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Competition on Wolf territory results in high marks for track and field team

Heather Worthing | Freelancer

At Western and the surrounding regions, a celebration of traditional Native dances, customs takes place

Bird is the word: Hamersly Library hosts ‘Avian Art:Birds in Image and Word’ Available for viewing throughout spring term, avian exhibit displays a diverse array of local poetry and art

In celebration of American Indian ancestry, and in recognition of their unique heritage, Western’s Multi-Cultural Student Union (MSU) hosted its 18th annual Pow-Wow in the New Physical Education building. This year’s MSU coordinators were Lupe Jeronimo and Paola Sumoza and they both agree that this year’s mission was to “[educate] the community about Native American culture.”

Jeronimo and Sumoza

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Cheered on by their fellow students and student-athletes alike, Western’s track and field team shined as brightly as the sunny skies on Friday, April 6, during the John Knight Twilight competition held at Western.

“[The athletes] had a great time tonight and part of that was due to the fact that we had good support,” Coach Mike Johnson stated. “It was important for me to see the Western Oregon soccer, women’s basketball and volleyball teams out here tonight . . . That is the

theme of athletes supporting athletes, and we are very appreciative of that.”

This match marked the only home competition for the Wolves apart from the upcoming Great Northwest Athletic Competition (GNAC) Championships scheduled to take place in mid-May.

Men’s team takes it to the topSenior Jason Slowey landed the No. 1

spot and a career-best with his performance in the men’s shot put, achieving a distance of 16.57 meters. With this, Slowey gained

a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) provisional standard in addition to retaining his fourth place standing among Western’s top 10 and third place standing in the GNAC history.

Slowey returned to claim another first place victory in the discus throw with a distance of 48.38 meters. Freshman Greg Cruise trailed Slowey in this event, coming in third place with a 45.21 meter throw.

In the men’s high jump, freshman Eric Gaines came in at fourth place with a height of 1.83 meters. Fellow freshman Elrycc Berkman

followed Gaines’ lead, coming in fifth place in a tie with Clark College sophomore Tyler Lane, with both athletes marked at 1.78 meters.

Sophomore Jake Hyde and freshman Kyle Lane tied for first in the men’s long jump, attaining identical distances of 6.73 meters.

After his noteworthy achievements at last week’s Willamette Preview in Salem, Ore., sophomore Will Crook maintained his high marks by earning second place in the men’s javelin throw with a distance of 60.71 meters.

were in charge of promoting the event at other community Pow-Wows, including Willamette, Chimawa and Warm Springs, as well as getting vendors involved, managing the budget, gathering donations, making posters and sending out correspondences for public relations purposes.

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“This exhibit offers images and ideas related to birds in several forms by a variety of people from different fields.”

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Pow-Wow promotes American Indian culture and diversity

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School spirit shines at John Knight Twilight meet

Photo by | Emily Laughlin

Freshman Eric Gaines placed fourth in the men’s high jump with a 6-foot (1.83 meter) jump.

Celebrating spring, the Hamersly Library show, “Avian Art: Birds in Image and Word,” tantalizes the senses, feeds the intellect and excites the imagination. Opening Wednesday, April 6, and running through the end of spring term, viewers can see exquisite prints, paintings, wood engravings, photographs and insightful poems, all in celebration of birds.

“The vision for this show was to integrate

the work of the great 19th Century artist and

naturalist, John James Audubon, with present day talent from campus and the local community,” said Henry Hughes, professor of English and

curator for the exhibit. Hughes is a literary

historian, a bird enthusiast and an active poet whose first collection of poems,

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Monica Millner | Freelancer

IFC makes final decision on the distribution of over-realized funds on campus $278,000 in student fees has been allocated to nine departments on campus for current, future use

“The ocean is our garden. The land is our garden. The whales, the caribou, our crops.”

On Thursday evening, April 7, Dr. Harvard Ayers, a professor Emeritus at Appalachian State University, visited Western to discuss his book, “Arctic Gardens–Voices from an Abundant Lands,” and the results of his work in Alaska with the native tribes.

Professor Robin Smith said that Ayers made the initial contact regarding the opportunity to visit campus as a guest speaker.

With a dramatic backdrop of pictures from the book, Ayers spoke about his experiences with interviewing these native people. He, along with two other writers, interviewed a number of natives across Alaska in an effort to show the effects of global warming and offshore drilling on their way of life.

What inspired them to focus on the natives of Alaska?

“There was my life before Alaska, and my life

after Alaska,” said Ayers.After his first trip to

Alaska, Ayers fell in love with the local people and the landscape. Throughout his lecture, Ayers described the people he met and their impact on him. Ayers was most inspired by the unfairness of what is happening to these people and how appreciative they are that he and others are getting the word out. He also shared his experiences with the native customs, including eating a type of marinated whale blubber, which he remarked is “an acquired taste.”

For his book, Ayers and his team chose 10 villages and from those they conducted interviews primarily with the most outspoken members. They were then able to get names of other people of interest and they also interviewed bystanders on the spot. The only criterion was that they were good storytellers

One of the interviewees that Ayers discussed in his lecture was Thomas, a 26-year-

Lindsay Pirelli | Freelancer

Dr. Harvard Ayers visits Western to share his stories and experiences among Alaskan natives

Native Arctic voices speak: ‘Teach one, teach a hundred’

At the beginning of the school year, Western had 6,233 students enrolled in classes. This was an increase of more than 500 students from 2009 and set the enrollment record. Every term, each student pays incidental fees to the school. This money is distributed into the budgets of nine different departments across campus including ASWOU, Student Leadership, and Athletics.

The group in charge of setting these budgets is the Incidental Fee Committee (IFC). It is a group made up entirely of students, both undergraduates and graduates. The committee has nine students, including three appointed by the

ASWOU president, three by the university president and three elected by the student body.

It is IFC’s job to estimate enrollment for the upcoming year and set the budgets ahead of time. Sometimes, they underestimate and end up having more available than expected. With the unexpectedly high increase in enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year, IFC found that it had $278,000 in over-realized funds.

Instead of increasing the base budgets that had already been decided upon and implemented for this school year, it was judged to be beneficial to open these monies to one-

time funds requests from all of the departments. The money could not be requested for ongoing projects; instead, they were only made available for special requests for items not covered in the budget.

When IFC opened the forum, it received an overwhelming $777,000 in requests. Of course, with the limited amount available, IFC could not fill all of these requests, so it listened to the various departments and approved some while denying others.

The system is filled with checks and balances,

old whaling captain, the youngest they had ever met. Thomas began whaling at the age of 21, when his father was no longer able to continue the job. He also described striking images of the effects of melting permafrost on the tribal communities, a result of global warming. It not only thaws iceboxes, their primary method of food storage, but also can cause large, dangerous cave-ins in the landscape.

The production of the book, “Arctic Gardens- Voices from an Abundant Land,” was funded solely by Ayers and his team.

Ayers stated that the book was written “for all the taxi drivers in Philly, for all the cotton farmers in Tennessee, for the common people.”

He believes that Americans are good at heart and they care about injustice. He hopes that reading the book will inspire them to make a difference and that it is our responsibility to tell others: “Teach one, teach [a] hundred.”

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(Above) Dr. Harvard Ayers presents on the effects of Global Warming.(Below) Anthrology professor Robin Smith introduces Dr. Ayers.

Photos by | Tim Miller

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The Bank of North Dakota (BND) has been the only state-run and controlled bank in the United Sates. According to BND, the bank “acts as a funding resource in partnership with other financial institutions, economic development groups and guaranty agencies.”

Grassroots political groups like the Oregon Working Families Party (OWFP) and The Main Street Alliance of Oregon (MSAO) want something like the BND for Oregon. This bank would be a people’s bank instead of a “banker’s bank” with

participation lending, which allows lenders and borrowers to partner up with other lenders.

A state bank would give bigger loans to small businesses and family farms that need the funds to start their business and keep them afloat.

