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College of Education officially receives Christa McAuliffe Award on Jan. 20, marking a time to reflect on goals accomplished and those yet to come westernoregonjournal.com

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On Thursday, Jan. 20, amid the chatter surrounding the WUC’s Oregon room, the 2010 Christa McAuliffe Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to Western’s Education department. With a crowd of staff, faculty, students and several distinguished guests from near and far, all available seating was quickly filled during the award ceremony, with many more choosing to

stand in order to be present for the proceedings.

“We’re here to celebrate something of national merit,” Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Kent Neely stated in his opening address.

Recognizing innovative teacher education programs that achieve high success rates, the Christa McAuliffe Award was established in honor of the social studies teacher’s dedication to education and the void left in the

teaching world by her untimely death in 1986 aboard the Challenger space shuttle. Selected to be a member of the NASA Teacher in Space Project out of over 11,000 potential participants – in large part due to her enthusiasm and balanced demeanor – McAuliffe was well on her way to becoming the first teacher in space.

“[The program] opened up a new possibility for people who loved learning and wanted to share that with their students,” Neely

remarked of NASA’s project, going on to state that McAuliffe’s teaching style was known to “emphasize the importance of ordinary people.”

Excited at the prospect of opening new corridors for the world of education, and believing that “no teacher has ever been better prepared” for the task, McAuliffe took a year off from teaching to complete her program training.

The Highland Gospel Choir performed Tuesday, Jan. 18 in the Oregon Room of Werner University Center.

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Frozen flag brings ski and snowboarding clothing to Monmouth, conveniently located only two blocks from Western’s campus.

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LOCAL STUDENT-RUN STORE OPENS

Changing the way they do things, Campus Crusade for Christ has three upcoming seminars, hoping to put misconceptions to rest.

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SEX, DEATH AND THE FUTURE

For Professor JinMan Jo’s intermediate 3-D art class, students created larger than life artifacts, displaying them along Monmouth Avenue.

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STUDENT SCULPTURES ADORN CAMPUS

Wheadon scored 16 points in the loss to University of Alaska Anchorage. He had 20 points in the victory over University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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MEN SPLIT AWAY GAMES IN ALASKA

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Local, non-profit publishing collective begins another yearAirlie Press prepares to publish two new collections of poetry written by local poets

15 Miles West competes in Eugene at ICCA’s QuarterfinalsWestern’s all male a capella group one of eight who fought to make it to the semifinals

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15 Miles West, named for the university’s location 15 miles west of the state capitol, is an all male a capella group started back in the fall of 2008 under the name “WOU A Capella.” By spring of 2009, 15 Miles West had performed their first solo concert and have been performing at various events and locations around the campus and surrounding areas ever since. The number of members has varied, but currently sits at 13. Most members are music majors, but other participants are

studying such fields as business and philosophy.

According to the group’s musical director, Josh Bedlion, 15 Miles West recently performed at a wedding, the pancake

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feed held fall term up in Werner and the Military Officers Club of Corvallis

Located in Airlie, Ore., Airlie Press was founded in May of 2007 by a group of Willamette Valley writers who wanted to produce local and compelling poetry. Founding members Donna Henderson, Jessica Lamb, Anita Sullivan and Carter McKenzie created this non-profit publishing collective with a mission to give local writers the opportunity of an alternative way to get published.

A common process poets go through in attempts to get published is submitting their work over and over in hopes that they will win a publishing prize. Each time a writer submits his or her work, they pay a reading fee to the publishing press. With a large number of

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'i touch the future . i teach .'

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Photo by | Tim MillerProvost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Kent Neely, President John P. Minahan, Dean of Education Hilda Rosselli and Education Professor Mark Girord.

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Scott McClure, City Manager of Monmouth, has a large aerial photo of Monmouth and Independence on the wall of his office.

“See that?” he said as he pointed to the MINET office and the large ponds next to it on the switchback between the two towns. “Those are the settling ponds at the waste water plant.”

There are three ponds, and they take up approximately 50 acres of land. The settling ponds are one of the least complicated ways of separating water from waste and discharging it into streams. The process is pretty simple: waste-water from homes and businesses is routed to the plant where it pours into the ponds, the debris sink to the bottom and an organic process cleans the water left on top.

Gravity causes sewage particles to sink to the bottom of the pond, but it takes a long time. Monmouth has to store its

City of Monmouth prepares for $4.5 million overhaul process of current sewage-lagoon system

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As the organic settling ponds reach their waste capacity, the town plans for significant water system maintenance in order to abide by safety standards

water for seven months out of the year before they can discharge into Ash Creek, the tributary of the Willamette that flows right through Independence. The “organic process” that occurs on top of the ponds is actually thanks to many small bugs that eat any debris left in the water.

All water has to meet guidelines before it can leave the plant and enter the local ecosystem. Recently, the plant has had a harder time meeting these standards as the ponds are reaching capacity for how much waste they can hold.

“As long as everything is functioning properly, you don’t worry about it,” McClure explained.

As it turns out, the ponds haven’t been dredged or properly cleaned out since they were dug back in the 1950s.

Associate biology professor Karen Haberman works with the Luckiamute watershed and specializes in studying micro-

invertabrates.“If you reach

capacity, sewage will go into [Ash Creek] then the Willamette,” Haberman said. “[That] could be a direct threat to human health.”

Settling ponds work very well and for a very long time with little maintenance. But once they’re near capacity, everything can go downhill very quickly. Before the problem escalates and the water ceases to meet standards, Monmouth plans to overhaul its sewer-lagoon system.

“We estimate that it will cost about $4.6 million,” McClure said. “We’re working with West Coast Bank for a loan right now.”

The city hopes to have the money by March so that the first stage of the project, weather permitting, can start this summer.

The first step is dredging, which is an involved process. Permits must be acquired, and a

place for the waste to go must be found. It is Monmouth’s hope to find a farm interested in using the waste on a crop. The ponds will also be dug out to give them more depth and aerators will be added to give more oxygen to the bugs and help the waste decompose faster.

Recently, trash has found its way from homes to the ponds and doesn’t properly break down like the rest of the detritus. With the updates, a new headwork will be installed that will properly filter unwanted things out of the water before it enters the ponds.

The updates will take two years to put into place, and are meant to keep the plant out of the red for another 15 years. After the 15 years are up, a full-blown mechanical plant might be in the cards.

“But those cost around $30 million,” McClure admitted. “The improvements we’re planning are much cheaper.”

Peter Courtney gives a brief history on Western.

“I cannot join the space program and restart my life as an astronaut, but this opportunity to connect my abilities as an educator with my interests in history and space is a unique opportunity to fulfill my early fantasies,” McAuliffe stated in 1985. “I have a vision of the world as a global village, a world without boundaries. Imagine a history teacher making history!”

As a result of mechanical malfunctions, McAuliffe’s dream of venturing into space was cut short as the then three-year-old shuttle exploded 73 seconds into its take off, resulting in the death of McAuliffe and her six fellow passengers. Following this incident, the Teacher in Space Program was disbanded, with various attempts to revive the program since then having continually failed.

Despite the early end to the program itself, however, McAuliffe’s

With the successful completion of College of Education by 96 percent of all students who enter into it, student-teaching and professional development have long been hallmark characteristics of Western’s teaching program. These characteristics are part and parcel of what has allowed Western to be recognized as a school befitting of the Christa McAuliffe Award.

Dean of Education Hilda Rosselli was present to accept the honor on behalf of the department of Education.

“We accept this award humbly. It is a reminder that we must keep striving to be the best,” Rosselli stated. “We won’t relax. We are going to keep up with the work started by those faculty members who came before us.”

Both Minahan and Rosselli took time to acknowledge the students who make up the College of Education, commending them on what Rosselli remarked as their ability to look for a profession rather than a job, and by

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these efforts, “become professionals.”

“We know students don’t [go into teaching] for the money,” Minahan added. “We know they do it out of the goodness of their hearts.”

Inscribed on the teardrop-shaped award are the words “I touch the future. I teach,” a famous statement made by McAuliffe that captures her feelings toward the effects of education on each new generation.

“This work isn’t easy. It is fraught with problems and dilemmas and yet, I think what we have to keep in mind is the act of teaching and how important it is,” Rosselli stated. “There are key questions we are still grappling with. What is education? How do we know . . . what we are doing is making a difference? It is our responsibility to solve these problems.”

