Linfield celebrated Black History Month with three events, includ-ing a lecture by a former Broadway actor, who urged students to aspire to lead the best lives possible.

Charles Holt, former member of Broadway’s The Lion King pro-duction’s cast, began the events on Feb. 8.

More than a dozen students gathered in Ice Auditorium to lis-ten to Holt’s personal acting narra-tive: a story about leaving a lucra-tive career at IBM, his first acting auditions, receiving a part in the Lion King and eventually quitting the show to become a motivational speaker.

Holt used his experiences to

urge students to aspire to excel-lence, to be active participants in their life stories and to embrace community.

He told the story of his first per-formance with the Lion King cast in December 1999, describing the view from his costume as the back leg of an elephant.

“I just remember looking out of the costume and seeing mem-bers of the audience crying. I was struck by how the show had affected people,” Holt said. “It’s easy to forget that what you are doing is changing someone’s life, and you have to ask yourself if you are constantly giving your best.”

The grueling schedule of a Broadway actor — dance and vocal classes, rehearsal, shows

and minimum sleep — forced him to evaluate why he was devoting himself to his profession, he said.

“That’s when I started under-standing what excellence was,” Holt said. “Excellence isn’t a noun. It’s an action word. It’s what’s happening now.”

After challenging students to discover their passions and to pursue them wholeheartedly within their own communities, Holt opened the discussion for questions from the audience.

Holt gave several students advice about subjects ranging from how to find your passion in life, to ideas for graduate school, to choosing a major that you love.

He ended the night with an impromptu, a cappella perfor-mance of “Endless Night,” a piece

from the Lion King. “The world is waiting for you

to step up,” Holt said. “You have the power.”

•A series of live character

sketches called, “Portraits of Courage: African-Americans You Wish You’d Known,” on Feb. 15 were the second Black History Month events.

Two actors performed six dif-ferent monologues, all written by Colin Cox, of African-American figures who are overlooked in American history.

“Today I want to talk about more than just slavery,” Cox said. “I want to talk about all of Ameri-

An explosion caused interior damage inside the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity house on Jan. 6, when a contractor set up a propane tank and heater to reduce the drying time of the drywall work he was finishing in a basement bedroom.

No one received any injuries during the incident as the building, having been deemed unsuitable for occupancy in 2008, was vacant and being renovated.

“The heater was set on a ther-mostat, so once the room warmed up, the heater shut down, wait-ing until the temperature in the room dropped to kick on,” Joseph Welsh, president of the Board of Directors for the Delta Rho Pi Kappa Alpha Building Associa-tion, said.

“There was a leak, most likely between the heater and tank in the propane line, and the room filled with propane,” Welsh said.

The room’s temperature dropped again, setting off the heat, which ignited the propane.

“We were blessed, first and foremost, that no one was hurt in the explosion,” Welsh said.

Senior Jordan Jacobo said he was across the street from the fra-ternity house when he heard the explosion.

“It sounded like a bomb had gone off or something. The sound was deafening like a tree or build-

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The Observatory used to be a place where stu-dents could buy lime Tostitos, frozen burritos, thick hot chocolate and other snacks. But as early as March, it may become a venue for students to create and con-sume music.

The project, called Observatory Rocks, will pro-

vide a space for student musicians, singers, songwrit-ers and composers to meet each other, share musical ideas, write songs and jam.

This is a project that belongs to students who love music,” Faun Tiedge, chair on the Department of Music and professor of music, said.

Tiedge said she has had her sights on such a

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I’m taking mostly lower-level, LC-satisfying classes this semester, but the capstone class for my major is, obviously, filled with seniors. There are a lot of intense aspects of the class, and the final exam will likely be no exception.

But after reviewing the class’s syllabus, I noticed something that frustrated me more than any 20-page paper would: The class’s final exam will be given on the last

day of classes.Last fall, Linfield’s faculty

decided to test a new final exam schedule to more easily accommo-date grading graduating seniors’ finals (TLR, “Committee pres-ents grading solutions,” Oct. 30, 2010). Final exams are now Mon-day through Wednesday instead of Tuesday through Thursday, and Reading Day is on the Friday before.

I wrote an opinion piece at the end of last semester about the bene-fits to students of actually schedul-ing final exams to take place during finals week (TLR, “The week before finals isn’t our finals week,” Dec. 4, 2010). Those benefits still stand, but my concerns now turn toward the faculty.

I know that I’m not the only senior who has a final scheduled

during class time, and this semes-ter is supposed to be a trial run of the new finals system. How are fac-ulty and administrative members supposed to measure the success of the new schedule if some profes-sors aren’t following it? If these pro-fessors are still giving themselves extra time to grade senior final exams, then how will they know if they can complete grading before senior grades are due within the new system?

I want to reiterate from my fall article that scheduling final exams during class instead of during exam week is a burden to students. It means we can’t use Reading Day and have to juggle studying for finals while completing other end-of-semester papers, projects and presentations.

Faculty will be hindered because scheduling finals like this will skew the effectiveness of results of the trial finals schedule.

If professors have final exams scheduled during class time, then they need to change their calendars and syllabi now while the semester is young.

The new, and old, finals sched-ules are mandated by the college. Professors are not supposed to schedule finals outside of exam week.

If you have a final before that week, then your professor is break-ing the rules. Talk to him or her and get your final exam date changed to when it should actually take place. It will benefit everyone.

Linfield’s new block schedule is now in full effect.

Senior Colin Jones Associ-ated Students of Linfield College president, said the new schedule was created to accommodate the needs of the different departments. However, the Review thinks this schedule has brought about too rig-id a structure for class time.

After evaluating it during the first two weeks of class, we think this new system is shaping up to be more of a pain than an improve-ment.

A major issue with the new sched-ule is that it causes students’ sched-ules to begin early in the morning and not end until late in the night. If

a student has classes from 8:15 a.m. until 9:30 p.m., when does that leave a sufficient amount of time to study and complete homework assign-ments during the week?

Furthermore, the changes don’t allow students to have time to participate in extracur-ricular activities. Time is becom-ing a scarce resource, and it could very well lead to students feeling overwhelmed with all they want to take on.

A second issue with the block schedule is that professors don’t always use the extra class time that is given to them. Class times are running quite longer than they did last semester. Many for-

mally 90-minute courses now run for nearly two hours. We have also noticed that some professors let classes out almost 30 minutes early because it doesn’t take them the entire class time to complete lectures. What is the point of hav-ing classes run longer if professors are not going to use the full time? The extended amount of class time definitely doesn’t seem to be benefit-ing professors or students.

Overall, we feel that the new block schedule is doing more harm than good, and it would probably be helpful if a new, more efficient sys-tem was developed for subsequent years.

-The Review Editorial Board

Block schedule diminishes students’ work time

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It’s time. I’ve been put-ting off writing this for months now, but I can keep silent no longer. Some sub-jects are sufficiently volatile in nature and deserve to be carefully broached; I just don’t think this is one of them.

Let me be blunt here: The large painting hanging

above the fireplace in the Fred Meyer Lounge needs to go. It’s time.

Now, don’t get me wrong here. I don’t hate the paint-ing. I think it was drawn by a very talented artist who put a lot of time and effort into it. It’s a lovely piece that was, as I understand it, donated by a member of the faculty here.

When I first saw it, I found myself examining the dark, interwoven colors and questioning the message the artist was trying to send. However, as my time at Lin-field lengthened, I began disliking it more and more.

I don’t dislike the paint-

ing itself, but everything it represents. The painting is a casualty of it’s own tone. The “voice” of the painting — the feelings, desires, and emotions that grip me when I look at it — are so far out of line with the FML lounge it makes me cringe every time I step foot in there.

The lounge is designed so that every inch of it can be centered and focused on the area where the painting hangs. Concerts, dance par-ties, clubs, tours, orienta-tions, speeches: Everything that goes on in that room revolves around that paint-ing. And it rewards the viewer with a contempla-

tive, abstract piece of paint that’s too dark in nature.

A room like the FML, one that hosts so many students and guests of the college, needs something positive at its heart, something beauti-ful for its continual bright presence.

Think about it. Some-thing colorful; something that cheers one up. It could go a long way in making that room feel less like a wood floor and some couches and more like a hangout place.

