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news4 Avista challenges campuses to conserve energy consumption5 Affordable Care Act gives coverage to young adults Crunching the numbers6 Faces of Whitworth: Dominic Noble 7 Banks begin charging debit card fee8 In the Chambers Whitworth prepares students for post-graduation careers
arts & culture9 Outdoor lifestyle, students’ cure-all10 D.I.Y. Project: Cardboard chair11 Be inspired to ‘Start Something that Mat ters’12 Give the performing monkey a quarter and he plays music I Saw You13 ‘Hay Fever’ to delight many with comedy
opinions14 Pay differences reveal misplaced priorities15 Technology isn’t as bad as you think16 Human need is source of corporate greed17 Couple’s failed faith healing raises community Deadhole comic18 Time for bicyclists to move off the road
sports19 Pirate’s winning streak comes to a halt20 Homecoming weekend brings back alumni Football loses to Pacific Lutheran in last seconds21 Pirates defeat Willamette in home victory22 Men’s soccer snatches victory on road23 Spotted from the crow’s nest: Amanda Grumbach
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Photographer: Tanner ScholtenWhitworth volleyball wins three sets against Whitman College at last Wednesday’s game.
Serving the Whitworth community since 1905
staFF Fall 2011Editor-in-Chief
Jessica [email protected]
News EditorLindsie Wagner
Arts & Culture EditorJo Miller
Opinions EditorMax Nelsen
Sports EditorKara Fisher
Photo EditorChrissy Roach
Online EditorDeidre Low
Copy ChiefDani Dubois
Radio LiaisonLauren Denslow
Circulation ManagerCrystal Nelson
Graphic DesignerMaria Chumov
Assistant Graphic DeisgnerAshley Antunes
Advertising ManagersMolly Ferree
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AdviserJim McPherson
Staff MembersBrianna Anderson, Melissa Barringer, Hope Barnes, Jordan Beauchamp, Rosie Brown, Siri Carlson, Hannah Charlton,
Sydney Conner, Rebekah Daniels, Mark Davis, Jeff Ferguson, Andrew Forhan, Corina Gebbers, Megan
Hinzdel, Sena Hughes, Kari Johnson, Kelly Johnson, Heather Kennison, Jonathan Kim, Lucas Kok, Peter
Landgren, Michael Locatell, Ira McIntosh, Nick Meisner, Michaela Michael, Natalie Moreno, Greg Moser, Lauren
Nudelman, Rachel O’Kelley, Remi Omodora, Jasmine Pallwitz, Samantha Payne, Kelli Raines, Midera Rasami-
manana, Elizabeth Reeves, Tanner Scholten, Alex Spencer, Ryan Stevens, Nathan Webber, Joe Westenberg, Haley Wil-
liamson, and Courtney Woodgate.
whitworthiantheeditorial: IN THE LOOP
Whitworth’s commitment to sustainability is both admirable and well-proven. Currently, Whit-worth is the clear leader in Avista Utilities’ ongo-ing Power Down, Add Up contest. Also, Whitworth recently hosted Professor Steven Bouma-Prediger for a lecture on earth-keeping. However, these events bring up issues about Whitworth’s sustain-ability drive.
First, the Avista contest is set up as a competi-tion between schools. Why is it that we are com-peting? The answer comes across in the way the event was advertised: the potential to win an iPad seems to be the primary emphasis. If participation by individuals is motivated purely by a desire to win iPads then we have no right to claim the man-tle of sustainability.
Yet from the standpoint of school leadership, environmental concerns appear more dominant. This also poses problems. In one dorm, advertis-ing for the challenge has been particularly exces-sive. Signs exhorting residents, including non-participants in the contest, to brush their teeth without water, turn off lights, unplug laptops and take shorter showers paper the walls. Even the wa-ter fountains feature face-level signs urging great-er conservation.
One of the more amusing signs reads, “Jesus is the light, so you don’t need one.” While we’re twisting Scripture, we may as well note Matthew 5:16, which directs us to “let your light shine be-fore men.”
Misquoting Scripture and discouraging people from drinking water from public fountains borders on absurdity and alludes to propaganda.
Bouma-Prediger’s lecture reinforced these con-cerns. While he presented some thoughtful points, there were telling weaknesses in his presentation.
For instance, Bouma-Prediger stated that 2 mil-lion plastic water bottles are used in the U.S. ev-ery five minutes, or 1.86 water bottles per day for every person in the country. This same statistic is featured on napkin dispensers in our dining hall. However, research by this board has failed to turn up any such statistic.
While it appeared on blogs, no source of the sta-tistic could be found. The Story of Stuff Project says that Americans use about a half billion bottles of water per week, or 0.23 bottles per person per day. According to the New York Department of Con-servation said that Americans purchased 31 bil-lion bottles of water in 2006, or 0.27 water bottles per person per day. Bouma-Prediger’s number is almost seven times the highest statistic we found.
While the number of water bottles used is high in any case, this board believes that accurate infor-mation is vitally important, especially when ques-tionable statistics are used to coerce people into altering their behavior.
This brings up the most critical weakness in the general approach to sustainability. There is no clear criteria for balancing human need in a specific situation against the well-being of the en-vironment. If we truly want to help the environ-ment, minimal human activity should be sought and, indeed, coerced. If we want to take human needs into account, however, we must accept that the environment is going to suffer some degree of harm. Where do we draw the line? This often goes unaddressed.
If the university is going to continue ramping up its pursuit of sustainability, it is time for there to be an honest discussion, based on accurate informa-tion, about what this truly means.
Sustainability needs a re-evaluationEditorials in the “In the Loop” section reflect the majority opinion of the editorial board, which is made up of five editors.
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I am writing to state that last week’s article on “The Impact of Students’ Loan Debt” was mis-leading and included incorrect information. This was despite the fact that I had sent a response to the author’s fact-checking email for data she planned to use in the article. To clarify what should have been reported, the average level of debt for students who graduated this last spring after studying here for four years was $23,983, for those who used a student loan while studying. This is the number that should have appeared on the front page of the newspaper. 30% of the class who graduated did not need to borrow a student loan. If you calculate the average based on all students who graduated, the average is $16,795. While the article talked about some students bor-rowing over $20,000 in student loans each year, this year just 2.5% of student borrowers are bor-rowing $20,000 or more. This higher level of lend-ing is usually because the parents are not will-ing to provide the support that the federal needs analysis (FAFSA) shows should be available.
Most Whitworth students are responsible and
sensible about their borrowing and are borrow-ing less than they would at other schools that are similar to Whitworth. Whitworth’s percentage of defaulted student loans is less than 1%. This speaks well of our students and the management of their debt levels.
While student loans are not the best resource for students to use to help pay for college, they do make it possible for students to finish their degrees, when other resources (such as schol-arships or grants) are not available at the level needed. Our students are able to graduate and enter the work force as highly qualified and skilled persons. Student loans allow students to invest in their future and dedicate the time they need to be successful students.
Thank you for your interest in this topic and thank you for setting the record straight.
Sincerely,
Wendy OlsonDirector of Financial Aid
letter to the editorThe Whitworthian welcomes reader responses to articles or issues of interest to the Whitworth community. Send letters to [email protected] or submit online. Limit to 200 words.
Sept. 28 student loan article seen as misleading
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October is energy saving awareness month, and to celebrate, Avista Corp. is having its second annual Power Down, Add Up energy conservation challenge.
Teaming up with fi ve local colleges in the surrounding area, Avista is challenging students to monitor and conserve energy use for 31 days. Th e objective is to show students how simple and easy it is to reduce the amount of energy used on a daily basis.
Th e tradition began last year with a competition held between Washington State University and Gonzaga University to see how many kilowatts the schools could save in a one-month period.
Th e second go-around will include WSU and Gonzaga along with Whitworth University,
University of Idaho and North Idaho College.Th e main purpose of this competition was to
target on-campus college students and to get them thinking about their energy usage, Avista Communications Manager Dan Kolbert said.
For many students it is their fi rst time living away from parents or guardians, and by living on campus they don’t see a fl uctuating energy bill.
Power Down, Add Up seeks to prove that every little bit of energy saved can add up to great amounts, but only if everyone does his part.
To get involved, on-campus students can go online to everylittlebit.com and register with their Whitworth email to begin tracking their energy
usage.Students can then log their personal
achievements of energy saved, and are able to see their accumulated kilowatts saved as well as view
how their living groups and universities are doing overall.
At the end of the month, the university with the highest amount of energy saved will be awarded a prize. Th en a random drawing, open to all participants, will be held and the selected winner will receive an iPad. Th e winners will be announced Nov. 1.
While the competition ends at the end of October, Kolbert said he hopes this conservation challenge will branch new habits that will last a lifetime.
“Students are part of an impressionable generation that cares about the environment and cares about the world,” Kolbert said. “Just because you are a part of a small school, doesn’t mean you cannot win.”
He said he hopes students will pass along the message to their roommates, RAs, other students in their living group and around campus.
Jennifer IngramStaff Writer
Contact Jennifer Ingram at [email protected].
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Percent of 18- to 25-year-olds who reported being without health insurance in January, according to
an ongoing Gallup survey.
$600,000The salary of the WSU head football coach,
according to ESPN.
7-1The current Northwest Conference record of the
volleyball team.
$5Monthly fee that Bank of America will begin issuing
to debit card users in early 2012.
62.6Percent of bicycle fatalities accounted for by head injuries in 2009, according to the Children’s Safety
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2,440Number of fans at Whitworth’s Homecoming
football game.
74Percent of bicycle-motor vehicle collisions that
occur at intersections.
Obama’s Affordable Care Act makes health care more readily available to 18- to 25-year-olds.
The act allows young adults up to age 26 to be covered by their parents’ health insurance while they transition from college into their careers.
“It’s potentially a huge benefit,” Health Center Director Kristiana Holmes said. “Because there have been significant gaps from the time when a student graduates from college and when they can enroll in insurance through an employer.”