“These are precisely the type of conversations excellence demands and reality makes so hard to achieve,” Associate professor of education

Mark Girod said of the core questions asserted by education staff and faculty members and echoed by Rosselli’s own statements. “These kinds of awards make us think of what has been done and what still remains to be done. Rest assured, conversations have just begun.”

A 56-year-old institution, Western’s College of Education has become a critical element of appeal to many prospective students, with 3,000 of Western’s graduates hired into 168 P-12 school districts between 1999 and 2009. The Christa McAuliffe Award thus acts as another way of recognizing these and other noteworthy achievements made by the program.

“This is more than an award,” Courtney stated. “There’s history going on here. The faculty are the best, the dean is the best . . . On this day, this institution is the best.”

Minahan agreed with Courtney, stating, “We were the best for a long time and now it’s official.”

legend still lives on through various organizations. In addition to the prestigious national education award, McAuliffe’s teaching spirit has been honored through various scholarships, discovery centers and the approximate 40 schools that have taken on her name as their own.

“Her symbolism, her life, has been continued in her memory,” Neely said.

Assistant to the president Peter Courtney outlined Western’s history as a teaching school in conjunction with the award, stating, “Western Oregon will always be the teaching school. Western Oregon knows how to create the teachers of the future. They know that a great teacher must always first be a great student [and that] everything is built on teamwork.”

President John Minahan voiced similar sentiments during the award ceremony, remarking that “we have gotten bigger and multifaceted as universities should, but we’ve never lost our focus on first generation of students.”

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Students may have noticed a new store sign on Monmouth Avenue. The electric blue logo that looks like a tree on a black background is that of Frozen Flag, the newest business addition to Monmouth. Frozen Flag opened its doors last week and it is already making a name for itself. From custom designed T-shirts to their own line of jeans, everything in the store is truly unique. Frozen Flag is directed at customers who ski and snowboard, but there is something for just about everybody inside.

The store is owned and operated by Kent Tolzmann and Stuart Shepard. Tolzmann is 19 and a sophomore at Western majoring in business. Shepard is 22 and attended Washington State University. After years of planning, the two of them have teamed together to open Frozen Flag.

Tolzmann and Shepard attended high school together and were both on the swim team. Tolzmann said that he always liked the graphics of shirts he saw but would not always like how they fit. This helped him to start designing his own shirts that had interesting graphics and were comfortable at the same time. Tolzmann began drawing designs for T-shirts as a freshman in high school. Shepard also helped with the designs and the two of them made shirts in Salem, then sold them to their friends and classmates.

When Shepard moved away for college, he and Tolzmann spoke on and off of having a business together someday, but nothing was ever set

Frozen Flag brings custom designed ski and snowboard clothing, gear to Monmouth community

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Sophomore Kent Tolzmann and lifelong friend Stuart Shepard become the city’s youngest CEOs as they turn their long-time dream into a reality

in stone. Instead, each of them went their own way for a while. Tolzmann started selling his shirts online and Shepard had a small business selling his own line of clothing called New Flag while he worked in a ski shop in Kennewick, Wash.

After college, Shepard moved back to

Monmouth. They decided to go into business together and started printing shirts. As their business grew, they worked to design shirts, jeans, hats and more to create their line of clothing. They chose the name Frozen Flag based on something from a snowboarding trip that Tolzmann had taken up at Timberline.

“It was a really icy and cold day and I saw a flag completely frozen into place,” Tolzmann

Frozen Flag offers a selection of snowboarding and skiing attire and gear, but also offers clothing for different tastes. The store sells its own original label as well as other unique labels and brands.

On Monday, Jan. 24, the Incidental Fee Committee (IFC) made their preliminary decision regarding the division of student fees amongst relevant campus organizations. The chart to the right outlines these funds in comparison to the amounts requested by each department

After deliberating for approximately four hours

on five separate proposal outlines, a tie-breaking vote was cast by IFC Chairman Bob Holcomb to approve Proposal number five (portrayed by the chart to the right).

On Monday, Jan. 31, IFC will deliberate on the enhancements proposed by each department. Then, on Monday, Feb. 7, and Thursday, Feb. 10, IFC will hold open hearings in the

Oregon room, giving campus community members the opportunity to speak out in the name of certain organizations and advocate for their funding. In large part, these hearings allow the committee to obtain a better understanding of each organization’s impact on campus/student life, and may play a part in swaying a department’s funding during the end stages of the decision-making process.

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commented “and I thought, ‘frozen flag, that kind of rolls off the tongue.’” They designed their logo together and used two F’s to create a tree.

“It helps represent winter sports and the Northwest with all the pine trees that grow over here. We felt like it represented the company really well,”

Tolzmann said.After about two years

of planning, Tolzmann and Shepard received the funds to open the store in April last year from Soethura Naing, the owner of Miyama Sushi on Main Street. Plenty of time and effort has already been poured into this business and now with the store on its feet, they hope it will keep growing.

Next for Frozen Flag is the addition of a ski factory. They will be

expanding into the lower floor of the building to put in a ski factory around April.

“We definitely want to be up there with the major ski and snowboard manufacturers,” Shepard said of the store’s future. With a strong background in board making, this is a definite possibility for

Frozen Flag, with Shepard stating, “We’re very confident we can produce a competition level ski and, ‘jump into the industry’ as they call it.”

Frozen Flag is currently an authorized retailer of another line of name brand clothing. You can also find a line of jeans designed with the help of Kellen Desmarteau, a friend of Tolzmann and Shepard. They hope to be able to expand their merchandise to include other brands as well

as a new line of Frozen Flag clothing sometime in spring. In addition to apparel, Frozen Flag also offers a ski and board tuning facility. Tolzmann says, “this helps the people here locally who would have to drive to Salem or Corvallis to get their skis tuned or waxed. They can do it locally and save some time.”

Shepard and Tolzmann hope to one day have their boards and apparel in other stores. They are carefully choosing certain stores for their reputation and the types of customers they serve. They want to target stores that are more selective of the merchandise they sell. Shepard feels that higher end stores have a better appreciation for the details put into a board.

“We are going to put a lot of detail into the

product to make sure that it is really nice, from the technology that goes inside to the graphics that we design outside,” he said. There are definitely challenges to opening your own business, especially when you are as young as Tolzmann and Shepard. “We never really think, ‘we can’t do this,’” Shepard commented. “But we definitely say, ‘how are we going to do this?’ There’s probably 20 problems that come at us every day, but we always manage to get over the slumps.”

Problem solving is a major part of every workday at Frozen Flag.

“You’ll figure out how to solve one problem and another one will come up,” Tolzmann said. “There’s always going to be something new to deal with but it’s a lot of fun and it’s what I like to do.” With a job that can take up as much as 80 hours a week, it’s easy for Tolzmann and Shepard to begin to feel overwhelmed.

“Yeah it’s pretty scary sometimes, but it’s so much fun,” Shepard remarked. “It’s my passion to do this with the skis and all the designs, that I wouldn’t trade it for anything, nothing at all. It’s my dream; I’m living my dream.”

With the unique line of clothing and other apparel that are coming out of Frozen Flag, Tolzmann and Shepard have attracted customers from as far away as England and Sweden. Located on the corner of Main Street and Monmouth Avenue, and open both weekdays and weekends, Frozen Flag hopes to build a successful campus clientele in the near future.

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“We’re hoping that students leave with increased knowledge of some leadership concepts such as social justice, working in groups and community service.”

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Western hosts ‘Focus on Leadership’ conference on Jan. 29Keynote speaker Tracy Knofla to give presentation for campus community on how to ‘thrive in chaos,’ teaching time-management skills needed to ensure a successful academic experience

The author of “Thriving in Chaos,” Tracy Knofla is a well-known keynote speaker with 25 years of experience as well as the co-owner of High Impact Training, a company that provides time management training for business professionals. On Jan. 29, she will be featured at the “Focus on Leadership” conference at Western.

According to Knofla’s website, this program will help participants “identify factors in today’s world that bring chaos into their lives, identify choices they have to bring some of their chaos under control, experience an enlightening demonstration of the effects of chaos on their professional and personal lives, develop a plan to be more effective in both their professional and personal lives and learn to maneuver around the roadblocks to full enjoyment of their lives.”

Knofla is an expert in effective time management

and understands the problems facing today’s students and employees.

