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by Allison Opson Clement News Editor This year, there are six candidates for a total of four positions in ASWOU, with no candidates on the ballot for the volunteer positions of student senators, Incidental Fee Committee (IFC) members (the elected chair receives a stipend), judicial board justices or the paid position of senate president. “We’ve never had one of the major branch heads go uncontested,” said Megan Habermann, a five-year adviser for ASWOU, but there is usually at least one uncontested position every year. She said that this ebb and flow is a natural part of student involvement, and that interest in leadership involvement is different for everyone, and Any student for every group of students. “Every year it’s like a can do it and I new pot to try to pull from,” would said Tyler Crawford, the current senate president, of encourage the shifting of the student any student to community, with incoming freshmen and graduating get involved. seniors. According to HaberThere’s ample mann, without any candiopportunity to dates as the elections finget involved ish today, Friday, April 25, the election will rely first and your voice on write-in nominees, who is welcome and often do not accept the position. Crawford says that encouraged. someone must call these people, even if the name MEGAN HABERMANN was written in as a joke by ASWOU Adviser a friend. With so few candidates available, they have to follow through with everyone. If no write-in nominee accepts the position of senate president, an emergency election will be held. Other positions for senate, IFC, and justices will be filled by elected student leadership, pulling in other individuals. “This year is definitely kind of a lot drier,” said
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Crawford of candidate turnout. He said it varies: “Each year it’ll change.” According to Crawford, last year there were about four candidates for president, and two for the senate leadership. ASWOU must try to raise awareness, Crawford said. He wants new students to hear about the organization, for a broader range of people to draw from for positions and to spread more knowledge and increase involvement. “You don’t usually get someone who is completely new running for ASWOU,” said Crawford. Crawford would like to see volunteer positions be paid at some point in the future, but that has already been attempted and would be very difficult to make happen. “Other than that, it’s just trying to make yourself [the individual branches of ASWOU] as appealing as possible.” “We’ve tried to keep everyone updated,” Crawford said of what he and ASWOU are doing right now. However, he said that it’s mainly “up to the candidates to raise awareness for the polling.” On Tuesday, April 22, and Thursday, April 24, there was a table set up in the Grove outside of Ackerman Hall providing free coffee, with a computer set up for students to vote. “We struggled to find people to serve on the elections committee,” said Habermann. “That negatively affected the whole process.” She added that it wasn’t the fault of any individual, but rather that it just took a long time to find the right people, and they didn’t anticipate that struggle. Habermann said Judicial Administrator Jenesa Honda worked hard to arrange the elections committee, chaired by Greg Cronk and Ryan McBee. The minimum number of voters required to make an election official is about 10 percent of the population, said Crawford; they are aiming to get about 500 students to vote. He said of electronic voting, “that’s definitely a big help” in the past few years. “All the students on the [elections] committee are doing a good job,” said Habermann. “The student government, I feel, accomplishes a lot.” Habermann said that with plenty of other opportunities to get involved on campus, student leadership may have a fair amount of competition for attention. She said that it is important to know that student leadership need not be a huge time commitment and isn’t as scary as many people imagine. For example, senators receive training, and only have to attend about one meeting a week during the school year. “Any student can do it and I would encourage any student to get involved,” Habermann said. If people have a complaint about how something is going, she said, they should get in a position to change what they think isn’t working. “There’s ample opportunity to get involved and your voice is welcome and encouraged,” she added.
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reminder The last day to drop a class without receiving a grade is TODAY (Friday, April 25). If you wish to drop a course without grade responsibility, go to the registration office before the end of the day.
parking lot closure Lot E (across from the OPE and behind West House) will be closed to all vehicles from 6 p.m. Friday, April 25 until the WOU Triathlon finishes on Saturday, April 26. There will be high traffic on Jackson Street and College Street for the day.
ASWOU election Don’t forget that TODAY (Friday, April 25) is the last day to vote for next year’s ASWOU candidates for the 2014-15 school year. Make your voice count! Go to your WOU Portal and look on the left under “Programs” for “ASWOU Election - 2014.”
