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Issue No. 5
Northern California fires burn ’Cats’ neighborhoods
By Olivia Gomez She was at a friend’s house for the night when the calls flooded her friend’s cellphone. It was 2 a.m. and they needed to evacuate immediately. The power had gone out, so they could not learn what was going on from the news. But they didn’t need to—outside their window raged a piercing red sky. Junior Lindsay Fowler had been with her family in Sebastopol, California, for fall break when the fires in Sonoma County that began on Oct. 8 got dangerously close. When she left her friend’s house early that next morning, she watched the flames tear through the trees behind her as the traffic crawled down the only road back home. At least 36 people across four counties were killed as of Friday, The
Washington Post reported. The more than 20 fires have been the most deadly California has ever seen. By Friday night, the fires in Sonoma County had hit more than 2,000 buildings, most of them homes, according to The Press Democrat. Senior Hayden Cooksy lives in Placerville, which is about an hour outside of Sacramento, California. The fires have not affected his friends and family, but hearing of the damage occurring in Santa Rosa reminded him of the King Fire that damaged El Dorado County in 2014, which destroyed almost 100,000 acres. But the fires that make national news are far from the only fires Northern California residents live with. Cooksy said he experienced countless Spare the Air Days throughout his childhood and adolescence when the
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What remains of Fowler’s high school friend’s house in Coffey Park, a neighborhood in Santa Rosa. smoke was so dense it dramatically
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Community protests Secretary DeVos
He remembers seeing planes circling overhead when he was in grade school, dropping flame retardant around the area on a seemingly weekly basis. California is just hot, dry and smoky, he said. Kailey Wright, a senior who grew up in Santa Rosa but now lives three hours away in Colfax, feels the same. “I can’t remember a summer when we didn’t have smoke in the air,” she said. Even though seeing smoke has been normalized, the North Bay’s weeklong blaze instilled fear in her. She said hearing about the fire that eventually devoured her old neighborhood gave her nightmares. These blazes are different, Cooksy said in agreement, because bushey overgrowth or trees do not fuel them.
decreased visibility and air quality.
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By Angel Rosas A new poster campaign has come to Dillin Hall showing off what Sodexo and the Dillin chefs are bringing to the table. The posters made their entrance unannounced early last month, showing off well-made sandwiches, salads, and other entrees. Dillin’s general manager Bill Masullo said that the posters are the newest set of marketing tools that has been sent to the Dillin crew by Sodexo. A few times a year Sodexo sends Dillin posters to be placed around the dining areas, he said. The posters feature different dishes that are served, ingredients, and the location of the farms where they grow.
“The staff and I have not been as timely as we could be to put the posters up, but are working to keep them up to date,” Masullo said. Executive Chef Noah Bekofsky hopes that the added publicity will start a conversation between the students and the Dillin staff. Bekofsky said he wants people to see the options that students have to choose from and understand that they have the ability to ask to add or remove something from the dish. The chefs and other workers eat at Dillin too and want to make the food good for everyone, Masullo said. He went on to say that Dillin’s staff members look at the food that people enjoy and try to serve food that students want to eat.
Dillin Hall’s posters pop
Oregon Education Association President C. John Larson informs Linfield students on how to become a student member of OEA as they protest DeVos’ visit to McMinnville High School.
Panel dissects future of free speech By Olivia Gomez and Elizabeth Stoeger Two prominent voices in the African American and LGBT communities, respectively, engaged in civil discourse on free speech, where they disagreed on the regulation of hate speech but found common ground when they discussed the First Amendment. Leading scholar in critical race theory and UCLA law professor Cheryl Harris joined The Atlantic editor
Jonathan Rauch for “A Conversation about Equality and Speech” in Ice Auditorium. The almost two-hour long event, one of a handful that celebrated Constitution Day, was co-moderated by professors Nick Buccola and Emina Musanovic and was followed by a reception. Buccola emphasized the importance of calling the Thursday afternoon event a conversation rather than a debate, and expressed hope that it would be a “model for the way we have conversations on this campus.”
After addressing the audience, Buccola gave the floor to Harris and Rauch, who each spoke for about 10 minutes to introduce their arguments. Their conversation turned from Supreme Court cases to the internet, but was based largely in their disagreement over regulating hate speech, especially in relation to minorities. Rauch recalled the history of the LGBT rights movement. In the 1960s, homosexuality was classified as a >>see Free speech, page 3
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From left: Ethan Curwen, Asahi Nakagomi, Minami Kawai, Leah Eklund, Sarah Cherin, Jewel Miller and Eva van Bruegel eat dinner beneath the new posters in Dillin Hall.
