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A Whitworthian writer examines the drinking scene both at a national level and at a local level.

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depth look at Whitworth’s emergency response plan.

ASWU, WERE PROMISES KEPT?: The annual 06

Whitworthian accountability report of the ASWU

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CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS

HITTING THE BOTTLE, NOT THE BOOKS: Academia, 07

meet the college party scene , a taboo topic.

WHITI LEAKS: Tracking ASWU’s spending.

ARTS & CULTURE SPOKANE’S TOP MODEL: Lights, camera, 09 fashion!

STUDENTS REVEAL BEST COFFEE SHOPS: 10

Whitworth students reader’s rank their most loved and

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Rick Hornor retires after teaching at Whitworth for

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Cover illustration by Hannah Charlton Above photo by Caitlin Richmond

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OPINIONS 12 THE TIMES HAVE CHANGED AND UNION REFORM IS NEEDED THE PEANUT GALLERY: Iris Wu seeks to emulate Charlie Sheen’s 13

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SPORTS DREAM SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE: Loss ends men’s basketball bid 14

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SCOREBOARD: Keeping count of Whitworth sports.

THE JOCK STRIP: Pointing fingers, taking blame and regretting nothing.

BUCS FIND SUCCESS AT NATIONALS: Pirates well represented in the 15

NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships.

PIRATES GRASP NWC LEAD: Women’s tennis battles their way into first place of the Northwest Conference.

SPORTS SHORTS: College basketball from across the country.

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Like the FVP, senior Shannon Eshoff’s responsibilities as EVP keep her mostly behind the scenes, working with ASWU members to help them do their jobs better and to hold them accountable. Eshoff’s efforts in this area have been exemplary,

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While the position of FVP is significantly behind the scenes, senior Lindy Tep has handled well the task of managing ASWU’s large budget and in communicating the details of the budget to ASWU members.

Tep’s position does not allow much room for innovation or new ideas, but it is an office that must be handled competently and consistently - both qualities this board feels that Tep has brought to the job.

While Tep’s responsibilities do not technically encompass communicating with the greater student body, this board does feel that Tep could be involved with communicating financial information to students in a more proactive way. While we admit that many students would not take advantage of such information, it is critical for ASWU to maintain a high standard of accountability and transparency with its constituents in this area.

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Senior Josh Boyden faced a difficult task coming into this year as ASWU president– with relatively little ASWU experience, he was asked not only to lead Whitworth’s student government, but also to help introduce the campus to a new university president, represent students on the University Council (a board set up by President Beck Taylor which has spent much of this year crafting the new 10-year Strategic Plan), and facilitate major unforeseen campus issues (such as the visit from Westboro Baptist Church last semester).

This board feels that Boyden has handled many of these challenges well–Whitworth has embraced Beck Taylor, the WBC protest was handled smoothly and Boyden has dedicated many hours to projects benefiting students, such as the trial run of the Daily Digest e-mail system.

Boyden campaigned on two major platforms–addressing the issue of rising tuition and helping the student body through the transition of university leadership. As mentioned above, we believe Boyden did an admirable job with the latter; as for the former, Boyden admitted, and this board agrees, that the issue of tuition was handled poorly. While changing Whitworth’s tuition policy is likely outside the scope of the student government, Boyden should have followed up on his campaign promise by communicating the complexities of the problem to the student body.

To its credit, ASWU has accomplished much of note this school year. The WBC protest was handled smoothly, and communication between various administrative constituencies has been consistent and done well. Overall, with few exceptions, members of ASWU have been able to put aside personal feelings and bias in order to put the needs of the student body first. This is easier said than done, and the Assembly ought to be commended.

As a whole, however, the Assembly needs to find ways to conduct meetings in a more professional, orderly manner. As it currently stands, parliamentary protocol is enforced inconsistently, and the executive team (the president, FVP and EVP) appear to have little knowledge of the details of parliamentary protocol beyond basic rules. This has resulted in heated discussions getting out of hand, and some topics taking up far more time than their importance dictates.

This board believes that the solution to this problem starts with the executive team–the president in particular. Currently, the tone of ASWU meetings is very informal and haphazard. Boyden’s leadership style is casual and relational, which is a strength in many respects, but it has also lent itself to creating an atmosphere in ASWU meetings that makes it difficult to have consistency in discussions (knowing what the rules of discussion are, and if they will be enforced). We feel that Boyden should take on a stronger stance as the leader of the Assembly, setting a tone that encourages cooperation and order.

The Assembly needs to keep in mind that while this year’s budget is large, it likely won’t be from here on out, and that the money ultimately belongs to students.

When setting policies that affect the process of spending money, the Assembly needs to keep in mind that accountability and transparency are the stated goals of ASWU and their responsibility as student leaders.

We encourage the Assembly to continue thinking of creative ways to spend the excess funds to benefit students in the years to come when money likely won’t be as readily available.

Finally, we would encourage all members of ASWU to finish the year strong.

As midterms and eventually finals begin to loom, and the end of the school year gets closer, the temptation to neglect responsibilities is real and understandable, especially amongst the senior members.

However, as new students begin to apply for next year’s student leadership positions, it is more important than ever that the Assembly set a good example for its successors, and finish the year strong.

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We believe that Eshoff could take a more active role in managing ASWU meetings (discussed in more detail below), but overall, we feel that she has done a solid job as EVP and we encourage her to keep up the good work. She ought to be instrumental in helping the rest of the Assembly to continue with a strong momentum to the end of the year.

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NE WS Response plan: Assess and address An in-depth look at Whitworth’s emergency response plan Story by Kyle Kim Whitworth’s emergency response plan, which outlines response strategies in times of campus emergencies, provides flexibility while still providing a uniform and efficient guide to managing disasters, said the university risk management official who compiled the plan.

The university emergency plan that complies to standards set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a departure from previous Whitworth response plans in which emergency procedures have been categorized by incident, said Marisha Hamm, manager of environmental health, safety and risk management, who developed the plan.

“Emergencies aren’t predictable so you can’t have a predictable emergency response plan,” Hamm said. “The whole point of ICS is that you can’t plan emergencies.”

The Whitworth University Emergency Response Plan follows the structure of an Incident Command System (ICS) which is an approach developed by the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Homeland Security.

Homeland Security developed NIMS and ICS to create “a core set of doctrine, principles, terminology, and organizational processes to enable effective, efficient and collaborative incident management at all levels,” according to the FEMA website.

How the plan works The Incident Command System designates the Incident Commander as the individual in charge who must evaluate and coordinate necessary actions for a given emergency. At Whitworth, the Incident Commander will most likely be a high-level staff member who has been trained how to implement the Emergency Response Plan.

At Whitworth, the incident commander relies heavily on “building monitors” who know what is going on in their buildings, Hamm said.

“These people are the ‘its’ of Whitworth,” Hamm said. “The Linda Yochums of the HUB, Toni Sutherlands of the Chapel, RA’s of the dorms.”