“Today’s employees are expected to do more with less and coordinate a very complicated life outside of work, all while staying sane and happy,” she stated on her website. “Many people report feeling that they’ve lost control of their lives. “Thriving in Chaos” challenges participants to confront this notion and provides the tools necessary for individuals to live a more productive and fulfilling life.”

Knofla’s presentation at the conference will ask participants to re-examine how they approach life. Knofla remarked on her Facebook page that life is all in how you think about it, stating, “When you choose to thrive, you take control of your attitude. If your day is filled with meetings, you can think ‘another day wasted in meetings’ or ‘look at all of

the opportunities that I have today!’ It sounds too good to be true, but it’s not. Practice changing your attitude. It really works.”

Megan Habermann, assistant director for Student Leadership & Activities at Western, has worked with

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ASWOU holds open forum to discuss repeal of DADTAs a response to media and community discussion regarding DADT, students were given the opportunity to express their views surrounding this controversial issue

The repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) has been a topic that has sparked heated conversation around the kitchen table at home and around campus here at Western. On Thursday, Jan. 20, the Associated Students of Western Oregon University (ASWOU) held a forum in which all views could be respectfully expressed without the fear of judgment or criticism.

“ASWOU has no official stance on DADT,” said ASWOU President Yasmin Ibarra. “We really just wanted to create a space for students that allowed freedom of speech and education on the subject.”

And that is precisely what happened between the hour of 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Mediated by Megan Rasmussen of ASWOU and Multicultural Student Advocate Hannah Arriola, the reading of questions and initiating of conversation during the forum was conducted primarily by them.

Although there was not the large turn out one might have expected for such a topic, there were a few voices that led the discussion and conversation to all who were listening.

Graduate student and

Knofla in the past and is excited for her to bring her unique style to this event.

“Tracy Knofla was actually the very first keynote for this event, and I’ve worked with her previously at my previous institution,” said Habermann. “The

committee typically looks at videos and press kits from a variety of speakers that come recommended and then make a decision about who we think will relate to students the best. Tracy’s keynote will be titled ‘Expanding

your Horizons’ and will definitely include time management pieces, and how by managing your time you can create opportunities to challenge yourself to try something new. Additionally, Tracy will be presenting four workshops

about Public Speaking, Conflict Communication, Service and Leadership, and The Importance of Creativity.”

When asked what she hoped attendees would learn from the conference, Habermann said, “We’re hoping that students leave with increased knowledge of some leadership concepts such as social justice, working in groups and community service. The theme this year is ‘Leadership Buffet,’ because there’s a little of everything! The goal is for students to learn something and leave with the knowledge of where they go on campus to find out more.”

About 80 students have registered for the conference, out of a total of 125 seats available. Roughly 75 students came to last year’s “Focus on Leadership” seminar.

Hannah Arriola, Western’s Multicultural Student Advocate and

an attendee of last year’s conference, highly recommends it for “freshmen, transfer students [and] anybody that wants to meet new people, or is interested in leadership and improving their leadership skills.”

Arriola thinks the best part of last year’s conference was the individual workshops and round table discussions. She is also excited for this year’s speaker. Arriola said last year’s “Focus on Leadership” conference taught her a lot about herself.

“I found out I was a good leader, but that I am also a good listener,” said Arriola. “It helped me learn how important it is to get input from your team and everyone else involved, and it really helped me grow as a person.”

Students interested in attending the conference should go to www.wou.edu/fol for more information on how to register.

retired marine Katie O’Neil voiced her personal experience in the military and her passion for equality.

“It has always been the right time for discussions such as these, but popular media and individuals like Ellen Degeneres have normalized interactions between same gender relationships and so society as a whole is more ready to explore the issue honestly,” O’Neil stated.

It was felt by some, such as O’Neil, that the creation of the forum might have been an action in response to an editorial in the “Western Oregon Journal” published two weeks ago.

“I do believe this forum was a response to the article,” O’Neil said. “I know in my counseling class it sparked much conversation and whether folks agreed or not it did get students discussing the issue.”

However, the column was not brought up during the discussion, and it was felt by all that the time in the Oregon room was one of open discussion without name calling or pointing fingers.

ASWOU has been striving to educate and inform the campus community about the repeal by handing out flyers, pamphlets and giving

students the opportunity for free expression by allowing them to write their thoughts on the chalkboard upstairs in Werner.

“The chalk board is a great way for students to express themselves passively, those who don’t feel comfortable talking in a crowd but still want to express [themselves] or those who wish to remain anonymous have the opportunity to do so,” said Safe Zone student intern Rachel Silver.

Some of those who are a part of ASWOU wrote their own thoughts on the board in the beginning; however, they began erasing some of those original statements in order to make more room for students input.

“It’s great that they also have the education board and handouts right next to the board so that those who wish to write can first be informed properly on the subject,” Silver added.

The forum and the chalk board are all ways Western is striving to create a community in which students feel comfortable sharing educated opinions and thoughts. With the continuation of such outlets for education and expression, the hope is to create a brighter future for all.

(Above) Megan Rasumssen (left) and Hannah Arriola (right) mediated the forum. (Below) The chalkboard set up on the second floor in Werner has been available for students to express any and all thoughts concerning DADT.

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Campus Crusade for Christ is aiming to revamp the way they do things at WesternIn order to put to rest any misconceptions about the group and Christianity, Cru plans a series of seminars to reach out to students, welcome open discussion

It seems like there is always something going on at Western, and there is always a club behind the variety of events that take place. One of the more than 160 active clubs at Western is the Campus Crusade for Christ, or Cru for short.

“Campus Crusade for Christ is a Christian organization with the purpose of reaching every student on campus with the message of the Gospel,” said Matt Schmidgall, one of Cru’s group members.

“We live in a society that is rife with misconceptions about Christianity and what it means to be a follower of Christ; many of these misconceptions can be extraordinarily negative or surprisingly misleading,” continued Schmidgall. “Cru seeks to represent the Christ of the Bible both in how we live and the events that we plan.”

One of the events that the group hopes to use as a means of spreading this message is their upcoming “I Know” campaign. To promote their efforts, group members will be wearing green shirts that say “I Know…” across the front, hoping to entice the campus community to ask about just what it is they know. The point of the T-shirts, as well as the campaign, is to be visible and to allow for people to talk to Cru outside of their regular worship meetings.

The “I Know” campaign will consist of three seminars, each led by group members, that will be held as an open forum discussion. The topics are sex, death and future. Cru hopes that this campaign will allow them to clear up

some of the misconceptions about their group and about Christianity, and that by using these three themed seminars, students and community members will want to seek out more information about God.

The first seminar, which will be

discussing the topic of sex, will be held Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Willamette Room of Werner. Cru member Kailey Huber is one of the facilitators of the Sex Seminar. She will be pairing up with one of the members of the men’s Bible study, Brandon Clagget.

“Our desire is to share what God had in mind when he designed sex and intimacy and also to hear what others think about that,” Huber said.

The second seminar on death will be led by community member Koren McKinney. This seminar will take

place Monday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. in the Willamette room in Werner. The final seminar on the topic of the future will be led by group member’s Laura Trapp and Kelsey Kindsvogal. This last session will take place Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m., with the location to be announced.

In order to further people’s interest of the group, there will be a Worship Night following the culmination of the “I Know” campaign. The aim of Worship Night is to create an opportunity for people to see that worship is fun and exciting, and not simply people sitting around in a dark room being lectured to.

Cru meets weekly on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in ITC 211. A typical worship consists of a social activity, or icebreaker, followed by a testimony of one or two speakers and two sets of worship. According to Hubar, the group is all student led.

They have the Servant Team, which is the leadership team comprised of students who plan and organize events around campus. “There is no one leader as all Cru’s events are planned by students, but Kenny and Michelle McKinney act as volunteers on Campus Crusade for Christ’s behalf,” added Schmidgall.

Junior Michael Brown has been involved with Cru since his freshman year. He is the worship leader. “To me, the title means choosing songs with specific themes I feel God pressing on us, arranging songs in a way that will emphasize certain aspects of a song, choosing the order of the songs, choosing how many sets we will play, or even who will be playing in the band each week,” said Brown.

Through the “I Know” campaign and the changes in worship, Cru hopes to further student interest in Christ. By speaking about relevant themes to students, members hope that the campus community will come to realize that it is the similarities in the word of God that bring people together, not the differences.