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LINFIELD REVIEW 900 SE Baker St. Unit A518 McMinnville, OR 97128 Phone: (503) 883-5789 E-mail: linfieldrevieweditor@gmail.com Web: www.thelinfieldreview.com Editor-in-chief Kaelia Neal Managing editor Elizabeth Stoeger News editor Olivia Gomez Sports editor Alex Jensen Arts & Entertainment editor Ross Passeck Features editor/ graphic designers Robert Tarnapoll Joshua Galbraith Opinion/photo editor Malia Riggs Advertising Director Braelyn Swan Staff Writers Josh Luffred Alex Gogan Braelyn Swan Angel Rosas Alex Gogan Liam Pickhardt Cassandra Martinez Camille Botello Emma Knudson Gabriel Nair Kyle Huizinga Leina Panui Kaho Akau Grant Beltrami Staff Photographers John Christensen Josh Luffred Braelyn Swan Justin Grodem Dustin Lau Fletcher Wilkin Kyle Huizinga Adviser Brad Thompson Associate Professor of Mass Communication The Linfield Review is an independent, student-run newspaper. The contents of this publication are the opinions and responsibility of the Review staff and do not reflect the views or policy of the Associated Students of Linfield College or of Linfield College. Signed commentaries and comics are the opinions of the individual writers or artists. The Review is funded by advertising, subscriptions and ASLC. It is produced in cooperation with the Linfield College Department of Mass Communication. The Review is published bi-weekly on Mondays during fall and spring semesters. Single copies are free from news stands. Memberships The Review is a member of the collegiate division of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and of the Associated Collegiate Press. 2015- 2016 ONPA Awards Second place, best cartooning First place, best website Second place, best movie review First place, best sports section
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DeVos endangers education The brief visit from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was a vote of confidence, but does a public high school need a vote of confidence from a woman who called public schools a “dead end” in a speech outlining her vision of education? DeVos toured McMinnville High School on Wednesday and was met with protests both for and against her visit. Some Linfield students felt the protest was important enough to miss classes, while others simply wondered why she would take the time to visit McMinnville. While on her tour of the high school, she also sat in on classes. Supporters of school choice say that it’s an attempt to bolster support and funding for other types of schools in areas where the public educational system does not reach every child. In reality, DeVos’ so-
called “school choice” is a thinly veiled attempt at privatizing public education, siphoning funds away from the traditional public schools to support alternative types of education, like private and charter schools. Perhaps it is logical that DeVos is a proponent of the privatization of schools. She is a billionaire business woman with no formal experience in any sector of education. While the concept of allowing parents and students to pick the best fit for them is no doubt appealing, it comes at the expense of public education, and there is no concrete research that charter schools improve education. The public school system has bigger fish to fry than school choice. Standardized testing rates have, for the most part, declined and graduation rates are also in peril. In her recently released list of priorities for U.S.
Department of Education grants, school choice was the number one priority. “Improving Early Learning and Development Outcomes” was the top priority in 2014 under the Obama Administration. It does not seem as if “early learning and development outcomes” have improved drastically enough over the last three years to justify this complete change in agenda. While we should be glad that DeVos has demonstrated an interest in McMinnville and proud of McMinnville High School, we should not forget that while she smiles and embraces school children in front of the cameras, she is also taking steps to dismantle the institution of public education itself. -Review Editorial Board
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A child follows his grandma during the protest Wednesday where more than 200 gathered to protest DeVos visiting McMinnville High School.
The best fall traditions, it’s not all about pumpkin spice lattes By Emma Knudson As the rotation of the earth around the sun wills it, we’re back in the fall season. This year, it was welcomed in the area, as the 90 degree weather lingered longer than welcomed. With the arid days behind us, we can finally look forward to a few of the best things about fall. 1. Food: Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bars, spaghetti squash, turkey, chili, crock pot meals, and so much more. It’s safe to say that every season/ holiday time is centered around the food, and the fall season has some of the best foods. Is there a better feeling than curling up in a quilt by the fireplace with a fat bowl of your mom’s homemade chili watching football or playing cards? Or finally sitting down to Thanksgiving after fasting all morning for the big event? Summer barbecue’s are great, but fall chili nights are pure comfort. Also, this is the time of year that you can buy 500-piece variety bags of candy on the low and *claim* that it’s for trick-ortreaters. What a time to be alive. 2. Going to the pumpkin patch/apple orchard: Pick your own pumpkins and apples. Play corn hole as you sip on a fresh apple cider. Share caramel corn. Take a hay ride with one or two screaming kids. Count how many people are wearing puffy vests over their flannels. A few hours at your local pumpkin patch will definitely brighten your fall spirits and make you feel extra pump-
kin spice. 3. Entertainment: There are fall harvest festivals featuring cool
chase you around with chainsaws and threaten (fake) death at your stumbling feet. While many people think
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Leaves outside of Walker Hall have started to change and are showing their orange and yellow hue. concerts and amazing seasonal foods, horror movies at the drive in or in the comfort of your own home, numerous televised spowrting events running nearly every day, haunted houses and corn mazes where people are paid to
fall is boring, they just haven’t looked around hard enough. Take those people to that haunted corn maze and tell them it’s the regular, non-haunted one, then act like you have no clue what’s going on. That’ll be a sure good
time for both you and your friend(s). 4. Giving back: On a more thoughtful note, and with Thanksgiving being one of the crutch holidays of the fall season, giving back to the community or your own family is a staple in every fall tradition. With numerous 5K runs donating to charity (which is more fun than people give it credit for), fall harvest events, and food drives, there’s no shortage when it comes to reputable options. It’s also important because the changing seasons means colder weather. Those who are homeless or at-risk are more vulnerable to the cold, wet elements— those extra wool socks and an old coat from the 90s could make a world of difference to someone in need. Honorable mentions: Jumping in leaf piles (that’s just nasty here in Oregon. They’re all wet. It’s like your jumping in a pile of bottom-of-thebatch day-old nachos). Carving pumpkins (okay, I know I said in the list above that it was fun, but honestly, it’s only so-so. The effort and the nasty “guts” of the pumpkin isn’t worth the turnout of a horribly carved pumpkin. Might be fun if you’re good at it). Collecting pine cones (this was a legit fall tradition. This is a chore, not a fun activity like cards and chili night! But if that’s your shtick, then that’s your shtick), and Black Friday (I don’t even need to get into this one).
