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MEN WIN FIRST PLAYOFF GAME SINCE JOINING NCAA

by Iain Dexter Sports Editor

The men’s basketball team defeated the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) 94-88 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament quarterfinals Wednesday, March 5. It was the first playoff victory for men’s basketball since 1999 and the first since joining the NCAA. “We are feeling great after this win,” said junior forward Marwan Sarhan. “UAA was the only team that we didn’t beat in the regular season so we needed to get this win.

It is a big win for us because it keeps us in the tournament.”

Western came into the game with a record of 18-11 overall and 10-8 in the GNAC, but had lost both games to UAA previously this season. The Seawolves were 17-13 overall and also 10-8 in conference. see

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theJournal 503-838-8347 Editor-in-Chief Laura Knudson Copy Editor Marissa Thompson News Editor Allison Opson Clement Campus Life Editor Sara Grant Sports Editor Iain Dexter Entertainment Editor Amanda McMasters Photo Editor Tori Gannon Designers Haunani Tomas Caitlin-Marie Frost Jimmy Wilder Web Manager Jordan Salazar Student Media Adviser Shelby Case

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Let the Zillas be heard

by Jordan Salazar Web Manager

“What colleges out there have the most SOL fans on campus?? If you want to see me perform at your college, let your student council know. Lift every voice and let the Zillas be heard!” (www.facebook.com/solsays)

Seattle’s own Sol posted the above comment on Facebook calling out all his Zillas (fans of Sol). I am a huge Zilla and have been inspired by Sol since the first day I blasted “Need Your Love.” His work is honest and meaningful. This last Sunday I was able to see Sol perform for the third time in six months

The last couple years have been a giant leap for Sol and his career. After releasing his album “Yours Truly”, Sol went on a trip around the world. After his return he released his EP “Eyes Open”, which generated great buzz and recognition. Selling out multiple venues on his West Coast tour, Sol remains humble. Before the SOLD OUT show at The Showbox in Seattle, Sol offered a free meet-and-greet for everyone that brought three cans of non-perishable food, be-

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sides donateing all the proceeds of SOLZILLA merchandise sales to the Hurricane relief through National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (nafconusa.org/).

Western Oregon I guess it is time I introduce you to Sol. There is a Facebook group that has started up so don’t be afraid to join (www.facebook.com/ groups/1410037225920782/). Let’s work together and bring Sol to Western.

You can listen to Sol at his Soundcloud (soundcloud. com/solzilla), or come find me and I’ll hand you my iPhone and you can look into my personal iTunes.

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To change a name

by Joshua Sullivan, Graham Hukari and Troy Sawyer

Senate Bill 1509 would require schools to enter into a written agreement with the closest federally recognized tribe to their school districts. This agreement would allow the school to continue using Native American names and imagery to represent their schools’ mascots. Governor Kitzhaber vetoed a similar bill in 2012, according to an Oregon Department of Education report, which would have forced all 15 Oregon high schools with Native American mascots to change them by July 2012 or risk losing funding.

“High school mascots are supposed to be inspirational,” said Reyn Leno, chairman of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (CTGR) Tribal Council, to an Or-

egon Senate committee in an attempt to do away with derogatory Native images in education.

Bob Huston, the superintendent of the Banks school district in Oregon, is already preparing for Senate Bill 1509 to pass in 2014 by gathering with superintendents from other districts, with Native American mascots and the Tribal Council of CTGR. This gathering helped the schools understand the tribes’ opinion of their mascots, and they are working toward a compromise which could satisfy both parties.

The Council fully realizes that many of these schools are rural and do not have the necessary funding to rebrand the mascots or logos, but suggests that a greater respect of Native imagery and people could be shared by working with the local tribes.

In contrast, the Washington Redskins, part of a multimillion-dollar tax-exempt football league, despite pressure from various tribal leaders and advocacy groups, refuse to change their obviously racially degrading mascot because they “have had that name for 80 years” according to NFL

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commissioner Roger Goodell. This is an example of a team with an inappropriate mascot, that has the money to make the name change yet chooses, rather, to ignore requests to change the name from a racial slur, out of respect for Native American people.

There is, however, a large continuing movement to change the racial epithet “redskins,” led by the Oneida Indian Nation and ChangeTheMascot.org. Oregon, right now, has the opportunity to make a positive change.

“If more Oregonians were educated about tribal history, society and culture, it would do much more to solve the problems attributed to Indian mascots than simply outlawing the practice,” said Leno.

Justin Martin, a tribal lobbyist for the Confederated Tribes, said in support of Senate Bill 1509: “This will create the ability for the local tribal governing body to work with their local school district, effectively opening lines of communication with regard to mascots.”

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by Laura Knudson Editor-in-Chief

The ASWOU Senate voted down the Incidental Fee Committee (IFC) budget Wednesday, March 5 because of issues Senate members had with this year’s IFC process.

In a 4-3-2 (approved-denied-abstained) vote, the Senate rejected the budget because they felt IFC members had discredited the public hearings part of the process by failing to talk to other students prior to the hearing, as well as using those opinions more than the opinions stated in the hearing, said ASWOU president Travis Meuwissen.

At the meeting, Senate members reexamined the budget to make recommendations before sending the budget back to IFC for approval or disapproval.

It is the role of IFC to present the budget and as their process to the Senate, who then votes on whether or not the process was fair. The Senate did not feel this year’s process was fair, based on the hearing results.

“The senators who had voted no on the approval voiced that they didn’t believe the budget fully represent the opinions of students voiced at open hearings,” said Senate president Tyler Crawford.