According to OWFP, “The reality is that small businesses and family farmers are being unfairly locked out of the credit market, and a ‘virtual’ state bank will help community banks alleviate that problem by getting credit flowing back into Main Street business and Oregon family farms.”

Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler supports a “virtual” state bank, meaning that there would not be an actual physical bank with local branches in various towns and communities, but instead a network that would work with existing banks and credit unions to give out loans to small business owners, small and family farmers, and students.

MSAO has stated that Wheeler supports “a ‘virtual’ state bank that will: create a vehicle getting credit flowing to small businesses and farmers again. [It will] move appropriated

however, so it was not solely up to IFC to approve or deny the requests for funding: They were simply the first step.

After IFC made their list of approved requests, this list was sent to the Student Senate to be approved, and was instead, rejected due to a miscalculation in fund distributions that had occurred. If it had passed, it would have gone directly to President Minahan.

Darin Silbernagel, director of the Business Office, is the adviser for the IFC committee. He guides the students through the decision making process, upholds the rules and supplies the enrollment numbers.

“It's a great process,” he said. “Very democratic.”

When the Senate rejected the initial proposal from IFC, Silbernagel explained, they proposed

The chart above depicts the monies requested by each IFC-sponsored department, as well as the final breakdown of the funds for each group.

Jake Logan | News Editor

‘Investing in Oregon, Not Wall Street’ State BankState grassroots groups seek to model an Oregon State bank after The Bank of North Dakota.

their own and sent it to IFC. IFC had two choices: it could either approve it and send it on to the president or deny it and work it out together with the Senate. IFC chose the latter.

This might seem like simply prolonging the process, but as soon as IFC rejected the proposal, the system started churning. It had 72 hours to implement a joint-resolution committee with the Student Senate.

“The goal was to make a timely decision so that the students who are here currently and who have contributed to this will receive benefits from the over-realized funds,” Silbernagel explained.

A joint-resolution committee is made up of three Senators and three IFC members and is mediated by the ASWOU President, Yasmin Ibarra. At the meeting on Monday, April 4, IFC Chair Bob Holcomb elected himself, Vice-Chair Andreya Nicholson and Kevin Battles to be a part

of the committee. Senate, in turn, sent Jessica Landreth, Amy Pike and Michael Espinoza.

The joint-resolution committee met on Thursday, April 7, at 6 p.m. to negotiate a new proposal for the over-realized funds.

On the topic of the successful meeting, Nicholson said that “I feel like all of the issues were resolved and that everyone got what they wanted out of the meeting.”

Students with questions about IFC or the over-realized funds process can contact Director Darin Silbernagel at [email protected] or at 503.838.8176.

monies that currently exist in disparate, under-utilized accounts into a single place. Streamline the state’s economic development funds, eliminating wasteful duplication, and consolidating government programs.”

The proposed bank is still going through both the Oregon Senate and House under bills HB 2452 and SB 889.

HB 2452 gives detail son how the bank would be ran, the bill makes a three-person board to be called The Oregon Finance and Credit Board (OFCB) that will run and manage the bank, with the Governor as the chairman. The State Treasurer and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries would be the other two board members.

“OFCB shall formulate and implement investment and management policies and practices subject to the

standard set forth in ORS 293.726 for the investment and management of state funds.”

The bill continues stating “exercising its authority under this subsection, the board may approve and direct specific investments and strategies for the investment of monies in state funds and may make investments directly, without the use of a management company, in any form or manner that would be lawful for a private corporation having similar intent.”

On Wednesday, April 6, Representatives from MSAO and OWFP came to Western and held a forum on the possibility of this bank coming to fruition. Steven Hughes from OWFP and Dan Lombardi from MSAO led the audience members in the discussion and gave a background on NBD.

Hughes said that bill has faced opposition, mainly from The Oregon Bankers Association,

which may include national banks like Bank of America (BOA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Chase) and U.S. Bank (USB). Originally the banks had to be at least 50 percent owned in the state of Oregon, but lobbyist from BOA and Chase fought the requirement.

Hughes thinks that this virtual bank will greatly revive and keep Oregon’s economy in that it would keep small businesses and small farms running.

“Only seven small business loans were given last year by BOA,” said Hughes.

Both Hughes and Lombardi agreed that many Oregonian go to banks like BOA, Chase and USB because of their easy accessibility, not their costumer service. However, both seemed to think that an Oregon Bank would help address the customer service issues and still give the loans needed to keep small and family businesses running.

On Tuesday, April 7, Western alumnus Charlie Dolezal spoke to a roomful of current students and faculty about his career as an actuary, an event sponsored by Pi Mu Epsilon and the Math Club.

In short, actuaries are professional assessors of risk. They determine the likelihood of something happening and are able to use those models to prevent those things from happening.

Generally speaking, actuaries tend to work in the insurance industry since risk aversion is a key element of insurance policies.

“I was a math major and I was looking for some career I could do with math,” said Dolezal, who noted that many of his classmates were working towards becoming educators, something he was not interested in pursuing.

Unlike many professions, certification for actuarial science is not determined by one exam, but rather a series of them.

But passing multiple exams takes time. Thus, current companies, such as the firm for which Dolezal works (Standard Insurance Company, located in downtown Portland), pay young actuaries to take their exams.

“You move up the ladder both in title and in salary,” said Dolezal.

If an intern passes his

or her first actuarial exam, he or she may be hired by a company at a relatively low salary. The company has a strong incentive to see that young actuaries progress and become more educated, and actuaries have a strong incentive to pass more exams and move up the ladder.

Dolezal said that, when he was taking his exams in the 1980s, there were 10 that he needed to pass to complete his certification. After that, he said the number increased to 23, and now there are even technological aspects to becoming an actuary.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Western in 1978, Dolezal tried getting an internship with Standard Insurance. He was turned down, so he decided to apply to graduate school at the University of Texas. He was accepted and entered the program in January of 1979, eventually earning his MBA with a focus in actuarial science, passing “three or four exams” in the process.

He applied for Standard Insurance again, and this time, he was hired.

Dolezal’s talk at Western was not uncharted territory. In fact, he has presented to colleges throughout the state over the years, speaking to students about his career.

“We would often have summer intern work,”

said Dolezal, commenting that there have been interns from Western, Linfield and other local schools. “I was responsible for our internship program.”

That program has ballooned in recent years, as Dolezal now has younger actuaries narrow an applicant pool of 50 down to “a few for me to pick from.”

And the people hired for the internship program often continue their careers there: “We have five or six people who were interns now working for Standard Insurance,” said Dolezal.

But despite the recruitment effort in-state, many of the interns now come from all over the country.

“Now with the internet, we can hire from the top actuarial science programs,” said Dolezal.

But he still likes to offer the opportunity to local students, so his company’s initiative now is to hire an intern from one of the top actuarial science programs, such as Georgia State, one from the West Coast and one from “Oregon, Washington or Idaho.” Beyond recruitment, Dolezal wants to reach out to those who may be interested in such a career.

“A lot of people don’t know about actuarial science and that they can do it with math,” he said.

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(Left) Two-year-old Emery Kordatzky dances in the Tiny Tots competition. (Top) Chad Peters uses burnt sage in the ritual cleansing of the gym. (Right) Rose Starr Peters gets her portrait drawn as one of the many activities at the event.

(Top) Tribal members participate in the Grand Opening dance, welcoming attendees to the celebration of the diversity of cultures. (Right) Jordan Warren dances in the Youth Dance Competition.

advertising this event around our community. We attended some Pow-Wow’s to promote Western’s [Pow-Wow] to dancers, drummers and vendors. We have so many donations from our local Monmouth and Corvallis businesses. We feel that this is a great success to have the business support for the Native American Culture. Our Pow-Wow Committee has been working very hard to make this event a success.”

Opening at noon with a blessing of the gym, participants cleared the air of negative energy with the burning of sage, special prayers and blessings. The atmosphere was calm as onlookers were quiet and respectful during this sacred time. Attendee Mayra

Perez felt that the blessing of the gym was, “pleasant, and interesting.” As the community was welcomed into the American Indian experience and culture with this quiet beginning, the energy of the crowd livened as the dancers entered onto the stage for the Grand Entry.