Additionally, the incident commander reports to the president and cabinet members that comprise the Incident Command Policy Group. The group is also in charge of managing the Emergency Operations Center, a physical location set in place to allow the various functions in emergency response to operate.

While Whitworth’s emergency response plan designates Facilities Services as the location of the operations center, Hamm said mobility and the context of the emergency can largely determine the location of operations.

Security supervisor Mark McFall declined to comment regarding questions on the Emergency Operation Center located in Facilities Services, as outlined in the plan.

Emergency plans were not Hamm’s area of expertise when she joined the Whitworth staff in 2004. She has received six years of training for her position and ICS. The crash-course process of having to learn about the emergency plan regulations was initially “completely mind-boggling,” Hamm said.

The Incident Commander works with logistics, finance, planning and operation departments that are set up to compartmentalize issues that need to be addressed in cases of emergencies, according to the Emergency Response Plan.

The amount of departments that need to be implemented largely depends on the scale of the emergency. At full capacity, more than 23 departmental units will be in operation.

Although particular staff members are assumed to fulfill certain roles laid out in the organizational chart, there are no set people assigned to the roles with the exception of the policy group.

There is a level of ambiguity with ICS protocol but various exercises have been put in place for staff and students to address uncertainty, Hamm said.

Training includes practice scenarios called tabletops involving cabinet members and the president. The frequency of training has increased from annually to every semester this year.

Uniform language key to response The history of ICS reaches back to 1970 when the state of California adopted the procedure after experiencing hampered efforts to put out a costly wildfire. The main issues that were identified were that there was a lack of coordination and clear communication between state-wide fire departments and other agencies.

“It’s so critical in [emergencies] that you’re not missing that communication piece,” director of communications Nancy Hines said.

After the events of 9/11, a federal commission further recommended the adoption of ICS to a national level to increase emergency response efficiency.

A main reason why the university updated its emergency plan was to adopt a more universal procedure, university officials said. A basic ICS plan was created in response to a 2003 Homeland Security mandate that sought to develop a national incident management system.

A key difference between the Whitworth emergency response procedures compared to older versions is the lack of a universal language system that can be used between emergency responders outside the college community. The lack of a common language system can pose a challenge during emergencies where several outside agencies needed to be involved.

Additionally, the procedures in the 1994 Whitworth emergency plan are separated by incident types like fire, medical and bomb emergencies. The most current ICS response plan does not separate emergency types, and instead, creates a universal risk management procedure that is aimed to cover all emergency scenarios. “[The new plan] is not ‘hide under your desk,’” Hamm said. “It’s assess the emergency and address it.”

The change in Whitworth emergency response plans was more revision than a complete overhaul, said Greg Orwig, chief of staff and former director of communications.

The primary aim of ICS is to establish a universal response protocol and uniform communication between groups like police, firefighters and other groups responding to emergencies ranging from local fires to a nation-wide natural disaster, according to FEMA. “An independent plan is not a good plan, ” Orwig said.

A prototype of a NIMS compliant emergency plan at Whitworth was created in 2004. The response plan template was provided by Homeland Security in which Hamm contextualized ICS protocol to a college campus.

Although there is an initial learning curve in learning the jargon used in ICS, having a common language between different agencies is key for an effective emergency response, Hines said.

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Expecting students to know and follow the Emergency Response Plan is unrealistic, Orwig said. The expectation is that the staff and leaders trained in response protocol will direct students during emergencies, he said.

“The fact that students don’t know the ERP page by page shouldn’t be the concern,” Orwig said.

Although the Emergency Response Plan largely applies to how staff members need to respond in emergencies, there are systems in place to notify students and faculty members in times of crisis.

Rave and Safe Connect are campus communication systems implemented by the Information Systems department to notify students, staff and faculty when immediate alerts are essential.

“Generally we feel pretty safe [at Whitworth] but we don’t know what might happen,” Information Systems director Ken Brown said.

Rave is a short message service notification system implemented in 2010 by Whitworth that alerts cellphone subscribers during emergencies. The system also has an additional function capable of sending campus-wide or group-specific e-mails to anyone in the Whitworth network.

An SMS notification system was put in place partly because of the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, Brown said.

No SMS emergency notification system had been implemented prior to Rave.

Currrently, 23 percent of students and 27 percent of Whitworth employees have subscribed to Rave, based on data provided by Information Systems. Although less than a quarter of students have subscribed, Brown said a 100 percent student coverage is not necessary.

“It’s pretty rare that people are truly alone on campus,” Brown said. “Whitworth will be in good shape with a 50 percent coverage.”

The Safe Connect System is capable of taking over any computer connected through the Whitworth network by creating a pop-up alert that can override the monitor, whether a professor is giving a PowerPoint lecture or if students are checking their e-mail.

The Information Systems department is planning to unroll a new web portal application for the next academic year similar to a Google home page where e-mail, calendar, Whitnet and other services can be accessed in one location.

Additional methods to supplement current communication systems include electronic display boards on campus.

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The number of college students between the ages of 18 and 24 who died of alcohol-related injuries including motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2009.

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The number of on-campus liquor law violations that resulted in disciplinary referrals at Gonzaga University in 2009.

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ASWU:Were promises kept?

The annual Whitworthian accountability report of the ASWU executive team Story by Evanne Montoya It’s halfway through spring semester, and ASWU executives are preparing to help search out their replacements for the coming year. As a new batch of students makes promises in hopes of leading ASWU, President Josh Boyden, Executive Vice President Shannon Eshoff and Financial Vice President Lindy Tep have been asked to reflect on the promises they’ve made, what they’ve accomplished and what they still have left to accomplish.

facilitate making sure that what the money is spent on is what the students want,” Tep said.

Challenges and accomplishments

Having such a large amount of money in the unallocated budget was not ideal, Tep said. One consequence of having such a large amount of money was that deciding how to use it was time consuming.

“Our mission is to serve the students of Whitworth UniverCampaign promises sity, and I think that with every single requisition that came Boyden focused his platform on gathering in that was in the front of ASWU’s mind,” Boythe views of students and addressing the isden said. “Since we were so careful about how sues they were concerned about. However, he we spent it and made sure it directly benefited did specifically have two issues he proposed students it took a lot of our time.” working on.

Early in the year ASWU was presented with “I’m aware that students are worried about a challenge in leading Whitworth’s response to both the cost of tuition and the change in unithe Westboro Baptist Church protests. Boyversity leadership, and I plan on addressing den felt that the response was something that both those issues,” Boyden was quoted as sayhe and the other members of ASWU organized ing in the Whitworthian’s 2010 ASWU Voter’s well.

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“We got a lot of student input in,” he said. “I Over the year Boyden did a lot of work with felt like we responded appropriately.”

University President Beck Taylor, meeting with While ASWU avoided a great deal of controSenior Josh Boyden him one on one and in group settings, and arversy on that issue, others were more difficult. ranging town hall meetings to facilitate Taylor’s relationships “Personally the biggest challenge has been being the mewith students. diator when we do have discussions that are hot topic types “I think I did a good job helping Beck get involved with of things,” Eshoff said. students,” Boyden said.