New data gathered from an ongoing Gallup survey shows that the number of adults aged 18 to 25 without coverage has dropped from 28.7 percent last fall to 24.2 percent by this past summer. This accounts for roughly 1 million or more young adults who now have coverage.
“We think of young adults as being ‘healthy’ but many do need care and many have chronic problems,” Holmes said. “Because of this misconception, they may not be as likely to seek care as other people. With this extended coverage it may allow them to close that gap.”
Changes in the health care plan include the allowance for married and/or employed young adults to continue to be covered by their parents’ insurance.
However, there is a grandfather clause that requires young adults to take their employers’ insurance offerings until the year 2014, at which point the clause goes away and the young adults may go back to their previous plans if they desire.
“This is big,” Holmes said. “Because, even if a graduate is employed out of college, it’s usually at an entry-level position that doesn’t offer affordable insurance.”
According to an article published in the Huffington Post on Sept. 21, 2011, it is estimated that more than 30 million people will get coverage
with the main push of the Act, scheduled for 2014.Most of these changes affect the post-graduation
crowd who are left out by provisions in many insurance policies right now.
“[Students] might not feel it now, but they might when they actually graduate,” Holmes said. “We get calls from students who have graduated and it becomes a major concern for them.”
Another pro to the health care law is its role in preventative care. This means that young adults are going to health care providers before there is a
major issue.“For many types of
preventative care, they’re looking at no deductibles and no co-pays,” Holmes said. “This is to reduce costs for care.”
Holmes said she is excited for this, because it affects everyone by 2014.
“Hopefully we can prevent illness instead of dealing with it when it becomes a problem,”
Holmes said.This proactive stance needs to start with the
students, though, Holmes said.“Either individually or with their parents,
they need to make sure they’re contacting their insurance provider to find out how to stay enrolled and make sure they aren’t blindsided by any changes,” Holmes said.
An issue with insurance that has previously gone without notice is that many people are refused coverage due to pre-existing conditions such as diabetes, asthma or cancer.
“If for some reason they’ve previously been declared ineligible for insurance, there will soon be provisions where insurance providers cannot deny for pre-existing illness,” Holmes said.
For more information about the Affordable Care Act, visit www.healthcare.gov and click on “The Health Care Law & You.”
Ira McIntoshStaff Writer
Affordable Care Act gives coverage to young adults
“Hopefully we can prevent illness instead of dealing with it when it becomes a problem.”
- Kristiana HolmesHealth Center director
Contact Ira McIntosh at [email protected].
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The number of uninsured 18- to 25-year-olds went down from 28.4 percent to 24 percent between January 2010 and January 2011.
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Junior Dominic Noble pushes for authenticity in everyday life.
“People hide,” Noble said. “It’s like an unknown identity; people are afraid to express who they re-ally are.”
Noble was born and raised in Los Angeles, Calif., and lived with his single mother and younger brother.
“I was surrounded by diver-sity,” Noble said. “I grew up around Hispanics, people from Pakistan — all sorts of people.”
He never knew his father, but instead looked up to his grandfather from St. James, Barbados.
Noble’s upbringing led him to be interested in people’s stories. When he sees someone, he will say “hi” and proceed to ask about him and find out how he is really doing.
“It’s a pleasure to do that,” Noble said. “People have different pains, different emotions; we are dif-ferent. That’s why I love talking to people.”
Noble is a mathematical economics major, but is often asked if he is a sociology major.
“People question me like, ‘you look like a sociol-ogy major,’” Noble said. “Why’s that? Because I like
to hang out and talk to people.”He said he is frustrated with
this form of stereotyping.“Just because I’m a math-econ
major people expect me to be an-ti-social,” Noble said. “But that’s not the case. Just because you are studying something doesn’t mean that everyone is like that.”
Noble was originally interested in going to a university on the East Coast, but when he received a packet in the mail from Whitworth, he was curious and decided to check it out. Eventu-ally he applied and was accepted.
“God willed for me to be here,” Noble said. “If I hadn’t grown up in L.A., I wouldn’t be comfortable
being one of the few African American people on campus.”
He went on to say that he is comfortable here even though people aren’t the same. In fact, that’s why he chose Whitworth — to be a part of a bigger picture.
If there is one thing Noble wants to get across to the Whitworth community, it is that it’s important to be real.
“Don’t feel like you’re trapped in a dark room trying to find a light,” Noble said. “Or, don’t feel like you’re in quicksand; make that quicksand submit and come out above it.”
He is also quick to point out that God said to love everybody and, if you point your finger, you’re be-ing hypocritical.
“Just be who you are; I don’t care,” Noble said. “Stop hiding. That’s the beauty of it.”
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Photographer: Rebekah DanielsJunior Dominic Noble seeks solitude at one of his favorite spots on campus — outside of the Robinson Science Hall. His other favorite spots are McMillan Hall and the Lied Center for the Visual Arts.
Student pushes authenticity among peers
Contact Ira McIntosh at [email protected].
Bank of America will begin charging customers a monthly fee for debit card use in early 2012.
A charge of $5 per month will occur when a debit card is used, not including withdrawing cash at ATM machines. People who go an entire month without using their cards will not be charged.
“I can understand that as a bank they need to make money, and our society is driven by money,” junior Th omas Okura said. “It just kind of sucks.”
Okura joined Bank of America recently, and said he is not thrilled with the charges.
Bank of America is not the only bank making these charges.
Chase and Wells Fargo have already begun testing similar debit card charges, and some small chain banks have begun to follow the trend.
A regional bank in Atlanta began charging $5 per month last summer, and a regional Alabama bank will begin charging a $4 monthly debit card fee next month.
According to a Sept. 30 article from USA Today, that concept will become an industry norm.
Some banks, though, are not following this charging trend.
Th ese banks include U.S. Bank and Spokane Teachers Credit Union, both of which have Spokane locations.
Students can avoid paying monthly fees to use their cards at these local banks, as well as a few others.
STCU is a non-profi t bank which allows members to skip all the necessary fees that large-profi t banks need, which means it does not need its debit card users to pay a monthly fee.
Freshman Caleb Drechsel uses Banner, a northwest branch bank, which has not started to charge debit card fees.
Drechsel said he does not believe these charges will bring customers to a bank; in fact he said he is proud of his bank for not having these charges.
“I would probably stop using [my debit card] entirely if I were to be charged,” Drechsel said.
Switching banks is not the only way to avoid these fees. Consumers can completely switch from paying with debit cards to only using cash, which would eliminate charges entirely.
Many banks are not charging for use of in-network ATMs. Th is means students can continue to use their debit cards at their banks’ ATMs to withdraw cash, and not get charged a fee.
Students may also go into their banks to withdraw cash from their accounts, which also is not usually subject to a fee.
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Banks begin charging debit card fee
Contact Haley Williamson at [email protected].
She aims to improve quality of life for cancer survivors.How do surgery and chemotherapy affect the most intimate aspects of colon cancer patients’ lives? Nursing doctoral student Jeanne Robison seeks the answer, striving to help patients recover after treatment.
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This week held many interesting events for which ASWU is quite excited.
First, ASWU would like to publicly welcome our new members: Katie Wright (Baldwin-Jenkins Senator), Ian Robins (Warren Representative), Da-vid Hochstatter (Duvall/East Representative) and Cherise Hensley (Theme House Representative). Also, thank you to Sam Bjoraker for serving as the interim Arend/BJ Representative.
ASWU will be conducting our campus-wide sur-vey this week. We want to know what is important to you. Therefore we will not be holding our weekly meeting in the Chambers; rather we will be in the dorms and the HUB asking for your input about what is important for ASWU!
After the surveys have been gathered, I will be sending all of you a combination thank-you and summary of general thoughts that the survey found.
The results of the survey will help set the semes-ter goals of ASWU; please answer the questions thoughtfully and honestly.
This past week, ASWU also passed a requisition for a new mascot. If you are not aware, our mascot is out of date and deteriorating.
For those brave souls who wear the mascot cos-tume, to put the foam head on is a feat of great courage, and I applaud you. Jonny Whitmore, one of ASWU’s sports events coordinators, is in charge of purchasing the new mascot. Keep an eye out for its first appearance!
This past week was also HOMECOMING! Con-gratulations to Arend for winning the dorm com-petitions; well done! Thank you all for your par-ticipation in the many events that happened this week.
The dance took place on Saturday, and I enjoyed several new dance moves I saw people using.
You probably also noticed a lot of unfamiliar faces around campus this weekend; this was due to this weekend being Alumni Weekend! This means that a ton of grads came back to Whitworth and had a blast interacting at a school they still call home.
I have heard some excited chatter around cam-pus about one of the fast approaching events…Hu-mans vs Zombies! This event is incredibly fun, and I would strongly encourage you to register — if you haven’t already — and participate.
There are a ton of interesting events that will be happening this week, and I would encourage you to go to all of them, but do be responsible and make sure all your homework is done!
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined.” — Henry David Tho-reau.
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by Eric Fullerton
Whitworth prepares students for post-graduation careers
Contact Eric Fullerton at [email protected].
The Career Services office at Whitworth makes sure to offer resources to help students prepare for the real world.
While in college, job opportunities on campus are available, although they often fill up very fast.
There are positions to work as a cashier for the gym, food server for Sodexo, referee for Intramurals and many other options.
Students can also work at various locations like the library, bookstore, post office and chapel.
Freshman Matthew Keiper has been working at the post office for about four weeks, and said he thinks it is great that Whitworth provides so many opportunities for students to have jobs on campus.
“It really helps a lot because you are so busy with classes that to be able to have something so close, just in walking distance, is great,” Keiper said. “I probably wouldn’t have a job as a freshman with limited transportation.”
Another way students get real-world experience while in school is through internships.
Career Services stresses the importance of internships for post-graduation job-seeking.