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movie review: A Tumultuous Transcendence by Jennifer Halley Staff Writer
“Transcendence,” which premiered April 18, is a film that questions science and technology and the overall morality of man. The film stars Johnny Depp as Dr. Will Caster and Rebecca Hall as his wife and partner, Evelyn Caster. The plot begins with both Castor and Evelyn, teamed with their longtime friend, Max, at a science conference discussing artificial intelligence and the good it would do for mankind. Such a creation could potentially save the human race; it would cure diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s, as well as end world hunger and poverty. In the film, Dr. Caster had begun to create “PINN,” a responsive machine that essentially knows everything and even has human emotions. Although the concept sounds great, as with any great film, there has to be some sort of opposing force that disagrees with what is being presented. The opposing force in this film is RIFT, an anti-technology extremist group that tries to kill Dr. Caster by shooting him after the conference. The bullet is laced with a type of radiation, which poisons Dr. Caster, making him very ill. He is devastated, as are Evelyn and Max, at the disheartening news of only having limited time on this earth. As he becomes sicker, those around him are at a loss of what to do. Due to the creator’s incapacitation, PINN is shut down. However, the doctor’s innovative wife comes up with a radical idea: to upload her husband’s brainwaves into PINN and recreate him as the artificial intelligence. In doing so, the brilliant research continues, as does Caster’s life. Though a great idea in theory, Max is understandably skeptical. Evelyn dives in full-force and they upload the essence of Dr.
Caster into this machine. As the movie progresses, we watch as Evelyn becomes obsessed with this machine; it talks, looks, speaks and acts just like Dr. Caster. However, the question repeatedly asked throughout the movie is: Is it really him? “Transcendence” spans a couple years’ time, and during that time, Dr. Caster grows in intelligence. His knowledge expands, as does his power. Soon, he is in control of the people whom he can heal, because the machine can revive people from near-death and even cause the blind to see. As his omniscience quickly begins to spread and this machine becomes an immediate threat to humanity, Evelyn begins to realize just what evil this machine could do to the world. With RIFT on the hunt to bring this machine down, she has to decide which she wants more: to save mankind, or to hold onto the image of her dear husband. While the script is cheesy in a few parts, the movie as a whole is great. How could it not be, with Depp, Hall, Morgan Freeman and Paul Bettany putting on a fantastic show? Their acting is believable and emotion is spot-on. Depp and Freeman are two of the most diverse actors America has seen and they pull off, yet again, a couple of great, almost superb performances. The setting was picturesque, with nature as a large motif throughout the film, which adds to the conflict between technology and nature and the question of who will win in the end. The cinematography was beautifully done, with numerous close-up shots of water droplets plummeting to the earth in slow motion and men being regenerated – it was not always just the typical shot and that was refreshing. Speaking of refreshing, a large question that was posed throughout the film was whether or not man is trying to create a god through technology and the question was never answered, which leaves the audience contemplating it all the way until the end, and even afterwards – something a great movie should achieve, but is not often seen. It was a relief to find a film that challenges one’s thoughts, in addition to putting forth ideas and inquiries about technology and mankind, all in a very realistic and relatable way. It is a movie with which science fiction fans will be pleased.
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21st Pow-Wow relocated to WUC by Allison Opson Clement News Editor
This year, Western’s Pow-Wow, put on the Multicultural Student Union (MSU), was held in the Werner University Center (WUC), as opposed to the New PE Building as it has been in the past. Adaleni Lopez, one of MSU’s organizers of the event, said that the change in venue was made in part because they felt that location was so large that it could seem empty during the event. “This year we wanted to try a new location to try to target more students, faculty and staff, and we felt that the event felt more united,” said Luanne Carrillo, another organizer of the Pow-Wow. “I feel like this altered the Pow-Wow in the way that it targeted a different crowd; it was located more at the center of [campus], and we all remained in the same building.” “I liked having it in the Werner Center because everything was in one location,” said Lopez. “The vendors weren’t in the Pacific Room, but we were able to broadcast the PowWow so it made things better. The people that came were able to walk around and see the vendors and buy any gifts and also able to sit and enjoy the drummers and dancers in the Pacific Room.” “I think it’s awesome; I think I like it better in here,” said Jo Bruno, the non-traditional peer adviser, who attended the Pow-Wow.