There’s a reason students put bright colors and happy images on their dorm walls. It really does set the mood.

Heck, even something

more professional would look better in context. A snappy, giant photo of Hellie in a suit, similar to something you’d see at the White House? At least it would be entertaining, plus you’d have the fun of watch-ing his eyes follow you.

Or a nice, beautifully photographed picture of the campus. A little stereo-typical, but in this case ste-reotypical would have been smarter than abstract art. I guess it would be less of a conversation piece than the current one. That’s the only downside here.

I think it speaks vol-umes when I go to work

at Cat Cabs and listen to musicians openly ques-tion who thought it would be a good idea to put that up there. These are guests of the college whose first impressions were of that painting. And they’re right; it just doesn’t make sense for it to be in there.

This welcoming room is a face of the college and that face is apparently a little dark, a little abstract and completely out of place.

Find a suitable replace-ment, and move it some-where else. It’s time for it to be gone.

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Abstract FML painting does not suit location

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Linfield’s weight room is a constant disappoint-ment to walk into.

It is a struggle to walk in after class only to find three of the four treadmills are broken and the one that works is in use. You might be thinking that I should just go outside and run, but the weather in McMin-nville has been too cold as of late.

It’s annoying that the gym is always full with random people working out. And then, to top off how packed it is, there is always a full sports team lifting at the same time.

Although the weight room received a little face-

lift during the summer, it is still a small weight room that lacks equipment for its nationally ranked sports teams that Linfield has to boast about. With such strong athletics at Linfield and so many student ath-letes, it’s hard to believe that this room is not up to the standard one would think we would have.

The new block schedule that Linfield is using also does not help the over-crowded feeling of the workout facility. Now, stu-dents all seem to be done with classes at one time, and all seem to use the weight room at the same time. Thank goodness the football players are work-ing out in the morning, giving the rest of us a little room to sweat in the after-noon.

The workout facility also lacks a space for peo-ple to work out without using weight racks. There is no good spot for using

free weights or a good spot to lie down and work out. You always feel like some-one is going to trample you unless you go out into the hallway; although you are in the way of people pass-ing by.

Another issue I hear about from others who use the cardio equipment is how long people stay on the limited number of machines. A proposal to this issue is possibly a sign-up sheet limiting the amount of time someone can stay on a machine.

I am not asking for a brand-new, 20,000-square- foot workout facility, although I couldn’t say no to that. I’m just suggesting that maybe a schedule be put in place so that regular students aren’t competing with athletes for equipment or each other for weights or a working treadmill.

Weight room requires a more practical makeover

Corrina CrockerSports editor

Corrina Crocker can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

I, along with many other Americans, I’m sure, have been closely following the unrest in Egypt during the past few weeks.

I was thrilled when former President Hosni Mubarak finally stepped down, and I believe it is a wonderful time for Egyp-tians right now. But as events have settled to some degree, I think we would all do well to remember the 365 people who died in the revo-lution.

When Americans see protests or military con-flicts in other parts of the world in the news, we some-times easily glance over the dull numbers reporting

the amount of deaths and wounded people. After all, 365 is just a number, right?

Rather than thinking of 365 deaths, we should think of the individual whose life was ended. And another. And another. Up to 365.

A child, 8-year-old Muhammed Ehab Al-Nag-gar, was shot and killed by Egyptian security forces on Jan. 28. Thirty-three-year-old Haitham Hemeda Ahmed died in Cairo on the same day after being shot in the chest and arm and suffocating from gas. Forty-year-old lawyer Mohammed Farouk Hassan died on Jan. 18 after setting himself on fire near the Egyptian par-liament.

Every person who died during this time had family and friends. Many of them were fighting for greater freedom and democracy. And while we should cel-ebrate that the protesters achieved their ultimate goal and a new government is

now being discussed, we need to remember those who paid the ultimate price for that goal.

I would encourage you to visit www.1000memories.com/egypt, which lists names, pictures and infor-mation of Egyptian protes-tors who were killed. Take a look at what freedom has cost the people of Egypt.

And with this in mind, pay attention to unrest in other parts of the Arab world: Iran, Libya and Bah-rain. They are all going through a similar struggle, and just because their names aren’t as familiar as Egypt’s doesn’t mean we shouldn’t show the same respect and attention — especially for those who have been killed so far.

Remember, these people are human beings not num-bers, and they need our sup-port more than anything right now.

Braden Smith can be reached at linfieldreviewmanaging@gmail.com.

Anxiety, stress are unnecessary in college environment

As soon as we walk on campus, we are immediately surrounded by the fast-paced, never-silent culture of college. The noise, the parties, the events, the people: College is like jumping head first into a game of Monopoly. So many

goals of the game, yet so many distractions, and you eventually have to pass go and hope you don’t go to jail.

Almost immediately upon return from break, the tension of stress is felt throughout the halls. We have just completed the second week of class and already there is an anxious buzz about classes and homework.

I would even go so far as to say that college is the epitome of a stressful envi-ronment. And while not everyone is running around

like a squirrel gathering nuts, trying to get every-thing in his or her life to fit into 24 hours, there is pres-sure to succeed through being busy.

Now, the idea of stress is usually beneficial. I mean, that’s what parents do in middle school, right? Make their children do all sorts of activities so they won’t have time to be rebellious?

And the stress of total, all-out engagement cannot only occupy time, but it can also motivate an individual to pursue great goals. This is terrific. This is what col-

lege is for, right? To make individuals grow and han-dle situations as adults?

In all honesty, does this continual stress truly ben-efit us? All it really does is make your shoulders tense and cause anxiety.

We need to take a time out and really look at what this environment does to us. As time moves ahead, I look around and see that so many of us are consumed by this stress. All over campus there is a constant vibe of living in this unending pres-sure tube. And I ask, why? Why does college have this

connotation?While I personally know

that having five classes and additional clubs and commitments increases the temptation to allow myself to become stressed, I just cannot allow this to happen.

Living four years of your life in constant stress isn’t what college is about. We need to come to terms with this addiction. Col-lege doesn’t have to be so insanely busy. While it is an atmosphere that encourages rapid growth and adven-tures, it does not require you to be consumed by stress.

This dependency on such an emotion can be fixed. Just as positive atti-tudes breed positivity, stress breeds stress.

And the solution is sim-ple. Breathe — one of the best tokens of advice I have ever received. Instead of panicking when you have a paper due tomorrow morn-ing, take it slow, one step at a time and … breathe … and know it will turn out all right. Because honestly, as cheesy as it sounds, in the end, it all works out.

OPINION

Katie PitchfordPhoto editor

Katie Pitchford can be reached at linfieldreviewphotos@gmail.com.

Braden SmithManaging editor

Rejoice for Egypt, but remember the lost

Ford Hall was filled with laughter as Chinese and Linfield debaters briefly dis-cussed their interactions with one another, including a din-ner shared at McMenamin’s, before opening debate on Feb. 8.

The Chinese students’ visit was part of the annual North-west Debate Tour sponsored by the International Debate Education Association. After introducing both team’s participants, Jackson Miller, director of the forensics and associate professor of commu-nication arts, presented the topic of debate:

“China should place an arms embargo on the Peo-ple’s Democratic Republic of Korea.”

Chinese debaters Zeng Qingxi from Sichuan Univer-sity, Zhang Xinyi from Xi’an

International Studies Univer-sity and Tang Xiaojiao from Fudan University represented the government side, which proposed that China should stop arms trades with North Korea.

Linfield Forensics Team member, junior Rachel Mills, freshman Samantha Javier and sophomore Linh Tang, as the opposition, claimed that China should remain an ally to North Korea.

Zeng opened the debate and argued that the current situation in the Korean penin-sula is not under China’s con-trol, and that a war between North Korea and South Korea could happen at any time. He referenced a popular Chinese joke to indicate North Korea’s lack of respect for China:

“North Korea: ‘Hi, bro, I will have a nuclear test.’ Chi-na: ‘Okay. When?’ N. Korea: ‘Ten.’ China: ‘Ten what? Ten days?’ N. Korea: ‘Nine, eight,

seven…’”In a return of humor, Mills

analyzed a “Communica-tion Breakdown burger” that Zeng had eaten earlier at McMenamin’s, to rebut that China should keep its unique role to communicate with North Korea. She argued that

the arms embargo would absolutely destroy the friend-ship between the two coun-tries right now.