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Oct. 16, 2017
Annual security report shows uptick in referrals since 2009 By Braelyn Swan Linfield’s report on campus crime shows the college’s true colors. This year’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report has been released, with records of the number of various crimes committed on campus from 2014 to 2016. Since 2009, the number of drug and liquor conduct referrals has steadily increased from 73 liquor conduct referrals and ten drug conduct referrals to 219 liquor conduct referrals and 64 drug conduct referrals in 2016. Drug and liquor conduct referrals differ from drug and liquor law arrests, of which there were four liquor law arrests and zero drug law arrests in 2016. Although marijuana was legalized in Oregon in 2014, in that year there
were 158 drug conduct referrals and ten less drug conduct referrals in 2015. Marijuana is not permitted on campus but it was still the source of the surge in drug conduct referrals was from 2015 to 2016. Although Linfield has shown high numbers in drug and liquor conduct referrals in 2016, the college reports far smaller numbers in other categories One reported burglary, one reported aggravated assault, one reported domestic violence incident and three reported stalking incidents prove to be the extent of Linfield’s crime on the McMinnville Campus. There were zero reported sexual offenses in 2016. While this may be due to a true lack of sexual offenses on campus, the
lack of reporting may be an important factor to consider. Many do not feel comfortable or safe reporting sexual violence, only 20 percent of female student victims ages 18-24 report to law enforcement, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). Linfield also showed no rates of bias crime in 2016. As stated in the Security and Fire Safety Report, this is defined as “criminal activity motivated by the perpetrator’s bias toward certain actual or perceived personal characteristics of the victim.” The McMinnville Campus reported two fires in 2016. These fires occurred in residence halls Dana and Memorial. An oven fire and a lithium battery caused these fires. Property damage costs were low for each reported fire.
Free speech: Speakers tackle regulation of violent speech
>>from page 1 medical disease and men could be arrested for engaging in homosexual activities. Hate speech against the gay community ran rampant during this time but Rauch argued that hate speech ultimately served a somber purpose within the movement. “The hate speech helped us because it idenBraelyn Swan tified who the From left: Jonathan Rauch, Nick Buccola and Emina Musanovic listen as Cheryl Harris opposition was. argues against First Amendment absolutism. It allowed us to People need to move beyond dis- those who argue for free speech for its rebut the opposition and it made cussions of their individual experi- own sake. us look very good by comparison,” People should understand why ences, Harris responded. She remindRauch said. they think free speech is important if ed the audience that the people on “We were talking about love, we were talking about dignity and equal- stage were shaped by different experi- they are going to defend it. Rauch agreed that there was ity, and they were talking about how ences and came from different places “too much hiding behind the First of privilege. we were all going to seduce their chilAmendment” but was also against Those differences in power deterdren and send the country to hell.” Rauch argued that minorities don’t mine who can speak back against hate laws abridging free speech. “Trying to legislate [hateful ideas] need to be safeguarded. “Please don’t speech and when. Theoretically, Harprotect us. We don’t need protection; ris said, people can respond, but will away with some regime of censorship or court control is like trying to we need the opportunity to answer they? “I’m concerned about the ways in reduce global warming by breaking back.” Conversely, Harris was interested which the deep inequalities that we the thermometers.” Rauch said. “It is in “unfreezing the conversation” and face do not enable participation in a not going to deal with the underlying finding the line between speech that dialogue that moves us forward.” idea.” This is where Harris and Rauch’s is simply offensive and speech that inRauch questioned Harris about opinions diverged. Harris argued how she might like to see the law deal cites violence. She said hate speech disparages that uneven power structures prevent with free speech in the future but those who are being spoken about certain groups from defending them- Harris said the question was skipping and bars them from participating not selves. “It’s not the case that everybody a vital step. only in the conversation but also the We are still not drawing the line has equal voice, equal access, equal environment. clearly enough between speech that Rauch took issue with this and power, nor do all people face the same expresses hatred and speech that inquestioned what kind of speech is so dangers or myths in exercising free cites it. expression, ” she said. hateful and debilitating that it keeps “I’m not at all sure that we’ve got it She took a hard line against “First people from participating, saying he right, ” Harris said. Amendment absolutism, ” criticizing “will not be the victim.”
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Burning rubble in a residential area of Santa Rosa. As of Saturday, almost 3,000 residents had lost their homes, according to the Washington Post.
