August 31 , 2015 • Linfield College • McMinnville, Ore. • 121st Year • Issue No. 1

Arts and Humanities in Action a success

The Linfield Review

New students are greeted by current students as they enter Maxwell Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 27, for cat camp. New students were introduced to a variety of Linfield traditions, cheers and activities they can join while at Linfield.

New students attend cat camp

Several new students at Linfield arrived to campus early to take part in the newest pre-orientation program offered by the college.

Arts and Humanities in Ac-tion (AHA), is a new program at Linfield that is funded through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

13 new students participated in the program that was co-directed by Professor and Competitive Scholarship Advisor, Tom Mertes and Professor of English and cre-ative writing, Anna Keesey.

The theme of this year’s AHA program centered on how different disciplines in the arts and humani-ties look at and discuss the case of Charity Lamb, who is the Territory of Oregon’s first woman convicted of murdering her husband.

Students in the program took a trip to the Oregon Historical Soci-ety in Portland, visited downtown McMinnville as well as Nicholson

Library and the Linfield Garden.President Hellie, Dean of Facul-

ty and Vice President of Academic Affairs Susan Agre-Kippenhan and Catherine Jarmin Miller who is the director of Corporate and Founda-tion Relations were instrumental in securing the $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation.

“The Mellon Foundation rec-ognized the decline in students across the country who major in disciplines in the arts and humani-ties and wanted to help encourage students to major in those fields by providing funding for career de-velopment, internships, student-run learning communities and fac-ulty support,” Mertes said.

Students who participated in the program completed projects that confronted how different majors in the arts and humanities would dis-cuss and make sense of the Lamb case.

Student projects completed incl-

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Jonathan WilliamsEditor-in-Chief

Photo courtesy Tom MertesProfessor of history Lissa Wadewitz talks to students in the Arts and Humanities in Action program.

Welcome back current students, and welcome to Linfield, new students.

As a new academic year begins, the Review remains deeply committed to serving the students, faculty, staff and administrators at Linfield.

The Review also serves as the voice of the students and the Linfield community.

The Review wishes to help students and faculty under-stand and make sense of the many intellectual truths and discoveries that will be made in our own academic com-munity this year.

The Review plans to take part in the on going con-versation of diversity and wellness at Linfield through enterprise, investigative and

accountability reporting. The Review has formed

many new partnerships with organizations across campus.

Sigma Tau Delta, Lin-field’s English honors soci-ety, will contribute bi-weekly book reviews to the paper.

The Review is also work-ing with the Linfield Archives in Nicholson library to pro-duce research-based articles in a series of “From the Archives” articles that will be published in the Review.

The Review will also pub-lish bi-weekly columns from students involved in sustain-ability efforts on campus.

The Review is also com-mitted to publishing new articles on its website, the-linfieldreview.com, as fre-

quently as possible in order to best serve readers and the community.

The Review recognizes that Linfield students are also global citizens around the world.

A new foreign correspon-dent blog will be updated three to four times a week on the Review’s website with posts from nine Linfield students who are studying abroad during the fall semes-ter.

The Review also plans to develop sustainable rela-tionships with student and administrative leaders across campus in order to foster a learning community that dis-cusses important topics and ideas across disciplines, activ-

ities and athletics through journalism.

The Review also plans to work closely with ASLC, LCat and KSLC to provide a voice for student concerns and ideas.

The Review’s goal is to be a source of education, information and ultimately a resource that can help people make educated decisions.

As in the past, the Review is open to publishing letters to the editor and guest col-umns from the Linfield com-munity.

Best wishes for a year of learning, achievement and success, Wildcats.

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“Sixth Extinction” a window to our past and present

Throughout most of the human race’s history, the natural world around us is at best indifferent. For tens of thousands of years, humans and other species have had to fight for survival in order to maintain their existence on Earth.

Recently, however, man-kind has evolved into the dominant species.