Vendors had to be located in a different area than the arena, but the events were broadcast live online and on campus TV screens throughout the day. “We all work really hard to put on these events and it is always a great feeling to be done with them and see them be very successful,” said Lopez. According to Carrillo, a good crowd benefited vendors. “I enjoyed the good turnout we had and the amount of vendors we had,” said Lopez. “The event overall went really well and the dancers and drummers did very well.” She added that it is always nice to represent the Native American community on campus. A free dinner of Indian tacos was provided in the evening, and sweet fry bread was sold throughout the Pow-Wow. Lopez said many people come to the event for the fry bread, which was nice to be able to provide, to share this culture’s food. “I believe in the importance of embracing everyone’s culture at Western Oregon University,” said Carrillo. “I am proud to say that with the hard work of my co-coordinators and the support from our WOU community we were able to embrace the Native American culture here on campus.” This year’s theme for Pow-Wow was “The Past. The Present. The Future.” According to Lopez, MSU wanted to represent the Native American community well. “They are our history because
they have influenced so much and contributed to our history,” said Lopez. “They are our present because they still continue to be here and represent their culture here and nationwide, and they are our future because they will continue to be here and be represented.” According to Carrillo, over 300 people attend Western’s Pow-Wow annually, making it one of MSU’s biggest events. MSU’s goal is to promote diversity and culture. Carrillo called this “one more year of success” and added, “we are excited to continue seeing it grow at WOU. We really hope it continues to grow and more students take the opportunity to check it out. There is a lot to see and enjoy, and the Indian tacos are delicious!”
Dancers in traditional ceremonial dress share Native American culture with Pow-Wow attendees. The event opened with the Grand Entry and a presentation of the Indian Flag, the American Flag, and the Oregon State Flag by veterans of the Grande Ronde Honor Guard. Photos by Allison Opson Clement
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Western celebrates Earth Day, honors sustainability by Allison Opson Clement News Editor For Earth Day 2014, activities throughout Tuesday, April 22 sought to raise awareness of environmental issues, especially sustainability. “Earth Day is one of my favorite days on campus,” said communications professor Emily Plec, who hosted a film screening. “The folks who planned events this year did a great job of pulling everything together and giving members of our community a number of ways to get involved.” According to Stephanie Anderson, Ackerman Hall area coordinator and one of the organizers of Earth Day events, this year was different than the previous two. She says that this year the goal was to scale back, whereas previously, the intent was to go for greater numbers of students getting involved; the focus shifted to the nature of Earth Day itself. “We wanted to better honor the concept of sustainability,” explained Anderson. “Educate without frills.” For this year’s celebration, there were fewer events, and some materials were even reused from before, such as poster boards. Plec said that she wishes Western still had a sustainability or environmental club on campus, such as “Green Wolf” (now defunct). Anderson said that it did feel somewhat limited in
terms of who to reach out to, since there is currently not a student organization specifically promoting environmental consciousness and sustainability since the dissolution of Green Wolf. “There is a culture of sustainability on campus,” said Anderson, referring to composting resources, such as in Valsetz Dining Hall and the Werner University Center. “Composting is not a high priority for most people, which is an evolving value.” She said it is hard to get the message of sustainability out, with all the other things students need to focus on. “Having staff be educated can help.” “Just like any other holiday we do things to celebrate them,” said Ekpeju “Ed” E-Nunu, one of the organizers. “Earth Day is the day you show how much you appreciate Mother Earth by going green.” Some people already have interest, Anderson says, and some know relatively little about the subject. The challenge is to address these different levels of knowledge in order to raise collective consciousness, and “meet people wherever they might be at.” Overall, Anderson said, the goal of the events were to celebrate Earth Day on campus: to engage people to think about sustainability. She saw many interactions she called “really positive.” “I’ve seen some pretty spirited involvement,” said Anderson. “he ability to make good choices and have fun is
ideal, she added. The WOU Physical Plant and Student Leadership and Activities (SLA) sponsored tree-planting near the DeVolder Science Building and tennis courts in the early afternoon. “The new plants look beautiful and there was great bonding between the students and staff that attended,” said E-Nunu. “It was a lot of fun to give back to the Earth that gives us so much.” He said it was disappointing that the weather was not ideal, with rain and hail throughout the day that prevented some students from coming out to plant trees. The Green Team put on the Sustainable Relay in the Grove. Mini-relay activities relating to sustainability provided prizes to winners with the best time and accuracy. The Ackerman hall staff sponsored an Earth Fair. Plec and the communication studies department hosted a screening of “A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet.” According to the website, afiercegreenfire.com, the documentary explores half a century of the development of the environmental movement. Premiering at Sundance Film Festival, it was written and directed by Mark Kitchell, with narrators Robert Redford, Ashley Judd, Van Jones, Isabel Allende and Meryl Streep. The movie aired on PBS on Earth Day, and is available on DVD and for download from iTunes.