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Campus a capella group 15 Miles West performed at the Hult Center on Jan. 22.

Junior Cody Prescott gives a testimony at a weekly Campus Crusade meeting, letting members know about some of the life changes that have influenced him.

party. Until recently, 15 Miles West had not competed in any vocal competitions. However, that all changed last Saturday, Jan. 22. Having been selected back in November 2010 for the competition, the group traveled to Eugene, Ore., this weekend to compete in the Varsity Vocal’s International Championship of Collegiate A Capella (ICCA) west quarterfinals, located at the Hult Center.

Seven groups performed in addition to 15 Miles West, including Mind the Gap (UO), Outspoken (Oregon State University)and Vocal Point (Brigham Young University).

According to Bedlion, the performers had to “send in a live recording of three tracks, with no effects, to Varsity Vocals to see if we would qualify…They needed a list of everyone in the group and application fee, that would later be taken if accepted.”

Since the exciting news of its acceptance into this competition, senior

music major Aniceto Mundo Jr. said the group has been “rehearsing to the best of our abilities, making sure our sound is really unified and being carried out well.”

“Our rehearsals in the last month have been long and intense,” senior music major Jonny Herrick added.

Both Mundo and Herrick remarked that this is the first time that the group has had to consider choreography and, according to Herrick, “only a couple of the members in the group have experience dancing and singing simultaneously.”

Mundo agreed, noting that “putting the singing and choreography together” was probably one of the hardest things in the preparation process.

Aside from learning to put choreography with their music, Herrick remarks that the hardest part for him was patience. “In our rehearsals, we had so many difficult ideas we were trying to learn, and the learning process was very slow at times…we found it easy to say ‘we will never be able to learn

this in time,’ or ‘that just doesn’t work,’” he said.

Despite these challenges, Herrick described the feeling of accomplishment and the smiles on people’s faces when “everyone finally clicked.”

According to the Varsity Vocal website, “ICCA is an event that gives collegiate a cappella groups from all over the country the opportunity to sing their hearts out for a chance to be named champion of collegiate a cappella.”

This year will be the 14th season for the ICCA competition. From each quarterfinal competition from the various regions across the United States, two will advance to the semifinals, and from the semifinals winners are invited to the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York, where the final competition will be held. For the west region, winners will advance to the semifinals located at the University of Southern California in Los Angelos on March 26.

As the competition grew near, Bedlion remarked that he was really looking forward to the

experience of “performing at the Hult Center and being able to represent Western in this way. It is great to see how much WOU has grown as a school in the last couple of years.”

From this experience of the competition, Mundo expected to “gain more knowledge about this kind of competition, especially since it’ll be my first a capella competition.”

Although 15 Miles West did not make it

into the semifinal round of the competition, the performance was a valuable opportunity for the group, helping them gain valuable experience for the future.

According to junior communications major Drew Forquer, “We did very well! We had our game plan that we went in with where we wanted [to] represent our groups, our school and our community to the best of our abilities,

and we did that witout question.”

According to several members, just being there was an honor. Overall, Forquer remarked that from the group’s standpoint, what was most enjoyable was, “hearing what our final product sounded like on that beautiful stage [and], after we were done, hearing that crowd go absolutely nuts after “Uprising,” that will be a memory I will have for the rest of my life.”

that and they are part of that production process. So even before their book gets published, they are part of the process from the beginning; gaining that experience. The second year, they focus on getting their own book published and the third year is a requirement of the author to help the production of the next batch of books; helping the new authors.”

When looking through submissions in attempts to decide what collection will be

published next, there are no requirements or guidelines that Airlie Press follows in regards to content and genre.

“One thing we had to decide is, as a regional press, do we want everyone to be writing about douglas fir and fog?” said Henderson. “This isn’t the case at all. We are looking for the best poetry we can find, whatever that genre may be. The way we think about local writing is having a press that responds to our habitat. Just as a habitat in nature has a variety of different creatures, we look for that diversity. The more variety the better. It’s all about whether the work itself is at a level of development that has found its voice and is doing well in whatever it is trying to do.

“With that said, the challenge is that with the work-by-consensus process, we all have to agree on the work that we choose,” continued

Henderson. “It’s not a voting process. If there is someone that doesn’t like something, it’s up to the other members to convince them. Part of the idea of the collective is that it is important that no one feels that the press is moving in a direction that they can’t live with.”

One of the things that the members of Airlie Press is learning as they continue through this production process is how to read these submissions. They have determined

that it is important to read the manuscript not as an engraved in stone object, but as something in development. Members have to ask themselves if the submission is rich enough in general that they are all willing to sign on with working with the collection and the poet.

“Sometimes, in the end, the manuscript may look very different than the one that first came in,” explained Henderson. “We have to be excited with what is presented to us and what the potential is. All of the authors, myself included, agree that it is an extraordinarily rewarding process. Other members re-read the manuscript, knowing that they already like it and bring all of this rich reading to it. We all feel their books are so much better as a result of this process than had we just sent it in and had it published as is. This is something we are all appreciating about this

collective process.”There are no

qualifications or requirements for getting published with Airlie Press. Though many of the members have had chapbooks published as well as poems published in a variety of literary magazines, several authors that have submitted their manuscripts have never been published before.

“It depends on the content, not so much one’s experience,” stated Henderson. “We read all of the manuscripts blind. When the submission comes in, we ask the author to submit an additional copy without their names. When we read the actual manuscripts for the first time, we have no idea who wrote them. It keeps it very clean and prevents any biased views.”

The first collections of poetry that Airlie Press published in the spring of 2009 were Henderson’s “The Eddy Fence” which came out at the same time as Lamb’s collection, “Last Apples of Late Empires.”

“The title of my collection, what it means, is a recurrent theme that I use throughout my poetry,” said Henderson. “I say this both as a writer and as a psychotherapist. I think we each have one or two major themes; the kinds of things that we keep reworking, the things that interest us in life. I love being anchored in two places at once because I can look at one place from the position of the other place. There is a place in between which is what the eddy fence represents.

“My husband and I were on a river fishing one day and he pointed to a spot on the river and said ‘that right there is the eddy fence.’ This is where we fish because this is the spot between where the water flows and where the water pools. It is not so much a separate thing as a force. It is where everything gets caught; neither in the pool or in the river.

“When he talked

submissions, the amount of money these presses make from these fees pay to publish the books of poetry that are selected by the publishing press in question.

Henderson, along with other founding members, realized they were spending inordinate amounts of money on these reading fees with little or no success. Drawing ideas from other small-press publishing collectives, the group decided to develop a press in which the proceeds of the published books would go directly towards the cost of the next round of production. The authors themselves don’t make any profits from the sales of their books. Rather, the revenue goes straight towards next year’s publications and annual costs. After a few initial investments were made, which covered start-up business costs, Airlie Press was ready to start the production process.

Currently consisting of seven members, Airlie Press also relies on an advisory board consisting of a group of fellow artists who all bring something unique to the table. Members have experience editing, publishing, writing and all offer advice in regards to the business aspects of running a collective press. The advisory board also promotes the press; getting the word out to encourage submissions, subscriptions and the purchase of the books.

Being a shared-work collective, there is a mandatory three-year membership authors are required to agree to prior to their work being published.

“The three-year membership means that, when someone comes on, they start at the point in which the current books being published are in their final editing stages,” explained Henderson. “They get to participate in

“[The eddy fence] is not so much a separate thing as a force. It is where everything gets caught; neither in the pool or in the river... It really spoke to me about a place where the art of poetry lives. It isn’t completely caught up in the flow, in the rough of life but it isn’t separated from it in a place of absolute stillness, the pool.”

POET, MEMBER OF AIRLIE PRESS

- Donna Henderson

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(Above) Donna Henderson also teaches in the rehabilitation counseling program at Western and in the English department at Willamette University. (Below left) Collections of poetry published in the past two years by Airlie Press.

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about that it was galvanizing to me though I didn’t quite understand it then,” continued Henderson. “It really spoke to me about a place where the art of poetry lives. It isn’t completely caught up in the flow, in the rough of life but it isn’t separated from it in the pool, a place of absolute stillness.”

Henderson’s poetry reflects this balance between her two passions of nature and human experiences. The poems in her collection tend to consider things such as the difficult human experience of grief and loss by way of comparing them to nature in some way or another. By relating this universal human condition to nature, one is able to process the grief in a new way.