Because of our advanced ability to adapt and manipu-late the world around us, humans have drastically changed the Earth’s ecologi-cal landscape.

Although among scien-tists it is widely accepted that extinction is a natural feature of biodiversity on Earth, could it also be true that human’s may be to blame for the rapid decline of various species in the Earth’s recent history?

As the title implies, Eliza-beth Kolbert’s “The Sixth Extinction: An UnnaturalHistory” obviously leans toward the position of a sixth, human-caused mass extinction.

Through a combination of historical background in the development of the evo-lution theory and her own personal narrative, Kolbert is able to make the text incred-ibly coherent and accessible.

Despite its length, the book is a fairly easy read and its unique literary-journalis-tic style appeals to both stu-dents planning on pursuing a career in the sciences and individuals with interests in the arts and humanities.

Although Kolbert’s work may not leave readers feel-ing especially optimistic about the earth’s future, Kol-

bert does acknowledge the rigor and commitment many individuals and organiza-tions go to in order to protect certain species in decline.

The book is surprisingly informative in areas such as marketing, linguistics, his-tory, economics and politics as they are all mentioned in relation to the study of the Earth’s ecology.

As the book is interdis-ciplinary in nature, it also touches on issues concern-ing ethics and the overall reason why humans should take preservation and resto-ration efforts of different bio-spheres more seriously.

Kolbert utilizes stunning examples ranging from spe-cies that are on the verge of extinction such as the Pana-manian golden frog, to the shocking speed of the extinc-tion process in the case of the original penguin (The Great Auk), and eventuallytouching upon more cur-rent examples of species in decline such as the Sumatran Rhino and the Great Barrier Reef.

Kolbert even manages to appeal to individuals partic-ularly interested in genetics as she interweaves the con-cept of the modern human as a hybrid-species into the tail-end of her work.

By building upon and often times rejecting their predecessor’s findings, pres-ent day man is presented with the greatest under-standing of the world’s his-tory than at any other point in human existience.

The only catch, accord-ing to Kolbert, is whether or not we are able to interpret that information as it reveals itself to us. Camille Weber can be reached at linfieldrevieweditor@gmail.com.

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Linfield theater prepares for fall productions, PLACE theme

In its 96th season, the Linfield Theater offers two productions this fall, “We Are But One Thread” and Shakespeare’s “The Tem-pest”, both in line with this year’s PLACE theme – Air,Water, Earth and Fire:the ancient elements on a changing planet.”

The production in Sep-tember is a new staging of “We Are But One Thread” which “examines the way in which humankind … alters the design [of the planet] in ways no other creature has ever done.”

Brenda DeVore Mar-shall, professor of Theater and Communication Arts at Linfield said, “We hope the production will cap-

ture some of the Linfield community’s conversation about these issues and con-tribute to that dialogue.”

Marshall called the production “a unique, Linfield-centered artistic expression of our collec-tive response to some of the issues embedded in the PLACE theme.”

There will be an infor-mational meeting as well as auditions held on Mon-day, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. in Marshall Theatre located in Ford Hall. Anyone is welcome to audition and attend the meeting.

In November, Shake-speare’s “The Tempest” will be staged in a new way in order to further reflect this year’s PLACE theme. The production will take place on a man-made

island of trash.Janet Gupton, associate

professor of Theatre Arts as well as the show’s direc-tor said, “This exciting and daunting idea of put-ting sustainability to work on a micro-level through our theatre program will hopefully resonate … as we search for ways to rethink our usage of materials and natural resources.”

Auditions for “The Tem-pest” will be held on Sept. 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. inMarshall Theater.

The goal of this season’s productions are to “fur-ther our commitment to promoting discussion of the human condition and social justice through the-atre,” Marshall said.

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Dr. Theresa Betancourt, a 1991 Linfield alumna, gave the keynote address at Convocation on Friday, Aug. 28. Betancourt is a the director of the Research Program on Children and Global Adversity at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University.