campus public safety blotter Monday, April 7 Criminal Mischief Public Safety was contacted about possible criminal mischief occurring in parking lot G that resulted in the cracked windshield of a vehicle. The damage was valued at $200. Friday, April 11 Criminal Mischief Public Safety was contacted in reference to criminal mischief to a vehicle in parking lot J. Monday, April 14 Theft Public Safety took a report of theft occurring in the WUC. The stolen items were valued at $210. Wednesday, April 16 Medic Assist/Illness Medics were called after Public Safety responded to the WUC after a student fainted. The student was transported to a Corvallis emergency room. Harassment Public Safety took a report of harassment between a student and a suspended student in Ackerman Hall. Saturday, April 19 Drug Violation Public Safety responded to a drug violation in Landers Hall.
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Emily Aalbers by Jordan Salazar Web Manager
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nFocus covers individuals who work hard on and off the clock, individuals who progress through learning and doing, and those individuals who never understood the words, “give up.” This spring marks Emily Aalbers’ last term as a double major at Western. She has put in her hours the last four years and finally she can say good-bye to all-nighters, cheap food and long weekends filled with homework and the nightlife. I was able to meet with Emily on a sunny day at a local Monmouth park and we talked over her senior year and what she has been working on.
Q: Can you tell us about yourself? A: I’m Emily Aalbers, I’m a senior at Western Oregon University. I’m a dance and psychology major with a French minor. Q: How has your senior year been? A: Super busy, it has been a lot more of a full schedule than I anticipated. It has been fun, super rewarding. I’ve been doing projects that I’ve been looking forward to since I was a freshman and kind of using everything I’ve learned while being here. Q: What are you currently working on? A: For my dance major we have to do a senior project. I chose to choreograph a piece for our annual Spring Dance Concert. Which is open to the public and it is a pretty big deal. We get to dance in the theater on campus. We have costumes designed specifically for our pieces, so in January we held auditions and I was able to view the students that came to the audition. Q: How long have you been dancing? A: I’ve been choreographing since I was little. I started dancing at age five and was collaborating on pieces and working with choreographers, with friends and on my own choreographing, and so coming to college it was really interesting to have formal training because I had sort of just learned by doing and trying. Q: What have been the highlights? A: A highlight has been the entire process. I love it so much and it feeds me. It’s my favorite form of expression. I would rather create a piece to set on phenomenal dancers and put it in their hands and let them take it. Let them go through the creative process of telling my story through someone else as opposed to simply performing in someone’s work or my own work.
Q: What is dance to you? A: Dance to me is a lifestyle. Like I said I have been dancing since I was five and I never stopped. I have been working at this and devoting hours and hours of life to perfecting a technique. So it’s not only just an activity, an extracurricular, it’s form of art, a form of expression, it’s a form of exercise, it’s a way to make memories and friends and be a part of a community and feel like there is a niche in the world that I fit into. Q: What are your future plans? A: What are they? Good question. I want dance to be a part of my life forever. I have a pretty severe back injury that has held me back a little bit and opened my eyes in different ways to use dance and realize a performing artist isn’t necessarily what I want to do. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to do that; I would love to have stage time and an opportunity to be a part of a company and learn from that. I think that is my first step. I can find a place to perform. It’s not concrete, but I would like to keep dance a part of my life. I would like to perform, teach and primarily choreograph. Q: Final words? A: Dance is an environment of constant learning, a way to better myself, a way to give back to the world and express.
