Spring 2011 - Issue 6

May 12 - 18 2011 vol 88 no 6

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NEWS

70 percent of faculty oppose Greek system

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CWU rapper aims to conquer the rap game

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CWU softball dominates GNAC

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New CWU policy will protect those reporting wrongdoing

BY NICHOLE WILLIAMSON

Staff Reporter

The President’s Advisory Council approved a new policy and procedure to protect whistleblowers last Wednesday in their monthly meeting.

Policy CWUP 2-40-230 is based on the state whistleblower act. It outlines when and how an individual should report improper action. Improper action includes waste of funds, violation of federal or state law, specific dangers to public health and safety and mismanagement or improper personnel actions.

The new procedure, CWUR 1-50010, outlines the way for whistleblowers to notify the appropriate individuals. It also allows for the whistleblower to remain anonymous and prohibits retaliation against the whistleblower or those who provide information during an investigation of the claim.

It also prohibits employees from destroying evidence during the investigation.

“We have put together a whistleblower policy and procedure. We’ve had pieces in other places but this would consolidate it in two places,” said Sherer Holter, chief of staff.

Linda Schactler, public affairs liaison, also gave a brief legislative update. According to Schactler the university is in a good position to receive some funds for the design of Science 2 and Samuelson Union Building.

She also gave a brief overview of the new tuition policy, House Bill 1795, that

was reportedly agreed upon by both the House and the Senate but the vote is not expected until this week.

The bill would give the Board of Trustees the ability to set tuition for the next four years. It would also increase the performance measures the university must meet. Schactler expects the bill to change before the vote.

“If you have a version from yesterday morning it’s different now,” Schactler said.

It is uncertain how the bill will affect the budget. President James Gaudino said that the budget wouldn’t be available for the May Board of Trustee’s Meeting and hopes to have it by the June meeting.

The 5,000 financial aid packages that have been mailed out on the estimated 11.5 percent tuition increase may need to be modified.

“It borders on unethical behavior to push operations which have our lead time into this situation,” Gaudino said. “The whole funding system for higher education is broken.”

Monthly Meeting:

The next Presidential Advisory Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 1.

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The presence of academic dishonesty Central faculty concerned with possible increase in plagiarism and cheating Staff Reporter

So far this school year, Central has seen an increase in cases of cheating and plagiarism. Last year Central saw 12 instances; this year there have been 17.

“Students are given a lot of opportunities to succeed, so we expect that they are responsible and honest when it comes to academic work,” said Richard DeShields, chief conduct officer. “I think cheating knocks down the other students who are taking the time and working hard to succeed.”

Cases of academic dishonesty include instances such as cheating off another student’s test or having the same answers as another student on a take home test.

But the majority of cases regard plagiarism. Of the 17 cases this year, 15 have been plagiarism.

According to Central’s code of conduct, plagiarism is defined as “the appropriation of any other person’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work in one’s own work.”

Academic departments across campus handle cases of plagiarism in different ways. In departments such as English, most teachers will choose to either fail the student on the assignment or for the entire class.

“The first step when this happens is

professors contact the students and let Cynthia Mitchell, associate professor of them know they have been accused of journalism and faculty adviser to The Obplagiarism,” said Jack Baker, assistant to server. “We’ve even gone so far as having the associate vice president for student life. students sign an ethics pledge after having “From there, they are referred to a stu- read the policy.” dent life conduct officer.”

In the department’s extreme case, a All cases are reviewed on an individual journalism student passed off articles basis. Punishment generally includes dis- written by other journalists as his own in ciplinary probation for one year. two classes. He also went so far as to copy “Any further violation of the law or and paste an article from another newsconduct code could result in suspensions paper into a column he turned in for The or expulsions,” Observer.

Baker said.

“The first time A number of I mentioned it in factors may be passing to someone We report cases to leading to this infrom student afStudent Affairs but don’t crease in cases of fairs, I was floored hear the outcomes. academic dishonwhen the reaction esty.

I got was concern -GEORGE DRAKE These reasons for the student English Dept. Chair may include stress and the amount of due to rising costs stress they must be of tuition or presunder,” Mitchell sures stemming said. from a time crunch. In some cases, stuThe student was kicked out of the dents simply aren’t aware of the definition Communication Department, she said. of plagiarism, Baker said.

Baker said that “most students don’t Due to a recent extreme case of pla- realize the tools professors have to catch giarism, the Communication Department plagiarism.” has adopted its own policy.

Here, the main tool available for pro“We feel so strongly about it we de- fessors is Blackboard’s SafeAssign procided we needed to make our own policy gram. by putting it in writing and talking about “It makes it very easy for teachers to it in every class, early and often,” said see where the information came from,”

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said Jane Chinn, instructional technologies specialist.

SafeAssign runs the paper through an originality detection algorithm that checks material from the Internet and the article database Proquest, Chinn said.

SafeAssign also has the ability to check past archives, which allows professors to make sure the paper wasn’t used by other students from Central or other academic institutions.

Due to a lack of feedback from the office of student affairs, professors have been under the impression that there is no enforcement of the university process for dealing with plagiarism.

“We report cases to student affairs but don’t hear the outcomes,” said George Drake, chair of the English Department.

Responding to this concern, Baker said the office for student affairs has agreed to change its policy.

“We will start letting professors know the outcomes of these situations to avoid any confusion,” Baker said.

For over a year now, students and faculty have had the ability to report behaviors of concern including cheating and plagiarism straight from the student intranet. When reported, these issues go directly to the conduct office.

“It centralizes the process,” DeShields said. “If you don’t know where to go it offers a common place to report incidents.”

“Do you think cheating and academic dishonesty is unethical?”

Kristen Fitzgerald Freshman Elementary Ed

“It’s a means of success for some students. I guess it all depends on what you consider cheating.”

Mekonnen Anebo Senior Interdisciplinary Studies

Students learn about WA Medical marijuana laws

Eleven Central students get medical cards

BY PRESTON PENDERGAST

Staff Reporter

Medical marijuana made an appearance on campus April 29. This time it wasn’t activists looking for signatures but an event titled Raid Preparedness Training, to help inform both legal users and dispensary owners their legal rights.

The event covered a variety of topics, including support groups, what to do when confronted by police, patient rights, legal preparation, medical marijuana certification and what a patient is entitled to do with a medical marijuana card.

“It is a fairly complicated issue and any opportunity to gain clarity is something we support,” said Gail Farmer, director of the Wellness Center. “We supported Brian’s program because we wanted

CWU students to know their rights and responsibilities with respect to medical marijuana.”

Farmer went on to clarify that having a medical marijuana card does not mean it’s legal for students to use or possess marijuana on campus.

Senior sociology and history major Brian Grimmer put the event together..

He had doctors come to offer people their medical marijuana certification on the spot.

Yet, some would question if it’s right to have an event such as this on campus.

“The purpose of the class was to prepare dispensaries for raids from federal law enforcement,” Grimmer said. “Dispensaries were our primary target but we covered many issues for user safety.”

The event attracted three dispensaries,

“If you’re going to class every day but still aren’t getting what you learned in class then go ahead and cheat. ” Reggie Wilson Senior Exercise Science

“Yes, it is not only unethical but morally wrong and it happens a lot.”

Christopher Martindale Junior Law and Justice/ Sociology

15 students and a few doctors to help give include glaucoma, crohn’s disease, hepaevaluations to potential medical mari- titis C, anorexia, chronic pain, seizures, juana patients. Out of those 15 students, cramping, appetite loss or muscle spasms.

“At least 26 students have medical 11 of them got their medical marijuana cards while three picked up the paper marijuana cards,” Grimmer said. “We are work. Three dispensaries from the sur- beginning to have a small minority and rounding areas also attended the event to we have a right to be represented. Parents who legally smoke learn more about medical marijuana their rights. have to deal with “I expected the The purpose of the Child Protective information to be class was to prepare disServices just befor dispensaries, but pensaries for raids from cause of the marithere was plenty juana, which isn’t of information for federal law enforcement right.” medical users,” said -BRIAN GRIMMER The issue of Michael Ibarra, medical marijuana senior history and Event organizer has been present Spanish major. in Washington for “What I noticed many years. The is that anyone involved in medical cannabis can find im- law was first put into effect on Dec. 3, 1998. One of the main issues is about portant information.”

While the topic is widely discussed, state rights.

While the Constitution gives states the few people are aware of what qualifies a patient to be a medical marijuana patient power to make their own laws they must in the state of Washington. According also follow federal law. As of now, the fedto state law, a patient qualifies for medi- eral law defines marijuana as a schedule cal marijuana if they have a terminal or one narcotic, which places it in the same debilitating condition. Qualifying diseases category as opium, ecstasy and morphine.