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A group of more than 45 new students arrived on campus early to take part in community service and civ-ic engagement through one of Linfield’s pre-orientation programs.

First CLAS is a week-long leadership and service based pre-orientation pro-gram.

Linfield offers several pre-orientation programs for first-year students to get involved on campus the week before classes begin.

“This is a cool oppor-tunity [for new students] to get on campus early to learn about Linfield and the McMinnville community,” First CLAS leader junior Deizhanna Kaya-Abad said.

Joni Tonn, director of Community Engagement and Service at Linfield said

that First CLAS gives stu-dents the opportunity to engage in the kind of learn-ing Linfield focuses on.

“That is how Linfield as a whole excels: individuals working toward a common goal, an engaged learning community,” Tonn said.

One of the most valu-able parts of First CLAS is the opportunity to reflect on one’s own experiences, which students will do inside and outside of the classroom throughout their four years at Linfield.

Students were able to bet-ter understand the impact they had and the leadership skills they gained through group reflection.

The 49 participants were split in to groups of eight to nine and had a returning student leader to help them complete service projects.

Students had the oppor-tunity to volunteer at Miller

Woods, Yamhill County Watershed, Head Start, Habitat for Humanity as well as other local organiza-tions.

Working with these orga-nizations allowed students to start engaging in their new community.

Group leader sophomore Caitlyn Van Zandt said that “watch them grow as a team” was the most reward-ing part of working with her group of new students.

First CLAS is in its fifth year and is the longest run-ning pre-orientation pro-gram.

Kaya-Abad said pre-orientation programs are beneficial to new students because they “help ease the transition students go through from being in high school to a first year college student.”

New students serve, engage in McMinnville community

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First CLAS participants make a pyramid and pose. More than 45 new students participated in First CLAS, which is a week-long leadership and service based pre-orientation program.

Linfield theater prepares for fall productions, PLACE theme

A new school year offi-cially began on Friday, Aug. 28, with the opening Convo-cation of the 158 academic year at Linfield.

Dr. Theresa Betancourt, a 1991 Linfield graduate, gave the Convocation keynote address.

Betancourt reminisced about her time at Linfield, “I can recall this same moment many years ago when just like you I was carrying and unpacking boxes … It can be very intimidating, it’s important to remember to take your time to realize that you don’t have to figure it out all at once.”

Betancourt received her doctorate from the Harvard School of Public Health in maternal and child health, and is currently the director of the Research Program on Children and Global Adver-sity at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard.

Betancourt recounted an important milestone in her educational journey as find-ing a way to “build a trust in my own skills and to refine

them in their application.” She is the principal

investigator in the longitu-dinal study of former child soldiers in Sierra Leone, and has studied mental health issues amongst HIV/AIDS affected youth.

She joked, “Today I’m a professor at a little universi-ty we call the Linfield of the East: Harvard University.”

She spoke about her work, studying former child soldiers and the men-tal issues of HIV/AIDS patients.

“In all that I’ve learned about resilience in the lives of children and families affected by HIV or former child soldiers … is that resil-ience is tied to relationships and to the vast network from early family attach-ment relationships, to the friendships and mentors we meet along the way. I had tremendous mentoring at Linfield and the connec-tions I made here lasted a lifetime.”

Betancourt’s research was horrifically interrupted by the Ebola outbreak. “We felt our hands tied to con-tribute. I was unable to go

to the field and supervise my projects.”

By conducting a study on “knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to risky and health promoting behaviors in the context of Ebola,” Betancourt was able to continue her research in Sierra Leone during the apex of the epidemic.

“In this case, and in many opportunities that life will present to you as well, both during your time at Linfield and beyond, chance will favor the prepared mind.”

“As you embark on this amazing opportunity before you and this new academic year, reflect on what it means to you to be a prepared mind. Think of the toolkit that you want to build, the foundation that you want to lay for your-self here. It is open to you to make of it what you will … enjoy the journey.”

