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editor’s note Hello!

Welcome back and thank you for finding your way to our second issue of spring quarter. Boy this quarter was busy, but we did it!

I joined Pulse in Fall 2015 as a contributing writer. From the very first day I knew this was my happy place. Every single idea I had was met with encouragement and for once I felt like my voice was heard. I found where I was supposed to be on this campus--Black Hall, Lab 227.

When I accepted the role of Editor-in-Chief I don’t think I really knew what I was signing up for. But the long sleepless nights, constant worrying, tears and the occasional break down have all been worth it.

A few weeks ago my girls and I presented at SOURCE, a research symposium. We had an hour time slot and at first I didn’t know what the heck we would talk about for that long. But as soon as our presentation started I remembered exactly why I fell in love with Pulse.

The passion, drive and talent oozes out of our staff. I am so honored to be in the presence of so many kick ass women.

Speaking of kick ass women-- check out #GirlBoss on page 23 to hear stories of triumph in majors and professions that are stereotypically “male-dominated.”

Along with amazing stories this issue we have some killer photographs taken by Pulse staffers. Check out Piece by Piece on page 34 to see the behind the scenes look into making a work of art.

I could go on and on about all of the beautifully designed, written and photographed stories in this issue, but I’ll let you take a look for yourself.

As we say farewell to spring quarter, we also say goodbye to some of the best people I’ve ever worked with. Brielle, Mackey, Ashtyn and Heidi good luck on your future endeavours. I can’t wait to watch you all take over the world. Just remember: Pulse for Life.

Stay Groovy,

Bailey Williams

contents

Our Town

10 Wild Horse Wind Life Hacks

14 Rolling in the Debt 15 Summer Safety

16 Tinder Terror

18 Presidential Elections

Spotlight

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Overcoming Adversity Girl Boss Pressure to Perform Piece by Piece

Food & Drink

40 Know Your Coffee 41 Think Before You Drink

Mind & Body

44 Go with the Glow 46 Coo-coo for Coconut Oil

47 DIY Coffee Scrub

48 What’s Your Acne Telling You

50 Tan Commandments

51 Painlessly Pretty

52 Color Your Cranium

Fashion

54 Splurge or Save

55 Wash It First Pulse8

58 Shogo-Ota

pulse graduates!

pulse team editors Editor-in-Chief

Associate Editor

Assistant Editor

Assistant Editor Features Editor Copy Editor Pulse Radio Host

Bailey Williams Angelica Bartorelli Nicole Trejo-Valli Simone Corbett Ashtyn Mann Brielle Rutledge Mandi Ringgenberg

designers Art Director

Graphic Designer Graphic Designer

Mackenzie Loete Vanessa Cruz Heidi Thaemert

photographers Lead Photographer

Photographer Photographer

Tayler Shaindlin Jack Lambert Onalee Duhrkoop

contributers Maddie Bush, Regina Carter, Tanner Chambers, Onalee Duhrkoop, Taylor Ferleman, Rachel Greve, Brianna Lidke, Elizabeth Mason, Timothy Mitchell, Matthew Morse, Racquel Rollins, Meagan Sullivan, Robin Thaemert, Bailee Wicks, Rebecca Wolf

faculty adviser Jennifer Green (509) 963-1046 | Jgreen@cwu.edu

business manager Tara Long (509) 963-1026 | Taral@cwu.edu

5 college students babies ways

Story by Bailee Wicks Photos by Jack Lambert Design by Vanessa Cruz

are like

Whether you’re three months old or in your third year of college, you’ve probably succumbed at some point to the stresses of life. Although, there are many years in between the baby bottle and college students hitting the bottle, somehow these two populations seem to partake in similar activities.

Awake when you should be asleep Laying in bed, your eyes closed. Just when you thought you could get some rest, your eyes shoot open with distress: you have an essay due tomorrow at 8 a.m. You now wake your roommate up at 2 a.m. from your crying, instead of your parents.

day drinking

Last night you studied for hours and as you strut into class confidently ready to take a quiz, the thick packet of papers held together by a staple is placed in front of you. Everything you thought you knew—gone. *50 minutes later* you walk out of class slumped over and the only thing left to do is grab that bottle of “grownup juice” and cry about your fallen grade.

falling asleep at any given moment...anywhere You’re trying to be productive so you make your way to the library. You intend to start your essay and find sources in the database. But as you take a second to rest—you wake up three hours later with no memory of even closing your eyes and now people are giving you weird looks for snoring.

crying sporadically 18 credits, three essays, four finals, two presentations and how do you cope with this? You could start working on these ahead of time and not procrastinate, but you just burst into tears because adulting is just too much for you.

walking becomes a chore You get up in the morning and walk to the bathroom on the cold tiled floors.

You walk across campus to your seemingly never-ending classes. You walk to work—only to stand on your feet for hours and serve others. You’re just tired of walking—we get it—but didn’t you learn earlier you can’t just lay in random places without getting weird looks?

What is your favorite summer activity?

nothing

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39%

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9%

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Rob too knotted to care

33%

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which kardashian would you want to be best friends with?

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20%

braids for days

day drinking

25%

what is your favorite summer hairstyle? bun it

18%

15%

4%

none

39%

what are you doing after graduation?

crying about debt

52%

living with parents

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38%

working

10%

Design by Vanessa Cruz Polls Conducted by Pulse Staff

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Story By Taylor Ferleman Photos by Jack Lambert Design By Heidi Thaemert

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Our Town

If you live in Ellensburg the extreme wind is not news to you.

Although the wind may ruin your good hair day or have you chasing that piece of homework along the sidewalk it’s pretty actually beneficial for the community. The Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility located just 16 miles east of Ellensburg is certainly appreciative of the blustery days.

Pulse Magazine spoke with Andrea Nesbitt, an environmental education coordinator at the facility to learn more about the facility and how we benefit from wind and solar energy.

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“Wild Horse is the second largest wind facility in the state by capacity, second only to Puget Sound Energy’s Lower Snake River Project” according to Nesbitt.

The giant turbines are able to produce energy at wind speeds as low as 9 mph and their peak production is reached during winds of 31 mph.

“At peak winds each one can power 1,200 homes” says Nesbitt.

Each individual turbine is 351 feet tall and weighs 257 tons!

The solar-power installation is one of the largest facilities in the Northwest and has the capacity to generate 502 kilowatts of electricity as well.

Approximately 63,000 households are served by the output of electricity that this facility generates.

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Our Town

Sitting at 3,500 feet elevation on Whiskey Dick Mountain with 360-degree breath taking views of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount Hood and the Columbia River Basin.

The wind facility opened in 2006 and expanded in 2009.

Winds have been recorded at more than 115 mph!

The facility is home to 149 wind turbines spreading across 10,000 acres, that have the capacity to generate 273 megawatts of electricity.

Those tiny white wind mills that you see in the distance while exploring Ellensburg are actually massive.

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rollin’ in the Story by Nicole Trejo-Valli Design by Maddie Bush

We sacrifice four years of our life, and in the end we’re given a degree in one hand and bill in the other reminding us some moments are truly bittersweet. Although, everything in life is what you make of it. We can continue to dwell in our own self-pity and have debt haunt us, or we can reminisce on the moments

that made us feel so alive. And so, the question emerges- what would you do if you didn’t have to pay back your student loans? Would you buy a one-way ticket to travel the world, invest the money toward starting your own business, or would you give the money up to help support your family? Pulse went around

campus asking students what they would do with the money and their answers gravitated toward one common interest in the end— travel. We’ve all racked up some pretty big debt and with money like that, the possibilities are endless. It makes you wonder—what would I do?

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Life Hacks

Story by Matt Morse Photo by Nicole Trejo-Valli Design by Mackenzie Loete

summer safety S ummer is right around the corner and the weather is already blessing us with temperatures summer activities.

Boating, river floating, barbequing, or fishing are all things you might find yourself doing on the weekends.

When it comes to boating on rivers and lakes, be sure you have a proper boater’s license. The Kittitas County Sheriff ’s office teaches classes on boater safety.

According to the boater safety book, which is available at the Sheriff ’s Office, “If you must pass [while in boat], slow down. The wake from larger vessels can cause a non-motorized vessel to capsize.”

Undersheriff Clay Myers, stressed the importance of having lifejackets easily accessible on your boat. Often times when the Sheriff stops boat goers they find people have lifejackets still in plastic wrap, and tucked behind the cooler.

The safety book says, “wear a bright-colored, high-visibility life jacket. Attach a whistle to it for emergency signaling.”

If floating the river is more your style, be sure you are aware of the hazards in the area you are floating. Myers says logjams and rough currents are often the biggest hazards people overlook.

Outdoor Pursuits and Recreation (OPR) warns of the dangers of mixing alcohol and water sports. Alcohol can impair your judgment and reaction time. Also, cold alcohol and cold river water can lead to hypothermia.

“Hypothermia affects the entire body from the body’s core to the brain, heart, lungs, and other vital organs,” states the Adventures in Boating Washington Handbook, “even a mild case of hypothermia diminishes a victim’s physical and mental abilities.”

Barbequing is a common occurrence during the summer months and can lead to dangerous fires. Be sure to keep the barbeque away from the side of the home and railing, as anything wooden is more susceptible to fire. When you’re finished, remember to clean the grill of leftover fat deposits and grease.

Wear lifejackets when fishing if in deep water and be sure you have proper footing if you wade into the water. Fishing is another activity which requires the proper license. Keep the fishing knife sharp, but make sure it stays in the sheath until it is needed.