You can watch a video of this Q&A at www.eyesandedge.com/eetv-infocus-episode-1-with-Emily-Aalbers
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Man on a mission:
Brady Beagley by Iain Dexter Managing Editor Q: How long have you been involved with track and field and why did you choose this sport? A: I started track my sophomore year of high school and at first it was so I could stay in shape for basketball, but then realized I loved the “you vs. yourself” aspect of the sport. So that’s what has pushed me this far. Q: As a senior, what goals have you set for yourself this season? A: My goal is to become an All-American. Yes, there are [race] times I would like to reach but it’s about winning the races first and the times will come. Q: Many athletes are superstitious - is there anything that you do before races that may be seen as odd? A: Depends on what people define as “odd.” Q: Who do you look up to, or who inspires you most? A: My inspiration is the current American 3,000-meter steeplechase record-holder Evan Jager. Q: What is your favorite event to compete in? A: My favorite event would have to be the steeplechase. I love the mile and the 1,500, but the steeple is where I feel at home. Q: What types of other activities/hobbies do you enjoy besides running track and field? A: My all-time favorite hobby is disc golf, especially while we are in season, but I’ll play a little basketball and sand volleyball over the summer.
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Q: Do you have a specific memory from being part of track and field, either this year or from previous years, that stands out to you? A: One of my favorite memories from track came from the GNAC meet last year when I took first in the steeplechase, and to make the memory even sweeter my teammate Zach Holloway took the second spot for that 1-2 sweep.
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Multiple athletes hit conference qualifying marks by Iain Dexter Managing Editor
Wolves’ track and field teams split up to take part in the Mt. SAC Relays, the Oregon Relays and the Pioneer Invite beginning Friday, April 18, with many athletes reaching Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) championship provisional qualifying marks or better Senior Madison McClung matched a school record in the women’s 100-meter at the Mt. SAC Relays. She finished in a time of 12.04, tying a record dating back to 1994, while also provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Div. II National Championships. “I’m excited to have run that time but I’m definitely still hungry to perform at a higher level to finish out the season,” said McClung. “I have been working really hard to improve my technique, so it is pleasing to see it begin to pay off.” Junior Tyrell Williams set the top time in the GNAC in the men’s 200-meter. Williams placed second in the event with a finish time of 21.48 at the Oregon Relays. Senior Matson Hardie hit a GNAC automatic qualifying mark in the men’s long jump with a distance of 47-3.75 (14.42m). At the Pioneer Invite, sophomore Bailey Beeson took first place in the women’s 800-meter with a time of 2:14.84. Her finish provisionally qualified her for the GNAC championships. Sophomore Emmi Collier finished first place in the women’s shot put with a throw of 13.81m. Senior Brady Beagley continued to dominate in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, placing first in the event with a time of 9:10.50. Beagley already owns a national provisionally qualifying mark in the event with a time of 9:07.66. Sophomore Rochelle Pappel hit a GNAC automatic qualifying mark in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, finishing in a time of 14.57, the fourth fastest time in the conference. Freshman Aaron Whitaker finished in second place in the men’s 400-meter, automatically qualifying him for the conference championships with a time of 49.01. Sophomore Bryce Leedham place fourth in the same event with a time of 50.46, earning him a provisional qualifying mark for the GNAC championships. Sophomore Zach Trask won the men’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.40, provisionally qualifying for the conference championships as well. The teams competed at the Titan Twilight in Eugene on Thursday, April 24. The team will also send athletes to the Triton Invitational in San Diego and the Mt. Hood Community College Track and Field Invitational in Gresham, both beginning Saturday, April 26. Many Wolves will then finish up their season at the GNAC Outdoor Championships, hosted by Western on May 9 and 10. “Our team needs to continue focusing and working hard to finish out the season strong,” said McClung. “It is very special for our team, and us seniors, to be able to finish out our season in our own facility. We have put so many hours of work in on our track, so there is no better way to end the season than with a bang in front of our families, schoolmates and friends. Leaving it all on the track is the only thing left to do.”
Top Left: Sophomore Emmi Collier won the women’s shot put at the Pioneer Invite. Top Right: Tyrell Williams set the top time in the GNAC in the men’s 200-meter at the Oregon Relays. Bottom: Sophomore Bailey Beeson won the women’s 800-meter at the Pioneer Invite. Photos courtesy of Rachel Gosney
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McClung matched the school record in the women’s 100 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays Friday. She raced to a 12.04 finish, equaling Heather Ewing’s time set in 1994. McClung’s time provisionally qualifies her for the NCAA Div. II National Championships. She remains the second fastest in the event in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference currently this season. It was also the fourth fastest in conference history.