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“It’s not a big problem in college because you are paying and choosing to be here.”

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CWU Wildcat Shop cracks down on thieves New surveillance system monitors shoppers after recent theft increase

BY JEREMY VIMISLIK

Staff Reporter

Leading into Wildcat Shop Director Steve Wenger’s back office, deep through a labyrinth of rooms, he demonstrates the power of the system. Worthy of a Las Vegas casino, the system can monitor up to 24 cameras at once. On his desk sits a thick $210 accounting book that was recovered from a shoplifter in March.

The Wildcat Shop recently underwent a renovation to its security system. Students may not have noticed, but the 32 new cameras on the ceiling definitely noticed them.

The cameras have been fully operational since March 1 and, despite the warning signs posted around the store, have led to the arrest of 10 thieves so far.

“If someone steals from us, they’re going to get caught,” Wenger said.

The cameras cost about $1,000 a piece and the total cost came to roughly $35,000, Wenger said.

The new cameras feature motion-activated and low-light HD viewing of every square inch of the store’s floor. They record a time-stamped video on to a backup system where they are saved for about a month and then erased. All of the footage is fully admissable in court, he said.

If additional cameras are added in the future, Wenger said all that is needed is more backup storage.

Even when merchandise displays need to be moved or racks updated to keep the store fresh, the cameras have over 80 points around the store where they can be moved to keep a better lens on shoppers and potential thieves.

When the Wildcat Shop opened with the SURC four-and-a-half years ago, the plan was to have cameras installed, but as

JEFF BAYLEY/OBSERVER

UNDER SURVEILLANCE Cameras cover the screen of the monitor in the surveillance room as shoppers in the Wildcat Shop are watched.

time passed, it became harder and harder to find the money.

“When you reduce theft, you reduce prices on products,” Wenger said.

It was a good investment for the store.

According to Wenger, most stores this size have a surveillance system in place, and they felt they needed to be current.

He estimates that there were five to 10 thefts per week that were taking place in the store and that number has definitely decreased since the cameras have been up.

During fall quarter, seven cameras were put up as a test for the system. Several thefts were witnessed by the cameras in that test period.

“It was evident that something was truly needed,” Wenger said.

The robust system can hook up to

Student Speaks Out

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removes Edwardo Morfin from Council of Probity

BY PETER O’CAIN

Staff Reporter

The controversy sparked by the College Republicans’ March 1 ICE, ICE -BABY party is still burning. Edwardo ,Morfin, senior law and justice major, is the student keeping the ember aglow. l Prior to the party, Morfin held a posietion on the Council of Probity, which is dessentially Central’s student version of a ssupreme court. Morfin was offended by emany of the comments on the College aRepublicans’ Facebook page pertaining hto game ideas. e Comments included, “Can we play -‘take the baby from the parents?,” “I think -a piñata is in order” and “Maybe Seal the tBorder Monopoly.”

“All I said was the comments that you put up on your Facebook page are inflamamatory,” Morfin said. “And I don’t think tthat you guys are going about this the rright way.” e Morfin was removed from the Council ,of Probity by the Associated Students of tCentral Washington University Board of Directors (BOD) on March 14. e In the official letter sent to Morfin, the tBOD cited the BOD’s constitution and -by-laws, which state that it has the power eto remove people it appoints. e They also reasoned that Council of .Probity officers should “be of a passive

nature and not actively seeking matters to rule on for the purpose of guiding policy and activity.”

“It was for showing, I guess in their opinion, a bias,” Morfin said. “My bias was against racism.”

Morfin replied with a letter of his own citing the BOD constitution and by-laws that states that the Council of Probity shall consist of five members and terms officially end on the last Tuesday of spring quarter.

However, according to former BOD Executive Vice President Chris Goehner, who was active at the time that Morfin was removed, Morfin posted remarks on the BOD Facebook page that called for the BOD to take action against the College Republicans.

While the BOD doesn’t deal with disputes regarding clubs and organizations, the Council of Probity does.

“He’s on the Council of Probity and has a prior bias of what’s going on,” Goehner said. “It doesn’t make sense.”

Another factor that could contribute to the case against Morfin is RCW 42.52.020, which states that no state officer may have an interest that is “in conflict with the proper discharge of the state officer’s or state employee’s official duties.”

Morfin said that he offered to remove himself from any proceedings that the Council of Probity might have with the

an indefinite amount of cameras, which lends to some interesting prospects for Central. First, if an emergency such as a fire, school shooter, or hostage situation arises, university police can gain access to the cameras using the laptops in their vehicles, or from any other computer connected to the Internet.

Secondly, if the school can find the money to do so, these cameras can be expanded all over campus, including the SURC’s dining areas, Recreation Center and the Sarah Spurgeon Art Gallery, which already has four cameras and hopes to tie into the Wildcat Shop’s system.

Before the cameras were installed, the staff would find stashed items or wrappers and torn packaging, but couldn’t do anything about it. Now, Wenger said, they can just check the camera log.

College of Republicans.

“The only problem with that is that you can recuse yourself but you still are gonna have influence,” Goehner said.

Goehner also said that Morfin did not offer to recuse himself from proceedings prior to making any comments or statements.

Morfin also believes it is hypocritical of the BOD to remove him from the Council of Probity for speaking out against the College Republicans’ party, but not remove Houston Hamilton. Hamilton serves on the Council of Probity, is a member of the College Republicans and was present at the party.

“Should he really be accused of guilty by association?” Goehner said. “I don’t think so.”

Morfin said he believes that instead of removing Hamilton, the BOD should have left him on the Council of Probity to ensure balance.

Morfin also believes that the BOD was trying to form a Council of Probity with views similar to the College Republicans’.

At the time, the BOD had two officers who were members of the College Republicans: Paul Stayback, vice president for academic affairs and Trevor Bevier, vice president for clubs and organizations.

Morfin also believes that Goehner was a College Republican “sympathizer.”

“At best, what they did was insensitive and it was censorship,” Morfin said. “At worst, it was racist and discriminatory.”

In a similar censorship vein, The Observer obtained a letter written by Morfin to President James Gaudino stating that “CWU’s College Republicans’ club status be revoked if they continue along this path of intolerance and that future events should not be granted funding un-

The most common stolen items are books, earbud headphones and USB thumbdrives.

Some brazen thieves have gone so far as to steal books and sell them in bulk at buyback prices at Jerroll’s, or buy items and then argue that they did not make the purchase.

Cashier Supervisor Heather Siobhan, who has worked at the Wildcat Shop for four years, has seen some interesting things: a shoplifter wearing a snow parka in 72-degree weather, a shopper buying athletic shorts only to return them after hitting the gym with them, a backpack full of wrappers where thieves were stashing their trash before leaving the store with merchandise.

“Shady looking people, walking away from staff and acting sketchy” is what Siobhan said she looks for the most.

It seems to work, as Siobhan said she has caught four shoplifters out of the 17 labeled with metallic star stickers on the staff sheet in the back of the shop. Next to the list are pictures of shoppers who have been identified as thieves so that they can be identified in the future.

Siobhan said she believes she has spooked numerous would-be shoplifters with a smile and customer service greeting after observing their odd behavior.

After being caught, shoplifters are given no leniency by Wenger and the university police. Offenders are prosecuted to the highest degree of the law and are then banned from entering the Wildcat Shop.

Under RCW 4.24.230, shoplifting is a gross misdemeanor and charges include the price of the item, plus a fine ranging between $100-$650, along with any and all court fees accrued by both parties. If they enter the store again, they are charged with criminal trespassing.

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CENSORED Edwardo Morfin feels he was unjustly removed from his position for speaking out.

less those events are first approved by the CWU Diversity Education Center.”

As for the claims of racism: “If I’m racist, how am I the campaign manager for Vanessa Vargas who’s running for president and is Hispanic... If I’m racist then how did I treat Iraqi patients?” he said, referring to his service in the Iraq war.

Other members of the BOD were reached for comment but declined due to an ongoing investigation by the Office for Equal Opportunity.

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Future uncertain for Central Greek life

Task Force surveys faculty, resulting in a bleak outlook for a Greek system at CWU

BY MADDY SHORTT

Staff Reporter

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for [the fraternity] because they don’t get Greek system would bring positive attriany benefits of being associated with the butes to more than just the university. school,” Bransdorfer said.