“If you want to write, trust your own curiosity most of all,” said Henderson, giving advice to aspiring writers. “People always say, don’t write about what you know, write

about what you don’t know. It’s an eddy-fence kind of piece of advice. Writing poetry is a way of living in a place between what you know and what you don’t know. For a young writer, I think you must worry less about if your art is any good or if anyone is going to publish it and go back to trusting the process of poetry itself.

“Trusting that process and staying constantly curious will serve the writing itself,” continued Henderson. “More than anything else, this curiosity will keep your work authentic and will serve as a means for discovery and not just self-expression. I feel so passionately about how poetry can teach us how to live and trusting that curiosity will help you along your journey.”Note: Donna Henderson’s “The Eddy Fence” and Henry Hughes’s “Moist Meridan” have both been selected as finalists for the Oregon Book Award.

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Book Review

The year is 1945. Claire Randall has just finished serving four years as a Royal Army nurse in World War II and is finally reunited with her husband, Frank Randall. Attempting to rekindle the romance that they have neglected for the past four years, Claire and Frank embark on a second honeymoon to the Scottish highlands for some much needed rest and relaxation.

On a hike one day, Claire passes through a circle of enchanted stones and is instantly transported to the year 1743. She immediately encounters a band of renegades who kidnap her and force her to act as their physician. While working with this group of Scottish rogues, Claire meets and cares for Jamie Fraser, a young warrior of the Highlands.

The MacKenzie clan, the group Claire now finds herself in the company of, is skeptical of her unusual dress and manner of speech. Believing her to be an English spy, Claire is put to work in their kitchen gardens as well as helping the local physician tend to day-to-day injuries.

The skepticism of locals only grows, however, and to prevent punishment after being accused of witchcraft, Claire is coerced into marrying Jamie Fraser. Torn between her loyalty to her husband in the 20th century and her growing adoration for Jamie, Claire must learn to be content with her new life which is blossoming with warmth from new family members and friends while still missing the life she left behind.

The pair embark on a series of adventures in which Claire and Jamie encounter Frank

Randall’s evil ancestor, Jonathan Randall. Looking eerily like her first husband, “Jack Black” Randall has had a vendetta against Jamie for years and the newlywed pair begin a cat-and-mouse chase, running from the vengeance of Randall. All the while, tension is growing in the Highlands as war and raiding border clans threaten to disrupt the peaceful countryside.

While on the run, Claire and Jamie end up near that very same stone circle that brought Claire to Scotland in 1743. The only person she has told her secret to, Jamie gives Claire the opportunity to return to her home and her first husband. Claire must choose between the world she once knew or her new, happy existence with Jamie.

Gabaldon does a fantastic job combining intense detail when describing the historic surroundings that Claire now finds herself in. The details of daily life, perilous adventures and poignant emotions are beautifully described on every page. Readers will join Claire on her journey of discovering herself, acclimating to her new surroundings, becoming a wife quite unexpectedly and her travels throughout this unknown country.

Receiving rave reviews as a true page-turner, “Outlander” allows the reader to completely immerse themselves in a new place and time. “Outlander” is book one in the Outlander series. Gabaldon has currently written seven Outlander novels in which Jamie and Claire continue their passionate relationship in different countries, different times and different worlds.

Diana Gabaldon’s ‘Outlander’ combines history, action,

romance and suspense in an 850-page page-turner

Christina Tilicki | Culture and Campus Life Editor

An opportunity to see C.S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters” come to life in a theatrical performance awaits you. For one night only, the much anticipated performance of “The Screwtape Letters” is coming to the Arlene Schintzer Concert Hall in Portland, Ore. on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. The performance has been called, “smart, sizzling entertainment” by “The Chicago Sun Times” and noted by the “Associated Press” as “devilishly funny.”

This performance is being produced by Fellowship for the Performing Arts, a New York based company. They are a group dedicated to producing theater performances through a Christian worldview that has appealed to many audiences across the nation. “The Screwtape Letters” was first performed during the 2010 season at Chicago’s Mercury Theatre for six months and at Washington, D.C.’s Shakespeare

Theatre for 10 weeks. In the weeks of performing in Washington, D.C., every show was sold-out. The show then moved to New York City where it put on 309 performances.

The theatrical adaptation of “The Screwtape Letters” is set in a stylish and peculiar office located in Hell. The play follows Satan’s top psychiatrist, His Abysmal Sublimity Screwtape, as he tempts a human patient toward the gentle path to Hell. Along with Screwtape, there is his creature-demon assistant named Toadpipe, who is able to transform her elastic body into different characters Screwtape needs to keep his patient away from the enemy, God. This is a topsy-turvy and morally inverted universe where the Devil is “Our Father Below,” and God is the “Enemy.”

“The Devil has rarely been given his due more perceptively and eruditely than in C. S.

Lewis’ ‘Screwtape Letters,’ an epistolary novella that examines the Christian religion from the point of view of the other side,” wrote “The New York Times.”

Along with J.R.R. Tolkien and others, C.S. Lewis has carved his place in literature with pieces that explore the dark side of fantasy-fiction. With his concentration on spiritual themes, Lewis remains one of the most influential Christian writers. His book, “The Screwtape Letters” was an instant best seller because of its insight into human nature and its ability to force the reader with self-recognition.

The book was dedicated to Lewis’ close friend, Tolkien, who had warned him that digging too deep into the craft of evil with “The Screwtape Letters” would have great consequences. Lewis admitted this when he wrote, “Though I had never written anything more easily, I never wrote with less enjoyment,

though it was easy to twist one’s mind into the diabolical attitude, it was not fun, or not for long. The work into which I had to project myself while I spoke through Screwtape was all dust, grit, thirst and itch. Every trace of beauty, freshness, and geniality had to be excluded.”

Though this is a Christian piece written by a Christian production company, one does not have to be religious to benefit from the witty comedy that highlights human faults and follies regardless of their individual faith.

Tickets for the show are available online through Ticketmaster and at the box office. Prices range from $47 to $104. Students can purchase tickets at the box office for $32.25 with a valid student ID card and a limit of two per ID. The show runs 90 minutes without an intermission and guests will not be seated late.

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D.C., C.S. Lewis’ ‘The Screwtape

Letters’ comes to Portland

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Students from Associate professor JinMan Jo’s intermediate 3D class shared an array of representational artwork with the campus community on Monday, Jan. 24. Appearing in front of Campbell Hall, these creations acted as new and exciting wonders for students, staff and faculty to behold throughout the week. Photos by | Emily Laughlin

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Family is important to me, but as I grow older, I realize I do not remember much of my childhood. The only real memories I have come from photos. I see photos of myself as a child and I know I was part of the events, but I do not remember them. There are countless photos of birthdays, holiday dinners and gift exchanging. They are all photos of my family tradition throughout the years, but when I look back at those photos, I think of all the things I do not do anymore. I also think of all the traditions that have been broken as many family members have passed away or built new family traditions with their own families. I have yet to build new traditions, but I am starting to see how important they truly are.

I would like to take this time to remind you of your own family traditions. They could vary from stories from your parents, a recipe of those delicious cookies only your grandmother could make or maybe even a lullaby your aunt used to sing to you as a child. Those things are what make life so interesting and unique because nobody has the same stories or memories. Every family is different. We all share a common interest of caring for and loving each other, but the traditional aspect is different in each family.

The way I celebrate Christmas is different than you celebrate Christmas, if you celebrate Christmas at all. The way I sing “Happy

Birthday” is different from you. The way I was taught how to make up songs when I could not sleep is different than the things you were taught. None of that makes family tradition any different though. The different details of tradition are not what is important. What is important, however, is that we recognize the tradition. Take into consideration that these little things were passed down from generation to generation. I understand that there are families that do not have generational connection due to adoption or other reasons, but nonetheless, somebody passed down the things that were taught to you. Family does not necessarily mean blood either. I believe family is what you make it. For instance, the traditions I am starting to build are not with my blood family, as the photos reminded me of, but with my friend’s family. I have intertwined myself into her family and I am making new traditions for myself. In fact, it is amazing how her children have taught me so much about living life and enjoying life.