“Last year, 2010, one-third of the Whitworth students who did internships were offered jobs,” Sandy Nowack, assistant director of Career Services said. “Internships give students confidence in the work field. It allows them to test drive their job and gives them a feel for what employers ask for.”
The Career Services office finds internships to be so important that the staff members have included that point in the four pieces of advice they give to students who are preparing to find a job after graduation.
The second point she said the office gives is to know yourself and what interests you for a job. Career Services offers many resources to help students figure this out.
This includes a resource called SIGI3, which can be found on the Career Services site. SIGI3 offers tools for self-assessment, and up-to-date industry information.
“Do what you enjoy because if you don’t, work days will be awfully long,” Nowack said.
The third key point is to know what your major offers. The fourth to use available resources, like the career center and talking to professors.
Career Services offers a wide range of resources for students and alumni, including sample cover letters and resumes, online job searches, online tools for discovering a fit for a job, mock interviews and general guidance.
But what happens after college?Students leave the safety net of their college or
university and look to get jobs in the real world that are not necessarily so readily available.
The rate of recent college graduates being hired
has dropped. At the same time, though, many Whitworth graduates continue to be hired.
One opportunity Career Services provides for students is mock interviews.
Alumna Emily McHenry was successful in finding a job in her field of study, and Career Services helped prepare her to get the job.
McHenry graduated in 2007 with a degree in nursing. She is now working at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.
“I am a registered nurse,” McHenry said. “I work on all the medical and surgical floors, and everyday I go somewhere different to fill gaps.”
McHenry said her first job was in Seattle, but she wanted to be closer to friends and family, which brought her back to Spokane. She called Sacred Heart, applied, had a phone interview and got the job.
She said Whitworth helped prepare her for this process.
“They offered interview practice,” McHenry said. “They had a set up where you pretended to be interviewed. I found that to be good because I didn’t have very many job interview experiences.”
She said Career Services gave her a lot of feedback and it was great practice, so when the time came for her interview with Sacred Heart, she was prepared and ready.
Alumna Emily Wold said she knows all about having doors opened for her through Whitworth.
Wold graduated in 2007 with a degree in visual arts for secondary education, and a minor in special education.
Four years ago, she went to Asia for a Jan Term trip with Whitworth, and now she is now living in Thailand with a job as an art teacher.
“I currently teach at Prem Tinsulanoda International School in Thailand,” Wold said. “I have been teaching internationally for the past four years and love it.”
Wold said it was during her Jan Term trip that she had her first job interview, and then her second job as a teacher came through Search Associates for international school teachers.
“My Whitworth education helped in the interview process and gave me tools to be a successful teacher,” Wold said. “I would not be teaching at one of the top IB International Schools in Southeast Asia if it were not for the wonderful education I received at Whitworth.”
According to the alumni fact sheet on the Whitworth website, many alumni have continued their studies, pursuing doctorates or masters’ degrees at universities like Harvard, Duke and University of California Los Angeles.
Haley WilliamsonStaff Writer
Contact Haley Williamson at [email protected].
“One-third of the Whitworth students who
did internships were offered jobs.”
- Sandy Nowackassistant director of Career
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Joe WestenbergStaff Writer
Outdoor Recreation is a student-run program at Whitworth, created by the school to help more students discover and experience the best recre-ation activities Spokane has to offer. It has since expanded its geographic focus to much of the Western United States.
Head of Outdoor Rec and senior Jeff Podmayer is solely responsible for locations and activities for trips, as well as figuring out logistics such as bud-geting, travel and lodging.
“The big trips we do are extremely popular and there’s always demand for more of them,” Pod-mayer said. “The problem is that it’s a lot of work to make these trips happen and it’s hard to bal-ance that with being a full-time student.”
That’s why there are eight new volunteers work-ing with him to make sure there are more oppor-tunities for students to experience the thrill of wild landscapes. These volunteers are organized into four different groups: hiking, biking, climbing and rafting. This system has already begun producing results in the quantity and frequency of big trips.
Outdoor Rec organizes big trips throughout the year, which usually happen during Spring and Fall Break. Two different memorable trips from previ-ous years include zip-lining and mountain biking in Moab, Utah. A group of students recently took a backpacking trip to St. Regis Lakes in Montana from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. Activities included swim-ming, relaxing and stargazing. The goal of the trip was to teach them the basics of backpacking, such as what to bring, how to wear a pack, how to set up a tent and most importantly how to just have fun.
“It wasn’t necessarily an instructional trip, those
are things that you learn by doing,” said sophmore Sara Morrill, one of the leaders of the trip. “We had a great mix of boys and girls on this trip and they all had different skill levels as well.”
The goal behind the Outdoor Rec program is to introduce students to something they’ve never done before, whether that’s whitewater rafting, rock climbing or backpacking. The program also aims to teach students how to make outdoor rec-reation a part of their lifestyle.
“I really enjoy it when we have students on the trip who have never done it before,” Podmayer said. “The best part for me is the moment when they begin to realize how much fun they are hav-ing.”
This year Outdoor Rec is trying to have an activity every weekend such as slacklining in the Loop, held twice already including last Sat-urday. Outdoor Rec brought out the slacklines and stretched them between trees and students attempted to walk the length of it while keeping their balance. Students were invited to try it out whether they were new or experienced. The event helped get the word out that these events would be taking place.
The program also has a large selection of equip-ment available for students to rent, including climbing gear, packs, tents ranging from two-five person, and ski or snowboard gear. The program will be launching a website soon where upcom-ing events and available rental equipment can be found. The prices for these rentals will be posted as well.
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Courtesy of Jeff PodmayerStudents make their way through the wilderness on the most recent backpacking trip to St. Regis Lakes from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.
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Constructed by Joe WestenbergStaff Writer
Make a template
Determine the shape you want for the chair. It can be any shape you want as long as the base is at least 2 feet long for support. The dimensions of this chair are 2.5 feet by 2 feet. After you have the shape drawn on your template, cut it out. This template is made from plywood, but you can use a cardboard tem-plate if you choose. Poke holes in your template that are the size of your threaded rods to make sure they will be in the same place for every piece.
Cut out all of the cardboard layers using the box cutter and the template.
Cut the carboard pieces
Put the chair togetherAfter you have enough pieces for your desired width, you can begin putting your chair together. Line up the holes with the threaded rods and push the rods through until the washer stops its movement. Repeat this process with each layer, making sure they are stacked tightly.
Tighten it upTo finish off your chair, tighten up the nuts on both sides to make sure the cardboard is well compressed.
The end result is a remark-ably comfortable and sturdy addition to any living space. Be careful to not get the chair wet because it will ruin it. You can leave your chair with the simple recycled card-board look, or you can opt to spruce it up with a paint or upholstery job. Consider also sewing a simple cushion or pick up a cheap pillow at a thrift store.
In need of a new addition to your room? Try out your handyman (or handywoman) skills by making this simple do-it-yourself lounge chair. The chair can add a unique element to any dorm room or other living space. It is very easy to do, though it does require some time and lots of cardboard to complete. It is incredibly sturdy as it is made by compressing many layers of cardboard
and can be quite comforable, especially if a cushion is added. The versatile design allows you to customize the chair to the size and shape you want.
Gather materials• Lots of cardboard (you will need roughly 8-10 layers per inch of seat width. Cardboard can be
found in the back of most businesses. It may be a good idea to ask a manager if you can have it.)• Adhesive spray (this is optional. You can use it instead of the rods to hold the cardboard together.
However, it may not be as strong.)• Sharpie marker• Razor knife• At least four threaded rods• Eight nuts and large washers (the rods, nuts and large washers can be found at Ace Hardware.)• Hacksaw
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Kelli RainesStaff Writer
“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived – this is to have succeeded,” writes Blake Mycoskie in his new book released last month, “Start Something that Matters.”
Th roughout his book, Mycoskie, TOMS creator and chief shoe giver, keeps this positive tone as he ex-plains TOMS and how the company started from a simple idea in Argen-tina and progressed to the move-ment it is today.
Mycoskie also informs the reader that TOMS is a hybrid business that incorporates non-profi t organiza-tion values and goals into a for-profi t business model. However, this book is not simply about the TOMS story.
Mycoskie has a larger goal in mind than just sharing his success story; he encourages others to begin their own story by starting something that matters.
Mycoskie summarizes the initial creation of TOMS in the fi rst chap-ter. Th e subsequent chapters are about specifi c components of be-ing success-ful in starting something that matters. Th e chapters range from “Find Your Story” to “Giving Is Good Business.” Each chapter ex-amines an im-portant aspect of business that should be learned and embraced in or-der to succeed.
Throughout the chapters, Mycoskie in-terweaves his and other people’s ex-periences in business. A few narra-tives include the organizations FEED Projects, charity: water, and method. Th ese are businesses that evolved from a simple idea to help others and are now successful for-profi t and non-profi t businesses.
Th e narratives lend support to My-coskie’s advice. For example, in the chapter called “Face Your Fear,” My-coskie quotes Tim Ferriss, author of “Th e 4-Hour Workweek.”
“Conditions are never perfect. ‘Someday’ is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you,” Mycoskie writes. “If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventual-ly,’ just do it and correct course along the way.”
“Start Something Th at Matters” is
engaging and easy to understand. By presenting only six main points, Mycoskie is able to discuss his topics in depth and off er realistic goals and strategies.
He encourages others to keep a notebook, electronic or paper, handy at all times.
“Rather than trust that I’ll remem-ber something and add it to the clut-ter of information already fl oating through my mind, I write down ev-erything that’s important, whether it’s the name of someone I want to meet or a sudden idea for a new de-sign,” Mycoskie writes.
Although sometimes repetitive, the book is easy to set down and pick back up later. Th is is convenient for readers who only have a few minutes a day to spend reading.
Also, it is easy to pick a single sec-tion and be encouraged and remind-ed of the little changes that can be made to one’s life.
Th e book’s design continually cre-ates an association with TOMS. Th e book has light blue, black, and white lettering, just like the shoe logo col-ors. Also, the TOMS fl ag, shown on the front cover of the book, is the
model for chapter titles and the sub headings in the book.
