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Volume 96 | Issue I

October 5, 2007

UPS Men’s Soccer dominates Party’s

By Brian Ames bames@ups.edu Sports Writer

The #7 men’s soccer team proved their ranking was valid this weekend, defeating both Whitman and Whitworth in Northwest Conference action.

The Loggers improve their record to 9-0 as they took over first place in the NWC. The fifth straight shutout of the season came Saturday as the men faced the visiting Whitman Missionaries. The Loggers entered the game with high hopes of continuing their dominance over their opponents, facing a solid Whitman squad. The game’s only goal was in the 23rd minute when Whitman committed a foul just outside of the penalty box. Senior captain Greg Swanson (University Place, WA) punched the ball past the Whitman goalkeeper on the penalty kick to put the Loggers up by one. The Whitman defense played a solid second half allowing only five shots.

However, senior keeper Pete Van Sant (Santa Cruz, CA) recorded his seventh shutout of the season as he stopped 14 second-half shots by the Missionaries.

The second game of the weekend was quite memorable to say the least.

After a scoreless first half, the Loggers readied themselves for a crucial second against the visiting Whitworth Pirates.

A rainy day offered fans comic relief from t h e

tension o n t h e pitch, as many players seemed to be wearing roller skates on the muddy field, slipping and sliding everywhere.

The Pirates were the first to slip one in when junior forward Caleb Barnhill (Sultan, WA) placed a ball just out of

Van Sant’s m a k score t h e min-

r e a c h , ing the 1-0 in 6 9 th u t e of the game.

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worth (Tacoma, WA) headed the ball back into play. After another header by junior forward Alex Lehecka (Burlington, WA), Blanchet waited patiently for his chance, lowered his head, and put the ball in the back of the net to tie the game. After a goal that was called back for offsides on the Pirates, the game went into overtime. The Loggers kept the ball on their side of the field for the majority of the extra period, but in the 97th Loggers took minute of the match, ended as ten minutes to Swanson found Conrad on a respond, but did penalty kick to win 2-1. so on a beautiful After the game, Conrad touch by senior shared his feelings on the win. midfielder Scott “This game shows that this Blanchet (Gig team can face adversity and be Harbor, WA). The victorious. This win shows a goal came from lot about our team’s character. a cross by There is nothing better than senior for- to win like this on our home ward Mark field,” Conrad said.

Conrad As the team celebrated, rip( S e a t t l e , ping their shirts off and sliding WA) that in the mud, there was a sense of s e e m e d realization shared by the playto be out ers and the fans that this team of his an- will do anything to win. The t i c i p a t i n g Loggers will attempt to upteammates’ hold their nine-game winning reach.

But streak next weekend against s o p h o m o r e Pacific and George Fox on Satm i d f i e l d e r urday and Sunday, respectively Derek Wood- in conference play at home.

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UPS Men’s Soccer took down both Whitman and Whitworth this past weekend, holding onto their undefeated status.

College Cost Reduction Act aims to benefit low-income students

By Kapiolani Street kstreet@ups.edu Assistant News Editor

“The legislation would also cut interest rates in half on need-based student loans, reducing the cost of those loans for millions of student borrowers,” she said.

Like legislation passed by the House On Thursday, Sept. 27, President Bush this year, the College Cost Reduction Act signed legislation designed to make colwould cut interest rates from 6.8 perlege more affordable for students from cent to 3.4 percent in equal steps over poor and middle-class families.

“I believe that the new legislation passed by Presi- the next five years. Once fully phasedThe College Cost Reduction Act of dent Bush is definitely a step in the right direction. in, this would save the typical student 2007 will cut nearly twenty one bil- It gives students who need money the resources borrower (who has $13,800 in needlion dollars in government subsidies they deserve in order to allow everyone, even those based student loan debt) $4,400 over to lenders over the next five years. affected by socio-economical circumstances, the the life of the loan.

“Most of the money will be placed chance to go to college.”

The College Cost Reduction Act back into grants for low-income stu—Ashley Luke includes a number of other provisions dents,” said Associate Vice President Freshman that would ease the financial burden for Student Financial Services Marimposed on students and families by garet Mittuch. the cost of college, including tuition The legislation pays for itself by reGrant would reach $5,200 by 2013, up assistance for excellent undergraduate studucing excessive federal subsidies paid to from $4,050 in 2006, thus restoring the dents who agree to teach in the nation’s lenders in the college loan industry. It also Pell Grant’s purchasing power,” Mittuch public schools; loan forgiveness for college includes $750 million in federal budget said. Low and moderate-income students graduates who go into public service prodeficit reduction. would benefit from this increase.

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“thug” theme sparks campus talks

By Jessica Bruce jbruce@ups.edu News Editor

News Writer Darin Leedy contributed reporting to this story.

An off-campus “thug life” party’s portrayal of “thugs” and Blacks has sparked tremendous controversy, leading to a campus-wide discussion on diversity and an investigation of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

The event was hosted two weeks ago at an off-campus Greek annex house where five members of Pi Beta Phi sorority as well as other sorority members live. The event was not sanctioned by any sorority, according to junior Alisha Edmundson, president of Pi Phi. The party was one reason the university hosted a Diversity Education Forum on Monday, Oct. 1.

According to President Ronald Thomas, five things prompted the forum, including the campus diversity statement, last year’s national Race and Pedagogy conference’s emphasis on honest discussion, evidence in the Climate

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Under the legislation, the maximum value of the Pell Grant scholarship would increase by $500 over the next five years.

“When combined with other Pell scholarship increases passed or proposed by Congress this year, the maximum Pell

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Assistant Dean of Students Debbie Chee raised her hand to speak at the Diversity Education Forum on Monday.

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matter,” Stephens said. “There with by the sorority’s national are a lot of different avenues office. that the investigation can go “We do have a national down, and I tried not to blame visitor, but it was a previously any one group specifically.” scheduled routine visit and was According to Stephens, the in no way connected to what university has an “Annex Poli- happened,” Edmundson said. cy,” which states that an organiMembers of the administrazation can be held liable for ac- tion met with Pi Phi last week tions of to walk memthrough bers that the ju“The intent of the party was not to live in dicial an off- be demeaning or insulting to any group p r o c e s s campus on campus. We do expect members to that the h o u s e . uphold the values of the sorority, and sorority M e m - we’re sensitive to the concerns that have will face, b e r s been brought up. That’s why we’re takto disof Pi ing steps to fix this. ” cuss why Phi apthe party —Alisha Edmundson t h e m e peared President of Pi Beta Phi Sorority was inapin photos from propriate the parand to ty, and the university investiga- allow the chapter to voice its tion confirmed that five mem- concerns. bers of Pi Phi lived in the house “There were a number of where the party was hosted. members of Pi Phi who weren’t “When it turned out that the involved who felt like they were people who lived in the house being branded and isolated by were mostly Pi Phis, we started the campus community,” SteASUPS photo services / Sam armocido to ask questions about Pi Phi phens said. as an organization,” Stephens “What’s important is for At the Diversity Education Forum on Mon., Oct. 1, students, faculty and staff broke into groups said. people to understand that the under faculty moderation to discuss possibilities for campus change to promote diversity.

Under the stipulations of the Greek community is an intefor Diversity Survey that some the club’s theme objectionable. White students, but many Annex policy, university offi- gral part of our campus comconsistently see signs of dis“The theme of the party was Blacks were present. “I feel cials met with Edmundson and munity,” Stephens said. “There crimination, Thomas’s observa- ‘thug life,’ but it simply related that there were a lot more mi- spoke to someone in Pi Phi’s is the stereotype that the fration of discriminatory behavior thug life to Black life and be- norities represented than the national office. The matter is ternities and sororities on our each year and the establishment ing Black in general,” Wright proportion at the school,” the still being investigated through campus are not diverse. The the Dean of Students office. fact is, the ethnic makeup of of the Bias and Hate Education said. “Reproduction of nega- student said.

Response Team by the Faculty tive images such as those seen Another anonymous student At press time, Stephens was our Greek community is conSenate last year. on MTV and BET is negative said that the host “didn’t even unsure whether other sorori- sistent with the rest of campus.

Thomas stressed that the in and of itself, but they forced think about how it might be ties’ involvement in the party It is my hope that the Greek community will be able to forum was not crehurtful. This kind of was being investigated.

Pi Phi could go through a partner with the rest of campus ated to discipline the party has happened default hearing to determine to explore the deeper questions “People want to say that we’re a multicultural party’s hosts, but to before.” its responsibility.

If it is deterof diversity that exist on our create an honest dis- society and that racism doesn’t exist, and that’s just Though some cussion that would not true. People are ignoring and turning their defend the party’s mined that Pi Phi is respon- campus.”

Senior Sarah Nickel, presimove the campus backs on the problem, and all that does is to create theme as fun and sible, various sanctions could be placed on the sorority in dent of the Panhellenic Counforward. not intended to hurt, further tension.” order for the chapter to remain cil, said that this event is an op“Silence is the eneEdmundson deon campus, according to Steportunity for the Greek system —Nicky Wright my of truth,” Thomas nounced the theme and campus as a whole to disTreasurer of the Black Student Union and said it “does not phens. said, commenting on At the Diversity Education cuss its role in the community. the need to discuss reflect the values of Forum, Thomas said disciplin“This occurrence has al“difficult, painful is[the] sorority.” ary measures were being dealt lowed us to have difficult and sues.” a negative image onto us and “The intent of the party was with under the Student Integhonest dialogues, within the Some attendees of the party then mocked it.” not to be demeaning or insultGreek houses and outside of found its theme and stereo“Many people were wear- ing to any group on campus,” rity Code.

Stephens was unaware of them, about intentional, and typical portrayal of Blacks ob- ing Afros, baggy clothes, and Edmundson said. “We do exhow the matter would be dealt See DIVERSITY page 4 jectionable, and circulation of fake grills and holding up the pect members to uphold the photos via Facebook sparked Black power sign,” Wright said. values of the sorority, and we’re a greater campussensitive to the conwide discussion and cerns that have been “This occurrence has allowed us to have difficult administrative inbrought up. That’s and honest dialogues, within the Greek houses tervention. why we’re taking Dean of Students and outside of them, about intentional, and more steps to fix this.”

Mike Segawa said importantly in this instance, unintentional acts The university his office received that may hurt or upset anyone in the community.” quickly became inelectronic pictures —Sarah Nickel volved in the disfrom the party. He cussion as well. AsPresident of Panhellenic Council sistant Director of called those students who brought Student Activities those pictures to his for Greek Life and attention “courageous” and ac- “Some of our Black students Leadership Moe Stephens said knowledged that this is not the on campus were approached he became aware of the party first instance of theme parties asking for clothes to borrow, after photos from the party with stereotypical themes, such further relating being a thug were sent to the Dean of Stuas “pimps and whores.” to being Black. Our students dents.

According to Segawa, some on campus aren’t thugs, they’re In his three years at the unistudents he spoke to were hurt, UPS students.” versity, Stephens has dealt with while others said events like Some party-goers argued many unauthorized parties, this happen frequently and this that the party theme was not but this is the first time he has party should not be singled intended to be hurtful, and that been aware of an “inappropriout.