“For the Werner University Center (WUC) they felt that students were not represented because the IFC advertised a zero percent cut at open hearings and then cut the budget by $14,000 for final decisions,” said Crawford.

He added that even though students did not speak about the WUC budget at the hearings, it could mean they were expecting the budget to remain the same.

Meuwissen said of the decision to deny the budget proposal,

Friday, March 7, 2014 “I think people were uncomfortable with how high the fee was, as well as the process.”

He added that some Senate members felt the student opinions voiced at the public hearings were discredited by conversations IFC members were having with students outside the hearings. “They [IFC] were not considering the hearings to be as valid as the oneon-one conversations,” Meuwissen said.

During the meeting, the Senate voted on and changed three different numbers within the budget.

WUC had been originally approved at $928,826 after a $14,000 cut by the IFC. “Senators felt that the cut was too large because the IFC had advertised their preliminary decision of a 0% cut to the WUC at open hearings,” said Crawford.

The Senate voted and changed the cut to $8,000, which was $6,000 less than IFC’s cut.

Student Leadership and Activities (SLA) had been approved at $254,101 by the IFC after a cut of $7,500.

“The Senate felt that the $7,500 cut was too high and didn’t reflect the opinions of multiple students who spoke at open hearings asking for more money to go towards SLA, said Crawford. “Because of that, the Senate voted and changed the cut to be $3,500, which is $4,000 less than the original cut.”

Athletics had been approved at $1,347,150 by the IFC, which was $20,000 less than their initial estimate.

“Senators voiced that multiple students whom they talked to had opinions that the athletics budget was too high, said Crawford.

“For this reason, the Senate voted and changed the cut to be an additional $7,425 on top of the $20,000 cut.”

The final number would be $1,339,725, which is the same amount of money that athletics received from last year’s IFC. Expressions of frustrations toward the IFC process dominated parts of the discussion during the meeting.

One member voiced a need for a change in the process. Megan Habermann, the assistant director for SLA, responded, “We’re not at the point where we can have process discussions to change

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the [IFC] process now.”

Meuwissen pointed out that for three out of the last five years the Senate has not approved the budget. He said this year is nothing new and that it shows how flawed the system is.

“IFC is the most f***ed-up process at this school,” Meuwissen said in an interview. “There are too many variables that go into representing students in this fee that there is never going to be a perfect system.”

He added that some senators have only been around for a month and some of them are new to the process.

“The student fee is a great idea in theory but there is not a way to execute it in order to represent all student needs,” Meuwissen said.

In contrast, Crawford said, “I personally feel that this IFC process went fairly well. The Incidental Fee Committee did a really good job at putting out advertising for open hearings and there was a good students turnout.”

The budget will now be submitted to the IFC. If they accept the changes, the budget will move on to President Mark Weiss of Western. If IFC does not accept the changes, a joint resolution committee will be formed between the Senate and IFC. If it results in joint session, Crawford said the meetings would happen during Dead Week and Finals Week.

The budget is due before the beginning of next term.

Meuwissen said when the Incidental Fee Steering Committee meets in April he plans to work to throw out the whole IFC process.

“There will be revisions and discussion about how to better the process for next year,” Meuwissen said. He added that the current process is not beneficial the morale of the student fee and there is always room for improvement.

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Bilingual Fellows program raises awareness of need for Spanish-speaking teachers

by Allison Opson Clement News Editor “I don’t know any bilingual who doesn’t have a job.”

That sums up how useful a second language is to an educator, according to Dr. Carmen Cáceda of the Bilingual/ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) program.

Students at the Bilingual Fellows Event on Thursday, Feb. 27 had an opportunity to talk with potential employers from the Salem-Kaiser, Eugene, Hillsborough and Central school districts. These and others are hiring for high school as well as elementary classrooms.

Even if they are not yet a part of the Bilingual Fellows program, Cáceda said that they were talking to recruiters and looking for an idea of a job, if not an actual offer at this point.

Some students were walk-ins who came just from hearing about it, according to Cáceda.

The goals of the event were to increase the number of Bilingual Fellows; to get them to understand that support is crucial to all teaching and allow them to network; and to raise awareness of the jobs open to Spanish-speaking educators.

The central event of the gathering was the round table panel, Voices from the Field, where former students of Western returned to talk about their experience as bilingual teachers in different school districts.

“Those are the role models for students,” said Cáceda of native English speakers who learned Spanish. For students, she says, it is important to recognize that if they challenge themselves a little more, they can get these same types of jobs.

Spanish-language academic sessions on teaching math and science were led, respectively, by Shannon Gabriel and Rosie Crisóstomo.

Speakers were provided with gift bags, including a students’ atlas of Oregon and a guide to spellings and accents in Spanish, which Cáceda said was meant to fill a need for materials that she had seen. Previously participants were given a Spanish-English dictionary.

“What our students need are materials,” Cáceda said. “We are trying to give resources to students so they can improve their Spanish.”

She added that just as (if not more important than) physical support is a social network, to help them through difficulties and become better teachers themselves, or they struggle otherwise. The Bilingual Fellows Event itself was a large part of that. They should be making contact with current and former Fellows so they have support. She says the event helped many students make good connections.

One piece of advice from her own teacher that Cáceda took to heart was to speak up: “Sometimes I don’t know how to pass it on to my students. I’m here to help them, but I can only do so much.” She said it also depends on the students; some Bilingual Fellows may feel shy and not very confident in what they know.

Cáceda said that many students are scared to do their teaching in Spanish. The program now requires a student to complete a practicum teaching in a bilingual program. (Previously, getting through the year of 300-level Spanish classes was enough.) While any student who has studied Spanish is technically considered bilingual, for the Bilingual/ESOL endorsement, they must complete a practicum.