Bats lead Wolves to series sweep by Iain Dexter Managing Editor
Baseball scored a combined 44 runs in a fourgame sweep of Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) to keep control in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) beginning Friday, April 18. Western now owns a conference record of 20-8 and a record of 27-15 overall. “In the past eight years Western has never swept NNU at NNU,” said junior second baseman Jake Whisler. “This is a really big deal because playing at that yard and knowing no lead is ever safe. And to get our first series sweep of the year right now at the tail end of a regular season is a great sign when talking about making the west regional.” The Wolves defeated the Crusaders in games one and two by scores of 19-7 and 5-3. They held a slight 4-3 lead over NNU in game one, heading to the seventh inning before the offense exploded for nine runs in the seventh and six runs in the eighth. Senior outfielder Daniel McNabb was 3-for-6 with a double, triple and five runs batted in (RBI) and junior outfielder Matt Taylor finished 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs. Junior outfielder Tim Rausch was also 3-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs in the slugfest. “We as a team stuck with a middle away approach and were able to hit balls hard the other way,” said Rausch. Senior pitcher Spenser Watkins picked up his fifth win, pitching seven innings and allowing three runs, two earned, and striking out and walking four batters.
The junior hit .444 (8-for-18) during the Wolves’ four-game series sweep at Northwest Nazarene. He had nine RBI after hitting a pair of home runs and four doubles. His slugging percentage was 1.000 over the weekend. He crossed the plate eight times as well.
The Wolves won the following game 5-3 as Taylor catalyzed the offense, going 4-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Junior third baseman Garret Harpole hit his third home run of the year and McNabb finished 2-for-4 with another RBI. Senior pitcher Matt Minnich started the game, but received a no-decision after pitching three and two thirds innings, giving up two runs. Junior pitcher Clark McKitrick picked up his fourth win in relief after pitching an inning and a third. Senior Kody Stone earned his seventh save of the season. The Wolves continued their winning ways the following day with two more wins over NNU by scores of 12-1 and 8-4. Junior pitcher Eric Huson pitched eight innings in game one, grabbing his sixth win of the year and allowing one run. The Wolves hit four home runs in the 12-1 rout, one from each of Taylor, Rausch, Harpole and sophomore first baseman Nate Etheridge. Taylor continued to rake at the plate with three more hits and RBIs while Harpole also had three hits with four RBIs. “As a team we all bought into the same approach which was letting the ball travel and hit it in the opposite gap,” said Whisler. “This allowed hitters like Taylor, Harpole and Etheridge to have monster weekends at the plate because they were able to use the entire field and hit the ball hard into both gaps.” In the final game of the series, Western used five pitchers to close out the seven-inning game with sophomore Jacob Storedahl picking up the win in relief. McNabb scored three runs, finishing 2-for4 with a double, Etheridge drove in two RBIs and scored two runs, also hitting 2-for-4, while Harpole finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, three runs scored and two RBIs. “[A] huge confidence booster for us going into our last league series against an SMU team that has been playing really well lately,” said Rausch. “[It’s] also a booster going into our conference tournament.” The Wolves next return home to close out their GNAC regular season, taking on Saint Martin’s University in a four-game series beginning Saturday, April 26.
Softball holds onto first place with perfect weekend by Iain Dexter Managing Editor
The Wolves’ softball team remains in first place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) after completing a season-sweep of Saint Martin’s University (SMU) with two wins in a road doubleheader Saturday, April 19. Western defeated SMU behind strong pitching performances, by scores of 2-0 and 4-3 in Lacey, Wash. Junior pitcher Kelli Demianew continued her dominant season on the mound as she lowered her GNACbest earned run average to 1.83, while acquiring her 12th and 13th wins in the pair of games. She started game one of the day, stifling the Saints’ bats and grabbing her third shutout of the season with a complete game performance. The Wolves scored both runs in the third inning behind run-scoring hits by junior outfielder Amanda Evola and junior third baseman Jourdan Williams. Demianew did not start game two, but picked up the victory in relief as the Wolves scored a run in the seventh inning to win the game late. Senior pitcher Eryka Brill started the game, but received a no-decision, pitching four innings and allowing three runs with two earned. Demianew finished the game with three-shutout innings, striking out four and walking one. Senior catcher Bridjet Box hit her third home run of the season in game two, adding another hit and two runs batted in. The Wolves are now 16-4 in the GNAC and 28-18 overall. They finish their regular season at home in a pair of doubleheaders against Western Washington University and Simon Fraser University, beginning Saturday, April 26. The team will celebrate Senior Day the following day on Sunday, April 27.