However, Chinese debater Zhang pointed out the ben-efit of the arms embargo for China is to improve the rela-tionship between China and

the United States, as these two countries have the top two economies globally.

Linfield’s second debater, Tang, used the analogy of a hotpot, a traditional Chinese recipe, to describe the rela-tionship between China and North Korea. Tang warned

that China should not add the wrong spice to the hot-pot, which would negatively affect the relationship in the Korean peninsula.

The third Chinese repre-sentative Tang Xiaojiao rebut-ted that the embargo is not the wrong spice for the hot-pot but rather the iced tea that balances the heat. She also used the famous carrot-and- stick metaphor to indicate the embargo’s effect in reducing the power of North Korea.

The last Linfield debater in the line-up, Javier, reaffirmed her team’s position by stating that China placing an arms embargo on North Korea would only lead to a crisis, provoking North Korea to use nuclear weapons.

Following the debate, Mills said she was impressed by Chinese humor, and thought it would be awkward to debate with the Chinese about China, but it was fun after all.

Miller concluded the event by thanking both the Chinese and Linfield debaters for their participation. He also said that he was glad to see face-to-face cultural exchange.

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Arms embargo fuels ‘appetite’ for debate

Visiting Chinese students debate against Linfield’s Forensics Team on Feb. 8 as part of the annual Northwest Debate tour sponsored by the International Debate Education As-sociation.

Katie Pitchford/Photo editor

Jaffy XiaoFeatures editor

ing fell down,” he said.It was “surreal,” he said,

because no one was in the immediate area.

Jacobo said he crossed the street to investigate what caused the noise. He said he was there before all the emergency response vehicles arrived and that he noticed there was some structural damage and that a small fire had started.

A wall between the cement foundation, the basement and the first floor, referred to as a pony wall, had to be replaced inside the Pi Kappa Alpha Frater-nity house as a result of the explosion.

But Welsh said the epi-sode with the heater was not the renovation process’s most significant challenge.

“We have plans for three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a study and a laundry room in the basement of the house, and we have been fighting water issues throughout construction,” Welsh said.

“We elected to implement a system that is effectively a French drain under the entire foundation of the house, which drains to a large cis-tern and is pumped out and away from the house.”

It was the nice weather of week’s past that delayed us, he said, not the explosion. The contractor recovered the construction schedule, which allowed occupancy of the bedrooms “as if the

explosion never happened,” Welsh said.

The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity remodel effort is grounded by three qualities, Welsh said: safety, accessibil-ity and utility.

“We consciously chose to spend money above and

beyond code requirements for top-of-the-line safety equipment and systems,” he said. “We know that college undergrads can be hard on a facility, so we tried to gear all our final decisions to our mantra: ‘cost effective and bulletproof.’”

The majority of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity members have returned to the frater-nity house, but there is still some construction being fin-ished there, Welsh said.

The reopening of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity house is slated for March

5, a date just days after the fraternity’s 143rd founding anniversary on March 1.

“We have invited some of the college staff as well as our alumni and alumni of other chapters in the Portland metro area,” Welsh said. “We want to celebrate the end of

this phase of improvements to the property, as well as allow members of the com-munity the opportunity to see the final product.”

Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity’s house has reached the final phase of the remodeling process after being codemned in 2008. The members have returned to the house, and the reopening of the house is slated for March 5.

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Linfield’s student radio station, KSLC 90.3 FM, and a Portland-based classical radio station completed in January a three-year project to relo-cate KSLC’s broadcast tower. The project increased signal strength and quality for both stations and also saved KSLC thousands of dollars on new equipment.

All Classical 89.9 FM, KQAC, wanted to increase its coverage but doing so would create interference for KSLC’s listeners. The interference would arise because KSLC’s broadcast is so powerful in McMinnville, Larry Holtz, vice president of engineer-ing at All Classical, said. The Federal Communications Commission would not have allowed the conflict in signal power.

“It turned out that there are some hilltops four miles southwest of the McMinnville campus that KSLC could broadcast from,” Holtz said. “It would actually take care of our problem, moving them farther away from town, but KSLC would be stronger overall and have more cover-age.”

The nonprofit radio sta-tion approached KSLC in 2008 about relocating KSLC’s broadcast tower from behind Renshaw Hall to somewhere out of town.

“It’s less expensive for

them to pay to move a small station like us than to engi-neer around us,” KSLC Fac-ulty Adviser Michael Hunts-berger, assistant professor of mass communication, said.

Huntsberger has been working on the project since he joined the Linfield faculty in 2009.

Moving KSLC’s tower to Meredith Mitchell Vineyards, which is about five miles from Linfield, had numer-ous benefits for Linfield and KSLC. KSLC General Man-ager, junior Eric Tompkins said the radius of the station’s coverage increased by about 15 miles but that he and Hunt-sberger are still testing the reach.

To Huntsberger, the princi-pal perk was new equipment. The outdated equipment in Renshaw was the same gear carried over from Pioneer Hall, where KSLC was based until 2007. All Classical pro-vided all of the equipment, such as a new antenna, trans-mitter and computer, and the tower and labor for the reloca-tion project.

Holtz said the total cost was about $60,000.

Students will also have the opportunity to intern at All Classical in Portland.

The project took three years to complete because of setbacks such as obtaining land-use permits and con-tracts from the FCC, construc-tion delays because of extreme weather and harvest season

and equipment installation.The stations continue to

work together. Holtz said that All Classical approached Linfield about a deal to pur-chase HD broadcasting for 90.3 FM in December 2010. He said the Portland sta-tion would pay for $25,000 of equipment if the college would pay for the license to broadcast in HD, which Huntsberger said was made possible by a donation from President Thomas Hellie.

KSLC will be the first radio station in Yamhill County to have HD, Holtz said. It will mean a strengthened signal quality and allow both KSLC and All Classical to broadcast from 90.3 FM.

These changes come at a time during which KSLC is working to stream online. Tomkins and Huntsberger said this will hopefully occur before the end of Spring Semester.

But Huntsberger said there’s still a lot of tinkering to do with the equipment from the All Classical deal before streaming and HD are placed ahead on the priority list.

“I am looking forward to a kind of public day of celebra-tion and appreciation for the campus, but for right now we’re just trying to make sure everything does what it’s sup-posed to do,” Huntsberger said. “Stay tuned.”

KSLC deal amps up radio station’s signal

Kelley HungerfordEditor-in-chief

Kelley Hungerford can be reached at linfieldrevieweditor@gmail.com.

This graph shows the aftereffect of KSLC’s deal with All Classical 89. FM, KQAC, in Portland. Once the tower was relocated, KSLC’s signal coverage increased by 15 miles, KSLC General Manager junior Eric Tompkins said.

Graphic courtesy of Michael Huntsberger

Graphic courtesy of Michael Huntsberger

The graph above shows the signal coverage or footprint of KSLC 90.3 FM, Lin-field’s student radio station, before the broadcast extention.

Freshman arrested in bank robbery

A Linfield student and a Mt. Hood Community College student were charged with two counts of bank robbery on Dec. 17 after being apprehended for alleg-edly robbing two different Rivermark Community Credit Unions on separate occasions.

Linfield freshman Emma Caday Westhusing and National Guard military police officer Brittney Anne Sykes, 23, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland on Dec. 17, according to a Dec. 17, 2010, OregonLive.com article. Facing federal charges, the women’s trial was set for Feb. 15.

The duo met after Sykes developed a same-sex relationship with another Linfield student who lived next-door to Westhusing in the residence halls, accord-ing to the article.

Westhusing and Sykes’ friendship blossomed after sharing a common interest in nursing.

Talk of the robberies, which began as a joke between the two women, started after they related their similar financial hardships.

“’Then one night, she said it kind of serious. …It left me thinking, ‘Is she serious?’” Sykes said about Westhusing in the OregonLive.com article.

The two targeted a Portland Rivermark Commu-nity Credit Union on Dec. 6, and they made off with

$1,370 in cash. But the bank teller placed a silent alarm and tracking device among the cash, which alerted the Portland police, Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies and FBI agents and resulted in the women’s capture at Sykes’ home, according to the article.