Fires: Santa Rosa residents flee flames >>from page 1 “The main fuel in this fire is homes.” Since the fuel is different, and because the smoke diminishes visibility, Cal Fire firefighters must vary their tactics to contain the flames, Wright said. Instead of turning to aircrafts to drop chemicals on burning neighborhoods, they turn to backburning. A fire won’t burn the same area twice, so firefighters will get ahead of it and burn the potential fuel around its perimeter. This tactic has proven controversial, though, because the fuel is homes; Cooksy said some people believe Cal Fire is targeting their neighborhoods. Strong winds also make containing a fire difficult. “It’s like an animal with its own kind of mind,” Cooksy said. The flames can jump over the back-burnt areas, causing more destruction than firefighters anticipated. Cooksy learned about fire fighting from his father and through news reports, but wildfires were also an integral part of his coming of age. The constant smoke and bi-monthly fire drills he experienced as a child motivated him to learn more. Wright also remembers fire drills
and smoke, but said that lacking the same level of experience with wildfires does not give students from Oregon and Washington an excuse to be ignorant. “If you’re not from California, you don’t know,” she said. She was disappointed by how many other students are uninformed, and said that people neglecting to read or watch the news has made them oblivious to what others are going through. “This is a neighboring state,” Wright said. “This is where people are from.” Cooksy, an environmental policy major, criticized the United States government’s tendency to act only after disaster strikes, citing the response to Hurricane Irma. He said disaster prevention and preparation need to be the focus, especially where wildfires are concerned. Despite all the destruction and loss caused by the North Bay fires, there is a small silver lining. In her area, so many people wanted to help that organizations had to turn volunteers and donations away, Fowler said, calling it “heartwarming.” Cooksy agreed. “It does bring out the good of some people.”
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By Kaelia Neal A challenging disease doesn’t stop Abigail Hoppe from living life to the fullest. With text messaging, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter, people immerse themselves in their phones as a source of entertainment and communication. But for Hoppe, it’s more than that.
Her phone is, literally, her lifeline. Living with Type 1 diabetes, she has to wear two machines at all times. One is a glucose monitor she has clipped under her blouse. It displays her glucose levels on her cell phone. “113. That’s perfect,” she said, smiling ear to ear. She said keeping her blood sugar low is good as long as she remembers
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Abigail Hoppe is crowned the 2016 Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen at the Seaside Convention Center on July 2, 2016. During her tenure, she became the youth ambassador for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
to eat something before working out, as exercise demands sugar for fuel. The other device Hoppe keeps on her is an insulin pump. Use of the pump cuts the need for her to inject herself with the life-sustaining drug from several times a day to once every other day. Type 1 diabetes “doesn’t have to become your entire life,” she said. “You can still do things outside of it.” “Having the glass-is-half-full mentality instead of the glass-is-half-empty mentality shapes who I am,” she said. Hoppe has a passion for dance, and that led her to enter pageant competitions giving her an opportunity to perform on stage. It turned out she was a natural, as she went on to win the 2016 Miss Oregon Outstanding Teen title at a pageant in Seaside. To prevail, Hoppe, who normally focuses on ballet, stepped out of her comfort zone to perform a dance in the Spanish flamenco tradition. “I think the biggest difference, and the reason I won Miss Oregon, is because I’ve never had so much fun dancing on stage in my life,” she said. During her tenure as the Miss Oregon Outstanding Teen, Hoppe traveled around the state telling children what it’s like living with Type 1 diabetes. Along the way, she became a youth ambassador for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. “That’s why I do pageants,” Hoppe said. “If I have this, I might as well use this.” This fall, Hoppe launched her college career at Linfield College. One reason she chose Linfield was its proximity to Salem, where her family lives. While she faces the challenge of living with Type 1 diabetes, her three siblings face even more daunting health challenges, and she feels she needs to be there for them.
Her 17-year-old sister, Evie, suffers from hydrocephalus, which has forced her to endure multiple brain surgeries. Her 15-year-old brother, Ethan, has been diagnosed with lymphemdema tarda, which causes his right leg to swell to three times the size of his left. He also suffers from extreme allergies. If that weren’t enough, cerebral palsy has left her youngest sibling, 11-year-old Charlie, quadriplegic. But she said the family maintains a relentlessly upbeat dynamic. “My parents told us you can’t always control what happens with your life, but you can decide how you react,” she said, by way of explanation. Being the oldest, it’s no surprise to see Hoppe assuming a surrogate mother role in her family. That has also carried over into her career goal — becoming an elementary school teacher. At Linfield, she is serving on the cheerleading team in addition to pursuing a degree in elementary education. She said she’s not going to let Type 1 diabetes stop her from engaging in physical activity. She does have to take periodic breaks during games, and said that probably confuses spectators. “Little do they know I’m checking my blood sugar and eating a snack,” she said. Hoppe said she knows people are shocked to see the machines she carries with her, but it’s something she’s proud of. She recalled a young girl once pointing at her glucose monitor and exclaiming, “I have that too!” She’s determined to use her disease in a positive way, by showing others that no matter what challenges they are called to face, good can still be found in life. “You can’t change your life,” she said. “You can’t change what happens to you, so embrace it.”
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Abigail Hoppe as 2016 Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen.
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Abigail Hoppe cheers at the football game against Mary Hardin-Baylor on Sept. 16.