Black students’ presence at the ate scene.”

ASUPS photo services / sam armocido Junior Nicky Wright, treasur- party legitimized the theme.

“My reaction was to just wait African American Studies professor Dexter Gordon facilitated er of the Black Student Union, One anonymous student said and see what turns up in the described why she considered that the party mostly hosted university investigation of the discussion. One idea was to modify the core curriculum.

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University claims it Library security increases with student ID card access doesn’t accept bribes

By Kapiolani Street kstreet@ups.edu Assistant News Editor

By Maddy Ryen mryen@ups.edu News Writer After 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, the doors to the Collins Memorial Library are now locked. But students looking forward to some latenight studying should not be deterred: the library has simply implemented an ID card swipe system to open the door.

Library staff members hope the card swipe system – similar to those used for many of the residence halls – will reduce vandalism in the library and increase student safety.

“We have a responsibility to implement a proactive security program to ensure a more safe and secure environment for the university community,” Lori Ricigliano, associate director for information and access services said. “Recently we’ve been having some security problems, and we thought this might address those problems.”

Ricigliano said the staff ’s impression was that security risks were coming from off-campus members of the community, and they made the decision to restrict access after 9 p.m. to students, faculty or staff with UPS ID cards. The library staff

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A student uses his UPS ID card to swipe into the library at night. To increase security, the Collins Memorial Library now requires access with an ID card after 9 p.m. Sunday-Monday. worked with Todd Badham, director of Security Services, to put in the card swipe system.

“The library is intended primarily for the use of UPS students, faculty and staff,”

Campus Events Calendar Campus film: Ratatouille (Today-Sunday) Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 Jacobsen Series (Schneebeck Concert Hall), 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 SCUBA House International Cleanup Day Dive (Ruston Way) Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 Young Democrats Meeting (Wheelock 101), 7 p.m.

APASU Meeting (Student Diversity Center), 7:30 p.m.

Students for a Democratic Society (Library McCormick), 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007 B-GLAD Meeting (Student Diversity Center), 6 p.m.

Swope Endowed Lectureship on Faith, Ethics, Values, or Religion (Schneebeck Concert Hall), 7 p.m.

Living on Campus presentation (Rausch Auditorium), 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 10 , 2007 Wednesday Night Chapel (Kilworth), 7 p.m.

Thursday, October 11, 2007 Talk Back (Residence Hall Lounges), 7 p.m.

Ricigliano said. “Anybody is welcome to use the library before 9 p.m.”

Of course, individuals not affiliated with the university could still get into the library when someone with an ID card swipes in, or by entering before 9 p.m. The library will not be checking patrons in the library after 9 p.m. for ID cards; Ricigliano says they lack the on call staff that late at night to implement such a policy.

Overall, though, student staff members at the library support the new policy.

“We’ve had problems with homeless people sleeping in the library [as well as] graffiti problems,” sophomore Kelsey Wiseman said, who says the policy makes her feel safer. “[With the card swipe policy] there aren’t people walking in off the street who have nothing to do with the university,” junior Lucinda Stroud said. “On the other hand, it does seem sad that we are excluding a lot of the community who might want to legitimately use the library, but I guess they have the rest of the day to use it.”

• Maddy Ryen just might swipe you in if you forget your card.

Despite past and present accusations that many colleges and universities across the country are taking kickbacks from student loan companies and reaping other benefits while making it harder for students to get better deals on their loans, officials at UPS have denied ever being a part of student loan corruption.

“We have been approached by different lenders in the past, but we are careful to be conscientious and exercise our responsibilities to the University and our students,” Associate Vice President for Student Financial Services Margaret Mittuch said.

In the spring of 2007, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo began an investigation into the $85 billion student loan industry and found numerous arrangements made to benefit schools and lenders over the students.

“We do not receive gifts or incentives from lenders,” Mittuch said. “We are extraordinarily careful to keep lenders at arm’s length.”

Cuomo said he notified more than 400 colleges and universities nationwide, including all in New York State, to end such deceptive practices. Cuomo said he is actively investigating at least 100 schools, but would not divulge which schools were being investigated.

In connection with Attorney General Cuomo’s investigation into the practices of student lenders, Senator Edward Kennedy, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released a report on marketing practices in the federal family education loan program in which the University of Puget Sound was mentioned.

“The report on marketing practices in the federal family education loan program details benefits and compensation provided to aid administrators in return for preferential treatment that may lead to increased loan volume,” Mittuch said.

Senator Kennedy’s report states, “An exchange between Northstar and an official at

the University of Puget Sound demonstrates the hazards of a school soliciting even basic ‘favors’ from a lender.”

Mittuch denies that the University participated in such dealings with loan companies.

“We did in fact receive pens and pencils from Northstar, as we do from most lenders (which we make available to all students by placing them in a big basket in the reception area of our office). But we did not provide them with any opportunities for promotion or presentation of their loan products, nor did they actually ask for that.”

Mittuch stated that the University of Puget Sound “aims to provide students with clear and comprehensive information and does not endorse a preferred lender.”

• Kapiolani Street likes getting free pens from loan companies.

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fessions; increased federal loan limits so that students won’t have to rely as heavily on more costly private loans; and new tuition cost containment strategies.

Though many believe that the new legislation is the first step in the right direction, the Act does not help everyone. Other than a subsidized Stafford Loan rate reduction, millions of non-Pell Grant recipients are left with few alternatives, and there is no provision for families who do not qualify for need-based financial aid.

Mittuch believes that the legislation will help those in need. “[The Act] does not help everyone, but does attempt to help those with the highest need, Pell grant recipients by definition,” she said.

Student reaction to the legislation has been positive.

“I believe that the new legislation passed by President Bush is definitely a step in the right direction,” freshman Ashley Luke said. “It gives students who need money the resources they deserve in order to allow everyone, even those affected by socio-economical circumstances, the chance to go to college.”

• Kapiolani Street is paying for her tuition with a credit card.

Security Report Since Sept. 28, 2007 the following significant incidents have been reported on campus: • Incidents of graffiti have been reported in men’s bathrooms in the Wheelock Student Center, McIntyre Hall, and the Library. In each case the same slogan (“SABES”) was written in permanent pen on stall divider walls. Anyone with information about the vandalism is encouraged to contact Security Services. Information will be kept confidential.

•A student witnessed a male subject remove a coffee table from Wyatt Hall. Security staff responded, but were unable to locate the subject. The coffee table is wooden and about 2’X3’ feet in size.

• A student reported her bicycle was stolen from the breezeway between Harrington and Schiff halls. She said she secured the bicycle with a cable style lock.

Crime Prevention Tips: • Always walk with friends or in a group. Security offers safety escorts on-campus and to many areas off-campus. Call 879-3311 to request an escort if you can’t walk with others.

• Don’t leave your vehicle unsecured and remove all valuables.

• Keep your residence locked at all times. Remember to secure windows.

• Report suspicious activity to Security Services right away. The Security office is open 24 hours a day.

• Courtesy of Todd A. Badham.

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Blue Scholars

to play in SUB

By Chelsea Taylor ctaylor2@ups.edu Editor in Chief Capping off Homecoming Events, Seattle-band, Blue Scholars, are set to play in Marshall Hall on Oct. 13.

Tickets go on sale today at 11:30 a.m. at the Info Center and are $6 with student ID. The concert is only open to UPS students and is expected to sell out within two days.

“Residing where the hustle and the struggle coincide, Blue Scholars craft the soundtrack for everyday folks with everyday problems seeking everyday release.”

- www.bluescholars.com

After releasing their first album in 2005, Blue Scholars LP, the Blue Scholars became the newest thing to emerge on the Northwest music scene.

“I became a huge fan of their music my freshman year.

This event is going to be awesome,” ASUPS Popular Entertainment Programmer Sam Kussin-Shoptaw said.

Their new album, Bayani, was released June 2007 by Rawkus Records. On the label, they’re joined by the likes of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.

Bayani (which comes from the Tagalog word “heroes of the people” and the Farsi word “the Word”) covers political and social issues as well as Seattle-based events like the WTO protests.

“Our (ASUPS) main goal is to get Northwest bands to UPS,” Kussin-Shoptaw said.

Typically, tickets to concerts are available on the day of the event, but it’s not guaranteed due to the popularity of the band.

“We’re encouraging students to buy tickets as soon as possible and take advantage of this intimate showcase,” Kussin-Shoptaw said.

• Chelsea Taylor plans on attending and going back to her roots.

Homecoming Highlights Friday, Oct. 12 • Songfest, 9 p.m.

• Midnight Masquerade Breakfast Saturday, Oct. 13 • Logger Pre-Game Tailgate, 11:30 a.m.

• Homecoming Football Game v. Willamette, 1:30 p.m.

• Post-Game Alumni and Student Mixer, 4 p.m.

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more importantly in this in- Services has not requested any stance, unintentional acts that actions of the affected groups. may hurt or upset anyone in “This is not an easy issue, esthe community,” Nickel said. pecially when you are bearing “Many sororities have overlap- the brunt of people’s hurt and ping core values focusing on frustration,” Segawa said. learning, love, justice, and fairA theme of the Diversity ness; each of these values could Education Forum was that the easily be applied to this situa- party indicated a lack of education and they will all be used tion and awareness of diversity as foundations as we continue on campus. to discuss and learn from this Wright argued that it is inexperience.” dicative of greater societal Edmundson described the problems. general mood within Pi Phi as “It is a reflection that this “proactive, and understanding is the general structure of our that people have a right to feel society,” Wright said. “People the way want to say they feel.” that we’re “Because “We have a responsibility to have a multiculp e o p l e our graduates be conscious support- tural sowere of- ers of a pluralistic community. ” ciety and fended, that racand any ism doesn’t —Kim Bobby exist, and time race Chief Diversity Officer that’s just and issues of diversity not true. are being People are discussed, Pi Phi takes it very ignoring and turning their seriously,” Edmundson said. backs on the problem, and all The party’s hosts, some at- that does is create further tentendees, and other interested sion.” persons met with Chief DiSegawa said that he has versity Officer Kim Bobby last found at least five similar inciThurs. to discuss the party and dents on other campuses in the its impact. past year.

“It was an opportunity to At the forum, attendees learn why people were offend- broke into discussion groups ed,” Bobby said. “There was led by faculty members and an apology from people who discussed ideas for proactive threw the party and they talk- change. Many attendees suged about what they learned and gested that a stronger educahow to build on that. Overall, tional component needed to the meeting was a respectful be created on campus, such as discourse and ended on a note a core requirement on diversity of action.” issues, discussion events to folSophomore Eric Mercer, a low on the “I am Puget Sound” Student Diversity Coordinator, orientation program and eduattended the meeting though cation for campus leaders. he had not been at the party.

Attendees also discussed how “There were some tears, but the campus as a whole could be overall it was very productive,” educated when not everyone Mercer said. “It was a chance seemed interested. for those offended and those “The invitation [to this fowho hosted to air out their rum] was sent to the whole concerns from both sides.” campus, but we couldn’t even Edmundson and Stephens fill the Rotunda,” senior Lizzie both stressed the importance Raudenbush, a member of Pi of the sorority taking proactive Phi said. steps in response to the event.