In a show of respect, attendees stood up for the Grand Entry as the Host Drum entered onto the stage, followed by American Indian veterans carrying the American Indian flag, American flag and the State of Oregon flag. After the men entered onto the stage, the American Indian princesses were honored for their ability to represent their people. Troy Sawyer enjoyed the Grand Entry stating that it was, “a lot of fun and beautiful.”

The dances that were performed included the

Blanket Dance, the Owl Dance, the Men’s Grass Dance, Men’s Traditional and Fancy Dances, Round Bustle, Women’s Fancy Shawl Dance, Women’s Jingle Dress and Traditional Dance and the final Jackpot Dancing (a contest attendees participated in). Each style of dance was performed to several different beats, some slow and careful, others wild and instinctive.

Perez was pleased to watch the Tiny Tots’ dance and to have “learned on a lot, and got to see that even the young kids were energetic and involved in the dancing.”

As far as the dancers’ costumes, Perez found that the eagle hats were “especially cool.”

Photographer Ethan Keen was busy taking pictures of the Youth Dance Competition during the event and stated that

he “especially liked the Blessing of the Gym.”

“This is my first time to attend a Pow-Wow, and it’s so great to watch the children become so involved,” said Ivette Teeman, mother of Daniela Teeman who performed in the Youth Dance Competition. In regards to her preparation, Ivette stated that “Daniela was intimidated at first, but she seems to really like it now.”

Daniela is a member of the Paiute Tribe. Both Ivette and Daniela were accompanied by Daniela’s uncle, Gilly Teeman (also a member of the Paiute Tribe). Gilly attended as a member of the Nara Drum group from Portland, and said that, “I’m really proud to be here.”

Snacks were sold at the event and they consisted of customary American Indian food such as Indian

tacos and other items for reasonable prices. A dinner of fry bread with toppings of meat, cheeses, peppers and other condiments took place at 5 p.m., all made by Katie Martin. A member of the Sioux Tribe from South Dakota, Martin learned the art of making fry bread from her grandmother Rose Wanna.

Fry bread is a traditional American Indian bread that is made from a dough that is fried in oil and is eaten with all sorts of different toppings based on the person’s taste.

After dinner, the pace picked up a bit and the dancers were even more energetic. One of the key-players at this year’s Pow-Wow was Rose Starr Peters from the Shoshone Tribe.

“The crowd [was] small and inviting, and the

celebration of expression and unity that is evident in the dancers,” said Peters of the feel of the event.

In regards to the dancer’s costumes, Peters explained that “the feathers are supposed to help with prayers and are a symbol of healing. With time there is a lot of change, but I believe that it is important to preserve what I have been taught by my elders.”

Attendee Kimmy Ahrens enjoyed “the dancing because it has been so exciting and interesting to learn about the Native American culture and to see the way they celebrate life.”

Overall, this year’s Pow-Wow was a success to both organizers and attendees. Organizer Tahnae (from the confederated Siletz Tribe) felt that “it was promoted well and was very successful.”

Photos by | Emily Laughlin


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Joanna Walker | Freelancer

Western’s American Sign Language (ASL) Club presents a night of murder and mayhemThe upcoming event is open to students and faculty, promoting alternative means of communication

One night in the Hamersly Library, characters from all walks of life were enjoying the nighttime air. Unfortunately, King Henry VIII from the history section would not live to see the morning and is nowhere to be found. Luckily, Sherlock Holmes is present to investigate who committed this villainous act and on Thursday, April 14, the American Sign Language (ASL) Club will be hosting this free event for participants to come to Gentle House at 7 p.m. to speak with the characters who were present in the library the very night of the crime. Later that evening, the guilty party will be revealed.

This free event is aimed to bring as many people together as possible, and, as junior ASL/English interpreting major and publicity officer Kayla Beers remarked, “Sometimes, the people who are either Deaf or have been signing for a long time can be intimidating for beginning level signers. I want to bridge that gap and bring all of those levels

“‘Dead week’ sends absolutely the wrong message. For most people, the first thing that comes to mind when they hear ‘dead week,’ is they can lie back, relax, even collapse, because it’s a ‘dead’ time.”

ENGLISH PROFESSOR

- Marjory Lange

together to learn from one another.”

“My personal goal is for everyone to have fun and meet others with common interests,” junior ASL/English interpreting major and secretary Audrey Averill added.

Averill also noted that the goal of the event is to “get people to come to the club and have fun while socializing and meeting new people.”

While knowing ASL is preferred, it is not required during the time people have to figure out the details of this crime. Students and community members who do not know ASL can bring a pen and paper to communicate. Characters and club members who are volunteering will also receive clues.

“Normal murder mysteries have a sort of play that occurs through the night,” explained Beers. “This is a ‘meet and mingle’ murder mystery, meaning that all of the participants talk to each other to figure out who did it rather than watching a skit.”

Beers, who initiated the set up of the event,

came up with the concept last year while trying to come up with different ideas to improve the ASL Club. She then worked with other club officers this year, putting forth a group effort to place into motion an event that can provide

an enjoyable evening. Averill added that her work on this event was simply support.

Nobody – not even the officers (including Averill and Beers) – knows who did it.

“The game will last

for about two hours,” continued Beers. “At the end of the game, we will ask guests to write down who they think did it, why and how. After those guesses are collected and placed in a box, we will open the envelope and

reveal who did it.”There is a possibility

of multiple winners, so participants need not worry about picking names out of a hat of several people who might have guessed correctly who, where and how.

A portrayal of Western’s longstanding history, Gentle House will be the prime location for the ASL Club’s murder mystery event, scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 14, at 7 p.m. The ASL Club hopes the event will bring locals together to socialize and meet new people.

Photo by | Erica Wills

For many students, the last academic week before finals can incite stress, fear and even panic. Would changing the name from “Dead Week” to something more positive have a calming effect on students? Western English Professor Marjory Lange thinks so.

“‘Dead Week’ sends absolutely the wrong message,” said Lange. “For most people, the first thing that comes to mind when they hear ‘Dead Week,’ is they can lie back, relax, even collapse, because it’s a ‘dead’ time. In reality, of course, what is called ‘Dead Week,’ week 10, is perhaps the most crucial week of the term: the most ‘expensive’ assignments are generally due, and many students’ grades hinge on their work during this week—even more than finals week.”

Western English Professor Thomas Rand agreed with Lange, stating, “At Washington State University, where I taught before coming to Western, the last week of the semester was known as ‘Closed Week.’ ‘Closed Week’ seems an appropriate name for the last week of the term since the term is drawing to a close and students are beginning to gear up for finals.”

Lange further explained the benefits of re-naming this last week of the term, stating, “I believe there should be a change, not of practice, but of terminology; a change to a name more positive and energizing, something that escapes the soul-sapping negativity of ‘Dead Week.’ I have proposed calling week 10 ‘The Home Stretch.’”

“Ask any runner: when you know you are on your final lap, you give it your all; you pull out all the stops; you push past your best effort, tapping into energies you

didn’t know you possessed,” Lange went on to say. “That is the kind of energy students need to discover within themselves during week 10. ‘The Home Stretch’ combines that burst of energy and the recognition that it’s almost over; for better or worse, students have nearly completed all they can do to succeed in this term’s classes.”

Western sophomore Lauren Haughton disagrees with this way of thinking.

“The last week before finals is just hard, no matter what you call it,” Haughton stated. “I guess ‘Dead Week’ isn’t the most positive term, but changing the name really isn’t going to make it anything else but a difficult, unpleasant time. It’s just really stressful.”

“I’m certainly not attached to the name ‘Dead Week,’ but it really won’t change things much to call it something else,” said Sophomore Emily Dieter. “Also, I think it

might be hard to change the name when everyone is so used to calling it that.”

Western geography professor Michael McGlade voiced a similar opinion, stating, “I certainly hope my students don’t consider the last week of classes ‘dead,’ because it’s very important! We’re tying up everything we learned during the trimester and trying to make a strong finish. That being said, I think it would be very difficult to change the name when everyone had been using the term for so long and is used to it.”