The Kittitas County Sheriff patrols the Columbia and Yakima River, as well as Lake Cle Elum and Lake Kachess. Make sure you have all your ducks in a row when visiting the water on your boat.

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Story By Robin Thaemert

There is no doubt that Tinder has revolutionized dating, the only doubt may be about whether it is for better or worse.

These local Tinder Terrors prove that not all males within a 50 mile radius of CWU are exactly ready to settle down with their "Tinderella."

In the new dating world, after swiping right or left based solely on a few pictures of somebody else and a short bio, you would think you would find the love of your life.

Right? Wrong!

However, this doesn’t mean you should give up looking for your match, Ellensburg! We are sure there are some good guys out there, but if you’re matched with the deplorable, we still get these pretty great stories out of it.

broken dreams

thirsty guys

"The conversation flowed smoothly, and he lived in Yakima making it easy to see him. We talked for a while before deciding to set up a time to meet in person and go on a date.

We decided on dinner and movie in Yakima–simple enough, what could go wrong? The day of the date comes and suddenly his truck is “broken down” so he cannot pick me up and I have to drive us on our date.

“I was talking to this guy on Tinder for about a week and we started to discuss hanging out. He was super cute, so I was down to meet up with him and hang out for a while. We started talking more often and the conversation of hanging out kept coming up, we just hadn’t set up a time to meet. In the midst of this, I come home to my apartment and to my surprise, he was sitting in my living room.

This didn’t seem like that big of a deal until he showed up in a dirty, ripped t-shirt, basketball shorts, long white socks, and slippers. As if I wasn’t embarrassed enough to go to dinner with him like this, I then had to go to a movie. To no surprise, there was no second date.” - Jonelle

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Design By Heidi Thaemert

I froze, somewhat confused and somewhat scared until I realized that he was there with my roommate. We had both been talking to the same guy on Tinder and had no idea. Once he left we talked about it and compared Tinder’s and found out we had been talking to a bunch of the same guys. Just shows how thirsty the guys in Ellensburg are.” - Amy

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presidential elections

for dummies Story by Racquel Rollins Design by Heidi Thaemert

Apparently a caucus isn’t a type of food and the Electoral College is not a place for further education. The pending election brings about political jargon that many people don’t quite understand. If you are clueless about the presidential election, don’t fret. Pulse is here to give you a quick and easy guide to those political phrases you hear on CNN.

Primary Primary voting is the traditional way of voting. Some states choose to have a primary. You vote either by mail-in ballots or go to a voting booth and cast your ballot. It only takes five minutes and then you can be on your way.

Primaries tend to elect more moderate candidates because the entire political spectrum is voting.

Delegates “No matter how they feel about the candidate, they have to vote for them,” says Ray Payne, political science major.

Delegates are elected people, chosen through a caucus, that are usually bound by popular vote. So, if half the state votes for Clinton, and the other half for Sanders, then each receives half the delegates.

Some states have an “open primary” where anyone can vote; others have a “closed primary” where you have to be a member of that political party to vote.

If neither candidate were to get the required number of delegates that they need (which is a majority) then it goes to a second vote and all of the delegates become unbound and can vote for whomever.

caucus

Super delegate

“The only people who show up are people interested in politics or who have nothing better to do.” says Manweller.

“Super delegates are a throwback to the old system,” says Manweller.

This is the second voting option that some states use. The county meets at a school or church and the attendees vote for, and argue about, their delegates and candidates.

Basically, everyone who votes democrat stands to the right and everyone

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who votes republican stand to the left.

Whoever has the most people on their side, wins. This way of voting tends to elect people who are more on the fringe of the party because only people who are really interested, or have the time, attend the caucus. Now that we’ve voted, how do candidates win?

Okay, here is a history lesson: prior to 1968 both parties used super delegates, now only the democrats use them. Super delegates are a throwback to when the party elites still had a say in who got elected. Super delegates are comprised of governors, state senators, past presidents and other important political figures of the Democratic Party.

Oh, and they’re not bound to anyone and have a history of jumping on the bandwagon.

Okay, we’ve chosen our candidates, now who wins?!

Electoral College “This system is wacko,” says Schaefer.

Basically, you need to win the Electoral College in order to win the presidency. Every state gets a certain amount of delegates.

The number for each state is the same as their number of House Representatives plus the two senators. These delegates are different from the delegates that were mentioned previously.

Washington has 12 delegates. When you vote come November you are not voting for the Democratic or Republican nominee, you are voting for a group of 12 electors that will then vote for the nominee that won the majority of our state.

So now what?

Now you know the difference between a Republican and Democrat, the different ways states vote and how the President gets elected. You can officially somewhat participate in a political conversation without feeling completely lost and out of place. The only thing left to do is to go out and vote!

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overcoming

adversity

Central Students with disabilities strive to make their dreams a reality, despite the obstacles they face.

Story & Photos by Onalee Duhrkoop Design by Mackenzie Loete

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tudents with disabilities make up an average six percent of Central Washington University’s (CWU) 10,750 student body. With so many varying disabilities out there, it can be hard to accommodate everyone, or even to be aware of the different ways disabilities can manifest themselves.

Students with disabilities say being open about their issues is key, as is accessing services and finding a community on campus. Here, three students offer their stories and advice for others.

Avoiding Stigmas Growing up with Turrets, a disorder of the nervous system characterized by a variable expression of unwanted movements and noises, sophomore Religious Studies major Courtney Denton has found more acceptance since coming to college, and has learned how to move forward despite her disability.

Unlike the usual stereotype of Turrets, such as outbursts and swearing, Denton’s Turrets is more visual. Her facial tics, like eye rolls, made school difficult for her before college due to the fact that teachers saw her tics as rude and disrespectful.

“It’s not about ‘what is wrong with you,’ “ Denton says. “I need to have a conversation with professors to help them understand.” In classes, Denton struggles with asking questions because her nerves cause her to stutter.

Despite the challenges, Denton wants to make a difference by helping others with disabilities, or working for the United Nations so she can be overseas.

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What advice does Denton give to other students?

The answer is simple: “Don’ t follow the stigma each disability has . . . educate yourself first before asking questions.”

A Desire to Interact Senior Communications major Katherine Auditor came to Central when she found out she was on the autism spectrum. Originally planning to major in journalism, Auditor found that even small things like computer labs drove her crazy due to the repetitive noises of keyboards which cause over-stimulation, a common symptom of autism.

This is just one of the challenges Auditor has faced in college. She still struggles with communication, but the primary reasoning she switched majors was the struggle she had conducting interviews. The switch to Communication Studies has its own problems. “Being a Com major is difficult because I have a hard time communicating,” Auditor admits.

She credits Disability Services and her volunteer work with exchange students as helping her increase her confidence even in talking to peers.

“Helping others is a better way to help yourself,” she says. Working closely with students from the AUAP program and teaching them English, “seeing them understand a new concept is very rewarding.”

This volunteer work has not only helped Auditor grow socially, but has fueled her dreams for the future, inspiring her to teach English overseas someday.

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Auditor is very open and willing to talk to any student about how better to understand other students with disabilities. “Know that they are trying just as hard, if not harder than any other student. We want to interact, we just get nervous. Relating is hard.”

The best solution, according to Auditor, is to simply talk to those students, because it may actually help them a lot. And for other students with disabilities, “don’t consider it a weakness if you need help.”

“It was nice to know that I wasn’ t crazy. There was a reason I was struggling,” she says.

Teaching Styles For junior Musical Theatre student Maddie Dugan, learning how to cope with autism and college has been a process. Dugan stressed the importance of helping teachers become more aware of how they can adapt their teaching styles to accommodate different types of learners. While this is true for any kind of student, engagement is an important aspect that classes need for students with varying disabilities.

“Lecture is mentally exhausting and draining because I am not being visually stimulated, so instruction does not retain as easily,” Dugan says. For that reason, open communication with professors can really help combat this problem.

Dugan is able to impact the lives of others through her work with Central’s Career Services, which offers resume, interview and employment help to all students, but has advisors ready with the tools to help students with disabilities as well. This includes print-

ed examples of materials for visual learners, and indepth explanations. They also help with interviewing tips and practice.

Because the social aspect can be hard for some students, they have the opportunity to take part in mock interviews to help grow their social skills. Due to her acting experience, Dugan has been a huge asset, helping film video examples on topics such as interview tips, attire and etiquette. This is a skill Dugan hopes to use in the future.

“I want to impact people. Whether through theatre or what I have learned through career services, I want to make the world a more understanding place,” Dugan says.

Knowing that her talent can touch people, Dugan believes that in order to move forward towards a more understanding world, effort needs to come from both society as well as people with disabilities.

“What would be beneficial is if people would step outside of themselves to better understand that people function differently.” If society came to this realization, it would be a lot easier for the interaction that is so desperately needed to take place, she says.

Similarly, Dugan says to those in the world with disabilities: “Stay true to who you are. You don’ t need to conform, help people understand that it does not make you any less of a person, you are just different and that’ s okay.”

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Campus Awareness An important resource for students with disabilities at Central is Access, Belonging, Learning and Equality (ABLE), a club whose mission statement reads,“Our goal is to provide a friendly environment for people with disabilities on campus and to advocate for students with disabilities.�

By inviting students with and without disabilities to take part in meetings, the club crafts a social agenda that students might otherwise struggle with. Group activities include team building exercises, where students are able to interact with one another on a more personal level.

