Whitman Pioneer Spring 2010 - Issue 10

DRILL, ‘BAMA, DRILL? Columnist Lisa Curtis tackles Obama’s proposal for offshore drilling

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Harper Joy’s most recent play puts an interesting spin on sexuality

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At college, Whitman students from Walla Walla see their town in a new light

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Sherman Alexie to speak on campus

Students abroad ineligible to vote in ASWC elections

by CAITLIN HARDEE Staff Reporter

Tonight, Thursday, April 15, at 7 p.m., Whitman will see award-winning poet, writer and filmmaker Sherman Alexie visit campus for the latest event in the Visiting Writers Series and National Poetry Month. The prominent poet’s appearance has been booked in place of the series’s usual Walt Whitman Lecture, a change that has sparked excitement among students and faculty.

“I have always admired Sherman Alexie for his prolific and genre-crossing work, and I had planned to use his new collection of poems (as well as several of his earlier volumes) in poetry classes this year,” said English Department Chair Katrina Roberts, who organizes the Visting Writers Series. “The English Department is lucky to have on campus this year Jennifer McGovern, the Visiting Johnston Professor in Native American Literature, and this seemed a good year to invite Sherman. As well, several members of the English Department have incorporated his work into departmental offerings this term.”

“I’m very excited about having him come; it’s going to be terrific,” said McGovern. “I’m personally teaching two classes in Native Literature. This year they hired me to teach four classes in Native Literature over the course of the year, so we’ve had a lot of students get exposed.”

With Alexie’s strong personality, the lecture promises to be full of surprises.

“I’ve heard that he made a scene with the English Department when he was here like, six or seven years ago,” said first-year Aaron Baumann. “I hear that he offended the English professors because he like, hated on academia and said that it was stupid and pointless. He’s a really strong, wild guy, so I’ll be interested to hear what he has to say.”

Alexie, who was born on the Spokane Reservation and lives in Seattle, is particularly known for his work’s grounding in his Native American heritage—a focus that is sometimes stressed to the point of overshadowing the man himself. Baumann recounted one such incident.

“I’m in a class with Katrina Roberts, who booked him, and she said that when the schedule was announced, someone came up to her and [said], ‘Now you can feel good, because you’re bringing a minority poet to campus.’ I don’t think that’s the right way to look at it,” said Baumann.

“Even though he writes about his heritage, I would imagine that he looks at himself as a poet, not a Native American poet. Just like women writers—they’re writers, not women writers.”

While stressing the universal value of his work, professors did discuss the particularly positive nature of the lecture as a strengthening interaction with the Native American community.

“I think Whitman students have struggled because there’s such a small native community here, and I think it’s a pretty underrepresented minority,” said ALEXIE , page 3

by JOSH GOODMAN Associate News Editor

FENNELL Members of the Whitman cycling team dominated the Missionary Omnium last weekend, winning multiple individual titles as well as the team road race and time trial. The Missionaries’ victory brought them within striking distance of conference leading University of Washington.

There’s no place like home

by MELISSA NAVARRO Staff Reporter

This past weekend, the Whitman cycling team hosted the Missionary Omnium, a Pacific Northwest Collegiate Cycling Conference race here in Walla Walla. With plenty of great individual performances, the Missionaries won the overall points-race and edged closer to the conference-leading University of Washington in the standings. The well-traveled cycling team will remain in Walla Walla this weekend to compete in the annual Tour of

Walla Walla.

The Missionaries’ victory keeps their hopes of Nationals alive, but before they could even hit the course, they had to deal with some logistical issues—thousands of bees.

“I found that a beekeeper had moved several thousand bees into a field adjacent to the course, rendering it too dangerous to race,” said senior cyclist Colin Gibson, who visited the circuit race course last Friday, April 9, only to find that a quick action needed to take place for the upcoming week-

Registration process undergoes changes Students pre-registering for classes starting this Friday, April 16, will be unable to add more than 16 credits to their tentative schedules or use electronic waitlists.

by NATE LESSLER Staff Reporter

The registration process for fall 2010 will be significantly different from past years due in part to the upcoming switch to a 3-2 teaching schedule. Changes have also been made to address concerns that the current registration system is disadvantageous to incoming students.

Unlike past years, there will be no electronic waitlist and returning students are not allowed to pre-register for more than 16 credits until first-years have pre-registered in September with the help of their pre-major advisers.

Some of the changes to registration process were made to address the decrease in classes offered and increase in class size. According to Registrar Ron Urban, the switch to a 3-2 teaching schedule will result in a 17 percent decrease in the amount of classes offered.

“We are going to be down about 17 percent in terms of the number of classes available,” said Urban. “To make up the difference, class sizes are going to increase somewhat but we don’t know how or where that increase is going to occur.”

When pre-registration for current stu-

dents starts this Friday, April 16, students will not be able to add more than 16 credits to their tentative schedules. Urban stated that this change is due to students historically registering for more classes than they actually end up taking.

“In the past, some students have loaded up on 20-23 credits and then dropped something once they had gone and ‘done their shopping,’ so to speak,” said Urban.

“Well that’s fine for them, but what that does is remove a slot for others who are trying to register for a class. So with the difficulties [the class of 2013] experienced trying to get courses this past year, we are limiting pre-registration for continuing students to 16 credits.”

Returning students will have a chance to add and change classes once all incoming students have registered, a change that has led many students to make adjustments to their plans for next year.

“I was planning on registering for 20 [credits] so that I’d get into the classes I’d want to for sure, but I won’t be able to now” said sophomore Adam Bronstein.

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Healthcare out of reach for some

by RACHEL ALEXANDER Staff Reporter

Whitman senior Sophie Allen* does not have health insurance. Although Whitman requires students to be insured or purchase the school’s policy, she is one of several students who have managed to slip through the cracks. “[The health center] doesn’t know I’m not insured because I was under my parents’ insurance,” she said. Allen lost coverage under her parents’ plan when she got married last July, but kept the card on file at the health center. Although her job offers insurance coverage to employees, it requires that they work an average of 20 hours per week over the course of a month to remain eligible for coverage. Whenever Allen fails to meet this average, she goes without insurance.

Allen’s situation may be uncom-

end race that weekend.

“With the county permit office closing in an hour, I rushed back to Walla Walla, revised the permit and found a new course,” he said.

After providing a safer environment for competitors and spectators, the new course boasted a 3.1-mile loop and a 300-meter-long hill with a steep gradient of 20 percent.

“We showed our potential, despite all racers having equal responsibilities helping put on the race,” said Gibson.

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In the midst of last week’s Executive Council elections and yesterday’s Senate races, several Whitman students studying abroad were surprised to find that they are ineligible to vote. Their exclusion resulted from their not paying ASWC dues this semester; students studying abroad and in domestic offcampus study programs generally pay tuition and fees to their respective programs rather than to Whitman.

ASWC Vice President and Chair of the Student Affairs Committee, senior Jordan Clark, said that poor communication lead to juniors being unaware of their inability to vote.

“The issue of who is allowed to vote has always been somewhat vague, which means that it is not always effectively communicated to the student body,” he said in an e-mail.

There are currently 108 students studying abroad according to the Off-Campus Studies Office. Laura Cummings, senior assistant for offcampus studies, said that students are not told that they will not be able to vote in ASWC elections. Fifty percent of A SWC, page 2

mon, but she is not the only Whitman student with health insurance problems. Even for students who are insured, coverage is often expensive, incomplete or difficult to maintain. In an online Pioneer survey of 67 Whitman students, 14 percent (nine students) said that they have encountered some kind of problem maintaining insurance coverage. Some were briefly uninsured while parents were between jobs. Others said they had trouble affording insurance, or were removed from their parents’ plan. One student said that he or she was technically insured, but the plan only covered treatment at a clinic near their home, making him or her effectively uninsured while at Whitman.

Students who don’t receive coverage from their parents have the option of purchasing the Whitman insurance

policy. Many students choose to pursue this option—22 percent of survey respondents (15 students) indicated that they were insured under the Whitman policy. However, the plan costs $906 per year, which can be unaffordable for students already struggling to pay for college.

Junior Nicole James, who currently purchases the Whitman plan, said that she was effectively uninsured for her entire life before coming to Whitman.

“There were times when we simply didn’t have the money for a doctor, and so we tried not to go to the doctor or the hospital unless it was absolutely necessary,” she said.

Since coming to Whitman, she has had to pay for her insurance plan and any medical expenses not part of its coverage. She said that when Whitman INSUR ANCE , page 2

FENNELL A chef prepares food at Aloha Sushi in downtown Walla Walla. Plans to expand the restaurant have been put on hold because of the poor economy.

Aloha faces business slump, delays plans for new lounge

by CAITLIN HARDEE Staff Reporter

Last October, The Pioneer spoke to the owner of Aloha Sushi, Paul Mobley about his plans to expand the sushi restaurant with the addition of a lounge and bar. Half a year later, his dreams of Japanese game shows, karaoke nights and a hip nightlife vibe have yet to materialize.

“In light of the economy, we’re being extremely cautious on our spending on this point, just to make sure we don’t overextend ourselves,” said Mobley. “Right now the business is down a bit, so we’ve just put a little delay on things. We’ve done some initial demolition and we’ve received all the bids from all the contractors— they’re standing by for our go-ahead.

Initially we were looking at mid-July

as an opening time. But even that may push, as things go.”

Meanwhile, operations continue as usual with the restaurant itself.

Whitman students spoke over their perception of the current atmosphere and dining experience.

“I’ve been a couple times,” said sophomore Eri Imahori. “I’m from Japan—it’s very different from what a Japanese sushi place would be like.

The food, first of all, is very different. Even though they’re both called sushi, they’re different kinds of sushi, and it’s very Americanized. Even visually, you can just tell, looking at it, it’s not Japanese sushi. And when you eat it, it doesn’t taste like Japanese sushi. And then the atmosphere . . .”

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Students abroad overwhelmingly feel that the policy is unfair.

“I was really upset when I found out I couldn’t vote in this year’s student elections,” said junior Elizabeth WierengaLee in an e-mail. “While I might not have paid dues, I will next year, so I should be able to have a say in how ASWC is run and the people in charge . . . In a college where 50 percent of the junior class studies abroad for a semester or more, the election process has to be more flexible to allow everyone who wants to to have a voice.”

Junior Griselda Guevara-Cruz also wishes she could have voted for those who will be representing her when she pays dues next year.

“It’s pretty pathetic that we don’t get to vote while abroad,” she said. “Whoever sets this regulation should take into consideration that most juniors study abroad and that it’s important for us—at least for me, anyway—to have the ability to vote. I will be paying my ASWC fees [next year] for people I did not even elect.”

While junior Anna Sky agrees that students studying abroad should be allowed to vote, she admits that it didn’t make a difference for her.

“I doubt many folks who are abroad are really paying attention to ASWC happenings right now,” she said in an email. “I didn’t know I wasn’t allowed to

CORRECTION TO ISSUE 9: As submitted by ASWC The election results published last week in The Pioneer last week misrepresented the results of the election. The graph on the front page showed the number of first-choice votes received by each candidate, not the actual margins of the total vote each candidate received. Because ASWC Elections are conducted using an Instant Runoff System that ranks candidates, looking only at the voters’ first choices do not necessarily give a clear indication of who will win the race, though in this particular election it did. More information about voting methods can be obtained from the ASWC Oversight Committee (aswc_ oversight@whitman.edu).

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vote because I didn’t try to . . . So just like other ambivalent Whitties, I don’t mind that I wasn’t able to vote.”

While students abroad are not able to vote, they are able to run for office. Presidential candidate Gary Wang and nominations chair candidate Kim Sommers both ran for office from abroad in last week’s Executive Council elections.

Junior Laura van der Veer found that ironic.

“If they can run for president from another country, why can’t we vote from abroad as well?” she asked.

According to sophomore ASWC Oversight Chair Jack MacNichol, the answer is that there’s no restriction on who can run so long as they’ll be a member of ASWC while in office. Furthermore, there is a longstanding precedent of students running for office from abroad.

And while MacNichol feels that the policy is unfair, there’s little he can do.

“I would like to see [study abroad] juniors vote, too, but it’s a political question that’s not up to me to decide,” he said. “I have to administer the election by the rules.”

Clark, however, said ASWC may soon take up the issue if there’s enough student demand.

“We don’t currently have anything on the agenda, but if there is a demonstrated interest by the student body, it is something that we can feasibly fix by the end of the year and definitely before the next set of elections come around,” he said.

This is not the first time a group of students has been unexpectedly excluded from ASWC elections. Last year, seniors were unable to vote in Executive Council elections after language prohibiting them from voting was slipped into a rewrite of part of the ASWC constitution. Students approved a constitutional amendment to allow outgoing seniors to vote last fall.

According to MacNichol, a constitutional amendment or by-law change is one of the range of options for allowing students studying abroad to vote. Another is offering a reduced-price ASWC membership.

Sophomore Katie DeCramer, who will study abroad in spring 2011, hopes ASWC will change the current rules so that she can vote while abroad.

“I’d probably be just disappointed in the process and that not everyone could have a say in who would represent them when they’re here on campus [if the current rules remain],” DeCramer said. “It wouldn’t be that difficult to allow people living abroad to be able to vote.”

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pendents be full-time students. For seniors not taking a full course load, this can be problematic. Most insurance companies consider a student taking 12 or more credits to be fulltime, and Whitman insurance can only be purchased by students meeting this definition.

Because Whitman’s insurance plan and many family plans consider non full-time students ineligible for coverage, these students can go completely uninsured unless they are eligible for coverage through a job or choose to pay full-price for an individual plan at a private company.

Donna Cummins, the assistant to the Dean of Students, handles payper-credit registration for students taking less than a full course load. As part of this job, she tells students that they may lose health coverage.

“I don’t want students to find out they’re uninsured the hard way,” she said.

Starting next year, the Whitman plan will cover degree-seeking students not taking a full course load.

This will help to prevent a situation where seniors are dropped from their parents’ plan only to discover that they are ineligible for Whitman’s coverage. The recently-passed health care

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“When you’re admitted to Whitman, you’re admitted with the understanding that you will have and maintain insurance,” said Claudia Ness, the director of the Health Center. She acknowledged that purchasing the Whitman policy can be a financial burden for some students, and said the health center does everything possible to keep premiums down. Students can also get treated at the health center.