Th e visuals in the book in-clude photos of Mycoskie in Argentina, e m p l o y e e s at TOMS and snippets from M y c o s k i e ’ s journal and notes.
“ S t a r t S o m e t h i n g Th at Matters” leaves the
reader with an all-around good feel-ing and solid aspects to consider. It ends with an encouraging call to ac-tion.
“Start now,” Mycoskie writes. “Start by helping other people – any-one you can. Do something simple. You don’t have to start a business or big initiative right away – you can be-gin by changing your mindset. Com-mit to seeing the world through the lens of how you can initiate mean-ingful change.”
Although much of the book fo-cuses on creating a successful and meaningful business, Mycoskie writes in such a way that all can ap-preciate and use his advice even in areas other than business.
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Contact Kelli Raines at [email protected].
Photo Courtesy of: randomhouse.com
TOMS creator Blake My-coskie released his fi rst book, “Start Something that Matters,” in early Septem-ber. Th e book was No. 3 on Amazon on its day of rea-lease and it later made No. 1 on Th e New York Times Best Sellers list. Th e book carries the same one-for-one prom-ise as TOMS shoes. Each book purchased provides a new children’s book for a child in need through the orginization First Book.
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“You don’t have to start a business or big initiative right away – you can begin by changing your mindset. Commit to seeing the world through the lens of how you
can initiate meaningfulchange.”
- Blake Mycoskiecreator of TOMS chief shoe giver
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Romantic comedyI saw you playfully peering at each other behind those trees by the HUB, and then run laughing toward eachother and embrace. Thank you for
making me feel like I was in a romantic comedy.
Slumber party?I saw you in the HUB. You looked just liked Ke$ha.
And I just have one question for you, “Do you wanna have a slumber party in my basement?”
Nose-pickingNose-picking and the Vietnam War. What could be more perfect? Go ahead, dig away and be liberated!
Just remember the first row is not very hidden.
Too much cinnamonTo the girl in the yell “O” shirt in the coffee shop, you were busting out a paper or some such non-
sense and didn’t notice my friend and I awkwardly staring at you. I stood there so long that I put way
too much cinnamon in my cider. Regardless, I love my ducks and we’re glad you do too!
*Cue Supwitchugirl song*
Get a roomI saw you making out on the Hello Walk. Next time,
get a room...just don’t break the Big 3!
Voluptuous beardI saw you across the ASWU table. Your beard was
looking extra voluptuous. I couldn’t help but stare, sorry if our eyes met. Hope to see you next
Wednesday, same time, same place.
Give the performing monkey a quarter and he plays music
Brianna AndersonStaff Writer
Street theater is one of the oldest forms of theater, commonly seen in the 19th century. Actors and singers had to be loud in order to gain the attention of the crowd. Sometimes they included animals in the acts, such as street performing monkeys, who would collect coins dropped into a hat by the au-dience. Spokane’s local band, Quarter Monkey, was inspired to name their group after this classic novelty. The progressive rock band is known for its live performances. Like the street performers of the past, Quarter Monkey uses vocals and musical abil-ities to amplify the acoustics into a unique sound.
All four band members grew up in the local area. Although none of them have any familial connec-tions to each other, they con-sider themselves brothers. Ty Pfundheller is the lead vo-calist and guitar player. Tony Brickner plays the bass and sings. Jereme Riccelli plays the guitar and sings as well. And Shane DelForge, also known as Sir Janus Vincent, plays the drums.
Pfundheller and DelForge met at Washington State University in Pullman, and started a band in 2002 called Some Day Roskilla. Two years later they called themselves The Swamp Donkee’s, and later, Quarter Monkey. Pfundheller and DelForge re-cruited the other band members, Brickner and Ric-celli, in 2005 in Seattle at open mics and frequent jam sessions. Quarter Monkey performed for the first time as a fully formed band in Spokane at The Blue Spark in 2007. The following year they released their first album called “Lucy.”
Lucy is neither the name of an ex-girlfriend nor a current lover; she is in fact the oldest fossil skeleton of a human ancestor.
“The idea behind that was to start up a band
bringing together four individuals to form one en-tity greater than the parts that make it up, creating the beginning of an innovative and influential be-ing,” Pfundheller said.
Pfundheller said the recording process was a team effort. The album was recorded by Jimmy Hill, owner of Amplified Wax Recording Studio in Spo-kane. The band helped build the studio in exchange for recording time. Hill’s wife, Mandy, designed the graphics for the album.
Song inspiration is also something Quarter Mon-key develops together. Each band member brings something new to the table during jam sessions. They build the lyrics around the instrumentals.
“We all contribute something,” Pfundheller said. “It’s like we have a collective consciousness.”
In the song “Lucy,” the guitar whammy bar gives the song a vintage sound; the tensions on the strings are comparable to Duane Eddy and Jimi Hendrix. Similarly the song “Steady Livin” incorporates the electric guitar with a beat that makes listeners want to clap their hands along with the rhythm.
The band went on its first tour in 2009, where it had the chance to play in places as far as the Colo-rado Rockies. The band has its own tour bus with a customized exterior done themselves, displaying the band’s logo. There is also an attached trailer to carry all of the equipment; this is most beneficial to DelForge who has 13 different types of percussion. But he claimed it is well worth the effort.
“I want to see people get up on the dance floor and move a little,” DelForge said.
Quarter Monkey has been on a few other region-al tours and has spent time outside of the city on long weekend trips back and forth to Seattle.
Currently the band is working on new material and has already begun recording at Hill’s recording
studio.“Our new album sounds more
like a live show,” Pfundheller said. “It’s true to our sound.”
Live performances are some-thing every band member in Quarter Monkey agrees is one of their favorite things about being musicians. Bass player Brickner looks forward to “being on stage, in the moment, letting every-thing go.”
Pfundheller also enjoys live shows. He said he enjoys connecting with the audience.
“Whether they speak the same language or not, there’s this communication that’s above and be-yond all that,” Pfundheller said. “And it’s a gift be-ing able to share it with other people, being able to influence someone with what you do, the melody and the words you write.”
Quarter Monkey is playing at the A Club Thurs-day, Oct. 14. Tickets can be purchased online at: www.aclubspokane.com. This concert is 21 and over, and starts at 8 p.m.
Album Designer: Mandy Hill “Lucy” is Quarter Monkey’s first album, recorded in Spokane at Amplified Wax Recording Studio.
Contact Brianna Anderson at [email protected].
“We all contribute something. It’s like we
have a collective consciousness.”
- Ty PfundhellerLead vocalist and guitar player of
Quarter Monkey
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13‘Hay Fever’ to delight many with comedy
Online This week in Arts & Culture: Movie review: Beware ‘The Ides of March’
Heather KennisonStaff Writer
The Whitworth Theatre is wrapping up its final preparations to present “Hay Fever” Oct. 14-22 which, considering a late start, is coming together.
“I think people will respond well to how clever and witty and hopefully, how beautiful it is,” said sophomore Rhiannon Batson, one of two assis-tant stage managers on the set.
The British comedy, written by Noel Coward, is
set in the 1920s. It portrays the Bliss family, who, judging by their domestic disputes, seem any-thing but blissful. Led by Mrs. Judith Bliss, played by senior Isabel Nelson, the family can only be described as theatrical. The drama begins when each of the four family members invites a guest over for the weekend. This leads to a series of love triangles and awkward moments as the guests get caught up in the drama of the Bliss household.
“The situations the characters are put into are so humorous, it just makes the play,” said sophomore and Assistant Stage Man-ager Colten Larsen.
Originally, the fall pro-duction was going to be an adaption of the Wake-field Mystery Plays, but it required a huge cast, said Theatre Professor Diana Trotter, who is directing the play. Combined with the change in the design team along with a new costume and stage de-signer, new Assistant Professor of Theatre Aaron Dyszelski, it would have been a lot to handle. In mid-July the department chose to do “Hay Fever” instead.
Trotter said that sometimes with play produc-tion, it comes in handy to research other adapta-tions to see how the directors solved certain prob-lems.
Challenges the cast have faced during the pro-duction include the British accent and the acting style itself.
“This play has a very particular 1920s style in terms of the way the actors move,” Trotter said. “Because of the kind of clothing people wore in those days, the way they moved was different than ours.”
Trotter said generally they try to avoid doing plays with accents because actors sometimes fo-cus on the accent instead of on the acting. How-ever, the department wanted to give students am-ple opportunity to try something new.
The props, from teacups to sofas, also present-ed a unique challenge. Faced with a low budget, the team had to purchase and borrow items from
Gonzaga University, Mead High School, the Uni-versity of Idaho, Civic Theatre, antique shops and thrift stores.
As for the actors, putting in a minimum of 15 hours of practice a week is a struggle. Nelson said playing the part of Judith Bliss is easily the biggest part she’s ever done.
“It helps other people if you keep your energy up, even while not talking, but it’s exhausting,” Nelson said. “I sleep really well when I get the
chance.”Still, the hard work pays off.
“Hay Fever” is also the funnest show she’s ever done, Nelson said. With help from her house-mates in practicing lines, she said it does not feel like it’s been too much.
With final rehearsals underway and the finishing touches being put on the costumes, the actress
noted that these final days are the final push.“It’s kinda like the labor process,” Nelson said.
“And you feel like you’re on drugs.”“Hay Fever” will be playing Oct. 14, 15, 21 and
22 at 8 p.m., and Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. in Cowles Me-morial Auditorium. General admission will be $8; tickets for students and senior citizens (62 and up) will cost $6.
Photographer: Hope BarnesSophomore Colten Larsen cuts the fabric to make costumes for ‘Hay Fever.’
Contact Heather Kennison at [email protected].
Hay Fever,featuring
the talents of:Andrew CoopmanPreston LoomerKristina HessEmily Shick
Caitlin TuttleIsabel NelsonSean Stoudt
Morgan Gilbert
“The situations the characters are put
into are so humorous, it just makes the play.”