Although there is no way of really knowing what the result of the name change would be, Lange stated that her “guess, for what it’s worth [is that] after two to three years (enough time to graduate the majority of the “Dead Week”-trained students) the last week of term could become, instead of a time of collapse, a time of truly scintillating energies, a time when all the hard work students have already done could coalesce into extraordinary results.”

A critical look at Dead Week: Does the name have negative effects on the student, staff and faculty?Professors and students go back and forth on their feelings toward the term ‘Dead Week,’ with some believing the name promotes a lackadaisical attitude toward the last official week of the term

Caet Padgett | Freelancer

A look at what other universities have termed the final week of classes:Cornell University - Hell WeekOregon State University - Dead WeekPrinceton University - Reading PeriodWashington State University - Closed Week

Many college campuses across the country have adopted unique traditions during ‘Dead Week’ including a ‘primal scream,’ naked runs throughout campus and periods of complete silence.

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“Men Holding Eggs,” received the 2004 Oregon Book Award; his second collection, “Moist Meridian,” is currently a finalist for the 2011 Oregon Book Award.

“This exhibit offers images and ideas related to birds in several forms by a variety of people from different fields,” said Hughes.

Jodie Garrison and Kim Hoffman, both professors of art at Western, contributed paintings and prints, while biology professor Jeff Snyder served as a consultant to make sure the ornithological facts were correct.

Monmouth artist Richard Bunse is determined to be “truthful to the birds” and he does so through a unique style of montage. He first takes a photo of the birds, then paints in the appropriate background scene and then digitally alters both photo and background so that they complement each other, creating an intriguing and beautiful piece of work.

“Utilizing all three types of media is my way

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of connecting nature and artistry,” said Bunse.

Artist Paul Gentry of Independence contributed wood engravings of a sparrow’s nest, an owl and a heron. Gentry explained that “Wood engraving has always been an art form where I enjoy the process and end result.”

Although engraving a wood block takes many days of tedious work, the sharp lines and contrasts in the resulting print create a stunning image.

Sophomore Konner Knudsen had the unique opportunity to display his own poem along side a brilliant painting of a heron by Bunse.

“I was very anxious when the opportunity was presented to me; I wanted my poem to be perfect, because I knew what an honor it was to have my poem presented in such a forum,” said Knudsen, who is president of True Word Poetry Club on campus.

His poem expresses how a heron is viewed from various perspectives, starting with a child, moving on to a biologist, an abstract artist and ending with his own

personal view of the magnificent bird.

Another student, Lindsay Pirelli, wrote a poem about a heron eating a squirrel. At first, Hughes questioned the accuracy of such a report, but Pirelli showed him a video from Cornell University that proves herons can eat larger animals. This video and Lindsay’s poem appear together in the show.

Despite the different forms of art, a uniting theme in the show is a love for birds and nature. April 26 marks the 226th birthday of John James Audubon: artist, naturalist and entrepreneur. His collection of bird drawings were the inspiration behind this show. After becoming a sensation in Europe in the early 19th Century (his subscribers included the King of England and France), his collection “Birds of America” was esteemed “The greatest monument yet erected by Art to Nature.”

In 2000, Wayne and Lynn Hamersly donated to Western 46 framed prints and three bound editions from the 1856 Octavo Edition of Audubon’s work. A portion of this collection

decorates a full wall of the exhibit. Alongside these historic prints each additional wall develops around a particular species Audubon drew, including the heron, crow, owl and other such birds of brilliance.

The poetic works of Henry Hughes, Donna Henderson, Karen Holmberg, Charles Goodrich and John Campbell accompanied the paintings and wood engravings, delighting the onlooker with both the visual and intellectual.

“I am so deeply appreciative of the art and passion these men and women have produced here today,” said Salem based artist Rollie Wisbrosk, who has worked artistically with many who were on display. Henry Hughes’ networking abilities were essential when coordinating the show.

“As a writer and advocate for the arts, I am integrated in the art world and therefore had already made the essential contacts for the show. We are so very fortunate to live in [a] community with such incredible talent to glean from,” said Hughes. Sophomore Konner Knudsen views the avian artwork.

The avian exhibit, filled with professional and student art, is open to Monmouth community members as well.

Photos by | Emily Laughlin

CULTURE 7April 13, 2011


Book Review

In 2007, Ellen Hopkins, author of The New York Times bestselling novel “Crank,” released “Impulse,” a unique story about three teenagers brought together by three very different, painful stories all united by one terrible thing: attempted suicide.

Conner, his parents and his twin sister, Cara, are the perfect family. Conner is expected to be the best at everything. With his straight A’s, designer clothes and superior athletic ability, Conner is the cream of the crop. Conner’s parents have freakishly high expectations of him and constantly compare him to his twin, who always manages to come out on top. It is enough to drive him crazy. Conner feels like he does not have any place in the world, like he is not good enough for anyone, and so, in a fit of pain, Conner takes his father’s gun and puts it to his chest.

Vanessa used to live with her mother, grandmother and little brother while her father was overseas fighting in the war. It was a broken family; her mother hurting so much that she started going crazy, her grandmother working hard to support everyone and Vanessa taking care of her little brother. As Vanessa’s mother continues her descent into madness, Vanessa’s only comfort was pressing a blade to her wrist. Just as her mother suffered from bipolar disorder, Vanessa also begins to display the symptoms of being bipolar. One day, when she was drifting in and out of “the blue,” Vanessa cut too deep and she just kept cutting until her little brother found her.

Tony has lived on and off the streets for most of his life, left to deal with the world on his own by his parents. His father walked out on them when he was very young and his mother makes it

through by sleeping with anyone and everyone she can, most often they are abusive and drug addicts. One of his mother’s boyfriends sexually abused him and in return, Tony took his life.

After a stint in juvie, Tony lived on the streets and did some drugs. But then he met Phillip and he tried turning things around. When Phillip got sick and passed away, Tony was left alone once again. He had nowhere to turn but to a bottle of Valium and a fifth of Jack.

Conner, Vanessa and Tony have all been brought to Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital, for a second chance at life. During their stay there, they learn about one another and try to survive in a place very different from where any of them came from. While journeying towards a new life, the three companions become closer to each other than anyone they had before, until tragedy strikes the trio and tears them apart.

Hopkins is best known for her “Crank” trilogy, which includes “Crank,” “Glass” and “Fallout,” which documents the life of a girl named Kristina who has grown addicted to crystal meth. Hopkins has said that Kristina’s story is loosely based on her own daughter’s struggles with meth. The final chapter of this trilogy, “Fallout,” was recently released and has been well-received by reviewers so far.

“Impulse” was Hopkins’ third book. Since then, she has published four other books detailing the struggles of being a teenager. “Perfect,” the sequel to “Impulse,” will follow Cara, Conner’s twin sister, as she tries to maintain her parents’ expectations, cope with what has been going on with her brother and find her way through life. “Perfect” is scheduled to be released on September 13, 2011.

Tragedy brings a trio of teenagers together and simultaneously threatens to tear them apart.

Katrina Pettigrew | Freelancer

Cottage Theatre in Cottage Grove, Ore., will be presenting the gruesome thriller “Sweeney Todd” from April 8 to May 1. Set in London, “Sweeney Todd” is the story of an exiled barber who returns to London to seek revenge against the judge that wrongfully accused him. However, his rage soon leads to the murders of his innocent customers.

The character of Sweeney Todd first appeared as a series of stories in a penny dreadful in 1846. The story was called “The String of Pearls” and was published in multiple parts over the course of 18 weeks. A year later, in 1847, a British playwright named George Dibdin Pitt took the story and developed the melodrama “The String of Pearls, or the Fiend of Fleet Street” produced at the Royal Brittania Saloon where it had a very successful run.

The name of the production was later changed so the focus was more on the character of Sweeney Todd.