The proposal to get lights for the Cutter Courts was one That was made easier by Taylor’s desire to be involved, such issue.

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“Some people were really invested in it, While Boyden met with Brian Benzel, vice hoping that it would be successful, and others president of finance and administration, withwere really against it,” she said. in the first few weeks of school and brought up More recently, there was some disagreetuition, he was informed that it would not be ment when the position description for the possible to address the issue in the way he had new marketing and public relations position hoped. was released. Eshoff had not realized this is“I didn’t do very well with the tuition issue,” sue would be controversial. This time, howBoyden said. ever, they recognized earlier that there could Benzel explained that it was necessary to the be problems and stuck to parliamentary prouniversity’s financial health to increase tuition cedure to avoid heated comments, Eshoff said. each year as other universities do, Boyden said.

One thing that Boyden found to be difficult Senior Lindy Tep was finding a balance between overwhelming “I really should have done a better job explaining that to students. That was completely students with information and not giving them my responsibility and I let it fall,” Boyden said. enough.

However, Boyden is also involved as a student voice in the “Students have a hard time expressing how they want to creation of Whitworth’s 10-year Strategic Plan. In this venue, receive information,” Boyden said.

Boyden was able to remind the council of students’ concerns However, in a temperature survey ASWU conducted reabout high tuitions. cently, most students said they were able to find the informa“We looked at tuition and enrollment increases and all of tion they wanted. ASWU does post all of its minutes online. that, and I got to make comments on how I viewed students’ Goals for the rest of the year opinion on it,” he said.

Eshoff proposed more team-building acAlthough executives are already looking to tivities among ASWU members to help them next year, they still have things they want to acwork better together, as well as holding meetcomplish before this year ends. Both Boyden ings occasionally in a more visible place to and Eshoff said one of their goals was to continengage students outside of ASWU more. ue to listen to students’ concerns and respond Along with events such as a Christmas to them. One way they are doing so is through party in December and a breakfast at the bethe survey. ginning of spring semester, Eshoff organized “Most people are pretty happy with what an ASWU volleyball team to compete in the ASWU’s doing; we didn’t get too much negachallenge Intramural league. tive feedback,” Boyden said. “We’re definitely Eshoff spoke with assistant dean of stuchanging up a couple of things, e-mail policy is dents Dayna Coleman about having ASWU one example, we have a whole slew of statistics Senior Shannon Eshoff meet in a more open area such as the Hixson about what events people would like to see so Union Building Multipurpose room. Coleman explained that we’ll look at those, and then one of the questions was what it had been attempted before, but not many outside students issues we should look at spring semester and we got a whole came and it was difficult for people to hear one another in bunch of data on that.” that space, Eshoff said.

Remaining consistent to the end of the year in spite of the Though the meetings have remained in the ASWU cham- business of being a senior is important to him, Tep said. bers, they are as always open to students.

Eshoff, whose job deals a lot with ASWU members, also “We love when our guests give input because it’s an out- had a goal of helping ASWU members remain excited about side perspective, someone who doesn’t have ASWU always their jobs and avoid burning out, she said. on their mind,” Eshoff said.

One thing that may help them achieve their goals is the The financial vice president is a position that does not support network they have created among themselves. leave room for many new ideas or proposals, Tep said in the “I think we have been able to work really well together and Voter’s Guide. One goal he did state was to make sure deci- we also have fun,” Eshoff said. “It helps to create that supsions regarding the budget were made keeping the students’ portive network so that when we do come across a difficult best interests in mind. This became both more challenging issue we’re able to talk genuinely. and more important in the face of the unexpectedly high unallocated budget.

Contact Evanne Montoya at “I’m not here to help people spend money; I’m here to evanne.montoya@whitworthian.com.

The assembly voted to alter the financial standard operating procedures such that when a requisition goes over $10,000 (not including tax) it must go to an all-campus vote and pass by a set majority of 60 percent instead of a simple majority of 51 percent.

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The assembly voted to keep the $5,000 (not including Washington state tax) spending limit before a requisition must go to an all-campus vote.

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violations on nearby Gonzaga campus Whitworth, it takes place much more in the same time frame. frequently off campus than on campus, So what has made Whitworth dif- something that leaves on campus stuferent from many other universities dents feeling safer and more comfortaround the nation? Possibly the same able than they would at a larger school thing that makes drinking excessively where dorm parties are fairly common. prevalent at other schools: peer pres“I have so many friends at other sure. schools that are telling me they can’t “Its more underground; people sleep and they are kept up by parties don’t talk about it because they are next door; I’m only kept up if I want to afraid of being judged,” freshman Kate be kept up,” Enman said.

Hamman said. Judged not by faculty or “It feels more safe and comfortable staff but by their peers, she said. on campus,” Olivas said, pointing out Freshman T.J.Carver pointed out that she was relieved she hasn’t had that many students come to Whitworth to deal with parties or people comfor the Chrising home drunk and tian commaking a scene.

“I think, like with all things, munity and Students face other if you talk about it more therefore are safety issues besides not interestfalling out of winthen the less problems you ed in partydows when drinkhave with it,” ing. ing; 599,000 students Others - Freshman Kate Hamman are injured each year don’t make in other ways when partying as drinking. much of a priority, and do drink and Along with that, each year 400,000 attend parties. students have unprotected sex while Though parties may be underground intoxicated, according to the National at Whitworth, students agree that as Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism. long as you know who attends parties The average college freshman in you can find out what is going on any the United States spends more than given weekend. Keeping off-campus 10 hours a week partying, while they weekend activities separate from the spend only eight hours a week studyweek has become standard at Whit- ing, according a study by the Center worth. for College Health and Safety. In addi“People go party on the weekends tion, 25 percent of college students reand you don’t talk about it during the port facing academic problems due to week,” sophomore Macy Olivas said. excessive drinking, including missing Some students believe that this lack class, falling behind, doing poorly on of communication causes more prob- exams or papers and receiving lower lems between students than it would if grades overall, according to the Nastudents could be more open. tional Institute on Alcohol and Alco“I think, like with all things, if you holism talk about it more then the less prob“There are a lot of people who party. lems you have with it,” Hamman said.

You are guaranteed to see people you Though partying still goes on at would never expect,” Olivas said, reinforcing the underground persona partying at Whitworth has taken on.

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Falling out of windows and motor vehicle crashes are among the leading causes of death for college students.

Each year in the United States around 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcoholrelated injuries each year, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Since the mid-1980s the University of Washington alone has had six students die from drunkenly falling out of windows, according to a 2008 article from the Seattle Times concerning the death of 21-year old student Kevin MacDonald. Five more UW students broke their backs or sustained other serious injuries the same way, and while no one has recently taken a plunge out of a Duvall Hall or Baldwin-Jenkins Hall window, not even the pinecone curtain has prevented Whitworth University students from experiencing some of the effects of college partying.

The Center for College Health and Safety published the results of a nationwide survey on one of its affiliate websites highereducation.org, explaining some of the reasons it found for college students drinking excessively. According to the survey the main reason is that over the years drinking excessively while enrolled in college has become normal, a rite of passage for freshmen and a sort of last hurrah before going off into the real world.