It is fun to learn other family traditions. Step outside of your box once in awhile and experience something different. Go visit a neighbor when they are celebrating a birthday. Take a day to volunteer at a senior citizens’ home and spark a conversation with someone. Even attend a funeral for someone you did not know. You would be surprised to find out what kind of amazing traditions there are with

A cup of Jo: Sharing in family traditions

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DADT censorship issue“Congress shall

make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

This is the first amendment of our country’s constitution, of which my favorite part is the freedom of the press. I think it is a great American tradition to have a free press and it is something we need to defend and allow to happen.

As the news editor for the “Western Oregon Journal,” I realize that I have the privilege to use the Post section of this paper as a platform for issues I think are important and need to be heard, and I commend my colleagues for doing the same. At the same time, it’s my right as an American citizen to be able to state my opinion in an editorial.

In my opinion, censorship is never

excusable, whether it is for security or because some reader views an editorial as offensive or ignorant. This editorial is a response to the chalkboard sponsored by ASWOU and the letters to the editor in response to Ms. Tilicki’s column on the issue of the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT).

Personally, I feel people have rashly responded to her editorial. First of all, the post section of the newspaper is opinion-based content, not fact. So, the person who wrote the statement “Retract the article in the Journal” on the chalkboard used the incorrect terminology and may have an incorrect understanding of the difference between the two. For the most part, newspapers don’t retract editorials; since Ms. Tilicki stated her opinion and not fact, there is nothing to

really retract.She was called

homophobic in the letters because of her addressing the possible concerns or issues with DADT being repealed, even though she stated in her first paragraph, “I feel that gays and lesbians have the right to serve openly in the military.” I believe that all Ms. Tilicki was trying to do, was bring up possible issues that this new break through in gay rights may bring to light. She was concerned for homosexual soldiers and equality for all.

Ms. Tilicki was rightly concerned that some individuals would use this victory as an excuse for poor and unacceptable behavior for a person serving in the United States military. She never said that all gays were going to do this, but that this might become an issue, and that just because they are gay doesn’t mean they should be allowed to live above the letter of the law.

JakeLogan

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I believe this to be completely true and a valid response: equality does not mean special privileges for a certain group. Wasn’t the plight of repealing DADT to allow gays to be equal with heterosexuals in the military? And now that they are allowed to be open and honest about their sexual orientation, they should not be able to use their sexual orientation as a “get out of jail card” so to speak. Also I just want to make sure that the readers know that I do not think that every gay troop will do this, but I also think no one should be allowed to. While I know some were confused and frustrated with her stance on how to house now openly gay troops, I can only say that it is such a gray area and complicated like

almost every aspect of life. There may never be a right or wrong way to do it.

I did not appreciate a group who stated they were fighting for equality and rights for all to in turn attempt to censor or quiet a voice and opinion simply because they did not agree with it. As a gay man myself, I did not necessarily take offense to her editorial and actually was asked to personally read her column to make sure it wasn’t homophobic or slanderous.

My editorial last week, in which I talked of being rash and quick to fight in a situation of political differences, was actually referring to her post subject. After I stopped and stepped outside my own world and perspective, I came to the conclusion that what she said had some validity. Then I thought that she was actually

courageous for talking about something that would be a tough and controversial issue.

Ms. Tilicki had the bravery to put her name to her opinions; she didn’t have the luxury of writing them anonymously on a chalkboard that will be erased in the near future.

So, to those who wrote on the ASWOU chalkboard, while I commend you for freely expressing yourselves, at the same time I ask you to think about what your anonymity affords you. It is easy to state an opinion when the threat of personal backlash is eliminated. I also commend the writers of the letters to the editor for their personal expression and recognition; however, it is my opinion that what the letters were ultimately asking for was censorship.

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someone passes. It is possible that we can learn other traditions, share those stories and memories with our own families and make new traditions of our own. I

honestly cannot wait to share what I have learned about traditional differences from other people with my own family. When my children look at the photos of me as a child, I want them to be able to say, “Wow, I remember doing that as a kid too.” What I have learned from

my grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, sister and friends I will pass on to my children in hopes they will pass it onto their own, and I suggest you try to do the same. It would be amazing if we found we all shared a similar tradition within our own families.

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letter to the editorIn response to ‘DADT’ editorial

Bishop Pope | Sophomore

Tilicki’s column, “Cons of Repeal of DADT,” was not wrong, but there were several points that were overlooked.

As an army infantry veteran who has completed two tours in Iraq’s most hostile zones, I can say that America is not ready for the repeal of DADT. We are entirely aware that not every homosexual will try to make advances toward every person of the same sex; however, it seems that a majority of Americans are not aware that we have other reasons for not wanting gays in the military.

Congress has done an impressive job at alluding to the fact that a majority of combat arms position in the Army and Marine Corp, the ones who actually fight our wars, are highly against having homosexuals in the military and know that this decision will directly affect morale. Let’s face it, our infantrymen were trained to infiltrate hostile territories to engage and destroy the enemy. In the same hand, they also are required to attend sensitivity briefs on topics like “how to treat your enemy.” Since when does war go hand in hand with emotion? Similar classes in the future will only consume valuable time better spent training to stay alive.

The last thing our guys need is another layer of confusion to cloud up our judgment. Our men live a completely different lifestyle than what civilians are typically used to, yet students and professors alike both feel that their few hours of watching CNN makes them experts on what is best. To view Ms. Tilicki’s original column, see page eight of the Jan. 12 edition of the

“Western Oregon Journal.”

letter to the editorIn response to ‘High School 2.0’ editorial

Megan Habermann | Assistant Director for Student Leadership & Activities

As one of the individuals who coordinates our New Student Week (NSW) program, I would like to clarify and respond to a few statements made in the article, “Is College High School 2.0?”

The professional and student staff responsible for NSW have researched the effectiveness of NSW in transitioning students to WOU. Our data shows that well over half of the students who participate feel more prepared for what to expect academically, socially and culturally. In fact, over 70 percent of respondents in our last benchmark indicated that NSW helped them connect WOU to their own identity.

Our program needs to be accessible to as many students as possible, particularly students who are first-generation, disabled or may come from impoverished backgrounds. These students may not have the same preparedness as those whose parents attended college. Others may face unique challenges inside and outside the classroom due to a disability. In addition, many students are not as privileged as others to attend high school in predominately wealthy areas where it is an expectation that they will attend college, and that their high school will prepare them to do so. Our goal, like that of Western Oregon University, is for as many students to be as successful as possible. Western works to provide a path to success for all students, even those from a less than privileged background. Anyone seeking clarification about the goals and processes in planning and executing NSW should feel free to contact me. We welcome all concerns and criticism.

To view Ms. O’Rourke’s original column, see page eight of the Jan. 12 edition of the “Western Oregon Journal.”

Every week there will be a close-up photo of a random object that can be found on campus. The first person who emails the “Journal” at editor@westernoregonjournal.com with the correct identification wins a free Little Caesar’s pizza. In your email,

please include your name, phone number and area of study/title.The answer to the photo hunt will be printed in the following week’s issue. Good luck!

CORRECTIONS:College of Education to receive Christa McAuliffe Award (Issue 14, page two): In this article, the “Western Oregon Journal” stated that “96 percent of all teacher candidates graduate and go on to be hired in a P-12 school.” The statement should have read: “96 percent of all students who are admitted to the College of Education complete the program successfully.” As of now, there are no statistics available for the number of students who obtain jobs following graduation.SAB finds new home under Student Leadership and Activities’ wing (Issue 14, page three): The “Western Oregon Journal” incorrectly labeled the Student Leadership and Activities as a board, instead of an office on campus that is a part of the Student Affairs division. In addition, it has been brought to our attention that the SAB Director position will not remain part of ASWOU, although the election of the position will still remain on the ASWOU ballet. Lastly, the Coordinator for Student Leadership and Activities’ name was misspelled once within the article; rather than “Steven Cuchiara,” it should be “Stephen Cucchiara.”Promoting Racial Equality and Freedom (Issue 14, page four): In this article, the “Western Oregon Journal” stated that President John Minahan was to speak on Thursday, Jan. 20 as part of Martin Luther King, Jr. week. He actually spoke on Tuesday, Jan. 18.

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Despite injury, Cutler still quit on his team

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After an apparent knee injury earlier in the NFC championship game game, Bears’ quarterback Jay Cutler sat out, eventually leaving third-string man Caleb Haine to try to mount a heroic comeback on his own against Green Bay. During the closing stages of and immediately after the game Sunday, the criticism of Cutler began streaming in like 15-year-old girls at a Justin Beiber concert.