Students reflect on Vegas shooting By Leina Panui and Elizabeth Stoeger “I didn’t hear about it until the next morning,” Kerri Paasche, a senior from Las Vegas, said. After hearing about the shootings at the Jason Aldean concert on Oct. 1, she immediately started to call her friends and family. “I started to tear up a little,” explained Paasche when she was trying to get ahold of her loved ones. Music lovers attending a country music festival were caught up in the melody when a gunman began firing an automatic weapon into the crowd from his room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. With at least 58 dead and more than 500 injured, this was one of the
deadliest mass shootings in American history. “My mom got invited by one of her friends to go to the concert, but she doesn’t like country music so luckily she wasn’t there,” Paasche said. She expressed utter disbelief that something like this could ever happen in her hometown. Even those who are not from Vegas were still worried about their family and friends who were in the city at the time. “Some of my friends went to the concert and thankfully they left before the shooting happened,” said freshman Alisha Saenthep. Saenthep was grateful that none of her loved ones were injured during the shooting. People have banded together in the days since the massacre, with
many messages of support on Twitter, prayer vigils and moments of silence. But some argue that prayers and silence is not nearly adequate. Hillary Clinton tweeted the day after the shooting: “Our grief isn’t enough. We can and must put politics aside, stand up to the NRA [National Rifle Association], and work together to try to stop this from happening again.” The incident pushed Oregon Governor Kate Brown to reestablish her commitment to gun violence protection. “We, as lawmakers, must put politics aside and work together to keep our communities safe . . . These policies will keep guns out of the wrong hands and help keep our promise to families across the state to keep our communities safe,” Brown said.
The Vegas Strip at night.
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Photo Courtesy Professor Tania Carrasquillo Hernandéz
Falling fences and uprooted trees show the devastation of Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The storm formed on Sept. 16 and hit the island on Sept. 20.
Looking into the eye of Hurricane Maria By Camille Botello Only hours before Hurricane Irma was predicted to make landfall in the Caribbean islands, assistant Spanish professor Tania Carrasquillo Hernandéz booked a flight into the eye of the storm. A native of Puerto Rico, Carrasquillo experienced hurricanes in her youth. “I remember the sound of how powerful nature is. It’s a sound that I cannot describe to you,” she said about Hurricane Hugo, which battered the island in 1989. She recalled being scared as a child, peering out her window and witnessing palm trees being ripped from their roots and houses losing their roofs to the powerful wind gusts. Carrasquillo’s mother, who lives in San Juan, had knee surgery just a few days prior to Irma crashing into the
island on September 5. “I cannot leave my mom by herself through that,” she said. On her way to be with her mother, Carrasquillo found that flights to Puerto Rico were discontinued, leaving her stranded at the Miami airport for two days with a group of people trying to fly home. After Irma hit, Carrasquillo was finally able to fly into San Juan. The people on the plane clapped, laughed, sang, and cried upon landing. “It was a beautiful experience,” she said. Carrasquillo was relieved to find her mom unscathed by the blast, and immediately helped clearing debris from roadways and stocking up on groceries. With only two weeks of rebuilding from Irma’s wake, Puerto Rico was even more devastated by her unfor-
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An uprooted tree in the San Juan area.
giving sister, Hurricane María. The distribution of water and supplies to islanders has been slow because of the lack of delivery personnel in Puerto Rico’s rural areas. The island is also projected to be out of electricity and running water for a few months. “The help that [President Donald J. Trump] is providing to Puerto Rico is not enough. Especially when Puerto Rico is part of the United States,” Carrasquillo said. What seems to be the inability to realize the urgency of the Caribbean’s situation could be due to the fact that, according to The New York Times, “only 54 percent of Americans know that people born in Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States, are U.S. citizens.” Carrasquillo has run into this problem herself on the mainland. When people ask her what currency the territory’s island dwellers use she finds it offensive; Puerto Ricans use the U.S. dollar because they are indeed part of the United States. “Maria has opened the door so we have to rethink: what is America?” she said, reiterating that Puerto Rican history is also United States history. Puerto Rican artist Antonio Martorell will be presenting his series called Rain / Lluvia, which spotlights the political relationship between the United States and its Caribbean territory. The exhibit will be open at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the Fine Arts
Gallery. He will also be hosting a islands and victims of Mexico’s earthconversation about his art at 1:30 quakes, but the details about a potenp.m. Monday, Oct. 23, in the Austin tial event haven’t been finalized yet. Reading Room and giving a speech “We are a very strong island with at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, in Ice a community that is very tight,” CarAuditorium. rasquillo said. Carrasquillo and professor Brian “It will be a great opportunity for Winkenweder of the art department Puerto Rico to rebuild the island for are taking a small group of students to good.” both Puerto Rico and Cuba to study art this January. Although the fates of the islands are unknown, the trip is still on their calendars. Carrasquillo said her first priority as a chaperone of this trip is to guarantee her students’ safety. “I have been responsible in contacting people,” she said about the apartments students will stay in while abroad, but she’s also “not prepared to make any decisions at this point” regarding the future of the trip. Some students in the class have even shown interest Photo courtesy Professor Tania Carrasquillo in creating a fund- An uprooted tree in San Juan falls over the raising opportunity for the Caribbean sidewalk.