The more excessive drinking becomes a norm around campuses the more people participate and the more out of control it gets, according to the Center for College Health and Safety.

Another point the survey made was that large campuses often lack alcoholfree options for students, something that Whitworth excels in.

“Drinking is only prevalent if you want it to be,” freshman Marie Enman said. “You have to go out and find it.”

According to Whitworth’s annual security report, the 2009—2010 year saw 16 on-campus liquor law violations that resulted in disciplinary referrals, commonly known as “The Big Threes” a number that looks relatively tiny compared to the 754 liquor law

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Bachelor & Bachelorette Auction

TOP LEFT: Senior Jannah Devine steps forward to be auctioned off at the bachelor and bachelorette auction.

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TOP RIGHT: (L to R)“The Supermen,” seniors Alex Couette, Peter Pascacio, Nathan Torres and Taylor McMahon take off their buttonup shirts to reveal their true identities.

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MIDDLE: (L to R) Freshman Aaron Vaccaro and sophomores Andrew Winslow and Ben Harbolt show off their manly sides as the “Country Boys” group.

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BOTTOM RIGHT: Junior Ian Frye shows off his mysterious side in the “Sunglasses and Scarves” group.

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BOTTOM LEFT: (L to R) Sophomore Sean Stoudt, senior Tucker Walker and junior Jack Dunbar hold up junior Weston Gramer in attempt to show him off to the crowd as the “Men of Stewart.”

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Women who are interested in auditioning for next year’s event should look at magazines, work with local photographers, practice walking, put together a good portfolio and try not to be nervous, Kilduff said.

“There are a lot of pretty women; find out what makes you special, what makes you stand out,” Kilduff said.

“Embrace it. Then work at it like it’s a job.”

Contact Nejela Almohanna at nejela.almohanna@whitworthian. com.

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admission and $40 for VIP seats.

“I am very excited to be a part of this event and can’t wait for April,” Cadwell said.

The audience members can influence selecting the winning model, salon and boutique by text voting for their favorite models at the end of the night, based on the finalized print images as well as the runway performance.

“They will be able to tell us which model, salon, boutique they support and that will directly be affecting the voting,” Kilduff said.

Red Eye Promotions are already preparing for next year’s event.

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Local Spokane girls who dream of becoming a model, glamorously globe trotting with pictures spread across magazines, are getting a chance to make their dreams come true.

Red Eye Promotions is sponsoring the first annual Spokane’s Top Model competition. Marketing Director Kris Kilduff sees this as a huge step for Spokane.

“We are trying to put the base together for something similar to Seattle Fashion week,” Kilduff said.

More than 284 models tried out for the competition this year in February, and some are still trying to sign up.

Criteria for applying were left open to different heights and looks for all the different salons and boutiques being showcased.

“We are open to both aspiring models as well as ones with some modeling background,” Kilduff said.

The competition is made up of three main stages, Kilduff said. First models audition. From those models, 40 have been chosen for the event. Models were then paired up with a salon and boutique and scheduled for a full photoshoot. Those pictures and their live runway appearances on April 16 will make up how they are scored by the judges.

“The competition so far is fastpaced and fun,” said Olivia Cadwell, one of the top 40 models in the competition. “There is a lot of talent in Spokane with the photographers, makeup artists, hair dressers, local designers and models that are working together to form the first annual fashion show.”

The judge panel is made up of some pretty high-end industry professionals, Kilduff said. Judges include Seattle Fashion Week Award Winning Designer Isaiah Whitmore, Glamour Rock PR Owner Meia Walton, Dlist Magazine Marketing Manager Mychal Trawick and owner and director of the Paul Mitchell School Spokane George Brunt.

Spokane’s Top Model will win an all-inclusive trip to Seattle, a chance to walk in Seattle Fashion Week, a meeting with one of Seattle’s top public relations firms, Glam Rock PR and photoshoot with Seattle Fashion Week designer Isaiah Whitmore, a contract with the View Talent Agency, a Red Eye Promotions modeling portfolio, a social media marketing premier setup and a photoshoot with the winning salon and boutique by Savage Unlimited Photography.

The competition is the best thing any model can do locally to jump start or further his or her careers, Kilduff said.

“Our prize package has the option to get them out there on the national market,” Kilduff said.

On April 16, Spokane’s Top Model will have a red carpet event at the Knitting Factory at 6 p.m.

The runway show will start at 7 p.m.

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I saw you, or heard you rather, singing loudly on the toilet. The Lion Sleeps Tonight is always a good choice. You are no music major, but your enthusiasm was inspiring. Applauding yourself at the end might have been overboard.

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I Saw you... Sitting on the floor with your friends giggling like a girl because you just can’t wait to fall in love. You may have giggled like a girl, but you’ve won this one over.

A Taco Proposal

I was just sitting there in the Dixon computer lab, satisfied with my lot in life. Then you walked in and all the air went out of the room as you removed from your bag 4 beefy five-layer burritos and proceeded to eat them in front of me, as you checked your email and got artificial queso all over your hands and keyboard. I was both disgusted and jealous.

I should have just asked you for one, but as they’re a whole $1.29 each now I felt a little guilty. But now I’m calling you out. Same time, same place, let’s do this again. Bring Fire sauce.

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I saw you walking with a girl way taller than you. I laughed because your face was right at boob level. I saw the happiness in your eyes. Creep.

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Many students have a favorite Spokane café they enjoy frequently visiting. But is there a better café option? That may depend on what a student wants. Compiled here are several of Spokane’s most popular cafés among Whitworth students and why they rank best in taste, prices, atmosphere, convenience and service.

Pleasant Blends

9417 N. Newport Hwy. This cozy café may be small but packs in a wide menu of inexpensive drinks, soups, salads and sandwiches. Trying the drinks alone can keep a customer busy. The several creative drinks include a wide selection of chai tea flavors. If nothing else, the friendly service is sure to bring customers back.

Whitworth’s top 3 favorite cafes 1. Pleasant Blends 2. Mind & Hearth 3. Service Station

Le Petit Chat Village Bakery

9910 N. Waikiki Rd. A treat to the tastebuds, Petit Chat’s large variety of baked goods are claimed to be the best food of Spokane’s cafés. The bakery may be small but filled with the scent of baking breads and pastries. Customers can expect to choose from whole loaves of fresh bread, quiche, doughnuts, muffins, stuffed croissants and more.

Service Station

9315 N. Nevada St. Whether students are in the mood for studying or simply sitting with friends, this modern-styled café offers plenty of comfortable seating. Service Station challenges the stereotype that cafés have to be small and cramped. Relax with a couple friends in front of the fire and enjoy free wireless Internet with your favorite drink. For those in the mood for more excitement, Service Station also hosts popular concerts.

Rockwood Bakery

315 E. 18th Ave. Sometimes all a student wants is to ride downtown and get off-campus. Rockwood Bakery is a getaway with comfortable yet classy atmosphere. Students can savor the great pastries and room to breathe while taking a break from classes and homework.