The Bias and Hate Educa“One thing we’ve talked tion Response Team, which about is making sure that Pi was approved at the end of the Phi is engaging in some of last academic year, will meet these conversations on cam- every other Thursday morning pus,” Stephens said. “It’s an at 8 a.m. in the Student Diverimportant topic that has impli- sity Center. cations for our campus and for The response team was prothe world that we live in. The posed because it is unfair to ask more that Pi Phi can make this victims in a situation to assume an educational opportunity for the responsibility of educatour campus, not only the better ing the campus about why the off they’ll be, but the better off situation is hurtful, according our whole campus will be.” to Yoshiko Matsui, director The sorority will host a diver- of Multicultural Student Sersity workshop and has discussed vices. Matsui said the Diverco-hosting an event with the sity Committee of the Faculty Black Student Union. Details Senate has recently considered on these two events were not revising the faculty diversity available at press time. Rep- evaluation, tenure and review resentatives of both the Black process and curriculum to enStudent Union and Pi Phi also compass more diversity educaattended the Diversity Educa- tion. The response team also tion Forum on Monday. hopes to be able to use public “We’re working to educate meetings, education, and worksorority members, members shops to proactively respond to of Greek Life, and members issues of intolerance. of the campus community as The Diversity Education Foto why this event wasn’t okay,” rum was the response team’s Edmundson said. “While this first event, and part of its diswas not a Pi Phi event, any- cussion yesterday included time our members are involved ways to put ideas from the disin something that has offended cussion into action. or made someone uncomfort“The idea of a core requireable, I want make sure that we ment speaks to a real value,” are out in the community do- Bobby said, who is a member of ing things. I want to make sure the response team. “We have a we are actively involved in edu- responsibility to have our gradcating members of the campus uates be conscious supporters community.” of a pluralistic community. A Segawa said he is proud of core course could be a way that the way the students involved could happen.” have handled the situation. • Jessica Bruce once had a Barbie According to Segawa, Student theme party. She was six.

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Attitudes Toward Diversity 90% I understand the importance of having a diverse campus community

87% I feel comfortable as part of the Puget Sound community 78% UPS supports free and open expression of ideas and beliefs 75% People of different sexual orientations are free to express themselves

69% I have the opportunity to know people of different backgrounds and beliefs

68% The campus is responsive to concerns about the climate for diversity

34% I am satisfied with the multicultural environment at Puget Sound

22% Emphasizing diversity contributes to tension on campus I am very likely or quite likely to challenge students who make discriminatory remarks: •Students, 60% • Faculty, 68% • Staff, 44% I am very likely or quite likely to challenge faculty or staff members who make discriminatory remarks: •Students, 33% * Faculty, 42% * Staff, 36% Awareness of how to report harassment or discrimination •Students, 46% * Faculty, 70% * Staff, 86% Of the incidents reported by students in which they were made to feel uncomfortable because of another’s stereotyping, condescension, or insulting comments, other students were the source of the discrimination or harassment 83% of the time. Faculty (10%), staff (5%), and persons off-campus (2%) were other sources of concerning incidents.

Source: 2006 Climate for Diversity Survey / Dean Kris Bartanen.

The campus climate survey was administered in Spring 2006. Twenty-four percent of students, 34 percent of faculty, and 45 percent of staff responded. Only 21 students from underrepresented ethnic groups completed the survey.

University Diversity Statement We Acknowledge • the richness of commonalities and differences we share as a university community.

• the intrinsic worth of all who work and study here.

• the education is enhanced by investigation of and reflection upon multiple perspectives.

We Aspire • to create respect for and appreciation of all persons as a key characteristic of our campus community.

• to increase the diversity of all parts of our University community through commitment to diversity in our recruitment and retention efforts.

• to foster a spirit of openness to active engagement among all members of our campus community.

We Act • to achieve an environment that welcomes and supports diversity.

• to ensure full educational opportunity for all who teach and learn here.

• to prepare effectively citizen-leaders for a pluralistic world.

Source: www.ups.edu

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Comics & Classifieds October 5, 2007

“HEY YOU,” roommate.

Lets make tea.

“HEY YOU,” Theta new members. We love you!!!

“HEY YOU,” I’m standing right behind you. Made you look!

“HEY YOU,” folks that enjoyed The All Boys Club premier, go to www.youtube.com/user/ allboysclub for more fun.

“HEY YOU,” little rokan ronkin!

“HEY YOU,” small boy tossin’ the pigskin in front of the SUB, nice arm!

“HEY YOU,” all birds please report to the aviary.

“HEY YOU,” Coach Bombay, show me the flying V! It’s knuckle puck time!

“HEY YOU,” can’t say I didn’t tell you so!

“HEY YOU,” I’m pregnant.

“HEY YOU,” patchybearded wonder with your curly black hair and your Peter Pan-Tibetan Sherpa love child of a hat. Enjoy your Radiohead blue balls.

“HEY YOU,” stop forgoing underwear for the sake of being able to bend over.

Actually, stop breathing.

“HEY YOU,” old man that pulled his sweatpants all the way down to pee at the urinal.

“HEY YOU,” kid playing Scrabble near me, you could play GNU, get on it.

“HEY YOU,” slugs, this You even have a fucking U. isn’t Tiananmen Square!

“HEY YOU,” ASUPS Tattler, get your random facts straight. No more statistical lies. We both know those sample groups are too small to proffer legitimate trends.

“HEY YOU,” facilities can we get toilet seat covers in other buildings besides Harned?

“HEY YOU,” air force, don’t crash your big planes into north quad.

“HEY YOU,” next time bring a hippopotamus.

“HEY YOU,” Crocs are for the garden only!

“HEY YOU,” the teat dried up years ago!

“HEY YOU,” engorged seven-year-old-boy, you could be That Guy SOMEDAY. But you can’t try too hard. BTW, I was coerced into this.

“HEY YOU,” why does it burn when I pee?

you cross stage left and stroke “Billy’s” sack.

“HEY YOU,” stop taking all the N.Y. Times before I get one.

“HEY YOU,” carved bear in the SUB, why do you still smile so happy even though they stole your chop-axe.

“HEY YOU,” Hermione Granger why don’t you charm me up another boner.

“HEY YOU,” too fat to be emo, stop trading your girlfriend your hair products for her jeans.

“HEY YOU,” animal in my walls. I hope you are a cute raccoon and not a rat.

“HEY YOU,” don’t be “HEY YOU,” new G Phi’s. intimidated by the tail of the We think you’re awesome! beaver.

“HEY YOU,” MR would “HEY YOU,” music you get here already? history, why do you mock ICWTSY! me so?

“HEY YOU,” Econ “HEY YOU,” emergency Department. You better be condition, maybe you’re there on Nov. 17 taking the contagious. test with us seniors.

“HEY YOU,” Humanities kids—you are a magical, lovely bunch.

“HEY YOU,” if you want to direct Vagina Monologues, e-mail vava@ups.edu.

“HEY YOU,” Stop calling me. And texting me asking to hang out. It’s over. For God’s sake, LET IT GO!

“HEY YOU,” crunchy is so much better than smooth.

“HEY YOU,” stop trying to get with me when I’m high, I’m high not stupid.

“HEY YOU,” in the cowboy boots. Keep your chin up.

“HEY YOU,” with the hot steps in your hair. You’re an exotic Egyptian beauty.

What a man.

“HEY YOU,” “Kate,” could

“HEY YOU,” theatre professor, thank god for your insanity. Without it I might go crazy.

“HEY YOU,” come see the Town Crier Speaks one act festival on October 11, 12 and 13!

“HEY YOU,” awkward turkey.

“HEY YOU,” kid in the tight jeans. You make me laugh. A lot.

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“HEY YOU,” Tube!

“HEY YOU,” are we moving forward or backward because I can’t tell.

“HEY YOU,” core group.

I am bringing tissues next time.

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Presidential Election burnout rears its ugly head

•Media exhaustively covers the upcoming 2008 Presidential election

By Alex Goya agoya@ups.edu Opinions Writer When the story broke on John Edwards’ $400 haircut, the media channels erupted like an overzealous third grader’s science experiment. Literally hundreds of journalists and pundits pounced at the chance to cover this remarkable and oh-so-important landmark of the political season. Are we having fun yet? T-minus thirteen months until the election and I’m not sure I can care much longer. This election has been the most bloated, most overplayed and most knuckle dragging election in recent memory. The candidates don’t have anything else to say and you might say the polls moved, but only if you’re speaking on a geological timeline. Unfortunately, the media reacts like Shakespeare’s writing a new play about the election and if they shout loud enough he’ll give them a role. I’m burnt out, just as it’s starting to matter.

It’s not like you couldn’t see it coming. After the 2006 midterms we dove straight into the big question: who will be the next president of the United States? The

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Democrats took the Senate and everyone was left thirsty for more.

Talking heads squabbled on about John McCain’s war chest and Hillary Clinton’s last name. John Kerry

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor: In last week’s issue of the Trail, September 28th, a letter to the editor was printed along with a response by the author of the article in question. As a member of a newspaper staff, the author immediately has more credibility to readers than a writer of a letter to the editor (whether or not that credit is warranted). There is a reason why it is not common practice for newspapers to print letters to the editor with responses by the newspaper staff. Newspapers allow for a diversity of opinions when they invite letters to the editor. When a newspaper prints a direct response to a letter to the editor, it tyrannically reinforces the legitimacy of its own point of view and also discourages future dissenters from sending in letters.

Like Andrew Moll, I was also annoyed that the Trail perpetuated the “Freshman 15” stereotype. However, the author missed the point of his letter. The myth of the “Freshman 15” is a reminder to women that they need to worry about gaining weight and also to men that women are not desirable if they are not thin. The author also, instead of telling women that it shouldn’t be a big deal, encouraged women to worry about losing weight the following three years of college. I don’t interpret this as an attempt to defend any body image girls choose. Andrew was not asking the author to avoid sexism by equally encouraging men to worry about weight gain. No person should worry about weight gain out of societal pressure. The observation that women, not men, complain about gaining weight is no reason to reinforce the false assumption that this is only a problem for women.

This small mention in the Trail of harmful stereotypes about women and men is just one of many in my years reading the Trail.

The Trail represents an academic institution and I hope that in the future it can apply the critical analysis that we are supposed to be learning in our courses to mainstream culture and societal norms.

-Nicki Vance

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changed his mind and dropped out of the race while John McCain’s poll numbers fell like a piano. Barack Obama even teased us into watching an endorsement for the Chicago Bears.

But you know what? Even that was a long time ago, and the election is still in the distance.

Even the pundits are losing enthusiasm. Lately headlines appeared speculating whether Barack Obama has any future left in his campaign since he can’t seem to make any gains on Hillary Clinton. After all, hasn’t he had steady coverage for a long time now? For God’s sake, the elections are still over a year away. The last Democratic presidential primary picked a candidate who had been considered second-tier until the Iowa caucus. Oh yeah, the primaries, those haven’t even started yet.