Even more surprising than being bashed by the media was the outcry from players from other teams, most using Twitter as their means of denigration.

Cardinals’ safety Kerry Rhodes: “Cmon cutler u have to come back. This is the NFC championship if u didn’t know.”

Former Cowboy Deion Sanders: “Im telling u in the playoffs u must drag me off the field. All the medicine in pro lockerooms this dude comes out! I apologize bear fans! ... Folks i never question a players injury but i do question a players heart.”

Buccaneers’ linebacker Derrick Brooks: “BEARS fans I am so SORRY, I have to be crawling and cant get up to come off field, Josh Freeman would not come out, MEDS ARE AVAILABLE.” And he went on to say: “HEY there is no medicine for a guy with no guts and heart.”

Jaguars’ running back Maurice Jones-Drew: “All I’m saying is that he can finish the game on a hurt knee... I played the whole season on one.”

Cutler’s teammate, future Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher, took umbrage to these words and immediately snapped back during the post-game press conference: “Nothing like jealous people who are sitting home watching. Players around the league you said, right? Yeah, love jealous people when they’re watching our game on TV while their season is over.”

It was announced Monday that Cutler’s MRI revealed a torn MCL in his knee, a serious injury that

has undoubtedly silenced many of the quarterback’s enemies. To me, it was obvious he would not have been able to play even if he wanted to.

And Urlacher is right. It’s very easy for players whose teams are not on the verge of advancing to the Super Bowl to degrade players from teams who are on the brink of that achievement.

But all of that said, Cutler still quit on his team. He was hurt; he couldn’t play. But he could have contributed in other ways yet chose not to.

When backup Todd Collins was put into the game, Cutler did not hold a clipboard or put on a headset. He didn’t even offer words of encouragement, not to Collins, not to anyone on the Bears’ roster.

And when Haine replaced Collins? No change; Cutler continued sulking on the sideline, his face showing a blank stare and his disposition showing little more. Cutler did not cheer, he did not motivate and it seemed he did not care.

The mass-media disparagement actually began nearly two weeks ago when ESPN columnist Rick Reilly wrote a piece that tore Cutler apart. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a player not guilty of rape or murder so ruthlessly vilified and belittled the way Cutler was in the article. Do I disagree with some of, if not most of Reilly’s observations? Of course not. In fact, from what I’ve seen of Cutler in press conferences and on the sidelines, I totally see where the award-winning sportswriter is coming from.

I feel bad for Cutler because of the undue criticism, because of his numerous opponents jumping at the opportunity to beat down a dead horse before they knew the extent of the damage. I also believe that Reilly’s column played a role in and was a catalyst for the public denouncement from the media and players.

Yet, in my mind, he still threw in the towel at a moment when his team needed him more than ever. The Bears first lost Cutler’s physical talents, then they lost his support, and, ultimately, they lost the game.

Matthew Curran | Freelancer

Men’s basketball loses to UAA, beats UAFWheadon sco res 20 po in ts , ea rns s i x ass i s t s i n w in ove r UAF, Ne l son ch ips i n 18 po in ts and e igh t r ebounds

Junior Jamaal Veal (No. 24, pictured against Western Washington University on Jan. 8) came off the bench to score 11 points and five rebounds against Alaska Anchorage on Jan. 20.

Western marched north into Alaska for a two-game road trip. Their first opponent was a tough Alaska Anchorage (UAA) squad battling for the top seed in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC). Coming off a loss against Simon Fraser, Western wanted to get back on track and steal a win. On Thursday, Jan. 20, UAA won 79-59. The win improved UAA’s record to 15-4 overall, 7-1 GNAC.

Western only trailed by two points at the half, but UAA turned the heat up in the second half. They

nailed 63 percent of their shots and held Western to 32 percent shooting.

In the second half, Western was extremely scrappy. They made consistent efforts to cut the lead, but UAA kept making big shots. A key turning point was with six minutes left in the game. Western trailed by six points and was on the comeback trail. At that moment, UAA responded with two clutch three-pointers to swell up the lead to 12 points.

“It was a 34-minute effort and the dam collapsed after that,” explained

head coach Craig Stanger. “They made big threes and we weren’t consistent offensively”

Junior Blair Wheadon led all Western scorers with 16 points; all of his field goals were from three-point land. Sophomore Tarance Glynn was the big man on the boards, contributing seven rebounds for the Wolves.

For UAA, Steve White, Drew Robinson and Walker all dished out five assists and UAA had an assist on 24 of its 28 baskets.

The last part of the road trip was in freezing-cold Fairbanks, Alaska. Coming

into the game, Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) were winners of two-straight. Western ended up cutting their two-game losing streak with a big win over UAF, 89-85, on Saturday, Jan. 22.

The win bumped up Western’s record to 10-9 overall, 5-4 GNAC. UAF dropped to 5-10 overall, 2-6 GNAC.

For everyone who did not watch, both teams never accepted defeat. UAF’s largest lead was

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Junior Blair Wheadon (pictured against Western Washington University on Jan. 8) led all scorers with 16 points on Jan. 20 against UAA. He had 20 points and six assists against UAF on Jan. 22.

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Western’s Disc Golf Club competed in its first-ever collegiate tournament on Sunday, Jan. 23. The tournament was comprised of four collegiate teams, of which Western is the smallest in student population and square footage. The other teams competing in the tournament were the University of Oregon (UO), Oregon State University (OSU) and, the tournament host, Portland State University (PSU).

The tournament

took place at Pier Park, located in the St. John’s area of Portland, Ore., on a dry, 41 degree Sunday afternoon. Pier Park is noted by bullseyediscgolf.com to be one of the Pacific Northwest’s most beautiful and challenging disc golf parks.

In the singles competition, junior Shaun Kirk won first place by shooting 52 in the first round and 54 in the second round. His second round score brought him into a tie for first. He

then won in a playoff to achieve first place.

Other Western scorers included junior Tyler Trihn, who shot 55 in both the first and second rounds and club president, junior Chase Estep, who shot a 57 in the first round and 58 in the second round.

Out of the four teams competing Western placed third after UO and PSU. OSU finished in fourth place.

“We met my expectations,” said Estep.

“We were playing against three [NCAA] Division I schools and we didn’t get last, so I feel pretty good about that. Hopefully after some practices we can break into the top two.”

Western’s next tournament is on Saturday, Feb. 19, at Willamette Park in West Linn, Ore.

For further information about disc golf, or joining the Disc Golf Club, contact Chase Estep at cestep08@wou.edu.

Disc Golf Club places third in first-ever collegiate tournamentJunior Shaun Kirk gets f i rst p lace in s ingles compet i t ion at P ier Park in Port land on Jan. 23

Jeffrey Larson | Sports Editor

Basketball is art

From the behind-the-back pass to the alley-oop, basketball is one of the arts.

When you think of art, rarely does basketball, or any other sport for that matter, come to mind. However, after playing basketball for over 16 years, I believe that what is done on the court by every ball player is, in fact, art.

We’ve all seen the smoothness of a crossover dribble, one of the simplest moves one can do on the court, but how often do we consider it anything more than just playing the game?

I’ve come to realize that basketball is in fact one of the greatest sports, and one of the greatest forms of art, around.

While reading this, you may think I am crazy or have no idea what art or sport is, but let me explain before making any judgments.

One may say that ‘art is not competitive so sports cannot be art.’ However, I disagree.

After much thought, trials and errors, a coach, or sometimes even a player, will develop a play that, with practice, can break down an opponent’s defense and result in success.

Does that seem familiar to any art students?

After much thought, trials and errors, an artist will develop a masterpiece that can captivate generations.

Do artists create works to defeat an opponent? I am sure there are artists who have created a piece simply to be better than another artist.

What about competitive dance? Dance is an art, so if you are in a dance competition, your goal is to defeat your opponents.

So, now that competition is settled, let’s examine variety. Clearly there are many different sports, like basketball, baseball, tennis, football, soccer, rugby, lacrosse and softball; the list could go on and on. There are also many different forms of art, like drawing,

painting, sculpting, dance, film, photography, music, literature; again, the list could go on.

But what about variation within a specific sport and art form? How about we compare basketball and painting for variation?

Watch nearly any basketball game, whether it is the Wolves of Western or the Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association, and you will see trick passes like an alley-oop or behind-the-back as well as skillful dribbles like the crossover. Not everyone can effectively perform these moves, but the way in which those who can perform these are often different.