Mind & Hearth

Hixson Union Building Don’t overlook Whitworth’s own coffee stop. What can be more convenient than grabbing a quick pick-me-up between classes or after finishing business in the Hixson Union Building? Nothing can beat the location of Mind & Hearth, and it’s the perfect spot for spontaneous conversation with fellow students.

Atticus Coffee and Gifts

222 N. Howard St. Often called the best coffee in town, Atticus also has a large collection of teas. A student may feel inspired by the artsy environment while he or she sips a warm drink. Customers can choose a gourmet sandwich for lunch and pick a unique gift for their roommate at the same time. Count in the welcoming staff and free Wi-Fi and this downtown café may encompass everything a college student needs.

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I saw you when we got our tests back in New Testament.

Roger said one of us got 100%, but wouldn’t say who. We got out papers back one by one, and when you got yours, you smiled like the grinch. You turned your test back in. Everybody else was busy mourning their Cs, and Bs. But you left. You punk. How’d you ace that thing?

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Hornor considers it an honor to have been able to do his art unfettered because his colleagues and the administration have trusted him, due in part to Whitworth’s mission of mind and heart education.

He is proud to be a part of this community, Hornor said.

Hornor has directed many plays during his time at Whitworth including, “Is He Dead?,” “The Crucible,” “Fiddler on the Roof” and this year’s fall production of “Once Upon a Mattress.”

When Hornor directed “Fiddler on the Roof,” he strived to bring honesty and integrity to the production. He sought advice and direction from a nearby Jewish synagogue in order to accurately portray the poignant tale of Jewish expulsion from Russia.

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Hornor went to Whitworth as an undergraduate and got his degree in theatre and speech, along with a certificate in education.

He had been teaching theatre and English in public schools in California and New York prior to getting the call from Whitworth asking him to apply for an open theatre position.

Hornor had never before planned on coming back to Spokane. He loved teaching junior high and high school and had no intention of doing anything else.

“I was going to drop dead in the classroom and permanently scar the emotions of all of my students,” Hornor said.

Instead, Hornor took the job at Whitworth and moved to Spokane from New York.

“I came to Whitworth and it was like this huge gift because suddenly I’m doing theatre full time, which was my real passion,” Hornor said.

Life at the beginning of the transition was tough, though. Hornor was teaching full time, all while taking a full load of classes to get his doctorate and directing at least three productions a year. He and his wife Susan had four kids at the time and the job change caused him to take a significant cut in pay.

“What really kept my wife and I going was the fact that we both felt so strongly that God really had called us to this place,” Hornor said.

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Hornor received letters following the production He’s her biggest ally and supporter, Trotter said. expressing the appreciation of Jewish members of Trotter recalls a time Hornor stepped in front of the audience. The synagogue even invited Hornor the proverbial train with her when she was a junior to a banquet and declared him a “righteous gen- faculty member. The school’s administration retile.” ceived a complaint about a potentially controverOne woman told Hornor how sial play she had recomher marriage was saved and mended to two students she became a Christian afas a senior project. The “I was going to drop dead in ter seeing one of the secustudents were invited to lar plays he produced. the classroom and permanent- perform it downtown at a Through these plays and non-Whitworth-related ly scar the emotions of all my the others he has done, event and an audience students.”

Hornor loved being remember was uninten- Rick Hornor tionally offended. minded of the power of Theater department chair theatre and having the Hornor took responprivilege of experiencing sibility for the decisions the impact it has on differand never wavered in his ent people, including his students. support for Trotter.

“I‘ve had some profound experiences with the “Whether it’s been in the choice of shows, or trytheater here. Profound experiences in the sense ing out a new class that perhaps didn’t go well, or of the transformation that I’ve seen in some of my letters from angry patrons, or disciplinary actions students,” Hornor said. involving students, Rick has always come alongside us and supported our efforts,” Trotter said.

Students and colleagues Trotter said she is heartbroken that Hornor is retiring, but she feels this is the right thing in his Junior Andrew Coopman, theatre and English journey. major, believes Hornor inspires people.

“Rick Hornor is one of those people you meet Plans for retirement who is truly authentic,” Coopman said.

Hornor pushes you to do your best and lives out Hornor hadn’t planned to retire yet because he his own philosophy, Coopman said. Hornor is pas- wasn’t ready to quit teaching. He considers the stusionate about the people he works with and if you dents a gift and the best part of his job. spend even five minutes with him, you’re guaranSeveral circumstances in the last few months teed to be laughing. made it possible for him to retire. His wife planned Senior theatre major Stephanie Wiley has been to retire at the end of this year and Hornor received in many of Hornor’s classes, worked with him in invitations from professional theater companies “Once Upon a Mattress” and has had him as an ad- on the west side of the state who wanted him to do viser since her freshman year. some teaching and directing with them.

Hornor teases, is quick-witted, and very sarcasHornor and his wife have seven children, four tic, but at the same time he is very supportive and birth children and three they adopted from Korea. wants students to succeed and have a good experiHornor and his wife have bought a house in Taence, Wiley said. coma where they will be close to three of their chilWiley is not quite as sad about Hornor’s retire- dren and two of their grandchildren. ment because, as a senior, she will be leaving with Hornor considers the move a new chapter and a him. new adventure and is happy he will still be a part “I’m more sad for the department because Rick of theater. has given so much to the department,” Wiley said “I still get to be in the classroom and on the “He’s going to be very missed.” stage,” Hornor said.

Theatre professor Diana Trotter will be the new chair of the theatre department in Hornor’s stead.

Hornor is organized, doesn’t get overwhelmed easily, is very optimistic and generous. Trotter considers these to be some of many strengths Hornor has as the theatre chair and she hopes to embody Contact Jo Miller at them as she moves into the position. jo.miller@whitworthian.com

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Rick Hornor, theatre professor and chair of the department, is retiring this year after having taught at Whitworth for 26 years.

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The times have changed and union reform is needed

employees to pay dues and would have to hold annual votes to stay organized.” A far cry from “busting” unions, these reforms not only save state money, but MAX NELSEN simply make good sense.

COLUMNIST Second, the governor claims that the state would be forced to lay off as many as “12,000 employees over the next two years” for budgetary reasons withTens of thousands of protesters have been flood- out the reforms, according to Michael Fletcher of The ing Wisconsin’s state capital for weeks to protest Washington Post. a bill endorsed by governor Scott Walker reformThird, and most infuriating, is the relative insiging public unions in Wisconsin. The legislation just nificance of the reforms on union members’ benepassed has caused national uproar. However, I be- fits. According to Kris Maher and Douglass Belkin of lieve that union reform, such as has been enacted in The Wall Street Journal, the bill “would require govWisconsin, is justified and advisable. ernment workers, who currently contribute little or While this may not seem like a terribly significant nothing to their pensions, to contribute 5.8 percent piece of news, I would argue that it has implications of their pay to pensions, and pay at least 12.6 percent for students as potential union members, future of health-care premiums, up from an average of 6 taxpayers and purely as students. Indeed, many of percent.” A disaster on the scale of Nazi Germany? I those protesting in Wisconsin were students. think not.