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This year, professors will keep manual waitlists for each of their classes and students will have to contact professors in order to add their names.

“It’s not going to be a good situation for anybody,” said Urban. “But given the difficulty and the grumbling we have experienced with electronic waitlists, we thought until these bugs are completely solved, we are going to do it the old-fashioned way.”

Another big change being made to the enrollment process is that first-year students will now pre-register for classes after arriving on campus and discussing their desired schedules with their premajor advisers. In previous years, incoming first-years were able to pre-register for classes during the summer before having met with advisers to approve schedules and learn about the registration process.

Urban also explained that the switch to a 3-2 teaching schedule means that students are going to have to plan ahead when pre-registering.

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insurance was provided by the private insurance company Great-West Healthcare, it didn’t cover everything she needed.

“This past summer and last semester, I had a migraine headache which lasted a few months, and chest pains.

I went to the doctor and emergency room a lot,” she said. “[Great West] often didn’t pay or took so long I got forwarded to crediting agencies.”

Whitman switched its insurance provider from Great-West to Aetna for the 2009-10 school year. According to Ginny Matthews, the Administrative Assistant for the Health Center, the switch was made because Great-West was increasing premiums and having problems processing students’ claims in a timely fashion.

James said that she’s happier with Whitman’s current policy, which is provided by Aetna. However, paying for health care is still a challenge.

“It’s completely understandable that Whitman requires students to have health insurance,” she said. However, she feels that since students who have to buy Whitman’s policy are usually of lower socioeconomic status, it would be helpful if the college provided funds to help students pay for insurance.

“Nine hundred dollars a year is very expensive for a college student,” she said.

For Allen, purchasing the Whitman insurance is simply too expensive.

The insurance provided through her job costs only $28 per month, and she said the coverage is good when she has it. Allen knows her choice to go without insurance is sometimes risky, but feels she has no other choice.

“I guess it’s just a gamble,” she said.

“The biggest concern is not that I’m going to get sick, it’s that something’s going to happen to me. I’d be in total financial ruin.”

Allen’s situation illustrates the unfortunate fact that for college students on a tight budget, health insurance is sometimes a luxury. A current Whitman professor, who did not want to be named, said that she went without insurance briefly during graduate school.

“I did it only because I didn’t have the money to pay for the school’s insurance plan,” she said. “If something had gone wrong, I have no idea how I’d have paid for it.”

After two years of being uninsured, she was able to purchase the school’s insurance policy because she received a better teaching fellowship. Later that year, she needed to have a tumor removed, and said she would have been unable to pay for the surgery without insurance. Although her gamble paid off without terrible consequence to her health, her experience highlighted

the razor-thin line separating the uninsured from potential disaster. She is vehement that other students should not try to do what she did.

“I don’t recommend it,” she said.

The Whitman Health Center also strongly discourages students from attempting to go without insurance.

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classes, then something is going to have to happen in order for there to be room for freshmen.”

In addition to capping the number of credits students can pre-register for, the electronic waitlist system has been deactivated for the current pre-registration period. The process of getting off of a waitlist has been long in the past, due to the period of time each student is given to register for a class after being offered a seat. In addition, professors have had difficulties overriding electronic wait lists in order to let students enroll who need a class to fulfill graduation requirements.

“It means that everyone is going to have to plan more carefully because certain classes won’t be taught as they were in the fall every year. It might be every other year,” Urban said. “So if there is a critical course in your major that you have to take, you have to plan carefully.”

The effects of the 3-2 switch and the resulting registration changes are difficult to predict.

“I don’t know what the magnitude of these changes will be. I’m kind of waiting with bated breath myself,” Urban said. “[The switch to 3-2] is causing me to lose sleep because I don’t know what exactly the impact is going to be in terms of the registration experience. But we are going to make it work and I will ask everyone’s patience on all fronts.”

Urban believes the switch to a 3-2 teaching schedule will ultimately be beneficial for both students and faculty.

“Faculty can spend more time preparing lectures, preparing their presentations, spending more time with students and just providing a better quality effort all around,” Urban said.

He also added that operating on a 3-2 teaching schedule will make the college more appealing to prospective professors.

“In the long term it will be beneficial because Whitman will be much more attractive as a job prospect for top-notch faculty members,” Urban said.

Many students remain skeptical of this change, however.

“We don’t need better faculty; the professors here are already great,” said firstyear Will Martin. “And the lack of classes is unfortunate, especially considering that we are paying even more tuition next year.”

Junior Bailey Arango also expressed doubt about the changes but believes the faculty has a strong track record.

“It seems like there will be a smaller selection of classes and larger class size. I don’t think it’s a move in the right direction, but at the same time the Whitman faculty have gotten things right in my time here. So there is a chance that this could be for the best.”

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without sending [students] somewhere that could cost them money,” said Ness.

The health center requires proof of insurance for registration, but doesn’t check to make sure plans stay current after that.

“Unless there is a reason for us to go out and inquire, we try very hard to take each student at their word,” said Ness. “Obviously there’s a possibility that someone slips through the cracks. We’re pretty careful about making sure that all students have some type of medical insurance.”

Even students that want to be insured can face problems in their last few years of college. Some health care plans drop dependent children at age 21 or 22, and many require that de-

reform bill may also prevent this situation from occurring. Among other things, the law requires that new and existing insurance plans which offer dependant coverage continue to cover dependants until age 26.

Allen said she will be able to work more over the summer, which should allow her to have insurance again.

Whether she has insurance or not, health care will continue to be an important issue for her.

“Health insurance is one of the things I was most excited for when Obama was elected,” she said. “I guess I was naive for thinking I’d have it this year without having to work so much.” *Name has been changed to protect anonymity

Whitman, WWU, WWCC partner for Walla Walla Spring Service Day

by JOE VOLPERT Staff Reporter

Over 475 students will be wearing red T-shirts and volunteering to improve Walla Walla on Sunday, April 18, as part of Earth Week. More than 30 different service projects will take place as part of the second annual tri-college Walla Walla Spring Service Day, which includes students from Whitman College, Walla Walla University and Walla Walla Community College.

Many of the projects will have an environmental focus. “[Volunteers will be] working on projects that we have solicited from agencies around town, most of them non-profit agencies,” said Ellie Veverka, community service coordinator at Walla Walla University.

The service projects range from stream restoration to replacing normal light bulbs with low energy consumption CFL bulbs to cleaning the bronze statues in downtown Walla Walla.

This is the second year that the three institutions have joined forces to collaborate on a service day. Last year’s joint Spring Service Day between Whitman and Walla Walla University was considered a success, so the colleges chose to join forces again. Before 2009, Walla Walla University had an annual Spring Service Day and Whitman an Earth Service Day, yet these were held as separate events on the colleges’ respective campuses.

Whitman Community Service Coordinator Lina Menard sees the collaboration as a good way to connect with students outside of the Whitman community. “[Spring Service Day is great] for students to get to know each other, kind of bump elbows and see a different part of the community,” she said.

There are some important changes from last year’s event, including increased participation.

“Last year we had 300 people and around 20 projects, this year we are at 30 projects and 475 people,” Menard said.

In addition, local businesses have been invited to participate this year along with the students, staff and faculty from the three schools.

After the event, there will be a celebration for the participants on the Walla Walla University campus, hosted by the Network for Young Walla Walla. One of the network’s main goals is connecting students from the three schools. Thus, the Spring Service Day aligns well with its goal.

Whitman first-year William NewmanWise, one of the organizers of the celebration, has high hopes for the event. “[I want] people from Whitman to get to get to know people from Walla Walla University and Walla Walla Community College,” he said.

Along with socializing at the celebration, participants will get a chance discuss

service-related issues in small groups.

First-year Zoe Ingerson, a Whitman student, signed up for the service project where students will replace normal light bulbs with energy-efficient CFL bulbs in the Jefferson Park neighborhood. Ingerson has participated in CFL community service projects through Whitman in the past, and she likes being involved in such a “tangible” project.

“I’m really excited about the possibility of working on community issues with other college students in Walla Walla because we are normally so removed from them,” she said.

Menard said the red t-shirts will help to demonstrate how many people are volunteering.

“It will really be a neat statement to have so many people with this t-shirt representing service here in Walla Walla,” said Menard.

There are still volunteer opportunities available. To sign up, contact Menard or go to wallawalla.edu/campus-life/spiritual-life/comoutreach/signup.php.

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The clock strikes midnight as Liesl Olson ‘11, Kelsi Evans ‘10, Michael Rogers ‘12 and Nina Neff ‘11 gather inside a prayer tent early Thursday morning. The prayer tent, open 24 hours a day for the week of April 12-19 in the amphitheater, is an annual event for the Whitman Christian Fellowship. “God meets us here,” said Neff.

“It’s a space that’s made for God to come to. We can just come with the confidence of knowing, ‘We’ve built this for you, we’ve prepared this for you.’ And really any time that you ask God to come, He shows up, which is really exciting and meaningful.”

ALEXIE: Professor hopes for ‘new bonds’  page 1 McGovern. “As a result, I think it’s harder for them to get noticed, and so in some ways, bringing someone like Sherman Alexie to campus gives native students a chance to feel a presence on campus. I think, too, he’s just very accessible, to every student. All students, regardless of their ethnic background, can identify with [his work].”

Roberts elaborated on the beneficial aspects of the event towards bolstering ties between Whitman and the nearby tribes. “[Associate Professor of Education] Kay Fenimore-Smith and others on campus have been wonderfully invested in working with students from the Nixyaawii Commu-

LOOS-DIALLO nity School located on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and I’m excited that these young students will also have a chance, because of Whitman College, to interact with Sherman,” said Roberts. “I’d love to imagine the work we do and the services we provide here at

Whitman College might indeed help to heal, confront, provoke, educate, inspire and forge new bonds across many different cultures and communities. I hope, too, that members of all tribal communities within the region will feel welcomed to come to our campus anytime; this event, as are all Visiting Writers Reading Series events, is free and open to the public.”

“Hopefully everybody will just go and enjoy him,” said McGovern. “He’s a hilarious lecturer, and it’s a chance to hear someone who’s a really wonderful scholar, but also someone who’s very entertaining.”

The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, in Cordiner Hall.

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CPR Clinic grows in popularity

by SCOTT CASSIDY Staff Reporter

BULLION Fritz Siegert ‘12 practices CPR techniques during a clinic sponsored by the Student Health Advisory Council. Attendance grew by 20 students from the clinic’s first run last year.

or internships,” said Miranda Morton, a first-year who also attended the clinic.

Not only do employers look favorably at CPR certification, but many jobs require it.

“It’s always great to do these in the spring because everyone is applying for summer jobs, internships, life guarding, etc. and a CPR certification looks really great on any sort of resume,” said Siegert.

Morton, who is planning to spend her summer working at a camp, said that her job requires the CPR certification.

“It’s really awesome that Whitman is helping out to facilitate their students being able to get jobs easier,” she said.

The clinic is still being fined-tuned by the SHAC. Last year, it was free to students, as the $25 fee was covered by ASWC. This year, because of the increase in expected student turnout, ASWC only covered $20 of the fee and students were left to pay the remaining $5.

“It’s still pretty much the cheapest deal in town,” said Siegert.

The Student Health Advisory Council hopes to maximize the number of students being certified while minimizing the costs. In just one year SHAC increased attendance to the event by nearly 20 students.

“We are a small club that wants to make a big difference,” said Siegert.

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The Student Health Advisory Council, working with the American Red Cross, ran its second annual CPR clinic on campus Saturday, April 10, certifying 69 Whitman students.

The clinic was organized in an effort to make Whitman’s campus a healthier and safer place for its students.

“The goal of SHAC is to promote the health and well being of students here at Whitman and one of the greatest ways to do that is to teach people what happens and what to do when someone’s health in acutely in danger,” said sophomore Fritz Siegert, the president of SHAC. “Having a student on hand who knows how to respond in an emergency may make all the difference.”

Olivia Kipper, a first-year who attended the clinic last Saturday, said that she was encouraged by her debate coach to get certified.

“When we’re on trips, if we’re all CPR certified we’re all safer,” Kipper said. She added her support for the idea of requiring clubs to have at least some of their members certified.

While being prepared was certainly on the minds of most of the students who attended, another reason many students spent their Saturday getting certified was for their work resumes.

“A lot of the people that were taking the class with me were taking it for jobs

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PIO PICKS

Each week, The Pioneer highlights a few events happening on campus or in Walla Walla during the weekend. Here are this week’s picks:

KWCW SHOW OF T HE W EEK We feel that there is so much sadness and negativity in the news today and wanted to remind people that good stuff happens all the time too! So we thought of the name “Happy Hour with Al and Al”—the goal being to bring smiles to our listeners’ faces.

Happy Hour brings positive world and local news straight to you. In addition to staying joyfully informed, each week you’ll hear funny anecdotes, words of wisdom and anything we think will put a smile on your face. We’ll give you helpful advice to staying happy and healthy and also play cheery songs and welcome song requests and happy stories from our callers! It’s all to remind everyone just how joyous this world can be.

FENNELL The proposed location for the Longboard Lounge would be the former location of Wildberries! The restaurant closed last year amidst financial troubles associated with the economic slowdown. Aloha Sushi hopes the lounge will be ready by July.

SUSHI: Students voice varying opinions on new ‘longboard lounge,’ overall dining experience  page 1 place,” said sophomore Christina Tamaru.

“It seems kind of . . . dinkier. A little old,” said Imahori.

Not all students agreed. Sophomore Peter Olson recounted his experiences at Aloha Sushi.

“I loved it; it was really good,” said Olson. “I grew up eating a lot of sushi in Seattle. I’ve ordered sushi, different rolls, some of the soups—I’ve never had a bad experience there.

The sushi chefs are very nice and entertaining, they’re right there making stuff in front of you, so it’s a good atmosphere. You really feel part of the food-making process and you get to see what’s being made for you.”

Mobley is currently trying to combat the business slump with a new,

Internet-based advertising strategy.