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Linfield hears music, breaks ground with marching band By Ross Passeck There is something missing from Linfield’s beating heart, some pep missing from every step. Students, faculty, and administration have struck a chord and decided to let students’ passions play with a new marching band. “Marching band offers an opportunity to identify with a student group and connect from the start to college spirit and community,” Faun Tiedge, professor of music and department chair said. She continued, “This program has the potential to bring many more good students to Linfield” of all majors, not only music. This addition will make Linfield the first NCAA Division III team in the Northwest Conference to have a full marching band. Nationwide, only a small number of Division III programs have marching bands. “Linfield College has a proud tradition of excellent athletics, outstanding music and intentional student leadership experiences,” says Susan Hopp, vice president of student affairs and athletics and dean
of students in a press release. “A marching band provides one more outstanding opportunity for student engagement and we are excited to bring this music tradition back to Linfield College.” The marching band will be Linfield’s first in the modern era. Its previous marching band ended before World War II, and the program wasn’t revived. In the time since, Linfield has seen several music programs come and go through the department. Most recently, Linfield saw the departure of its jazz band. With the arrival of a marching band, the music department can once more entice a broader range of musical performers. Funding and particiaption frequently present challenges to more niche bands, but there is already a demand for marching band to accompany Linfield’s many successful athletic teams. Various marching bands from high schools around the greater McMinnville area already perform during football games.
A Linfield marching band will also produce another grand stage for student musicians to perform upon adjacent to their student athlete counterparts. “I feel like a marching band will be a fantastic opportunity to provide a platform for music students to become another point of pride on Linfield’s campus, instead of celebrating primarily athletes,” junior Melory Mirashrafi said. The college will immediately launch the search for a full-time marching band director to lead the band and oversee its performances. As details of the marching band program are finalized, information will be added to the Linfield web page at linfield.edu/marchingband. For students interested in studying music, Linfield offers both a bachelor of arts degree and a minor in music. The college also offers multiple performance opportunities outside of the marching band, including wind symphony, woodwind ensemble, jazz band and brass choir. To learn more, visit linfield.edu/music.
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Tigers of Youth show stripes with EP By Braelyn Swan Fans of soul-rock, there’s a new band for you from our neighboring city of Portland. Tigers of Youth describes itself as “vibrant soul-rock with a bright edge.” Its latest album, “Rapture and Gravity” EP released in May, features five great songs. Each track reflects a positive balance of rock and soul that brings out a fresh sound. Lead guitarist and vocalist Dave Wentz says the album expresses “The idea of life having opposing forces that seem to pull us in different direc-
tions… how people around us in our lives can be forces of good or toxic influences.” “Simple Treason” provides the album with a lively start that is a great precursor to the rest of the album. “Prometheus” slows down a bit to start and continues to come back to that pace in between bursts of excitement. A song about the deity of mankind, “Prometheus” makes references to Greek mythology throughout the song. The lyrics are finely crafted and executed in this song.
“Ghost State” starting with the lyrics, “Your eyes out of focus wandering beyond me” was brought to life with greatly matched instrumental accompaniment. “Rapture and Gravity,” the song for which the album is named, has its own sound but at the same time reflects the sound of the album and the band. “Dragon Brother” finishes the album with great energy. The role of the drums in this song pulls together and really drives the vocals and guitar forward to end the album very well.
By Angel Rosas The Kingsman are back to save the world, drink numerous bottles of hard liquor, and continue the sexist, hetero-male fantasy that doing the right thing means a woman owes you sex, but I digress. The world is threatened by another eccentric billionaire, but this time the secret service organization known as the Kingsman has been destroyed. The only hope is for the remaining agents, Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong), to teamup with the their American cousins; The Statesmen. Compared to the first installment I would have to say “The Golden Circle” had much of what made the first work. The action is fast paced, fun, and
over the top, which is exactly what I and the many fans wanted. However, there’s nothing new happening in the set pieces and are as fun as they are forgettable. There is no epic church scene that blows you away, and the main henchman offers nothing in the way of a formidable opponent for our lead. The movie also boasts an all-star cast of A-listers. Newcomers include Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges, Halle Berry, and Julianne Moore who are (except for Moore) serviceable in their roles. It also has a forced and drawn out cameo by a famous musician whose presence does nothing but add to this over-the-top mess of a story. Taron Egerton slips right back into the super spy shoes of Eggsy, but in sequel he has a noticeably lessened
amount of humor and wit. Unfortunately, the lack of humor isn’t resigned to the lead. Colin Firth also returns as Kingsman agent Harry. Harry serves two purposes: as an obstacle for Eggsy and to show up for the final fight. His presence not only takes away the emotional impact of the first installment, but also allows the film to fall into the spy movie trope it tried so hard to stay away from. Julianne Moore is the big baddie and plays the sadistic drug lord, Miss Poppey. Moore’s portrayal came across more like a hyperbolic cliché of the old-school Bond villains she was trying to satirise. At the very least, it has a guy with a lasso that lights up. Haven’t seen that one before.