Meanwhile, Washington carries on with scandal after scandal that hardly anyone hears about. Alberto Gonzales lying to Congress about illegal wire tapping, Alberto Gonzales lying to congress about firing federal attorneys for political reasons, Alberto Gonzales ignoring subpoenas, Alberto Gonzales stepping down as Attorney General, Congress dropping obstruction of justice charges against him. And that’s just the head of the Justice department. Never mind the recent Blackwater security scandal, never mind the Senator Craig scandal, and never mind all the other scandals.

Don’t know what I’m talking about?

It’s not really your fault if you don’t.

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There is a world beyond O.J.’s dramatic escapades

By Seth B. Doherty sdoherty@ups.edu Opinions Writer When I was younger I remember trying to watch televisionsome cartoon was supposed to be on I think- but instead on all the channels there was just a slow speed car chase involving a white Bronco. I found the coverage of the life of O.J. Simpson a complete and utter nuisance then, and I still do.

Honestly, this time I don’t know what he is accused of, stealing his own property or something. But what I do know is that I don’t care. However it seems that everyone else does. They will be quick to explain what an

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idiot, criminal or miscreant been providing people with he is. what they want to hear, as they This is also represented depend on keeping readership clearly in the media. In high. We can see clearly how USA Today for the week of we would prefer to spend September 21-28, there were our money as the Goldman six articles dealing with Mr. Family’s printing of Simpson’s Simpson, in book, “If I Did contrast to It” just took four articles To our generation, he is second place relating to in the New little more than someone the Jena 6 York Times famous for being famous: and none Best Seller the Paris Hilton of accused that even List, pushing murderers. mention Bill Clinton’s Burma “Giving: How or Myanmar, despite the Each of Us Can Change the highly visible protests and World ” down to third. governmental oppression.

Now, you may be asking While some of the media are yourself why I am writing being more responsible (the about O.J. Simpson and not New York Times only had something more important one article on O. J. Simpson since I do not care about from September 21-28), the Simpson, but that isn’t mainstream media emphasis important. What is important on this issue has been is that we are avoiding dealing disheartening, to say the least. with substantial issues by These media outlets have only concentrating on celebrities

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Noise about noise pollution

By Isabelle Eyre ieyre@ups.edu Opinions Writer After a grueling morning math test, I want to go back to my room and take a nap before lunch. I want to wake up at 11 am, go to lunch, and pretend like the test was a bad dream. It seems like the mid to late morning would be the ideal time for peaceful, quiet rest. In general, actually, a small liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington seems like a peaceful, quiet place on a weekday morning.

Apart from the incessant humming and buzzing of the ride-on mowers and gas lawn edgers, that is.

Noise pollution on campus during the day comes from several sources. There is the previously mentioned lawn mowing, which keeps our grass looking pristine but also makes my ears ring. Over on the south side of Thompson Hall, a construction crew is working on the renovation Monday through Friday at (relatively) early hours of the morning. There are also off noise disturbances, such as the irritating screeching noises that haunted me during a test at McIntyre Hall (what caused them remains a mystery, but rest assured—I’m still investigating).

Most people will agree that noise is bothersome, particularly in the middle of the day. To what degree it is thought of as a nuisance

actually varies noise to noise.

Assistant Professor Mike Spivey, who teaches in Thompson Hall five days a week, said he found the noise irritating, but “by now I’ve mostly gotten used to [it] and tend to ignore it.”

Spivey’s students have also commented on buzzing and jack hammering.

Kimberly Dill-McFarland, a student in his 8 am Calculus class, said that while it is understood that noise during class is not desirable, “We all know it has to be done, and why complain about something that’s going to

Noise pollution, whether from construction or grounds maintenance, isn’t worth compromising the goal of our school: give each and every student a world -class education. improve the school?”

Dill-McFarland, a science major and math minor, thinks the long-term benefits of the renovated Hall outweigh the present cost of distracting noise. The construction in Thompson Hall has an expected finish of spring 2008, so at the very least the end is in sight for that cause of noise pollution.

Do the University’s pristine lawns outweigh the amount of noise and disruption maintaining them entails? The University’s over-watered, three-inch-tall grass gives our school the look of an ivy-covered, New England institution. This

loud mowing during school days (and Sunday mornings) seems to annoy students far more than the Thompson Hall construction.

“I hate that I have to close the window when they mow the lawn, no matter how hot it is,” said Holly Hartman, a freshman in Seward.

Unlike the construction, the environmentally conscious UPS student body doesn’t generally view the grassmowing as worth the noise.

Particularly irksome are the edgers, about which one student said, “it would be fine if they just let the grass grow a little over the curb before mowing it.”

There’s a certain degree of hypocrisy in claiming to have a “sustainable” campus while watering and mowing the lawns essentially every other day. It’s just over kill.

Noise pollution, whether from construction or grounds maintenance, isn’t worth compromising the goal of our school: give each and every student a world-class education. It’s better if noise interrupts my mid-morning snooze (much to my chagrin) than if it is disruptive in classes and sullies the golden silence of the library. I’m happy to say that the lawnmowing doesn’t penetrate the fortress that is our library, as far as I can tell. And I’m not going to petition for less lawn-mowing until it does.

Come to think of it, maybe I’ll start taking those naps in the library.

• Isabelle Eyre has the sound of edgers burned into her brain from hours of over-exposure.

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Construction noise stemming from Harned Hall in the past and Thompson Hall this semester.

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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, It was terribly frustrating to me this Friday when I cracked open my favorite, lightly edited rag, “The Trail,” and saw that one of the few intelligent writers had written an idiotic article, only to be matched by the man he is attacking. I am of course referencing Elliot Trotters article regarding Bill O’Reilly. Bill O’Reilly is an idiot.

Thank you Elliot for insulting my intelligence, as well as throwing fuel on the fire by giving Bill the satisfaction of “our response.”

You mention, on numerous occasions, how any press is good press, as well as the fact that we should not give Bill any press. Well, Start the f******* revolution by not publishing this shit. Being that you are one of the more intelligent writers for this paper, as well as one of the more intel-

ligent people on this campus, I expected more.

Focusing an article on O’Reilly is like focusing an article on Paris Hilton. He is nothing, and there is no reason to give him any of your time, whether it be to promote or slam him. In the future, Elliot, I expect much more. It is YOUR opinion, but I like to read it, so address relevant issues. The Iran conflict, or Veterans against the war. Use your post to encourage people to contact editors and congressmen regarding important social issues, not pseudo-political smut that is viewed as a parody anyway. Anyone who buys his bullshit is so dumb, that I wouldn’t worry about them.

I’ll let you have the final word Elliot, Anonymous concerned fan

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The states don’t help much either. So desperate are they to one-up each other that in every election more and more states move the date of their primary up more. At least twelve states this season plan on bumping up the date. Iowa and New Hampshire haven’t even announced dates for theirs yet in an effort to jump in at the last minute and be the first. New Hampshire even has an absurd policy written into state law requiring that its primary be the first in the nation. A simple standardization of dates at the federal level would alleviate

and the acts of individuals.

From the media’s mockery of Britney Spears to its perverse obsession with Larry Craig’s struggle with his sexuality; the story of the individual is being trumpeted over the more important issue, whether it be racism in the United States or international human rights.

Of course, this obsession with O.J. Simpson is even worse than obsessing about someone like Craig, since Simpson is technically a sports star. Even more than that, he hasn’t played in the NFL in 28 years. To our generation, he is little more than someone famous: for being famous; the Paris Hilton of accused murderers. Throw in the racial angles of his murder case and he is as interesting as Hilton

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this problem, but don’t count on that happening. Count on the 2012 presidential primaries being held in 2011.

I hope that this trend reverses, because this election has become too big of a pill to swallow. We could all use some time off. I don’t plan on reading another article about it until January. Ignore John Edwards and the lot of them, because my hair’s prettier anyway.

• Alex Goya uses Herbal Essences every night.

from a voyeuristic perspective, but he has no real importance besides that which the media, and us as consumers of that media, give him.

In fact, his Wikipedia page dedicates nine sentences to his NFL career and 24 to the charges of murder against him.

I think it is time for the media to leave him alone and for the justice system to deal with him, so the media can start looking at more important situations in our society.

What we need is to stop paying attention to these celebrities for as we watch that slow motion car chase, there are more important things on than cartoons. So stop reading this article, and start reading about something that is actually important.

• Seth Doherty Orange juice.

Heroes season premiere

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During this year’s Homecoming, students, staff and alumni alike can come and watch

the first theatrical performances of the year. The Town Crier Speaks One Act Festival is casing six plays that are entirely written, directed and performed by students. For fresh-

men, the festival is often their first encounter with the theatre scene, or with acting at all.

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Crier is where first timers earn their chops. Despite all the firsts, Town Crier has grown into a remarkable success with sold-out second and third performances for two years.

a result, Town Crier has exploded in popularity because of superb productions that explored different genres of theatre. This year, they received a record amount of scripts and

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directorial applications, which allowed them to pull from the best talent. From all the plays submitted, three were chosen with a bent towards narrators or other outside forces. Town Crier will have three showings: Oct. 11, 12 and 13 at 7:00 p.m. in Rausch Auditorium (McIntyre 003). All six shows will be performed each night, and tickets are $3.

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Art for Art’s Sake By: Brandon Lueken Directed by: Julia Welch Featuring: Chris Brennan, Jessie Northrup, Matt Jackson, Kate Stone, Katie Ald, Tia Winkler, Mandie Wood An existential crisis in the tradition of Stranger than Fiction, Art grapples with deep issues such as independence from the creator, in the context of a character in a play trying to convince his playwright that he should exist the way he sees fit.

Madeleine Ringham • Features Writer • mringham@ups.edu

Mary By: Colin Wallace Directed by: Claire Mason Featuring: Adam Colton, Megan Noyce Mary is the tale of two best friends, suddenly separate. Turns out things are more complicated than they seem; can they find each other and move on to the next phase of their lives?

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4th explores the depths of roommate conflict: “Morning sunshine!”

“DIE.” With a healthy dose of slow motion kung fu.

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Helm Art Gallery opens downtown •Owners hope to bring progressive cultural perspective to Tacoma

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Clockwise from left: (1) The Helm is a new art gallery located at 760 Broadway in downtown Tacoma, on Antique Row. It is owned by Sean Alexander (left, crouching) and Peter Lynn (right, facing away). (2) Their debut show is called “The Kindness of Stangers,” on display now. The concept was to e-mail artists across the world, asking them to donate a small piece to the gallery. The response from the artists, as you can see, was quite generous. (3) Lynn admires the array of pieces sent in from across the globe. The show seems to be a resounding success, and the owners plan on handwriting thank you cards to each artist who donated.

(4) A beautiful print, donated by Canadian artist Shawn Kuruneru, is offered for $80. More information about the Helm can be found at thehelmgallery.com.

“Yuma,” “Assassination” revitalize Western genre

By David Tveite dtveite@ups.edu A&E Writer In its time, the Western was a touchstone of American culture. More than any other genre, the Western has come to embody a whole modern mythology. Countless American icons – towering figures like Clint Eastwood, Henry Fonda and John Wayne – have populated its bleak, otherworldly landscapes.