“We’ve migrated from print ads— we do the majority of our advertising right now through Facebook,” said Mobley. “We generate all of our specials directly through Facebook. If a boatload of Ahi tuna comes in and we get a good deal on that, we pass that directly to the customers. Facebook is an immediate kind of marketing which we really enjoy. We’ve only been doing it for six to eight weeks and we have over 600 fans.”

Meanwhile, Mobley’s plans for the yet-unbuilt Longboard Lounge are unchanged.

“Everything is still the same with the lounge in terms of offering Japanese game shows, karaoke and a small corner stage that’ll accommodate one or two vocalists and a backup guitar,” said Mobley.

MUSIC REVIEW

An example “Rapid Fire of Joy!” Alex: So Allison, what category should we do today for rapid fire??

Allison: Ummm, how about “happy noises?”

Alex: Ok sure, haven’t thought about that one much, but lets do it!

Allison: You start. Ready, go!

Alex: Opening a soda can!

Allison: Biting a crunchy apple!

Alex: A big belly laugh!

Allison: Ummmm…

Alex: EEERRRR (makes buzzer sound) TOO LATE! Allison: I was just about to say listening to Happy Hour!! Haha. Ok, new category!

Whether these new offerings will appeal to the community remains to be seen.

“Karaoke is not done [in Japan] the way it’s done over here,” said Imahori.

“I guess it’s good that they’re trying.

But because it’s so different, it doesn’t really motivate me to go.”

“If they had a bar and I was of age later, it would make me want to go there in different circumstances,” said Olson. “It wouldn’t change my desire to go there for dinner per se; it’s already a great dinner restaurant, but it might change my desire to go there other times, for their other resources.”

Olson may indeed be of age to drink, by the time the Longboard Lounge opens its doors. For now, the timeline for the opening of the lounge remains uncertain.

We hope you’ll tune in to KWCW 90.5 or listen live at kwcw.net every Thursday from noon-1 p.m. to get your happy on with us! contributed by KWCW

Wintertime Harper Joy Theater presents a “story of love” that often defies our expectations of sexuality. For more information, see “‘Wintertime’ explores sexuality,” this page.

Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Freimann Stage. Tickets are free with a Whitman ID. Fridays at Four: Dr. Lee D. Thompson and guest artist David Farwig, baritone As he has announced that he will retire at the end of next year, Dr. Thompson’s musical performances at Whitman are numbered.

See him in action with guest singer David Farwig, baritone.

Friday, April 16, at 4 p.m. Kimball Theater. Free.

Piano Recitals Senior Laura Deering will perform Saturday April 17, 4-5 p.m. in Chism Recital Hall. Sophomore Joanna French and junior Jonathan Spatola-Knoll will perform Sunday, April 18, 2-3 p.m. in Kimball Theater. All recitals are free and open to the public.

‘Straightlaced’ Film Screening “Approaching society’s ideas and ideals of gender through clothes, sexuality, sports, dance, safety, consumerism and emotion, the film addresses the complexities of conceptions of masculinity and femininity for Generation Z,” according to IMDB. All proceeds will benefit Triple Point, an LGBT youth group. Saturday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. Maxey Auditorium.

by CONNOR GUY A&E Editor

T HE AT ER REVIEW

‘Wintertime’ explores sexuality ‘The Monitor’ really shouldn’t be this good drums and the broken E Street Band arrangements come in to explode Music Reviewer According to Titus Andronicus, The its second and third parts, movMonitor, their massive followup to ing swiftly from simple chords to a 2008’s The Airing of Grievances, is a rollicking piano solo straight into record about a few things. It’s about droning strings as Stickles details the American Civil War, moving from his own refusal to surrender in the New Jersey to Boston, “regional iden- face of inevitable failure. “Four Score tity, emotional anesthetization and and Seven” and the country-tinged, the heavy yoke of trying to live de- three-part “Theme From ‘Cheers’” cently in indecent times.” These aspi- (not actually a cover of the Cheers rations are all over the album, but be- theme) function in similar modes, fore any of that becomes clear there’s and no matter how wasted the songs’ a much more apparent explosion of protagonists are, not a minute of the post-adolescent angst, a whole lot of album’s hour-plus run time seems drunken shit-kicking, ragged takes frivolous, even on the 14-minute on Springsteen and long songs. Inex- closer, and every repeated line turns plicably, almost all of it works, and into what’s probably already become what should have failed spectacularly a striking sing-a-long live. instead manages to Though a capture a ton in its number of sweep. other bands’ A big part of this members approbably comes pear across from the fact that the record, inthe band seems as cluding playconfident in what ers from Ponythey’re doing as tail, Wye Oak they are certain that and the Hold what they’re doing Steady, the is completely abmost striking surd. The album’s turn comes second track (and from Cassie The Monitor, Titus Andronicus, 2009 its second-shortest), Ramone of “Titus Andronicus Vivian Girls Forever,” largely exists to establish a on “To Old Friends and New.” While theme to be later repeated in “...And she isn’t a particularly great singer, Ever,” a chorus that consists predom- both her solo turn and her duet with inantly of shouting “The enemy is ev- Stickles are stunningly, unbelievably erywhere” after a sample of someone effective, and proof that Vivian Girls’ reading a letter from the abolitionist real weakness is in their songwriting, publication “The Liberator.” Simi- as they could in fact have memorable lar excerpts exist to hold together tunes if delivered like this. the concept, but rarely do they seem As a whole, The Monitor is, simply vital. What is vital, however, is the put, about a hundred times better sheer volume of noise being made, than it should have been or has any especially in the face of the album’s right to be. It outperforms and shines ragged production. where about a thousand terrible At its center are a number of songs American guitar bands with ambibig on despair and deliberately bur- tions, nods to Springsteen and a naied, at least partially, in murk. “A sal singer fall completely and totally Pot In Which to Piss” is a wall of flat. And the fact that it somehow shoegaze-leaning guitar textures that stands out in such a crowded, often threaten to swallow singer Patrick completely unbearable field has to be Stickles’ vocals totally before war a sign of something.

by ANDREW HALL

by AMI TIAN Staff Reporter

This “story of love,” as it calls itself, opens on a country house in the woods.

Snow falls. Opera music swells. Enter a young couple, Jonathan (senior Peter Richards) and Ariel (sophomore Morgan Patton), who have retreated to the house in order to spend time together, alone—until they discover that Jonathan’s mother, Maria (junior Tillie Gottlieb) and her lover Francois (sophomore Thomas Knook) are already there. They are joined shortly by a host of other characters, including Jonathan’s father, Frank (sophomore David Otten), and his lover Edmund (senior Alex Cassidy), Bertha (sophomore Justis Phillips) and Hilda (first-year Ryan Campeau), a neighboring lesbian couple, Bob (junior Ben Moore), the delivery man/substitute deacon, and Dr. Jaqueline Benoit (sophomore Michaela Gianotti). Hilarity—heartbreaking, disastrous, poetic hilarity—ensues.

Charles Mee’s “Wintertime” depicts relationships across the spectra of age and sexual preference. As the play sees it, love is rife with contradictions. It is both torture and bliss. It is both intense and fickle. Devotion is said to be undying, yet turns to loathing in an instant.

It is the impetus behind weak promises, prone to setting up unmet expectations.

Proclamations are made sincerely and hastily.

“My heart belongs to you,” Maria reassures a miffed Francois, before admitting that she continues to sleep with Frank, but “only on Friday nights.”

The play combines the harshness of reality with the dreamlike, drawing upon elements of song and dance to portray frank content. The dialogue is lyrical, simultaneously earnest and abstract.

“This is America,” says Jonathan.

“We are a plainspeaking people.”

And speak plainly they do—the characters speak bluntly yet beautifully about their feelings, without inhibition or fear of cliché, but remarkably, they still manage to misunderstand one another. Jealousy consumes the characters. Fits of rage are prevalent, illustrated by physical sequences that resemble dances in their narrative and emotional expressiveness. A door is

BULLION Top to bottom: Tillie Gottlieb ‘11, Ryan Campeau ‘13 and Justis Phillips ‘12 as Maria, Hilda and Bertha, respectively. The play is directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Jessica Cerullo.

opened only to be slammed, opened, walked through and slammed again.

Jonathan repeatedly runs face first into a tree. Dishes and CDs are hurled across the stage. Memories are burned.

Characters borrow words, sometimes whole monologues, from each other.

Characters appear and disappear; there is no clearly designated exit or entrance onstage.

The acting is vibrant, at times frenetic. Each cast member gives an admirable performance. Especially remarkable is the sight of Knook as Francois, who towers over the other actors in a leopard-print robe, sheer tank top and tight red briefs, cutting a figure both

comedic and imposing.

“Wintertime” is full of moments of touching clarity and mischievous surprises (a striptease, for instance, or a funeral that ends in fireworks). Don’t miss it.

“Wintertime” is directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Jessica Cerullo. Set design by Associate Professor of Theater Thomas Hines. Lighting design by junior Raisa Stebbins.

Properties design by sophomore Minnie Cluff. Sound design by sophomore Charlie O’Rourke. Costume design by senior Kelsey Yuhara. Stage managing by junior Nina Trotto. The show runs through April 18.

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BOOK REVIEW

Young adult novels worth your while

by ELLIE GOLD Book Reviewer

Technically, “Paper Towns” is a young adult novel. But since this novel falls under the category of Books You Should Have Read In High School But Couldn’t Because They Probably Weren’t Yet Published, I feel it’s fitting to include in a book review that will largely be read by college students. Young adult novels are, in my opinion, pretty useful for college students, especially for those who complain they don’t have time to read: They’re simple, short and don’t require that much brainpower, so you can fit them in among all that biology reading or calculus homework or those literary novels you really should be reading for your literature classes. There are some excellent choices out there as well: Many young adult authors are fantastically passionate writers, and their novels often include themes and undertones that younger readers miss, but which older readers can pick up easily.

John Green is one of these passionate writers. His books (“An Abundance of Katherines,” “Looking for Alaska” and “Paper Towns”) have won various prizes and nominations, including the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature. His voice is consistently clever, dry and endearing, and his characters are the type of people you always wanted as friends in high school— quirky, smart and loyal (although, in the case of “Looking for Alaska,” pretty damaged). “Paper Towns” was published in 2008 by Penguin Books, and, like all of John Green’s novels thus far, is a comingof-age story about “a complex, smart boy and the way he loves” (according to Kirkus Reviews, which distinguished both of Green’s earlier novels as a Best Book of

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Whitman club organizes student activist art

by LIZ SIENG Staff Reporter

When students show up at a typical Coffeehouse show, they might expect a concert featuring campus bands, an a cappella performance or perhaps even slam poetry— but usually not a political message. This is exactly what students got when they gathered in Reid last Friday, April 9, for a night of socially- and politically-minded artistic performances.

Based on the theme “Equality is Sexy,” the event was organized by Feminists Advocating Change and Empowerment, Coalition Against Homophobia, WEB and ASWC. “My hope for this event is that people see this as a coffeehouse that steps outside the box, the possibility of this space as a venue that can be used in untraditional ways,” said junior McKenna Milici, president of FACE. Coffeehouse, which is run by WEB, typically features visiting musical performers.

However, this event was organized by several Whitman student organizations, and featured student volunteer performers and visiting poet-activist Andrea Gibson. Leading this event was FACE, whose members wanted to arrange an event based on spoken word and musical performances.

“If we said ‘Feminist Coffeehouse’ people might not be so interested in it. I’m hoping this will appeal to a broader audience because of diversity issues,” said Milici, prior to the event.

In addition to their annual V-Day production of the “Vagina Monologues” or “A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer,” FACE is continuing to pursue entertainment as a way of promoting awareness.

Milici said that after advertising the event on campus, she received many responses from students willing to perform. She also said that the event would allow impromptu performances, although several students prepared beforehand and even wrote songs specifically for the occasion. Performances consisted of monologues, poetry and musical performances relating to issues of gender, politics, religion and race.

“The crowd’s great. I’m continuously

surprised by the warm reception of the student body on the whole,” said sophomore Dujie Tahat, who performed his poem “Filipino-Jordanian-American.”

Sophomore Dorian Zimmerman and first-year David McGaughey explained that the Slam Poetry Club signed up after learning about the event from a member who is also involved in FACE. They said that they were excited to perform and hear each others’ material.

“You’re talking to three guys at this event.

We have things to say,” said McGaughey, whose poem “Disciple” highlighted issues in Christianity.

FACE sought out Andrea Gibson as its featured performer, whose activist approach to spoken word fit the club agenda.

In particular, FACE chose Gibson after hearing “Blue Blanket,” a poem arguing for rape awareness as an issue for young males. Gibson’s performance consisted of pieces highlighting queer issues, gender and politics.

“I believe that art has two responsibilities,” said Gibson, during her performance.

“One is to tell truth; the other is to create hope.”

Overall, the student performers and Gibson were well-received by the Whitman audience. Audience members enthusiastically supported students, and at the end of her performance, Gibson received a standing ovation.

“We’d like to bring [feminism] up because it’s not on the radar,” said sophomore Ellie Newell, a member of FACE. “Though she’s talk about everything, and that’s exactly indicative of what we’re doing.”

Sophomores Meghan Bill and Carissa Wagner, also members of FACE, expressed satisfaction with the turnout of audience members and performers.

“We weren’t exactly sure how the turnout was going to be. I’m really happy that we could integrate the various talents. It brought people to the event, and it brought up a sense of Whitman community,” said Bill.

“We didn’t want somebody to hear our views, but someone who brings up feminism,” said Wagner, who described the

JACOBSON Spoken word artist Andrea Gibson was the featured performer at the event. Her poem “Blue Blanket” addresses rape awareness as an issue for young males.

event as a discussion on “equality” and “rights for all.”

Bill and Wagner agreed that FACE wants to expand its presence on campus.

They mentioned that in the past year, the club has received negative reactions from students on their “A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer” production, and people have vandalized their club posters.

“Of course the negative feedback stands out the most. Though I think the feedback

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ not as self-conscious as its title suggests; Dreamworks’ latest still can’t touch Pixar

by BECQUER MEDAKSEGUIN Movie Reviewer

“Hot Tub Time Machine” “Paper Towns” by John Green, 305 pages

the Year).