So what is all the controversy about? To begin Writing for National Review Online, James Sherk with, the State of Wisconsin is facing “a $137 million points out that “by private-sector standards these are shortfall this year and $3.6 billion over the next two modest changes.” years,” according to Chris Bury What this means is that Wisand Olivia Katrandjian of ABC consin public employees have A far cry from “busting” News. about 99 percent of their penunions, these reforms not To address this shortfall in only save state money, but sions paid for by the taxpayers part, Walker and Republicans and contribute far less to their simply make good sense. in the state legislature proposed health insurance than their pria bill that would limit the ability vately-employed counterparts. of government unions to collecEven after the reform’s increases, tively bargain and require them to pay for a greater unions would be getting a pretty sweet deal compercentage of their benefits, such as pensions and pared to the privately employed. health insurance. This would save the state tens of For instance, “The average Milwaukee publicmillions of dollars in the coming years. school teacher salary is $56,500, but with benefits the In response, unions in Wisconsin went wild, total package is $100,005, according to the manager flooding the capitol for weeks. The 14 Democratic of financial planning for Milwaukee public schools,” state senators fled the state in order to prevent the writes Robert Costrell of The Wall Street Journal. bill from coming to a vote. Numerous school clo- These are the same teachers who shut down schools sures resulted “after the state’s largest teachers union to protest for their “rights.” called for members to join the protests at the state Wisconsin was right to pass this legislation. We are Capitol,” according to Jeff Mayers of Reuters News. no longer in the throes of the Industrial Revolution According to Bury and Katrandjian, Senate Mi- and, with public employee benefits far outstripping nority Leader Mark Miller said, “It’s heartbreaking. those of the private sector, it is clear that public-secPeople break down in tears. This is a disaster.” tor unions have largely exceeded their usefulness Topping them all, protesters in a YouTube video in simply protecting workers. As Paul Guppy of the put out by the Heritage Foundation railed against Washington Policy Center writes, “under collective the legislation as a “union-busting” bill, with one bargaining the governor bargains and the unions protester comparing it to “pre-Nazi Germany.” collect.”

This response is irrational and unreasonable on so Unfortunately, while unions do serve a valid purmany levels. pose, too many students still hold a glorified view of First, though the legislation does eliminate col- public unions, as evidenced by the number of stulective bargaining, this is not the same as eliminat- dent protesters in Wisconsin. In light of the facts, ing unions. According to Scott Bauer of The Associ- however, it is time for students to adopt a more reaated Press, “Unions could still represent workers, but sonable perspective on public unions. could not seek pay increases above those pegged to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) unless approved by NELSEN is a sophomore majoring in political science. a public referendum. Unions also could not force Comments can be sent to max.nelsen@whitworthian.com.

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For the introverts: HALEY ATKINSON I spoke with the most extroverted person I know, COLUMNIST sophomore Morgan Gilbert. For her, ideal social interactions begin with a casual “hey” accompanied with a statement that will either be inflammatory, shock peoA large portion of the college experience is the jour- ple into telling her something they otherwise wouldn’t ney of self discovery. Whether we find ourselves in in- have or incite a laugh. This can be words, gestures, noistentional and careful pursuits–through the perpetual es, physical contact; ideally they will reciprocate her actaking of personality tests and rereading “What Color tions, then the witty banter begins. Social engagements is Your Parachute”–or if we merely happen into this beginning in this nature open the relationship for dyunderstanding, we usually come out of school with a namic fast-paced interactions. greater awareness of what makes us tick.

“I look for debate,” Gilbert said. “I seek people with We all undergo the process of seeing ourselves set different ideas and opinions. I process verbally, and apart from the elements that once defined us: our therefore enjoy engaging conversations with people homes, families and childhood friends. A simple, but with varied view points. I am able to refine my argunecessary aspect of this process is recognizing the way ments by bouncing them off someone else.” in which we are able to recharge, determining where Social irritants of the extroverts: misunderstood sarwe fall along the extrovert/introvert spectrum. With this casm, passive aggression, lack of verbal communicatoo, we need to learn the range and how to best live with tion, fear of interrupting the speaker, withholding dethose who may fall on the opposite side of the scale. tails, assuming their inability to keep secrets.

To begin, I have included some definitions. AccordThe Social Forms according to extroverts: story swaping to the Gifted Kids website, “Most people believe ping, lively banter, eccentric greetings, verbal vivaciousthat an extrovert is a person who is ness, matched vulnerability, friendly and outgoing. While that conversational symmetry.

The process of living well may be true, that is not the true For the extroverts: with one another requires meaning of extroversion. BasiAn ideal introvert social inappreciation for the unique cally, an extrovert is a person who teraction begins with a small aspects the other has to offer. group of people. The conversais energized by being around other people.” tion topics range from a wide On the other hand, the same website says, “Contrary variety, everyone listens while someone is talking, othto what most people think, an introvert is not simply a ers will chime in as they wish. They do not enjoy talkperson who is shy. In fact, being shy has little to do with ing over one another, and loathe repeating themselves. being an introvert! Basically, an introvert is a person These conversations flow naturally among individuals who is energized by being alone and whose energy is who know and respect one another. It can take a good drained by being around other people.” amount of time to reach this point, but once there, these Logically, the extroverts of the world should live to- relationships are highly valued. gether, while the introverts live on islands unto themSocial irritants of introverts: being told they are shy, selves. Yet this is neither practical, nor beneficial to ei- being misunderstood, constant questioning, needing to ther group. It is also important to note the majority of answer what’s wrong, being told to get out more or meet people land somewhere along the line of “-vertism.” new people, interruptions, conversational constancy.

The process of living well with one another requires The Social Forms according to introverts: listening appreciation for the unique aspects the other has to of- well, considering what is being said and your response, fer. Extroverts thrive in social situations. They are able silences when appropriate, space to collect and sort in to make friends quickly, and do so often through the the information intake. mastery of small talk and quick connections. AdditionWith these insights in mind we can better live in comally, they posses the ability to make quick decisions and munity with those around us. While interacting with work well in groups, and they contribute well to brain- friends and neighbors consider their social tendencies, storming sessions. Introverts often prefer dwelling in do they match your own? In considering their behavior, their minds, considering concepts, processing the in- we can better see what they seek in relationships, and formation they are constantly accumulating and shar- how to better care for those around us. We cannot asing these with those they trust. sume everyone operates the same way we do; we must According to the Gifted Kids website, introverts com- be considerate and aware as we go through our days. prise nearly 60 percent of the gifted population (those ATKINSON is a junior majoring in English and peace studies. possessing expectational talents matched with high Comments can be sent to haley.atkinson@whitworthian.com.