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Book of the Week
“Kiss”
by Ted Dekker & Erin Healy
After a car accident puts Shauna McAllister in a coma and wipes out six months of her memory, she returns to her childhood home to recover, but her arrival is fraught with confusion. Her estranged father, a senator bidding for the White House, and her abusive stepmother blame Shauna for the tragedy, which has left her beloved brother severely brain-damaged. Leaning on Wayne Spade, a forgotten but hopeful lover who stays by her side, Shauna tries to sort out what happened that night by jarring her memory to life. Instead, she acquires a mysterious mental ability that will either lead her to truth or get her killed by the people trying to hide it. In this blind game of cat-andmouse that stares even the darkest memories in the face, Shauna is sure of only one thing: if she remembers, she dies.
One-Act Festival focuses on relationships, old, new, and dangerous by Iain Dexter Managing Editor The drama department hosted the One-Act Festival, a weekend filled with six one-act plays beginning Thursday, April 17. The festival consisted of three one-acts performed on April 17, with three different one’s Friday, April 18. It wrapped up with the matinee performance comprising of all six one-acts on the same evening Saturday, April 19. “We only had between the start of Spring Break to the performance dates to prepare for the show,” said sophomore Emily Scott, an actress in the one-act “Does This Woman Have a Name?” “With all cast members a part of the upcoming spring show Distracted, we often had to have rehearsals back-to-back. It was pretty crazy, but I think we were able to pull it all together with the time we had.” “Physical Therapy” led off the festival, written by Jean Reynolds and directed by Nick Kintz. Amanda Norman and Amanda Konstantin play two old Southern cronies, sharing gin and enjoying their golden years. One of the women worries about an “operation” she must undergo, while the other recommends the services of a “physical therapist”, informing her friend of a certain young man named Frank who comes around to entertain her every so often. The following play, titled “Poison,” was written by David Neale and directed by Joe Thorpe. It follows two men, one played by Kevin Chambers, who visits the flat of another, played by Chris Modrich. The first man has a confession to make: he’s been attempting to poison his wife gradually over time for four years, but it turns out that she doesn’t like his cooking, and the poisoned pancakes he’s been giving her were all eaten by her coworker, the second man. Now the second man, a lonely janitor, must accept his untimely demise, but what he won’t accept is the murderous husband’s motive. In the final one-act of the first night, the aforementioned “Does This Woman Have a Name?” written by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Natalie Piper, the audience meets two women who’ve decided to start their own phone-sex business. One of them, a struggling writer, and the other, a struggling actress, find themselves pulled further and further into the dark underworld of the profession. Things are complicated by the writer’s boyfriend, who doesn’t agree with the way she makes her money. Scott and Rosie Peterson play the writer and actress, respectively, with Declan Hertel presenting a powerful onstage presence as the boyfriend. “It was fun to work with something that has a pretty ridiculous plot,” said Scott. “I was almost embarrassingly excited to perform in the black box this time around. It’s a really fun environment to work in.” The latter three one-acts were performed April 18 and then repeated Saturday, April 19 along with the first three plays. Friday began with “The Chalky White Substance,” written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Richard Bor-
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Erin Freeman (left) and Andrew Thornton (right) starred in the one-act titled “Specter,” featuring two strangers stranded in a broken-down car and the many strange roads their encounter takes them. Photo taken byVicktoria Walker-Hough
land. It starred Trevor Jackson and Stephen Nielson in a postapocalyptic world in which there are not only limited resources, but very few women left in the world. Nielson played a young boy named Luke who waits for his “protector,” played by Jackson, to arrive. The protector, Mark, is necessary Luke’s survival; otherwise strange men may come and take advantage of him. Once Mark arrives, their conversations revealed more information about the world they lived in and the mysterious chalky white substance. Jackson and Nielson worked well together, but the story itself lacked a real explanation of the chalky white substance. The substance was described as the dust from a large beast’s bones, but its significance to the play’s plot was unclear. The following play was titled “Specter,” written by Don Nigro