Montague Slater, editor of this developed

script, stated, “Pitt made the great discovery that there was no need to white-wash the criminal; on the contrary he was better black-washed. The important thing is to make him a supreme criminal, a demon.”

In 1973, British actor and playwright Christopher Bond put a twist to the play by making the character of Sweeney Todd a more “human” character. Unlike Pitt’s production where Sweeney kills for money, Bond characterizes him as having a sympathetic motive, that of revenge.

“Sweeney Todd” hit the stage again in 1979 in the musical production, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon of Fleet Street. A Musical Thriller” by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. The musical production won eight Tony awards and best musical following its premier. In 2007, director Tim Burton adapted the 1979 musical into the film “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” starring Johnny Depp as Sweeney Todd.

This latest rendition

of “Sweeney Todd” tells the story of a London barber in the early 19th Century by the name of Benjamin Barker. Barker is married to a beautiful woman named Lucy, with whom he has a daughter named Johanna. Things change, however, when Judge Turpin strikes up an interest in Lucy and, in order to get to her, falsely accuses Benjamin of a crime he did not commit and subsequently imprisons him.

After 15 years in exile, Barker returns to London under the alias Sweeney Todd. He ventures to a meat pie shop owned by a Mrs. Lovett, who tells him that Lucy committed suicide after being raped by Judge Turpin. Johanna, in turn, was made a ward to Judge Turpin. Sweeney Todd opens up a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett’s shop and with her help begins his plan to seek revenge against the judge who ruined his life. His rage soon gets out of control and leads to the murders of his unfortunate clients.

The Cottage Theatre will be presenting the Bond/Sondheim/Wheeler

version of “Sweeney Todd.”

In the press release, director Tony Rust compares the play with the movie by stating, “The recent movie was a very specific take on this tale: overly bloody, with visceral bond breaking and style that was more teenage horror movie than tragedy. Here, we present a version that is less bloody (though with the same body count) but still horrific and challenging. Most importantly, we have the ensemble (removed entirely from the film) who acts as our conscience, our way, our ‘Greek Chorus’ commenting, approving or disapproving, moving us to think about the inner demons being confronted by these characters and ourselves.”

“Sweeney Todd” will be performed Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., along with a matinee performance on Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.cottagetheatre.org or at the box office. Prices range from $16 to $24 and the production is not recommended for children.

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I do not believe in geniuses. They are simply a product of their society. If time and circumstance align themselves correctly and someone presents the talent, they are then labeled a genius.

Beyond my opinion, let us consider the possibility that there are geniuses out there waiting to be recognized. Are you hosting some special skill nobody has witnessed before? An article was presented in Art History 404 with Professor Michael Freeman entitled “Why are there no great female artists?” The author put this controversial question into less complicated terms by asking, “Why are there no great Inuit tennis players?” This question seems easier to wrap a logical sentence around.

It is not because there was a lack of musculature, the ability to understand the game or scarcity of tennis geniuses. It is more probable to acknowledge sub-zero service and return is not too appealing. The Inuit people basically have different priorities, such as gathering food for the

winter, trekking across glaciers and dog sledding. Do you know of a tennis professional or sudden stardom tennis player, labeled genius, completing these tasks?

No. Then how in America can one rise above another and shine in individual ways? It is as the Chinese do, I presume, teaching their young ones to hone their ideas, mind and whole theology around one precise goal if they show some sort of interest or talent budding in that area.

Are there no geniuses now or do we understand this concept as a past coincidence? Can Beethoven and Bill Gates be of an older generation no longer surfacing through today’s watered-down society? Are we degenerating or are we seeing this phenomenon as no longer holding reliability in a faster-paced America?

Are you a genius in hiding?Stephanie

Merritt

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Look at Bill Gates and Phil Knight. They both came to their financial glories around the same year, even though Gates was born in 1955 and Knight in 1938. Did they plan this together? Of course not; society was ready for them to step in as geniuses. It’s like the old cartoons waiting for a hero to arrive and take care of the seemingly impossible. We all waited for a new innovation to set us apart from the last generation, supplying higher invention. Thus, Microsoft was created and rose to the top.

For athletes of all nations, the lure of spending money on what created their income in the first place made them willing to help Nike succeed, and Phil Knight was there to lead it. Our economy was wealthy and ready to invest.

I’m not trying to stifle what people see as genius or to disregard talent completely, because it does play a role. Hard work and networking certainly are overlooked when

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Growing up in an extremely conservative household, names like Regan, Bush, Hannity and yes, even Beck, were used frequently as examples of those who practice the ideals we should aspire to live up to. Fox News had it right every time, whereas shows such as “The Daily Show” promoted immoral behavior. Oprah was too liberal to be watched in our household, though Rush Limbaugh was always heard in the background.

As an adult, I have come to enjoy Jon Stewart’s antics while at the same time appreciate the family values Sarah Palin writes about in “Going Rogue.” For me, a happy balance between the right and the left is the only way to enjoy educated and mature conversations with those who do not share the same beliefs as me and the only way to ensure harsh attack statements are kept to a minimum. Granted, I will always be far more conservative than liberal, but I strive to understand why others think and feel the way that they do and a mutual respect for these belief systems is crucial.

In the media, two of the most extreme commentators for both parties are Glenn Beck and Michael Moore. There are aspects of both sets of values these men promote that I appreciate. Beck’s views on immigration, his involvement with the Tea Party and his views on the importance of family ties are all aspects of his career that I agree with and respect. I am in agreement

with Moore’s views on the need to preserve the environment and am not above admitting that some of his documentaries raise valid points.

However, they both simply go too far. Beck’s rants about Obama have led to his demise. Moore does the same thing in the opposite direction in his allegations that Bush was linked to Osama Bin Laden during the 9/11 attacks. I despise Michael Moore for the same reason many liberals dislike Beck; they are both just too extreme.

We all have our opinions, but so blatantly attacking the presidents of our country, is just inappropriate. Regardless of your personal feelings these men are still our leaders and deserve respect. Sure, they both have their faults, but they have both done good as well.

In addition to their comments about the leaders, both Beck and Moore are far too stubborn to even listen to opposing opinions without raising an illogical defensive attitude. Both men could care less about offending others and are unwilling to calmly discuss sensitive issues without being abrasive.

This behavior is no help to either party. Beck has been pulled off Fox News, a strongly right-wing news channel, as he was simply going too far with his allegations. Moore is simply not taken seriously by many as his attacks on conservative politicians and ideals are so outlandish.

Being so overly radical is not how either party wants to be portrayed. Being too extreme in any arena whether it be politics, religion or discussions in class can never benefit your cause.

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April 13, 2011


OPINION 9

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geniuses are acknowledged and put on pedestals. The individualization of pinning one great idea on one person is also a product of our dog-eat-dog world as someone has to take the credit and money that goes along with it. Why do we only pin Phil Knight to Nike when in reality millions of people make this company work, including those of you who buy the product? Why is Bill Gates always referenced, as in this article, when wealthy people and computers are discussed?

This goes way back

to the beginning of the Greek civilization. The Greeks began placing signatures on their works of gods that were shown completing daily tasks such as bathing or taking a rest from work. The individual, the troupe leader, the hero began here and has played over into our society today.

We value each person in supplying their talent, but also put them in ranks as if one human was worth more than the next because of their skill level and not necessarily because they are hard workers, family members or good friends.

On a person-to-person relationship level,

this is changed and talked about as if most of us work on the “lower level” and people like Bill Gates and Phil Knight are superhuman. They put on their pants one leg at a time just as you and I, but for some reason take all the credit for the giant corporations they “own.”

Whether this can be changed or change wanted ,cannot be accomplished here in this column. However, the first step for any society is to acknowledge the change, to take a step back and figure out where we get our ideas from and how we can raise future generations to adopt or neglect parts of our past.

CRANBERRY JUICE Stephanie Merritt Design Editor

GENIUS FROM PAGE 8

On Saturday, April 9, Western’s lacrosse team traveled to Salem to square off in a divisional battle against Willamette University.