Staying true to its name, ABLE aims to raise awareness for issues ranging from invisible disabilities to the importance of guide dogs, all in an effort to make the Central campus a more accepting and understanding place.

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Story by Regina Carter & Meagan Sullivan Photos by Onalee Duhrkoop & Contributed Design by Mackenzie Loete

#girlboss Have you heard or seen the trending #GIRLBOSS in the media recently? If your answer is yes, then you or someone you know might have read the 2014 book #GIRLBOSS. The book’s author, Sophia Amoruso, is the founder, owner and former CEO of the women’s clothing boutique Nasty Gal. According to Inc. Magazine, following Nasty Gal’s launch in 2008, the company’s revenue increased at an 11,200 percent three-year growth rate, reaching $24 million by 2011. It wasn’t an easy ride for Amoruso and Nasty Gal to get where they are today, and Amoruso’s book reiterates that fact.

In interviews, Amoruso said she wrote #GIRLBOSS to inspire other women to feel confident about being leaders in their business fields. It’s a topic of much conversation recently, following Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead published in 2013.

Amoruso now has a book on the New York Times Bestsellers list, a huge female following on social media, and a weekly podcast. She’s become the public figure of a kick-ass feminist platform focused on inspiring and empowering women to be who they want and do what they want in any venture they choose.

In the spirit of “girlboss,” Pulse interviewed some professional women in the Ellensburg area on female empowerment and what itǯs like to work in their fields.

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Girl Bosses In Action

Name: Laura Osiadacz Profession: Kittitas County Commissioner

Laura Osiadacz is the recently elected Kittitas County Commissioner for District #2.

Osiadacz is a Central alumna, with a degree in Recreation & Tourism. Osiadacz told Pulse that her current role in politics is more rewarding than she could ever have imagined.

“This [position] is giving me an opportunity to be a strong voice serving the citizens of Kittitas County,” Osiadacz says.

Before she was elected to the Commission, the civil minded Osiadacz sat on the Roslyn City Council as a member for five years and two elected terms. “I have found throughout my entire life that determination and a positive attitude are key factors to success,” Osiadacz says.

“We are not afraid to work hard and we are passionate about our dreams and aspirations.”

- Mia Peterson Owner of Flirt Boutique

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Name: Erica Libenow Profession: Kittitas Hospital Commisioner

Erica Libenow is the Kittitas Valley Hospital (KVH) Commissioner for the KittitasCounty Public Hospital District #1. Growing up in a family of health care professionals, Libenow says that she always had an interest in healthcare, wellness and biology. “My heart is there,” Libenow says. Following her heart, Libenow started school to become a dental hygienist, but then took some time off to take care of her family. During her time off, Libenow became an “entrepreneur by circumstances” with her company Talulah Bean, which manufactures reusable cloth pads for women.

In addition to serving on the KVH board, Libenow has enrolled in school again to pursue a nursing degree. “In general, I have had people try to ‘put me in my place,’ which results in me being twice as assertive,dz Libenow says. “Sexism seems to come in pockets. Although I don’t operate that way, I see that it does exist.” Libenow’s advice of encouragement: “Accept support from a variety of people, not just females.

Women holding power should be accepting and support across the spectrum.”

Name: Mia Peterson Profession: Owner of Flirt Boutique

Mia Peterson, owner of Flirt Boutique in downtown Ellensburg, received her degree in communications and marketing from the University of Puget Sound and eventually went back to school to study interior design. She got into apparel retail by way of her previous interior design business, which introduced her to the value of mentorship.

“I met a lot of talented and amazing people who I asked to mentor me. The confidence I gained from working with mentors has paved a way for my success,” Peterson says.

Peterson believes females get a bad rep when negotiating deals and protecting their business in male-dominated fields.

“My goal is to empower myself and other women who work for me in hopes they will take steps to own their own business in the future. I think women business owners bring a lot to the table,” Peterson says. “We are not afraid to work hard and we are passionate about our dreams and aspirations.”

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The Gender Divide on Campus The gender divide can start even before you enter the workplace. Pulse spoke with several female students at Central about how they experience studying in traditionally male-dominated fields.

Name: Melissa Irwin Major: Supply Chain and Marketing

Name: Laura Leist Major: Computer Science

Name: Deicoh Florentine Major: Professional Pilot Program

Central senior Melissa Irwin is majoring in Supply Chain and Marketing. Irwin says she decided to go into this major because she really likes the business field and fell in love with the first supply chain class she took.

Laura Leist is a Computer Science major at Central. She says her dad was one of the reasons she pursued this major.

Central junior Deicoh Florentine is in the Professional Pilot Program with a Flight Officer Specialization.

Florentine says she looked into becoming an Air Traffic Controller after hearing about it through her dad. She went through the Aviation program during her time in Running Start through Green River Community College.

“I haven’t felt that it is difficult because I have still been able to work with both men and women for assignments,” Irwin says. “Everyone is treated with the same respect.”

“I constantly worry about asking questions or for help,” she says about handling the gender imbalance in her major.

“I don’t want the men to think I’m air-headed or ditsy because I can’t grasp a concept. I have no problem going to another female in the major, but they aren’t always around.”

Leist feels that women get certainly get looked at differently in her major since there are so few women. “If a female gets asked a question by a classmate and she gets the answer wrong, they never get asked a single question again.”

“My professor was a pilot,” Florentine says.” Although not everyone views women as inferior by any means, I believe there are a small percentage of people who still don’t think women are qualified to be pilots.”

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pressure to perform Disordered Eating, Exercise and Body Image in Female College Athletes Story by Ashtyn Mann Photos by Jack Lambert Design by Vanessa Cruz

College athletics are known as many things: weekend entertainment, the epitome of school spirit, a home for some of the country’s most elite athletes, and a huge source of income for universities. When it comes to college athletes, it's hard not to picture fit powerhouses that bleed self-confidence.

But that isn’t always the case.

I would know because I not only played a college sport for four years, I have been an athlete all my life. Though there were countless positives that came from my experience, there are a couple of negatives that seem to have stayed with me, even after my career came to an end. One of them sticks out and I know I am not alone: the constant pressure and anxiety to stay fit.

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After interviewing 11 former and current Central Washington University (CWU) female athletes from six different sports teams, various members of the athletic department and a health professor at CWU, it has become clear that this issue is not mine alone.

This is a problem almost every female athlete at Central faces to some extent.

MORE IS BETTER: A CONCEPT OR A CULTURE?

There seems to be one common trend among the athletes I interviewed: every issue they have experienced or witnessed in regards to excessive exercise and dieting started with an incessant desire to perform above standard.

Olivia*, a former member of the CWU volleyball team, says the pressure to perform is something that comes with being a college athlete.

“I think athletes at this level will do whatever it takes to look or feel a certain way in hopes that it will produce the performance he or she wants,” Olivia says.

The pressure to perform is a concept that is not foreign to me. After I committed to CWU my senior year of high school, I can remember being ecstatic and terrified at the same time. When I was told that our fitness test would be running the 800 around the track and we had to complete it in a certain time, I spent the whole summer training, scared that I wouldn’t meet the standard. That’s when the constant anxiety to be in shape truly began.

Jason Dudley, the head strength and conditioning coach for the CWU athletic department, says this “more is better” attitude, which many athletes start feeling as soon as their careers begin, is a problem that goes beyond athletics in American culture.

“They are college athletes; that’s 20 plus years of education saying ‘more is better, do extra,’” Dudley says. “I read coaching articles all the time and people talk about doing extra work; it gets hammered into us. I think those things are well intentioned because they are meant for kids who aren’t doing enough, but the people that take them to heart—it definitely puts them at risk for overtraining.”

Dudley says this culture affects even the best athletes. “The people who are most at risk are the

people who are very driven. They want to be the best at their sport. We were taught that from a young age: you do everything you can to be better.

They think ‘if I am lighter, if I train harder, I’ll be better.’ Unfortunately, as a coaching profession, we sometimes don’t do a very good job of telling people there’s a line. If you cross that line, not only is it unhealthy, but it is not good for your sport either.”

The line is a blurry one, and it’s not always the intention of the athlete who is over-training or trying to eat healthier to cross it; it is just part of the culture of athletics to always go that extra mile.

Rachel Hanses, a former member of the CWU volleyball team and dietetics major, thinks the issue begins with the obsession to be perfect for your sport. “Your coaches are constantly putting pressure on you to perform in a certain way and female athletes especially believe they have to look a certain way,” Hanses says. “People just let their perfectionist tendencies get ahold of them and if they can’t control what they do on the field… well they can control what they are eating.”

Reilly Retz, current captain of the CWU soccer team and a senior, says it’s part of the culture of her team to push themselves as a group, but she says that’s in a healthy way.

“I know on my team we push each other a lot to do better, lift more, run more, work out together; and we will do that as a team. It definitely gets really competitive, but we all have competitive spirits.

There might be some instances where it might get out of hand or unhealthy for some people, but not most of the time. Most of the time, we are kind of feeding off of each other’s energy so that is a good thing for us. We put a lot of emphasis on being fit and ready for competition.”

Unfortunately, not all teams are as lucky. According to a current member of the CWU volleyball team, Natalie*, the excessive exercising and dieting is almost a daily conversation—not a team effort to perform better at all.

“It is almost like it is formed into a group. I hear the girls who go exercising say, ‘I’m going to the SURC, do you want to come with me?’ But, I am never asked to go,” Natalie says. “It is like the girls who do it know who to ask, but I am always excluded from it. They never ask me to go work out with them extra, but they always like to talk to me about it. It is

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like they want you to know that they are working out extra.”