“The way I figure it,” it begins, “everyone gets a miracle.” Quentin Jacobsen, the novel’s narrator and protagonist, has grown up next door to Margo Roth Spiegelman—a girl who is, according to him, “the most fantastically gorgeous creature that God had ever created” (although this quote must be taken with a grain of salt, since Quentin’s magnificent crush on Margo has lasted from childhood into his senior year in high school, when the rest of the story takes place).

For one reason or another, Quentin and Margo don’t really stay friends as they grow up, until one night in May of their senior year, Margo crawls through Quentin’s bedroom window dressed as a ninja and, as the jacket blurb says, “summons him for an ingenious campaign of revenge.” Afterward, Quentin looks for her at school to renew their friendship, but Margo has disappeared. She’s left a trail of clues behind, all of them intended for Quentin—from a poster attached to the outside of her blinds facing his window to a note hidden in a door frame for him to find. Some of these clues lead to a solution Quentin refuses to even entertain, and his search for Margo Roth Spiegelman takes on a desperate intensity even she could not have supposed. Eventually, there is an Epic Road Trip (basically a staple of John Green’s novels), and it is proven that the destination is never as important as the journey itself.

Along the way, there are various subplots involving the senior prom, Quentin’s friends’ burgeoning romances and some hilarious urban exploration (also known as Breaking Into Abandoned Buildings).

“Paper Towns” is not just passionately written, but skillfully, as well. Green seems to pay just as much attention to crafting his sentences as he does his plots. His prose is clever but not overly self-conscious, smart without being elitist and, above all, real.

Quentin’s voice is moving yet down-toearth—exactly the way you’d hope your thoughts would sound to another person.

His humor is quirky and sometimes gross, but this book is hilarious, no matter how many times you read it.

John Green’s video blog (which he does with his brother Hank) can be found at youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers.

Nostalgia is a delicate feeling that, far from a desire to make the past a kind of present, hopes to preserve a yearning for an ideal past that never actually was and certainly never will be. That’s precisely what’s so great about it. And, that’s precisely what’s so disastrously wrong with Steve Pink’s variegated pastiche of ‘80s spandex, rock ‘n roll and mojo.

“Hot Tub Time Machine,” starring John Cusack (seriously?), Craig Robinson (Darryl from ‘The Office’), and Rob Corddy, spoils the ripe ‘80s nostalgia cultivated by endless reruns of “Sixteen Candles,” “The Breakfast Club” or “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ”—otherwise known as the classic cult films of John Hughes.

Hughes’s respect for the decade and interest in the condition of its high school students gave rise to some of the most saccharine, yet captivating, clichés imaginable. Pink’s deadpan, materialist interpretation of that decade, unfortunately, makes us reconsider why we ever exalted its quirkiness to begin with.

The film’s title may suggest another recent comedy, “Snakes on a Plane,” a whirlwind of over-the-top comedy that was as hilarious as it was conscious of its own preposterousness. But don’t be duped by a film that seemingly says it all on its movie stub. “Hot Tub Time Machine,” about a group of guys that go back to 1986 in a hot tub, doesn’t tell you that its purported self-reflexivity is empty of critique, parody, satire or any other motive that might make you pause and say, “Hmm.” Calling this film a ‘stupid comedy’ may give some the excuse to watch it after a long day of intense studying. I’d rather not open up that possibility. Let’s, instead, call it out for what it is: a nostalgia killer.

mation boxing match with Pixar. Though the film, directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, may be DreamWorks’ best to date, unlike Pixar’s marvels, it has little, if anything, to offer more mature audiences beyond a few supposedly breathtaking flying sequences (which some have likened to those in “Avatar”) and a lecture on allowing your kids some selfdetermination.

The story takes place in a Viking town that is frequently assaulted by swarms of dragons and follows the struggle of a scrawny teenager nicknamed “Hiccup” to prove himself among his peers and the older generation of dragon slayers. Already, the story is off to a bad start. The prove-yourself narrative in children’s literature and film lends to interpretations that don’t capture the complexities of growing up, making decisions yes or no and story lines good guy vs. bad guy.

This is precisely what brings down “How to Train Your Dragon.” Many critics have written that the folks at DreamWorks seem to have learned how to use silent sequences. Yet, the silent sequences in the film only serve to accentuate the most banal aspects of nonverbal communication.

DreamWorks has a way to go to catch Pixar, and “How to Train Your Dragon” is a good example of the studio’s reliance on used and abused narrative tropes. In certain narrative aspects, they’ve taken a step back from “Kung Fu Panda,” lamentably, one of the studio’s better films. Instead of looking toward their rivals for answers, DreamWorks should take a melancholic tip from Jonze’s “Where the Wild Things Are.” Childhood is as difficult as it is complicated, and trying to simplify it for the big screen does no one any good.

is very important,” said Bill. “We’re still pretty unknown. Unfortunately, there’s still an indifference to having a feminist club on campus.”

“It’s almost like the club actually exists this year,” said Milici. “We have members that got on the same wavelength and brought a lot of energy and ideas. We felt like we had a strong enough base this semester to put events like this on, enough people with the ideas and man/womanpower to do them.”

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Aloha Sushi

Address: 7 S. 1st Ave. Hours: Mon-Sun 5-8:30 p.m.

Contact: (509) 527-8744 Description: Enjoy world class sushi at an affordable price in historic downtown Walla Walla.

Friends and family of Whitman College students receive 10 percent off April 16 and 17 only with your advanced reservation.

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Bernie’s Tacos

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Address: 1633 E. Isaacs Ave. Hours: Mon-Sun 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Contact: (509) 525-0520 Description: A family-owned and operated Mexican eatery with great food and a drive through at a very affordable price.

Drive down Isaacs and stop just before reaching Roosevelt to get here.

Bright’s Candies Address: 11 E. Main St. Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun 12 p.m.-6 p.m.

Contact: (509) 525-5533 Description: Located in historic downtown Walla Walla, we have been a local family-owned business since 1934.

At Bright’s Candies, we are happy to offer our customers gourmet chocolates and confections made in small batches from the finest ingredients.

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Graze

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Address: 5 S. Colville St. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Contact: (509) 522-9991 Description: Graze is a great place to sit down and have one of the best sandwiches in Walla Walla. We make mouth-watering sandwiches with our hand-cured meats and offer a variety of great accompaniments.

Stop in and see for yourself.

Jacobi’s Café

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Address: 416 N. 2nd Ave. Hours: Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

Contact: (509) 525-2677 Description: Casual excellence in Walla Walla, offering a wide variety of salads, soups and sandwiches; Italian, chicken, steak, seafood and chops; prime rib and BBQ ribs; homemade desserts; local wine, beer and spirits.

Patio and vintage train car dining available. On the north corner of East Oak and 2nd Ave.

La Ramada

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Address: 1708 E. Isaacs Ave. Hours: Mon-Sun 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Contact: (509) 525-5555 Description: Enjoy Mexican food at an affordable price in historic Walla Walla.

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Address: 6 W. Rose St. Hours: Mon-Fri lunch, dinner nightly beginning at 5 p.m.

Contact: (509) 525-2200 Description: The Marc Restaurant offers regional seasonal fun with Pacific Northwest cuisine.

Enjoy the best of what is fresh and in season with Chef Bear’s culinary creations.

Address: 33 S. Colville St. Hours: Mon-Thurs 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri 9 a.m.-3 a.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-3 a.m.; Sun 10 a.m.-11 p.m.

Contact: (509) 525-7482 Description: Ditch the burgers and subs along with the high carbs and fat. Our soft, healthy pitas are light and tasty and come stuffed with your choice of fresh, tantalizing ingredients.

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Popular Donuts Address: 706 W. Alder St. Hours: Mon-Sat 4 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun 4 a.m.-6 p.m.

Contact: (509) 527-3693 Description: A small and very friendly local donut store. The best place to get a quick and tasty breakfast or snack with tons of classic and specialty donuts.

Drive down Alder St. until you reach 9th Ave. Popular Donuts is right at that intersection.

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Address: 7 W. Alder St. Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun 12-6 p.m.

Contact: (509) 526-4314 Description: We make bold, toasty, delicious sub sandwiches to stuff your face and fill your belly.

Striving to make the best soups, salads, cookies and subs in town, we use quality ingredients and chefdesigned recipes, and we toast nearly anything that will fit in our famous Quizno’s toasters.

Ash Hollow Winery

Address: 1828 E. Issacs Ave. Hours: Mon-Sun 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Contact: (509) 200-2246 Description: Tacos, burritos and other great Mexican food served up from this truck. Come find out why it has been a favorite of so many locals and college students for years.

Drive down Isaacs until you pass Roosevelt then look for the “taco truck” in the parking lots to the right.

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Taqueria Yungapeti

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Address: 320 S. 9th Ave. Hours: Mon-Sat 7 a.m.-10 p.m,; Sun 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Contact: (509) 526-9494 Description: A local favorite Mexican restaurant served fast and delicious at a good price.

Head down Birch until you reach 9th Ave. Taqueria Yungapeti is just across the street.

Walla Walla Bread Co.

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Address: 225 E. Main St. Hours: Mon-Sat 7 a.m.-4 p.m.

Contact: (509) 522-8422 Description: An artisan bakery serving fresh baked breads everyday, as well as pastries, espresso drinks and cupcakes.

Now offering soups and sandwiches in our new dinning room or to go.

Address: 132 W. Rose St. Hours: Sun-Fri 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Contact: (509) 240-6388 Description: Walla Walla’s school of cooking.

In the Kitchen offers pre-made, boxed lunches Monday through Friday with a menu that changes weekly. Local, organic ingredients are used whenever possible.

Drive down Rose St. until you reach College Ave. Someone’s in the Kitchen is before College Ave. on the south side of the street.

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Stone’s Throw Café

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Address: 54 E. Main St. Inside the old liberty theater.

Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Contact: (509) 240-2794 Description: Check out this little cafe. Come get an espresso drink and a nice selection of fresh foods.

Try a wrap, bagel sandwich or maybe a salad.

You don’t want to miss out on this action, so come check out our great selection.

Stone Soup Café Address: 105 E. Alder St. Hours: Mon-Sun 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Contact: (509) 525-5008 Description: Stone Soup Cafe offers a wide variety of gourmet and deluxe sandwiches, homemade soups and salads all made for your enjoyment.

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Canoe Ridge Vineyard

Address: 1102 W. Cherry St. Hours: Mon-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Contact: (509) 527-0885 Description: Our estate vineyard is located in the Columbia Valley overlooking the vast Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge. We produce wines with intense flavors by growing our grapes in a unique location with distinctive soils and microclimate.

Follow Cherry St. until you reach 13th Ave. to find the Canoe Ridge Vineyard.

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Forgeron Cellars

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Services

Address: 33 W. Birch St. Hours: Mon-Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Contact: (509) 522-9463 Description: The word “Forgeron” in French can refer to artisans who build with their hands combining experience with an extensive knowledge of their trade. Our focus is on reflecting the quality of grapes from the best sites and revealing the full potential of Washington State.

Forgeron Cellars is located on the south side of Birch St. between 2nd and 3rd Ave.

Allegro Cyclery

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Address: 200 E. Main St. Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Contact: (509) 525-4949 Description: Located in historic downtown, Allegro Cyclery services and sells bikes of all kinds for kids through adults.

Bike rentals are also available for the more adventurous tourist.

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Someone’s in the Kitchen

Address: 14 N. 2nd Ave. Hours: Tues-Thurs 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.4 p.m.

Contact: (509) 529-7565 Description: Since our first vintage was released in 2002, Ash Hollow has been producing tasty red and white wines in the Walla Walla Valley.

Hot Poop

Address: 210 E. Main St. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Contact: (509) 525-9080 Description: Hot Poop has been Walla Walla’s only big-bang stereo-video shop for over 30 years.

Starting with a humble inventory of popular albums, 8-tracks and tie-dye shirts, Hot Poop has grown to over 20 times its original size. The inventory, too, has expanded to include both car and home audio equipment along with televisions, DVD players, and stereos at popular prices.

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Salumiere Cesario

Address: 20 N. 2nd Ave. Hours: Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Mon, Thurs-Sat 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Contact: (509) 529-5620 Description: Walla Walla’s gourmet grocery is located in the heart of historic downtown. The must-visit shop features the only walk-in cheese closet in the Pacific Northwest filled with artisan cheeses from around the world, some of the freshest produce in town, a fine selection of wine and beer from near and far, an exquisite salt bar and many more treats for the fine palette.

Address: 15 E. Main St. Hours: Sat-Sun 1-4 p.m. and Sip @ Sapolil from 4-7 p.m.; Fri-Sat Live @ Sapolil from 8-11 p.m.

Contact: (509) 520-5258 Description: Sapolil Cellars is a family-owned boutique Walla Walla winery specializing in Syrahbased blends. Stop by for wine tasting or live performances on Friday and Saturday nights starting at 8 p.m.

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Sleight of Hand Cellars

Address: 16 N. 2nd Ave. Hours: Thurs-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Contact: (509) 525-3661 Description: A tiny “garagiste” winery located in the rolling hills of Walla Walla is the brainchild of winemaker Trey Busch and his partners, Sandy and Jerry Solomon.

We think that you will agree that these are “simply magical wines.”

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Walla Walla Village

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Address: 107 S. 3rd St. Hours: Tues-Sat 12 p.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs 8-11 p.m.

Contact: (509) 525-9463 Description: Not your average wines . . . not your average winery. Walla Walla Village Winery sources top quality fruit from Washington’s most prestigious vineyards in the Columbia Gorge, Horse Heaven Hills and Walla Walla appellations.

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Drill, ‘Bama, drill?

Obama’s proposal: Little political gain with little energy potential, but still environmentally safe Despite Obama’s campaign promise to keep the moratorium on offshore drilling, he has recently proposed to allow drilling along the Atlantic coast, the eastern LISA CURTIS Gulf of Mexico and Columnist the north coast of Alaska.