Unfortunately, the genre has seemingly died a long, slow death over the past decade, and recent years have offered little contribution to its legacy. The classic morality tales that once characterized the Western have given way to senseless violence, and the more recent efforts to recapture the feel of the classics have gone hopelessly wide of the mark.

2007 may prove a landmark year for the American Western. The arrivals of James Mangold’s “3:10 to Yuma” and Andrew Dominik’s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” represent the Western’s return to the mainstream. These two new entries in the genre effec-

Beatles-inspired film “Across the Universe” lacks substance of ‘60s

By Elyssa Dahl edahl@ups.edu A&E Writer

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“3:10 to Yuma’s” Russell Crowe uses an old man to aim his gun. tively carve out their places in Bale), a struggling rancher and Western mythology, and are a Civil War veteran, joins the return to form for an ailing and posse assigned to escort Wade oft-forgotten film genre. to nearby Contention and put James Mangold, director him on the 3:10 train to Yuma of Oscar-winner “Walk the Prison.

Line,” takes a new direction Crowe is excellent as Wade; with “3:10 to Yuma,” a remake he plays the outlaw with chaof a 1957 film starring Glenn risma and confidence, but also Ford and Van Heflin. Russell brings depth and realism to the Crowe plays Ben Wade, the character. Wade is an intellidangerous leader of a notori- gent character, contrasting well ous gang of outlaws. When with the violent miscreants he is captured in a small town See WESTERNS page 12 saloon, Dan Evans (Christian

“Across the Universe” attempts to honor one of the most popular rock bands, tell a touching chick-flick love story, and explore drug use. While singing and dancing amidst the unrest of the late ’60s. Alongside incredibly bizarre graphic effects. In two hours.

Julie Taymor’s ambitious new film, while catchy and eye-pleasing, does not provide the cultural commentary one would expect from such an explosive film.

The plot follows the same path as many set in the 1960s.

A group of disgruntled youths experiment with revolution, fall in love, take risks and eventually realize the world is not as limitless as they had hoped.

But, of course, there is a twist. The film is a musical, based entirely on the music of the Beatles. Does anyone not love the Beatles? The musical arrangements are very original takes on the classic songs, and display the actors’ vocal talents prominently.

Characters take on names

inspired by Beatles’ songs, such as Jude, the young British man who visits America to change his life (“Hey, Jude”), and Lucy, the suburban girl turned political radical (“Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”).

Each scene reads like a tribute to a classic song. Taymor opens with Jude alone on the beach, singing an a cappella “Girl” about his beloved Lucy.

Cameos by Eddie Izzard in “Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite” and Bono in “I Am The Walrus” stand out in the most “psychedelic” scenes. There are plenty of heavily choreographed dance numbers and acid trips to make the movie just over-the-top enough.

Although music is the most integral part of the film, it tends to stifle plot development.

You can almost see the characters thinking, “Hey, a bowl of strawberries! I know exactly what to sing!” or “Oh good, a picture of Chairman Mao. I’ll go with ‘Revolution.’”

Just when we are convinced the characters are about to have a life-changing epiphany, they break into song, preventing any visible growth. Jude makes the

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Poetry, spirituality meet in Trimble

By David Lev davidlev@comcast.net A&E Writer Are poetry and spirituality connected? Is the fact that poems often stir something in us enough to qualify them as a spiritual experience, or only poetry that is specifically religious count as spiritual?

That is what those who presented at The Spoken Word, a program of spiritually inspired poetry, were trying to decide.

This program, put together

by University Chaplain, Dave Wright, and English Department head, Hans Ostrom, took place in Trimble Forum on Thursday, Sept. 27, and featured Ostrom and two others reading poetry that they considered spiritual. This resulted in quite diverse poetry, with works by

the likes of Rumi, W.H. Auden, Langston Hughes, Rainer Maria Rilke, William Stafford, and D.H. Lawrence.

Ostrom started out by reading a few poems by Lawrence and Hughes. Lawrence’s poem, “Pax,” took the image of a cat sleeping on a warm hearth as an image of the comforting presence of God. Ostrom ended with Hughes’ poem “Wealth,” a speculation on the worth of being simply good.

Ostrom was followed by fellow English teacher Denise Despres, who read poems from Auden, Rilke and a less-well known poet named Hannah Senesh, a Hungarian Jewish woman who moved to a kibbutz in Palestine before World War II, but went back to work in the Hungarian Resistance and was killed. Before she parachuted into Hungary, she

wrote a poem called “Blessed is the Match,” glorifying a match that ends its existence “consumed in kindling flame.” The story behind the poem helped it to have an even stronger effect on the audience.

After Despres finished her poetry, the third reader, Steve Lantry, took the stage. He was the main reader of the night.

Lantry is a Catholic Jesuit priest in Tacoma, and he has a very personal relationship with poetry: as an English student at Gonzaga, Lantry hated poetry. But on a whim, he bought a collection by Auden, and had an epiphany when he read it.

He now owns several hundred books of poetry.

“I find that I pray more with poetry than scripture,” Lantry said.

Lantry started out his reading with a quote by Father Robert

J. Egan, a Catholic theologian, on what exactly spirituality is.

“Spirituality refers to intentional transformations of human consciousness,” said Egan.

Throughout his reading, Lantry came back to that definition, commenting on how he saw the intentional transformations by such diverse poets as Rumi, William Stafford and Ted Koozer.

After the poetry reading was over, a Wright managed a discussion on how the audience saw the relationship between poetry and spirituality. Opinions were diverse, but most agreed that spiritual poetry is a very large category. There was also talk of wanting to do similar program again.

Response to the program was generally positive. Despres was glad not to be just teaching po-

etry, but just reading it instead.

“It was nice just to be together and to hear poetry–a luxury,” she said.

“It’s interesting to read Langston Hughes as a spiritual poet, because he didn’t write a great quantity of spiritual poetry–he was usually quite flippant,” said senior Katy Kassing, a fan of Hughes who also enjoyed the program.

Poetry and spirituality are both interesting topics, and even more so when considered together. Those in attendance were given a unique opportunity to gain a new appreciation of the deep connections between the subjects. It was an excellent program, and I hope that it continues in the future.

•David’s favorite poet is William Stafford, and, yes reading him is a religious experience.

Mandolin offers reprieve from Starbucks

By Gina Tzodikov gtzodikov@ups.edu A&E Writer Looking for somewhere else to go besides Starbucks to get your caffeine and sweet treat fix? Well, I have found the perfect place. The Mandolin Café, located at 3923 South 12th St.. and Proctor, is only a short bike ride or nice walk away from campus. From the outside it may not be obvious what this café has to offer, but step inside the doors and I guarantee you will have a hard time leaving, just as I did.

As soon as I stepped into the café I was awestruck by the incredible décor and soothing music that created an upbeat atmosphere. The aquamarine walls, eye-popping portraits, beautiful glassware, dark wood chairs and tables, and in-house coffee roaster all make this place a unique coffee shop.

This café features live music almost every night, and for those of you who are over 21 there are weekly wine and beer tastings accompanied by din-

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(Left) A barista at the Mandolin prepares beverages under decorative floral lamps. (Right) The Café features various powders in jars. ner. There is plenty of seating Café also features free WiFi, so beans in the café, which then Café the desserts are the first inside, as well as seating outside you can get homework done in uses his freshly roasted beans things in sight. Naturally, I had on a wooden deck. They even the relaxing atmosphere. to make hand-crafted espresso to try one. I ordered a Fruit have a conference room seating The most unique part of the drinks. Another added bonus D’Bosco and a 12 ounce spiced twelve people that guests can café, in my opinion, is the in- is that customers can watch chai latte, which came to torent out for $5 an hour, which house coffee roaster. Arvid J. Anderson roast his beans while tal of $7.30. The dessert was a is perfect for holding a large Anderson, owner of Valhalla drinking their lattes. study group. The Mandolin Coffee Company, roasts his As you enter the Mandolin See MANDOLIN page 12

Beirut flourishes on “Flying Club Cup”

By Maggy Curran mcurran@ups.edu A&E Writer Beirut’s The Flying Club Cup (set for release on Oct. 9) is a prime example of why every album should be listened to all the way through, at least for the first time. The Moulin Rougeor Amelie-esque sounds create a feeling of nostalgia for Parisian cafes and the sun reflecting off the Eiffel Tower, a scene set in the early 1900s. Each song does its job to recreate a different part of France, the publicized intent of the album.

Along with the French inspiration, a new aspect of this record is the welcomed addition of Owen Pallett of Final Fantasy and, formerly, Arcade Fire fame. With his musical knowledge and occasional backup vocals, he brings a new voice– both literally and figuratively– to Beirut.

The opening track, “A Call to

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Beirut’s impossibly young-looking Zach Condon sings a tune.

Arms,” is an instrumental ap- ports you back to the band’s petizer; the lyricless, progres- familiar sound with a differsive 20-second song warms the ent gypsy-like European feel. listener to what is to come, a “Nantes” begins in the same preparation of sorts. If the lis- key, making the transition betener hasn’t heard a Beirut al- tween the two songs virtually bum in a while, this also trans- seamless. An accordion and

cheery piano create an aurally pleasing contrast to frontman Zach Condon’s soulful, sad vocals. He croons, “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you smile,” while the accompaniment repeats the simple melody in the background.

This way of writing songs (passionate lyrics, simple repetitive melody) is a standard for Beirut, and especially in this album. This is not a bad thing, but without the additions of violin, sound clips in French or choral-style background vocals found in the other tracks, things could have become tedious. However, Condon figures out a way to yet again surprise the listener in a different way in every song.

With tracks such as “Nantes” and the later “In The Mausoleum,” songs like “A Sunday Smile,” “La Banlieue” and “Forks and Knives (La Fete)” get lost in the shuffle. Listening to each by itself, they have their own personality and pleasing

sound, but they are non-distinctive, and when set in an album, they act as continuations to the songs prior and prequels to the songs after.

“Guyamas Sonora” is dynamic, one of the strongest tracks on the album. It begins with Condon’s voice only accompanied by xylophone and ukelele, and builds up into a double-vocal, drum-led piece which dies down to a satisfyingly calm conclusion.

Both “Cliquot” and “The Penalty” are back to Beirut’s, er, roots, sounding more like their previous albums than any other tracks, this time with a French flair. Condon tucks them in the middle, almost hidden by the new, cleaned-up and mature songs of The Flying Club Cup. They are heartbreaking love songs, as usual; however, they are articulated with a sure sense of self not seen in any previous records made by Beirut. This

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Arts & Entertainment October 5, 2007

Westerns

Cont. from page 10

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Brad Pitt as Jesse James in “The Assassination of Jesse James,” looking understandably pessimistic.

that make up his gang. Relative newcomer Ben Foster steals every scene he’s in as Wade’s psychopathic second-in-command. Bale’s performance is better still, playing a man at the end of his rope, so desperate to prove something to himself that he doggedly stays with Wade as the posse crumbles around him.