The issue was introduced to Natalie when she joined the volleyball team. She says it was so shocking to her because she grew up in a place where it was never an issue—it was never even talked about. But at CWU, weight and body image became one of the highest priorities on her teammates' list. An experience that stands out to her was during her freshman year when she was told by her coaches she either needed to increase her power clean max or lose a little weight.

“It was the first time anyone had ever commented on my weight to me besides the doctor. It was just something that has never crossed my mind. It was such a foreign concept that the moment it is introduced to you, a lot of things happen. You want to be the best athlete you can be and you’re thinking: how can I do that? Is this a way that I can do that?”

Though the coaches may not have had any intention to insinuate she was overweight, that idea is just something that stays in the heads of female athletes. They want to be on the starting team so badly that they are willing to do whatever it takes to get and stay there. In my experience, once you give a girl a number for the scale, it never goes away.

Haley Fritz, a current member of the CWU softball team, says the problem isn’t as much about performance on her team as it is about aesthetics because softball isn’t a very cardio-heavy sport.

“There are definitely people who do workouts on top of what we do as a team. I do personally, because I feel like we [in softball] don’t do enough as cardio.

We will get our lifts in and stuff, but I run on my own a lot just because we don’t get that type of workout through softball.”

“You see a male basketball player on the court and he’s super sweaty and it’s like,

‘Oh, he’s working so hard.’

“You want to please those people so bad, so you can play," Natalie says. "You want to be stronger, you want to be leaner, you want to be more fit and I think that sometimes there is a discrepancy between how much will this help."

PERFORMANCE VS. AESTHETICS

Dudley believes telling athletes they need to lose weight can be detrimental, and it is something a coach needs to be absolutely sure of before bringing it up to an athlete.

“The very dangerous thing I think is that sports are performance based, not aesthetically based. If we are giving weight recommendations, we need to be

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100 percent sure it is for performance,” Dudley says.

“If we have someone who is running fast, jumping high, they are very quick, but we think they are overweight, how do we know that they are going to get better if they lose weight? If we do think that is the case I think education is critical. Too many times we assume athletes know how to eat healthy and eat clean. What does that mean?”

In high school, Fritz used to run twice a day for aesthetic reasons, but she says in college, she has learned to find a balance between too much and too little.

Dani Eggleston, a current member of the CWU track and cross-country team, has struggled with an eating disorder in the past. In eighth and ninth grade, Eggleston was anorexic and exercised excessively for performance reasons that quickly turned into aesthetic reasons.

“It was more anorexic… it was excessive exercising. After I ate anything I felt like I had to exercise to make it go negative calories,” Eggleston says. “I would say it was definitely a mixture of both [aes-

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thetic and performance motivation] because when you first start losing weight you do see positive effects, but that doesn’t last long. It just gets to a point where you hit a downhill slope and it is hard to come back up from that.”

It took a doctor pulling Eggleston out of track and soccer and telling her she couldn’t return without approval to get her to make a change. At 5 foot 2, she weighed around 85 pounds, and it started affecting her performance. At that point, Eggleston didn’t believe she would be able to continue participating in athletics without seriously injuring herself - or worse.

Eggleston won athlete of the year in 2016 and has been an All-American before. The publicity is great, however the pressure it creates to continue to do well is hard to deal with. She calls it the hardest part about being a female athlete, especially living up to standards. “I feel like people just see athletes

ry about how you look. I think the pressure of looking perfect takes a toll on a lot of female athletes, not just volleyball players.

Natalie agrees: “You’re constantly surrounded by these really fit girls and I think girls compare themselves to each other. Especially in the locker room and with the uniforms we wear, they are very tight and revealing. They don’t really give you a lot of wiggle room."

"Nobody wants to be that girl where people can see her belly fat. I think people are really self conscious about that and everyone just wants to fit into that ideal of being that skinny volleyball player.”

INTERNAL BATTLE: THE NEVER-ENDING COMPARISON

The “more is better” culture and constant need to perform the best is something that starts the problem for many of these athletes, but what makes it spiral out of control? For most of the women I interviewed, it was constantly comparing themselves to others that made it an internal issue.

...but for cheer if your makeup is off or your hair is frizzy it’s like,

‘Why does she look like that?’ ” as strong and that they wouldn’t have any problems with anything like depression or anxiety, when we are just good at hiding it," Eggleston says. "We are supposed to put on that front that we are strong.”

Lindy*, a former CWU cheerleader, says the biggest pressure that comes with being a female athlete is the emphasis on having to look good while you are performing. "You see a male basketball player on the court and he’s super sweaty and it’s like, ‘Oh, he’s working so hard.’ I’m not a basketball player, but for cheer if your makeup is off or your hair is frizzy it’s like, ‘Why does she look like that?’”

The idea of looking perfect is something I can relate to as a former volleyball player. We are out there in skin-tight uniforms and spandex, jumping around and diving on the floor—it is impossible not to wor-

Cassie Ripley, a former member of the CWU soccer team, thinks that women are always comparing themselves to others.

“I just think that everyone sees what’s wrong with their body and compares themselves to their teammates and professional athletes,” Ripley says. “There is even a girl on our team that has what almost everyone views as the perfect body as far as being toned and strong, but even she wishes she had a bigger butt or bigger boobs. She exercises constantly.”

During my career, the comparisons never ended.

Before college, I was always carefree about what I ate and if I decided to not work out one or two days of the week, it wasn’t a big deal. After my first year, I noticed a change in my mindset. I was constantly on edge and nervous—if I didn’t work out one day and saw that my teammates were, it would bother me until I decided to. The girls around me were similar

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and it seemed like our worlds revolved around staying fit and looking perfect. There were always girls on the team who would do more, whether it was doing extra cardio after a long, hard practice or ordering salad with dressing on the side for team dinners. It was almost impossible not to fall into it, like a competition of who can do the most and be the healthiest.

why I was this size and why I needed to be that size, so I had a good three months where I lost around 10 or 15 pounds in a really bad way,” Hannah says. “Everyone told me I looked really good, which probably didn’t really help because I was like, ‘Yes, oh my god, it’s working!’ Then I kept doing it and I realized that every time I felt like I was going to pass out it was because I wasn’t eating.”

Olivia experienced a similar mindset during her time on the volleyball team. “The part that bothers me the most is how we can make our own problems other people’s problems, especially those who we spend a lot of time with, like our teammates,” Olivia says, adding that eating together often leads to secret comparisons. “I’m not saying every female college athlete does this comparing thing, but I do believe it has happened at one point or another in every athlete’s career.”

Aubrey Rodgers, a former member of the CWU soccer team, had experience with overtraining and disordered eating while at CWU and says she believes 100 percent this is something all female athletic teams struggle with.

The track t e a m ’ s Eggleston believes the comparisons aren’t limited to teammates – athletes compare themselves with other athletes. "Just looking at other players and other teams, the top ones, you want to look like them so you can be like them.” And, they compare themselves to media portrayals of athletes. “You see all these skinny girls on commercials and stuff. Even Nike ads use super small models… I think it is ridiculous that they use girls who don’t even play those sports when the girls that are wearing those types of clothes don’t look like that."

“I haven’t struggled with an eating disorder, but I have definitely struggled with excessive exercise and anxiety. The summer of my junior year, I trained so hard for my fall season that I gave myself compartment synd rom e a n d struggled with it for months."

She admits this stemmed f r o m "pressures I put on myself. I want to be the best at everything I do, always."

“There is a lot more focus on success versus the actual

health of student athletes.”

Hannah*, a former member of the CWU volleyball team, struggled with anorexia during a portion of her career as a collegiate athlete. For her, the problem stemmed from comparing herself to other girls who weren’t even involved in athletics.

“I was anorexic for a little bit just because I was so upset with how big I was and couldn’t understand

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Natalie suggests the issue starts as a performance issue and then grows into a body image problem because of the culture of the team. "It is amplified in athletics because your body directly relates to this job you’re trying to do and sometimes that job requires you to be really muscular and be strong. That correlates with how your body looks and when you start training, your body starts to change and you’re not used to it and sometimes people are not okay with looking more muscular,” Natalie says.

That anxiety and pressure is something that never truly goes away—most of the former athletes interviewed say they still experience the constant need to stay fit.

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TURNING POINTS: SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE PROBLEM

A lot of athletes don’t recognize over-training and under-eating as personal issues. For me, it was something that was normal and a part of the culture I was submerged. “All of these people are going through this problem together at once and some people are more body conscious than others and are being more verbal about it," Natalie says. "Then, it becomes a verbal thing… everyone is talking about it. People want to see their body look a certain way and they are telling others about it.”

But it seems there comes a point in almost every athlete’s career when they realize that what they are doing is a problem. The turning point for me came after Jason Dudley was hired and he took over our workouts. Instead of the constant pressure to be stronger, faster and better, he was focused on injury prevention and building our muscles up the right way. I realized I was much happier, and the anxiety to work out every day and go the extra mile faded.

That is when I started to see how big of a problem it really was.

For soccer player Rodgers and the majority of athletes interviewed, the problem wasn’t something they thought about before college athletics. “I didn’t realize the issues until college when I started to notice it in all my teammates and other surrounding athletes,” Rodgers says.