“Last year we did 1,400 hours of comIn response to the high opposing per- munity service. Several faculty members centage, Shaun Helkey, vice president said that’s more hours than they had seen of Kappa Sigma fraternity said, “we’ve from any other groups,” Helkey said. heard it beMax Powfore.” ell, second vice “If they president of knew anyKappa Sigma, Apparently there’s enough thing about shares frustrastudent interest being exus, it would all tions. pressed for the Greek system be revoked,” “We don’t that it was decided that in all Helkey said. get any of the fairness we should have this Helkey feels e-mail stuff that the negafrom (GLTF); task force to look into it more tive response is we’re left out seriously… that we shouldn’t due to popular of the loop.” just reject the idea out right stereotypes of According and it should be investigated Greek systems to Powell, if a little more. in the 1960s his fraternity and 70s. In is to prove the response to stereotypes -RODNEY BRANSDORFER the concern of wrong, they Spanish professor/Greek hazing, Helkey should at least said, “our orbe aware of Life Task Force member ganization was them first. the first to outOne stereolaw hazing.” He said the fraternity is given type Powell wishes to disprove – fraternia $2,000 fine if there are signs of hazing. ties are all about partying.

In response to concerns of sexual “We’ve actually lost members because abuse, Helkey discussed how members they thought they were going to join ‘Aniin Kappa Sigma take classes on domestic mal House,’” Powell said. and sexual violence.

According to Helkey, the debate has “If given a chance, I know we could lasted roughly two years. prove them wrong,” Helkey said. “They “A good foundation is set and its one don’t know anything about us.” that’s not going to crumble once we Helkey is all too familiar with the up- leave,” Helkey said. hill battle fraternities have had to walk.

The fraternity heard that by June there “We would like to have recognition by is may to be a decision made as to wheththe school and we’ve been battling the er or not a Greek system will be allowed. school for years now and have had very “We’ve heard that 18 million times, little progress,” Helkey said. and if we held our breath, we’d be dead,” Helkey said he feels that having a Helkey said.

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In a recent poll distributed by the Greek Life Task Force, 70 percent of Central faculty is opposed to a Greek system.

Members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity said they were outraged by the statistics, but more so the reasoning behind them.

For years, the idea of a university-associated Greek system at Central has been a touchy subject. Rodney Bransdorfer, professor of Spanish and linguistics, volunteered to be the faculty representative on the Greek Life Task Force (GLTF).

“I volunteered myself to make sure we had faculty representation... I wanted to make sure that [the President and the cabinet] had all sides of the story,” Bransdorfer said. “Apparently there’s enough student interest being expressed for the Greek system that it was decided that in all fairness we should have this task force to look into it more seriously… that we shouldn’t just reject the idea out right and it should be investigated a little more.”

Bransdorfer sent an e-mail to faculty asking for their thoughts, and the results were similar to his feelings on the subject.

“There’s not enough benefit to outweigh all the potential negatives,” Bransdorfer said. A Greek system, she said, “encourages conformity, not individuality.

The best way to continue the clicks from high school is to have a Greek system.”

Bransdorfer feels Greek systems represent the opposite of equality and diversity, which he says Central prides itself on.

The closest the university has been to an officially recognized Greek system was about three years ago, when according to an undisclosed source, the vice president of student affairs approved four charters for fraternities.

The source went on to say, “these people were interested in starting these fraternities and took the proposals to the VP of student affairs and asked them to sign these agreements with the university to allow them to begin to form on campus.

Apparently, the VP of student affairs acted without consulting anyone and without really having proper authorization. Nobody knows about this. It was basically an accident. Someone signed something they shouldn’t have… Afterward, the university found itself in a position of, ‘Oops, we didn’t really mean it.’”

The president and committee voted against the Greek system and the mistake was rectified.

According to Bransdorfer, fraternities can establish themselves basically anywhere without recognition from a university. This is “less than an ideal situation

Professor loses cancer battle

Leukemia takes life of Alberta Jean Thyfault

BY WESTON MORROW

News Assistant Editor

A Central Washington University professor passed away on May 4. She was 59.

Alberta Jean Thyfault was born on Dec. 13, 1951 to Ferdinand and Donna Thyfault.

She graduated with a master’s degree in special education from Western Oregon University in 1975.

She was a dedicated teacher of special needs children for over a decade before she went back to school.

Thyfault earned her Ph.D. in education from Oregon State University in 1993 before becoming a professor.

She began teaching at Central, where she was just as dedicated to the success of her graduate students as she was her special needs students.

She spent much of her life teaching special needs students before beginning her career at Central, where she taught a new generation of teachers.

Her dedication to others carried over outside the classroom where Thyfault served as a foster parent and hospice care provider.

Memorial services were held on Sunday and Monday in Ellensburg.

She leaves behind her many students.

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Respect, common courtesy for wait Bicyclists: Don’t be an easy rider on the sidewalk staff goes a long way at restaurants Twice last of this speed. week, I was Sidewalks are often narrow, and pulling out when a bicyclist can’t stop in time and a of a parking pedestrian gets hit, both the pedestrian lot near Dean and bicyclist will probably be hurt.

Hall and was Also, in case you haven’t noticed, most almost hit drivers don’t pay attention to the road and by bicyclists their surroundings. Texting, changing the riding on the radio, talking to passengers and just being sidewalk. in a hurry are all causes for distracted A lingering drivers. Someone coming out of an alley question of or driveway while not paying attention

By Anthony James mine is why could hit a bicyclist on the sidewalk and b i c y c l i s t s Editor-in-Chief cause serious injury. were on the In the case of the parking lot I was sidewalk in coming out of, there’s a fence on one side the first place. Sidewalks are there for and a tall bush on the other. Pulling out pedestrians, not into the sidewalk bicycles. cutaway to see I am all for oncoming traffic Most of the roads people using is the only way to in Ellensburg are wide a bicycle to see. commute to A r o u n d enough to accommocampus. It’s quick, campus, far too date both cars and biconvenient, cheap, many students cycles. Some are even and if you care, using crosswalks marked. But for a multienvironmentally have been hit by tude of reasons, riding a friendly. cars (that’s another Most of the issue altogether), bicycle on the sidewalk roads in Ellensburg but riding down is not safe. are wide enough to the sidewalk and accommodate both hitting someone is cars and bicycles. Some are even marked. just as dangerous.

But for a multitude of reasons, riding a Finally, it’s usually illegal. In the past, bicycle on the sidewalk is not safe.

I’ve seen University Police stopping First, sidewalks are designated for bicyclists using the sidewalk along Walnut pedestrians. Washington state law Street. State law appears to allow riding classifies bicycles as virtually the same on the sidewalk, but that doesn’t mean it’s as autos, requiring both to use proper a good idea. signals, lights, etc. Most of the speed It all really comes down to safety limits in Ellensburg are 25 miles per hour, – safety for pedestrians, drivers, and and most road bicycles are plenty capable especially bicyclists.

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Corrections

In a story titled “Dropping beats since 1983” (Issue 6, May 5), the quote reading “You’ve got to give Sam credit for supporting so many musicians in this community,” was incorrectly attributed to Sam Albright intead of Travis Yost.

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A f t e r two years of waiting tables at Wellington’s, it has come to my attention that some of central’s population By Amanda Milbourn need a crash Copy Desk course in manners and restaurant etiquette.

While the majority of our diners are friendly, courteous and understand the quiet environment of the restaurant, certain individuals were either never taught how to behave or simply have no respect for the people who serve them.

Read the menu. We have what is listed and our weekly specials, nothing more and nothing less. We don’t have milk, hot chocolate, sweet potato fries or peanut butter and jelly. You won’t score any points with your server if you demand something we don’t carry, whether or not you know we have milk back there.

Burgers and chicken take at least 15 to 20 minutes to cook. If you’re on a time constraint, order one of our cold sandwiches or salads, as they come out in a fraction of the time. We are happy to give you ideas for your timeframe or dietary needs, but servers are not receptive to rude remarks or attitude if your burger

took longer than 10 minutes. The food cooks as fast as it can.

No substitutions means no substitutions. If you hate lettuce, tomato, cheese or anything that comes on your order, feel free to ask for the item without.

That’s not substituting, it’s removing.

What we won’t do is add grilled onions and pesto mayo to your smokey ranchouse burger. Each order is its own item, and only additions like bacon or cheese can be added for a fee. Again, read the menu, begging one of us to change the rules for you will only give both parties a headache.

Faculty and staff do not get special treatment for being Central employees.

Everyone who comes in is a paying guest and receives the same service. Being a professor or any other faculty member does not get you a fast pass or an exception to the rules. We can’t push your order to the front because you have a meeting or a class. Please don’t bother our hostess with requests to skip ahead, she has enough going on as it is.