‘Kingsman’ sequel disappoints with visceral but vacuous entertainment and pandering
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Wilder leads Wildcats past pioneers to victory
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Aidan Wilder, 6, soars into a touchdown in a previous game against the Whitworth Pirates. By Kaho Akau After taking control of the game, Wildcat football never looked back, convincingly beating Lewis and Clark 49-14. The Wildcat offense led the way with 436 yards. On the other side of the ball, the Wildcat defense held the Pioneers to 230 yards. Both offenses got off to a slow start, punting multiple times each. The Wildcats gained possession after Marcus McGovern, ’18, recovered a fumble. With 7:35 left in the first quarter, Aidan Wilder, ’20, rushed into the
end zone for a 6-yard touchdown run. The score at the end of the quarter was 7-0. With Troy Fowler, ’19, out due to sickness, Wilder was able to get the starting quarterback role and play a majority of the game. He went 13-18 on the day with two passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown and one interception. “This was an opportunity I have wanted so badly, and to see it come to fruition was a humbling experience,” Wilder said. “My mindset going into the game was to just do my job and trust the guys around me to get theirs
done.” With 8:51 left in the second quarter, Chidubem Nnoli, ’19, ran for a 13-yard touchdown. The score was 14-0 in favor of the Wildcats. Lewis and Clark responded with a drive of their own. A missed kick by the Pioneers’ Obed Eriza was brought back after a roughing the kicker penalty was called on the Wildcats. The result, an automatic first down. A few moments later, the Pioneers’ Sawyer May connected with Dallas Garreaud for an 18-yard touchdown pass. The score was now 14-7.
The Wildcats looked to keep the momentum going into halftime. With 16 seconds left in the half, Wilder found Tyler Torgerson, ’20, in the end zone for a 32-yard touchdown pass. “Aidan played really well. It was good to see him out there playing the whole game, and to see his skills and have him lead our offense,” Torgerson said. “He had his opportunity and took advantage of it.” At the end of the half, the Wildcats led 21-7. The second half got off to a slow start as well. The Wildcats finally got on the board with 5:51 left in the third quarter after Wilder connected with Torgerson again in the corner of the end zone for a 40-yard touchdown pass. The score was 28-7. “It was good to give our offense a little spark after not playing well in the first half,” Torgerson said. The Wildcats opened up the fourth quarter with another rushing touchdown by Nnoli at the 13:44 mark. The Wildcats padded their lead again, 35-7. The Pioneers responded with a 25-yard pass of their own when May connected with Gage Bumgardner in the end zone. 35-14 Wildcats. The Wildcats weren’t done yet. Wyatt Smith, ’21, threw up an 8-yard pass to Kyle Kimball, ’21, with 1:58 left in the game. 42-14 Wildcats. After a pass of desperation by the Pioneers, Niles Tuihalangingie, ’20, returned an interception for 56 yards to the Lewis and Clark 20-yard-line. Three plays later, the Wildcats struck again with 13 seconds left in the game with a 14-yard touchdown run from Mana Kupihea, ’21. The Pioneers were denied once again in the final possession of the game, and the Wildcats went on to win 49-14. “The coaches and our team have prepared relentlessly since I have been a part of the program. It is easy to put my trust in the people around me and execute our game plan,” Wilder said. The Wildcats are 4-1 and 3-0 in conference-play. Up next is a home game against George Fox at 1:30 p.m., Oct. 21, at Maxwell Field.
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Volleyball 'turning it around' ends losing streak
By Kaelia Neal The Linfield volleyball team ended its seven-game losing streak by defeating Lewis and Clark 3-1 Saturday in Portland. "It felt really, really awesome," sophomore Taylor Souza said. "Before the game started, in our huddle we said, 'tonight is the night we are turning it around.'" "Winning this game is a huge morale booster, and I hope it transfers into the next few games," she said. The Wildcats started the night strong by defeating the Pioneers 2518. But the Pioneers fought back and won the second set 23-25. After the battle, Linfield took control of the game by winning set three 25-20 and finishing the game in set four, winning 25-20. Souza said the team minimized serving, hitting and ball handling errors to win the game. Wildcat leaders were junior Taylor Petersen with 11 kills, freshman Brianna Sanford with nine blocks, freshman Destyni Grace with 19 assists and junior Kayla Magbaleta with 24 digs. Linfield is ranked eighth in the Northwest Conference with a 3-7 record. Pacific Lutheran leads the conference with a 9-1 record. Linfield started off the season strong with a six-game winning streak. The team even won its first two conference games of the season. But after falling to Pacific Lutheran on Sept. 22, the Wildcats found themselves in a rut. With this win, the ’Cats have clawed their way back to turn around the season. There are only six games left of regular season play. The next Wildcat volleyball game is against Pacific Lutheran at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, in Tacoma. "The rest of the season our goal is just to give it everything we got and to have fun while doing it," Souza said.
Wildcats look toward NWC Championships later this month By Braelyn Swan Linfield’s women’s cross country team placed third and the men’s team placed ninth in the Lewis and Clark Invitational Saturday. The women’s team competed against 12 teams and completed its first 6K of the season. Junior Courtney Beard finished eighth with a time of 22 minutes and 12.4 seconds. Senior Emma Knudson followed in10th place with a time of 22:15.8. Senior Kaelia Neal placed 14th, senior Jaime Rodden 42nd and freshman Nicole Bissey rounded out the scoring, placing 43rd. Southern Oregon University Jessa Perkinson took first place with a time
of 21 minutes and 11.8 seconds. “The girls team is really strong this year and I’m excited to see what happens at the next meet,” sophmoreAnnie Coleman said. The men’s team competed in an 8K. Senior Jeff Lee finished 22nd with a time of 26:13.2. Junior Calvin Ong finished 40th, sophomore Liam Pickhardt 69th, junior Grant Blodgette 79th, and Cameron Holland rounded out the scoring for Linfield, placing 86th. Pacific Lutheran University Brad Hodkinson took first with a time of 24:55.3. “Conference is in two weeks, so it is time for our team to mentally lock in. We have the ability to go out there
and perform, it’s just about putting all of our hard work together in one race,” sophomore Asa Richerson said. The top ten finishing women on the Linfield team competing in the Northwest Conference championship will be senior Kaelia Neal, freshman Nicole Bissey, senior Jamie Rodden, freshman Kelsey Kuhn, sophmore Kelly Roth, senior Kerri Paasche, senior Rebecca de Leon, sophmore Maiti Hunter, Knudson, and Beard. All of the men on the Linfield team will be advancing to the NCW championships. Qualifying racers will compete next at the NWC championships at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, in Walla Walla, Washington.