Authorities recovered all of the cash.The women were then taken to the Multnomah

County Corrections Center Jail, were booked and then released.

At their hearing on Dec. 17, the women were connected to an Oct. 18 bank robbery at a Rivermark Community Credit Union in Gresham, Ore., during which they stole $1,380.

In addition to numerous other academic awards, Westhusing had won a $52,000 scholarship from Linfield, where her father is a faculty member of the Portland Nursing & Health Sciences Campus. Wes-thusing’s older brother, Kellan, graduated from the McMinnville Campus in 2010.

~Compiled by Jessica Prokop/News editor

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canhistory,”hesaid.The various character

sketchesrevealedtheimpor-tantrolesthatAfrican-Amer-icansfromIdaBennetWells,who was the first blackwoman to own property inLos Angeles, to LangstonHughes,anAmericanauthorwho was key in shapingthe jazz poetry genre haveplayedinU.S.history.

•The events concluded

with a presentation titled,“The Political Thought ofFrederickDouglassbyAssis-tant Professor of PoliticalScienceNickBuccola.

Buccola provided a briefsketch of Douglass’ life —fromhisoriginasaslavetohis work as an anti-slaverynewspaper editor and apoliticalactivist.

“Douglass’ politi-cal thought is so movingbecause it is rooted in hispersonal experience in slav-ery,”Buccolasaid.

Douglass appealed toself-ownershipinmattersof

both race and sex, rejectingracism,sexismandxenopho-bia,Buccolasaid.

Buccola also gave his-toricalcontextforDouglass’political thought, stressingthe importance of under-standingthatDouglasslivedin a time when there wereanti-sufferage movementsand objections to ChineseimmigrationintoAmerica.

“Today, Americans tendto view Douglass as either‘conservative Douglass’ or‘progressive Douglass,’”Buccola said. “We need tothink about the context inwhichhelivedandinterprethis political thought thor-oughly.”

Buccola’s research onDouglassstemmedfromhisdoctoral dissertation at theUniversityofSouthernCali-fornia.

“Iwas struck by the lackofattentiontoabolitionistsbypolitical theorists,” Buccolasaid. “Once you start study-ing abolitionists, you areimmediately drawn to Fred-erickDouglass.”

Buccolarecentlypublished

a book titled “In Pursuit ofLiberty:TheCivicLiberalismofFrederickDouglass.”

“We tend to underminethe historical importance ofnot just African-Americans,but also of other cultures inAmerica,” freshman Stepha-nie Stovall said. “Someday, I

hopewe’lllearntorecognizeother cultures as an integralpart of American history,without needing separateevents to distinguish howtheyhavecontributedtoU.S.history.”

musicaloutletforclosetosixyearsandthatnumerousstu-dentsandstudentbandshaveapproachedheraboutpractic-ing in themusicdepartment,but non-music majors don’thave24-houraccesstoVivianBull Music Center’s practicerooms, and the building ismeantformusicstudentsandclasses.

Itwasn’tuntilDeanofStu-dents Susan Hopp came toLinfield at the beginning ofthe year that Tiedge realizedthepotential of theObserva-tory,whichshutdownwasaconvenience store operationsin2009.

“[Hopp] said, ‘You know,Ithinkthisisveryimportant,andI’mgoingtohelpyoufinda space,’” Tiedge said. “Andwhen Hopp suggested theObservatory, I said, ‘Oh mygoodness, the Observatoryrocks!’”

Thus,theprojectnamewasborn, and President ThomasHellie’s administrative Cabi-netapprovedtheidea.

Tiedge said she’d like tosee Observatory Rocks opentostudentsbyMarch1.

But some students havepresented a counterproposalto make the Observatory asustainabilityhub.

“Oneplanistoshareitfora while until [the hub] canfind another space,” Hoppsaid.“Tome,itseemslikethe

sustainabilityhubneedsabig-gerspot.”

Hopp said the plansfor a sustainability centerare largely up in the air,so efforts are focused onObservatoryRocks.

Tiedge said the locationis ideal because it’s nearthe music building and farenoughawayfromtheresi-dence halls not to interferewithstudentstudies.

Andthesize?“We don’t even know

until they start rocking outin there if thespacewillbe

too constraining,” Hoppsaid.

Junior Jessie Goergensaid the space emulates agarage-bandatmosphere.

Goergen is helpingTiedge and Hopp marketthe project to students viaFacebook and word-of-mouth.

“Musicwill always be abig part of everyone’s life,and musicians are every-where,” Goergen said.“[Observatory Rocks] isgoing to be a really goodadditiontoLinfield’smusic

community because wedon’t have much aroundhere.”

Goergen is already coor-dinatingtimeslotsforbandsto practice. She said somegroups,suchastheLinfieldreggaebandNaHemo,havealreadysignedup.

But Observatory usagewon’t be limited to bandpractice.Musicianscanshowup and meet each other,using the space to writesongs and jam. Tiedge saidthatitwillbeagreatwayforaguitaristtofindasingeror

adrummer,forexample.Instruments won’t be a

problemeither.TheDepart-ment of Music is workingwith Director of CollegeActivitiesDanFerguesontoprovide equipment for thespace,Tiedgesaid.

“Thiswillbeaplacethat’sset up with sound equip-ment,adrumset,amplifier,the works,” Goergen said.“Assoonasit’sbeingused,and we show that peopleareusingthespace,wecanmakethespaceourown.”

Demonstratingtheuseof

thespaceisoneofthefinalhurdlestoovercome,Tiedgesaid, as money won’t bespentonanyseriousremod-eling of the space unless ademandexists.

Since spaces will houseexpensiveequipment, secu-ritymaypresentaproblem.ButTiedgesaidthatfindingremedies for concerns suchas thiswill inevitably haveto be in the hands of stu-dents,notfacultyoradmin-istrativemembers, tomaketheprojectsustainable.

“Ithinkitwillbeimpor-tanttohaveasmallstudentcommittee for leadershipandfordiscussionofthingsthatcomeup—everythingfrom equipment needs tosecurity,”shesaid.

Goergen said studentsacross campus will noticetheproject’sbenefits,suchasimprovedqualityofstudentCat Cabs, since studentswill have a rehearsal spacepackedwithequipment.

“I’m just really lookingforwardtoseeingthisprojectbecome a reality and hear-ing themusic,”Tiedgesaid.“There’s a popular musiccrowdoncampus,and theyshouldhaveavoice.”

For more informationabout Observatory Rocks,ortosignupforarehearsalslot, e-mail Goergen at jgo-erge@linfield.edu.

ObservatoryRocksmaybethemostrecenteffortto transformthecampus’vacantobservatory,but ithasn’tbeentheonlyone.However,noneoftheoth-ers were concerted efforts by the students, seniorASLCPresidentColinJonessaid.

“I’m excited to hear that there is a group withenergy and enthusiasm about making use of [theObservatory]becauseit’ssadthatitjustsitsempty,”hesaid.“Thatsoundslikeagood,creativeideaforitthatwehaven’theardbefore.”

After Sodexo’s convenience store vacated fromthe Observatory in 2009 because of poor profitreturns, the Sociology Anthropology DepartmentconsideredlocatingitsAnthropologyMuseumthere.Jones said the endeavor was called off because ofclimatecontrolandartifacttransportationconcerns,andthemuseumcannowbefoundinWalkerHall,Room121.

Theotherideasneverevolvedbeyondtheirinitialstage.

For instance,studentsmayremembertheObser-

vatory use survey that ASLC’s Campus Improve-ment Committee sent out in the fall of 2009. Thecommittee, then headed by Duncan Reid, class of’10,collectedinformationfromstudentsabouttheirideasfortheObservatory.

Jones said the most prominent of the objectivesurvey responseswas that students simplywantedtheir convenience store back.Other ideas stemmedfrom 368 open-ended responses, Jones said. TheyincludedusingtheObservatoryasaclubroom,simi-lartoWithnellCommonsortheFML;a“stuffswap”or student consignment store; or apublicity board,where campus and community members couldadvertiseevents,discounts,salesandthelike.

But asASLCushered in anewpresident, anewSenateandanewCampusImprovementCommittee,“nothing really happened with” the survey, Jonessaid.