Most of all, be courteous. Realize that everyone who works to serve you at Wellington’s is just trying to pay their way through school. We don’t get tips, we don’t make a ton of money and we all make mistakes. If you want ranch with your fries, no problem, just ask nicely. Waving your hand or snapping your fingers and demanding service is the best way to make our staff dread your return. We want you to have a good experience, but not at our expense.

As I read the article on the immigration rally (Isuue 6, May 5), it became clear that there is virtually no one who understands there is a difference between lawful acts and unlawful ones. Not Central professors, Central graduates, or former illegals.

There is a whole movement to call anyone crossing the borders an immigrant and anyone who complains about the law breakers is a racist or “nativist”. To have any pride in one’s country is to be despised and demeaned as something evil and disturbing.

People for over two centuries have wanted to come to this country, to achieve better for themselves and their families, and millions have done just that. They worked to get here and most until recently did it lawfully. They became part of the social fabric.

The speakers complained about how hard it is to become a citizen and that anyone living in this country should be given citizenship whether they are a lawbreaker or not. All of this hand wringing and tear-flowing rhetoric does nothing but diminish the meaning of being a citizen and eschews the idea that being

a citizen is an honor and a responsibility, something even natural-born citizens have tossed away as a meaningless relic of old thinking.

Illegals are automatically, by definition, not law-abiding people. They are here by virtue of breaking the laws of this country but that means nothing to them.

Laws are simply impediments to having what you desire and thus unworthy of consideration.

Why don’t we just declare every law null and void, having no law that prohibits an activity of any kind, thus allowing everyone to achieve their desires without effort? All of the people on the immigration discussion panel appear that they would be jubilant over such a policy.

If we just hand out citizenship papers like water bottles to anyone crossing the border, we will not have a country – probably the only non-country of its kind anywhere on earth.

On May 1, my family and I decided to go to one of Central’s Family Swims on campus. According to the website on the student recreation page, this family swim from 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. was a family and recreation swim. There is no lap swim at this time.

Before my family got into the pool I was told that the kids, even my older kids, ages 8 and 9, have to swim next to me at all times. My kids are fantastic swimmers.

So, I did not have a problem with that rule. I was also told that families don’t often show up for family swims.

As we began to swim, more and more lap swimmers made their way into the pool. When were told by the lifeguards that we need to move over and swim by the stairs, I felt sort of like Rosa Parks.

Instead of black people having to move

to the back of the bus, the family had to move over as far as possible so that the lap swimmers could swim during recreation swim.

I contacted the Family Resource Center and they listened to me and they contacted the director of the swimming pool. Within the next day, the director called to argue say that I am in the wrong.

I am unsure of why they call this a family swim if it is not really a family swim.

I propose that families have at least one swim a week where it is just a recreation swim. Lap swimmers have 10 swims a week. Would it hurt Central to allow us to have one swim? We pay to use that pool too.

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First Friday Art Walk Michael and Deborah Williams, owners of Brick Road Books, came to the exhibit to President James Gaudino visit with old friends.

“I knew these Dogs,” Michael and his wife Katie hosted an exhibit of local artist and profes- said pointing at a painting in sor emeritus Cynthia Krieble’s which Krieble’s beloved pets, collection, “Menagerie” (1978- Sundance and Molly play gaily.

1986), as part of the First Friday “We own one [of her paintings] that looks a lot like that one,” he Art Walk.

“We try to host an exhibit said.

The Williams rented a neighthree to four times a year,” Katie said, while welcoming her boring house from Krieble in guests into the Central Recep- the early 1980s and remember tion Center and directing them the dogs fondly. Michael recalled how the older dog always toward the art, food and wine.

James, pleased with the turn- seemed to be imparting some out from the community and kind of wisdom on the younger university, said that the exhibit and noted how well that dynamserves to “honor alumni, faculty ic is captured in the paintings. and students” and “provides an “Sundance is the young one,” opportunity for the community he said.

Krieble has a long history of to engage with the university in that way [the event] is meeting artistic collaboration with other artists in the community includits goals.”

“Menagerie” features Krie- ing local poet and Professor Joble’s early oil paintings of her seph Powell.

“I did the illustrations for chickens, dogs and roosters. “All Joe’s book, the animals “Counting are mine,” I couldn’t get those the Change,” Krieble said. chickens to pose.

[But Krieble said.

The chickmy art is] not to be a repIn his ens, she inlica of what I’m paintfi rst book herited from ing. [Instead I attempt] of poems, her home’s to give [the paintings] “ C o u nting previous tenthe Change,” life and vitality. ant when she Powell actufirst moved -CINDY KRIEBLE ally dedicated to Ellensburg Artist one of his from the Bay poems to his Area in 1973. i l l u s t r a t o r.

She had never owned chickens or had any The poem is entitled “Crowplans to, but in retrospect she ing Time” with the subtitle ‘for said she’s glad that it worked Cindy Krieble.’ One of Krieout that she did. She was over- ble’s landscape paintings also whelmed by the change in en- appears as the cover art of his vironment, having moved from latest book of poems, “Hard the wet, green coast to the drier Earth.” Powell, who was also in attendance Friday, was given climate.

“It took me a good year to get honorary mention in the literamy bearings as a painter,” she ture of the event.

Krieble paints her animal said. But she eventually found her inspiration in “objects that scenes and portraits as well as her more recent landscapes from were natural and organic.”

Her earliest Ellensburg works photographs. Krieble joked, “I include life-size and larger-than- couldn’t get those chickens to life oil paintings of her garden pose.” But she said her art is and other vegetation. Attending “not to be a replica of what I’m the exhibit were Mary Tollman painting.” Instead she attempts and her husband Jon who have “to give [the paintings] life and one of these early paintings on vitality,” she said.

Krieble said she is inspired display in their home. “We actually have a setting of sunflow- to paint by “the excitement of ers,” Mary said of her paintings what I see around me.” These days, she finds landscapes, esby Krieble.

Krieble confirmed, “Mary pecially those in and around Elhas one of my oldest paintings lensburg, to be far more exciting from Ellensburg.” She recalls than chickens. She has a passion that she most likely completed for painting the “natural icons of the area,” she said. the piece pre-chicken in 1974.

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Staff Reporter

COCK-A-DOODLE-DO “Chickens on Parade” a painting by Cynthia Krieble.

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PLAYING AROUND “Playing Dogs,” painting by Cynthia Krieble.

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MEOW Cynthia Krieble’s painting “Yawning Cat.”

ICE HOUND Cynthia Krieble’s painting, “White Dog.”

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we would feed off of each other with our lyrics,” he said.

Back then Dickerson said he never got the chance to record but he told himself that once he did get the chance he would be the best at it.

Today he has recorded over 150 different tracks and has created his very Some know him as No Doubt. Others own mix tape titled “Insurance Policy.” This refer to him as Matic, short for Charismatic. is a project that Dickerson and his friend Lately, he wants to be called Yotti and and partner in crime Josh Jameson, also although he changes his name as often known as Phenom, created together. This as Diddy, this Central student and rapper mix tape consists of 20 of their best tracks. will always be known as Alfred Dickerson, There are instrumentals from artists such a guy with a dream and the ambition to do as Wiz Khalifa and T.I. whatever it takes to reach it.

“I want to put my own spin on the music Dickerson, junior criminal justice major, that I hear,” Dickerson said. is late to everything, but today he’s early, The inspiration behind the name waiting and posted up at a table on the “Insurance Policy” came from Dickerson outskirts of the SURC Pit. When he watching C-SPAN. While flipping through spots me walking toward him he smirks, the channels one day Dickerson came jumps up and sticks his hand out for a across C-SPAN where officals were talking professional handshake. about the different types of insurance that “Thanks for meeting with me today,” he people have. It was mentioned that lower said. “I never miss an opportunity to meet class people can’t get insurance and most with the press.” of them don’t have health care.

Dark blue Chuck Taylors, a pair of 501 “I come from that class,” he said.

Levi jeans and a Seattle Mariners T-shirt “Eventually I hope to make some money complete his outfit. He notices that I am so that I can have a nice insurance plan.” checking out his clothes and puts his Nipsy Hussle is one of Dickerson’s hands in the air. favorite rappers. He loves Hussle’s story “I’m swaggered out,” he says with a about how he changed his life around and grin. “Like Old Spice.” gave up everything to follow his dreams.

Dickerson explains that he has a laidIn a way, Dickerson can relate to Hussle. back college swag but to the tenth degree. He is putting everything on the line in He doesn’t wear conventional clothing that hopes of being able to pursue his dream everyone else wears. as a rapper.

“While everyone is trying to blend in, I “What people don’t understand is this,” stand out,” Dickerson said.

Dickerson said. “Rapping is an art. Every day you have to slowly work on and master your craft.”