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Mellon grant funds Arts, Humanities in Action-ude a film, a collection of

poems, a historical analy-sis paper, a bisecting chart, a collection of short stories and two diaries.

“I got an exquisite op-portunity to meet with sev-eral professors before I even have classes at Linfield and they really did help me go

deeper in looking at Char-ity Lamb from different per-spectives,” Freshman Adri-an Lu said.

By the end of the program, “students were introduced and learned about several disciplines in the arts and humanities including his-tory, philosophy, religious studies, English and creative

writing, visual arts and mu-sic,” Mertes said.

Faculty mentors who helped with the program included Professors, Lissa Wadewitz, history; David Fiordalis, religious studies; Bill Millar, religious studies; Leonard Finkelman, phi-losophy; Lex Runciman, cre-ative writing; Reshmi Dutt-

Ballerstadt, English; Hillary Crane, anthropology; and Ron Mills, arts and visual culture.

Students also had peer mentors including seniors Camille Weber and Joanna Buchholz, sophomore Josh-ua Harper and recent gradu-ate Doug Sundman.

Mertes says he “hopes to

fill the program in the future and to have more students declare majors in the arts and humanities.”

Current Linfield students now have the opportunity to form learning communi-ties based on collective in-terests centering on topics and ideas related to studies in the arts and humanities.

Those learning communities have the chance to receive funding from the Mellon grant and will also have a faculty mentor provided.

There will also be more opportunities for career de-velopment and internships in the arts and humanities. Jonathan Williams can be reached at linfieldrevieweditor@gmail.com.

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All photos by Kyle Huizinga/Photo editor

Left: Junior Rita Cohen’s Colloquium class eats dinner in the academic quad on Friday, Aug. 28. Below: New students gather in the Oak Grove to take a class picture in the formation of an “L” to represent Linfield on Friday, Aug. 28.

New students engage in orien-tation activities

SOIL program educates, helps students become sustainable

A group of new students arrived to campus early to participate in a pre-orienta-tion program that focused on sustainability at Linfield.

Sustainably Orientat-ed Interconnected Living (SOIL) is a pre-orientation program at Linfield that focuses on how new stu-dents can be sustainable.

The goal of the program is to educate students how to be sustainable not only at Linfield but also in the McMinnville community.

Duncan Reid, who is the coordinator of sustain-ability at Linfield, said his main hope for students by the end of the program is to “understand the concept and relate to what is going on at Linfield and to get involved as well as to use resources to make changes as needed.”

During the program,

students took part in three workshops that focused on sustainability, food val-ues and the concept of zero waste.

Students also worked in the Linfield garden, took a field trip to a recology center and camped at Camp Smith in McMinnville.

This is the second year the SOIL program has been active and has kept its num-bers low in order to build close relationships with Reid and the leaders.

Reid said this year was definitely a success and that they made changes that ben-efitted them well.

Sophomore Gabi Esparza participated as a leader and said she really enjoyed the camp out and her favorite part was the group bonding with the new students.

Sophomore Peri Muellner said her favorite part was “learning to become a leader in sustainability, as well as

being a friend to the new students.”

Sophomore Andrew Hampson said that being a leader changed his per-spective because it was a quiet but thoughtful group, causing him to make some changes as a leader and to step up.

Hampson enjoyed his time during the program and thinks that the students gained a lot from the pro-gram on how to be sustain-able.

Freshman Meghan Seifert said “Doing SOIL turned out to be one of the best things I’ve done all summer.”

Seifert’s favorite part of the program was seeing the landfill and recology as well as working in the garden. Seifert also enjoyed working with all the leaders and Reid.

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Kyle Huizinga/Photo editorSustainability coordinator Duncan Reid and partcipants from the SOIL program enjoy din-ner together.

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Reid and SOIL participants listen to an employee at the Western Oregon Waste Recology center in McMinnvile.