One major way to help with their proficiency is to study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country, which will boost their speaking skills considerably, according to Cáceda. The concern is to develop speaking skills as well as content knowledge. She said that one major problem for prospective teachers is that, even if they can teach in Spanish, they may not be familiar enough with the specific language in the necessary content area, especially vocabulary.

Cáceda said that many undergraduates, if they can’t pass the state’s acadmic skills test, continue to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), a one-year program for an initial teach-

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ing license, to gain better preparation for a career in education.

One important distinction to make is between a bilingual education and a dual language program. In the bilingual education transitional model, students who are native speakers of other languages enter into a program that begins at a 10-90 split, with 90 percent of the teaching being done in their native language, and 10 percent English. Progressing through different splits, they ultimately end up in a language environment that is 100 percent English.

The other model, a dual-language teaching style, incorporates half students who are native English speakers and half speakers of another language. The teaching is always 50-50 in either language, so that both groups learn the other.

Cáceda says that bilingual educators can teach either in the transitional model or the dual-language style, but that it is the proficiency of the individual that determines which program they can teach in. Those who were exposed to the language early on, such as those with families who spoke Spanish around them when they were children, tend to be more confident in their abilities and have a greater proficiency in the language, which makes them more likely to be able to teach at a higher level.

One hallmark of greater proficiency is code-switching, wherein the individual speaks both languages fairly interchangeably, and may use words from either language within the same sentence. Though many previously considered this to be a flaw, given the impression of code switching as something to be avoided, according to Cáceda, it actually indicates a high level of bilingual understanding and facility with the language.

Part of this ties into politics. Two ideologies are competing: the English-only versus the English-plus movements. Over 30 states have declared English as their first language, although the United States does not have an official language.

“We will suffer a shortage of teachers; we [already] have this shortage,” said Cáceda. “I think the whole U.S. will have the same issues.” California and Texas, among other states, are having the same problems as Oregon. “The state is in need of minority bilingual teachers,” Cáceda added. “This program should cater to that.”

It is important to note that although there is room for many languages in the Bilingual Fellows program; Spanish is almost always the focus, because it tends to be where the need is.

On March 31, Peter Sayer, who works in applied Spanish linguistics, will host an academic session on reading and writing and teaching it to children, in the Werner Center’s Columbia Room. The session will be conducted entirely in Spanish.

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by Chelsea Hunt Freelancer Students and staff at Western, specially Foodservice Director Karen Nelles and members of the non-Traditional Student Club, are looking into the possibility of bringing food stamps to campus.

Recipients of food stamps, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) use their benefits through the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, also known as the Oregon Trail Card.

Seniors Jo Bruno and Katrien Cokeley, members of the Non-Traditional Student Club, believe that the ability to use SNAP on campus would be a significant benefit to many students.

“It’s important for this to come to light because there are a lot of students who have EBT. To buy on campus would be beneficial,” said Bruno, the NonTraditional Student Peer Advisor.

“Jo and I believe that a lot of students can benefit from WOU accepting SNAP,” said Cokeley.

After being approached by Bruno about the issue, Nelles has been assessing the viability of bringing food stamps to Western.

“When I start a project, I look into all the possibilities,” Nelles said.

Regarding which place on campus presents the best candidate, Nelles explained that Wolf Express would be the only one that might be able to. However, in doing more research, Nelles found that the Wolf Express does not currently qualify. In order to do so, the store would need at least fifty percent of the total dollar amount of all retail sales sold in the store to be from the sale of eligible staple foods.

Accessory foods, of which Wolf Express sells about 99 percent, are not considered staple foods. The other option is for the store to have at least three varieties of qualifying foods in each of the following four staple food groups, with perishable foods in at least two of the categories.

It seems as if it will also take a while to implement EBT, even if the decision is made to do so.

“I don’t know if it’s going to be finalized in the next four months,” Bruno said.

There are still avenues that could be pursued to make Wolf Express eligible, of which Nelles has a plan.

“Campus Dining needs to find out if a grocery store would be supported on campus,” said Nelles. “My plan is to add raw ingredients in the store and see if they sell.”

That is only the first step. In fact, Nells revealed that eggs, gallon milk, and box cereal were added already to Wolf Express, but this does not qualify them to accept EBT cards.

If further efforts are successful, it will open the way for an expansion to the 50 percent requirement.

The contents of the store aren’t the only obstacles on the path to getting SNAP. One of Nelles’ biggest concerns is the Point of Sale (POS) reader necessary to accept EBT on location. Comparing this change to the one that made the business able to accept credit and debit, Nelles said that it took them six months to get that started.

Besides the issue of the length of time it would take to implement a new tender, Nelles also said, “It would complicate our financial accounting. I would have to decide if it is a good business decision.”

The issue of whether or not to implement SNAP has been raised even beyond Western. Cokeley has been in communication with Kristine Robbins Wise, the manager of Portland State University’s (PSU) auxiliary retail operations.

Wise has recently been involved in bringing SNAP to the PSU campus, with the efforts of Laura Bowman, the manager of the University Market, and Gergana Petcovaand, a budget analyst accountant. PSU is expected to be accepting food stamps by March 1.

“They seem to be the first university (at least in Oregon) to accept SNAP at their University Market,” said Cokeley.

“I think EBT needs to be in every institution,” said Bruno. “It needs to be there. It is federal. A lot of people need to have it.”

For those unable to receive food stamps at Western or unable to use them on campus, there is the food bank in the Academic Programs and Support Center building.