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Jeff Lee, ‘18, paces the ‘Cats at the WOU invite, a previous meet.
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Pirates sail away, blue skies return
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Chase Whittaker, 6, storms into Blues’ territory late in the second half of the match on Sunday. The Wildcats take a hard loss to the Blues losing 2-0.
By Gabrial Nair and Alex Jensen The Wildcats came up short against both the Whitman Blues and the Whitworth Pirates this past weekend. Linfield played against the Pirates on Saturday with an end result of 3-0. The Wildcats then went up against the Blues, losing 2-0. The first two goals of the game took place by Pirates’ Moi Diaz at minute 3:27 and 26:29. The first half score was 0-2. At the beginning of the second half, the Wildcats had a chance to score, but Captain Dylan Shepherd, ’18, just barely missed, sending the ball over the crossbar. A minute later, the Pirates were awarded a penalty kick after Diaz was taken down in the box. Pirates’ John Snyder was able to put the ball in the back of net, past Wildcats goalkeeper Eli Peckham, ’18. Diaz is a former Wildcat and McMinnville native who now plays for Whitworth. He transferred after the 2015 season. “For both games, we couldn’t quite get the job done. We made little mis-
takes that cost us. But we fought hard together as a team,” Austin Bebee, ’18, said about the games this weekend. Sunday’s game was pretty even for the first part of the half against the Blues but goalkeeper Nick Van Kleek, ’20, was unable to save a shot from 20 yards away. Van Kleek could have saved the ball cleanly if Bebee did not deflect it. The goal happened at minute 27:15. Almost 3 minutes later, Blues Austin Betschart scored the final goal of the game from inside the box. “The disappointing results don’t tell the full story. We did some good things, but couldn’t piece it all together. I do believe we are getting closer and closer to putting it all together and demonstrating our true potential,” Bebee said. Linfield’s overall record is 2-11 and conference record is 0-9. The Wildcats play away next weekend against the Pacific University Boxers noon, Saturday in Forest Grove and The George Fox Bruins noon, Sunday in Newberg.
Pacific Lutheran Lutes and Puget Sound Loggers, oh my
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Kristen Burke, 25, sprints down the sideline in the second half of the match against the Pacific Lutheran Lutes. The Wildcats lost 2-0. By Alex Jensen The Wildcats fell to number one and three seeds in conference. Linfield played top ranked school Pacific Lutheran University Sunday afternoon and lost 0-2. Friday night the Wildcats were against third ranked school University of Puget Sound and lost 0-1. “It is frustrating because we have
such good players and we are not winning games,” Carol Thomas, ’20, said about the losses. The Lutes held the majority possession of the game but the Wildcats were able keep them at bay throughout the first half with no scores. The first goal was scored off a corner kick at minute 54:36 by Hailey Smoot.
“We were communicating so well in the first half but once goals were scored it dipped. I felt that hurt us tremendously,” Anne Ferguson, ’19, said. Ferguson was determined to prevent the Lutes from scoring again and threw her body in front of the ball to stop a runaway Lutes player inside the goal box. Later in the half, Ferguson prevented another goal by booting
the ball down the field after goalkeeper Madi Reimer, ’21, bounced the ball off her hands. After an early slide by Reimer, Lutes Amber Richard dribbled around her for a wide-open shot on goal. The second goal of the game took place at minute 75:49. “It was obviously pretty frustrating because in the first half we were playing pretty good and in the second have we were just so different. Sometimes the effort was not there and just making silly mistakes was a big problem for us,” Reimer said. This weekend was Reimer’s first collegiate appearance. Head Coach Cole McCool said that normal starting goalkeeper Sarah Bailey, ’19, was going through a rough patch and made some costly mistakes. He added that Reimer has been training hard and will be the starting goalkeeper for the time being. “I think she was expected to do a lot and handled herself well coming in as a freshman with high expectations,” Bailey said. Bailey was named NWC Defensive Student-Athlete of the week Oct. 2 after recording 11 saves over the weekend. She had nine saves in a 1-1 extra-time draw to George Fox and two save in a 2-0 shutout of Pacific. Bailey had no comments on McCool’s remarks. In Friday night’s game against the University of Puget Sound, the Wildcats appeared stiff and asleep until Loggers Gabbie Berg shot the first goal off a cross. With a goal in mind, the Wildcats fought back hard but were unable to get a goal in. Linfield has an overall record of 6-7-1 and a conference record of 4-51. The Wildcats are away next weekend playing the Willamette Bearcats at noon, Saturday in Salem and the Lewis and Clark Pio’s at noon, Sunday in Portland.
October 16, 2017