Dickerson realizes that he may not become famous overnight but he has to keep doing what he is doing everyday and eventually people will hear him.

Writing poetry is what spiked Dickerson’s interest to start rapping. At Jason Lee middle school in Tacoma, he was always involved in poetry jams, an event where students would create poems and read them aloud to large crowds. He won every single poetry jam that he participated in.

During Dickerson’s freshman year in high school, his brother Andre Dickerson began His older brother Andre is very proud of to rap.

“I would always write with him and him. He says his little brother is a voice

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(Above) Alfred Dickerson. (Photos Right) Alfred Dickerson, also known as Yotti, and Josh Jameson, also known as Phenom, during a photoshoot.

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that represents the current generation of hip-hop music.

“He represents a new emerging culture and face of music, that is bold, innovative and daring,” Andre said.

Andre said the sky is the limit for his brother - he just needs to stay focused and always plan before action and think before moving.

“Anything he wants to do he will,” Andre said. “But he needs to do it with thought and preparation behind it.”

Like any successful artist, Dickerson has had his fair share of haters. He said that whatever you do in life, whether it is music, sports or school there are always going to be people that doubt you.

“You have to use that to fuel your flame,” he said.

Dickerson wants to tell all of those people who doubt him to worry about what they are doing not what he is doing.

“Hating ain’t hurting me, it’s only killing you,” he said.

The music industry is a very competitive field. There are people out there trying to make it every single day. Dickerson says there are a lot of people out there who are trying to become rappers but they are doing it for the wrong reasons. Those people do it for the money, fame and girls but he is not one of them.

“I don’t go into the studio to rap and think about how many hoes I can get,” Dickerson said. “Because after the hoes are gone, then what? What do you have left?”

Dickerson said that you have to do it for yourself and yourself only.

Struggling to become a rap artist is just one of the road blocks that Dickerson has encountered. He has been kicked out of school and has had run ins with the law since he was 15. If there was one thing in his life that he could change it would be his troubles with the law. He said he realizes that whether it’s two months from now or two years it will always affect him.

“If you’re behind bars you can’t make music,” Dickerson said.

The first time that he performed was at an open mic in Tacoma. He said he was nervous, but once he got past the butterflies there was no turning back. “If you know your music is good, there is no reason to be nervous,” he said.

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Down and dirty

Central actors show their sexy side in “The Country Wife”

BY KELSEE DODSON - CARTER

Senior Reporter

Want to take a trip to London where the clothes are formal, the language is fancy and the people are royal? Now, I’m not talking about William and Kate’s Royal Wedding, I’m talking about “The Country Wife.”

The Central production takes you back in time to the days of corsets, ruffles, tea time and husbands and wives sleeping with mistresses and even each other.

“The Country Wife,” written by William Wycherley, is known as a restoration comedy because it came about during a historical period in England. Back then, this play was considered to be very contro-

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versial because of its sexual content and crude sexual jokes.

This is a fast paced production, full of witty humor, energy and a pinch of inappropriateness.

There is no doubt that this play contained crude and sexual humor. Freshman criminal justice major Alex Shuttleworth thought the play was a little weird.

“It’s all about having other people do your wife,” he said.

There was a lot of talk about a woman’s virtue, honor and pleasure. Words that sound very proper, but are used in a very inappropriate and dirty way.

Many sexual gestures were demonstrated to the audience during the performance. Body parts were groped and rubbed, chairs were humped, swords, daggers and walking sticks were being stroked.

Women in this play were shared among the men. When the husbands thought they were the only ones cheating, the wives were actually doing the same thing. Hand fans were used by the women to flirt and entice the men with.

There was talk about how small one of the character’s “dagger” was. This play was full of sexual innuendos.

The costumes in the play were immaculate. I myself was certainly underdressed among such fashionable actors.

All the men wore knickers with leotards under them. Every hat was big and adorned with a feather or two.

I am surprised that the actors did not get swallowed up by all of the ruffles that they were wearing. If the ruffles wern’t swallowing them up, their hair certainly was. It was obvious that they all had it one by the same barber because it was big, tall, curly, long and full of volume.

Each costume was made up of a unique pattern. It almost looked as if they were all wrapped up in fancy curtains, tailored to their body and accented with a bow, button or both.

“The Country Wife” is a very entertaining production.

“I liked watching it for once without falling asleep,” said Kimmey Hassett, freshman undecided.

She said that the language is hard to understand, but she was able to understand the meaning more than what they are saying.

There are some moments where it could have been sped up to make the play shorter because it was a bit lengthy.

The jokes in the play are hilarious. You just have to pay attention to the language to understand them.

The acting, costumes and humor make up for a very exquisite and entertaining play that is definitely worth your time and attention.

Freshman exercise science major Lena Mitchell liked the crude humor. She said she would recommend it to her friends.

“They would like it,” she said. “It’s funny and all about sex.”

Forthcomings for Fallout New explorations for Fallout series creators: Obsidian “Fallout New Vegas” turned out to be one of the best games of last year. Obsidian’s great writing and wonderful follow up story from Fallout 2 proved successful and intriguing.

Earlier this BY BRYAN EATON year, Obsidian Staff Reporter and Bethesda released their first expansion for the game: “Dead Money.” “Dead Money” explored the Sierra Madre Casino, while wrapping up Veronica’s story by introducing her mentor Father Elijah and her former lover, Christine Royce.

While this story was being told, a new one was woven behind the scenes and the story announced that more was to come culminating in what is called “The Battle of the Divide,” where the two couriers met under the flag of the old world.

In addition, the technology of the Sierra Madre referenced the “Big Empty,” a location from the canceled original Fallout 3 and the main game alludes to Joshua Graham, the Burned Man who survived being set on fire and thrown into the Grand Canyon. These tales are soon to come for players of the game.

The next expansion, which is due to be released on May 17, is entitled “Honest Hearts.” “Honest Hearts” gets its name from Brigham Young’s motto: “Honest hearts lead to honest actions.”

This is fitting theme for the upcoming expansion which takes place in Utah’s Zion National Park as a caravan from New Canaan makes its way back home from Vegas with you serving as a guard.

The caravan comes under attack from local tribals in the valley and there is influ-

ence from the Burned Man, Joshua Graham. This expansion will likely wrap up the storyline of Caesar’s Legion as Graham is the previous military leader of the faction, Legate Malpais.

In June, “Old World Blues” will be released. “Old World Blues” will take the player to the location where Father Elijah acquired his advanced technology such as the Holorifle.

This facility apparently has some role in creation of some of the new creatures in the Mojave wasteland. In addition, a GLaDOS-esque AI, played by Veronica Belmont, is in charge of the facility and seems to want your involvement.

The player was kidnapped to this location and according to press releases the player will have the option to join forces with their kidnappers against “a greater threat” or take them out.

Lastly, in July, the final conflict with the character’s unseen rival, Ulysses, will come to fruition in “Lonesome Road.”

Ulysses contacts the player and informs them that they wish to explain why they refused the job that nearly got you killed at the beginning of the game.

However, you must first cross “the Divide,” a storm ravaged landscape that has killed every person to wander through there.

Ulysses was planned as companion for the base game but had to be dropped due to time limitations. Almost nothing is known about this expansion, but it is supposed to wrap up the player’s mysterious circumstances. Each of these expansions will raise the level cap by five, reaching a maximum of 50 levels.

There is a perk that will be available with Old World Blues that stops it at whatever level you wish over 30. These expansions will end the long story of the Courier and Fallout New Vegas and their rapid releases will be very welcome to players of the series.

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Jamming between the lines

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JAMMING OUT Brian Skubic enjoys plaing the guitar. He is running the newly formed rock ‘n’ roll club on campus.

BY ASHTON CERMAK

Staff Reporter

Between running Central’s newly founded rock ‘n’ roll club and double majoring in Spanish and law and justice, Brian Skubic is a busy guy.

“I’m jamming with a pretty great group of guys right now and it led me to start the rock ‘n’ roll club here at Central,” Skubic said.

Skubic wanted to start the club as a resource for other rock music fans.

“I wanted it to be a forum first and foremost for musicians to come together, discuss music, learn about it, learn from each other, and play live shows together.”

While he always had an interest in music, Skubic decided that it would be best kept as a hobby.

“I love rock ‘n’ roll, I play bass, jam with people and it’s a release in and of itself,” he said. “Originally I wanted to double major in criminal justice and music, but I couldn’t figure out how to apply that, so I figured I’d just keep music as a hobby.”

Skubic discovered he had a love of languages during his junior year of high school, thanks to his Spanish teacher.

“It’s learning another perspective on the world, it allows you to a different set of eyes,” Skubic said.