In 2008, thenSenator Barack Obama critiqued McCain’s proposal to increase offshore drilling as a policy that would “have long term consequences for our coastlines but no short term benefits since it would take at least 10 years to get any oil.” He further stated that the proposal would “only worsen our addiction to oil and put off needed investments in clean, renewable energy.”

So why, after gaining a major victory on health care, would President Obama renege on his campaign promise in an apparent attempt to compromise with the Republican ‘Party of No’ that did its best to derail health care? Has Obama suddenly been persuaded by Newt Gingrich’s calls to “drill, baby, drill”?

I interned in the White House Office of Political Affairs last summer; these are not stupid people. If the White House has decided to make a move that will obviously infuriate much of its Democratic base, there has to be a politically strategic reason behind it.

Although it all but disappeared during the endless health care debate, comprehensive energy and climate legislation has already passed the House and is predicted to soon be introduced into the Senate.

According to E&E News, Senate staff are busy writing the legislative text of the bill that Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) are expected to release during the week of April 19 to 23.

Has Obama suddenly been persuaded by Newt Gingrich’s calls to ‘drill, baby, drill’?

At the same time, a bipartisan counter proposal by our own Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) has proposed to give consumers some of the money raised from pricing carbon. Politico lauded this as “a critical improvement in Washington’s thinking about climate change policy “because using cap and trade policy as a deficit-reduction tool has not been making it popular during this recession.

Given the recent reemergence of energy and climate legislation, Obama’s all too timely announcement to expand offshore drilling is clearly a calculated and political decision by the White House to help win political support for action on climate change. But is it working?

The Washington Post reported that a string of senators, including Mark Begich (D-Alaska), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), Judd Gregg (RN.H.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and James Webb (DA-Va.), have praised the strategy.

Many of them expressed their support for Obama’s new approach to energy, given that he has recently offered support for more nuclear production.

They have urged the administration to use a climate bill to help boost domestic energy production, through expansion of oil and gas drilling and nuclear power. Furthermore, Begich and Gregg said Wednesday’s announcement made them more optimistic about a deal on the bill than they have been in months.

Noting that Obama has also offered recent support for more nuclear production, Gregg said such moves show that the administration is “genuinely trying to approach the energy production issue in a multifaceted way and a realistic way, rather than listening to people on their left.”

But many liberals have criticized this new approach, saying that Obama is essentially giving away conservative priorities of nuclear and offshore drilling when he should be using it as a bargaining chip.

As health care and stimulus reform have shown, preemptively compromising is not a savvy negotiating strategy.

At the same time, Republicans have criticized the decision, calling it halfhearted, and business groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said the administration didn’t go far enough.

Clearly the announcement has angered both liberals and conservatives, which may be a sign that Obama is doing something right.

Politics aside, what is more offshore drilling going to do to reduce gas prices, improve our our national security and keep our oceans safe?

America has only two percent of world oil reserves but we consume over 20 percent of the world’s oil. According the U.S. Energy Information Administration, there likely won’t be any oil from these new offshore areas until 2017 and even when full production ramps up, it will only produce 1/1,000 of total global supply. Such a minute figure will do little to make America less dependent on foreign oil and the Energy Information Administration has said that impact on oil prices will be “insignificant.”

The environmental problem is a little trickier. Obama has been careful to keep the oil-rich areas offshore of California and Alaska off-limits, thereby protecting some pristine areas and offering an olive branch to liberals. At the same time, oil spills have greatly decreased over the past decade and the majority of petroleum that enters ocean waters comes from land-based activities such as runoff or airplanes. Less than eight percent of the 29 million gallons of petroleum that enter North American ocean waters each year come from tanker or pipeline spills. Since American offshore drilling operations are subject to much higher regulations than those of many countries, it is arguably better that America drill its own coastlines as opposed to drilling coastlines all over the world.

In essence, Obama’s plan to expand offshore drilling was a political move with little benefit to American oil consumers or our national security. While it clearly isn’t an environmental disaster, offshore drilling is not the type of energy transformation we need. It remains to be seen if this controversial act will live up to the White House’s goal of securing support for energy and climate legislation.

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Coal harms more than environment In the hills of Appalachia where coal is king, mothers watch their husbands and sons disappear underground every morning, fearing that they won’t reJAMES SLEDD turn.

Columnist On Monday, April 5, their fears came true. A huge explosion rocked Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, W. Va. The blast twisted railroad tracks “like pretzels” and left 29 miners dead and two injured.

The tragedy was the deadliest mining disaster in the United States since a fire at an Idaho mine in 1972 killed 91 miners.

Coal mines are extremely dangerous workplaces. Miners face a phalanx of hazards: They can be poisoned by hydrogen sulfide or carbon monoxide, crushed by roof collapses or die in explosions caused by methane or coal dust.

Fortunately, there is a simple way to prevent these accidents: Use less coal.

The vast majority of U.S. coal production is used to generate electricity. We

can replace coal-fired power plants with a mix of energy conservation and renewable energy sources. Doing so will reduce greenhouse gas emissions while saving miners’ lives.

Mining companies often put profit above safety, encouraging workers to cut corners to increase production. All too often, this is a recipe for disaster. In 2007, six miners and two rescuers died in roof collapses at a mine in Utah. In 2006, 12 miners were killed in a methane explosion at West Virginia’s Sago Mine; the same year, five coal miners died in Alabama.

And that’s only in the United States.

Thousands more die annually around the globe. According to Time Magazine, over 2,600 Chinese coal miners perished in 2009, down from more than 6,000 in 2002.

Even after miners come above ground for good, coal can still kill. Modern mining methods produce huge quantities of coal dust. These tiny coal particles burrow deep into miners’ lungs, where they cause coal worker’s pneumoconiosis, or black lung disease. According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, over 10,000 American coal

miners have died from black lung disease in the past decade alone.

Renewable energy sources are far safer than coal. Deadly roof collapses at wind turbine factories are unheard of. Solar panels don’t explode from buildups of methane gas. Energy-efficient light bulbs and improved insulation don’t cause black lung disease. And none of them would leave families wondering whether their loved ones would return safely from work each day.

Dethroning King Coal doesn’t mean destroying rural economies. The American wind industry already employs more people than the coal industry, and is growing rapidly. In 2008, the wind industry supported 85,000 jobs, while coal created only 80,000. The renewable energy industry will keep creating safe, wellpaying jobs for years to come.

Coal is deadly from the mine to the smokestack. Burning coal for electricity is responsible for over 25 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and emits toxins like mercury and arsenic. Every year, thousands of miners die while unearthing coal to satisfy our thirst for energy. If we end our reliance on dirty coal, we can prevent needless underground tragedies.

Church should shift focus, fix problem The Catholic Church is undergoing a controversy of such proportions and complications that no one can even agree on the facts or how to interpret WILLIAM them on a basic WITWER level. Maybe you’ve Columnist heard of it.

According to the The New York Times, a priest named Lawrence C. Murphy abused over 200 boys at a deaf school, and, in an unconventional turn for molestation cases in the 1950s, many of the abused actually spoke out: “They told other priests. They told three archbishops of Milwaukee. They told two police departments and the district attorney.”

But no one listened.

The Church probably would have handled this scandal like it always does, claiming a lack of knowledge about the incidents and offering a muted apology to the victims. But documents have surfaced recently, claiming that when Pope Benedict XVI was Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger he received a letter from Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland of Milwaukee, Wis. informing him of Murphy’s actions and asking for a “healing response.” The Church never acted on his case. When Murphy died in 1998, he was still a priest.

Defenders of the Church argue that the now-Pope never received this letter, that the media has been demonizing the Church by relentlessly sensationalizing the issues, that the abuse is bad but that the victims never told them about it until it was too late, or that the Church as a whole is not at fault.

I’m not sure what the facts are, exactly, but I do know that something is wrong with the Church system as it is currently designed. Abusers should not be able to get away with practically murder. This scandal shouldn’t be happening.

If the Pope was President Obama, Republicans would be calling for his impeachment. The difference between politics and religion, however, is that God Himself does not appoint the leader of the

free world.

The Church’s response to the scandal has been belligerent and focused on denying the problem, rather than acknowledging it in its full iteration. The Church has been acting as a political organization, trying to minimize the spin and denying that it has a pedophile problem, instead of fulfilling its obligation as a Christian organization and trying to fix the damage.

I’m not just trying to rant against the Catholic Church; this a complicated problem without an easy solution. The Church in its current form, though, has refused to change the policies that may have contributed to the problem (i.e. doctrine requiring celibacy, prohibition against women being priests) and there is no reason to suspect that anything will change even as a result of this scandal, as our current Pope is of a hyper-conservative breed.

Changing religious policies is fundamentally different than political ones.

Doctrine, once accepted as the word of God, is carved into the stone of the Catholic Church. If antiquated religious rules are stone, though, antiquated political

rules are twisted into a flexible Etch-aSketch that someone, not God Himself, has the power to change if public opinion supports it.

In an ideal world, Pope Benedict would actually acknowledge the suffering parishioners have received from Catholic priests, would acknowledge the extent of the problem as at least partially a matter of church structure and pledge to fix it.

But he cannot rewrite policy; nor would he want to.

According to the New York Times, “As archbishop, Benedict expended more energy pursuing theological dissidents than sexual predators.”

Shift your focus please.

In the words of comedian Jon Stewart, “If any other organization had done anything close to what the Church is being accused of, they’d be done! The Church is barely showing any contrition—for God’s sakes, look how sorry Domino’s was just for their shitty pizza! They had a bad sauce recipe, [and] they’ve been out there nonstop. ‘Oh, we’re so sorry. Here, have some Crazy Bread!’”

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whittie/townie/twittie

What does it mean to be a whittie, a townie or even a twittie? Although Whitman lies smack in the middle of Walla Walla, for many students, there’s a sense of disconnect between the two communities. In Feature this week, we look at the people that bring the two worlds together. These include Walla Walla natives attending Whitman, professors living as members of both communities, and students working in Walla Walla in service activities or paid jobs. As another area of contact, we’ve examined the attitudes and fears surrounding crime against students. When looking beyond campus boundaries, it’s clear that Whitman and Walla Walla are intricately connected and will stay that way.

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Professors enjoy life in 2 communities

by HADLEY JOLLEY Staff Reporter

The first year that Christopher Wallace, Dr. Robert F. Welty associate professor of biology, taught at Whitman, he commuted on weekends back to his wife and home in Portland.

After that, he and his wife both applied for permanent faculty jobs at Whitman and moved into the Walla Walla community. For that first year, Wallace’s connection to Walla Walla was limited, as he didn’t actually live in the town.

“Like many people, I was in the Whitman bubble for a long time,” said Wallace.

Faculty as well as students interact with both the Whitman academic community and the larger Walla Walla community—and like students, some professors are more integrated into Walla Walla than others. However, unlike most students, some common experiences anchor professors more closely to the town. While many students leave during the summer, Walla Walla is the home of most professors, and many have children in school in the community.

“I have an 11-year-old son, and so what I’ve seen of Walla Walla has largely been through helping him explore things and getting involved. I know a lot of Whitman people are involved in the PTA,” said Wallace.

Other organizations can tie Whitman faculty to the town, as well. Associate Professor of Mathematics Barry Balof

found a sense of community in Walla Walla through getting involved in the local Catholic Church and Republican Party, as well as through his children’s schools.

For Balof, the small size of Walla Walla is a mixed blessing: There is less to do with his young children than in a city, but more security and less hassle as well.

“We really appreciate the small community nature of being in Walla Walla with our kids. We feel very safe with our kids; many people know our kids and know they belong to us. If we go to the store and they get separated from us, it’s almost certain that there’s someone in the stores who knows that they’re our kids,” said Balof.

Whitman, as well as the other local colleges, also enhances life in Walla Walla. For example, the colleges bring in musicians and speakers, as well as put on plays.

“You go to towns without the colleges around, and in terms of music and theater, there’s nothing going on.

When school’s in session, there’s always a ton going on—lectures and plays and music,” said Associate Professor of Mathematics Douglas Hundley.

Hundley said that the entertainment and culture tends to die off in the summer, an unfortunate side-effect of the colleges’ schedules.

All three professors agreed that Whitman–Walla Walla relations were fairly strong and beneficial for both sides. Wallace had heard of Whitman

BULLION Associate Professor of Mathematics Barry Balof stands in front of his Walla Walla home. Balof has become connected to both the Whitman and Walla Walla communities through involvement in organizations like the local chapter of the Republican Party.

students being harassed by Walla Walla residents, but has not experienced anything negative himself.

“The reception that I’ve gotten, as an adult from other adults, has been quite positive. I think people like having the college here,” said Wallace.

Hundley pin-points one possible area for tension: politics.

“I think, generally of course, people are more politically conservative in

town than they are on campus,” said Hundley.

However, while that may be the case in general, it’s not the case for everyone. For example, Balof and his wife are both active in the Republican Party. He said he has had some interesting conversations with people at Party functions.

“A lot of our friends who see us at those events assume that because we’re

at Whitman we’re left-leaning liberals, and that’s not the case necessarily,” said Balof.

Any tension over politics, however, is not great enough to disrupt the generally peaceful relationship between town and college for these professors, and the benefits of Walla Walla itself.

“People have referred to it as like being in someone else’s 1950s childhood,” said Wallace.

At Whitman, Walla Walla natives feel right at home

by BECKY NEVIN Staff Reporter

Ryan Campeau has lived in Walla Walla her entire life. She and seven other students in the first-year class alone hail from Walla Walla High School (commonly referred to as WaHi). Miguel Martinez, another first-year, is from College Place. Together, they provide an interesting perspective on the intersection of the unique but isolated Whitman culture and the surrounding communities of Walla Walla and College Place.

At first, Campeau wasn’t thrilled by the prospect of attending college in her hometown.

“Originally I had the mindset that I wanted to escape,” she said.

However, after touring Whitman and hearing so much about its superb academic reputation, she eventually enrolled. When comparing it to other colleges, she found the Whitman community most attractive.

“I got the best vibe from the students at Whitman,” said Campeau.

Martinez was also drawn by Whitman’s academic reputation, as well as its location. Unlike Campeau, Martinez knew he was looking for a college near home.