~Compiled by Kelley Hungerford/Editor-in-chief

Rocks: Observatory to transform into musical venue<< Continued from page 1

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History: Lecture explores former slave’s thoughts<< Continued from page 1

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An actor portrays Bass Reeves, the first black U.S. Deputy Marshal, in a play titled “Portraits of Courage: African-Americans You Wish You’d Known,” on Feb. 15.

KatiePitchford/Photo editor

Oct.23,1936–Jan.14,2011

BarbaradiedonJan.14inherhomeinMcMinnville.ShewasbornonOct.23,1936, inSpokane,Wash.,

toSaraandJamesNiccolls.Shewastheoldestofthreegirls.ShegrewupinDeerPark,Wash.,andgraduatedfromDeerParkHighSchoolin1954.ThefamilymovedtoMcMinnvillein1957,andBarbaraattendedLinfieldCollegeandgraduatedin1961.ShewenttotheUniver-sityofWashingtontoreceiveherMasterofLibrarian-shipin1962.

BarbarareturnedtoOregonandworkedattheSalemCityLibrary,thePortlandLibraryandtheLinfieldCol-legeLibrary.SheretiredfromLinfieldin1992.

Barbara lovednature,backpackingand thebeach.Shewasanavidreader.

Survivorsincludetwosisters—Dorothy(Bill)Utter-backofWinnemucca,Nev.,andKay(Harold)MorganofDayton,Ore.—andfiveniecesandnephews.

MemorialcontributionsmaybemadetoOPBc/oMacyandSon.Toleaveprivateonlinecondolences,pleasevisitwww.macyandson.com

~Contributed by Andrew Anderson

Barbara Jo Niccolls

Old ‘O’ ideas didn’t develop

February 18, 2011 www.linfieldreview.com • 7Features

by Brittany Baker/Staff reporter

The return to campus for Spring Semes-ter means many things at Linfield: new classes, new professors, and a long awaited break from the cold weather. One exciting change is a revamped e-mail sys-tem designed to help students manage messages more efficiently.

The system is the result of an update on the Microsoft Exchange server. The update spruced up the server from the 2003 ver-sion to the 2010 version. In addition to a new interface, the system has twice the previous storage capacity for messages, which allows students, faculty and admin-isters much more space on their individual mailboxes.

“The growth and the use of e-mail since we installed the software has been so great that the old hardware had not been keeping up,” Irv Wiswall, chief technology officer for Integrated Technology Services, said. “We needed to put it on newer, faster hardware.”

Notable aspects of the new system include a “Search All Messages” feature and more calendar options. The server also groups conversations as one e-mail so they are easier and faster to delete.

Wiswall said the previous system per-formed at its best only when used with a Windows-enabled computer and an Inter-net Explorer browser, limiting some fea-tures for Macintosh users. The new system has increased compatibility with Macintosh computers, and Wiswall said he believes using browsers such as Firefox and Safari will not affect its capabilities or features.

Overall, students have found the change to be a beneficial one, and they note that the new conversation-grouping component

is one of the most highly lauded features of the new system.

“The new e-mail is really helpful in track-ing un-opened e-mails and conversations with people,” junior Andrew Carpenter said. “The only drawback I have found is that sometimes e-mails can get buried in a con-versation if it is between multiple people.”

The new interface has also received pos-itive feedback.

“I think the new e-mail looks more profes-sional,” sophomore Patrick Depetula said.

Most students have found that their big-gest problem with the new interface is figur-ing out how to navigate it.

“Some of the changes, which seem like an effort to increase organization, only seem to confuse me,” senior Quinn Murphy said. “The new system lacks the simplicity of the old system.”

Students who use a smartphone or other mobile device to check their e-mail will also have to reconfigure settings to accommo-date the new server.

“I found that the new e-mail is much eas-ier to use and is also much easier to use on my smartphone,” freshman Emma Galdeira said.

ITS offers several resources to students and faculty who experience problems with the system, including a link to a video which provides an overview of some of the differ-ences (see the Wildcat’s tips below for the link).

The Support Desk in Mac Hall is open during the common lunch hour to assist anyone experiencing problems with the new system.

Wildcat’s tips for e-mail navigation• ITS has provided a video which gives a brief overview of the changes to the system. Enter search “Introduction to Outlook Web App 2010” on Youtube.com, or go to http://ow.ly/3YOPd

• Any students needing assistance with reconfiguring phone settings to read their e-mails can go to http://ow.ly/3YJXZ on The ITS Help Desk website for more information.

• Students with questions are encouraged to stop by the ITS Support Desk in Mac Hall if they are in need of further assistance.

E-mail gets ‘e-fficient’

Brittany Baker can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com.

Graphic by Jaffy Xiao/Features editor

Campus sources:

Résumé workshops: Learn how to create a résumé and cover letter. The workshops will go over content and formatting and touch on job

and internship search strategies.March 14, 2 p.m., Walker 302March 29, 2:30 p.m., Walker 201April 19, Noon, West Wing of DillinMay 5, 4 p.m., Walker 201

Career After Hours (all at 4 p.m. in the Fred Meyer Lounge):Feb. 22, Career Quest: “Getting the Opportunity You Want”

Feb. 28, Social Service CareersMarch 1, InternshipsNathan Parcell, co-founder of InternMatch, addresses the question of why you should get an internship and provides the empowering “how” to find, develop and take advantage of an internship experience.March 1, April 12, LinkedInCareer Services Program Coordinator Kristi Mackay will discuss how to use LinkedIn as a tool for professional networking and searching for jobs.April 21, ManagementA panel of recruiters will discuss management-training programs that can be a great way to start your career.April 26, Financial ServiceA panel of professionals will discuss different career paths in financial services.

Other events:Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m., Riley 201, Evergreen Water Park Presentation:

Evergreen representatives will be on campus to provide a sneak peek of the new water park, scheduled to open early June. Learn what jobs may be available and how to apply for them.March 30, 4 p.m., Walker 302, Peace Corps information sessionMarch 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Walker 124, ResumaniaApril 1, First Avenue Job Fair, University of Portland:First Avenue Job Fair has recruiters talk to students about internships, summer jobs, full-time positions and graduate schools. Please visit www.olapcfirstavenue.org for more information.

Information provided by Career Services

8 • www.linfieldreview.com February18,2011Features

Jaffy Xiao/Features editor

from ‘your

Linfield’

to your

career:

Being

proactive on

the job search

Summer is approaching. For those stu-dents looking for a summer job or entering the job market in June, a bet-

ter economy needs to come soon. According to the U.S. Department of Labor,

the national unemployment rate fell 0.4 percent in January — a small victory with a smooth decrease since its highest peak of 10.6 percent in 2009.

Co-founder of InternMatch Nathan Parcells said that since the economy has not fully recov-ered yet, the process of networking is more critical for students entering the real world.

“Network really is a key. Go talk with as many people as you can,” Career Services Pro-gram Coordinator Kristi Mackay agreed.

Lori Howell, senior associate at Prichard Communications, a public relations agency in Portland, also highlighted the importance of networking and informational interviews. She said the most effective start for students with limited experience is to have conversations with professionals and identify at least three types of jobs they are interested in.

After participating in many informational interviews with college students, Howell iden-tified these tips for building a network:

• Prepare at least five questions about occu-pations you like

• Contact professionals in your interested field, and ask for 20 minutes to talk about job hunting

• Ask them how they got their jobs and what they usually do in their current jobs

• Remember to mail a thank-you card for their time and information after the interview

and later when you get a jobDuring the era of the Internet, search engines

might help you to find some opportunities, but not unadvertised jobs, such as those announced

in trade meetings or networking events. Statis-tics show that two thirds of all jobs are found informally.

Mackay said many students have a misun-derstanding when they are searching for jobs or internships because they focus their search only online.

Compared with big companies that widely advertise jobs, small businesses and nonprofit organizations are a good start for students who have limited real-world experiences, Parcells said. InternMatch is an online internship-search website that collects such opportunities.

Assistant Professor of Mass Communication Lisa Weidman indicated during a career class that students should not be afraid of applying for their dream jobs.

With a matured network as a good start, a

The process of finding a job is to create a brand for yourself.

-Nathan Parcells Co-founder of InternMatch

“

February 18, 2011 www.linfieldreview.com • 9Features

Jaffy Xiao can be reached at linfieldreviewfeatures@gmail.com.