and directed by Vicktoria Walker-Hough. The oneact had a dark, yet humorous plot, revolving around the meeting of two strangers after dangerous circumstances. Norris, played by Andrew Thornton, is driving alone along a dark and rainy road before driving into a ditch to avoid a young woman named Marla, played by Erin Freeman. The play officially started with Norris and Marla sitting in the stranded car, trying to stay dry from the rain. Thornton and Freeman had chemistry bouncing off the walls as their quick jabs at each other had the audience laughing often. The play turned dark quickly though, as threats of murder and rape were thrown at each other. The final one-act was much more lighthearted, titled “Check Please,” written by Jonathan Rand and directed by Dani Potter. The play had four characters and consisted of a series of horrible blind dates. Kolleen Chapa played the nameless character listed as “Girl,” with Ken Tang taking on the role of “Guy.” Jeff Presler’s characters included an obsessive texter, an overly French romantic, a man dressed in burlap and a boy who was fascinated by animals. Belladina Starr’s antics included being a die-hard Chicago Bears fan in the midst of listening to a playoff game that her team lost, and a person with multiple personalities (which included a monkey), a compulsive stealer and a mime. Presler and Starr had the audience laughing hysterically with their antics as a series of your worst nightmare’s blind dates. Tang and Chapa were remarkable in keeping straight faces throughout the play, while also trying to get the best out of each of their dates. Tang was consoling after the Bears’ inevitable defeat and Chapa was patient with her date’s animal impressions. In the end, however, they happily found each other as a satisfying end to the one-acts.
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Google looking to the future: by Erik McFarland Freelancer
D
uring the World’s Fair in 1964, noted author Isaac Asimov described what he thought the world would be like in 50 years. His predictions for 2014 were published in the “New York Times.” While not all technology may be as far along as Asimov had thought in 1964, the multi-national powerhouse corporation, Google, is pushing technology in ways that not even he had imagined. Google’s newest pet project, “Google Glass” is a wearable computer, which is mounted on a pair of glasses. Using voice commands, the wearer of the device has access to the Internet, can take photos and complete any other function like that of a smart phone. These glasses possess a small projector and camera that curve out in front of one of the lenses, reminiscent of “headsup display” eye pieces you may see in movies and video games. Not only are images projected onto the lenses, but it is said that the glasses can be programmed to take pictures of whatever is being viewed whenever the wearer winks. Plus, if voice command is not feasible or preferred, Google Glass includes a touchpad on its side, which requires simple swiping motions to navigate its selections. Still in its beta-stages, Google Glass has had limited coverage, but is a much anticipated item. Very recently Google announced that for one day, April 15, it would open early models of Glass for sale to the public. Though the cost of a single pair was a not-so-modest $1,500, thousands of enthusiasts purchased the first sets of Google
Glass ever on the market. To many people’s dismay, there was not much the augmented glasses could do compared to what was expected, and many users found them awkward to work with. Complaints ranged from difficulties with functionality (wearers taking unintended pictures whenever they blinked) to issues with comfort (the glasses were “lopsided” with the projector mounted on one side). Overall, the consensus is that the glasses are greatly overpriced for the amateur enthusiast, and may only be useful for a select few. But, while they may not be very practical for the everyday user at the moment, the project seems to have a lot of potential. Google assures its fans that Glass could evolve into something great, given time. Google X (often written as “Google[x]”), a semi-secret facility established in 2010 and run by Google, has big plans for the future. While rumors abound as to what exactly is being developed inside the hidden confines of the new lab, there have been a few projects willingly disclosed to the public. Pioneering the “self-driving car,” Google[x] is setting its eyes on a several other ground-breaking concepts, including providing Internet to everyone through an online network of flying stratospheric balloons, and developing a “smart” contact lens that measures glucose levels in tears. Google[x] promises that one day, Glass will reach its expected performance level; one day it will be like having all the capabilities and functionality of a modern laptop compacted into a pair of glasses.
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