It was a great day for lacrosse, bringing a large youth and high school crowd to the contest. This was the eighth meeting between both squads, and Western was able to keep its unbeaten streak alive with a convincing 22-4 victory.

Western got out to a great start, scoring in the opening minute of the game when sophomore Dan Hochspeier found freshman Clay Malensek in close for the easy tally.

Shortly after, senior Ian Bohince ripped a big shot down the alley. Western continued to control possession, winning at the faceoff “x,” led by sophomore Matt Hill who went 7-for-9 on the day.

Junior Spenser Brock got on the score sheet and then Hochspeier found Mark Iliyn for a score and also found Travis Mize for his first career goal. Western was awarded an extra man opportunity and Bohince

wasted no time feeding Iliyn for the early 6-0 lead.

Willamette was able to show some sign of life as it closed out the quarter with two goals of its own, but Western held a 6-2 lead after one.

Hochspeier got his first goal of the game before collecting his fourth assist feeding junior Matt Frutiger.

Down 8-2, Willamette again was able to string together two goals this time with the help of Western

being a man down. The Wolves were able

to put in another four goals to close out the quarter with goals by Brock and Malensek and two more assists by Hochspeier. Western led at the half 12-4.

After the break Western’s depth looked to take over against the small roster of Willamette as the Wolves dominated the

ground ball battle on their way to a program high 76 ground ball game.

In the third, some more program history was made as Bohince assisted Brock which gave Bohince his 187th career point tying him for second place all time with team founder Josh Butterwegge.

With Western up 15-4 midway into the third quarter, the Wolves looked to melt some time off the clock as well as let the full

bench get plenty of time on the field. With three minutes left in the third, Hochspeier looked to make another feed to the crease, but the Willamette goalie misplayed the ball, deflecting the ball into his own goal. Western led after three quarters, 16-4.

The final frame was another good quarter for the Western defense that finished the second half shutout.

More team history was made in the fourth quarter as Hochspeier broke a program game high record for assists in a game as he collected assists seven and eight in the fourth.

A proud moment came when Hochspeier was able to get Josh Harvey his first career goal.

Western was able to score six goals in the final frame, which was capped off by a finish inside by Joe Gehrig, the 11th Western player to tally a point in the game.

Western had a great time spreading around the scoring and finished the game with a 22-4 win.

“I’m very honored and thanks to my teammates. I couldn’t do it without them,” said Hochspeier. “Most importantly, we got the win.”

Western moved to 2-0 in the division. The Wolves will travel this Saturday to Caldwell, Idaho to take on divisional opponent College of Idaho. A win in Idaho will guarantee Western a spot in the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League (PNCLL) finals and set up a big home game against archrival Southern Oregon at home on April 23.

April 13, 2011


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NBA Playoffs set up for great TV

With the NBA Playoffs around the corner, we’ll take a look at some storylines that will unfold over the next month.

1) Can the Lakers three-peat? That will be the underlining theme of this year’s playoffs. Prognosticators were counting them out early in the year, but their post-All-Star break performance seemed to quell any doubts of what this year’s Lakers team is capable of. They won 17 of 18 games prior to their current four-game skid.

You cannot discount L.A.’s experience, size upfront and ability to get serious when it counts. Plus, it’s never a smart move to bet against Kobe in the playoffs. Love him or hate him, the man is arguably one of the best winners of all-time. He makes big shots and accepts nothing less than 110 percent from his teammates.

As the West’s second seed, they’ll likely match up with New Orleans in the first round, which should be an easy victory, with Chris Paul hampered and David West unable to play. A second-round date with either Dallas or Portland will be a battle, as will a series with either San Antonio or Oklahoma City in the conference finals.

Knowing all of that, I just cannot bring myself to pick against them. They have the best coach in the game, the best player in the game, and the most experience of any playoff team (the Spurs are right there in terms of experience).

2) Will Miami make it to the Finals? The self-proclaimed “Heatles” have been the story of the 2010-2011 NBA season. Led by LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, Miami was an early favorite to win the NBA Title. That is, until the regular season started. The Heat struggled early, then found their stride, winning 20 of 21 games in December and January. They have been up and down since the All-Star break and will enter the playoffs as the East’s third seed, which must be disappointing considering the hype they generated.

It’s always a bonus when you have two of the best players in the game today. Their supporting cast,

aside from Chris Bosh, is unimpressive, but that was to be expected. They play great team defense and are deadly in the open court. However, the NBA Playoffs are known for being a grind-it-out, every possession matters game. Can the Heat, who essentially play three-on-five on offense, win a possession game? Their record against top-level teams suggests they struggle in such games.

I think things will break right for the Heat, paving their way to the Finals. Boston is a shell of their former selves, Orlando is a one-man team and Chicago, while extremely impressive in the regular season, have zero experience to foresee a deep playoff run. Miami will face some adversity, but they will meet the Lakers in the Finals.

3) Will another team ruin the dream Finals match-up of Lakers-Heat? My best bet would be San Antonio, Boston, or (gasp!) Oklahoma City. The Spurs earned the top seed in the West and have been playing out of their minds this entire season. Their mix of veterans and young upstarts is intriguing and their coach, Gregg Popovich, knows how to push all of the right buttons. They are not defending as well as they have in the past, but they are better offensively.

Boston remains a factor based simply on their recent history. The original “Big Three” of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen are as good a starting group as any in the playoffs. The Celtics still defend well, albeit not at the level that won them the 2008 title. Doc Rivers is an excellent leader who has the full support of his players, which cannot be discounted. Boston’s defensive game plan will give the Heat trouble, but a lack of a reliable big man could be their undoing.

The Thunder, while likely a year or two away, are scary enough to warrant consideration. They boast the future of the league in Kevin Durant along with a supporting cast willing to defer to him. They have bought in defensively and have the bodies to bang with the Lakers. Remember, they took L.A. to seven games last season without a defensive presence inside. Don’t discount the acquisition of Kendrick Perkins.

We should be in for quite a ride on the way to crowning an NBA champion.

Lacrosse earns another blowout win Ian Bohince earns 187th career point to tie for second place in school history in the Wolves’ impressive 22-4 victory

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Western’s softball team resumed Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) play this past weekend with a pair of doubleheaders at Northwest Nazarene (NNU). The Wolves (10-22, 7-13 GNAC) lost the dramatic series 3-1, dropping the first two games 3-1 and 6-5 before winning the third game 3-2. NNU (13-19, 12-10 GNAC) took the final game 7-6.

NNU scored three runs in the sixth inning, erasing a 1-0 deficit to take Friday’s opener 3-1.

The Wolves found the scoreboard first, notching one run in the second inning. Senior Jessica Wood drove a one-out double into center field before freshman Ashley Gardner scored her on another double two at-bats later.

NNU was able to break through in the sixth inning behind a lead-off homer, tying the game at 1-1. A fielding error later in the inning allowed the Crusaders to score their final two runs.

Junior Bailey Rueck led off the seventh with a walk, but three consecutive outs ended any hope for a comeback.

Neither team could get much going behind excellent pitching performances. Before being replaced in the sixth, Wood (4-14) had struck out seven Crusader batters while allowing five hits and three walks.

NNU’s Cara Duckworth hit a two-out, walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth to steal Friday’s nightcap 6-5 despite Wood’s first career grand slam.

The Wolves notched their first run in the second behind a one-out homer from senior Jessica Hallmark.

The Crusaders answered with an RBI single in their half of the second inning, knotting the game at 1-1.

Western managed to load the bases in the third inning behind a pair of singles from sophomore Andrea Bailey

and senior Tierra-Lyn Cuba, and a walk to Rueck. Wood brought them all home on a two-out shot to center field, Western’s first grand slam of the season. The four runs gave the Wolves a 5-1 lead.

NNU slowly chipped away at Western’s lead, scoring three runs in the bottom of the third and one run in the fourth, tying the game at 5-5.

In the top of the eighth inning, Western managed to load the bases behind singles from junior Kendra George, Gardner and Bailey, but a two-out strikeout left all three on base.