“There are so many food drives in the area,” Bruno pointed out as another option. Many businesses in the local community accept food stamps as well.

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ODOT/MPD seat belt blitz concludes

by Allison Opson Clement News Editor From Feb. 10 to Feb 23, Monmouth Police Department (MPD) officers took extra patrols on an overtime basis, funded by an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) grant, to raise awareness of the improper use of safety belts and cellphones in cars.

Officers were primarily looking for these and other important safety violations, said Officer Mark Robertson, who participated in and organized the blitz for the MPD. He is currently working on gathering data from other officers.

Other Oregon law enforcement agencies participated in the effort to crack down on improper or failed use of safety belts, among other violations of safe driving laws, such as texting while driving or speeding. Three factors most often contribute to car crash injuries: safety restraint use, speed and driver impairment.

According to the US Department of Transportation, use of vehicle restraints is the best way to protect against casualties in a crash. Oregon law dictates that seat belts must be worn properly, and safety seats are required for children weighing 40 pounds or less.

“Even if you drive two feet [without a seat belt], that’s still a violation,” Robertson said, no matter how slow someone may be driving.

Monmouth has been doing quite well, though; according to Robertson, seat belt usage is in about the 90th percentile, which he considers a very good number.

“That’s always good to see,” Robertson said, adding that it’s not an alarming situation by any means. “Western students are doing a great job from what I’ve seen.”

In a car accident, if someone is buckled properly, they are less likely to sustain major injuries.

Robertson says that responding officers on the scene can usually tell if someone has not been wearing their seat belt, even if they have fled the scene, due to a facial print or an indent in the car that shows where they were thrown.

A common misconception that some people have, said Robertson, is that officers have a quota to meet. In reality, they use a great deal of discretion when choosing to issue a verbal warning or an actual ticket. He is currently compiling data from other officers about the stops they made, the violations they saw and their responses, including warnings or penalties such as tickets. So far, nothing has been brought to his attention that was overly unusual.

“Overall, everything went well on our end,” said Robertson. He says that it was a good thing that many people were made aware of the blitz event. Many of those people he did pull over often simply overlooked having driven off without buckling in, he said. “Most people, again, are already in compliance.”

Some people do have exemptions, such as for a medical reason, to wearing a seatbelt.

These individuals must carry a card in case they are pulled over by the police. Otherwise, said Robertson, chances are that anyone pulled over for a violation will get a ticket.

While being paid with the money from the ODOT grant, Robertson and other officers performed basically the same duties on patrol as they would otherwise. The paperwork was different, however, because they had to deal with the ODOT guidelines dictating how the money could be used.

This was one of three blitzes to be held this year; the remaining two will occur at the ends of May and August. One, May 19 to June 1, will focus on both daytime and nighttime seat belt use; the other, August 25 to Sept. 7, will focus on child safety, such as the use of child seats. Texting and speeding are always major focuses as well.

Campus Public Safety was not involved in the project, and did not receive grant money.

Jay Carey, director of Campus Public Safety, said that their officers are not armed and as such don’t conduct traffic stops, though there are some exceptions for emergencies or life-safety issues.

“My feelings are that blitzes do make an impact on the driving public, especially if the local police departments advertise that they are doing it,” said Carey. “In that way drivers seem to be more aware of their surroundings and tend to pay more attention to their seat belts, not talking on cell phones, following the rules of the road.”

Overall, Robertson said awareness is the goal of these blitzes.

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Entertainment Friday, March 7, 2014

And the Oscar goes to...

Best Picture:

12 Years a Slave

Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett

Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto

Best Supporting Actress:

#Oscars Selfie Breaks Twitter

by Amanda McMasters Entertainment Editor

Ellen DeGeneres, this year’s host of the Oscars, crashed Twitter after posting a star-studded selfie.

Taken by actor Bradley Cooper, the viral photo included celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Spacey, Meryl Streep, Channing Tatum and DeGeneres herself.

DeGeneres reportedly wanted to break the record of the most retweeted photo, which was previously a photo of President Barack Obama hugging his wife Michelle after winning the 2012 election.

Within one hour of being posted onto the popular social media website, DeGeneres’ photo had 870,000 retweets; already surpassing Obama’s measly 800,000. By 9 p.m. it was pushing 1.8 million retweets.

Due to the increased activity as millions of people retweeted the post, Twitter’s site crashed for more than twenty minutes.

During the Oscars, Twitter officials contacted DeGeneres about the shutdown. As she took the stage to resume her host duties, DeGeneres stated, “We broke Twitter.”

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acknowledged on Twitter that one tweet had caused the platform to break, stating, “Sorry, our bad. #Oscars.”

By Monday the photo had received 2.4 million retweets and 1.1 million favorites.

Amidst the Oscar night shenanigans, DeGeneres joked about ordering pizza. Sure enough, a little while later a delivery guy from Big Mama’s and Papa’s Pizzeria showed up to the Oscars carrying a stack of pizzas, which were passed out by Brad Pitt and DeGeneres to their fellow celebrities.

Besides the selfie and the pizza delivery, other important happenings during the awards show had the internet buzzing the next day.

John Travolta butchered Idina Menzel’s name as he introduced her for her performance of the Oscar winning song “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen.”

Snubbed for the fourth time by the Academy Awards, actor Leonardo DiCaprio failed to win Best Actor, an award that went to Matthew McConaughey instead.

“Poor Leo, you could see he is trying to hold back the tears,” one fan tweeted, including a picture of what looked like a depressed DiCaprio responding to McConaughey’s name being called.