Online job

search:

1. www.internmatch.com

This is an internship-hunting website and a good start for undergrads who don’t have much work experi-ence. Most work opportunities listed are in nonprofit organizations and small businesses in the Northwest. The InternMatch blog (www.internmatch.com/blog) and Twitter feed (@internmatch) are updated regularly with ideas about jobs, internships, interview tech-niques, career tips and the like.InternMatch co-founder Nathan Parcells will talk about his own experiences and share unique perspec-tives on internships at Linfield on March 1: see Cam-pus resources’ at the left for more details.

2. www.prichardcommunications.com/macs-list

Prichard Communications’ Mac’s List is a job resource for people studying communica-tions. Most posts are for high-level jobs in the Portland area, but some are internships, events and volunteer opportunities. It also gives students an idea of what communications jobs look like. Senior Associate Lori Howell participated in countless informational inter-views with job hunters and said she likes to help students with networking.

from ‘your

Linfield’

to your

career:

Being

proactive on

the job search

and later when you get a jobDuring the era of the Internet, search engines

might help you to find some opportunities, but not unadvertised jobs, such as those announced

in trade meetings or networking events. Statis-tics show that two thirds of all jobs are found informally.

Mackay said many students have a misun-derstanding when they are searching for jobs or internships because they focus their search only online.

Compared with big companies that widely advertise jobs, small businesses and nonprofit organizations are a good start for students who have limited real-world experiences, Parcells said. InternMatch is an online internship-search website that collects such opportunities.

Assistant Professor of Mass Communication Lisa Weidman indicated during a career class that students should not be afraid of applying for their dream jobs.

With a matured network as a good start, a

résumé and cover letters should represent a student’s experience and skills.

Liberal arts college students’ skills are more transferable than those in general universities but they’re not always specialized enough, so students need to identify what skills they can bring to the table, Anne Hardin Ballard, direc-tor of Career and Community Services, said.

Mackay suggested a typical three-step theory for students contemplating their career:

1. Learn about yourself. Come up with ques-tions about your interests, skills, expected geographic location, long-term and short-term goals, expected work environment and so on.

2. Learn about what’s out there. List jobs found on the Internet, in newspapers or heard about during a conversation. Mackay said this addresses how students should not overlook informational interviews.

3. Make a match between No. 1 and No. 2. Parcells, an expert at internship hunting, said

the reality is that paid internships are limited for students, but a common difficulty for stu-dents is that they don’t know how to highlight professional skills besides listing experience in the office or industry environment.

“The value of doing internships is not just adding more titles into the résumé but also knowing what you really like after a short peri-od of real-world work,” he said.

Mackay noted an important point about interviews that has overwhelmed most stu-dents.

“A job interview is a conversation. While the recruiter asks you questions, you should do so as well.”

The process of finding a job is to create a brand for yourself.

-Nathan Parcells Co-founder of InternMatch ”

Two world-renowned musicians will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 18 in Ice Audito-rium. The event is in the third performance of the Linfield Chamber Orchestra’s 2010-11 series.

Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han will visit Lin-field thanks to the sponspor-ship of an anonymous donor, president of LCO Nora Ste-vens said.

“Our orchestra and college has the reputation to support musicians of this caliber,” she said. “The Linfield Chamber Orchestra’s mission is to pro-vide world-class music.”

Finckel is a cellist for the Emerson String Quartet, which has received three Gramophone magazine Awards, eight Grammy Awards and the Avery Fisher Prize.

Finckel and Han are also the artistic directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center located in New York City.

Junior Samantha McCarty, the office assistant for the LCO, was in charge of pro-moting the concert to stu-dents who can attend the concert free of charge.

“I think the concerts are a really great experience because you’re listening to professional artists for free,” she said. “You’re getting a free concert that other people would pay a lot of money to

see.”Chamber Orchestra

Administrator John Paul Bierly also said this event would normally cost more than $100.

“This is an opportunity for the Linfield campus to come and see an internation-ally renowned pair of artists,” Bierly said. “[They’re] basi-cally the rock stars of classical music right now. This music will probably be as perfect as it can be.”

The concert, titled “Exul-tation,” will feature pieces by Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms, who was largely influenced by Beethoven during the Romantic Era.

Stevens said that reserve seats are almost all taken.

“We’re hoping for a sell-

out,” she said.Students are encouraged

to show up when the doors open at 7 p.m. to make sure they get a seat.

Tickets for general admis-sion cost $18, reserved tickets are $25, and tickets for stu-

dents up through grade 12 cost $5.

For more information about the concert, contact Ste-vens at nora@clean-copy.com or visit www.lcomusic.org.

The next LCO concert is set for April 15 and will fea-

ture new music by grammy award-winning composer Libby Larsen in celebration of the LCO’s 20th anniversary.

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Classicalmusicstarstoshineinconcert

Braden Smith can be reached at linfiel-

dreviewmanaging@gmail.com.

Braden SmithManagingeditor

Chelsea BowenOpinioneditor

FinckelandWuarescheduledtoplayinthethirdperformanceof theLinfieldCham-berOrchestra’s2010-11seriesonFeb.18.

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Katie Paysinger /Seniorphotographer

TheLinfieldGalleryishosting“Masterplexed,”anexhibitbyDamienGilley,whichexploresspacethoughamaze-likedesign.TheexhibitwillrununtilMarch12andGilleywillgiveanartisttalkonFeb.19at2p.m.

Artist to present maze-like exhibit

February 18, 2011 www.linfieldreview.com • 11Culture

Students volunteer for MLK Day

Top left: Sophmore Rhiannon Ladwig helped other volunteers paint a classroom at Pioneer Special Schools. Volunteers also helped remove ivy, put up bul-letin boards and clean classrooms. Top Right: Sophomore Tom Gilmore sorts books at the Multnomah County Library Title Wave Bookstore, which sells surplus and retired library items to the public to raise money for county libraries. Top Center: Volunteers (from Linfield) worked to remove invasive species and restore habitats at Tryon Creek.Bottom: Freshman Meakia Blake (left) and freshman Jenny Zhu (far right) served with other college students at the Rebuilding Center, which recycles ma-terials to keep them out of the landfill. Zhu served as the project leader.

Photo courtesy of Lizzie Martinez

All photos courtesy of Lizzie Martinez

Deerhoof, one of the big-gest and quirkiest bands in the indie rock scene, released its 11th album, “Deerhoof vs. Evil,” on Jan. 25.

After 16 years of making music, Deerhoof shows no signs of slowing and its lat-est album is just as original and fun as past albums have been.

As with most of their albums, Deerhoof brilliantly blends pop and traditional indie rock with light doses of experimentalism and hard rock, true to their own art rock style. Topped with the distinctly cute, childish and sometimes

eerie vocals of Japanese-born front woman and bass-ist) Satomi Matsuzaki, the mix blends into a genuinely unique experience.

The album is a bit jarring at first, opening with Mat-suzaki singing in Catalan on the song “Qui Dorm, Només Somia,” which features a cluttered opening followed by a steady beat and melody that grows and twists as the song progresses.

“Qui Dorm, Només Somia” is followed by the constrasting “Behold a Mar-vel in the Darkness,” which is more poppy and fun with a simple, enticing chord progression on an acous-tic guitar at the start. Along with a pretty chorus from

Matsuzaki of “what is this thing called love?” answered by a hard rock instrumental response presented in call- and-response fashion, the song comes off as cutesy and fun with a bit of punch.

The album alternates between a experimental song and one that’s sweet and more melodious for almost every track, sometimes in the middle of one. The album never settles down with one feel but instead darts around seemingly at random.

Whether there is an actual method to the madness, the one clear fact is that the band seems to have a lot of fun.

Some standout tracks with a pretty fun feel are “No One Asked to Dance” (recently

featured on NPR’s “Song of the Day”) and “I Did Crimes For You.”

Those interested in the more intriguing, experimen-tal songs should check out “The Merry Barracks” (avail-able for free at www.polyvi-nylrecords.com) and “Must Fight Current.”

“Deerhoof vs. Evil” isn’t an amazing new piece of art, but it’s certainly a fun and welcome addition to Deer-hoof’s solid discography. The album indicates that the band will continue to satisfy in the foreseeable future.