Western freshman Alex Hillmick proceeded to fan NNU’s first two batters in the bottom of the eighth before Duckworth’s walk-off homer down the left field line ended the game.

Hillmick (4-7) struck out five while allowing nine hits and three walks.

A pair of unlikely heroes in Gardner and Hillmick lifted Western to a 3-2 victory over NNU in Saturday’s opening game.

The Wolves scored two quick runs in the top of the first behind a two-out, two-run homer from Hallmark that drove in Bailey.

NNU put one run on the board in the second on a solo home run. An RBI single in the fifth tied the game at 2-2.

While the Crusaders were tying the game, Western was having a difficult time getting on base. NNU’s pitcher retired 11 consecutive batters over five innings. George’s single in the fifth was Western’s first hit since the first inning.

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SOFTBALL | SEE PAGE 11

Wolves drop GNAC series, 3-1Gardner, Hillmick lift the Wolves to a 3-2 victory over the NNU Crusaders, fall in other 3 games of the series

“I’m very honored and thanks to my teammates. I couldn’t do it without them. Most importantly, we got the win.”

SOPHOMORE- Dan Hochspeier

Western opened its four-game series against Lewis and Clark State College (LCSC) on Friday, April 8, with a loss followed by three shutouts over the weekend to increase Western’s record to 19-11 overall.

Western Oregon 1, Lewis-Clark 10

LCSC got the best of Western in the opening game of the four-game series with a 10-1 win on Friday, April 8.

The loss dropped Western to 16-11 on the season as LCSC improved to 21-7.

Despite the disparity in the final score, the Wolves were in the game for the first eight innings. Western fell behind 1-0 after the top of the third when the first three Warriors of the inning reached base.

LCSC added another in the fifth on Cody Weiss’ second RBI of the game.

Daniel Dillard then cut the Warriors’ lead back to one (2-1) as he connected on his sixth homer of the season. Dillard now sits third in Western history for career home runs with 22. He trails only Andy Ortmayer (24) and Casey Webster (29) in the school record books.

LCSC sealed its road win with two more runs in the seventh and six in the ninth.

Austin “Bo” Folkinga had half of the Wolves’ hits as he went 3-for-4 with a double.

Western Oregon 1, Lewis-Clark 0Grady Wood (3-4) faced just one batter

over the minimum as Western edged LCSC 1-0 in the second game of the series.

Wood retired the first 17 Warriors of the game in order and carried that momentum through for his second complete game of the season. He struck out five batters and did not allow a walk.

The only other base runner Wood allowed was a one-out, opposite field single to Gino Casini, who was erased on the very next pitch as Kyle Knigge grounded into the 6-4-3 double play. Wood finished strong as he completed the shutout with a perfect, 12-pitch ninth inning.

The only run of the game came in the top of the third on a single by Dillard. Eric Copenhagen led off the inning with an infield single to shortstop which he beat out on a bang-bang at first base. He was then bunted over to second by Shane Colbert and came

home on Dillard’s single up the middle. That run proved to be more that enough for Wood, who won his third straight start.

Western Oregon 2, Lewis-Clark 0Cam Nobles picked up his second win

of the season against LCSC as he went the first six innings allowing four hits and no runs for his first career shutout. He struck out five and walked only two to lead the Wolves to the 2-0 win.

Nobles gave way to Travis Bradshaw in the top of the seventh after throwing 90 pitches, 57 for strikes. Bradshaw struck out the first batter of the inning but then walked the next two batters and Connor Moore followed with a single to load the bases with one out. Bradshaw then induced the Warriors’ No. 3 hitter Trent Bridges into a ground ball double play to end the game.

The Wolves’ first run came in the second inning when Western capitalized on an error. Griffin Boyd reached base on a one-out single, then got down to second on a failed pickoff attempt by the catcher which sailed down the right field line. After A. J. Royal singled to right to put runners at first and third, Josh Solemsaas singled to center field to plate Boyd.

The Wolves added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth on a two-out rally. Grant Glover got things started with a single, then stole second base. Dillard brought him in on an opposite field single to put Western up 2-0.

Western Oregon 12, Lewis-Clark 0Kirk Lind tossed the Wolves’ third

straight shutout and Western had a barrage of early offense to take the final game of the series from LCSC 12-0.

In his second start of the season, Lind yielded just three hits over seven innings while striking out seven and walking no one.

“It was phenomenal job by Kirk, who came out and competed against a very good team,” said head coach Jeremiah Robbins. “It was the same thing we had seen all season with the pitchers throwing strikes and finding a way to get their hitters out. It was a gutty effort by Kirk to bare down and find a way to get outs.”

The first five batters of the game reached base for Western and Michael Chiarelli delivered the big blow with a bases- clearing double in the left-center field gap. He came home later in the inning on a single by Boyd which put the Wolves up 5-0.

Western continued to keep the pressure on by scoring two in the second, two more in

Despite Western’s struggles, it managed to produce when it counted. Rueck singled to lead off the seventh. George reached on a fielding error on the next at-bat. Hillmick’s flyout to left field advanced both runners, setting up Gardner’s subsequent sacrifice fly that scored Rueck. The run put the Wolves back on top at 3-2.

Knowing that the Crusaders had come from behind to win both of yesterday’s contests, Hillmick shut the door on NNU, earning two quick outs on a pair of groundouts.

A Crusader managed to reach first on an error before advancing to second on a passed ball, but Hillmick responded, forcing her third groundout of the inning to end the game.

Hillmick’s (5-7) complete game, her eighth of the season, saw her surrender four hits and three walks. She struck out two.

Two runs in the bottom of the seventh outdid Hallmark’s go-ahead homer in the top of the seventh as NNU stole Saturday’s nightcap 7-6.

Western found the scoreboard first, notching one run in the second inning after Hallmark scored on a passed ball.

Northwest Nazarene

responded with a run of its own in the bottom of the second thanks to an RBI double.

Western gained some separation in the third, scoring a trio of runs to take a 4-1 lead. Wood connected on a one-out triple to left center, scoring Cuba and George. Hallmark drove in Wood behind a sacrifice fly to center field on Western’s next at-bat.

The Crusaders used a solo home run and an RBI double in the fourth, along with a two-run homer in the fifth, to go back on top at 5-4.

Western tied the game at 5-5 in the sixth after Gardner was driven in on a two-out single from

George.After a scoreless

sixth from NNU, Hallmark put Western ahead 6-5 on a lead-off solo shot down the left field line. Three consecutive outs promptly ended any more chances for

the Wolves.The Crusaders once

again played spoiler in the seventh, using a pair of walks and a single to load the bases before a walk-off double to left center scored two runs, giving the hosts

the victory.Wood started the

game for the Wolves, recording two strikeouts while giving up five hits and no walks. Hillmick (5-8) was saddled with the loss in relief.

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Wolves throw school-record 3 straight shut outsWood, Nobles, Lind throw shutouts for

Western to win 3-of-4 games against LCSC

Kirk Lind recorded a shutout, Western’s third staight, on Sunday, April 10. The Wolves defeated Lewis and Clark State College 12-0.

SOFTBALLFROM PAGE 10

2011 BASEBALL GNAC STANDINGS

W=Win L=Loss PCT=Percentage GB=Games Back * Standings as of press time.

2011 SOFTBALL GNAC STANDINGS

W=Win L=Loss PCT=Percentage GB=Games Back * Standings as of press time.

the fifth and three in the sixth.Dillard extended his RBI streak to five

games with a two-run single in the fifth. He finished the day 3-for-5 with three RBI’s. Griffin Boyd also collected three hits.

“We have been working on grinding out a game and not looking at the scoreboard but caring about the performance on every chance they get, and that is the way we approach the game,” explained Robbins. “Our focus was a 0-0 game for our hitters and pitchers all day.”

This was the first time since 2005 that Western pitchers posted consecutive shutouts. According to records dating back to 1997, this is also the first time the Wolves have hurled three consecutive scoreless

games.The shutouts were also historic in the

LCSC record books. The Warriors had only been shut out three times in the past four seasons, prior to running into the Wolves. This is the first time since at least 1971 that LCSC lost three consecutive games by shutouts (records are incomplete prior to 1971). The last time LCSC was shut out three times in a season was 1985.