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This is what I’ve divined after not looking very hard for post-graduate jobs: the market in Spokane for a Whitworth graduate with a degree in political science is pretty small. I think the community has caught on that it’s a fake major, like peace studies. I know Spokane is an important hub of political decision making and all that ephemeral nonsense, but believe it or not, people just aren’t interested in hiring people like me, or more specifically, me. I can’t fathom why…

Seeing the downward spiral into which my life is quickly heading, I have decided to adopt a more aggressive strategy to market myself to potential employers and for the collective good. They don’t call me “the Greater Vehicle” for nothing.

Enter Charlie Sheen. Either he’s clinically deranged or utterly brilliant beyond measure, but regardless, he’s clearly hit on something very accessible to large groups of average Americans: feigned and drug-induced insanity. His twitter account attests to his widespread popularity among Americans in all demographics, and “Sheen’s Korner” is Oscar-worthy, so obviously he’s doing something right. Even in his drug-addled reality, Charlie is profitable and self-sustaining, unlike me. The guy’s got a verb attributed to him: “sheening.”

Therefore, I have only one clear and foolproof alternative: adopt a similar persona in order to attract attention to my myriad talents, manifold charms and exquisite social graces.

First, I’m going to start a show on campus dubbed “Iris’ Korner.” I’ll say things like: “Sit back and rejoice, for the Malibu Messiah, the Condor of Calabasas, writes before you, undigested hummus. Stay tuned to this warlock, this Gibson shredding napalm poet because soon everyone will be begging for the keys to my gold.” Not a bad start?

Next, once people start noticing how I’m vigorously stirring the pots of controversy when I serve canned slabs of jaundiced gorilla pelts at my house for banquets in the nude and begin crowning myself “Edgar Allan ME,” I’ll begin acting real crazy.

I fully plan on suspending myself from the ceiling of the HUB during peak hours, wildly waving a machete around while drinking tomato juice out of a jar labeled “tiger’s blood” and screaming “I’M FREE” at the tops of my lungs. That’ll get their attention.

Winning!

Then, I must find a robotic and hologramesque spouse or partner that the state of Washington will have to declare real for legal and tax purposes. We’ll pose for mug shots together and sue large corporations out of their bazillions! Together, we will go on spirit quests for local notoriety and provide endless entertainment!

No doubt there will be naysayers and detractors trying to bring me down. Well, all I can say to that is sizzle, losing, bye! After I get a job with below average pay, they’ll have to eat their words now overgrown with the mold that has sprouted on their moral dysentery.

Overall, it is a rather feasible plan. I’ll fund it all with a newly found drug addiction. After all, what’s a seven gram ball in light of the epicness that will ensue? All I’ve got to do now is wait for Conan O’Brien to follow me on Twitter. Winning!

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Pointing fingers, taking blame and regretting nothing Whitworthians, I write to you this week full of bitterness and anger. The injustice served to our men’s basketball team last Saturday in Ohio was nearly O.J. Simpson status. Do you have to take responsibility for a loss? Yes, but the NCAA’s move to have our team play at an opposing and lowered seeded team’s home court, is simply unjust and unacceptable on every level.

Wooster, the No. 5 team in the nation (which by the way shouldn’t have even been in our section of the bracket according to traditional bracket making, the highest seed in our section of the bracket should have been the eighth ranked team) hosted our men’s basketball team last week in their home state, their home city and right smack-dab in their own gym.

Now, this rant isn’t directed at Wooster. They didn’t do anything other than play good basketball and support their team well. This rant is directed at the NCAA. The NCAA has embarrassed itself on a national level by forcing the No. 1 team in the nation to play on an opposing team’s home floor in a huge heavy-weight Elite 8 game. How dare it have the audacity and the bias to unjustly demand such a scenario.

The whole point of the national tournament is to determine the best team, which is why tournament games are always played at neutral locations. What happened Saturday is the equivalent of Duke hosting Ohio State in the Elite 8, which would never happen. To be honest, the second round game we hosted should have never happened at Whitworth. However, as the tournament progresses, so does the quality and the importance of each game and the need for a neutral playing site.

Would Whitworth have won if the game was not held on Wooster’s home court? I don’t know, maybe. But we will never know who truly is the better team because of the massive X-factor a home court advantage plays.

Our men walked into a gym of 3,300 screaming Wooster fans Saturday night and dealt with all the chanting, insult hurling and beleaguering that comes standard at any well-supported team’s gym. Again, I would like to credit our guys as well as the men from Wooster and their fans on a well-fought game because this attack goes straight at the NCAA. It is simply impossible for any NCAA official (regardless of the cost of travel, which is the excuse used by the NCAA for not moving the game elsewhere) to justify playing that game at Wooster. Our team has outworked every team in the nation for the past several months just to reach the Elite 8 and have the opportunity to win a national championship, and they were denied a fair fight because the NCAA was too cheap and too East-coast biased to shell-out a few extra bucks to create an equal playing environment.

Congrats to our Whitworth Pirates. You will always be the best team in the nation to us, and your representation of our school will never be forgotten. In sports, all you want is consistency and fairness, and due to yet another NCAA blunder, our team and surely others around the country have been denied the justice due to any athlete in a tournament situation. All we’re asking for is a neutral court, NCAA; that’s all we wanted, and if Wooster had still won the game, we’d tip our hat and wish them luck. Instead we will always dwell in dreams of “what if …”

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Contact Colin Zalewski at editor@whitworthian.com.

Dream season comes to a close

Story by Alex Blade

The No. 1 ranked Whitworth men’s basketball team had two very different experiences in two days in Wooster, Ohio.

On Friday, the Pirates faced Marietta College in Timken Gymnasium, and the Bucs played like the best team in the nation, defeating the No. 11 Pioneers 93-77.

Whitworth was led by the 27 points of senior Michael Taylor, and also got 22 points from sophomore Wade Gebbers, 18 of which came in the second half.

The Bucs opened up a 35-15 lead in the first half, but saw that lead dwindle to only nine points with less than two minutes to go before halftime. Back-to-back buckets before the buzzer gave the Pirates a 49-33 lead going into the locker-room.

The second half did not start well for Whitworth, as Marietta started with an 11-0 run that cut the score to 49-44 before the Bucs finally answered with a Wade Gebbers three-pointer.

But the Pirates soon began to pull away, and led 77-61 with just under five minutes left in the game. Whitworth kept the Pioneers from getting any closer, winning by a score of 93-77.

Unfortunately for the Bucs, Saturday’s game against host-school No. 5 College of Wooster did not go as well for the Pirates.

The controversial setting caused a very partisan crowd of 3,330 in Wooster’s favor.

Just as it had during the

Dedicated fans cheer the Pirates on in the Robinson Teaching Theatre during Friday’s game against Marietta.

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previous game, Whitworth got off to a quick start. But instead of being able to hold off a late run to end the half, Whitworth fell behind after the Scots went on an 18-4 run to take a 37-33 lead into halftime.

The Bucs got within 51-49 with 8:30 to go in the game. But that was as close as the Pirates would get, as Wooster rode their 45 percent shooting and 52 percent three-point shooting to a final score of 76-66.

Taylor was again the leading scorer for the Pirates, but he had to work hard for his 25 points, and many shots that normally go down for the senior refused to fall.