Cassidy Meyers, a current member of the CWU women’s rugby team and a former wrestler, experienced the pressures of having to constantly focus on weight, especially in wrestling. The turning point came when she realized she had a problem.

purge. That is the only thing that would make it a bigger deal in the wrestling world. If we aren't careful we could drop in a second. And I have seen it get really close first hand.”

A lot of athletes who are going through this or witnessing teammates going through this see it in the form of jokes or girls not being able to accept a compliment about their appearance. But there is usually some truth behind this flippancy.

“People always crack jokes about their body image and cellulite and all that, but there’s always truth behind the jokes,” Ripley says.

For Hanses, the turning point came when she realized how often she was thinking about body image.

“I think for me there wasn’t one specific event [that changed things], but it became a gradual thing that I found I was looking at myself in the mirror more and becoming less satisfied with what I was seeing.

I became almost angry sometimes thinking, ‘Why are your thighs so big or why are your shoulders so huge? What is this roll? Why do you heave cellulite?’ it’s easy to say, ‘Oh no, you should just take a step back and say you’re beautiful,’ but it is just so hard to get that through your head.”

ON THE BACKBURNER: LACK OF RECOGNITION

All of the student athletes interviewed agreed on one thing: this issue is not only unrecognized by the outside, but also by the inside, including the athletic department.

“I would say that both sports require a very high amount of fitness, which is really tough on the body and mind. And coaches really like to push that line... which almost always leads to burnout. However, with wrestling it actually becomes dangerous for your physical and internal health."

“There is a lot more focus on success versus the actual health of student athletes," in Retz's opinion. "I also know that there are people who are advocates for staying healthy, you know, getting enough rest, drinking enough water, making sure you eat enough before competition and exercising in the right way.

I think there still are people within the department who support that… but I also think there is not enough emphasis on that importance.”

"I remember when I first admitted to myself that I had an eating disorder," Meyers continues. "Wrestlers binge eat and then starve. Some binge and

During my four years as a student athlete, I vaguely remember only one real talk about nutrition. The detriments from over-working were never really

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discussed besides a few comments here and there.

The lack of education was the big thing. Even if we wanted to eat right, most people didn’t know how.

“I think we need to do a much better job at educating student athletes on how to eat healthy,” Dudley says.

“I think a lot of weight issues come from being underfed. They are not getting enough fuel during the season and their body is holding on. In the off season, people eat more but their body also holds onto it because they know next season is coming up and your body instinctively knows you’re not going to get enough food.”

The lack of recognition could be a result of the "more is better" culture. The former volleyball player Olivia had a hard time figuring out what ‘excessive’ really meant. “To be honest, I don’t even think I know what excessive working out really means. Is there such thing if we are all doing it? Like, what makes a workout just a workout, when does it become excessive? I legitimately don’t know. It’s just [a part of] that unspoken culture.”

Natalie says judging the athletic department's recognition of the problem is not black or white. “This is where I think it gets confusing. You know girls on the team think it’s an issue, but then you have your teammates sitting there wondering if our coaches realize what’s happening or our trainers realize what’s happening. You don’t want to be the person who is making someone else’s business your business. You don’t want to be that nosey person so you kind of sit there and hope that someone else will notice. There are all of these people around but no one talks about it, so you don’t know if people who are in charge of her health are realizing that it’s a problem.”

bers—thought the most obvious solution to this problem is education.

Hanses, the former volleyball player and dietetics major, suggests having a registered dietician on staff to provide support and education would be a game changer. “I think just having registered dieticians or people with degrees, like Jason Dudley, talking to the girls about food intake and excess working out" would make a difference, she says, adding that "coaches not being so hard on players" would also help. "I think the constant pressure to be perfect can stem into other areas of athletes' lives, I think that is under recognized as well.”

Kari Johnson, the head athletic trainer at CWU, started, along with fellow staff members, Peer Athlete Wellness Supporters (PAWS) because they believed student athletes needed more resources to go to when it came to health and wellness issues.

“The purpose of PAWS—we called it PAWS to correlate to the Wildcats—the peer mentor program, is just to provide student athletes with peers who can hopefully be there and guide them to the resources that they need,” Johnson says.

“I think the constant

pressure to be perfect can stem into other areas of

athletes’ lives, I think that is

PAWS will be made up of student athlete mentors who will be there to provide support for fellow athletes in regards to guiding them in the right direction in order to get the help they need. The athletes who form part of PAWS will be going through training to get educated on the various wellness programs at CWU and also about mental health and how to handle issues like depression and anxiety.

under recognized as well.”

SOLUTIONS: THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION

When asked what needs to be done about this ongoing problem, the majority of people interviewed— whether they were athletes or athletics staff mem-

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Johnson admits PAWS is "definitely not enough" to solve the issue of disordered eating in college athletics, but it is a start. "I think this is just a small piece of it. I think education is a good thing; we are going to have a grad assistant nutritionist with us next year for athletics, which we never had and I think that’s a big step." She says the health center is also hoping to develop an eating disorder program.

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Having a graduate assistant whose specialty is nutrition might be a big step to aiding this issue.

Dudley would like to see the assistant spending time on multiple different educational platforms.

He recommends "Individual meetings for student athletes who need help, team presentations and then education presentations open to everyone.”

LOVE FOR THE GAME

Disordered eating and excessive exercise in college athletics is an issue that needs to be addressed, which is why I wanted to write this article. I don't want to paint college athletics in a negative light, but rather to spread awareness. I became aware during interviews that this is not only something that happens in female sports, but in male sports as well—just in a different way. That's a separate issue that deserves its own article.

Every athlete I interviewed for this article emphasized the importance of college sports and the countless benefits they got from playing the sport they loved at a higher level. All of them agreed that they would let their daughters be a part of college athletics as well. In fact, they'd encourage it. And I agree.

Olivia's testament to college sports embodies a sentiment we seem to all share: “There are too many life lessons in sports and although this issue might be a roadblock, my experience in college athletics is something I am truly grateful for and something I am very proud of. My teammates are my favorite people and for that reason alone I would encourage my future kids, or anyone, to pursue a collegiate career if possible.”

THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT

By Nicole Trejo-Valli

Many female athletes suffer from a disorder called the Female Athlete Triad, or “Triad.”

First coined in 1992 by the American College of Sports Medicine after experts started noticing an unhealthy pattern, the Triad comprises three distinct symptoms: menstrual dysfunction, low energy depletion (regardless of an eating disorder) and decreased bone mineral density.

Jill Hoxmeier, PhD, MPH, and CHES, an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Education Administration, and Movement Studies at Central Washington University says this problem is seen in non-athletes as well. “I think this is the most problematic because we have such wacky ideas about what is healthy eating. We live in a culture that perpetuates this idea of what is healthy, what you should eat [and] everyone has dietary restrictions whether they have allergies or not. There is just a lot of misunderstanding of how to eat healthy.”

In 2004, PubMed found the prevalence of eating disorders in elite athletes was at a higher rate than that of the general population. Competitive sports require a high demand in energy availability to perform at an optimal level. Some athletes unknowingly develop disordered eating due to time constraints or a lack of nutrition knowledge. PubMed recommended early stage detection, monitoring and treatment to address unhealthy eating habits.

Menstrual dysfunction, or amenorrhea, can refer to a delay in the age when the menstrual cycle begins for a girl, or to the complete loss of menstruation even after the cycle has begun, according to a 2012 article in Sports Health.

Healthier athletes typically have a higher bone mineral density protecting them from high-impact physical activity than their nonathletic counterparts. Amenorrhea decreases natural estrogen in female athletes, which negatively impacts bone restoration and remodeling.

After decades of recognition, there remains conflict about how to manage the rehabilitation process of the patients who’ve developed the Triad. Sports Health says the primary goal is early recognition and a multidisciplinary approach involving professional training and a support system, as well as modifications in diet and exercise regimes.

“Take a nutrition class," adds Hoxmeier. "We get so much information on how to eat by pop-media sources telling us something new every other week. Even though it’s more work to go to credible sources, taking a class or even speaking to a nutritionist or dietitian is what I would recommend."

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tarting out in boy scouts, Andrew Marsh has grown an affinity for blacksmithing and sculpture. “The very first metal I ever worked was in a blacksmithing merit badge in boy scouts,” he says.

He was originally a Law and Justice major but after the first elective class he took in sculpture he was hooked. Now in his junior year he is starting in on his senior project. “His project revolves around the periodic table of elements, [it’s an] introspective series of pieces on the importance of the periodic table.”

The project is long from over, but he enjoys the process and not the finished product, “when you have the final piece all you do is see all the things that you could of done better,” Marsh says.

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know your coffee Story by Rebecca Wolf Design by Heidi Thaemert

Could I please get a white chocolate Americano with 1.5 pumps of vanilla caramel drizzle, a splash of nonfat milk and no whip?

According to D & M barista, Haley Rommel, “the most annoying thing a customer can do when ordering coffee, especially a complicated drink, is not starting off the order with the size of coffee they want.”

Instead people should start off their order with the cup size like Heidi Anderson Central Alum who orders a “16 oz white mocha, single shot, quarter pump of chocolate with whole milk. This ensures the drink is not too sweet.”

This order while complex, makes a baristas life easier because she started off with the size of cup, therefor the barista can write it down.

LATTE milk espresso

Espresso with milk.

If the latte is flavored then the drink will be stirred.

This drink starts with vanilla syrup, then a layer of milk, two shots of espresso, a caramel drizzle not stirred.

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People are making orders more complicated than needed, because they’re “coffee ignorant.”