The Wolves will be in Lacey, Wash., next week for a showdown with Saint Martin’s in a matchup of the top two teams in the GNAC.

• • •Story courtesy of Sports Information,

located at wouwolves.com.


Baseball W L PCT GB W L PCT Saint Martin’s 17 3 .850 -- 21 14 .600 Western Oregon 9 3 .750 4 19 11 .633 Northwest Nazarene 10 10 .500 7 25 11 .694 MSU Billings 5 11 .313 9 14 17 .452 Central Washington 3 17 .150 14 8 22 .267

Softball W L PCT GB W L PCT Western Washington 15 4 .789 -- 27 7 .794 Central Washington 11 5 .688 2.5 17 11 .607 Northwest Nazarene 12 10 .545 4.5 13 19 .406 MSU Billings 12 11 .522 5 17 18 .486 Simon Fraser 6 8 .429 6.5 6 12 .333 Western Oregon 7 13 .350 8.5 10 22 .313 Saint Martin’s 2 14 .125 11.5 3 18 .143

Softball W L PCT GB W L PCT Western Washington 15 4 .789 -- 27 7 .794 Central Washington 11 5 .688 2.5 17 11 .607 Northwest Nazarene 12 10 .545 4.5 13 19 .406 MSU Billings 12 11 .522 5 17 18 .486 Simon Fraser 6 8 .429 6.5 6 12 .333 Western Oregon 7 13 .350 8.5 10 22 .313 Saint Martin’s 2 14 .125 11.5 3 18 .143

Senior Kody Reavis was also a competitor in this event, achieving fifth place with a distance of 56.38 meters.

Senior Tim Lundy gave Western another first place achievement with his 4.3 meter pole vault.

In the men’s triple jump, Lane came in at fifth place with a distance of 13.04 meters.

Junior Dan Sprinkle and freshman Brady Beagley came in two-three in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase with times of 9:27.98 and 9:33.82, respectively.

Sophomore Dustin Boyd came in at No. 1 in the 100-meter dash at 11.02 seconds. The power of the pack made itself evident as freshman Donavan McFadden and sophomores Matt Kaino and Bobby Alexander came in at third, fourth and fifth place, earning times of 11.16, 11.22 and 11.23 seconds, respectively.

The men’s team claimed the top four spots in the 200-meter dash as sophomore Anthony Yakovich (22.08 seconds), freshman Tyler Thomas (22.12), Boyd (22.24) and Kaino (22.32) came in first, second, third and fourth place, respectively.

In the men’s 400-meter dash, Yanovich gained first place with a time of 49.27 seconds. Sophomore Josh Moore and Gaines crossed the finish line with mere

milliseconds between them, with Moore coming in at fourth place with a time of 50.72 seconds and Gaines earning fifth place with a time of 50.95 seconds.

In the 800-meter run, freshman Ryan Hansen earned a fifth place finish with a time of 2:00.25.

The Wolves took seven of the top 10 spots in the men’s 1,500-meter run, beginning with senior Chris Reed in first place with a time of 3:50.47. With this achievement, Reed leaped from seventh to third place in school history, moved up to seventh place in GNAC history and gained an NCAA provisional qualification.

Senior Kyle Larson met Reed at the finish line 4.1 seconds later, achieving second place with a time of 3:54.48 and moving up to ninth place in school history. Sophomore Connor Kasler, senior Brandon Snook and junior Lukas Fenley once again displayed the potential of the Wolf pack as they came in four-five-six in the event with times of 3:55.17, 3:56.03 and 3:59.73, respectively. Sophomore Ryan Chapman (4:00.04) and freshman Michael Shogren (4:04.53) picked up the tail-end of the top 10 with their eighth and tenth place achievements.

The top six Wolves in the 1,500 set career bests in the race.

In the men’s 400-meter hurdles, the second, third and fourth place spots were claimed by senior Andy Loscutoff (55.54 seconds)

and freshmen Kody Rhodes (56.37) and Kevin McCurdy (57.38).Lady Wolves run wild

The women’s team portrayed an equally impressive competitive spirit this weekend, most notably in the women’s 400-meter hurdles, where they claimed the top three spots. Senior Kaitlyn Reid came in first with a time of 1:04.25, followed closely thereafter by juniors Ali Mosher (1:05.88) and Janna Vander Meulen (1:07.64) in second and third place.

Vander Meulen and Reid also went back-to-back in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, placing second and third, respectively, at 14.82 and 14.88 seconds. For Vander Meulen, this runner-up finish came with an additional perk as the athlete moved up to seventh place in Western’s top-10.

The javelin throw yielded great results for the women as Justine Mosher and freshman Seabre Church came in second and third at 38.64 and 36.88 meters, respectively. Freshman Jennifer Larson also placed in the top five for the event, coming in fifth with a throw of 32.08 meters.

Junior Danielle Kermode came in fourth place in the women’s pole vault with a distance of 2.6 meters.

In the women’s long jump, junior Ashley Potter claimed the No. 1 spot with a jump of 5.29 meters. Senior Lacey Meusec earned second place with

her only slightly shorter distance of 5.2 meters.

Potter earned her second victory of the meet with her triple jump of 11.66 meters. Sophomore Lexi Pola also competed in this event, coming in third place with a 10.06 meter jump.

In the high jump, freshman Katie Pelchar earned first place at 1.65 meters.

The women’s 4x100-meter relay team, consisting of Pola, Meusec, sophomore Sarah Kathrein and freshman Madison McClung, came in first with a time of 47.72 seconds. In addition to the win, the group tied for the second-fastest run time in school history and moved up to a third place standing in GNAC history.

Pola, Kathrein, senior Annie Hayward and junior Zoe Skordahl formed the women’s 4x400-meter relay team, with the ladies placing second in the event in 4:04.07, missing the school record by eight seconds.

In the 100-meter dash, Kathrein tied for fourth place with Mount Hood Community College freshman Amy Kegler with

identical times of 12.87 seconds.

McClung earned a time of 25.39 seconds in the women’s 200-meter race, a career-best that gained her a second place win for the event. As was true within the men’s race, Meusec (25.59 seconds), Pola (25.63 seconds) and Kathrein (26.03 seconds) displayed the strength of the pack as they placed fourth, fifth and sixth place in this same event.

Hayward achieved second place in the women’s 400-meter dash, coming in at 58.51 seconds, a mere 49 milliseconds behind the first place runner. This achievement moved Hayward up to the No. 7 spot in school history.

Junior Meryl Butcher also competed in this event, coming in fifth with a time of 1:01.59.

Senior Erika Snawder placed second in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18.05.25, moving up in school history from ninth to fifth place.

Junior Janelle Everetts placed second in the 800-meter run with an NCAA provisional time and career

best of 2:13.40. Senior Annan

Applebee earned second place in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:41.87. Junior Amanda Wright also came in within the top 10 for the event with her ninth place time of 4:52.31.

In the women’s 10,000-meter run, junior KayAnna Cecchi came in second place with a time of 39:34.18.

Up next for the WolvesWestern’s track and

field team will be striving for even greater excellence as they look to divide and conquer in both Portland, Ore., and Los Angeles, Calif., this upcoming weekend, competing at Lewis and Clark College, the Mt. SAC Relays, the Azusa Pacific and the Long Beach State Invite on Friday, April 15, and Saturday, April 16.

“The team has come to be more mature in the fact that they don’t have to run every race or be at every place,” Johnson stated. “We are going to continue to be selective in our racing and understand that each race has a purpose.”

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TWILIGHTFROM PAGE 1

(Above, from front) Chris Reed, Connor Kasler and Kyle Larson placed first, fourth and second in the men’s 1,500-meter run. (Top right) Slowey earned first place with a career-best toss in the shot put. (Bottom right) Annan Applebee (421) earned second in the women’s 1,500-meter run.



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