the air. As a result, they’re flexible and are willing to work with student, faculty and staff schedules.

“As the shows are pre-recorded, I find I have plenty of time to get my school work done and work on my show,” explains Sampson. “It is a fairly big time commitment, but the show schedule is very flexible, and if I need to take a week off because of other weekend commitments, it is ok to do so.”

Even if members of the Western community haven’t hopped online to listen to KWOU, they may have seen them at events. In addition to providing a 24-hour stream of music, the station also offers its DJ services to events

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around campus. “We do things like the homecoming bonfire, we did the Relay for Life last year. It’s really fun to come out, play music, have a presence on campus,” says Newton. “Right now we don’t have anything set up, but we’re always looking for new opportunities around campus to come play music, even just lend a microphone.”

Though it may not be available through traditional radio outlets, everyone can listen to KWOU by streaming it on their computers or phones. Beginning in fall term, KWOU began broadcasting through RadioFX, a college radio app. By using RadioFX, listeners are able to directly interact with KWOU DJs by messaging them, connecting to the station’s social media and viewing the upcoming broadcasting schedule.

Those interested in being a DJ for KWOU can apply via OrgSync or email the station manager at anewton15@ wou.edu.

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Photo courtesy of LOVINGVINCENT.COM

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review: loving vincent Vincent Van Gogh film features ground-breaking animation, but lacks intriguing dialogue

By Jade Rayner | Copy Editor “Loving Vincent” is something to be marveled at — not because it’s the best movie ever made — but because it’s a groundbreaking piece of art that I know will pave the way for many other films to come.

“Loving Vincent” began its U.S. release on Sept. 22, but wasn’t widely available to watch until Nov. 10. It was written by Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman and Jacek Dehnel, and was directed by both Kobiela and Welchman. The real reason I was psyched to see it wasn’t for the story itself, but the mind-boggling amount of artistry and work that was put into the 94-minute movie.

Review: “Reflection of Youth”

EERA’s debut album is equal parts haunting and beautiful

By Jade Rayner | Copy Editor

In one 40-minute album, EERA went from being a name I had never heard before to becoming an artist that I’m going to recommend highly to anyone

Robert Gulaczyk portrays Vincent Van Gogh in “Loving Vincent.” The movie poster is inspired by Van Gogh’s self portrait.

This film is one-of-a-kind in that it is the world’s first fully painted feature film, so it’s fitting that it centers around one of the most well-known painters, Vincent Van Gogh.

Lovingvincent.com explains the process in more detail, saying, “we painted over 65,000 frames on over 1,000 canvases. We shot the film with actors, and literally painted over it frame by frame … It has taken us 4 years to develop the technique, and it took us over 2 years with a team of over 100 painters working at studios in the Polish cities of Gdansk and Wroclaw, and a studio in Athens to complete the film. The reason we made the film is not because we want to be the first, or that we want to set any records, it is because we believe that you cannot truly tell Vincent’s story without his paintings, so we needed to bring his paintings to life.”

Being someone who loves both art

and art history, I couldn’t agree more with the reasoning behind painting the film rather than using a different form of animation or doing it as a live-action film.

Speaking of biopic, I wouldn’t necessarily call “Loving Vincent” much of one, considering there’s very little revealed about his life throughout the film. The story follows Armand Roulin, voiced by Douglas Booth, as he tries to fulfill his duty to deliver a letter to Van Gogh’s brother; Roulin instead gets caught up in the mystery of Van Gogh’s death.

My biggest complaint about “Loving Vincent” is the dialogue. It was hard to watch the movie and accept any of what was being said about Van Gogh as fact due to it having a tone of gossip.

The way the characters interacted with each other and spoke of Van Gogh mirrored the feeling of small town gossip and rumor spreading rather

than informational conversation.

Roulin, who at the beginning of the movie clearly doesn’t care for Van Gogh, all too quickly becomes obsessed with learning more about his death and defending him against slander. Because of this, the goal of the movie — which I believe is to educate the viewer about Van Gogh’s life — feels forced.

“Loving Vincent” as a whole is a visual masterpiece that clearly has a lot of time, care and effort put into it. The dialogue often feels forced, but the love for the movie’s subject is clear. I would highly suggest giving “Loving Vincent” a watch, if only to marvel at the visual beauty.

looking for new music.

Norwegian musician Anna Lena Bruland, also known as EERA, delivered her unforgettably unique debut album “Reflection of Youth” on Nov. 3. This album followed a similar format as her March 2016 debut EP, “EERA - EP.” The album lays its foundation with the guitar-centric opening track “Living,” and grows more experimental from there. “Christine,” which is the shortest track on the album, is both my favorite track and arguably the most experimental one. It has a stripped down, bare-bones feel musically. At the

same time, the vocals start out clearly audible, then become progressively less defined, until they eventually fade out into static.

Fans of “EERA - EP” most likely fell in love with the soft, haunting vocals that the songs focused on; those fans will not be disappointed with her fulllength album.

Compared to her EP, “Reflection of Youth” is rougher and more stylized.

While “Reflection of Youth” has more going on musically including atmospheric sounds, static and other surprises throughout, listeners never lose the smooth vocals that EERA has

to offer.

Fans of Florence and the Machine, Portishead and Chromatics will surely find that EERA is an artist to look out for. However, regardless of what type of music you like, I highly suggest taking a listen to “Reflection of Youth.” It will speak to the rain-loving, angsty rocker inside us all.