The characters are interesting and complex, and the gunfights are loud and violent. The soundtrack is great; it has the distinctive style of the Western soundtrack without sounding hokey or contrived, and it really works in the movie’s climactic gunfight. “3:10 to Yuma” recaptures the feel of the classics, but it is enough of a departure from the source material that it stands up just fine on its own, not suffering from the syndrome of many recent remakes.

“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (or TAJJCRF if you have time to memorize a seven-letter acronym) is a different kind

of film entirely. It focuses, as the title would suggest, on one of Western folklore’s most famous figures – the outlaw Jesse James. “The Assassination” thoroughly deconstructs James’ legacy, beginning well after the height of the outlaw’s infamy and focusing on his downfall instead.

Brad Pitt stars as James, and performs a wonderful meltdown over the course of the movie’s two hours and 40 minutes. James is cocky and lighthearted at the film’s outset, but becomes progressively more paranoid and aggressive as the movie continues. Robert Ford (Casey Affleck) is a star-struck country boy who joins James for his final robbery, tagging along with the remnants of the James gang as they wander across the country to stay clear of the law. As James becomes more short-tempered and erratic, Ford begins to become resentful of his hero.

The ending may be in the film’s title, but it can also be found in every scene of the

movie. The movie is shot entirely in dark blues and grays, and Hugh Ross narrates the story with a pervasive sense of doom; even the many beautiful shots of the Western countryside take on a lonely and ominous appearance. Pitt is very effective as the legendary outlaw, and Affleck is terrific as his disillusioned fanboy. “The Assassination” unfolds very slowly and takes some patience, but the quality of the acting carries the movie well, despite its length.

Director Dominik has created a precise and well-paced biopic and a Western that is entirely different from any before it.

As a fairly obsessive fan of the genre in general (I will swear to anyone who will listen that “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” changed my life forever) I am relieved that there are still those in Hollywood who know how to make a good Western. “The Assassination of Jesse James…” (you can only write the whole title out so many times before it just gets annoying) and “3:10 to Yuma” are both really solid genre pictures. They both pay homage to the earlier films of their genre while at the same time adding plenty of elements of their own to the mythology of the Western, and I can only hope that more A-list stars will start to take notice.

Just not too many remakes, okay?

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Beirut

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Mandolin

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newfound confidence gives have ever visited; they make a clear path to the rest of the the heart ache with a want for album and some of the most different scenery, new society. solid songs on the album.

They paint the clearest picture “In the Mausoleum” and in the listener’s head: One of “Un Dernier Verre (Pour La Condon sitting with his tasse Route)” (the latter loosely de café beneath the stars, writtranslated to “One Last Drink ing feverishly on a napkin, (For the Road)”) are each over- humming in his head. Of the whelmingly different from the two tracks, “St. Apollonia”, is other songs on the album. “In a calm, waltzy song - a strange the Mautake on the soleum” story of the is violinactual saint, heavy and a martyr rich with who suflegato, an fered a interesting violent and contra posipainful tion to the death. piano balEven belad of “Un fore this Dernier a l b u m , Verre.” AlBeirut was though varprided on ied in their being one sounds, it is of the only easy to see photo courtesy: amazon.com bands that why they “The Flying Club Cup” album cover. could mix were placed genres such next to each as world other: When the album is fin- music and indie rock and proished, these songs pair togeth- duce beautiful music. This aler, the most memorable of the bum does not only follow that tracks. reputation, it strengthens it “Cherbourg” transports you immensely. Their second atdirectly to a quaint French tempt at a full-length album town, lush with culture. Along proves to be successful, maybe with the title track, it is the even timeless. most French-inspired. Both •Maggy Curran is still upset that make the listener homesick The Trail denied her request to for a place he or she may not research this review in Paris.

•David Tveite was known as “Quick Draw” back in Wyoming.

Universe

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The heroes from “Across the Universe” unite to celebrate peace. substantial discovery that his Perhaps the most disapmeans of radicalism is mod- pointing part about the movie ern art. But we don’t get any is that it lacks the cultural conmore information because the cern that was such a part of film leaves several subplots that the era it portrays. It gives the need to be resolved.

Vietnam War the same weight

as the trials of Sadie, the struggling singer who shares her home with the cast.

To the film’s credit, it does a commendable job of capturing the awkwardness of innocent youths converted into counterculturists.

Their journeys through a world of drugs, war and new music appear honest. Jude and Lucy, along with all the people they meet, seem real and reiterate the notion that music can make anyone come together.

Any Beatles fan could find entertainment in “Across the Universe.” But for the rest of us, the film does not say much.

It may be worth seeing for the visual effects, music and talented young actors, but do not be surprised if you walk out of the theater asking, “So what?”

•Elyssa Dahl would rather watch a more enlightening Beatles movie, like “ Yellow Submarine.”

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Beautiful plants add a lively decorative touch to the Mandolin. fruit tart made from currants, options. The crowd at the café raspberries and blueberries that was a mix of students studyhad a light cream filling sepa- ing and business people havrating the fruit from the deli- ing a meeting or just taking a ciously crumbly crust. break. This café had a bubbly This dessert was also covered but comfortable atmosphere. in powdered sugar. Every bite The Italian-sounding music was absolutely irresistible; I they played was not distracting. could not put my fork down. If you wanted to bring some (The sweet cream filling bal- work to do, I do not think you anced the tart berries on top of would be distracted by the the pastry.) noise as much as the décor and The spiced chai latte had a smell from the freshly roasted thick and mildly spiced foamy Valhalla beans. layer. I could not stop drinking; Head on over to the Mandoit was the best chai latte I have lin Café - you don’t know what ever had. I do not like chai to you are missing. be intensely spicy, and this was •Gina Tzodikov required a “decafnot very strong, so if you like fination” procedure after writing this strong chai lattes I would order article, and is in stable condition. one of the café’s different chai

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Students sleeping at dangerous levels Hidden

By Kobnar Ludwig Resident Insomniac

As Dasein Tinsley walked about the fine campus of UPS, he noticed that students these days are different. They’ve changed. They’re outright lazy.

“One cannot describe the utter disgust I feel when I see that students have degraded into unproductive spineless slugs!” Tinsley spat.

“I asked one student how many hours of sleep he’d gotten the night before. He mumbled, ‘four,’ and began to explain that he had a big test that morning.

Four hours?! Mein Gott! Did he even STUDY? I know doctors recommend a good sleep before a test, but not a hibernation!”

“I work hard to get all my work done on time,” Icelandic foreign-exchange student, Haderat Weeaboo said. “I like to finish by 10 p.m. every night, so I can get a nice rest. That is, if my stupid roommate would stop coming in at God-awful hours like eleven or even midnight! I just know she’s going to fall to pieces soon,” Weaboo said, sadly shaking her head as a tear streaked down her cheek.

“That young woman could not be more wrong,” Tinsley declared. It was clear to many that Ms. Weeaboo is precisely the kind of student that is causing problems here at UPS, according to studies.

In a recent survey, students reported that they slept an average of “four to six hours” a night. Noticing immense drops in productivity, dozens of professors voiced concern and Tinsley was flown in from Munich, Germany immediately.

Tinsley is the foremost authority on “all things student-y,” according to his business card. He boasts several degrees specializing in Student Shenanigans, Social Life, and Procrastination.

“The moment I arrived, I could tell what the problem was,” Tinsley recalled. “I mean, really, you have a hammock set up outside! It’s fairly evident that students are getting too much sleep these days!”

Jeremy Whitman, a senior with a triple-major in law, medicine and blacksmithing, claimed he gets “about an hour of sleep during the week,” while he refilled his caffeine IV drip. “I definitely catch up on weekends, though.” Whitman

admitted. “I get a little lazy and sleep three hours on Friday and Saturday nights,” he confessed.

Students are trying to sleep more and more, but thankfully, they are not often successful.

Tinsley recommended that professors increase workloads in order to pressure students to become more productive.

In addition, a speaker system will be set up campus-wide and will perpetually blast music, alternating between Death Metal, Country, Rap, Emo and the occasional spurt of feedback to ensure that everybody is forced to listen to something unpleasant.

Tinsley explained, “I’ve seen this trend over and over: humans wanting to sleep during the night. There are worse problems in this word, but I am doing everything in my power to chip away at this one.”

So far this semester, the polls are showing sleep levels gradually dropping as students accrue more academic and extracurricular responsibilities. Unfortunately, the productivity levels are dropping as well. Tinsley had no explanation for this, but assures us that his prayers are with our sorry lot.

agenda on library shelves

By Alex Goya Official Snitch of the CZ

The library recently announced that it would be locked to anyone without a valid UPS ID after 9 p.m. One may ask, what could be the purpose of •Kobnar’s mother stapled his eye- this? Why would the library lids open when he was a five. wish to pursue such a strange course of action? The answer, my friends, is that the library hates you, and doesn’t want you to read.

The library doesn’t trust you, and wants to keep you away from its precious books. Have you ever noticed how quiet you’re required to be? That’s so the library can hear each individual word spoken by anyone without the noise blending together. Or didn’t you know about the hidden microphones Photo Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons planted all over the building?

Lazy students like this one contribute nightly to the sleeping What about the elevators? problem on campus by closing their eyes and not studying.

How come the elevators don’t go all the way up? Why have an elevator that doesn’t reach the top? Having an elevator and yet still having to climb the natural elements. So we is the first to expose this men- a treacherous set of stairs to went out into the field to track ace to society. We see it as our reach the top floors seems a tad down Skeets and get an in- responsibility to reveal Skeets’ bit funny to me.

Why are all shiny new Dell sider’s explanation. We never folly to himself and to the could have prepared ourselves world. Skeets had us fooled, computers that are limited to for what we would hear. parading around like a pas- word processing and printing When asked, “How is the sionate observer, while he is out in the open, while the artransition from summer to fall actually an apathetic introvert, chaic machines used to search affecting your walking life- too caught up in his thoughts the library catalogs hidden style?” Skeets drew a blank. He to notice much about his sur- from sight? It’s all subtle, but clearly the library wishes to just stood there, furrowed his roundings. dark brown eyebrows, and then Skeets went on to try to distract you with fancy techtook a wide look around him. save face by talking about his nology to corral you away from He looked at a yellow-leafed homework load, job at OIS its books.

This brings us back to the tree, the gray sky and at the and other responsibilities that card locks. Based on what students walking by wearing keep him “too busy to pay atwarm coats. What could this tention to the leaves.” But as we already know, the intent mean? Were the effects of fall a gust of wind blew over the should be obvious: to keep us too harsh for him to put into scene, Skeets folded his arms, away. “Surely a student who words? Finally, Skeets broke the feeling cold for the first time— doesn’t even have the presence deafening silence and spoke. like Adam who felt naked only of mind to carry his or her ID “I honestly had no idea it was after committing the Original all the time doesn’t even deserve to look at my books, let fall,” Skeets said.

Sin. The Combat Zone was just Campus, take a look around. alone touch them,” the library as shocked as you are, Cam- Don’t let yourself fall victim to might reason. “I can get away pus, but try to understand. We your “other responsibilities.” with that, no questions asked. thought the signs were unmis- Talk to the walkers. There’s Then I’m a mere hop, skip, and takable too, but, despite the no knowing how many others a jump away from total restricweather changes and the an- have blinders on. For Pete’s tions on access!” Of course, the nouncements on the calendars, sake, look at your calendars— library is speaking metaphoriSkeets missed the memo. check them twice. Winter’s cally.