“I have a love for languages and have pretty much had my sights set on being a cop or federal agent since seventh grade,” Skubic said.

Skubic plans on becoming fluent in a fourth language on top of English, Spanish, French and the little Chinese that he

speaks. “Probably Arabic or Russian,” he said.

His love of law and justice is more intrinsic. “I couldn’t see myself doing much else,” Skubic said. “This is before I discovered some of my other hobbies, but I always liked helping people, I was always the one who wanted to make sure people were OK.” He believes people of law enforcement have to deal with the dark side of humanity on a day-to-day basis, something he could see himself doing. “It’s rewarding, if to no one else and not myself,” he said.

Aside from his academics, Skubic enjoys his own pursuits as well. “Comic books I like reading them, I like writing them,” he said. “I like X-Men and Global Frequency, comics that weren’t on-going, ones that had a definite end.”

Before coming to Central, Skubic went to Shoreline Community College where he received two quarters of formal instruction from renowned bassist Steve Kim. Despite his many studies and recreations, Skubic finds time for all of it. “I set time aside each week to do whatever,” he said. “It’s almost counterintuitive for a rock musician, stereotypically speaking, but if you want something enough, you’ll make time for it, be that a language, studies or learning an instrument.”

Skubic feels law and justice and languages are good for him and also serve the good of the world, whereas music serves him first.

“If I want to get away from the noise, I can just create some of my own,” he said.

“It’s almost meditative for me, when I’m just sitting in my room strumming out different bass lines, essentially letting my bass lines become my thought process.”

Though he loves music, Skubic doesn’t really hope for anything to come of it.

Skubic’s mantra in life is simple: “The only way to go is forward.”

Fleet Foxes’ album channels Seattle

BY CHANELLE FOURNIER

Staff Reporter

While second albums are notoriously difficult to pull off, Seattle’s Fleet Foxes have no need to worry with the release of “Helplessness Blues” on May 3. “Blues” is an addictive folk-rock album that manages to equally channel both “Scarborough Fair” and Pike Place Market.

The album starts strong with the first track, “Montezuma,” featuring front man Robin Pecknold’s delicate voice and a church choir-like harmony. Pecknold, is reputed to be both socially anxious and exceedingly self-deprecating.

“So now I am older than my mother and father/ when they had their daughter/ so what does that say about me?” he sings. “Oh, how could I dream of such a selfless and true love/ could I wash my hands of just looking out for me?”

The lyrics are a highlight of the album, to the point where the record would still be worthwhile if you threw away the disk and just read the lyrics like exceptionally accessible poetry.

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“Sometimes I fear that being a musician has made me really self-involved and a lot of this record is about recognizing that and trying to move past it,” Pecknold told online music news source, Stereogum.

However, “Blues” is not an album that rests completely on great lyrics. The instrumentals are woven together to create an intricate and often ethereal backdrop to Pecknold’s voice. The album even includes a surprisingly listenable instrumental track, “The Cascades.” The song compels you to immediately go off and find a meadow to frolic in.

Another instrumentally impressive track, “The Shrine/ An Argument,” is reminiscent of folk-rock era Jethro Tull, if Jethro Tull wore flannel and drank PBR. This lengthy song culminates in some unidentifiable instrumentals that sound like a herd of elephants. Strange? Yes, but also surprisingly effective.

On “The Shrine,” Pecknold’s voice varies between his standard sweetness and uncharacteristic roughness and passion. The lyrics are vivid and imaginative, but manage to avoid sounding like they

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belong in a renaissance fair, a trap that modern folk has the potential to fall into.

Between the refrain about apples (how Washington!), Pecknold sings about the misery of letting go.

“I’m not one to ever pray for mercy/ or to wish on pennies in the fountain or the shrine/but that day you know I left my money/and I thought of you only/all that copper glowing fine,” he sings.

No one will be surprised that this album was recorded in Seattle; the record screams rain-soaked melancholy, coffee stains, and mountain ranges. However, as a whole, the album stays respectful towards the folk lineage that it is born from.

“It sounds so pretentious, but in deciding to play folk music there is this almost curatorial aspect to the music you make.

You are working within a tradition,” Pecknold told Stereogum. “Everybody who makes music is making a choice — you see the unlimited options out there and pick the one that feels right for you. In making this record, I think I finally became totally comfortable with our choice, which is being a folk band.”

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Magician stuns at Central Family Weekend

BY JEANETTE GENSON

Staff Reporter

When Craig Karges stepped on stage, loud conversations turned to a few whispers. A sense of excitement filled the air; the crowd waited in anticipation for the show to begin. This last Saturday ‘extraordinist’ Craig Karges flew from the East Coast to amaze Central students and their families with a show full of acts that have been known to bring laughs, gasps, and applause.

The show began with an introduction from Campus Activities Director Scott Drummond and the campus activity programmer and planner of family weekend, Rachel Simonson.

In the first act, a volunteer from the audience was asked to choose any word off of a page in a book. The volunteer, who is a student at Central, eagerly waited while Karges sifted through his thoughts to find the word. After what seemed to be a comedic mistake, Karges revealed his guess and the crowd clapped with excitement when his assumption was confirmed correct.

A highlight of the act was a levitating wood table. The only contact between the table, Karges and an audience member was their four palms resting on the tabletop.

It seemed that the table had a course of its own and the two people involved were forced to run around the stage trying to hold contact.

The families in the audience found amusement in this unexplainable act, but a hush fell over the crowd when Karges suspended the table with just one hand over the front row.

Karges said that he enjoys performing on college campuses because “You know how you’re doing. There’s no polite applause, you earn it but when you earn it, the audiences are just so enthusiastic.”

Karges was awarded later in the show with a standing ovation from the viewers, which included Central students accompanied by their parents, grandparents and siblings.

“Some of my favorite events are family weekends,” Karges said. It seemed clear that the magic had captivated the minds of Central families as they swarmed around him for signed copies of his books after the show.

Karges’s books are a look into the readers own mind and they enlighten ways in which every person is capable of the extraordinary.

Karges closed the show with an inspiring speech, sharing that he is not more powerful or magical than any other person in the room. What he has done is focus on certain pathways in his mind, and he has found ways to make what appears to be implausible possible.

His final words to the crowd were simple and he smiled as he said that every person is limited, but only by their imagination.

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Softball clinches back-to-back GNAC titles The Wildcats were rewarded with the news that their season would resume, this time in the Mediterranean weather of the The season started with new faces and Sacramento Valley down in Chico. Their a new coach. They learned how to play confidence is brimming with their postlike a team, have fun and in the end, Cen- season chances. tral’s softball team romped through its “We’re doing what we have to do to competition en route to a second consecu- win and we’re coming through big,” Pettive Great Northwest Athletic Conference rich said. “We do what we do, then we’ll (GNAC) championship. be good.”

The Wildcats, Senior Keilani led by seniors Cruz, who hit the Kelsey Haupert game winning It’s really nice to look and Samantha Pethome run in her on there and see the carich, are on their last regular seaway to the NCAA son home game, reer records for girls that Division II Softechoed those sentihave been here for four ball West Regional ments. years and I’ve been here in Chico, Calif. as “We’re just clickfor two and have broken the number eight ing really well right them, it’s an amazing seed. They square now,” Cruz said. off against top seed “I think if we just feeling.”

UC San Diego at keep doing what -KELSEY HAUPERT noon on Friday. we’re doing, we’re Central finished gonna take it.”

Senior third basemen the regular season Their season with a 33-14 overhas been filled all record and won with record breakthe GNAC title going 27-8 in conference ing performances, both collectively and play, winning its last 22 out of 25 games. individually. The team broke the school Their strong finish included a two and conference record of 70 home runs game sweep of Western Oregon, beat- in a season. Their team batting average ing the Wolves 12-4 and 5-2. At that of .326 ranks the Wildcats second among point, Central had claimed a share of the 26 teams in the Division II West Region.

GNAC title. With a Western loss to Saint The Wildcats’ exploits were matched Martin’s, Central was crowned GNAC in all aspects of their offense. Petrich finchamps. The Wildcats then split their se- ished with a .484 batting average, 39 RBIs ries with Western Washington, losing a and 12 home runs while Haupert grabbed tight contest 8-4 before winning their last a .452 batting average, 52 RBIs and 20 regular home game of the season in dra- home runs. matic fashion 8-6.

Haupert broke her existing record of “We know that we’re going to the post- home runs in a season for Central and the season, Haupert said. “We just want to GNAC, also claiming the top spot for the know where.” school’s record for career homer runs.