- Colten Larsenassistant stage manager
Photographer: Alex Spencer
Freshman Caleb Drechsel entertains the Unplugged crowd on Thursday with his voice, a toaster and two forks.
Students compete musically at Unplugged
Courtesy of idesof-march-movie.com
“The Ides of March,” staring Ryan Gos-ling and George Clooney, came out in theaters on Oct. 7.
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Pay differences reveal misplaced priorities
OMODARA is a sophomore majoring in journalism and mass communication. Comments can be sent [email protected].
A brain surgeon performs surgery on a dying cancer patient while an NBA star hits a jump shot at the buzzer to win the game. � e NBA star will make 10 times the amount of money that the doc-tor will make even though the doctor is working to
save a life.Everyone loves entertainment.
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named America’s favorite pastime over a century ago. I am not saying there isn’t value in entertain-ment, but I feel that very in� uential careers are at the bottom of the barrel for no reason.
Doctors save lives and can make several hun-dred thousand dollars, depending on their area of expertise. Teachers provide the basis of learn-ing and allow students to become anything they want to be, yet according to thepayscale.com, the average teacher makes around $40,000. According to overpaidathletes.net, the salary of professional athletes, which dwarfs both doctors and teachers, is a re� ection of how society places sports over life’s other priorities. In the eyes of soci-ety, someone who can dunk a basketball is more impor-tant and interesting than someone who teaches our children how to read.
People go into debt buying tickets to profes-sional sports games and spend loads of money on professional sports team apparel to emphasize
how much they love them. In reality, they are just making the athletes that much richer.
Some may argue that athletes are paid so well because they risk their
lives training for the sports they play and run the risk of injury.
However, a pharmacist dai-ly runs the risk of ac-
cidentally giving the wrong
count of pills to a patient. A construction worker runs the risk of falling o� a roof. Many careers are risky.
Coaches are also paid a signi� cant sum for what they do. Even at the collegiate level, coaches are paid more than many other basic professions. Ac-cording to ESPN, the football coach at Washing-ton State University, Paul Wul� , makes $600,000. � at would be more than the salaries of the aver-age teacher, doctor, lawyer and chef put together.
While people are starving and standing by free-ways collecting coins to live o� of, NBA players are slam-dunking their way to millions. While teachers are trying to make sure their students are ready to graduate high school, NBA players are lobbying for higher salaries. For example, the most recent NBA lockout occurred in early July when
players and owners could not reach a unanimous decision about pay.
I am not belittling what professional athletes do. I simply don’t think it’s fair that so much mon-ey is allocated to people who provide entertain-ment. � ere are so many other in� uential people making a huge di� erence in the world and getting paid next to nothing for it.
Why have we, as a society, said that it is more important for someone to entertain us than to save our life? � e saying “the rich keep getting richer” comes to mind when I think about this topic. As the money given to professional athletes increases, regular people struggle to � nd jobs to sustain their families.
As professional athletes dwell in their multi-million dollar mansions with their expensive cars and their “bling bling,” regular people struggle to keep paying the rent on their two-bedroom apart-ments, keep gas in their Fords and work toward the American Dream.
Everyone loves a good football game and we all love rocking our favorite jerseys, but just think about how overpaid athletes are and how unfair it is. Everyone should be paid what they are worth. So have we as a society decided that teachers are not worth much? It doesn’t add up, but athletes are the highest paid professionals. Sport is a big business in America and if you aren’t a profes-sional athlete, I guess you are purely out of luck.
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“While teachers are trying to make sure their students are ready to graduate high
school, NBA players are lobbying for higher salaries.”
Graphic: Eva Kiviranta
� is past week, � e New York Times published an article by consumer advocate Martin Lindstrom on a recent study concerning attachment to smart-phones. His team used functional magnetic reso-nance imaging (fMRI) tests to analyze brain activity as subjects responded to audio and video of a ring-ing and vibrating iPhone. � e results were astound-ing. � e fMRI tests revealed that the feelings of love and compassion were associated with the sound and sight of the iPhone. As Lindstrom wrote, “the subjects’ brains responded to the sound of their phones as they would respond to the presence ... of a girlfriend, boyfriend or family member.”
Lindstrom argues that humans are at risk of “cut-ting [themselves] o� from human interaction,” but I beg to di� er. Based on my own experiences of ro-mance with my iPhone, I can say that when I hear the chime of a new text message awaiting me in my pocket, I am thinking about the loved one on the other end of the line. Improved technology has en-abled us to keep up with the fast-paced, globalized society that we have been born into. Let me tell you why smartphones (and other pieces of technology) are so great.
For one, because of technology, we are more able to choose friends of quality over friends of convenience. College presents an opportunity to be exposed to myriad people from di� erent back-grounds, beliefs, experiences — you name it! Ask any college graduate and they will most likely say they met their best friend (or the love of their life) while at college. But how many friendships have been built just because you saw someone every day? What about the friends made at college who, upon graduating, you never spoke to or saw ever again? Technology eliminates that problem and helps true friends stay con-nected, regardless of distance or dramatic lifestyle changes. For instance, in the past, long-distance relationships have been frowned upon. Now it is a normal occurrence to date someone who lives between 100 and 1,000 miles away. Senior Hollie McCrea has been in a long-distance relationship for four years. � ey keep the romance alive by talking on the phone every night. “We [also] Skype about once a month or so and text a little bit if something comes up during the day,” McCrea said. “When I was in Costa Rica, though, we wrote Facebook messages back and forth every night and Skyped a couple times a week.” � anks to technology, quality relationships are able to be kept and nurtured regardless of physical location.
Second, technology provides better means of communication, which leads to closer connections. How many of us have ever texted or Facebook-chatted someone who was across the room, co� ee shop or at least within sight? I’m de� nitely guilty. But even these small forms of interaction help relationships grow. Knowing that someone is thinking of you by writing on your Facebook wall, for example, estab-lishes a stronger connection than if they hadn’t. Not to mention, with college students swamped with schoolwork, deadlines and work shifts, there appears to be little time to socialize and spend an evening with close friends and acquain-tances outside of class or meals. A common complaint I have heard is, “Why is Facebook so addict-ing?” as well as, “How did I end up chatting with my boyfriend for an hour?” My advice: Don’t worry about it. A crucial element to time management is balance and, as human beings, we need to nur-ture our connections with other people to stay sane. Procrastina-tion via Facebook isn’t procrasti-nation at all when you consider that you are just checking “invest in relationships” o� your daily to-do list. So, don’t feel guilty the next time you text your friends during your study session for O-Chem. Feel free to “like” your RA’s status about another all-nighter. It’s the little things that count, and I encourage you to strengthen the friendships you make at college and elsewhere.
Lastly, technology gives us greater opportunities to net-work and greater access to resources. Technology gives us the opportunity to meet someone once and stay in touch with him or her for life. � is is how the great tool of networking was born. For in-stance, I have more than 700
Facebook friends. I don’t want to brag, but many of these friends are people with whom I want to stay in touch, even if I never see or speak to them, because they may someday need something I can help them with. Furthermore, they might provide me with something in the future that I would not have been lucky to have access to if we had never met and stayed in touch. � is can be in the form of a place to stay while traveling out of town, a knowledge base about a subject you are unfamil-iar with that just happens to be another person’s
hobby, or an invitation to meet an in� uential pub-lic � gure in Washington, D.C. Don’t feel bad if you have friends and acquaintances who you don’t see or talk to every day. Because our world is so global-ly interwoven, it is very unlikely to be able to physi-cally spend time with everyone you know. In light of this, technology such as smartphones and social networking sites are incredible tools in the evolu-tion of community.
My advice to you? Build relationships. Meet new people! Stay in touch with the strangers you meet for only a few minutes. Note that I used the word “meet,” as in, face-to-face. Use technology as a supplement to the human interactions that oc-cur. Don’t feel guilty about loving your iPhone. It’s a much better predicament than not calling your friends and family often enough.
Technology isn’t as bad as you think
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ROSIE BROWNCOLUMNIST
BROWN is a junior majoring in international business. Comments can be sent to [email protected].
General Smartphone Usage * 81 percent browse the Internet (including social networking sites), 77 percent search, 68 percent use an app, and 48 percent watch videos on their smartphone * 93 percent of smartphone owners use their smartphones while at home
Action-Oriented Searchers * Search engine websites are the most visited websites. 77 percent of smartphone users report visiting search engines, followed by social networking, retail and video sharing websites * Nine out of 10 smartphone searches results in an action (purchasing, visiting a business, etc.)
Local Information Seekers * 95 percent of smartphone users have looked for local information * 77 percent have contacted a business, with 61 percent calling and 59 percent visiting the local business
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Human need not corporate greed! � is has been the banner of choice for hundreds of pro-testers who have lined Wall Street for the last few weeks. � e interesting thing is, however, that other than a few clever signs and tra� c prob-lems, neither the protesters nor anyone else really seem to know what the objective of the protest is. Strangely enough, the most referenced document exemplifying what these protesters are seeking, “NYC General Assembly: Occupy Wall Street,” is
posted on the website occupywallst.org, but is de-clared on the site itself to not be associated with the movement at all. � e list has allegedly gained popularity only because of “irresponsible” news agencies like Fox News.
What I found most fascinating was another post claiming the website had nothing to do with the protests, which precipitated 250 more comments talking about what really did represent the Occu-py Wall Street movement. � ere was no consen-sus, of course, but there were a number of repeat-ed themes including: our system is “criminal,” the two-party system is the source of all our problems, the “system” is broken, we need a “free election” system, our system is all about money, and many more of the sort. Actually, come to think of it, I suppose there was really only one continuity: the
system — and apparently it doesn’t work.“What system?” would be a viable question, but
is apparently a non-issue for the participants of Occupy Wall Street. � ey all seem to agree that the “system,” whatever it is, is broken. For the rest of us, however, who are not blessed with such clair-voyance, let us speculate as to what the “system” is and what about it is broken.