Here is a list of what different drinks are broken down—let’s give our baristas a break and get to know our coffee.

flavor optional water espresso

Macchiato foam milk espresso

Espresso with water.

This is a layered drink that starts two shots of espresso, a little bit of milk and a dollop of foam on top.

Cappuccino

MOCHA milk espresso chocolate

says Rommel. Many people often order drinks but in a way that makes them complicated for instance, an order: “two shots of espresso over ice with cream?”, according to Rommel that’s a breve so why not just order a breve? Or the person—like myself—who orders an iced caramel macchiato stirred, why not just order a caramel latte?

americano

Caramel Macchiato caramel 2 shots vanilla

“People are always making drinks complicated”

Starts with Chocolate syrup then milk and espresso are added

foam/milk espresso

There are different kinds of cappuccinos: dry and wet. A dry cappuccino is espresso with foam on top and a wet cappuccino is espresso with milk, and foam on top.

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THINK BEFORE YOU DRINK

looking beyond the labels of energy drinks

Story & Photos by Mandi Ringgenberg Design by Vanessa Cruz

There is an uncertainty as to why energy drinks are now so appealing to young adults and why in the media, so many people gravitate toward them.

The appeal of instant energy is promising in one shiny, 16-ounce can of an energy drink, but what consumers may not be aware of is the mysterious ingredients and health risks that come with consuming too many of these drinks.

COLLEGE IS A CULPRIT

Young adults fall victim to the luscious appeal of the caffeinated beverages when in dire need of an adrenaline boost or enhanced mental awareness.

One quick sip and: ZOOP! The body instantly begins to buzz with anticipation. There is an impatient need to keep the mental state on high alert,

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especially when it comes to staying awake during lectures. Adequate sleep for college students has no longer become a necessity and as Red Bull stated in a recent advertisement, “Nobody ever wishes they’d slept more in college.”

Amanda Fronckowiak, a Central student and barista for Cat Trax East, is aware that energy drinks are bad for you, especially when mixed with alcohol.

When it comes to the rigorous demands of school, she can’t help but reach for a can of caffeinated goodness.

“School drives me to drink energy drinks,” Fronckowiak says as she hurriedly pours coffee and Red Bull mixed drinks for the lunch rush of customers.

“I just started drinking [energy drinks] in the last year. Now every time I have to go to class, I feel like I need one,” Fronckowiak says.

CAFFEINE CAUTION

to enhance mental and physical awareness. However, there is no scientific evidence to support this because it hasn’t been scientifically tested for long or short term effects, nor is it FDA approved as a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) additive in beverages such as energy drinks.

PAYING FOR THE ENERGY

Nicholas Simmons, 25, Central student, began consuming a heavy amount of energy drinks at just 14 years of age. “Multiple days I would have like seven of them in a day. There was days I drank more than that. One day I drank eleven [energy drinks]. It was pretty bad,” Simmons says.

When he was younger, Simmons competed in extreme sports such as BMX, longboard and snowboard racing. At competitions, he would often be given free energy drinks, mostly Monsters and Rockstars. At some competitions, he was even given full cases of energy drinks. Simmons never considered the excessive amount he was drinking because it helped him stay up longer and be outdoors. “I like caffeine a lot and not wanting to stop and I figured it was better than doing drugs,” Simmons says.

Soft drinks such as Coca-Cola or Dr. Pepper are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the amount of caffeine per 12-ounces.

Because energy drinks are not soft drinks, but are in fact sold as dietary But eventually the heavy supplements or food consumption caught up products, they are not with him and he had to regulated by the FDA. be hospitalized for severe Studies have shown the stomach problems. Simsafe amount of caffeine mons says when he was consumed in a day is any16, two of his brothers had where between 200-400 to take him to the hospimg; more than 400 mg of Amanda Fronckowiak tal after they noticed one caffeine can lead to agitanight just how much pain he was in. The doctors tion, increased heart rate, severe anxiety, insomnia diagnosed him with Gastritis, an inflammation or and an upset stomach. irritation of the stomach lining and was given pills to subside the stomach pain. He was told to avoid According to mayoclinic.org, a 12-ounce can of consuming a few items such as alcohol, caffeine, Coca Cola can have anywhere from 25-36 mg of ibuprofen and Taurine. If he kept consuming the caffeine, one 8-ounce can of Red Bull can contain energy drinks and didn’t fix his stomach problems, up to 80 mg of caffeine and one 2-oz bottle of Five the next step for him would have been surgery on Hour Energy, up to 207 mg of caffeine. The FDA his stomach. does require if caffeine is added as an ingredient in the product, it must be stated on the Nutritional Almost a decade later, Simmons continues to pay Facts Panel on food and drink items. the ultimate price due to his heavy consumption of energy drinks as a teenager. Although his Taurine is an amino acid popular in energy drinks. doctors have suggested he avoid drinking them, he The combination of caffeine and taurine is believed

“SCHOOL DRIVES ME TO DRINK ENERGY DRINKS...

NOW EVERY TIME I HAVE TO GO TO CLASS, I FEEL LIKE I NEED ONE.”

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occasionally will drink two or three energy drinks a week, regardless of the stomach pain. “I’d rather be happy; I can deal with some pain if I can enjoy what I love doing,” he admits.

DOCTORS ORDERS

Over consumption of caffeine can lead to serious health concerns such as heart problems, anxiety and high blood pressure. Dede Utley, a registered nurse (RN) and director of Emergency Services for Kittitas Valley Hospital, mentions specifically adding energy drinks with a high amount of caffeine to alcoholic beverages are not a good idea.

“The problem with energy drinks is they can blunt the feeling of intoxication, so that may lead to heavier drinking,” Utley says.

Caffeine can alter the intoxicated mental and physical state when combined with alcohol and can ultimately lead to unfortunate side effects. “When you’re adding more alcohol that’s when you can have your alcohol-related injures; whether it’s drinking and driving or different types of trauma,” Utley mentions.

In her 18 years of experience working in emergency medical care as an R.N., Utley has seen several cases of young adults come into the emergency room with heart problems related to overconsumption of caffeine, specifically in energy drinks. The best thing to do if concerned about the body’s reaction to high amounts of caffeine, Utley says is to always trust your instincts; “Listen to your body and take care of yourself.”

HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES

Kelly Pritchett, Ph.D, registered dietician and Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Exercise Sciences at Central, educates students and the general public about the bad habits of consuming energy drinks.

One way she cautions students, specifically athletes is to instill uncertainty in the repercussions of drinking energy drinks.

“I use a scare tactic, but I do say that energy drinks are really unpredictable. You might feel really good, but then you’re gonna have a crash. So it’s not good to become reliant on them to get you through your workout,” Pritchett says in a recent article for Energy Drink Lawsuits.

Chugging an energy drink may be the easiest and relatively affordable option when it comes to keeping stamina and mental awareness up, but what surprises Pritchett is the high number of drinks some students can consume in one day.

“When I ask a group of high schoolers, what’s in these drinks, or how much caffeine is in them, they have no idea. The same with some in the college age groups too. If I ask them how much caffeine is considered okay, no one knows. So, the lack of education is kind of scary,” Pritchett mentions.

It is up to the consumers’ chose whether to ignore the facts and suggestions from health professionals about the long- or short-term effects of energy drinks, or to just cave-in and reach for the shiny can of mystery ingredients.

Healthy snacks to get your caffeine fix: 1 cup of semisweet chocolate chips..............................................................................................104 mg 8 oz. glass of green tea......................................................................................................................................45 mg 8 oz. cup of black coffee with milk................95-200 mg (depending on strength of coffee)

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Spring 2016 | Issue Two

a step-by-step guide to illuminating your face for summer Story by Angelica Bartorelli Photos by Jack Lambert Design by Vanessa Cruz

With summer right around the corner, finding the perfect glow can be a little nerve-wracking, especially when the makeup industry provides an overflow of tips, tricks and products. Over the past few years, three major trends have arisen for illuminating the face: highlight and contour, strobing, and bronzing.

These techniques are so popular they can be hard to choose from. As an avid makeup lover and someone who isn’t afraid to experiment in order to find the look that is best for me, I’m going to teach you how to achieve each look so you can go with the glow.

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bron ze

strobe

Mind & Body

Often referred to as “highlighting and contouring,” this sculpting technique mimics the artistic concept of shade and light. Highlight is meant to attract and reflect light by bringing the illuminated features forward while contour takes the features and gives the illusion that they’re further back or hollow. Depending on where you lay the products, the end results will vary. With this look, I took a very basic approach with where I applied each medium. It doesn’t matter what products you use, although the more pigment, the better.

Beginning with a fully prepped and primed face, start by laying your highlighter in the following places: forehead, nose, top of cheek, cupids bow and middle of chin. By laying product down and blending in an upward fashion, light will hit the forward-most features, or essentially your t-zone.

Follow with a bronzer of choice (ideally matte or light shimmer), and place it in the hollows of your face or features that you want to manipulate. For this portion of the look I chose to apply bronzer to the upper section of the forehead, temples, sides of nose, jaw and crease of the chin.

This look allows you to wear both highlighter and bronzer in a very striking way, providing a variant in the appearance of your glow in relation to your light source.

Much like strobing, bronzing is a playful term referring to illuminating the face and body with a highly pigmented, glitter infused bronzer. This look is not only both striking and saucy, but it glows to the high heavens. Pigment, color and shimmer are very important to this look. I recommend a compact that provides both shimmer and color to make certain areas pop. This can be achieved through a product that meets the description of a neutral toned color wheel.