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SENIOR DAY Seniors, (Clockwise from Top Player) Kelsey Haupert, Lauren Hadenfeld, Keilani Cruz, Samantha Petrich, and Taylor Trautmann being honored with their families on the last home game of the regular season against Western.

“I love breaking records,” Hadenfeld said. “It’s really nice to look on there and see the career records for girls that have been here for four years and I’ve been here for two and have broken them, it’s an amazing feeling.”

On the pitching side of the ledger, senior Lauren Hadenfeld was garnered awards and distinctions from all over. She finished with a 23-9 record while lowering her ERA to 2.18 and striking out 201 over the course of the season.

For many, this is the end of their

competitive softball playing days. “Yeah it’s sad but you know, everyone has to go through it,” Petrich said. “Everyone gets that senior year and I couldn’t ask for a better team to play my senior year with.”

Continuing the program’s new-found success was an impressive capstone for the players and coaches alike.

It “feels great,” said head coach Mallory Holtman. “It’s a nice way to come in as a first year head coach and get the GNAC title.”

Patrick Farrell honored as Rugby’s Man of the Year

BY SKYLER ST. YVES

Staff Reporter

The Central Washington University Rugby team has presented the prestigious Bill Anderson Award to Patrick Farrell.

The award acknowledges a player who exemplifies excellence both on and off the field of play.

The award is given in honor of a former player who passed away. Anderson was a hard-working player who was also a model individual.

“Pat is a hard-nosed guy and definitely deserves the award,” said head coach Bob Ford. “The guys on the team made a good choice.”

Each player on the team is given one vote for who they think best fills the attributes the award represents. “It’s a great honor, I feel like my time and effort for the team has paid off,” Farrell said.

Farrell, senior construction management major, is a four year player for the rugby team.

“My freshman year I felt bored living in the dorms and wanted to find something to fill my time, so I joined the rugby team,” Farrell said.

Since that time, he has established himself as a leader. Farrell has excelled as a loose prop head for the team on the field. He became a staple for the team toward the end of the season when injuries to key players depleted the lineup.

With Farrell’s help, the team finished the season with a 5-2 record, leaving them in a tie for third place in the Pacific Conference. The team now shifts its focus toward the upcoming Sevens Collegiate National Championships in June.

The team has been a great experience

for Farrell.

“I’ve made tons of friends that I love hanging out with and traveling with the team has been a great way to get out of Ellensburg and have fun,” Farrell said.

Central’s rugby team has made three trips to California this season, coming away with victories in each of those matches.

The free time Farrell sought to fill his freshman year has led to an extremely busy schedule. He works as a coordinator for Central’s visitation office and is open house coordinator for the university, giving tours to incoming students as well as prospective players for the rugby team.

Farrell has also headed the team’s effort to raise money for next year’s season. He has attended board meetings at the university to secure financial benefits for the team. Farrell also helped run the team’s fund raising auction this spring.

“Playing on the rugby team has made my Central experience great. I have made some great friends, and really enjoyed my time with the team,” Farrell said. “I wanted an outside experience at school and I’m glad I chose rugby.”

According to Ford, Farrell has been great for the program.

“He works hard every day at practice and really helps out with attracting new members to the program,” Ford said.

Farrell’s dedication to the team and the university has not gone unnoticed.

Though Farrell claims he was, “surprised to win the award because there were a lot of worthy players,” his teammates all agreed that he best represented what the Bill Anderson Award is all about.

When asked what he thought of the teams performance this year Farrell said,

COURTESY OF CWU RUGBY

MAN OF THE YEAR Patrick Farrell, senior construction management major Patrick Farrell avoids a tackle in a rugby game against Cal Poly State University.

“we really played great this year, it was kind of disappointing not making the playoffs, but I think that we accomplished most of our goals this season. Injuries kind of hurt us down the stretch, but we had several freshmen step up and play really well. I think we’re in good shape moving the team forward into next year.”

Farrell said that the competition in the Pacific Conference really improved this year, but the underclassmen are in great shape to carry the team in the future.

“We used to be able to play our B-team against teams in our league, but this year we were really pushed by every team we faced,” he said.

Farrell, a Vancouver, Wash. native, is set to graduate this spring. After graduating from Central Catholic High School in Portland, Ore., he has worked hard for four years to earn his degree on time.

When Farrell isn’t going to school or playing rugby, he enjoys bike riding, hiking and going to the gym. He has maintained an internship with Stellar J Construction for the past three years and will begin a full-time job with the company in July.

Although Farrell is graduating, there is still a chance he could take a class or two next year and play another season with the team.

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Wildcats dust off pads in spring game

NATE WALLACE/OBSERVER

SPRING CLEANING Sophomore line backer Shay Patton, #56, makes an open field tackle while deflecting the ball as the Wildcats showcased their defensive prowess in Saturday’s Crimson and White Spring Football game at Tomlinson Stadium. The team will open the 2011 season at home against Texas A&M-Kingsville Friday Sept 2.

BY RANDY RA JKOVICH

Staff Reporter

Central’s football team had a chance to play full speed last Saturday, as the crimson team faced off against the white team in the spring game.

The team’s first scrimmage of the season, gathRyan Robertson Junior Quarterback ered a crowd of family and friends excited to get a glimpse of the upcoming season.

“We make it a big deal, we get inside the stadium and there is a crowd and the players have a lot of family and

friends here watching them,” said head coach Blaine Bennett. “It gives them a taste of game day environment.”

The first-team offense and secondteam defense made up the White team, with two-year starter Ryan Robertson, who will be a junior next year, taking snaps at quarterback. The crimson team consisted of first-team defense and second-team offense.

The crimson defense was able to contain the white team’s offense effectively allowing only 49 total yards. Robertson had 53 yards through the air, completing five of his 13 pass attempts. The front seven of the crimson’s defense had an exceptional game, shutting down the white team’s run game with a loss of four yards on the ground and creating six tackles for loss and two sacks.

“We played together as a team, defense especially,” said sophomore line-

backer Stetson Shearer. “We all came together.”

Junior defensive back Genesis Fonoimoana’s interception for a touchdown produced the white team’s only points of the game.

Crimson’s sophomore running back Domenique Hill ran over the defense of the white team. Hill rushed for two touchdowns with 145 yards on 14 attempts, carrying the crimson team to a 20-7 victory over the white team.

“Overall I think we did good both ways,” Hill said. “We had some sacks and got some good balls out.”

On the first possession of the game, Hill broke a 46-yard touchdown run to put the crimson team up early. Two possessions later Hill had a 42-yard rush that would set up a long 49-yard field goal, kicked by junior Sean Davis.

“Sean Davis came out here and kicked

some field goals. That was really neat,” Bennett said.

Davis kicked two extra points and capped a perfect day of 4-for-4 kicking with another long 44-yard field goal in the second half. Both Davis and Hill accounted for crimson’s 20 points scored in the spring game.

“We had some mis-communication up front,” Bennett said of the offensive line. “And we had some dropped passes.

If we’re going to be able to throw the ball we need to catch the football. Those are two areas offensively that I thought needed to be addressed. We will continue to improve and get these guys going, we’re excited for our season.”

The Central football team has a little less than four months to polish their play, as the Wildcats kick off the 2011 regular season hosting Texas A&M-Kingsville, Friday Sept. 2, at Tomlinson Stadium.

NATE WALLACE/OBSERVER

SPRING CLEANING (Left) The defensive line converged on junior quarterback Ryan Robertson (yellow jersey), Saturday during the CWU Crimson and White Spring Football game at Tomlinson Stadium. (Right) Wildcat defense bottles up ball carrier during the CWU Crimson and White Spring Football game Saturday in Tomlinson Stadium.

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Baseball bats come alive for season finale

BY DANNY SCHMIDT

Central kept their offensive assault going; scoring five runs in the third inning, three in the fourth and two in the top half The Wildcats’ disappointing season of the seventh inning. came to an end in Billings, Mont. last The only runs that the Yellowjackets weekend. The Yellowjackets were Cen- could muster off of senior starting pitcher tral’s last opponent of the 2011 season.

Jake Millbauer came in the seventh and The weekend series featured two dou- eighth innings, when MSUB scored three bleheaders, with one on Friday and one and two runs respectively. on Saturday.

In the senior’s final start in his college In the first game of the series, MSUB career, Millbauer tossed eight strong incame out swinging, putting four runs up nings, giving up three earned runs and in the bottom of the second inning. From fanning four batters with no walks. that point on it was a seesaw battle beThe two errors Central committed tween the two teams. Ultimately the four didn’t affect the rout as the Wildcats pumruns in the second proved to be key for the meled MSUB 18-5. Central finished the Yellowjackets who won the game 8-5. game with 20 hits.