Lupita Nyong’o

Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón Photo courtesy of www.ynaija.com

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Photo by Shannen Brouner

Film Festival

by Ollie Bergh Freelancer

Western’s first Short Film Festival took place Feb. 21 in the ITC building.

Nathaniel Dunaway, the editor of Western’s literary magazine, “The Northwest Passage,” started the film festival this year. Dunaway was inspired by the Alfred Maurice scholarship, which requires an applicant to fix something at his or her school. The problem Dunaway saw at Western was a significant lack of creative outlets for students interested in film. Dunaway hopes this will be the beginning of a long standing tradition at Western.

“I would love it to be a tradition on campus,” said

Western student Trevor Jackson. “I would love it to be a staple at WOU.”

Students were invited to submit their own films of ten minutes or less for the festival. Four films were featured, including three comedies submitted by Dunaway, Declan Hertel and pair Tyler Crawford and Jackson, as well as a piece by Marissa Thompson.

The festival kicked off with Dunaway’s film, titled “What’s in the Box.” This particular film was a meta-movie, meaning the movie was about the making of a monster movie.

Second was Hertel’s film, entitled “Rainy Day Horse Tranquilizer,” a film about a battle between a horse and an army of gnomes. It was hilarious, smart and kept the audience laughing.

After the first two films were

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Lone Survivor Synopsis by Amazon

Four US Navy SEALS departed one clear night in early July 2005 for the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a reconnaissance mission. Their task was to document the activity of an al Qaeda leader rumored to be very close to Bin Laden with a small army in a Taliban stronghold. Five days later, only one of those Navy SEALS made it out alive. This is the story of the only survivor of Operation Redwing, SEAL fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, and the extraordinary firefight that led to the largest loss of life in American Navy SEAL history.

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shown, it becomes apparent that the casts of these shorts are similar. In fact, three of the four filmmakers are roommates.

“All the guys are crazy smart and very funny, and we have a lot of good times,” said Hertel. “When everyone in Cedar 304 is together, dull moments are few and rectified immediately.”

The third film, “Window Pains,” was a short and sweet film featuring two more of the folks from Cedar 304, Jackson and Crawford. The film offered a simple concept: one guy, Jackson, tormenting another guy, Crawford, until Crawford closes the window.

The final piece, “Senioritis “The Stairs,” by Thompson, was extremely well-done. It centered on a monologue about growing up, backed by a fear of the unknown world of adulthood and life after college.

The event was a moderate success for being the inaugural film festival. Approximately 20 people showed up, most of them the actors in the films or friends of the filmmakers, but Dunaway said he was happy with the turnout.

“I put most of the blame on how little I know of event-planning,” said Dunaway of the turnout. “It was kind of a short notice in regards to getting posters up there.”

The question now becomes: can this become a tradition here at Western? Dunaway will do his best to make it happen next as a senior, but the future of the film festival is up in the air after his graduation if no one steps up to take charge.

There’s a real love of film at Western. In a similar ideology to “if you build it, they will come,” hopefully this film festival will spark more submissions and celebration of film in the years to come.

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Campus Life Friday, March 7, 2014

Q: Do you think alcohol and drugs are a problem on campus?

“No, because Public Safety does well with keeping it under control and self-awared to ages of legal and not legal.”

REX KANOHO Senior

“Public Safety does do a good job about regulation especially in the dorms. They follow strict policies and stick to them!”

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ALYSSA CARVALHO Senior

“It’s not a problem on campus, so the school should provide a beer garden at sporting events to attract more people to games.”

AlcoholInvolved Incidents

Alcohol Arrests

42 33 38 3 41 22 in 2010

in 2010

in 2011

in 2011

in 2012

in 2012

On-campus incidents Statistics courtesy of Campus Public Safety

JAMISON MILLER Senior

DrugInvolved Incidents

“It’s all good in the hood.”

RYNE BUCHANAN Senior

“We all know it’s there, but I don’t feel like it’s a problem on campus.”

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JESSICA GILLESPIE Freshman

“College students are going to party; no one is going to graduate and not have done things they regret.”

Frequency of negative consequences (students who drank alcohol in the last 12 months and non-drinkers excluded from analysis)

ALYSSA CHIAMPI Freshman

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Drug Arrests

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Frequency of ALCOHOL USE

Statistics courtesy of American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment

19.8%

30 day prevalence (10+ days)

12.1%

Used, but not in the last 30 days

45.9%

Never used alcohol

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I think alcohol and drugs can be an issue on every campus. However, compared what I have seen from other universities, I think we have less of an emphasis. I believe the overall culture of Western is not focused on drinking and it attracts many students who embrace this ideal.

TRAVIS MEUWISSEN ASWOU President

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Friday, March 7, 2014

Softball finishes 4-2 at Rattler Invitational

by Iain Dexter Sports Editor

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The softball team finished 4-2 at the Rattler Invitational in San Antonio from Feb. 21 through Feb. 23.

The Wolves won game one of the tournament 6-4 against Tarleton State University.

Western scored all six runs in the first four innings. Senior catcher Bridjet Box finished 1-for-4 with a single that drove in two runs in the third inning.

Senior pitcher Eryka Brill started and finished the game as she completed all seven innings in the victory for the Wolves. She gave up four runs, three of them earned, and struck out eight while walking two.

In game two, Western faced #14-ranked St. Mary’s University and were defeated 7-3.

The game got off to a tough start for the Wolves as they gave up five runs in the first inning. Junior pitcher Kelli Demianew threw a complete game and settled down after the first inning. She gave up seven runs, five earned, over six innings with one strikeout and no walks.