Deerhoof is set to play on Feb. 26 in Portland at Holo-cene at 6 p.m. Visit www.holocene.org/calendar for more information.

Tune in to KSLC 90.3 FM to hear tracks from “Deer-hoof vs. Evil.”

Photo courtesy of www.polyvinylrecords.com

Deerhoof’s 11th album, “Deerhoof vs. Evil,” was re-leased in the U.S. on Jan. 25 on Polyvinyl Records.

Kurt Scobie swept stu-dents off their feet at the pro-fessional Cat Cab on Feb. 17 in the Fred Meyer Lounge. With his illustrious talent in voice and piano, he captured the admiration of the audi-ence.

“Tonight’s performance was amazing,” junior Jessie Goergen said. “He used a mixture of very good vocals and piano playing. I was very impressed with his song writing abilities; he even sang covers better than the

original artists.Kurt Scobie is definitely someone I will be listening to from now on!”

At first, the students were reserved when replying to Scobie’s questions. “How are y’all tonight?” only received a few, quiet replies. However, once he got the audience to sing along with his cover of “Hey Soul Sister”, inhibitions had vanished and sparks of fun were everywhere.

He also got the students to sing a part in his new EP, “Crash.”

Excitement buzzed through the audience when Scobie announced a contest.

He played a mashup of five different songs and the first person to come up and name the artist and song after the concert got a free CD. Imme-diately after his last song end-ed, three girls rushed to his piano and listed off names. Sophomore Ashley Tobiska was the lucky winner.

Scobie has been busy since the start of his musical career in 2008, with more than 400 shows performed. Things aren’t slowing down for him either. With the recent release of “Crash” in January, he is getting rave reviews and is played nationally on radio

stations. He even has a music video in the works for his song “Your Crash.”

Kurt Scobie’s musical abilities didn’t just spring up out of the ground. According to his website, “the Scobie family was always heav-ily involved in church func-tions,” and his parents were also heavily involved in the church’s music.

Scobie now lives in Atlan-ta, Ga., but according to his Facebook page, “he is most at home when he is on the road and meeting new people.” It wasn’t until he moved to Georgia that his musical

career took flight. According to his online

biography, “2009 has brought an opportunity with the Atlanta Braves, his very first photo shoot, and his rook-ie appearance at the Nation-al Association for Campus Activities’ National Conven-tion.”

Scobie mentioned that he has had three showcases in two years as a National Asso-ciation for Campus Activities member.

Scobie has been able to work with many fellow art-ists, including Montell Jor-dan, The Civil Wars and

Caleb Hawley from Ameri-can Idol.

With a boom in popular-ity, tours lining up left and right, loyal fans and talent, Kurt Scobie is bound for an exciting musical career.

Go to www.linfieldre-view.com for an exclusive interview from after Scobie’s show and a slideshow of his concert.

For more information about Kurt Scobie, visit his webpage at www.kurtsco-bie.com.

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Braden SmithKSLC 90.3 FM

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Professional Cat Cab inspires student participationMegan MyerOnline editor

Musician Kurt Scobie plays a piano solo during the second-to-last song of his Feb. 17 Cat Cab.

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Megan Myer/Online editorScobie engaged audience members at the Cat Cab on Feb. 17, requesting that they sing along with several of his songs.

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Let’s say, for the sake of argument, an average Lin-field student attends one athletic event on campus per week.

Baseball, basketball, softball, football, soccer, whatever sport it is, each game is preceded with a two-minute song. Two min-utes out of a 10,000-minute week. And during these two minutes, students, par-ents and others too often find it a perfect time to talk — just in smaller voices.

The song, of course, is the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Written by Francis Scott Key in 1814, the song describes

the British nighttime bom-bardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. It was not until morning that Key saw the American flag still flying and knew that the American troops were victorious.

These simple words mean so much to our coun-try, yet it baffles me when people leave their hats on their heads and act like the anthem means nothing. Two minutes out of my day dedicated to thinking about those words and my friends fighting for us is nothing.

Call me patriotic, but I would rather be the rule, not the exception.

Soldiers fight for your freedoms. Many will tell you they fight for your

right to burn the U.S. flag. As much as I abhor actions such as that, I wholeheart-edly agree: that is the dou-ble-edged sword of liberty.

To give credit where it is due, last Saturday’s men’s basketball game had the best national anthem I have personally seen all year. Aside from a lively 3-year-old boy, I noticed not one person around me carrying on conversation. Was that so hard to do? Is it so much to ask for? Apparently it is.

This year, I have wit-nessed some appalling dis-plays of anthem etiquette at Linfield sporting events: Staring away from the flag, walking around, chatting as if nothing is happening and not taking hats off.

It raises interesting morality questions: What is appropriate anthem eti-quette? How (and when) do we take care of it? Is it even our place to say anything to others?

As a matter of fact, U.S. Code Title 36, Chapter 10, Section 171, states that those “present, except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.”

I hold little hope that our country, and Linfield within that, can achieve this mea-sure of respect. And in actu-ality, I do not expect it either. However, my hope is this: If you do not want to honor the flag or the country that has given you so much, let

others do it in peace.I believe you should let

people know when you feel they are being disrespect-ful during the anthem. If you let them continue, they will never learn. Providing social pressure is the best way to deal with such a situation.

Here are helpful tips I have picked up over the years:

When confronting people who are disruptive during, be careful when and how you do it. If someone is whispering, let them know you do not appreciate what they are doing after the song concludes. Confronta-tion during the anthem may just cause more of a distrac-tion.

For louder fans who are interrupting your area, ask them to be quiet if you are next to them. You are doing a favor for everyone around you and giving respect back to the flag where it should be.

If you notice someone with their hat on, try to kindly remind them before the song starts. Otherwise, remind them afterward that it shows a lack of respect for the nation.

With basketball games set for Feb. 18, and other sports starting next week, let’s show some respect for our nation and other fans trying to do the same.

The Wildcats swim team has been working intensely since its last meet before January Term. From morn-ing practices before class to evening practices and meets on the weekends, the ’Cats have had a lot going on.

They traveled to Whit-man College, Whitworth University and Lewis & Clark College, as well as hosted Pacific and Willamette universities all throughout the season. Although the men and women came up short as a team at the Whitman and Whitworth meets, many swimmers beat personal bests and increased their yardage.

The men triumphed over Lewis & Clark on Jan.

21, with a score of 104-96. The team also prevailed over Willamette with the men scoring 123-32 and the women taking 132-64 over the Bearcats.

Sophomore Miles Phil-lips was one of few who achieved a personal best during the break.

“A lot of us broke our personal records and improved independently as well as a whole team,” he said. “It’s been a long season but a great one.”

Overall the Wildcats worked together to stay positive during the term. Even if they did not win the meet as a whole, many of the men and women won first place individually against their competition and set personal records.

Sophomore Catherine Nakamura said that she and her teammates trained

and practiced hard, and stayed constructive throughout the winter break despite injuries.

“It was a tough month, and we ended the dual meet season with a huge win over Willamette,” she said.

The next event will be at the NWC Conference in Gresham, Ore., on Feb. 25, 26 and 27. This will be the first time in several years that the meet will not be held in Federal Way, Wash.

“Everyone is looking forward to the conference that’s finally coming up,” Nakamura said. “The end of the season is just around the corner, and everyone is looking forward to seeing all their hard work pay off.”

Kurtis Williams can be reached at

linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

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Lauren OstromFor the Review

Anthem disrespect at games shames nation

’Cat swimmers have sights on conference

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Freshman Kaely Maltman (25) fights for the ball against a Pacific University opponent on Feb. 12. The Wildcats took the win at home, 65-57.

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Freshman Kaely Maltman (25) jumps up for the shot against Pacific Uni-versity junior Kandice McArthur (12), who reaches to defend on Feb. 12.

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’Cats are on the prowl

Sports Brief

The women’s basketball team is on a high after winning its last three games. The women now prepare for their final weekend with one game on Feb. 18 at home against George Fox University and one at Pacific Lutheran University on Feb. 19. Both games start at 6 p.m. The Wildcats have the weekend to pull themselves out of a 50-50 season with seven wins and seven losses and maintain the winning streak.