“Everybody in town knows Whitman is a good college . . . and since I wanted to attend a good and near-to-home college, my hope was to get accepted here,” said Martinez.

After a semester at Whitman, Campeau recognizes that Whitman can function as a microcosm of society.

“Whitman has so much going on here. Even on weekends. I’m totally booked. It doesn’t even matter that I’m in Walla Walla and there’s still nothing

to do (in Walla Walla).”

Martinez offers a different view of how living in College Place enhances his time at Whitman.

“It makes it easy for me knowing where everything is located . . . like coffee places, parks, stores, etc . . . And also knowing people from Whitman and outside of Whitman makes it even better because I have friends wherever I go,” said Martinez.

For students from the surrounding area, “going home” has a different connotation. Although Campeau lives close by, she tries not to go home very often.

“I don’t go home. I get enough on breaks. I’m trying to have the college experience,” said Campeau.

Martinez, on the other hand, does visit home often, but his family time is restricted by another aspect of college life.

“I live around five miles away from Whitman, in College Place. Every day I see my family but there’s not enough time to spend with them,” said Martinez.

During Whitman’s extended breaks, all students must vacate the dorms, and for many this means staying home in Walla Walla or College Place. This can be a let-down for local students.

“The biggest downside is going home for breaks. I’m still in Walla Walla,” said Campeau.

Campeau does take advantage of her Walla Walla roots, however, as she is already a part of the greater community.

She is active at her church, where she teaches Sunday School and she still sees local friends.

“The best thing about the community is the people. Whitman students

who get involved in community service get to know people from Walla Walla,” said Campeau.

Campeau explains that this positive relationship works the other way around, as well.

“Also, those in the community who work with Whitman students give rave reviews,” said Campeau.

Although Campeau tries to have an authentic college experience, she still enjoys seeing her family frequently.

“My family lives a 20-minute bike ride away. I do see my family pretty regularly,” said Campeau.

Campeau mentions that one upside to living near her hometown is that she can have coffee dates with friends who are still at WaHi. Martinez also enjoys staying in touch with friends from College Place. He spends time with friends from College Place every day.

“I don’t really come to Whitman during the weekends, only when I have lots of homework. I have friends outside of Whitman but I wish I had more time to spend on campus to hang around with my college friends,” he said.

Both Campeau and Martinez have a unique view into the relationship between Whitman and Walla Walla. Campeau described the vocabulary associated with Whitman students from Walla Walla.

“The term is twittie (townie and whittie),” she said.

As an alumna of WaHi, Campeau also remembers the stereotypes many high school students in Walla Walla have about Whitman.

“There’s the stereotypical Whitman

student. They’re a tree hugger, kinda smelly, don’t shave too often,” she said.

Despite these images, Martinez speaks of the perception of Whitman students as one of respect.

“When I say I go to Whitman, people in Walla Walla always say something like ‘Whitman is hard’ or ‘Wow!’ Whitman is a very good college.”

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Crime on campus remains low Despite the fears of many Whitman students, campus crime rates are lower than other Pacific Northwest colleges of a similar size. In burglary, car theft and assault, crime trends at Whitman reflect those of the greater Walla Walla area.

by GRANT BRADLEY Staff Reporter

As newly admitted students flock to campus for that final look around in the college application process, they are greeted with a pristine image of all that Whitman has to offer. Parents and teens stroll down Main Street past wine bars, candy stores and trendy cafés.Walla Walla stands out as a cute, small town founded upon strong family values. As one advertisement at the airport proclaims, there are “no skyscrapers, air pollution or traffic jams.

Just good people.”

This presentation, however, is contrasted by a number of reported instances of petty theft committed against Whitman students. According to Whitman’s Annual Security Reports, from 2006 to 2008, there have been six reported cases of burglary, one of motor vehicle theft and seven of aggravated assault.

Confronted with this tension between idyllic, college catalog Walla Walla and the hazy, criminal Walla Walla, which one strikes closer to the truth?

Students on campus generally recognize that criminal activity does occur, but don’t acknowledge it as occupying a constant or large presence.

Sophomore Jeff Gayle sees crime as an understated but understood event.

“There [is] stuff that gets stolen,” he said. “But it’s not super prevalent.”

Sophomore Drake Skaggs affirms that as soon as students begin living on campus, they hear accounts of crime on campus.

“They start to hear stories about

townies stealing [things],” he said.

Sophomore Wing Lam doesn’t see crime on campus between Walla Walla residents and Whitman students as commonplace, but she still attests to its presence.

“I live in an area where people get robbed all the time,” she said.

While in a small community of less than 1,500 students, any amount of theft or assault may seem large; when compared to a survey of other small colleges across the Pacific Northwest, Whitman stands out as relatively low in crime. In the same time frame, the 2,700-student Whitworth College reported 45 burglaries and eight motor vehicle thefts, the 3,581-student Pacific Lutheran University reported 42 burglaries and 33 motor vehicle thefts, and the 3,529-student Lewis and Clark College reported 63 burglaries and two motor vehicle thefts. Even neighboring Walla Walla University, with an enrollment of 1,800 students, reported 24 burglaries and three car thefts.

Considering the rate of crime occurring at other small colleges, Walla Walla may deserve its safe reputation.

Whitman’s Director of Security Terry Thompson explained that while a majority of burglaries against Whitman students involve people from outside the Whitman community, for the most part, surges in crime correspond to trends within Walla Walla itself.

“Crimes are limited to theft of computers and bicycles,” Thompson said in an e-mail. “In all other categories Whitman students are not victimized more than the general population.”

Thompson emphasized that the

crimes that do occur are not part of a purposeful plan to scare students, but events that occur on the spur of the moment.

“Are there people who commit crimes of opportunity who frequent the Whitman campus? Yes. The Security Department works hard to identify those people and to take steps to assure they do not come to the campus,” said Thompson.

The one area that sets Whitman College apart from its neighboring institutions is its rate of aggravated assault. While PLU, Lewis and Clark and Walla Walla University each report only one instance of aggravated assault, Whitman has had seven.

When taken into consideration with total cases within Walla Walla itself, however, this number seems nearly insignificant. According to the Crime in Washington Annual Report, from 2006 to 2008 there have been 240 cases of aggravated assault in the town. Those instances occurring within Whitman, which makes up approximately five percent of Walla Walla’s population, account for less than three percent of total counts of aggravated assault.

Whitman doesn’t exactly deserve the polished image it has garnered over the years in admissions literature and Spring Visitors’ Days, but the rose-colored lens through which many view the college isn’t entirely faulty.

Despite definite instances of burglary and assault, when compared to hard statistics, Whitman establishes itself as a safe college in the Pacific Northwest and a safe place within Walla Walla.

How does Whitman crime compare?

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Service work bridges gap between communities in town, on campus

by JENNY WILLIS Staff Reporter

On a campus as closely-knit and selfcontained as Whitman’s, getting out can make all the difference. For many students, getting off campus and making a difference is a rewarding way to counteract the Whitman bubble effect and foster ties with the Walla Walla community.

With 60-plus non-profit organizations within a two mile radius of Whitman College, there are myriad ways for students to get involved in Walla Walla.

Annual events mark each month from September through April and student interns with the Community Service Office lead five on-going community service programs; the Whitman Mentor Program, Adopt-A-Grandparent, the Story Time Project, the Youth Adventure Program and Spring Break Service Trips. This month’s Spring Service Day, presented in joint with Walla Walla University and Walla Walla Community College, will occur on Sunday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Whitman is a small school in a small town and it follows that the relationship between the college and community is complicated, though the nature of that relationship often depends on “who you ask, and when you ask,” according to Lina Menard, the current

community service coordinator and a 2005 Whitman graduate who fell in love with Walla Walla during her years as a student.

Born and raised in Walla Walla, Paxton Gehling’s involvement in Whitman music programs helped form his positive perception of the college, but he says

We’ve gone out of our way to cultivate a tightly-knit community that thrives on its own, but it can be a little too easy to remain insulated and isolated while going to school here. At least one-third of Whitman students volunteer annually and many find it helps keep them balanced. “[Volunteering is a good way to] take a break from everything on campus,” said sophomore Madeline Jacobs on , who spends a little time each week visiting with her adoptive grandmother.

Getting away from classes, campus events and our everpresent fellow students can be c at h a r t i c and remind E. JOHNSON students of the many perspectives outside many locals feel the figurative walls of Whitman’s camdifferently about the relationship be- pus. tween the two communities.

Whether Whitties are taking time “A lot of locals don’t really interact away from class and campus to read with the campus at all and sort of re- aloud and socialize with the youngest sent it,” he said. Incarnations of that in Walla Walla or the oldest, leading unease certainly crop up, but the ten- at-risk youth on outdoor adventures sion goes both ways. or spending spring break on a service “There are stereotypes on both trip, community involvement helps sides,” said Menard. Getting involved blend the Whitman microcosm into and forming relationships with com- the broader Walla Walla community munity members is an ideal way to in- and strengthen what can sometimes tegrate what can feel like two separate be a tenuous relationship between worlds. “It’s by getting to know each permanent residents and migratory other that we can break down those college students. barriers,” she said.

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Students, town connect through work experiences

by AMY CHAPMAN Staff Reporter

What comes to mind when you hear the word “townie?” Fights at frats and catcalls on Isaacs?

Students who work in town have discovered new, more positive connotations of the term. Whether they spend their work hours helping Walla Walla residents continue their education or buy a phone, Whitties who work in town report greater familiarity and identification with the Walla Walla community beyond the Whitman bubble.

“After living here for four years, I feel like I’m finally getting to know Walla Walla, and not just Whitman Walla Walla,” said senior JJ Ooi. Ooi tutors math and science at the Walla Walla Community College.

Through his work, he has met a wide range of community members.

“I tutor kids our age who are just trying to save money, to people who are 40 years old and finally going to school, to people who are retired and want to go to school for fun,” he said.

The most rewarding part of my job has really been getting to know more people who live in Walla Walla, and really feeling more connected to the community.

- Iris Alden ‘10 Through his work, Ooi has developed a greater affinity for the people and the culture of Walla Walla.

“Having to go through the neighborhood and meet the people I tutor and the people I work for, the families of the people I work for, I realized that this is a really nice town, and that there are lots of people who have lives here,” he said.

Senior Iris Alden, who interns at Walla Walla’s daily newspaper, the Union-Bulletin, has similarly come to know and appreciate the town of Walla Walla beyond the confines of the Whitman campus.

“I see myself as a person who lives in Walla Walla now versus just a person who goes to Whitman,” Alden said.

Through her journalistic work, Alden has been exposed to everything from modesty beauty pageants at local churches to tense town meetings that aired residents’ concerns about potential job cuts at the state penitentiary.

These experiences have both expanded her horizons and increasingly endeared her to the town of Walla Walla.

“The most rewarding part of my job has really been getting to know more

people who live in Walla Walla, and really feeling more connected to the community,” Alden said.

Alden’s internship has also demonstrated the incredible number of Whitman alumni who return to Walla Walla to settle down. “I keep learning that new people at work are Whitman grads that I just didn’t know at all,” Alden laughed.

Her increasing familiarity with the Walla Walla community helps Alden understand these alumni’s decisions.

“I think the thing that’s really special about Walla Walla is it’s a really tight-knit community,” Alden said. “I can imagine myself moving back here someday; it’s a really nice place to raise a family.”

Alden also noted the similarities between Whitman and Walla Walla that could make it attractive to Whitman students.

“People think that because Whitman is really isolated, that means a lot of stuff happens on campus. That’s exactly how Walla Walla is. When I first got here was like, ‘Wow, Walla Walla is really small; there’s not much to do.’ But the longer you live here you realize, there’s lots of cool people doing really cool things.”

While students across the board have developed increasingly positive views of the Walla Walla community through their work experiences, they all expected to be isolated from it due to their concurrent statuses as Whitman students.

“I expected just because of the stereotype we have of townies as Whitman students, I expected to be judged a little more saying I was a Whitman student,” said Ooi. But he found that his students were “pretty welcoming of the people from Whitman, which really caught [him] off guard.”

Matthew Beckett, a senior who works full time at Verizon Wireless as a wireless consultant, affirmed this stereotype and shared how it affected his relationship with his coworkers.

“There’s definitely a stereotype on Whitman’s campus that says townies are evil, they start fights at frat houses, etc.,” he said.

Beckett’s work in town has disproven these negative expectations.

“Definitely from working this job, I have to disagree with that. My coworkers have been phenomenal.”

While Beckett’s work experience has opened the way to new friendships—he goes to the Red Monkey with coworkers and encourages them to come to Whitman events—but he asserted that there is still tension between Whitman and Walla Walla.

“When I’m working, I’m a townie.

I’m a Whittie at heart, but I don’t want to represent Whitman outside,” said Beckett.

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Women’s lacrosse unbeaten in Sweet Onion Shootout

by BAILEY ARANGO Staff Reporter

The Whitman women's lacrosse team played host to the annual Sweet Onion Shootout on the weekend of April 10-11 and made the most of their only home games of the season, decimating Lewis and Clark College 20-7 on Saturday and crushing Seattle University 15-4 on Sunday.

The Missionaries dominated play throughout their Saturday match, taking a massive lead into halftime before slowing down their offense and cruising to an easy victory.

Sunday's contest saw Whitman completely shut down Seattle University early, carrying an 8-0 shutout into halftime, before once again slowing their pace and allowing less experienced players to lead the charge in the second half.

First-year Caroline Carr, who is currently sharing goalie responsibilities with first-year Anna Murveit, said Whitman's defense has been a large reason for the recent success of a team that entered the season without a goalie.

“We started out a little rough,” Carr said. “Our official goalie is abroad, so [Murveit] and I stepped up. Our defense really stepped up their game too.”

While she and Murveit held their opponents in check all weekend, Carr says that adjusting to a two-goalie system has been a learning process.

“So far we've played alternating me and [Murveit] at halftime, but we're going to start playing on a game-by-game basis from now on. It's a shame we can't both play in every game, but it's really hard to be thrown out in the middle of a game, not to mention the next goalie doesn't have the time to get warmed up.”

While Carr and Murveit do their part in goal, Carr was quick to clarify that Whitman's real strength lies in their junior and senior captains.