In order to attain a stunning glow, I combined techniques and product placement to achieve maximum bronzed status. I placed bronzer on the temples and took the product down the sides of the cheeks, touching both the hollows and mid-apples of the cheeks. I also took the product along the sides of the jaw and underneath the chin and down the neck.

Since this look allows the product to be applied in a downward fashion, it is effective to add the shimmer to the collarbone if desired. I recommend combining a gold-toned highlighter and the bronze on the same brush to increase the intensity of the glow and add a bit of an edge.

Whether you like that supergalactic glow or Bronzed-Barbie aesthetic, you now have the ability to combine techniques to create your desired look based on what’s in right now.

The concept of strobing, while very simple, is incredibly effective in providing a beautiful glow that enhances your natural features. In this look I applied a heavy amount of highlighter to the highest levels of the face: nose, apples and tops of cheeks and lips to illuminate prominent areas of the face. By eliminating contouring from the routine, it allows you to make any features pop while adding an absolutely gorgeous glow.

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Story by Simone Corbett Design by Elizabeth Mason

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oung people always finding a new fad to obsess over. While sometimes these trends are quite ridiculous, more often than not, certain fads trending in the media are found to actually be legit. Coconut oil is a prime example of one unconventional trend that might be worth obsessing over.

Digestive Health Coconut oil belongs to the family of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT). Unlike long-chain triglycerides such as olive oil, MCT’s are able to easily absorb into your intestines and liver because they take less time to process. This means that you will experience greater satiety and little digestive discomfort. For this reason Hannah Brzozowski, Central graduate student and registered dietician nutritionist (RDN), says consuming coconut greatly benefits those who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). “Just like fiber does, it kind of provides a good cushion for movement in your intestines,” Brzozowski says. As coconut oil is ingested, it provides the intestines with a lubrication that allows for your muscles to contract smoothly, and without pain.

Hair and Skincare Coconut oil is arguably most well-known for its moisturizing properties. These properties make it a great deep conditioning hair mask, and moisturizing treatment for dry skin. In fact, the healthy fatty acids found in coconut oil make it great for healing the body. Vanessa Schademan, instructor at Bluestone Academy and owner of Head to Toe Salon, says coconut oil is the only thing that has relieved her psoriasis. “I’ll use it along my hairline where I have spots,” Schademan says. “It’s [coconut oil] a very healthy fat so it helps healing in the body and reduces inflammation.”

While all trends eventually fade into a thing of the past, coconut oil is believed to have made a lasting impact, especially regarding to nutritional health. With coconut oil being a healthy fat, it has re-iterated the fact that fat is necessary to maintain a healthy diet, and should not be avoided. “I’m glad that the low-fat fad is finally over,” Brzozowski says. “People are starting to feel more comfortable with consuming fat.” Brzozowski says her favorite ways to reach her daily fat intake through coconut oil, is cooking vegetables in it and adding it into her smoothies.

Other Benefits of Coconut Oil • Balance blood sugar levels • Sunscreen • Heals minor cuts • Relieve joint pain • Promotes weight loss 46

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diy Story by Nicole Trejo-Valli Design by Vanessa Cruz

COFFEE scrub

In an ideal world, we’d love to wake up to the aroma of fresh pressed coffee filling up each and every spec of our home. In the real world to kick-start our mornings, we have to get off our lazy butts and make it ourselves.

Now, we finally made our dreadful way to the kitchen, brewed up a cup of coffee and devoured every last sip of it leaving us warm and cozy on the inside and welcoming our lovely friend—caffeine.

This time, we’re not throwing away the left over grounds, we’re using them.

We’ve all seen the craze of Frank Body original coffee scrub that is happening. Coffee is ahhh-mazing and to smell like it all day is basically the best thing possible, but it does more than act as perfume.

Livestrong.com states, caffeine can reduce the appearance of cellulite and the exfoliation with coffee grounds improves circulation, leaving you with silky smooth skin.

Instead of breaking the bank at $15 per scrub packet, let’s make our own.

w h at yo u n e e d

1 cup coffee grounds

1 cup sugar

optional:

1/2 cup coconut oil 1 tsp. vitamin E oil

mason jar (or tight sealed container for storage)

1 tsp. sea salt

step 1

step 2

step 3

Warm up the coconut oil to make sure it is at a smooth consistency, and then combine the oil with the leftover coffee grounds and stir.

Once the mixture is at the desired thickness, make sure to add in the sugar and mix away.

The scrub is now complete and all that is left is to either add in extra ingredients or call it done and pour it into your jar.

This DIY coffee scrub not only saves the bank, but it leaves you with healthy rejuvenated skin just in time for summer.

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Spring 2016 | Issue Two

What’s Your

ACNE

telling you?

Story by Regina Carter Design by Heidi Thaemert

If I could pick one thing I didn’t have to deal with at this age and in college, it would most likely be my breakouts. Many people attribute acne to high school or puberty, but there are still a lot of people- myself included- who suffer from adult acne.

A Central Washington University junior, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a prime example of someone who’s dealing with acne, yet didn’t have it growing up. “My breakouts didn’t show up until about three years ago," she says. "I didn’t have acne at all in high school."

Acne Invasion

One of the worst things about dealing with acne, especially in adulthood, is feeling like your life revolves around your pimples.

I'll admit it; I think about my breakouts regularly. Where did that pimple come from? Don’t touch your face…don’t touch your face. Why won’t this pimple go away?

Is this concealer working? Can’t forget to wash my face.

Face Mapping

Since I’ve been dealing with regular breakouts for about six years now, I've read anything and everything in hopes of combatting the issue. I’ve tried different antibiotics and multiple topical treatments, but nothing has been more useful than learning about face mapping for acne.

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Acne face mapping comes from traditional Chinese medicine. It's also the general assessment that Renee Krause, a licensed clinical aesthetician (LCE) and owner of Ellensburg's In Skin, uses on her clients.

In Chinese medicine, it’s believed that the location where acne emerges on your face provides some indications to possible causes.

“In Chinese medicine, your skin is known as your second kidney,” Krause says.

The acne face map isn’t an absolute science, but it does give people a general idea of where to start when taking care of their skin.

There are several other factors that contribute to breakouts, like skin products, hygiene, genetics, hormones, and more. “I like to educate my clients on how to help themselves,” Krause says.

“Get more sleep, drink more water, drink lemon water, exercise regularly, and don’t eat processed foods. If you treat your insides well, it will reflect on the outside.”

What follows is a visual guide to Krause's advice about mapping your acne.

Mind & Body

forehead Linked to the digestive system, foods that your stomach may have a hard time breaking down. Connected to the liver, too many toxins. Stress, irregular sleep, sweat, etc.

temples Eating processed and fatty foods.

Consumption of alcohol.

cheeks poor air quality (pollution). Can also relate to allergies, poor respiratory health, stomach problem, consumption of too much sugar, dirty pillow case

nose gastrointestinal imbalance, indigestion

chin

hormone imbalance, kidney problems, oral health

lips

intentional health

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Spring 2016 | Issue Two

1. Thou shalt not sunbathe

tan the

commandments Story by Bailee Wicks Design by Mackenzie Loete

Enough said.

2. Thou shalt only use self-tanner or a spray tan to achieve natural glow

3. Thou shalt exfoliate before self-tanning

“As with using self-tanning products at home, spray tans depend on a smooth skin surface for the best results. Sunless tanning chemicals tend to grab on the thickest areas of dead or dry skin and turn darker in those spots. The fewer rough patches, the more even the color. Furthermore, the fresher the skin layer that is exposed to the tanning solution, the longer it takes for that layer to slough off. That means the spray tan lasts as long as possible,” says a sales associate at Sedona Sun Salon.

4. Thou shalt use a mitt when applying self-tanner Summer is here and the sun-kissed look is back, but ultraviolet (UV) exposure -- whether it’s on a beach or in a bed -are harmful. Sunbathing and tanning beds bring inescapable consequences: wrinkles, sun spots and lax skin. But that doesn’t mean you need to rock the pale look all season long.

These “Tan Commandments” are what you need to help achieve a healthy bronzed look not only in the summer, but year-round.

“For those using spray tanning products, it is important to wear protective gear for the mouth, eyes and nose to protect the mucous membranes,” says Melanie D. Palm, MD, MBA.

shalt only use self-tanner or a spray 5. Thou tan to achieve natural glow “Moisturizing the skin regularly with an after sun product or a regular body cream, or lotion keeps the top (tanned) layer of skin from sloughing off, so the tan will last longer,” the Sedona associate says. “Also, keeping the skin moist and soft makes the skin and the overall tan look better. Dry tanned skin can look old and leathery.”

shalt wait for the self-tanner to dry 6. Thou completely and stay away from water for the next four to eight hours

7. Thou shalt sleep in loose, dark clothing

“Even without visible droplets, the solution can rub off onto clothing and cause discoloration of fabrics. For this reason, it is important to dress in older clothing that is as loose as possible just afterward. Dark colors are preferred, since whites and light colors may stain if they come in contact with wet solution.”

8. Thou shalt pat, not rub thy skin dry after a shower

“After tanning and toweling off, the skin is not truly dry, as a good amount of the solution has soaked into the upper layer of the skin.”

9. Thou shalt not use products containing oil on thy skin when thou has a faux glow

10. Thou shalt not exfoliate after self-tanning 50

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painlessly

PRETTY

Story by Rachel Greve Design by Vanessa Cruz

M

ost morning routines are repetitive—styling your hair, doing your make-up, applying deodorant, using lotion to moisturize and the final touches of perfume or cologne to smell good.