I’m on to you, library, and Within minutes of his utter- just around the corner, and we ance news teams from around can assure you that it will be I’m going to read lots of books Tacoma were showing up to much less forgiving to those from the fourth floor.

•Alex is too sneaky for the library exploit his ignorance. But who turn a cheek. you’re hearing it first from us, •Terrence plans to name his first staff, but not sneaky enough to get in Campus. The Combat Zone without his ID card after 9pm. born daughter Autumn.

Area student honestly had no idea it was fall

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These dead leaves at Ryan Skeets’ feet were among the vast list of blatantly autumnal things he failed to notice this week.

By Terrence Underman The Pedestrians’ Reporter This past week has been an embarrassing, while enlightening, series of events for UPS student Ryan Skeets. Skeets, a junior from Albuquerque, NM, is an interesting fellow. He doesn’t have a car, any friends with cars, or the courage to ride the Tacoma buses.

To put it simply: Ryan Skeets is a walker. He walks just about everywhere. Surprisingly, Skeets is not a lone walker; he

is actually representative of a vast population of walkers at UPS. In the early months of school, walking is no tall order, but as times change being a walker undoubtedly gets tougher. In Tacoma, fall means colder weather, dead leaves, and most of all: rain. We here at the Combat Zone, who almost never have time to go outside, began to wonder how this seasonal change could be affecting the students like Skeets that regularly subject themselves to

Poll Check: What are we calling that extra little pocket in our jeans?

Disclaimer: The Combat Zone is a work of satire and does not reflect the views or opinions of The Trail, its staff or the administration. In fact, the Combat Zone doesn’t really represent the opinions of anyone.

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•Logger football twins talk football, Cali and why they transferred to UPS

Logger football focuses on future

By Brian Ames Bames@ups.edu Sports Writer

By Vince Ghiringhelli Vghiringhelli@ups.edu Sports Writer

While observing the Mensonides twins at sporting events around campus, as they cheer on their fellow loggers, one would infer that these native Puyallupites have always bled maroon and white. However, their veins have not always been pure. As freshmen, both brothers were in the starting lineup for the struggling Poets football team of Whittier College, located in Eastern Los Angeles. The Mensonides brothers enjoyed the California lifestyle, making great friends and sharing successes on and off the field. But the twins were not satisfied.

They had a hunger for winning and upon speaking with their brother Tim, they decided they could do some damage for the Logger defense. Tim was a junior starting defensive tackle for the loggers at the time and transferred twice before finding his place at Puget Sound.

He knew his brothers would fit in at UPS, and they have done so beautifully. Since joining the feared defensive unit, Dave and Dan have excelled at the defensive tackle and safety positions, respectively. Dave has 21 tackles after the first three games of the season and is the team leader in tackles for a loss with four. Dan is also having a great season, making plays all over the field for the Loggers.

The Mensonides name resides on the roster for the fifth straight season this year. Collectively, Dave, Dan and Tim account for 126.5 tackles over the past half decade, helping build a name for the Logger defense as a feared adversary for Northwest Conference opponents.

The twins agree that they made the right choice to move up north. They cite reasons such as football, academics, family and being close to home as their motivations for becoming Loggers. Dave said that when he heard UPS was the “Harvard of the West”, he could not pass it up. Even though Dave and Dan no longer garner the purple and gold, they still keep in contact with many of their Whittier friends. Just this past Christmas break, Dave, Dan and the “third twin”, senior wide receiver Eddie Behringer

The Logger football team lost for the second week in a row, this time falling to the Lutes of Pacific Lutheran University.

UPS lost five fumbles and were prone to giving up the big play on defense as they fell 37-8 at Carl Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. This game was the conference opener for both teams as the Loggers dropped to 2-2 on the season and 0-1 in Northwest Conference play.

UPS fell behind early in the game as the Lutes jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter, but the Loggers cut the deficit to five points after their lone touchdown of the day on a run by quarterback Kavin Williams ( Junior, Ocean Shores, WA) and a two point conversion run by tailback Silas Paul ( Junior, Portland, OR) on a swinging gate formation. Williams made his first start since being injured in the season opener against the University of La Verne, but left the game midway through the third quarter after re-injuring his throwing shoulder. Williams finished the game with 12 rushes for 32 yard and one touchdown and connected on 3 of 7 passes for 66 yards.

Sophomore quarterback Spencer Crace took over under center and finished 12-22 through the air for 149 yards.

The Lutes controlled the rest of the game and finished with their fourth win of the season, improving their record to 4-0.

Offensively, the Loggers were led on the ground by tailback James Olcott (Senior, Battleground, WA) who finished the game with 11 carries for 37 yards. Paul was the second leading rusher with 10 carries for 36 yards and a two point conversion. Tight End John Lorge (Senior, Bellevue, WA) led the receiving corps with three receptions for 32 yards followed by wideout Brain Eggers ( Junior, Fort Collins, CO).

Defensive tackles AJ Middleton (Senior, Lakewood, WA) and Dave Mensonides (Senior, Tacoma, WA) led the defense with eight and seven tackles,

The twins behind the tackles

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Football bros: Dave (hat) helps brother Dan on and off the field.

spent New Years with some former Poet teammates.

This summer, as football season approached for the Mensonides twins, there was one date that stood out in their minds: Sept 22. The day the brothers would line up across from old friends and attempt to finally bring silence to the playful banter. The Loggers went down and defeated the Poets by a touchdown last season and they were sure there would be a repeat. Unfortunately, things did not end up the way the twins had imagined. The Loggers lost 28-26 on Saturday in a close game at home. Dan offered his feelings on the game.

“Dave and I were really upset when it was all over. We believe in our teammates and feel like we are much better than what was displayed Saturday.”

One of their best friends, Keith Hernandez, plays offensive guard for the Poets and in many schemes, Dave lined up

across from Hernandez. Dave commented after the game.

“Keith’s a good player, but I feel like I had the mental edge. Playing against people you know is a different game.

I’m just really sad that I will never have a chance to play on the same field with those guys again.”

You can catch the Mensonides twins on the gridiron every Saturday into November, doing anything they can to get the next win. See Dan, #20, and Dave, #12, this Saturday as the Loggers face the Linfield College Wildcats in McMinnville, Ore. Kickoff is at 1:30pm.

• That was Brian Ames, he’s damn glad to meet ya.

•Loggers lose to Lutes, 37-8

respectively. three of Middleton’s tackles were for a loss while Mensonides registered two.

This week the Loggers take on the 12th ranked Wildcats of Linfield College. Last year UPS lost at home by a score of 42-17 but had no trouble moving the ball on a tough Wildcat defense. Linfield is traditionally the team to beat in the NWC but they have been slipping over the past few seasons. Following a stretch from 2002-2005 in which Linfield was 34-2, including an undefeated conference record and their first national championship in school history. Since 2005, they are 17-6 and missed the playoffs last season. Whitworth took the conference crown from the ‘Cats last year, and Willamette beat them in their conference opener last week, dropping Linfield to a 1-2 record on the year.

UPS will now have to try and win their five remaining games in order to win the conference and make the playoffs for the first time in school history. The Northwest Conference is full of good teams and anything can happen from week to week, so the Loggers know that if they win the rest of their games, the chance that they will boast their first conference championship since 1933 is very high.

Losing to cross town rival PLU is always tough, but the conference still remains wide open.

The Logger offense will look to get back on track and capitalize on a shaky Wildcat defense which has allowed and average of 39 points per game this season. Defensively this season UPS has been very solid but have been victim to the big play. Their opponents have averaged 21 points and just 292 total yards per game, which ranks second and first in the NWC. The key to this week will be stopping the Wildcat’s dangerous pass offense and taking advantage of their defense.

Kickoff for the game is set for Saturday, October 6th at 1:30 PM at Maxwell Stadium in McMinnville, Oregon.

•Vince Ghiringhelli is one-fourth Beard, and three-fourths man.

10 Question Quiz Favorite X-Man Dan: Wolverine Dave: Storm Pre-game Music Dan: Justin Timberlake Dave: All American Rejects Who is better with the ladies?

Dan: Eddie Behringer Dave: “Definitely Myself ” Nicknames Dan: “D-Money” Dave: “D-Rock” Bicep Measurements Dan: 17” Dave: 19”

One Word to Describe Yourself Dan: Relentless Dave: Emotional Favorite Freshman Teammate Dan: Matt Moen Dave: Aaron Badham Favorite Teacher Dan: Nancy Bristow Dave: Aileen Kane/Mary Turnbull Best Thing about UPS Dan: Diversity Dave: Coach Willenbrock

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Meat of Choice Dan: Lobster Dave: Any Meat Although he was born five minutes after Dave, Dan was the bigger twin when he was born, Dave is now twice Dan’s size.

Dan has only kissed one girl in his whole life, Dave has kissed over 400.

Dan and Dave were raised on a dairy farm and have only drank milk straight from the udder.

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Quarterback Kavin Williams rushes for the only Logger score.

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October 5, 2007

Fifth ranked women’s soccer beats Whitworth

•Summer sports fiascos •Lady Loggers shutout the Pirates

By Ryan Gustafson Rgustafson@ups.edu Sports Writer

mation about which team to bet on to high stakes gamblers. Were referees fixing games in order to win bets they had placed? Was this Summer is supposed to be an isolated incident, or were the greatest time of the year more referees involved? for sports fans. Besides the NBA Commissioner David usual beaches, beer and back- Stern said, “This is the most yard barbecues, we are blessed serious situation and worst with the NBA Playoffs, a full situation I have ever experiseason of Major League Base- enced in the NBA.” ball and the start of a new The fact that someone with NFL season all in an action this much control on the outpacked three-month span. come of the game also has bet Summer is a time for fans to thousands of dollars on the show their pride, and kids to final score is very concerndream about one day becom- ing. Although the league ining professional athletes. But sists that this betting scandal this past summer was just dis- only involved one referee, the appointing. The usual great game will always face quesgames and unforgettable mo- tions surrounding its integrity. ments were overshadowed by Whenever we as fans watch three scandals that made the basketball games, we are alsummer the worst in recent ways going to wonder if that memory. referee really is getting paid to When the Major League make us lose.

Baseball season commenced Finally, the most appalling last April, it and dreadSummer is supposed to ful event of did so with a cloud of be a time where fans of all the summer c on t ro ve r s y ages enjoy great weather and was the Misurrounding the success of their favorite chael Vick Barry Bonds’ teams, not a time where we dog fighting pursuit of question the integrity of the scandal. The Henry Aar- game, and the morals of our a l l e g a t i o n s on’s all-time included Vick h o m e r u n favorite athletes. operating a record. Aldog fightthough Bonds has never ing and gambling operation tested positive for perfor- where pit bulls would fight to mance enhancing drugs, his the death. Often, the losing or dramatic increase in homer- unwilling dogs would be cruuns and earth sized head have elly executed. After initially already convicted him in the denying the charges, Vick eyes of the fans. On Aug. 7th, entered a plea agreement and Bonds blasted his 756th career accepted his guilt on Aug. 24. homerun which should have When I heard about these inbeen a great moment for the humane charges, I was embargame of baseball. Instead, all rassed to be a sports fan. How everyone could talk about was could anyone intentionally steroids. Is the most hallowed cause pain or kill a dog? Just record in all of sports now as NFL fans are starting to owned by a cheater? UPS se- get excited about the upcomnior baseball player and San ing season, all we hear about Francisco Giants fan Grego- is the Michael Vick saga. rio Beck said.