EERA’s “Reflection of Youth” can be found on iTunes, Bandcamp, Amazon Music and more.

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HUMOR

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Compiled by The Western Journal Staff

aries

3/21-4/19 taurus

During this week in 2003, the Terminator became the Governator. And, I mean, if he can do that then you can do anything, Aries.

cancer

libra

The quick fix to stress has just been invented. All you have to do is put your head in the ground and ignore the 25 things you have to do before the end of this week.

Get your pumpkin off of your porch before it starts rotting this year, y’nasty.

8/23-9/22

Before you dance through your room like Hugh Grant in “Love Actually,” make sure that your blinds are closed.

Snapchat exists for a reason. (That reason is so your neighbor can post a video of you dancing.)

10/23-11/21 sagittarius 11/22-12/21

Stress nausea is a thing, Scorpio. I’m sorry, but you’re about to get a serious case of it. Why? We’ve been sworn to secrecy.

12/22-1/19 aquarius

5/21-6/20

Alright, Gemini, ‘tis the season when primetime television hits its zenith.

So make your viewing opportune.

Remember, digital video recording is at your disposal.

7/23-8/22 virgo

9/23-10/22 scorpio

I hate to break it to you, Libra, but you’re not as young as you used to be. If you go on that playground rocker, you just may break the coil holding it up.

capricorn

Even though being sick isn’t great, the stars say that with some good soup, cozy candles and a lot of ice cream, you’ll make a full recovery. You got this!

6/21-7/22 leo

Tsk tsk, young man. You seem to forget with whom you’re dealing. May I remind you that I have the upper hand?

4/20-5/20 gemini

Your birthday is coming up, Sagittarius, and it’s time to treat yo’ self. Just make sure to book those plane tickets for after finals week.

1/20 - 2/18 pisces

When you feel like you’re drowning in class work, just remember that winter break is four weeks long this year instead of three.

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2/19 - 3/20

Do you smell that? It’s the warm smell of fall term burning its last few embers as we reach the end. Or you left your stove on. Better figure out which one it is.

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EDITORIAL

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gym etiquette provides proper workout guidelines The Health and Wellness Center is open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays

Simple advice for making everyone’s gym-going experience enjoyable

By Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor Picture this: you need a break from stress and studying, and you want to do something productive that will clear your mind. So, you decide to head to the gym. You get there, you start working out and put your headphones in so that you can get in the zone and have some time to yourself. You’re three minutes into your workout when some guy approaches you, leans against the machine you’re using and starts trying to have a full-on conversation.

Feeling obligated, you pull out your headphones and start talking.

Now five minutes have gone by,

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and you’re more stressed than you were before because you just spent a good chunk of your free time having a conversation with someone you didn’t know, when all you wanted was some time to yourself.

Incidents like this have been a common occurrence for me. Once, when I was using the shoulder press machine, a guy came up to me and told me, “I notice you do the same thing everyday, all upper-body.” First of all, who cares what I do at the gym? That’s my choice and not something you need to comment on. Second, why are you even watching me? Third, why are you watching me so often that you notice what my routine is? Then, he followed up what he said by asking, “so you’re not into real lifting then?” I never asked for his opinion on how I workout, and I certainly never asked for him to try and make me feel inferior for the workouts

I choose to do.

For those who don’t go to the gym often, or do but don’t see any problem with the previous scenario, let me introduce you to an intriguing concept: gym etiquette. As with any public place you go, there are certain things you should and should not do. The gym is no exception to this.

To avoid having people be incredibly frustrated with you, glare at you or literally tell you off while you’re at the gym, follow my simple advice which is all based on scenarios I have witnessed and experienced during my time at the Health and Wellness Center.

If someone has headphones in, don’t try talking to them unless it’s absolutely necessary. If they’re your friend and you want to say hi, just wave. If they want to keep talking, they’ll pull their headphones out and usher you over.

The gym is not a place to flirt. Maybe you’re attracted to people who go to the gym and workout often, that’s understandable. However, if someone is in the middle of lifting weights, do not come up to them when they’re all out of breath and try to slip in some slick pick up line. It won’t work.

If you see someone working out incorrectly to the point where they might hurt themselves, please do say something. However, know the difference between constructive criticism and just being plain judgemental. Simply go up to them, be polite, tell them what you saw wrong and explain how to fix it. Also, only comment on workouts you see people doing wrong. Don’t comment on workouts you dislike. If you really feel the need to comment on something

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like that, please ask if they want your advice before offering it.

Do not use up multiple machines at once, especially if it’s busy. If you’re supersetting, use two machines at a time, maximum. If you try to claim several areas of the gym as yours by setting your stuff on it, and then you aren’t seen using the equipment for a large amount of time, then as far as I’m concerned you no longer have claim over it. This is especially true for the squat racks, being that there are only two and there’s always someone wanting to use it.

Know that nobody cares how much weight you’re lifting. Yes, it might be impressive and you should be proud of yourself. However, most people are so focused on themselves and their own workouts that they aren’t even noticing yours.

Lastly, please — I’m begging you — wipe up your sweat. Nobody wants to go to sit on the bench and find themselves in a puddle of your butt sweat. It’s truly disgusting.

Follow this simple advice to make your gym experience, and everyone else’s, as simple as possible. The gym has one main purpose: to make people healthier. So let people focus on that.

If you ever have to question if you’re making someone uncomfortable, odds are, the answer is yes.

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