LacrosseThe lacrosse team has started practice and is ready

to begin its season. The women have been holding late-night practices on the football field to prepare for their quickly approaching games.

The ’Cats first game will take place on Feb. 26 in

Forest Grove.The team braces itself for its two-player loss from

the last spring, although both leading scorers from last year, junior Anna Gorciak and sophomore Mariah Jones will return. ~Compiled by Corrina Crocker

The Wildcats softball team has reached the top. The women were recently ranked first in the nation for Division III colleges.

And not only does the team have a national rank-ing to boast about, but it also has five All-American play-ers, as well as the first female from Linfield to earn the Ad Rutschman Small College Athlete of the Year Award.

Junior Staci Doucette was awarded the honor on Jan. 30 at the Stanford Theatre at the Nike World Headquar-ters campus.

“It’s a great honor. I feel really lucky to be a part of such an amazing team. I def-initely owe it to every single one of them,” Doucette said. “It’s as much their honor as it is mine.”

Doucette was named the Northwest Conference Player of the Year and a first-team All-American for the past two consecutive seasons, according to the Linfield athletics website.

The Wildcats start the season on Feb. 23 against Concordia University for a preseason doubleheader and will play Whitworth University on Feb. 26 at home for a conference doubleheader.

“We have really high expectations this year, but we don’t want to let the ranking play a role in that. We are really excited for the season to start and hope to have another good year,” Doucette said.

Junior outfielder Jaydee Baxter elaborated on the team’s goals.

“There are going to be a lot of high expectations for

what [the team] will con-tribute this year as a whole. We are very unselfish and team-oriented, so as long as we play our game and find a way to win, that’s all that matters,” she said.

The team has been preparing long and hard for another national champion-ship. The women have been training for hours on end preparing for conference.

“Our practices average about four hours; we lift like men three days a week, and our schedules revolve around our practice times. We eat, sleep and breathe softball,” Baxter said. “I expect and know that we will continue to do what we normally do, and since we know what it takes to get there, we’ll work even harder to make that.”Corrina Crocker can be reached at

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Corrina CrockerSports editor

Wildcat sports scheduleFriday, Feb. 18

Baseball

Men’s basketball

Women’s basketball

Men’s tennis

Women’s tennis

Saturday, Feb. 19

Baseball

Men’s basketball

Women’s basketball

Men’s tennis

Women’s tennis

Track and Field

Sunday, Feb. 20

Baseball

@ Lewiston, Idaho

vs. George Fox

vs. George Fox

vs. Pacific Lutheran

@ Pacific Lutheran

@ Lewiston, Idaho

@ Pacific Lutheran

@ Pacific Lutheran

@ Lewis & Clark

vs. Lewis & Clark

@ Washington State

@ Lewiston, Idaho

3 p.m.

8 p.m.

6 p.m.

4 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

10 a.m

6 p.m.

8 p.m.

2 p.m

9 a.m.

1 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

Softball aims high

Junior Staci Doucette practices a defensive drill on the football field on Feb. 16.

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The Wildcats baseball team knocked its first four games out of the park in Anthem, Ariz. on Feb. 10-13 for the Arizona Classic.

The event opened against the University of La Verne Leopard.

Linfield’s senior Dustin Smith scored the Wildcats’ first point in the first inning after senior Cole Bixenman hit a single while Smith was on third base.

Neither team would score again until Linfield’s fourth at bat, when Wildcat sophomore Clayton Truex scored off of a single hit by senior Kevin Coleman.

La Verne scored one point later during the seventh inning to end the game 2-1 for Linfield.

The ’Cats played against the Texas Concordia University Tor-nados for their second match. This high-scoring game ended 17-4 for the ’Cats.

“Our offense exploded,” fresh-man Zachary Brandon said.

In the final two games, one against the California Lutheran University Kingsmen and the other against University of Texas-Dallas Comets, the Wildcats dominated offensively.

Linfield defeated the Kingsmen 10-7 and the Comets, 12-1.

“Our team was able to click early, and I think that’s why we did so well,” Brandon said.

The team will play a tournament in Lewiston, Idaho this weekend. The Wildcats will compete against the following schools: Western Ore-gon University St. Martins Univer-sity and Lewis-Clark State College.

“We’re going up against some really good teams, and this will help us get ready for the rest of our season,” Brandon said.

Linfield’s next home game will be at noon on Feb. 26 against the Oregon Institute of Technology.

The men’s basketball team suffered five straight Northwest Conference losses. The latest one came Feb. 11, when the ’Cats trav-eled to the University of Puget Sound and lost 57-73.

But the team bounced back with a win against the Pacific University Boxers during a game on Feb. 12.

Defeating the Boxers during the two teams’ first match-up in back in January was no easy task. The game went into double over-time, and the ’Cats pulled off a win by a two-point margin, 94-92.

Last weekend, however, the ’Cats needed only the two halves

of regulation to beat the Box-ers.

“We played a lot better, and it was at home so that helped,” senior guard Ryan Lobdell said.

The score remained close through the first half and ended with an exclamation point from junior guard Zach Anderson. He hit a three-point, buzzer-beating shot that gave the ’Cats a 30-25 lead.

The ’Cats offense was boosted by double-digit performances from four players.

Freshman guard Michael Moreland and junior guard Dan-iel Teater each scored 11 points. Anderson finished the game with 17 points, 12 of which came from his 4-5 three-point shoot-

ing. Leading the ’Cats in scoring and rebounding was senior cen-ter K.C. Wiser, who combined 20 points and 10 rebounds for a dou-ble-double.

The final score was 76-65. The win improved the ’Cats’ record to 9-14 overall and 5-9 in conference play.

The basketball season will come to a close this weekend. The ’Cats will take on George Fox University at 8 p.m. on Feb. 18 at home.

The team’s three seniors, Lob-dell, Wiser and Sergio Rosario will play their last game at home.

Wiser said his final week of basketball has been bittersweet.

“It has been a constant in my life since third grade. It’s just a

very surreal feeling that it will be over and that four years have gone by so quickly,” he said.

Lobdell said that things haven’t caught up with him yet. The focus, however, remains on the games.

“We need to take care of the ball so that we can get more pos-sessions and take more shots,” Lobdell said about this weekend’s games.

Wiser added that the team’s goals are the same ones they’ve had all season: “Win both games, and keep getting better.”

The ’Cats will wrap up the season at 8 p.m. on Feb. 19 at Pacific Lutheran University.Rae Smith can be reached at linfieldre-

viewsports@gmail.com.

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Northwest

Conference

standings

Men’s basketballWhitworth 14-1 .933

Whitman 11-4 .733

Lewis & Clark 10-4 .714

Pacific Lutheran 8-6 .571

Puget Sound 6-8 .429

Linfield 5-9 .357

George Fox 5-9 .357

Willamette 3-11 .214

Pacific 2-12 .143

Women’s basketballGeorge Fox 12-2 .857

Lewis & Clark 12-2 .857

Puget Sound 11-3 .786

Whitman 8-7 .533

Linfield 7-7 .500

Whitworth 7-8 .467

Pacific Lutheran 3-11 .214

Pacific 2-12 .143

Willamette 2-12 .143

Swimming dives toward endThe swim team, is almost to the end of the season and quickly approaching conference finals. See page 13 >>

Lacrosse revs up for seasonThe lacrosse team is starting the season with late-night, preseason practices. See page 14>>

Basketball ends strongThe women’s basketball team heads into its final games off of three consecutive wins. See page 14 >>

’Cats ranked first in nationThe Linfield Wildcats’ soft-ball team is ranked first in the nation and boasting five All-Americans.See page 15>>

Sports scheduleMissed out on the sporting events last weekend? Check out the sports schedule to see when your favorite teams play this weekend.See page 15>>

Catline

Kaylyn Peterson can be reached at lin-

fieldreviewsports@gmail.com.Senior center K.C. Wiser dribbles the ball toward the hoop on Feb. 12 against Pacific University.

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Rae SmithStaff reporter

Kaylyn PetersonFor the Review

Baseball swings home with four wins

Men’s basketball prepares for the end

Senior center K.C. Wiser reaches to shoot against Pacific University sophomore Charles Mosely on Feb. 12 at home. The Wildcats won 76-65.

Victor Zhu/For the Review