One such example is the need for our society to be “free of want,” which I am assuming har-kens back to the days of President Lyndon John-son and the Great Society. I believe LBJ’s objec-tive was a little more complicated than that of the Wall Street protesters, but the same problems re-main. First, and perhaps most telling, is that when it comes right down to it, a nation which sets its poverty line at 100 times the living wage of 20 per-cent of the world, is about as free of want as any nation gets. � ere is something to be said about the nation which produced all of the top 10 people on the Forbes 400 still having anyone in poverty. It misses the point, however, that a system which produces the plurality of the world’s billionaires, and the most successful ones at that, is almost certainly not broken.
As far as our political system goes, with its two parties, lobbyists and, unfortunately, corruption, it is still not broken. First of all, our two-party con-gressional system is entirely di� erent from Euro-pean multi-party parliamentary systems. In the United States, our public o� cials are not chosen by political party, but are elected directly by the people. Yes, most ballots do say that a candidate belongs to one party or another, but congress-men are still chosen by name. � ere is some be-lief that all Republicans and Democrats vote the party line, but in many years this is much easier said than done. Take last August, for example, when neither party could agree on a bill to raise the debt limit. � e Republicans, though they had the heaviest burden with a majority in the house (where all bills for raising revenue originate), still could not get a majority. Even when on the verge of economic disaster, members of their party voted against the bill despite its endorsement by their own party leader. � e fact is that the congres-sional system allows for more diversity of opinion than any parliamentary system ever has.
While the American system is far from perfect, it has worked better than anything else before. � e U.S. has created more innovation, wealth and se-curity than any other nation on Earth. To believe the system is broken is to deny your most obvious gifts. Foremost among them is the fact that our people have not just the time and money to pro-test, but they have the right to protest. � e Occupy Wall Street protesters have already undermined their own argument simply by proving their abil-ity to spend days on end picketing without worry of where their next meal will come from.
DAVIS is a senior majoring in accounting. Comments can be sent to [email protected].
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Couple’s failed faithhealing raises controversy
On � ursday Sept. 29, an Oregon jury found Dale and Shannon Hickman guilty of the death of their infant son while performing faith healing practic-es. Faith healing employs the use of spiritual tech-niques, including prayer and anointment, to heal disease, accompanied by the refusal of modern medical practices. � e mother, Shannon Hickman, went into labor two months premature and deliv-ered the child at home. Obviously, there were exten-sive complications with the premature birth. When this was discovered, the father, Dale Hickman, be-gan to hold the child in his arms, praying over him and anointing him. � e child, born 3 pounds and 7 ounces, died before ever seeing a doctor. Approxi-mately one year later, the Clackamas County Dis-trict Attorney’s O� ce prosecuted the couple with manslaughter charges. Under Oregon’s mandatory sentencing law, Measure 11, the distraught parents were found guilty of second-degree manslaughter and are facing up to six years and three months in prison.
Honestly, the motive changes everything. � e in-fant’s death was not malicious; this was attempted care. � ese parents loved their baby. � ese par-ents did not want this baby to pass away. � is was a highly anticipated child who entered the world too early and tragically passed away. � ese parents focused on prayer and petition — everything we as Christians preach but rarely utilize. � ey used their freedom of religion and the religious practices as-sociated with it and are now being prosecuted for it.
Oregon has a law that eliminates “spiritual treat-ment” as a defense against all homicide charges. Measure 11 ensures parents undergo mandatory sentencing. � us, according to Oregon law, does this case fall under manslaughter? Yes. Should it? In my opinion, absolutely not.
When asked why he didn’t call 9-1-1, Dale Hick-man simply responded, “Because I was praying.” � is unspeakable tragedy was not neglect, this was not abuse and this was not murder. � is child was loved and this family just faced the loss of a precious life. � ey prayed over this life; they valued this life. � is was a family trying to take care of their child in a way that may not have been typical, but it was the best way they knew how.
Were these parents medically ignorant? Of course. It is possible that they waited just that sec-ond too long in anticipating God’s intervention. But here’s food for thought: Who’s to say that wasn’t God’s intervention? Maybe the Lord did respond and no one wants to acknowledge it. As fellow be-lievers, we want to believe it was God’s plan to pre-serve this infant’s life on earth. However, who’s to say what God’s will is? It could have been the will of God for this child’s life to not continue. Hard to think about, isn’t it? So I pose this question: Did the
parents cause the passing of the child or did God? � e answer we’ll never know.
Truth is, no one knows if this death is attributed to lack of care, lack of divine intervention, or whether, regardless of medical attention, this child would not have survived. Medical professionals can say they could have saved the baby, but they don’t know. No one knows. � ere is not any viable forensic proof. � ese medics cannot see the unseen.
According to an article by Steve Mayes in � e Oregonian, “Medical experts testi� ed, there was more than a 99 percent change the baby would have survived” had the parents called 9-1-1. I be-lieve this statement to be false. It can be argued that this baby’s health was � ne until he suddenly died. � e child lived less than nine hours, and Defense Attorney Mark Cogan argued, “What opportunity was there? What bene� t would there have been?” No one knows the exact moment when the child’s health began to decline; hence no one knows if medical attention would have been bene� cial.
A baby born two months premature would have struggled with underdeveloped lungs. � is child would have experienced signi� cant life-long health concerns that are common in premature children. When does quality of life come into play? As an American culture, we try so hard to preserve life and keep the ill alive when we should instead at times let life take its course and stop intervening, especially when a good quality of life is absent. � at child’s life would have been miserable, according to medical o� cials’ comments in � e Oregonian. In the � rst months of birth the child would have been on res-pirators and would have experienced many health problems later.
We certainly have a responsibility to protect these children. However, the way in which the parents’ beliefs were treated was mishandled and misdirect-ed. Mind you, the district attorney waited a full year before pressing charges, singling them out for their personal religious beliefs. Is it a coincidence that their indictment took place after the arrest of mem-bers Timothy and Rebecca Wyland from their Fol-lowers of Christ Church? I think not. � e Wylands also failed to seek medical treatment by not taking their daughter to a doctor for a growth that nearly destroyed her left eye. � ese arrests began what I believe to be a witch hunt by the indictment of not only a group of people but an entire belief system. I imagine this is a politician attacking a family under excruciating circumstances and digging for contro-versy and publicity.
I urge you to take pity and have compassion for these parents who lost their child. � eir practices might not have been typical, but they are facing a time of grief and should be allowed to grieve with-out being condemned. � ese parents lost a child they loved and cared about, believing their action was right and just. Is that not punishment enough?
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Since I was a kid, I have been taught to ride my bike on the sidewalk, watch out for cars and wear a helmet. I assumed these principles were universal until I began driving. It was only then that I became aware of the number of bicyclists who use road-ways rather than trails or sidewalks. � e fact is that roadway cycling is becoming an increasingly com-mon means of both transportation and recreation for numerous reasons.
� e � rst reason is that bikes are much more cost-e� ective than a vehicle and require far less main-tenance. � is, coupled with the green bene� ts of riding a bike, make them extremely environmen-tally friendly. In fact, cycling not only limits envi-ronmental waste, but according to the League of American Bicyclists, it “contributes an estimated $133 billion a year to the U.S. economy … supports nearly 1.1 million jobs and generates $17.7 billion in federal, state and local taxes.”
� ere is also an extensive list of health bene� ts that result from riding a bike, which include, ac-cording to ExperiencePlus Bicycle Tours, “lower blood pressure, stronger bones, stress reduction, increased muscle strength, and improved lung function, digestion and joint � exibility.”
Despite these positive attributes, roadway bicy-cling brings several problems to the table.
Recently, especially while driving in Spokane, I have had encounters with bi-cyclists who slow tra� c, are di� cult to see, and who tran-sition between the road and the crosswalk as they see � t. � is not only irritates drivers, but is unsafe for the bikers as well. It is my opinion that bi-cyclists should be prohibited from traveling on roads used by motor vehicles and con� ned to sidewalks and/or bike lanes.
� is seems at � rst to be a rather sel� sh viewpoint but, after further examination, it is as much for the e� ciency of tra� c as it is for the safety of the cy-clists themselves.
Bicycles are considered vehicles and are allowed the same rights and responsibilities as a regular car when on the road. � ere are several problems with this. First, bicycles are considered cars only when they are on the road. Washington law dictates that “every person riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk or
crosswalk must be granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to a pedes-trian.” � is ambiguity causes problems. If a biker transitions from the sidewalk to the road, their duties and responsibilities change drastically. For example, pedestrians retain right-of-way at cross-walks or intersections, but vehicles must yield. However, bikers frequently move from the road to the sidewalk, something a normal vehicle is pro-hibited from doing.
� e transition, while slightly annoying to many drivers, is more importantly a safety con-cern for the biker. � e ability to transition from the road to the sidewalk is unpredictable and reduces the visibility of the cy-clist. According to the League of American Bicyclists Maga-
zine, “Accidents at intersections accounted for … 74 percent of bicycle-motor vehicle collisions.”
Another concern is the � ow of tra� c. � e aver-age biker travels between 15 and 20 miles per hour. � e average speed limit on a standard U.S. road (excluding freeways) is between 25 and 35 miles per hour, much faster than the normal bicyclist can travel. � is di� erence means that bikers on the road slow tra� c, which not only increases conges-tion but, according to the AAA Foundation, is one of the main reasons cited for road rage incidents.
� ese challenges would not pose so much of a
problem if bicyclists were regulated appropriately. Currently, Washington has no state-wide law re-quiring a helmet for bicycle users. � is leaves the decision up to individual cities, which has had huge consequences. According to the Children’s Safety Network, “Head injuries accounted for 62.6 percent of bicycle fatalities” in 2009. Instituting a helmet law would prevent a large number of fatali-ties, and stricter enforcement of laws regarding bi-cycles would not only generate revenue, but help keep riders safer. I know from personal experience that enforcement of bicycle laws is severely lacking at best, and I have never seen a cyclist being tick-eted or reprimanded by a law enforcement o� cer.