The Scots were led by two-time North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year Ian Franks, who had 19 points.

The loss ended the Pirates’ bid for a national championship. But their final total of 28 wins is the most in school history, and this season will be long-remembered for the weeks spent atop the D3Hoops.com polls, Whitworth’s first ever No. 1 NCAA ranking. The case will be made by many that this was the greatest team ever assembled at Whitworth.

Contact Alex Blade at alex. blade@whitworthian.com.

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Softball vs. Lewis & Clark Baseball vs. Puget Sound Women’s Tennis vs. Linfield vs. PLU Men’s Tennis vs. Linfield vs. PlU Track and Field

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No. 5 Duke and No. 7 North Carolina are traditionally the two biggest powerhouses in the ACC, and no other team is even close. Those two teams found themselves back where they’re used to being on Sunday, when they faced each other in the conference championship game. North Carolina had fallen behind early in both their previous tournament victories, but could not overcome the 18-point lead that Duke built midway through the first half. They got within nine points in the second half, but Duke pulled away in the end to win 75-58. The Blue Devils were led by 20 points and 10 assists from guard Nolan Smith, and forward Kyle Singler added 11 points and eight rebounds. Star freshman Harrison Barnes scored 16 for the Tar Heels one day after dropping an ACC freshman record 40 points against Clemson.

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Senior Rachel Burns serves the ball during Saturday’s home match against PLU.

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Contact Nathan Webber at nathan.webber@whitworthian.

Junior Alli Marshall returns the ball during Saturday’s home match against PLU.

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tennis team defended their position with a perfect 9-0 sweep of Pacific Lutheran University at the Scotford Tennis Center.

The Bucs prevented PLU from winning more than two games in any of its singles matches as Whitworth improved to 7-2 overall and 6-0 in the NWC. The Lutes dropped to 2-7 overall and 0-7 in the NWC. Whitworth junior Erica Bosman and Staudinger were both perfect in their singles matches, each defeating their opponents 6-0, 6-0. The two combined for another perfect performance in the No. 2 doubles match, defeating PLU’s Deanna Ellmer and Hailey Rile 8-0.

The closest match of the day came in the No. 1 doubles match as the Bucs’ Burns and Marshall defeated the Lutes’ freshman Leah Newell and sophomore Tina Aarsvold 8-6. The No. 3 doubles match went about the same fashion as Whitworth junior Claire Hemming and junior Siri Carlson defeated PLU senior Caitlyn Hoerr and freshman Sophia Ro 8-5.

Whitworth will travel during Spring Break for their next match against the Yellowjackets of LeTourneau University at Austin College in Sherman, Texas March 20.

It was a brutal five-day stretch, but in the end No. 19 Connecticut was the last Big East Conference team standing after riding the play of point guard Kemba Walker to five straight victories.

Walker had the signature play of the entire tournament on Thursday when his step-back jumper gave his team the victory over No. 3 Pittsburg, and then led his team to victory again on Friday over No. 11 Syracuse, setting up a championship showdown with No. 14 Louisville on Saturday. Walker scored 19 points in that game to lead the Huskies to a 69-66 victory, in the process shattering the Big East Tournament scoring record by bringing his tournament total to 130.

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The Whitworth women’s tennis team battled its way into sole possession of first place in the Northwest Conference Friday with a 5-4 win against the Linfield College Wildcats.

Senior Katie Staudinger finished off the Wildcats with a 6-4, 6-3 win against Linfield senior Sarah Click in the No. 4 singles match to seal the victory for the Bucs. The win pushed the Pirates ahead of Linfield for the NWC lead.

The No. 1-4 singles matches were dominated by the Pirates, now 6-2 overall and 5-0 in the NWC, while the Wildcats, 6-2 overall and 6-1 in the NWC, took the highly contested No. 1 & 2 doubles matches.

Whitworth senior Rachel Burns defeated Linfield junior Abby Olbrich 6-2, 6-1 in the No. 1 singles match and combined with junior Alli Marshall to almost pull off an amazing comerom-behind victory in No. 1 doubles.

Olbrich and Click of Linfield led 6-2 early in the match before Burns and Marshall came back to lead 7-6. The match came down to a tie-breaker where Olbrich and Click finished with a 9-8 (7-5) win.

With Linfield up 2-1 early after the doubles matches, Whitworth won the first three singles matches, quickly taking the wind out of the Wildcats’ sails. Staudinger went on to win the No. 4 match to clinch the win.

The next day the Pirates women’s

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Anyone who has not yet seen the video of Isaiah Thomas drilling a fade-away 18-footer to win the Pac10 Championship for the Washington Huskies needs to find a computer right now and watch it. It was the perfect ending on Saturday to the best and biggest Pac-10 game of the year, as the 77-75 victory over Arizona in overtime cemented a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the Huskies.

Thomas’ buzzer-beater capped off his 28 point, seven assist and five rebound performance, and helped him to win Pac-10 Tournament MVP for the second year in a row. Over three games, he averaged 19.67 points and 10 assists, and also played all but two minutes for the Huskies, a total of 123 minutes over three days. After the championship game, Thomas couldn’t even stand for several minutes. Freshman Terrence Ross chipped in 16 points, and was also named to the AllTournament team.

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Pirates grasp NWC lead

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Thomas shoots Huskies to overtime victory

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Contact David Rurik at david.rurik@whitworthian.com.

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straight season.

Turner was awarded the female Track Athlete of the Year. Her qualifying time of 5:00.83 in the mile run placed her 13th in the nation going into the National Championships. Turner ran 5:00.90 during Saturday’s Championship placing her seventh in the event and scoring four points for Whitworth.

Gates also scored four for the Bucs, placing seventh in the high jump with a height of 5-5.25 in her first appearance on the national stage.

Also of note is freshman Sam Wright who received the award for regional men’s Field Athlete of the Year.

With a season best throw of 52-2 in the shot put Wright is in the top 20 in the nation.

Head coach Toby Schwartz was chosen as the regional men’s Indoor Coach of the Year for the third year in a row. He also received the award as the regional women’s Indoor Coach of the Year.

Both men’s and women’s indoor Assistant Coach of the Year went to Whitworth’s Jeff Rahn.

The Pirates look forward to pressing on into the outdoor season with continued success.

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Three Whitworth athletes were named All-Americans in track and field on Saturday.

Capital University in Ohio played host to the NCAA DIII National Indoor Track and Field Championships. Whitworth sent graduate student Emmanuel Bofa, senior Tonya Turner and freshman Jheri Gates all of whom scored points for the Bucs.

Bofa, who qualified for the championship with the third fastest time in the nation at 1:51.13, became an All-American athlete for the sixth and final time of his college career in his best event, running 1:52.69 in the 800 meter race. The run placed him fourth overall in the competition. Bofa was also chosen as the regional Track Athlete of the Year for the third

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Tonya Turner, Emmanuel Bofa and Jheri Gates represent the Pirates in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. Coach Toby Schwartz was named regional coach of the year for the third consecutive year.

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