Freshman third baseman Destiny Kuehl was 1-for-3 with two runs batted in (RBI).

The Wolves bounced back with three straight wins, first defeating Rogers State University 10-8.

“I think we played as a team in Texas,” said senior shortstop Melanie Pfeiffer. “We finally finished all of seven innings and eight when we needed to. I saw a fight in our team that I haven’t seen before.”

Brill started the game and lasted four innings, allowing two runs to score while striking out two and walking one. Junior pitcher Jourdan Williams picked up the victory in relief after throwing two and two-thirds innings of shutout softball.

Junior outfielder Amanda Evola finished the game 2-for-5 with two RBIs, a run scored and a double. Pfeiffer was 3-for-5 with three runs scored, a stolen base and an RBI. The Wolves won game four of the invitational 9-7 over Midwestern State University (MSU).

Western scored three runs in each of the first, fifth and eighth inning, winning the game on a walk-off three-run home run off the bat of senior third baseman Ashlie Gardner. The Wolves trailed 7-6 coming into the bottom half of the inning before Gardner sent them to victory.

Evola finished 4-for-4 in the game with two runs scored and two RBIs. Williams started the game for Western and threw five innings, giving up six runs on nine hits. Demianew finished the game in relief and gave up one unearned run in her three innings to pick up the win.

The Wolves won their third straight game 5-4 against Oklahoma Christian University behind a strong pitching performance from Brill.

She threw another complete game, giving up four runs, three unearned, with one walk and strikeout.

In the final game of the tournament, the Wolves had a rematch with MSU, but were unable to come out ahead in the second game as they were defeated 2-1.

Western was limited to six hits in the game as they could not find an answer for the MSU pitching. Demianew had a strong outing for the Wolves as she started and completed the game, giving up two runs in six innings with two walks and no strikeouts.

“I think our ultimate goal is to finish every single game and play as a team,” said Pfeiffer. “We have all the tools and now it’s time to play hard, with passion and take out every team in our conference. I’m excited to see what damage we do because a lot of people don’t know what is coming.”

The Wolves begin conference play against Montana State University Billings at home Friday, March 7.

The softball team will also be hosting a Texas Hold ’em poker tournament in Gentle House on campus March 22. The tournament will have a $60 buy in which includes poker chips, dinner, two drinks and a T-shirt.

Registration begins at 12 p.m. and the tournament will kickoff at 1 p.m.

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theJournal Track and field finish indoor season at championships

by Iain Dexter Sports Editor The track and field teams competed in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Indoor Championships in Nampa, Idaho on Feb. 22 and 23.

The men’s squad finished fifth place at the meet while the women’s team finished seventh.

“Indoor conference championships were a little rough this year,” said junior Audrey Hellesto. “As a team we had several obstacles thrown at us suddenly that we all had to quickly adjust to and overcome. However, I’m proud of the way everyone stepped up in their events and stayed positive throughout the weekend to finish as best as we could.”

Sophomore Josh Hanna led the meet, winning the men’s 800-meter in a time of one minute and 54.14 seconds.

Hanna edged teammate and reigning conference 800-meter champion, senior Ryan Hansen. Hansen placed third in the race with a time of 1:55.07.

Hellesto broke the school record in the women’s 400-meter with a time of 57.62, finishing third place in the event. Senior Kody Rhodes also broke a school record in the men’s 60-meter hurdle in a time of 8.33, finishing fourth overall.

“Breaking the school record at conference was actually a pretty big surprise for me,” said Hellesto. “When I finished the race and looked up at my time I realized I broke the record and was honestly shocked. I knew I had a good race in me that day but I had no idea it would lead to breaking a school record. I was pretty excited about the results.”

Senior Eric Gaines finished third overall in the men’s heptathlon. He finished first in the 1,000-meter, the final event of the series.

Senior Madison McClung had two strong races as she finished fifth place in the women’s 60-meter and then sixth place in the women’s 200-meter. Sophomore Emmi Collier placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 12.73 meters.

“Individually, we had a number of all-time performances and two school records,” said head coach Mike Johnson. “[Rhodes] broke the 60-meter hurdles record and [Hellesto] the 400-meters record. [Hanna] won his first conference championship in the 800 meters. There were many other outstanding efforts and performances.”

The team competed in three different meets over two states the following weekend in the Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker, the Seattle Pacific University (SPU) Last Chance and the Willamette Opener. All events were held Saturday, March 1.

The men’s team finished first overall at the SPU Last Chance. They were led by the distance medley relay (DMR) team of Hanna, Rhodes, Hansen and senior Brady Beagley.

The DMR squad ran an NCAA Div. II provisional qualifying time of 10:05.97.

Junior Chris Stash finished first place in the men’s 800-meter at the Willamette Opener with a time of 1:56.81.

Freshman Dustin Camarillo won the men’s 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.3, and sophomore Rochelle Pappel also was victorious in the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.0.

“The opening meets for outdoor season were a great way for some of our athletes to compete in their first meet this year, as well as others to adjust to switching from an indoor facility to outdoor,” said Hellesto.

The teams next compete at the Oregon State University Invitational on Saturday, March 8.

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Friday, March 7, 2014

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Women suffer defeat on Senior Day

by Iain Dexter and Rachel Shelley Sports Editor and Freelancer

Baseball loses to LCSC, wins first GNAC series

by Iain Dexter Sports Editor The baseball team lost three-of-four games against LewisClark State College (LCSC) from Feb. 21 through Feb. 23 before winning their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) series against Central Washington University (CWU) on Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1.