In spite of these problems, there is a solution.Removing bikers from the roadway and limiting
them to bike lanes and sidewalks would not only free up the roadways for motor vehicles, but would provide bikers with a much safer area to ride. � is would also give bikers the right of way at crosswalks and intersections, and clear up legal uncertainty about their role as pedestrians. Consider Whit-worth’s campus, where bikers and walkers share sidewalks with little to no altercation. � is practice would prove equally e� ective in the public sector, while allowing the bene� ts of cycling to � ourish in-dependently from tra� c.
Time for bicyclists to move off the roadRYAN STEVENS
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STEVENS is a freshman majoring in English and French. Comments can be sent to [email protected].
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Pirates’ winning streak comes to a haltCorina GebbersStaff Writer
After national rankings were posted last week, the Whitworth volleyball team was No. 21 in Di-vision III play. For the third straight week, senior outside hitter Kaimi Rocha was selected as the Northwest Conference student-athlete of the week. Besides that, she was chosen as the Division III player of the week as well.
On Wednesday, the Bucs faced Whitman in a home game, beating them 20-25, 25-14, 25-17 and 25-15.
“I think overall we played consistently, but took a little too long to adjust,” Rocha said.
Everything seemed to be going Whitman’s way in the first set. The Pirates took two timeouts, and despite kills by sophomore Kristine Kardell, Rocha and senior Amanda Grumbach, Whitworth trailed the Missionaries all the way to the final points of the set.
“A lot of it was our communication, and I think mentally our heads weren’t there,” Rocha said.
But the Pirates redeemed themselves in set two, coming out with more energy and taking a quick 5-0 lead. Outside hitter Grumbach had three kills and an ace to spark her team. After a Whitman timeout mid-set, Whitworth extended their lead to 10 and never looked back, making up every point they lost in the first set.
“We eliminated our errors and tried to play our game,” Rocha said. “We focused on the little things.”
Out of the locker room, both teams struggled to bring stability to their game. It was only after a kill by Grumbach, blocks by Rocha and Kardell, and two great plays by Ka’ipo Rocha that the Bucs gained control.
The Bucs were determined to finish the night without having to play another set. More consistent hitting and defense helped the Pirates win their third set and Whitworth closed the match with an easy 10-point lead.
“Tonight’s game was a little slow,” Kardell said. “We all knew that we were capable of a higher level of play.”
This is the third time Whitworth has played the Missionaries this year.
“Whitman plays a very steady game,” Kardell said. “We’ve struggled from the start all three times. But eventually we always figure out how to pull out a win.”
Kaimi Rocha led all players with 15 kills, Grum-bach added 14 kills, senior Bree Riddle dished 43 assists and junior Whitney Santos contributed 15 digs. Overall, the Pirates finished with a .211 hitting percentage and 54 total digs.
On Oct. 7, the Pirates’ 10-0 winning streak came to end in Portland, Ore. Lewis & Clark won three straight sets, 27-25, 25-23, 26-24.
“Tonight was very disappointing for all of us,” senior Jordon Hoffnagle said. “Not only because it was our first conference loss, but because we didn’t play to the level that we expect ourselves to play at.”
Grumbach sat out with an ankle injury, and was replaced by sophomore Abi Hedlund.
“[Abi] played a great game and held her own,” Hoffnagle said.
With Grumbach out, Whitworth struggled to be a force on offense. The Pirates hit .154 on the night, and Kaimi Rocha was the only team member to reach double digits.
“They came prepared mentally and physically,” Riddle said.
The Pirates rallied and were in it every set but were unable to finish.
“This has already given us motivation for prac-tices this week and our matches for the next week-end,” Hoffnagle said.
Whitworth will travel to Oregon on Oct. 14 and 15, facing George Fox University on Friday and Pa-cific University on Saturday.
“We are all looking forward to when they [Lewis & Clark] come play at the Fieldhouse and we get to redeem ourselves in front of our home crowd,” Riddle said.
Contact Corina Gebbers at [email protected].
Photographer: Jeff FergusonSophomore Kristine Kardell and senior Amanda Grumbach block against Whitman on Oct. 5.
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Nathan WebberStaff Writer
Th e Whitworth football team lost 20-17 in Saturday’s Homecoming game, against now ranked No. 2 in the Northwest Conference Pacifi c Lutheran University.
With 55 seconds left in the fourth quarter, freshman quarterback Bryan Peterson found sophomore wide receiver Aaron Blaska for a 19-yard touchdown pass, tying the game at 17.
Overtime was imminent, but a long kickoff return and a personal foul for unsportsmanlike conduct from the Pirates helped the visiting Lutes of Pacifi c Lutheran knock-off the host Bucs. Th e Lutes scored on a last-second fi eld goal Saturday at the Whitworth Pine Bowl to win the game.
Pacifi c Lutheran’s Nick Kaylor made the game-winning 36-yard fi eld goal, set up by Tayler An-gevine’s 39-yard kick-off return in the fi nal minute of play, ruining Whitworth’s Homecoming game in front of 2,440 fans.
Whitworth fell to 1-4 on the season and 0-1 in Northwest Con-ference play. Pacifi c Lutheran improved to 3-1 and 2-0 in the Northwest Conference.
Whitworth was led on the ground by junior running back Ronnie Th omas who ran for 75 yards and one touchdown. Peterson led the Pirates in the air, passing for 204 yards, but was under pressure for most of the day as the Lutes sacked Peterson six times.
PLU’s running game abused Whitworth’s run defense as the Lutes collected 130 yards on the ground led by Brandon James’ 85 yards and one touchdown. Quar-terback Zack Halverson passed for 159 yards and one touchdown. He also threw two interceptions.
Whitworth travels for the fi rst time in fi ve weeks to Oregon to take on the 4-0 Lewis & Clark Pioneers. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.
Sena Hughes Staff Writer
Homecoming weekend was a full and festive time for Whitworth. Beyond just the Saturday afternoon football game and the dance, Whitworth took time to pay tribute to alumni, especially in the athletic department.
Perhaps the most notable Homecoming athletic event of 2011 was the Whitworth swim-ming 50th anniversary reunion. On Saturday morning, 53 alumni got a chance to hop back into the pool and compete among other Pirates once again.
Josh Cleveland, assistant direc-tor of alumni and parent relations, and also overseer for the swim-ming reunion said, “It’s a chance for former swimmers to stretch their muscles, get in the pool and have fun.”
Th ough Whitworth swimming puts on a Home-coming meet every year, this was a special year and especially well-attended because of the milestone. Five of the six original members of Whitworth’s in-augural 1961 team were present.
Another signifi cant happening during Homecom-ing at Whitworth is the annual induction of former Bucs into the Heritage Gallery Hall of Fame.
“Th e Hall of Fame induction is one of the real highlights of the athletic year,” Steve Flegel, Whit-worth assistant athletic director for sports informa-
tion said.Th is year Whitworth wel-
comed the 22nd class into the Hall. Th e class included Jerry Tighe, a 1970 graduate and a track and cross country All-American; Sky Blake a mem-ber of the class of 2000 and a football All-American; Tiff any Speer, a 2005 graduate and All-American basketball player; and Warren Friedrichs, a long-time Whitworth football, bas-ketball, and golf coach; and de-voted sports administrator.
Each spring a committee is formed of various current
members of the athletic department, former induct-ees, members of the alumni organization the Crim-son Club and a media representative. Th is commit-tee contemplates dozens of former Pirates, taking into consideration statistics, honors and the impact
on their respective teams. Th e process is a subjective one — there are no particular criteria they look for other than men and women who represented Whit-worth well as an athlete and beyond.
“Th ey try and pick the best of the best,” Flegel said.Homecoming in general is a time for the Whit-
worth athletic department to take the time to honor all of the athletes who have brought the program to where it is today.
“It’s important for us as a department not to for-get the folks who came before,” Flegel said. “All of the successes we’ve had are due in large part to those who came before.”
Whitworth has one of the strongest NCAA Divi-sion III athletic programs in the country, and par-ticularly in the Northwest Conference. Its strong ath-letic program can be credited to the many athletes who have poured in hours of practice, hard work and eff ort.
“We want Whitworth to be a special place for those who went to school and competed here,” Fle-gel said. “We want to help make that happen.”
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Contact Nathan Webber at [email protected].
“It’s important for us as a department
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- Steve FlegelAthletic Director of Sports
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Homecoming weekend brings back alumni
Photographer: Greg MoserFreshman quarterback Bryan Peterson prepares to handoff the ball at Saturday’s game against Pacifi c Lutheran.
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Willamette in home victoryAndrew ForhanStaff Writer
The Whitworth women’s soccer team earned a big win in conference play against the Willamette Bearcats on Sunday afternoon at the Whitworth soccer field.
The Bucs scored just before halftime to take a 1-0 lead, and never surrendered that lead en route to a 3-1 victory.
Junior midfielder Chloe Cook was the first to find the back of the net in the match, heading a cross past the Willamette keeper in the 45th minute for her first goal of the year. Cook’s goal was set up nicely by junior forward Katrin Grant, who made a skilled move on the outside to free herself the space for a cross.
“Kat, [made an] excellent cross, we’d been working on that this week,” coach Jael Hagerott said of the Pi-rates’ first goal. “Chloe cut in, got a header, selling out in front of the goal.”
Cook’s goal gave Whitworth the halftime lead as well as momentum, Hagerott said.
“Getting a goal like that, right before the end of the half, that gives you a lot of momentum going into the second half,”Hagerott said. “And then coming out be-cause the other team has sort of been back on their heels.”
The Pirates used that momentum coming out of the locker room and picked up right where they left off, when senior forward Sarah Berentson scored with a right-footed shot in the 47th minute.