“We've grown a lot as a team this season, but it's a lot to do with our captains,” Carr said.

Junior Hannah LaCroix, whose ath-

BOWMAN Monica Paulson ‘12 clears the way as Hannah LaCroix ‘11 attacks the net during the Missionaries impressive 20-7 victory over Lewis and Clark College in Sweet Onion Shootout action last Saturday on the Whitman Athletic Fields. The Missionaries went on to defeat Seattle University 15-4 on Sunday to finish the tournament with a 2-0 record.

letic play at both ends of the field was emblematic of the Missionaries' strong weekend, also attributes this season's success to strong senior leadership.

“The women's lacrosse team is led this year by the inspirational co-captains Hailey Flanigan, Kati Kallins and Diane Feuillet,” LaCroix said. “And we've also had the privilege of learning from a recent Whitman alum, Andrea Seymour '09, who has stepped in this year as an amazing head coach.”

Feuillet scored four goals on Sunday to lead all scorers before being taken out early in the second half.

Seymour said that Whitman's weekend blowouts, among the most lopsided contests of the weekend's 10-team tournament, are indicative of a rapidly improving, well-balanced lacrosse team.

“We have a pretty good range of strength, and pretty good diversity of age,” Seymour said following Sunday's game. “We have quite a few seniors, but we also have a lot of strength in our younger players, along with a lot of juniors, which hasn't always been the case in recent years.”

Despite strong showings in their last two tournaments, Seymour said her

Missionary bats go cold

by ALLAN CRUM Staff Reporter

The Whitman men's baseball team extended its excruciating string of losses to 13 games this weekend after falling to Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. 7-4 and 11-4 in Saturday's double header and 7-4 on Sunday, April 11. While the Missionaries' play was significantly improved from the previous weekend's steamrolling courtesy of Pacific Lutheran University, Whitman will need to continue to play stronger ball if they hope to break out of their longest losing streak of the season that has sunk their overall record to 3-26 for the season.

Senior pitcher Blaine Mercado, also the team's RBI leader, was on the mound for the Missionaries at the start of Saturday's early game. He opened the game with several excellent innings of scoreless ball, scattering four hits across four innings.

However, in the fifth the wheels threatened to come off as he opened the inning with a walk and expedited the base runner's progress with a wild pitch and a passed ball. The Boxers scored two batters later when Lau Hee hit an RBI single to center field. Pacific's hopes for multirun rally were squashed when Mercado forced a fly out to close the inning.

Whitman took control of the game in the top of the sixth after poor defensive play and pitch control resulted in a bases loaded walk that was followed by a tworun single from Mercado. However, his elation quickly turned to frustration as he took the mound in the bottom of the inning. The Boxers scored four runs on four hits in the bottom of the sixth, rallying past the Missionaries to claim a 5-4 lead they would not relinquish, despite the Missionaries threatening in the ninth.

In the nightcap both teams hit the ball well, combining for 28 hits, but the Boxers were able to turn three inning-ending double plays that kept the Missionaries' score surprisingly low. Whitman stranded nine runners on the bases, simply failing to get hits when it counted. The stranded runners were a theme throughout the weekend for both teams, but on Saturday night only the Missionaries paid the price. The Boxers 4-0 lead in the fourth stretched to 8-1 by the sixth, and even a late Whitman rally couldn't keep the score close.

A large early deficit would doom the

team still finds itself fighting to stay in post-season contention.

“Only the top four teams in our conference get to play for the conference title,” Seymour said. “There are several teams vying for the fourth spot, and we're one of them.”

The mood following the tournament's conclusion was both optimistic and remarkably realistic. Seymour praised her team's talent while acknowledging the improbability of making the national finals.

“We're not going to nationals, the way the season has gone, because only the

top eight teams in the country are given a spot, to give a sense of how competitive that is, but in years to come, the nationals could be a good goal for us.”

The Missionaries wrap up their season this weekend against the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, both of whom will be playoff-bound.

LaCroix hopes to secure a spot for Whitman as well.

“Hopefully these will yield a spot in the league playoffs," LaCroix said. “But either way, a winning record this season, individual and team drive and loads of fun make this another rocking season.”

Off-season moves leave AL West up for grabs

Every season, the ing worse than a blown save. But two consong of the Ameri- secutive blown saves? That's enough to put can League West closer Frank Francisco out of the bull pen always seems to and into the dog house. It all balanced out sound the same. with great hitting in last Sunday's MariThe Seattle Mari- ners massacre, with the Rangers bustners, Oakland ing out five runs in the first two innings Athletics and followed by hit after hit and an eventual Rangers 9-2 win for the Texas. ESPN text updates MELISSA Texas NAVARRO all seem to race blew up my phone that afternoon and I Staff Reporter against one an- was more shocked than depressed about other to be second the phenomenal hitting that crushed my best in the division, but the Los Angeles home team. Considering all the young Angels of Anaheim tend to shine through players making up the Rangers' roster, in the end. However, without trying to their immense potential could be a force sound like a typical idealistic Seattle fan— to be reckoned with this season. it seems like this could be the year that the For the first time since 2004, the OakAL West will change its tune. land A's were 4-1 in their first five games ESPN writer Buster Olney said it best and testing the typically unbeatable Anwhen describing the division this year in gels. The A's have the kind of pitching a recent blog: "The AL West looks like a talent that is noticeably better than any division of mud wrestlers, a place where other team in the division. One in particno team really gives off the appearance of ular to look out for is left-handed pitcher a gleaming chamGio Gonzalez, who pion." has started the last Sure, being a two seasons with weak division is not Triple-A before besomething to be ing called up. Gonproud of. However, zalez showed off his Olney's observation chops in an imprespoints to the fact sive start for the A's that the division is last Friday against up for grabs, which the Angels, striking are promising odds out six while issuing - Buster Olney, ESPN only one walk. As for fans of any AL West team besides for hitting, it's unthe Angels. deniable that Daric For the reigning Barton, Kurt Suzuki champs of the AL West, the Angels' sloppy and Rajai Davis are starting to build the beginning has tested the confidence of the hitting momentum the A's are going to team. As of last week, they had only one need to stay strong. win in five games, which was the team's Last, and probably least in the diviworst start since 1992. It would have been sion is the Seattle Mariners. Marquee the worst start in franchise history if they free-agent signee Cliff Lee starting the lost against the A's last Saturday, but they season on the DL was a bit of a blow to managed to squeak by with a 4-3 win the strong starting rotation the M's were against Oakland. It was almost like watch- expecting. But we can't forget about King ing a little league game—but not nearly Felix, whose consistency on the mound as endearing—seeing what has typically is going to be the crutch for the team for been a strong defensive team come out yet another season. The self-titled "Kanye with a debilitating string of errors.

West" of baseball (also known as Milton Manager Mike Scioscia was quoted Bradley) had nine strikeouts in the first saying that the team "could have been six games last week, which might have playing a Triple-A team these last couple popped his ego a bit. Unless the Mariners of nights and would have lost." Ouch, can find better closers and manage to boss. But the truth hurts. keep Franklin Gutierrez around, they will As for the Texas Rangers, there's noth- struggle to stay out of the AL West cellar.

The AL West looks like a division of mud wrestlers, a place where no team really gives off the appearance of a gleaming champion.

JACOBSON Pitcher Justin Weeks ‘13 warms up his arm during practice at Borleske Stadium.

Missionaries in Sunday's game as well.

Sophomore pitcher Eric Tolleson was shaky early, giving up eight hits and six runs in the first two innings before settling down. In the next four innings Tolleson would hold the Boxer's scoreless, giving the Missionaries' bats an opportunity to rally back like Pacific had in Saturday's first game. Tolleson did his best to help his case at the plate in the fourth, knocking in Whitman's first run with an RBI single.

As was the case Saturday night, it would be the Boxer's infield play that secured the game for the home team.

Junior Jay Richards and Tolleson started the eighth inning with singles and junior team captain Eric Korsmo was hit by a pitch. Senior Jason Sease then brought in

Richards and Tolleson with a single, slicing the Boxers' lead to 7-4. Once again, however, the Pacific infield turned an inning-ending double play, squashing the Missionaries' rally. Whitman would not threaten again.

The Missionaries will attempt to end their losing streak in front of their home fans this coming weekend with three winnable games against Willamette University. If Whitman is able to take advantage of more of its scoring opportunities against the 9-18 Bearcats than it did against the University of Pacific, the Missionaries could be celebrating a winning streak after the weekend. The two teams will play a double-header Saturday, April 17, and one game Sunday, April 18; first pitch will be at noon both days.

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Women win big, clinch third seed negative, but this kind of schedule is something we've done five times this year so we feel physically and mentally prepared. It is also great to be on the opposite side of the draw as top seed Whitworth, but we know that all six teams are talented and hungry and we'll have to play our best to advance through each round, so we're ready for anything," he said.

For the Missionaries to win the tournament and the automatic berth in the NCAA Division III national championship field that goes with it,

by LINDSAY FAIRCHILD Staff Reporter

This weekend, Whitman women’s tennis swept their last two home matches of the season. They defeated Lewis and Clark College 6-3 on Saturday, April 10, and Willamette University 7-2 on Sunday, clinching the number three seed in next weekend's Northwest Conference tournament.

Saturday began with a hard-fought match at number one doubles. Firstyear Alyssa Roberg and junior Elise Otto had their hands full with their Lewis and Clark counterparts, Lisa Harunaga and Isabelle Borris. The points went back and forth, with strong serving and unforced errors plaguing both sides. However, in the end, Harunaga and Borris got the upper hand, winning 9-8 (7-4).

The other two doubles matches were less eventful—both Whitman victories. At number two doubles, seniors Divneet Kaur and Hadley DeBree won handily 8-5 against DeBree’s younger sister, Whitney DeBree, and Jill Coleman; and at number three doubles, first-year Kate Kunkel-Patterson and sophomore Emily Rolston dominated their opponents, winning 8-2.

Singles also went well for Whitman on Saturday. At number one singles, Roberg was victorious, winning her match 7-5, 6-2. At number two, Otto dispatched the younger DeBree 6-2, 6-0. While at number four singles, Kaur bested her counterpart 6-1, 6-0, and at number six, Kunkel-Patterson won 6-1, 6-0. The two singles losses for Whitman were at number three and five spots, where DeBree fell short 6-0, 7-5 and Rolston lost 2-6, 7-5, 108, respectively.

On Sunday, the Missionaries' doubles-play started strong, with Otto and Roberg squeezing by 8-6 in the number one match. Seniors Kaur and DeBree, competing in the last home match of thier Whitman careers, defeated their foes 8-4 at number two doubles. The only loss on the doubles side came from Rolston and KunkelPatterson, 8-6 at number three doubles.

On the singles side, the only loss was at number one with Roberg falling 6-2, 6-4 to Natalia Agarycheva,

S Baseball: The Missionaries are cur-

rently on a 13-game losing streak, which they are hoping to snap this weekend against Willamette University at home.

As per usual, the Missionaries will take the field twice on Saturday, April 17, for their double-header, and once on Sunday, April 18, to round out the series. On both days, games begin at noon.

Women's Tennis: Having won three

JACOBSON Alyssa Roberg ‘13 sets up for a back-hand during her 7-5, 6-2 defeat of Lewis and Clark’s Lisa Harunaga. With back-to-back home wins over the Pioneers and Willamette University last weekend the Missionaries clinched the third seed in the Northwest Conference tournament beginning April 16 in Yakima, Wash.

the top number one singles player in the Northwest Conference. At number two singles, Otto won 6-2, 6-2; at number three, DeBree won 6-3, 7-5; at number five Rolston won 6-4, 1-6, 10-7. At the four and six spot, Kaur and Kunkel-Patterson blanketed their opponents, taking the the match 6-0, 6-0. At number six Kunkel-Patterson won 6-0, 6-0.

This weekend marked the last home matches for the two seniors, Kaur and DeBree. Many fans and family members showed up to cheer them on, and for the DeBree family in particular, it was a family affair, as Hadley took on her younger sister, Whitney, in

doubles.

“It was awesome having family and alumni watching our matches this weekend. It really made Hadley and my final home matches special. This season has been glorious. We have had way too much fun and have been consistently playing a high level of tennis,” said Kaur.

This week's focus will surely be on the upcoming conference championships. Despite being seeded third overall, Coach John Hein remains cautiously optimistic.

"Going in as the three seed adds an extra round and a schedule with two matches in one day, which could be a

‘The King’ vs. ‘The Black Mamba:’ Is it inevitable?

BIDNAM LEE & JAY GOLD Staff Reporters

Every year, the end of March Madness marks the countdown to the big boy playoffs of basketball, as the eyes of the roundball world shift from the frenetic, featherweight collegiate bouts to the hard-hitting heavyweight, professional slugfests. Yes, folks, we’re talking about the National Basketball Association playoffs. The playoff field is almost set, though the seedings will fluctuate until the very last day of the regular season, especially in the '80s-spandex-tight Western Conference. Pioneer sportswriters Jay Gold and Bidnam Lee tackle some of the biggest questions around the league going into what should be an eventful 2010 NBA Playoffs.

Which Western Conference team has the best chance of defeating the Lakers?

Jay: As much as I’d hate to hear what Mark Cuban would have to say afterwards, I’ll have to go with the Mavericks.

With new additions Brendan Haywood,

Caron Butler and Shawn Marion, they match up exceptionally well with the Lakers. They have great length up front and multiple solid perimeter defenders to throw at Kobe.

Bidnam: On paper, the Mavericks, but last time I checked, these games don’t happen on paper. Thus, the team with the best chance to beat the Lakers is the Spurs.

Combine the coaching genius of Popovich with the incredible scoring knack of Ginobili and the all-around presence of the Big Fundamental, Tim Duncan, and you have a team with enough experience and savvy to take down the Lake Show in a long series.

How about the East? Can the Cavaliers overcome the Magic this year? And does anyone else really have a chance aside from those two powerhouses?