The Wolves lost game one of the series 7-2 after giving up five Warriors’ runs in the first four innings.

Senior pitcher Spenser Watkins started the game and gave up six runs in seven innings. Watkins walked two, struck out four and allowed eight hits.

Junior outfielder Matt Taylor had the only runs batted in (RBI) for the team with two, finishing 2-for-4 in the game with a double and two RBIs. Western played a doubleheader the following day and was able to split two games with an 8-4 loss and a 6-1 win.

Junior third baseman Garret Harpole hit a tworun homerun in the third inning of the first game of the day, but it was not enough as the pitching surrendered eight runs. Senior pitcher Matt Minnich gave up six runs in two innings with four walks and two strikeouts.

In game two of the day, the Wolves got a strong outing from junior pitcher Eric Huson. He pitched six innings, giving up one run, while walking and striking out two.

Taylor was 3-for-5 in the game with a double, homerun, a run scored and four RBIs. Sophomore first baseman Nathan Etheridge also had a solo homerun KELLEN in the game as the Wolves cruised to a 6-1 victory.

WALKER In game four of the series, Western was defeated Baseball 6-5 in a 10-inning game. Both teams scored five runs Head apiece in the first four innings, but were held scoreless Coach until the bottom of the 10th, when LCSC walked-off to victory on a passed ball by the Wolves.

Junior pitcher Jesse Pratt came into relief and threw three and a third innings, giving up one run with no walks and two strikeouts. Senior pitcher Kody Stone picked up his first loss of the season as he gave up the winning run in the 10th inning.

Western dropped to 6-6 after the series while LCSC improved to 7-1 overall.

The Wolves next faced their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) foes in Central Washington University (CWU). The two teams played a four-game series Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1 in Ellensburg, Wash.

“Every weekend is a grind in the GNAC,” said head coach Kellen Walker. “Teams are ready to go each and every time that

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they play us. Then you add in the fact that you are playing 4 games in two days and it becomes obvious that you have to play really well to win a series. Depth plays a huge piece in conference play. You have to have depth with your position players and also in your pen.”

Western led 6-5 heading into the ninth inning of game one, but gave up two runs to CWU. They were defeated 7-6, with Stone picking up his second loss of the year.

The Wolves got off to a quick start in the game, scoring three runs in the first inning, but were not able to hold off the Wildcats’ offense. Watkins started the game and gave up five runs over six innings with one walk and six strikeouts. Pratt threw two shutout innings in relief.

Western regrouped in the following three games, winning each respectively 7-4, 5-3 and 3-2.

The Wolves scored seven runs on nine hits in game two of the series and were aided by four CWU errors. Western led 5-0 after three innings and 7-0 after six innings before the Wildcats rallied in the seventh inning for four runs.

Minnich started the game and threw five shutout innings, giving up just one hit, walking three and striking out two.

Junior third baseman Marcus Madden finished the game 2-for-3 with two runs scored, a stolen base and an RBI. Taylor was 1-for-3 with two runs scored, a stolen base and two RBIs. The Wolves were victorious in game three led by strong starting pitching once again. Huson threw eight innings for Western, picking up his second win of the year. He gave up one run on six hits with one walk and six strikeouts.

Senior second baseman Parker Miles led the Wolves hitting, finishing 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs. Pratt picked up his first save of the year in relief.

In the final game of the series, Western won a tightly battled 3-2 contest in extra innings. The Wolves got a walk-off sacrifice fly from junior shortstop Austin Hamilton in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Junior pitcher Clark McKitrick started the game and gave up two runs over four innings. He also struck out four, walked three and received a no-decision in the game. Senior pitcher Taylor Hitrick picked up the victory in relief after pitching two shutout innings.

“We were able to execute our plan much better than we had the previous two weeks offensively,” said Walker. “Miles had a big weekend for us and some pen guys really stepped up in some big spots. In games two and three, we got some quality starts out of Minnich and Huson.”

The Wolves moved to 9-8 overall with the series win and start their GNAC season at 3-1. They next face Montana State University Billings in a four-game series at home Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8.

The women’s basketball team lost backto-back games at home against Montana State University Billings (MSUB) on Play 4Kay Night Feb. 20 and against Seattle Pacific University (SPU) on Senior Day Feb. 22.

The Wolves celebrated the collegiate basketball careers of seniors Chantel Divilbiss and Melissa Fowler on Senior Day as it was the last game at Western for the seniors.

“I came to Western because I liked the girls on the team and I liked the strong work ethic everyone had,” said Divilbiss. “The coaching staff made the experience fun and they showed so much belief in our team and in myself.”

The Wolves were unable to come away with a win for their two graduating players, losing 76-64. The team stayed within striking distance of the opposing Falcons for a majority of the game and led at halftime 31-29 before letting the second half slip away. The Wolves now sit at 6-18 overall and 3-13 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

Divilbiss had nine points with three assists and Fowler had seven rebounds in the final home game of their collegiate careers.

“My favorite part about playing basketball at Western was my teammates and the amazing friends I have made over the last four years,” said Fowler. “I have been able to play the sport I love with great people at a wonderful school and couldn’t have asked for a better experience.”

Junior forward Dana Goularte led Western with 24 points, three assists and five rebounds.

Sophomore Kelsey Henry added 13 points and six rebounds and freshman Jordan Mottershaw had 11 points.

In game one of the week, the team wore pink uniforms in support of breast cancer awareness for Play 4Kay night. The school also gave away free pink T-shirts to the first 50 students who arrived at the game and accepted donations for the Play 4Kay fund.