“…[Lush] pick[s] overused resources, such as sharks and pick a number of a products to make and sell non-profit to support a charity related to saving them,” McQuarrie says.

But it hasn’t been until recent years that not only women, but men as well, set out in search of products that are cruelty-free.

But regulations on cosmetics aren’t as simple as one may think. “There is no regulation in the cosmetic industry…I think it comes down to people being educated, and once they are, I hope they would probably choose cruelty-free,” says Tiffany Penton, master esthetician and owner of Sweet P Beauty.

“Throughout the process I did not want to exploit animals in any way and chose to create crueltyfree and vegan cosmetics,” says local makeup producer Gabriel De Santino, owner of Gabriel Cosmetics and the Zuzu Luxe line.

When it comes down to cruelty-free lines of beauty products, everyone has their favorite.

Whether it’s Wet ‘N’ Wild, Zuzu or Lush when it’s all said and done it comes down to one thing: the animals.

Makeup enthusiast, Vasha McQuarrie knows more about Lush than most and says she loves the product line so much because they give back to charities saving endangered species.

Penton, who has been doing makeup professionally for ten years, has always tried to use cruelty- free makeup and skin care products when working with clients and encourages others to do the same.

Take a second to research the brands you use every day and whether or not they are deemed cruelty-free or not. If they aren’t, look into new brands and support companies that stay away from testing their products on animals.

CRUELTY-FREE BRANDS HAIR

BODY

MAKE-UP

Paul Mitchell

Lush

Drug Store Brands:

Name Brand:

Batiste

Tom’s

e.l.f

Urban decay

Marc Anthony

China Glaze

Wet ‘n’ Wild

Bare Minerals

Giovanni

Gud by Burts Bees

Hard Candy

Gabriel

The Honest Co.

The Body Shop

NYX

Kat Von D

Herbal Essences

Dermadoctor

Jordana

Tarte

Moroccanoil

Burts Bees

Essence

NARS

It’s a 10

Labanila

Giovanni

Aveda

Organix

Trader Joes

Dip-dye

Orly

Cover FX

Dr. Bronners

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Spring 2016 | Issue Two

Story by Rebecca Wolf Illustration by Elizabeth Mason Design by Mackenzie Loete

he right hemisphere of your brain controls the creativity. Often times you can get bogged down with life and feel mentally exhausted. To bring some color back into your cerebral cortex researchers are suggesting grabbing a set of perfectly sharpened colored pencils and an adult coloring book. Forget sitting crisscrossed applesauce “ohming” and don’t even think about bending awkwardly in a yoga class. More and more people are turning to the adult coloring book as a new way to meditate.

The first commercially successful adult coloring books were launched in 2012, and this pastime has become quite trendy ever since. According to a CNN article researchers from Johns Hopkins University say that adult coloring books benefit mental health in multiple ways, and are a great way to reduce stress.

“Adult coloring cannot be considered art therapy because art therapy relies on the relationship between the client and therapist,” says Marygrace Berberian, art therapist and Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU an article published

by CNN, titled “Why Adult Coloring Books are Good for You.”

There is a difference between being curled up on your bed with a coloring book and going to an actual art therapy session. But it is said that using an adult coloring book is similar to art therapy, because both allow an individual to explore feelings, manage behavior, reduce anxiety and increase self-esteem.

In 2005, research showed that when adults colored mandalas (round circles with a geometric pattern in the center) anxiety levels were reduced. It was found that coloring has the same effect as meditation because it allows you to switch off your brains from other thoughts. Dr. Joel Pearson, brain scientist at the University of New South Whales, has a theory that; focusing on coloring or an image could be replacing negative thoughts and images, with positive ones.

If adult coloring sounds like fun or even a way for you to try and reduce stress, make sure that you reach for colored pencils instead of those crayons. The precision of a colored pencil makes all the difference when trying to color in those tight geometric patterns, using a bulky crayon may just make you frustrated.

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Story & Photos by Tayler Shaindlin Design by Mackenzie Loete

splurge or save When you love makeup and your wallet says yes, but your student loans say no. Although makeup is one of the most expensive things you can invest your money in, there’s plenty of budget-friendly options to get the high-end look without killing your bank account. For those who want to look glamourous on a budget, let’s explore some of the best makeup duplicates (known in the makeup community as “dupes”) for a college budget.

Tarte Cosmetics Amazonian Clay Eye Shadow Palette $45 This eyeshadow palette from Tarte Cosmetics offers amazing matte andshimmer- cool and warm- nude shades for spring. It’s highly pigmented and SUPER soft because of the clay base. However, looks you can create with the Tartelette are easily replicated

by L’Oreal’s Go Nude eyeshadow palette ($19). L’Oreal’s palette offers more shades than Tarte’s. Although it may not be made from clay, it’s also a super soft formula that will stay in place till you’re ready to take it off.

Benefit Cosmetics POREfessional Face Primer $31 Many have ranted and raved over Benefit’s pore minimizing primer; however, primer is a product where drugstores definitely take the cake. The Maybelline Baby Skin Primer ($7) slays in comparison to the POREfessional primer at less than a quarter of the cost.

Due to its’ thicker consistency and ability to illimunate an oily complexion, Maybelline’s primer serves as a much better addition to your collection than its expensive counterpart.

Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara $23 This Mascara has been one of the most popular products available to high-end shoppers, but is truthfully not that much different than a mascara you could pick up at the nearest Fred Meyer or Walgreens. Maybelline’s Colossal Volume Express Mascara is only $8, and (in my experience) holds in place without smudging or flaking much better than BTS.

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d r u g s t o r e m at c h :

L’Oreal’s Go Nude eyeshadow palette

$19

d r u g s t o r e m at c h :

Maybelline Baby Skin Primer

$7

d r u g s t o r e m at c h :

Maybelline’s Colossal Volume Express

$8

Fashion

t s r i f t i h s a w er Chambers Story by Tann r Shaindlin yle Ta by Photos Thaemert idi He Design by

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Spring 2016 | Issue Two

Let’s face it: for the majority of college students, money does not come easy.

You might be aware of the phrase, “look good, feel good,” and maybe you think looking good comes at a hefty price. You couldn’t be more wrong.

Welcome to the guide of secondhand shopping, where Pulse helps you take your unwanted crap and turn it into treasure.

The latest fashion trend of 2016 doesn't have to be Yeezy by Kanye West or designs found at Urban Outfitters; it comes from secondhand shopping.

Whether you want to make your wallet fatter or develop your own unique style: Goodwill, Value Village and, recently, secondhand clothing apps are becoming the go-to shops for college students.

Not only is affordability a leading reason why college students buy secondhand clothing, but experiencing the hunt of finding the next big up-and-coming trend is a lot more rewarding than “Poppin’ Tags."

Wear whatever you deem “cool” and try not to let others throw shade at you, because in a few months, they will probably be wearing something nearly identical to what they made fun of you for.

Being weird is good and secondhand shopping is a way to relive old fashion trends that your parents are probably ashamed of (there’s no shame in rocking

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Fashion

florescent spandex, yo).

Over the past decade, the Internet has been supporting small online apps such as: Etsy, Depop, Postmark, Thredup and Vinted. These secondhand app stores (available on iOS and Android markets) give access to those who want to sell and buy clothes, handmade and vintage items.

In theory, you get to find a lot of insane and unique things while supporting small businesses.

Kanye recently created Yeezy, which includes ripped and patched wool sweaters that run for nearly $2,000. He even tweeted “All these journalists can give their opinions [,] well these are mine…yes I believe in my ripped homeless sweaters!!!”

The beauty of secondhand shopping is that you can find an identical sweater and turn it into a DIY project that seemingly mimics the tattered effect of that Yeezy sweater with a price that doesn’t make you cringe.

But whatever you do, make sure to wash it first!

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Spring 2016 | Issue Two

pulse8 presents:

Shogo-Ota Story by Brielle Rutledge Design by Mackenzie Loete Photo by Taurean Ota

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Working with a wide variety of big names like Redbull Sound Select, Starbucks and Sasquatch! Music Festival, Japanese mixed media artist Shogo Ota has certainly made a name for himself. Since 2012, he’s owned his own design company Tireman Studio in Seattle but has lived in the US for over a decade. Pulse spoke with Ota, who shares his love for local band Thunderpussy and his favorite piece he’s ever made. He’s also made some pretty rad band posters we’re excited to show off.

Pulse8

What words do you live by?

Who brings bacon home.

What’s one thing people don’t know about you?

I can’t chew gum in the bathroom.

What are you most proud of?

My wife Taurean and baby Izo.

What mistake did you learn from?

Do not put coffee right by your laptop.

What’s been the most meaningful piece you’ve ever made?

[My] mural gig in Ferguson, MO. This is one of the Starbucks community stores. I was honored and proud of being a part of supporting a community and working for them.

Who is your favorite musician right now, and why?

Thunderpussy, because they rock and [are] nice people. I’ve been working with them as a designer, too.

Where or who do you draw inspiration from, and why?

It’s really random and not just from famous artists out there.

Sometimes from a piece of tofu [or] well shaved bushes from someone’s backyard, because my brain always finds new things unconsciously.

What goal are you currently working towards?

Do my very best on all of the projects I have going on.

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pulse8 presents:

Shogo-Ota

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These are the cool posters he designs.

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