What makes this situation “It doesn’t bother me that even worse is when I see little he owns the record, even kids on TV with signs that say though it’s naive to think he “We Still Love You Michael.” wasn’t taking something…he Vick’s unique talents on the was not the only one taking field made him idolized by so [steroids].” many young football players.

This is the biggest problem It is a disgrace that these kids with the steroid scandal; so have to know that their hero, many players were cheating the athlete they aspire to be, that it ruins the integrity of betrayed them with such imthe game. It seems like a day moral decisions. does not go by when we hear Professional sports are supof another baseball player posed to be a source of pride getting caught taking steroids among fans, as well as providor human growth hormone. ing role models for the naBonds and other all-star tion’s youth. Summer is supbaseball players are idolized posed to be a time where fans and even emulated by kids of all ages enjoy great weather of all ages. Their success on and the success of their favorthe field and connection with ite teams, not a time where we performance enhancing drugs question the integrity of the sets an unacceptable example game, and the morals of our to young baseball players that favorite athletes. It is truly a steroids are the way to suc- shame that all the good in the cess. past three months of sports In the middle of July, short- have been marred by cheating, ly after the San Antonio gambling and dog fighting.

Spurs had captured the NBA But at least we have the MLB title, another scandal sur- playoffs and a whole season of faced which rocked the sports football to look forward to. world. Tim Donaghy, a ref- •Ryan Gustafson cannot remark on eree for thirteen years in the the Sonics situation as he and Clay NBA, faced charges of betting on games which he officiated, Bennett have become good friends. as well as giving insider infor-

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The Logger women celebrate Adrienne Folsom’s winning goal.

By Brian Ames Bames@ups.edu Sports Writer The Logger women’s soccer team is good…very good. They are currently ranked #5 in the nation by D3Kicks.com and are now the sole leaders in the league as they pursue yet another Northwest Conference Championship. Senior forward Adrienne Folsom (Lakewood, WA) is the leading point scorer in the conference. Sophomore forward Janece Levien (Beaverton, OR) is leading in shots and goals. Sophomore keeper Kallie Wolfer (Salt Lake City, UT) has the highest save percentage and the lowest goals against average in the NWC. The Loggers have all the tools, however their schedule this weekend was daunting, fac-

ing two of the best teams in the conference, Whitman and Whitworth. Whitman is a top tier team that tied the Loggers last year in league play at the beginning of the season.

Whitworth, ranked #10 by D3Kicks.com, was tied for first in the conference with UPS. This would be a telltale weekend for the Loggers.

In Saturday’s game, senior midfielder Katie Gillette (Fairbanks, AK) wasted no time putting the ball in the back of the net when she headed in a beautiful pass from Folsom, just four minutes into the game. Gillette connected again, on a penalty kick just before half, putting the Loggers in a comfortable position as they marched into the locker room. The second-half went back and forth with neither team scoring until the final ten

minutes of play. The Loggers sealed the victory when Folsom scored on an open net off a deep cross from the right side by freshman defender Serwaah Fordjour (Shoreline, WA). The Loggers could not celebrate too much over their seventh shutout of the season, because they would be playing for first place in the NWC the very next day.

Sunday was the biggest game of the season thus far and the Loggers came ready to play.

Despite being out shot 14-7 by the Pirates, the Loggers came out on top with a shutout against their nationally ranked opponent. The game started off slow as expected on a rainy Tacoma Sunday. However, the Loggers did not let the weather affect their play. Folsom scored the only goal of the game just before half after a beautiful assist from freshman midfielder Kayla Boortz (Greenwood Village, CO). Boortz made a convincing juke to lose the defender as she launched a ball from mid-field to hit Folsom in stride as she beat the goalie and put the Loggers up 1-0, the eventual final score. The Loggers are now alone atop the NWC standings. They continue their efforts next week at home against Pacific on Saturday and George Fox on Sunday, at noon on Peyton Field.

George Fox is currently third in the league and has always come to play against the Loggers, keeping within one goal in both contests last season.

•Brian Ames is a soccer style punter.

Logger athlete in motion: Senior Adrienne Folsom

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October is finally here

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the Yankees rotation has severe question marks. Andy Pettitte has pitched well, but is 35 years old and has struggled in Boston this year. The third startThe MLB playoffs are upon ing spot is up in the air for the us once again which means its Yankees. Roger Clemens will also time to debate the most likely take this spot, if he can heated rivalry in all of sports: roll out of bed and pitch, but The Boston Red Sox and The the 44 year-old remains a huge New York Yankees. Although question mark. history has certainly been kind Much is made about the to the Yankees, this is a new Yankees potent offense. With year where the Red Sox have their $200+ million dollar paya team better suited for post- roll, the Yankees have a strong, season success. powerful lineup led by MVP More than any other time favorite Alex Rodriguez. Alduring the season, winning though Rodriguez has had a in the playoffs is dependent great season, he has not peron great starting pitching and formed well when it matters in timely hitting. While the Red the last two post-seasons. In Sox have a great starting rota- the last two playoffs, A-Rod tion and clutch power hitters, is a combined 3-for-29 with the Yankees starting pitching is 0 homeruns and 0 RBIs. Not old, and their best hitters choke exactly MVP caliber. Without in the post-season. a productive Rodriguez in the Because of days off in be- middle of the lineup, the Yantween games, each team will be kees offense becomes rather able to use a three man starting mediocre. pitching rotation during the The Red Sox offense on the playoffs, which gives a definite other hand, performs best when edge to Boston. The Sox have the game in on the line. Their a dynamite three man rotation lineup is led by Manny Ramirled by Cy Young favorite Josh ez and David Ortiz. Ortiz is Beckett (20-7 record and 3.27 regarded as the best clutch hitERA). Beckett has been the ter in all of baseball. When the premier pitcher in the Ameri- game is on the line, Boston has can League this season, and also a distinct advantage because has quality postseason experi- they will get the clutch hits to ence, winning the 2003 World win games.

Series with Florida. The other Junior baseball player Tanner two starters for the Sox will Moylett sums up this match up most likely be Curt Schilling saying that, “The Yankees don’t (9-8, 3.89), and stand a chance.

Daisuke MatIn the last two playoffs, Their pitching is suzaka (15-12, A-Rod is a combined old, A-Rod is a 4.40). Schilling 3-for-29 with 0 homer- choke artist, and flat out domi- uns and 0 RBIs. Not ex- Derek Jeter is the nates in the post- actly MVP caliber. most overrated season, winning player in all of two World Series baseball.”

Championships and a World The fact is that when the Series MVP with Arizona in playoffs roll around, baseball is 2001. Matsuzaka has struggled a whole new ball game. Every of late, but has pitched well pitch, every at-bat, and every against New York and should decision could mean the difbenefit from the extra rest. ference between World Series The Yankees starting rotation Champions, and going home a on the other hand is old and loser. The pitching and clutch unreliable. Chien Ming Wang hitting of Boston will be too (19-7, 3.70) has had a great much for the Yankees to hanyear, but struggled against Bos- dle this year. ton in his last start, allowing •Ryan Gustafson will punt in a nine hits and five runs in 5+ in- Logger football game if the Sox win. nings. After Wang, the rest of Sports Staff Brian Vince Ryan Tom

Angels/Red Sox

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Yankees/Indians

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The Eternal Debate: Red Sox Vs. Yankees

By Ryan Gustafson Rgustafson@ups.edu Sports Writer

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Trail Staff playoff predictions Phillies/Rockies

Rockies Rockies Phillies Phillies

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something to cheer about when they tie the all-time AL Championship Series record?

Absolutely not Ryan, and I will tell you why. The Yankees On Oct. 27, 2004 the Bos- are the most clutch team in ton Red Sox swept the St. American sports. As much as Louis Cardinals to win their people hate to admit that the first World Series in 86 years. team with the largest bank Incredible. Sports fans around account is also the best, it is the world celebrated that the the undeniable truth. Scancurse was over and the city of ning the Yankees roster is like Boston would suffer no longer. looking at the Cooperstown However, there candidates over was an overjoyed Scanning the Yankees the next few deyoung man in a roster is like looking at cades. First of Seattle suburb the Cooperstown can- all, can an article that would make didates over the next be written about you think that few decades. First of all, the Yankees and the “B” on the can an article be written not include ASox’ hats stands about the Yankees and Rod, the hottest for Bellevue. But not include A-Rod, the player in basewe all know this hottest player in baseball? ball? Remember is not the case. Remember the five-game the five game Ryan Gustafson home run hitting streak? home run hitting is a Red Sox fan A-Rod is leading the streak? A-Rod because…He has league in home runs and is leading the family in New RBIs. Enough said. league in home England?

He runs and RBIs. knows someone Enough said. Also, in the who plays for the BoSox? He lineup for the Yanks is catcher likes the way red and blue look Jorge Posada, batting .336, together? No, the real answer making him one of the most is...he is jumping on the band- prolific hitters in the league. wagon. But who could blame And then there is Derek Jeter. him? No one wants to follow Yankees diehard fan and UPS a team that loses every week. senior, Jamie Eggers offered Frontrunners make me sick. her insight.

It makes me ill to watch the “When it comes to the times Mariners/Red Sox series every when it matters most, Jeter is year and see more Boston fans clutch. He is the poster child than Seattle fan; at a game in for success. He makes big Safeco Field. Does Seattle plays in big games and he’s have some huge contingent of got the rings to prove it.”

Boston immigrants? No, the With the Yankees’ unparalfan base is solely concerned leled 26 World Series Chamwith the win column on the pionships, they know how stat sheet. Since the Ameri- to make it to the big show. can League playoff teams are From the mouth of a true decided, and the Red Sox New Yorker and UPS student, and Yankees are two of them, Matthieu Sauvage-Mar aka sports fans may have the op- “Tweak”, predicts the forthportunity to see the greatest coming; “Growing up in the rivalry in sports, battle it out city of the team that I love for the AL Championship. during the hey day of Yankees The Yankees-Red Sox ri- World Series Championships, valry is over 100 years old, I see great things for the future with the teams competing and soon all of the ‘fake fans’ for the AL title only three including Ryan will jump on times with the Yankees win- the Yankees bandwagon.” ning two out of three times. •Brian Ames will pitch in a Logger So are the Sox going to give baseball game if the Yankees win. the Bostonians, Ryan, and all of the other frontrunners

Cubs/Dbacks

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ALCS

BOS over NYY LAA over NYY BOS over CLE LAA over NYY

NLCS

CHC over COL COL over PHI PHI over CHC CHC over PHI

World Series

BOS over CHC COL over LAA BOS over PHI LAA over CHC