LeBron James, Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul can all do a crossover, but the way in which they do it is often different and typically for different reasons.

Additionally, an individual often performs these moves differently depending on the situation. One may go left with a crossover one moment and right the next or even backwards another moment. Variation is key to performing any move in basketball.

As for painting, we all know that there are thousands of different painters spanning the centuries. If one were to observe the works of Vincent van Gough, Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock, although they all can paint, one would see how different their works are from each other.

Furthermore, if you look at the paintings of Picasso, you would see how different they are and how none of them look alike. Even with the abstract, action paintings, in which Pollock would drip or pour the paint on the canvas, none of his paintings look identical. Although some look similar, no two are identical.

T h e r e f o r e , competition and variety can both be components of art and basketball.

I hold a great deal of respect for artists. Whether they be painters, sculptors, dancers or basketball players, the skill they have and the way they use it has fascinated me for many years and I look forward to seeing more works of art, on and off the court, in the near future.

Jeffrey Larson

SportsEditor

men’s basketball gnac standingsCONF. ALL

W=Win L=Lose H=Home A=Away N=Neutral

Men’s Basketball W L W L H A N Central Washington 8 1 15 2 5-1 5-0 5-1 Alaska Anchorage 7 1 15 4 9-1 3-1 3-2 Seattle Pacific 5 3 11 5 7-3 3-1 1-1 Western Washington 5 3 10 6 8-0 1-3 1-3 Western Oregon 5 4 10 9 8-2 2-5 0-2 Saint Martin’s 4 5 11 8 5-3 3-5 3-0 Northwest Nazarene 4 5 8 8 6-4 1-4 1-0 Alaska Fairbanks 2 6 5 10 3-6 1-3 1-1 Montana State Billings 2 7 4 12 2-6 1-6 1-0 Simon Fraser 1 8 2 13 2-2 0-7 0-4

five points and Western’s was four points. Multiple lead changes occurred and no one sustained the momentum until the end of the game. The first half was tightly contested. Western trailed by only four points at the half, 43-47.

At the start of the second half, Western came out fired up to play. They made the first seven points of the half and grabbed a four-point lead. UAF then fought back and took a five-point lead with only eight minutes left. This was the moment where Western showed its resiliency.

The Wolves erupted on a 10-2 run, capped off by a huge three-pointer from junior Kyle Long. After the game-changing run, Western was clinging to a slim three-point lead with 4:25 left in the ball game. To close out the game, Western responded with clutch free showing. Western made the next eight out of nine free-throws to seal the victory.

“I was pleased with our effort during key stretches of the game,” concluded Stanger. “They have the nation’s leading scorer in Division II and our defensive contained him. We outshot them from the line and that was crucial.”

Four different Wolves scored in double-figures. Wheadon was the high-man of the game with 20 points and six assists. Long added 14 points, Freelander 11 points, and Nelson came up big with 18 points and eight rebounds.

Western returns home on Thursday, Jan. 27, against Montana State Billings at 7 p.m. in NPE.

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Tarance Glynn (pictured against Simon Fraser on Jan. 6) had nine points and led the Wolves on the glass with seven boards on Jan. 20 against UAA.

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Kyle Bruce | Freelancer

Women’s basketball loses pair of road gamesPeterson led the Wolves with her fourth double-double of the season against MSB, earned fifth double-double in loss to SPU

Junior Rylee Peterson (pictured against Alaska Anchorage on Jan. 13) scored 12 points and 11 rebounds against Montana State Billings on Jan. 20 and 12 points and 10 rebounds against Seattle Pacific University on Jan. 22.

women’s basketball gnac standingsCONF. ALL

Some say the best part of leaving is coming home. For the Lady Wolves, nothing could be further from the truth.

The Western women’s basketball team suffered a pair of road losses to Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) foes this past weekend, falling 82-55 to Montana State Billings (MSB) on Thursday, Jan. 20, and 64-54 to then No. 20 Seattle Pacific (SPU) on Saturday, Jan. 22.

The Wolves (7-10, 5-4 GNAC) left Monmouth in a two-way tie for third place in the GNAC at 5-2. They return as one of four teams in a logjam for fourth place at 5-4.

Junior forward Rylee Peterson’s 12-point, 11-rebound outing against the ‘Jackets of MSB was her fourth double-double of the season. Sophomore guard Lorrie Clifford scored a team-high 13 points in the loss.

The game also marked the 100th time senior guard Sara Zahler has donned a Wolves uniform, making her just the second player in 11 NCAA Division II seasons to compete in at least 100 contests.

MSB (9-8, 5-4 GNAC) sprinted out to an early lead and held a 16-2 advantage just five minutes into the contest. The ‘Jackets stretched their margin to as many as 26 points in the first half before taking a 42-18 lead into halftime.

MSB’s lead ballooned to as many as 32 points in the second stanza but a late Western run momentarily cut the deficit to 23 at 74-51 with just over two minutes left. Billings responded with a run of their own to put the game away.

The first half was arguably Western’s worst of the season. The Wolves shot just 26.7 percent (8 for 30) from the field and missed all eight of their long-range attempts. They also committed 11 turnovers to just three assists.

Western turned it around in the second period, however, hitting 51.9 percent (14 for 27) of their shots and 50 percent (3 for 6) of their three-point tries. They also dished out 10 assists while committing just three turnovers.

“Billings was a team on a mission tonight,” Western head coach Greg Bruce said. “To be successful on the road, you have to be the team that sets the tone and we did not do that.”

MSB senior guard Jenny Heringer led all scorers with 22 points.

The Wolves faced an even tougher test in their second game in the form of perennial GNAC powerhouse No. 20 Seattle Pacific.

Zahler scored a game-high 16 points and Peterson recorded another double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) for Western but a decisive second-half run by SPU (12-4, 6-2 GNAC) would seal the Wolves’ fate.

Western trailed 32-21 at halftime but narrowed the margin to just five points at 42-37 with 11:09 left in the game. The Falcons of Seattle Pacific answered Western’s rally with one of their own, using a 14-5 run that spanned more than five minutes to take a 56-42 lead with six minutes remaining. The Wolves got back to within single-digits twice more, the last time coming on a pair of free

throws from Clifford at the 2:49 mark. An SPU trey put the hosts back up by double-digits, sealing the victory.

Western largely outplayed Seattle Pacific in the second stanza, outscoring the Falcons 33-32 and connecting on 44 percent (11 for 25) of their attempts while SPU was held to 34.4 percent (11 for 31).

“I was extremely pleased with our effort,” Bruce noted. “I thought we matched their energy and intensity and really played hard.”

SPU’s redshirt freshman Katie Benson led the Falcons with 15 points.

Western will play host to the Saint Martin’s Saints this Saturday, Jan. 29, in their lone game of the week.

SMU (10-7, 5-4 GNAC) is also one of the four teams tied for fourth place in the conference standings. The Saints have been playing excellent basketball of late; they are winners of four of their last five games, including victories over then No. 11 Alaska Anchorage and then No. 20 Seattle Pacific.

The Wolves defeated Saint Martin’s 59-53 earlier this season. Sophomore guard Hannah Whitsett dropped a career-high 22 points in the previous meeting, hitting six three-pointers.

“Saint Martin’s is one of the hottest teams in the league right now,” Bruce said. “Every time we play them, the game seems to come down the wire. The girls are excited for this game, and I’m confident we’ll come ready to play.”

Game time is set for 5:15 p.m. in New P.E.

Photo by | Emily Laughlin

Women’s Basketball W L W L H A N Western Washington 8 0 15 1 5-0 6-0 4-1 Seattle Pacific 6 2 12 4 7-2 4-1 1-1 Alaska Anchorage 6 3 15 5 10-2 3-2 2-1 Saint Martin’s 5 4 10 7 6-2 2-3 2-2 Northwest Nazarene 5 4 10 7 4-2 4-3 2-2 Montana State Billings 5 4 9 8 5-3 3-4 1-1 Western Oregon 5 4 7 10 5-2 2-6 0-2 Central Washington 1 7 6 9 4-3 0-4 2-2 Simon Fraser 1 7 4 9 0-6 2-3 2-0 Alaska Fairbanks 1 8 1 15 1-9 0-4 0-2 W=Win L=Lose H=Home A=Away N=Neutral