Jay: Now that they’ve added an aging, but still effective behemoth in Shaquille O’Neal and an athletic and crafty combo forward in Antawn Jamison, the Cavs will be able to counter Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis and the rest of the Magic far better than last year. Shaq and Zydrunas “Big Z” Ilgauskas are pickand-roll defense tragedies, but I’m still inclined to say that the Cavs are now the favorite to come out of the East. It’s hard to go against LeBron and his much-improved supporting cast.

Bidnam: If the Cavs and Magic meet, it’s a toss up, evidenced by the 2-2 mark

in their four regular season meetings this year. At the same time, though, as old and decrepit as the Celtics have looked throughout the year, I feel like there’s a chance, albeit small, that they could simply become an entirely different team come playoff time. It’s certainly counterintuitive and counter-history, but they’re the underdogs this season and they might just have enough fight in them after using none of it in the regular season to simply will their way out of the East.

Who or what is the biggest X-factor in this year’s playoffs?

Jay: I know that I said the Mavericks have a better chance of beating the Lakers, but if J.R. Smith can keep his erratic light switch flipped on consistently, the Nuggets can beat anybody. He can be maddeningly undisciplined and he has serious problems with consistency, but he has the ability to single handedly win games for his team. The same is true of Atlanta’s Jamal Crawford.

Bidnam: Following the Celtic flavor of my last answer, Rasheed Wallace has the ability to dominate a game on both ends of the floor, but has rarely shown that in the regular season, allegedly because he is “bored” with non-playoff games. Well, now it’s time to put his money where his mouth is and prove that he can be the catalytic presence that the Celtics envisioned when signing him this past summer.

CYCLING: Home course advantage  page 1 Points-wise, Whitman won both the road race and the team trail on Saturday.

The events were broken down between the men and women with timed events scheduled throughout the day.

Rookie racers showed an impressive performance on Saturday with firstyear John Whiting winning the men's D race, sophomore David Hancock taking fourth in the men's C race, and sophomore Sara Levy also taking fourth in women's B race.

Other Whitties managed to rank in the top three of their events including

they will seriously have to step their game up.

"The bottom line is that for two days we have to play our best tennis of the season in order to advance to regionals, which is something we've talked about from day one," Hein said. "I absolutely can't wait to get to Yakima to play and prove what we're capable of in this tournament.”

With the two wins this weekend, the Whitman Missionaries go start off the conference tournament playing the number six seed, Pacific University.

sophomore Rachel Hoar of women's B, senior Emily Rodriguez of women's A and senior Ben Chaddock of men's A. All three racers earned the number three spot in their respective events.

Unable to take over the UW team score of 4,768 points, the Whitman team leaped significantly closer to the Conference leader in standings now sitting at 4,595 points.

Conference championship races are scheduled for April 24-25 in Pullman, Wash. and Moscow, Ida. According to Gibson, the team has historically improved throughout the season and plans to face UW with more power.

In preparation for conference, the team is gearing up for the Tour of Walla Walla set to take place on April 16-18, put on by the local business and team sponsor Allegro Cyclery.

FENNELL The Missionaries will get to stay home this weekend and compete in the local Tour of Walla Walla cycling race.

of their last four matches, the Whitman women go into this weekends's Northwest Conference Championships with some momentum. As the third seed in the tournament, they will start early on Friday morning against sixth-seeded Pacific University. In their last meeting, the Missionaries swept the Boxers at home 9-0. The conference championships will be held at the Yakima Tennis Club in Yakima, Wash.

Men's Tennis: Having just com-

pleted their fourth consecutive undefeated conference season and their third consecutive conference title, the Whit men go into this weekend's Northwest Conference Championships with high hopes. Having claimed the first seed in the tournament, the Missionaries have a bye in the first round and await the winner of a match-up that pins Pacific Lutheran University and Whitworth University.

Golf: Both the men and women have

a three-way conference match against Pacific University and Whitworth Universityon Saturday and Sunday at Canyon Lakes Golf Course in Kennewick, Wash. This will be the last season match for both teams, as next weekend is the Northwest Conference Championships hosted in Portland.

S SATURDAY, April 10

Baseball: Whitman College 4, Pacific University 7 L—Mercado (1-8) Score by Innings R H E Whitman..............000 004 000 - 4 6 0 Pacific...................000 014 11x - 7 13 0 Whitman College 4, Pacific University 11 L—Nortz (1-4) Score by Innings R H E Whitman.............000 100 300 - 4 14 2 Pacific..................202 211 12x - 11 14 2 Women's Tennis: Lewis & Clark College 3, Whitman College 6 Singles—Roberg (WC) d. Harunga 7-5, 6-2; Otto (WC) d. DeBree, W. 6-2, 6-0; Borris (LC) d. DeBree, H.; Kaur (WC) d.

Coleman 6-1, 6-0; Peach (LC) d. Rolston 2-6, 7-5, 10-8; Kunkel-Patterson (WC) d. Sharpe 6-1, 6-0; Doubles—Harunga/ Borris (LC) d. Otto/Roberg 9-8 (7-4); DeBree, H./Kaur (WC) d. DeBree, W./ Coleman 8-5; Kunkel-Patterson/Rolston (WC) d. Sharpe/Peach 8-2

SUNDAY, April 11

Baseball: Whitman College 4, Pacific University 7 L—Tolleson (1-6) Score by Inning R H E Whitman............000 110 020 - 4 6 2 Pacific.................330 000 10x - 7 12 1 Women's Tennis: Willamette University 2, Whitman College 7 Singles—Agarycheva (WU) d. Roberg 6-2, 6-4; Otto (WC) d. Palmer 6-2, 6-2; DeBree (WC) d. Huber 6-3, 7-5; Kaur (WC) d. Dieguez 6-0. 6-0; Rolston (WC) d. Morrison 6-6, 1-6 10-7; Kunkel-Patterson (WC) d.

Slonaker 6-0 6-0; Doubles—Otto/Roberg d. Palmer/Agarycheva 8-6; DeBree/Kaur (WC) d. Morrison/Dieguez 8-4; Huber/ Bee (WU) d. Kunkel-Patterson/Rolston

Men's Tennis: Whitman College 9, Whitworth University 0 Singles—Bailey d. Massey 6-3, 6-0; Borshansky d. Talbot 6-1, 6-0; Roston d.

Hamming 6-3, 6-1; Miller d. Spaun 6-2, 6-1; Deming d. Lays 6-4, 6-2; Tesmond d. Aldridge 6-4, 6-1; Doubles—Fuchs/ Miller d. Hamming/Spaun 8-2; Tolman/ Kassam d. Massey/Abelar 8-2; Roston/ Holton-Burke d. Talbot/Arldridge 6-3

Whitman College 8, Whitworth University 1 Singles—Tolman (WC) d. Shelton 2-6, 6-1, 7-6; Zalewski (WU) d. Bailey 6-4, 1-6, 7-5; Holton-Burke (WC) d. Williams, C. 6-2, 6-3; Kassam (WC) d.

Wales 6-4, 6-4; Sadeghi (WC) d. Williams, H. 7-6. 6-4; Miller (WC) d. Barrett 6-3, 6-1; Doubles—Tolman/Kassam (WC) d. Shelton/Zalewski 8-5; Fuchs/ Miller (WC) d. Wales/Williams, C. 8-6; Roston/Holton-Burke (WC) d. Williams, H./Barrett 8-1

SUNDAY, April 12

Women's Golf: Northwest Conference Spring Classic (Apple Tree Golf Course--Yakima, Wash.)

Team Scores—1. George Fox (655, +89), 2. Whitworth University (672), 6. Whitman College (768); Individual Scores—25. Holland (187, +43), t-28.

Evans (189), 31. Saito (192), t-32. Head (200), 36. Lodine (203)

Men's Golf: Northwest Conference Spring Classic (Moses Pointe Golf Course--Moses Lake, Wash.)

Team Scores—1. Whitworth University (592, +16), 2. Linfield College (602), 5.

Whitman College (626); Individual Scores—4. Campbell (146, +2), t-22.

Abercrombie (158), t-22. Burks (158), t-36. Clark (166), 42. Raher (168), 43.

Devine (169)

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The Pioneer ISSUE 10 APR. 15, 2010 Page 12

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This page is filled with Jokes!

Extra method acting Arthur Hineywoofer’s guide to extra method acting

I believe William Shakespeare once said, “There are no small parts, only small actors.” As in most of his work, Bill failed to capture the reality of the human experience here. I’d say, “There are no small parts, only small roles.” That’s just a little food for thought, if your brain had a mouth, which I’m almost certain it doesn’t.

All actors play a crucial part even if they don’t have a line or are out giving their Pomeranian his eye drops.

Emotionally connect to your role

A successful actor must connect emotionally to the role he’s playing. Become the part. If you drink a glass water think to yourself, “Would Bystander #5 drink fast like a thin inmate during lunch? Or would he drink slow like a pedophile with a Fresca?”

And now, admitted students,

A letter from the president of your future college, George Bridges Dear Admitted Students and Parents, It fills me with pride to welcome you to our prestigious, rad college. As I’m sure you have read, the best way to get to know if a college is right for you is to talk to the students themselves. Great idea! But just in case they tell you something that sounds out of place with what we’ve already told you in our pamphlets, I’m going to let you in on a classic Whitman joke. It’s hysterical, and totally rad. Ready?

Sometimes when they say something negative about Whitman, they REALLY mean something else.

GET IT!? Here at Whitman we teach that irony is rad. So, to help you decode this campus-wide hoax, here is a translation guide for understanding what Whitties really mean when they talk to you about the college.

Many people don’t know that in his quest for true “bipartisanship,” President Obama frequently uses a custom-made magic 8-Ball. No really, this is not a cocaine reference. Every morning, Obama shakes the 8-Ball and does whatever it tells him to do. The Pioneer recently got an exclusive look at a week of Obama’s 8-Ball advice:

WHAT CURRENT WHAT THEY WHITMAN STU- SECRETLY, IRONIDENTS WILL SAY: CALLY, MEAN:

Commit to your character

A little bird once told me, “Go get me a donut,” and by a little bird I mean a big bird and by a big bird I mean Rick Lyon, who plays Big Bird. I think what Lyon meant was, “I really respect your commitment.” I once spent a month chitchatting behind Steven Seagal just to nail down a scene in “Ponytail of Fury.” You must lose yourself to your role to the point you believe you are Worthless Punk #14.

This seems an impossible task until you see Dakota Fanning in “Push” where she played this one girl.

Leave your mark

In order to make it in Hollywood, you have to leave your mark. To quote myself, “Actions speak louder than words, unless the words are really loud.” Think about that for a moment. In “Battlefield Earth,” during several crowded scenes one can audibly hear yours truly saying, “Watermelon banana,” as Alien #57. That performance earned some high compliments from a mister John Travolta who is considered practically an extra.

Come to the set prepared

To quote John Lennon, “All the world’s a stage and every stage has free food. Bring an empty duffle.” Also, always bring your own trailer. I bring a small Winnebago equipped with a hotplate to every set. Jonathan Goldsmith, the Most Interesting Man in the World, and I have spent hours feeding my puppy, Cameranian Diaz, hot bacon.

“The winters can range from cool to downright freezing, so you might want to bring down jackets.”

“The winters can range from cool to downright awesome, so you might want to bring your PARTAY SHOES!”

“The food service company, Bon Appétit, has a monopoly on school meals in a way that guarantees we will pay more per meal than at any real restaurant.”

“The common French saying, Bon Appétit, has a monopoly on festive greetings in our awardwinning FRENCH DEPARTMENT!

“The price of our tuition broke half a hundred grand this year and has no indication of stopping.”

“Our rad president ate half of a ‘100 grand’ bar this year and has no indication of stopping, because HE NEVER QUITS!

“The state of off-campus housing resembles an era before health inspectors, in which students fall “PUPPIES!!!!!!” through porches, and robberies are common by the same people who provide us with fixes we need for our prescription drug addictions.”

The extra’s golden rule: WWKD

What would Keanu do? If you follow this, even a mediocre actor can become extra talented and innovative or what I call an extra actor, for short.

Graduation speaker auditions application Name: Egbert Rosco e Hearst Reason for wanting to speak: The peop le need to hear the TRUTH, ya see ? No more of this flu ffy, “it’s been a great four years, and now here’s Sarah Mc Lachlan’s ‘I will Remember You’ son g to jerk some tears outta ya.”

Sample Speech: Students, family, fri ends, esteemed facult y, we gather here today to celeb rate, nay, to recogniz e the passage of four years that cons titute an ‘education ’ here at Whitman College. I’ve wo rked a while as a pu blisher for Facebook’s newsfeed, ya you thought tha t didn’t exist, but it does, ya see. And through my years I’v e learned one thing and one thing only: The system is cracked, flawed, it’s broke and gotta be fixed, ya see? An d after four years of an education tha t drills you and wo rks you and fandangles you with kn owledge, you go an d do what? After this ceremony, where are ya headed, kids?

“Biking across America” “beating ‘Sp yro: The Enchanted Dragon’ for the 17th time” ya I read your status updates , hell, I PUBLISH ‘em. How’s that chan gin’ the system, kid ? You no good, rotten, hell-of-a-picn ic class. This ain’t no celebration, this is a recognition of your future short comings. Good night and good luck.

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Obama’s 8-ball

Name: R.L. Stine To reminisce.

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The American Booksellers’ Association recently leaked many author’s first drafts of their titles for their now-famous books, causing quite the Internet scandal. Here are some of the titles:

“Misunderstood: The Boo Radley Story” (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) “NICHOLAS SPARKS PRESENTS: Love Is Sad!!” (“The Notebook”) “A Study of Environmental Degradation in the Truffula Tree Region” (“The Lorax”) “Goodnight, and Good Riddance Moon” (“Goodnight Moon”) “Around the World in 80 Years” (“Around the World in 80 Days”) “Expectations” (“Great Expectations”) “Digital Fortress II: Langdon in Paris” (“The DaVinci Code”) “Vote for Sarah Palin Because Freedom” (“Going Rogue”) “Willy Wonka and a Poor Boy” (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”) “1985” (“1984”)

Upcoming: Author’s first drafts of the books themselves! Did you know “Twilight” wasn’t always about vampires? Read next week to find out what Stephenie Meyer originally had in mind!

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