“It’s hard not getting going till later in Sorensen finished the game 4-for-5 the game,” said senior middle-infielder from the plate, driving home six and scorKelly Gau. “And that was against their ing once. Reser also had a huge game. number one pitcher. When you wait The third baseman finished the game around to score at the end it’s tough to 3-for-7 with five RBIs. Gau had his foot win a ball game.” marks all over home plate throughout the The Yellowjackets pounded 15 hits game, scoring three times with two hits against Central, who had three errors in and two walks. the field.

Every Wildcat starter in the lineup had Junior shortstop/third-baseman Der- at least one base hit. rick Webb scored twice for Central. The “It was a leave it on the field mentaljunior went 1-for-3 from the plate. ity,” Gau said. “Spoil their senior day, Senior starting pitcher Palmer Brown and that’s what we did. Everything kind was on the hill for Central. Brown pitched of clicked. We had a lot of good at bats, six innings giving up four earned runs, taking advantage of walks and extra base with three strikeouts and no walks. runners. We all cut loose and put it to Central’s errors proved to be costly as them.”

LEAH SHEPHERD/OBSERVER only half of the Yellowjackets runs were The first game of the doubleheader earned. provided a tough act to follow for Central MAKIN’ PLAYS Junior Outfielder Chaz Ocbina catches a fly ball in left field.

The second act of Friday’s double- in the latter game on Saturday. However, a pleasure to be a part of it.” header was a slugthe Wildcats were as neither team scored beyond that.

Rohde was all Central needed on the The Wildcats’ season was not one to fest. once again up for mound as the Wildcats won 5-3. remember with a record of 14-32 overall Central and the challenge.

Rohde tossed seven innings, only giv- and 7-25 in the Great Northwest Athletic MSUB scored Dominant I feel like there three runs a piece Wildcat southpaw ing up three earned runs with six strike- Conference. was a big weight liftCentral will begin next season on a twoin their respective pitcher Brandon outs and no walks. The Gig Harbor native ed off our shoulders improved his record to 2-7, but finished game winning streak, but will have plenty halves of the first Rohde took the hill ” of issues to address before then, one of inning, with the in the season finale. the year with an impressive 3.35 ERA. We showed everyone “Rohde is a stud,” Gau said. “He’s which being errors. Central finished the The junior did not that we can play ball. dfirst three Wildcat struggled to get some run support. We got four-game series against MSUB with nine hitters getting on disappoint.

After g -BRANDON ROHDE him a few runs early and he was able to defensive blunders, making up for just over base. giving up three n runs in the first build momentum throughout the game. 11 percent of their seasons total.

Senior pitcher - The game was “It’s a part of the game,” Gau said. three innings com- We should’ve packed on some more, but dtied at three when “When other teams are scoring a lot of runs the Wildcats exbined, Rohde set- it was enough for him.”

Junior third baseman Chaz Ocbina its hard to keep the bounce in your step. I tled down and was nploded in the secthink its guys that need to stay focused, myeond inning. Once again, the first three able to hold the Yellowjackets in check for finished the game with two RBIs. Sorensen finished 2-for-3 with a walk, self included. It’s just a focus thing.”

Wildcat hitters got on base. the next four. . bringing the seniors total to 6-for-8 with The Wildcats are optimistic that next The offensive production for Central “I feel like there was a big weight lifte six RBIs on his final day with Central. year will be much different, hoping to add in the first two innings would be the only ed off our shoulders,” Rohde said.

“We e “I didn’t get to play a lot this year but to the win total. truns the Wildcats could sum up. Central showed everyone that we can play ball.”

“If the team chemistry stays the same, Central’s bats still hadn’t cooled off it was my last day,” Sorensen said. “You -was held scoreless for the last five innings. play a game your whole life and you want we’ll be good,” Rohde said. “Everyone MSUB scored seven runs in the secfrom game one, as they put two runs on , ond, third and fourth innings combined. the board in the top of the first inning and to go out on a high note and leave the loved everyone. It’s a great team to be game the right way. We had a great team a part of. It was a fun season. Definitely eThe Yellowjackets added an insurance three in the top of the second. this year and a great group of guys. It was looking forward to next year.” run in the bottom of the sixth inning.

The first three innings proved pivotal , The Yellowjackets won the game 11-8 r ,and edged out the Wildcats in the hit column 15-6.

Gau went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Junior third baseman Glen Reser went 1-for-2 from the dish and had three RBIs. Junior starting pitcher Kyle Long threw two and a third innings giving up seven earned runs and 10 hits with two strikeouts.

Central had four errors in the game, making their total on Friday seven.

The Wildcats had a chance to bounce back and end an embarrassing season on a bright note.

“No one wants to end their season on a loss,” said senior first baseman Eric Sorensen. “We wanted to end the season on a good note.”

The Central bats caught fire in the first game of the doubleheader Saturday.

The Wildcats started the game off scoring one run in the first inning and put up seven in the second.

In the second inning, in one of his LEAH SHEPHERD/OBSERVER last at bats in Wildcat crimson, Sorensen ripped a two-run home run to right field. SENIORS SAY GOODBYE Senior pitcher Jake Millbauer walks up to greet head coach Desi Storey on senior day with his son The second inning bomb was just the start Carson and not long after he proposed to girlfriend Jennifer Montreuil. of a monstrous day for the lefty.

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Wildcats fare well in Husky Stadium’s “Farewell” Junior pole vaulter Kaitlin Davis qualifies for nationals with school record mark

BY PETER MALATH

Staff Reporter

The Ken Shannon/Ken Foreman Invite marked the end of 91 years of history on Saturday, as it was the final track and field meet held at Husky Stadium.

The track has been in use since its construction in 1920, but due to the bad state it’s in now, it will undergo renovation. The University of Washington (UW) while track and field team will never come back to the same arena, as they will be relocated during the off season.

Despite top schools participating in the event, the Wildcat competitors were not intimidated by rivals or the atmosphere at the Husky Stadium.

Freshman Chelsea Genther came second in the women 100-meter hurdles with a mark of 14.78. Junior Adriana Mendoza went one better to finish first in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:23.52 ahead of Krysta Carrick of Seattle Pacific University.

In the women’s pole vault, sophomore Kaitlin Davis tied for third place with SPU’s Terra Schumacher with a mark of 3.73 meters.

Davis’ pole vault mark set a CWU record, which was set earlier this year in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) indoor championship by freshman Becca Clark. Clark’s mark was 3.67 meters before her fellow Wildcat teammate took her spot on top of the leader board Saturday.

Senior Shaina Afoa did not disappoint the Wildcat team as she finished second in women’s shot put with a mark of 13.61 meters behind an unattached Mari Bingham as her compatriot Kaylee Baumstark took third place with a 12.43 meter mark.

Afoa’s 13.61 meter mark qualifies the senior for nationals at the end of the season.

Baumstark seen another challenge in the women discus throw as she finished in second place with a mark of 38.59 behind UW’s Erica Huse.

In the women’s hammer throw, senior Torrie Self finished third with a throw of 45.51 meters.

Section four of the men’s 800-meter run, sophomore Zach Armstrong placed first with a time of 1:58.10 to keep the Wildcat flag high.

The quartet of sophomore Matt Seel, junior Colin Alexander, senior Ryan Lara and sophomore Kyle Fremd all finished second in men’s 4x400 with a time of 3.31.15 seconds.

In the men’s high jump, sophomore Brennan Boyes tied in first place with

KATHARINE LOTZE/OBSERVER

I BELIEVE I CAN FLY (Above) Sophomore Scott Hunter falls to the mat after clearing the bar in the men’s pole vault at Saturday’s Ken Shannon/Ken Foreman Invite at the University of Washington on May 7.

Green River Community College’s Kevin Bateman at 1.95 meter mark.

It was not the most dominant performance for the Wildcats but they did not let themselves get intimidated in any event they participated in. In the men’s shot put, Mike Jensen took first place at 15.41 meter mark. Jensen completed his double of the afternoon finishing first in the men’s discus throw with a mark of 42.59 meters.

Freshman Devin Bennet finished second in the men’s triple jump with a mark of 13.22. Bennett finished behind Simon Fraser’s Sviatoslav Moldanov. Redshirt freshman Erik Lee came in a close second in the flight two men’s long jump. Lee finished the event with a mark of 6.14 meters.

This event marked the last preparation before the Wildcat’s head to Western Oregon for the GNAC in Monmouth.

The Wildcats will look to keep up their hot streak in the all day event Friday the 13 to Saturday the 14 of May.

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TRACK INVITE (Top) Sophmore Thomas Steinke speeds over the third hurdle in the men’s 110-meter hurdles at the University of Washington last weekend.

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