Western lost to NCAA Div. II #25-ranked MSUB 77-67. The Wolves were hurt by 3-point shooting as they shot 4-of-15 from behind the arc while the Yellowjackets hit 12-of-30.

Goularte led the team again with 19 points and seven rebounds while Divilbiss added 14 points. Fowler had 12 points and seven rebounds and Henry chipped in eight points and six rebounds.

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12 The Tail-End Friday, March 7, 2014

BASKETBALL from Front Page The Wolves were led by a career-high 30 points from senior guard Rodney Webster. Sophomore guard Jordan Wiley also added 24 points and set a tournament record with seven 3-pointers. Sophomore forward Andy Avgi had 10 points and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.

Western’s season ended the following night against top-seeded Seattle Pacific University (SPU), losing to the Falcons 73-57 on Thursday, March 6.

The Wolves trailed 42-27 after the first half and were never able to dig themselves out of the hole.

Sophomore guard Devon Alexander led the team with 15 points in the loss.

Leading up to the conference tournament, Western won three of their last four games to secure them the fifth seed.

The Wolves officially clinched a playoff spot with their victory over Simon Fraser University (SFU) on Root Sports Wednesday, Feb. 26. Western won the game 82-71, making their national debut behind a large crowd.

Avgi led the team with 21 points and added seven rebounds, two steals and one block. Webster had 14 points while Alexander, Wiley and junior forward Lewis Thomas each had nine points. Wiley led the team with ten rebounds.

The Wolves got off to a quick start and fed off the crowd, taking a 13-0 lead in the first three minutes. SFU battled back and stayed close with Western for the rest of the game before the Wolves pulled away late.

“The game on Root was a lot of fun,” said head coach Brady Bergeson. “Our crowd was rowdy and loud and made a real difference for us. It was an important game for us to clinch a playoff spot so I’m pleased that we performed well.”

With the GNAC tournament already clinched, the Wolves showed a lot of confidence in their game against the #2-ranked team in the GNAC in Western Washington University (WWU), winning 88-85.

Webster had a big game for the Wolves, scoring 25 points while grabbing five rebounds. Avgi added 20 points and six rebounds while Sarhan had 15 points and seven rebounds.

Western rallied from a five-point deficit with 2:54 on the game clock to come away with the victory on Senior Day. The team honored Webster and fellow seniors Drew Johnson and Mirza Sabic.

“The win on Saturday was one we were confident about,” said Bergeson. “We felt like we should have gotten them at their place early in the year and let it slip away, so that was a gratifying performance.”

Before clinching their spot in the GNAC tournament, the Wolves split a road series against the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) on Feb. 20, but were defeated by the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) on Feb. 22.

The Wolves were sent to victory against UAF 71-70 on a 3-point shot by Wiley with four seconds remaining in the game. The 3-pointer capped a Western comeback as they trailed by five points with 23 seconds left, and by as much as 17 points in the game.

Alexander had a career-high 20 points in the game, while adding eight rebounds and five steals.

Avgi added 15 points and two blocks while Wiley had 12 points, all coming on 3-pointers.

In the second game in Alaska, the Wolves were downed easily by UAA 96-77. The Seawolves were led by two 30-plus-point scorers and their ability to hit from behind the arc. UAA hit 27-of-41 from behind the three-point line, setting a Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) record with the effort.

Webster had 19 points, five steals and four rebounds to lead the team. Avgi and Alexander each had 11 points while Wiley added 10. Sarhan chipped in nine points and five rebounds.

Western returns next season with valuable experience gained from the conference tournament.

They ended their season with a record of 18-12 and 10-8 in GNAC play.

SENIOR DAY from page 11 to Central Washington University (CWU) 58-74 and Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) 57-74.

Against CWU, Henry led the Wolves with 22 points, hitting eight of her 15 shots. Junior forward Dana Goularte had 18 points and a game-high nine rebounds, five steals and three blocks. Central Washington made 49 percent of their shots from the field and held Western to just 34 percent. Western forced the Wildcats to 26 turnovers while the Wolves had 17.

The Wolves traveled to Idaho to take on the Crusaders of NNU in their last game of the season, which was also the last game for Divilbiss and Fowler.

“The last game I just wanted to have fun and embrace every minute I had left on the floor,” said Divlibiss. “My mindset was to have fun, leave it on the floor and enjoy competing with my teammates.”

The game had four lead changes and one tie. Western had their largest lead of three points late in the first half. The Crusaders edged a 29-22 lead at halftime and opened up with their largest lead at 20 points, eight minutes into the second half.

Divibiss finished her Western career with a team-high 14 points and was four-for-five from behind the arc. Mottershaw and Goularte both added 11. Sophomore guard Elise Miller grabbed four steals and Goularte added four assists.

“I learned so much about life,” said Divilbiss. “I learned to deal with success as well as learned to deal with failure. College basketball has taught me team work, to have a strong work ethic and to be mentally tough.”

The Wolves ended their season 3-15 in conference, 6-20 overall and 5-10 at home.

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campus public safety blotter Sunday, Feb. 23 Alcohol and Noise Violation Public Safety responded to a noise violation in the Barnum courtyard.

Wednesday, Feb. 26 Suspicion of Marijuana A Barnum Hall resident contacted Public Safety in regards to an ongoing marijuana issue involving a neighbor.

Thursday, Feb. 27 Marijuana Violation Public Safety contacted two males in Heritage Hall regarding a marijuana violation.

Saturday, March 1 Informational/Mental Health Public Safety responded to a mental health issue in Spruce Hall.

Sunday, March 2 Medical Assist/Injury Public Safety responded to the HWC concerning an injury.