“[Berentson’s] shot, you know, I was going to tell her to use her left foot but she scored anyways, so that completely took away anything I could say to her,” Hagerott said.
However, the Bearcats quickly responded just over 30 seconds later, as a Willamette player was able to get a foot to a cross from the right side and cut Whitworth’s lead in half. In the 63rd minute, freshman midfielder Jackie Day scored Whitworth’s third goal of the match, capitalizing on a loose ball in the box with a high shot over the Bearcat net-minder’s head.
It was the Bucs who had the majority of the offen-sive opportunities in the contest, getting off 19 shots in comparison to Willamette’s five, and holding a seven to two advantage in corner kicks. Last week’s North-west Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week, Whitworth senior goalkeeper Callie Bergstrom, made two impressive saves in the game and the Pirate defense limited the Bearcat’s scoring opportunities.
“Willamette was dangerous, so we had to protect from the back, but at the same time keep pushing for more goals,” Hagerott said.
Willamette’s keeper made eight saves in the contest with Whitworth consistently earning shot opportuni-ties.
“We practiced a lot this week with working with for-ward movements and how we can connect with each other,” Berentson said. “I think that helped a lot. We were winning a lot of balls out of the air defensively which created a lot more offensive attacks.”
Whitworth plays at home on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 1:30 p.m. against Whitman. Then the Bucs will travel to Tacoma, Wash., for the weekend to take on Pacific Lu-theran University and the University of Puget Sound.
Contact Andrew Forhan at [email protected].
Photographer: Chrissy Roach Freshman midfielder Jackie Day dribbling the ball in Sunday’s game against Willamette University. The Pirates won 3-1.
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snatches win on the roadAndrew ForhanStaff Writer
The Whitworth men’s soccer team used a pair of late goals to snatch a victory away from the Whit-man Missionaries on the road Saturday, with a fi-nal score of 2-1.
After a scoreless first half, Whitman opened up the scoring in the 65th minute, lofting a shot over senior keeper Brian Sherpe into the top right cor-ner of the net.
Whitman’s goal forced the Pirates to play from behind for a majority of the second half. The Bucs still faced a 1-0 deficit with only five minutes re-maining in the match.
But in the 87th minute the Pirates earned a corner kick taken by senior midfielder Cameron Bushey. Bushey’s cross was headed by senior defender Dion Coxe, but his attempted shot car-omed off the crossbar. Senior defender Nic Shaw put a foot to the ball coming off the crossbar, scor-ing a goal amidst the scramble in the box to even the score at 1-1.
“Cam hit the corner and Dion headed it,” Shaw said. “It hit the crossbar and I was following in behind him. It bounced out in front of me, and I just one-timed it between the keeper and far-post player.”
However, the game wasn’t tied for long. Rough-ly 40 seconds later, sophomore midfielder Sam Selisch was awarded a foul in the box after receiv-ing a pass from freshman forward Robby Ubben. Bushey, Whitworth’s free kick specialist, convert-ed the penalty kick in what turned out to be the game-winning goal.
“The team had worked hard and whatnot throughout the game so, it was just a chance to try and make sure we got the win,” Bushey said. “So I was feeling pretty confident because of what the team had done.”
Bushey now leads the team in goals and assists, with four goals and seven assists at this point in the season.
Bushey said, the Pirates’ strategy toward the end of the match changed in the comeback effort. The Pirates pressed forward hard on offense and made offensive-favored substitutions that paid off in the scoring spurt at the end of the match.
“We brought a few attackers on, and took de-fenders off,” Bushey said. “We were putting more guys forward. We were playing basically with four forwards, three midfielders and three backs.”
Sherpe made six saves for the Pirates, bringing his league-leading save percentage to .898.
Both teams committed 14 fouls apiece in the physical contents, with three yellow cards given to Whitworth players and one to a Whitman player.
“It’s huge to come from behind like that — es-pecially on the road — against another good team, that’s a contending team, that wants to win the conference as well,” Shaw said.
The Pirates have now won six of their last seven contests, including three consecutive road victo-
ries in their last three games. They continue their bid for a conference cham-
pionship next weekend with a pair of crucial games in Tacoma, Wash., against Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Puget Sound. Pa-cific Lutheran and Whitworth currently sit tied for first place in the conference.
Contact Andrew Forhan at [email protected].
File Photo: Chrissy Roach
Senior midfielder Nate Spangler runs with the ball against Pacific Lutheran University on Sept. 25.
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SOCCER - WOMEN’SNWC ALL
PugEt SOuNd 7-1 9-2
LiNfiELd 5-1-2 8-2-2
WiLLAMEttE 5-2-1 6-5-1
WhitWORth 4-2-2 4-4-2
PACifiC (ORE.) 3-4-1 6-5-1
WhitMAN 3-5 4-7
gEORgE fOx 2-5-1 2-7-3
PACifiC LuthERAN 1-6-1 2-8-2
LEWiS & CLARk 1-6-1 2-6
NExt PiRAtE MAtCh:Whitworth vs. Whitman @ Home
Wednesday, Oct. 12 @ 1:30 p.m.
LiNfiELd 2-0 4-0
PACifiC LuthERAN 2-0 3-1
LEWiS & CLARk 1-0 4-0
WiLLAMEttE 1-1 2-3
WhitWORth 0-1 1-4
PACifiC (ORE.) 0-2 0-5
PugEt SOuNd 0-2 0-5
NExt PiRAtE gAME:Whitworth vs. Lewis & Clark
Saturday, Oct. 15 @ 1 p.m.
NWC ALLfOOtBALL
VOLLEyBALL
WhitWORth 7-1 12-5
PugEt SOuNd 6-2 14-2
PACifiC LuthERAN 6-2 14-3
PACifiC (ORE.) 5-3 11-6
LEWiS & CLARk 4-4 8-10
LiNfiELd 3-5 8-9
WiLLAMEttE 3-5 6-11
gEORgE fOx 2-6 7-10
WhitMAN 0-8 1-13
NExt PiRAtE gAME:Whitworth vs. George Fox @ Home
Friday, Oct. 14 @ 7 p.m.
NWC ALL
SOCCER - MEN’S
PACifiC LuthERAN 6-1 9-2
WhitWORth 6-1 8-2-1
PugEt SOuNd 5-2 6-4
WhitMAN 4-3 4-5-2
WiLLAMEttE 3-4 4-5-1
PACifiC (ORE.) 3-4 3-8
gEORgE fOx 0-6-1 2-8-1
LiNfiELd 0-6-1 1-8-1
NExt PiRAtE MAtCh:Whitworth vs. Pacific Lutheran
Saturday, Oct. 15 @ 2:30 p.m.
NWC ALL
Corina GebbersStaff Writer
Senior outside hitter Amanda Grumbach proves to be an essential presence on the volleyball court week after week. This season she has contributed more than 100 kills and more than 130 digs.
But presence is more than stats. Her coach, Steve Rupe, said Grumbach brings intangibles to the team as well. Rupe described her as a winner, with great work ethic and leadership traits that motivate her team.
“Her being on the floor does so much for the rest of the team,” Rupe said. “I’ve had a few good players, but they don’t bring the same ‘it’ to the floor.”
Last year was Grumbach’s first as a Pirate. After gradu-ating from Curlew High School, north of Spokane in Curlew, Wash., with five All-Opponent awards and MVP of the League her senior year, she played volleyball at Walla Walla Community College, winning the Two Year College All-American award and conference MVP.
“I went [to Walla Walla] last minute because of a scholarship opening there,” Grumbach said. “I had my down payment here [at Whitworth] until Walla Walla contacted me.”
After two years at junior college, Grumbach packed up and headed to California to play beach volleyball in the Extreme Volleyball Professionals league.
“I had a sponsor for the EVP tour. It’s one step be-low the AVP [Association of Volleyball Profession-
als] tour,” Grumbach said. “The reason I came back here was to get an education because I wasn’t going to school in California.”
So, she called Rupe and asked for a spot on the team.
“There was a big difference when she came here last year,” Rupe said.
Grumbach helped her team to an 18-7 overall re-cord last season and a first round win in the NCAA Division III tournament.
In her second season at Whitworth, Grumbach and her team have grabbed the No. 1 spot in the conference, plus national recognition. Yet, the suc-cess comes with some pain for Grumbach.
Rupe said Grumbach has compartment compression syn-drome in her left shin. Jump-ing makes it sore and throb, so Grumbach hardly practices with the team. Instead, she makes time to go to OZ Fitness to swim and work out in ways that won’t affect her injury.
“Everyone knows the pain she’s feeling and yet she gets out
there every weekend and plays hard,” Rupe said. Despite the injury, Grumbach contributes as
much as ever before, and although her time at Whit-worth has been short, she said the experience has made her a more well-rounded player and person. Whitworth has ignited her love for the game, and if she could leave anything behind when she gradu-ates, it’s inspiration for others to love the game as well.
Volleyball: Amanda GrumbachSpotted from the crow's nest
Photographer: Megan HinzdelSenior outside hitter for the volleyball team Amanda Grumbach. The Pirates are 7-1 in the NWC.
Contact Corina Gebbers at [email protected].
“Her being on the floor does so much
for the rest of the team.”- Steve Rupe
head coach
Whitpics
Homecoming 2011
ABOVE: Warren Homecoming royalty, sopho-mores Eric Rice and Joy McKibbin, display their eco-friendly costumes to the crowd at the game on Saturday.
Photographer: Alex Spencer
ABOVE: East Homecoming royalty, senior Ryan Sutherland and freshman Katherine Naten per-form their skit for the pep rally on Friday in the Hixson Union Building.
Photographer: Kari Johnson
ABOVE: Sophomore Raleigh Addington helps freshman Grant Cole paint up to show some spirit for the game.
Photographer: Kari Johnson
ABOVE: Whitworth president Beck Taylor leads the football team to start Whitworth’s Homecoming game against Pacific Lutheran. Photographer: Greg Moser