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about us � e Whitworthian has served as the main source
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news4 | Recreation Center construction begins The groundbreaking ceremony Friday marked the start of work on the center. It is set to open fall 2013.
7 | Honors program debuts With seven courses off ered to freshmen this year, the Whitworth honors program brings opportunities for academic challenges.
8 | Club brings food, company downtown En Christo encourages students to serve their community.
opinions16 | Life doesn’t end after marriage
Exploring how women can still pursue their goals after settling down.
17 | Condemn violence, not free speech Discussing how freedom of speech is a human right and should not be prohibited.
18 | The mission fi eld is everywhere Exploring how the term ‘mission fi eld’ can be used to describe any place where you can share God’s love.
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arts & culture10 | New science center opens in Spokane
The Mobius Science center is now open downtown and features exhibits ranging from space to engineering to anatomy.
11 | T-shirt shop makes eco-friendly shirts Blue Button Apparel prints on organic shirts with environmentally friendly methods.
12 | Find your fall fashion styleTall boots and cozy sweaters, blues and blacks are in for this fall season.
sports19 | Volleyball captures fi rst conference victory
Whitworth volleyball hosts Whitman and Willamette for home conference matches.
21 | Football improves to 4-0 in non-conference play
Bucs come away with narrow victory in fi rst game at the Whitworth Pine Bowl this year.
23 | Spotted from the crow’s nest: Mackenzie Grow
Grow brings senior leadership to a Whitworth women’s soccer team off to a hot start in conference play.
staFF Fall 2012Editor-in-Chief Chrissy Roach
News EditorEvanne Montoya
Arts & Culture EditorJo Miller
Opinions EditorRemi Omodara
Sports EditorAndrew Forhan
Photo EditorGreg Moser
Assistant Photo EditorTanner Scholten
Online EditorRachel Bair
Video EditorMichael Locatell
Copy ChiefAnnmarie Crandall
Circulation ManagerAustin May
Graphic DesignerHannah Charlton
Advertising ManagerMaria Ladd
AdviserJim McPherson
Sta� MembersNick Avery, Jolie Baldwin, Hope Barnes, Hannah
Brenneman, Rebekah Bresee, Whitney Carter, Michael Coiner, Keely Cooper, Rebekah Daniels,
Caleb Drechsel, Peter Duell, Luke Eldredge, Madison Garner, Linnea Goold, Kelsey Grant,
Megan Hinzdel, Korey Hope, Lindsey Hubbart, Sena Hughes, Claire Hunter, Jennifer Ingram, Madison
Garner, Megan John , Kari Johnson, Katherine Knoll, Natalie Moreno, Max Nelsen, Hayley Niehaus,
Lauren NuDelman, Catherine Palmer, Gabrielle Perez, Ashlynn Phillips, Simon Puznakov, Molly
Rupp, Tanner Scholten, Christina Spencer, Connor Soudani, Caitlyn Starkey, Jonathan Strain, Kendra
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editorial: IN THE LOOPExercising your right to vote keeps your government in good shape
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With election season just around the corner, many Americans are taking their stances on certain issues a� ecting society; however, Whitworth students seem to be the exception. Still, Whitworth is not alone. Many college students across the country do not deem vot-ing important. Although many of the issues set before American voters a� ect our generation, young adults seem to be apathetic.
According to civicyouth.org, people ages 18-29 make up 24 percent of the voting population in the United States, but only 51 percent of this age range actually exercise that freedom.
On July 1, 1971 the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution made it illegal to set a voting age higher than 18 years old. � is editorial board encour-ages Whitworth to take advantage of this amendment and the opportunity to vote that has been made avail-able to individuals ages 18-21. It is never too early to start caring about issues that a� ect our daily lives.
Looking around the Whitworth campus only af-� rms the belief that we live behind the “pinecone cur-tain”. � ere are few political signs in dorm windows and few campus events discussing the election. We aren’t caring as much as we should about the impor-tant decisions our nation, state and community must make within the next few months. � e outcome of the upcoming election has the potential to change our future.
Why should we care? We have more important things to do than research the issues and candidates that are going to be on the ballot; we have to go to Prime Times, the co� ee shop and play Frisbee, right? While it’s important to be plugged into the campus, it’s also important to know what is going on beyond Whitworth.
Staying educated on current events should be a part of our routines. As college students, we have the freedom to make decisions that can impact the future, yet we aren’t taking full advantage of that. � e cam-
pus seems to be lacking the passion and education needed during this election season.
Within the next four years, many of us will be pur-suing careers, renting or buying homes and getting married. � e policies that we vote for today will im-pact us in the future.
Even if the current issues are not of interest to some students, the demographics that vote are the ones that politicians focus on. Showing up on the polls could increase focus on matters that are of interest to your segment of the population.
Even if national issues seem too distant, there are plenty of worthwhile local matters to be educated on. Local issues a� ect us more than national issues and our vote carries more weight in local elections.
For instance, issues seen on the Washington state ballot this year include same-sex marriage, state transportation funding and sustainability for Spo-kane.
It is important to do research on the issues society is facing and to be an educated voter. Getting clued in is easy. Smartphone apps such as Flipboard and Downcast provide current events for someone who is constantly on the go. Most newspapers and maga-zines also have smartphone apps.
It may also be a good idea to check what political experts are saying about the candidates and the issues involved. � ey have done their research and you can form an educated opinion based on their � ndings. How the information is acquired is irrelevant. Once you know the facts, you can form opinions of your own in order to be a smart voter.
Registering to vote is easy. By going to http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Voting.shtml one can print o� a registration form and begin impacting society.
� e Whitworthian welcomes reader responses to articles or issues of interest to the Whitworth community. Send letters to [email protected]. Limit to 200 words.
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Architectural renderings of the interior of the new recreation center. � e rec center, which will be 32,000 square feet, is scheduled to open fall 2013.
Kendra StubbsSta� Writer
Ground was broken Friday, Sept. 21, for a new 32,000-square-foot recreation center that will open fall 2013. It will include three bas-ketball courts, an elevated three-lane indoor track, a rock climbing wall with bouldering features and a � tness center 30 percent larger than the Scotford Fitness Center.
“It’s so multidimensional, and provides more opportunities to exercise physically in the winter months,” senior and ASWU Vice President Tim Gje� e said.
� e center is being built in re-sponse to student requests, said Brian Benzel, vice president of � nance and administration. Stu-dents expressed a need for addi-tional space for intramurals and other indoor ac-tivities, he said. With the new center it will no longer be necessary for intramural basketball games to be scheduled at the YMCA.
“� e idea was generated by students. We took that seriously and began incorporating that into our planning,” Benzel said.
� ree or four students, some of whom were ath-letes, worked on a design team with leaders to cre-ate the perfect facility. Surveys were taken about the center to hear the voices of more students as well. � e university wants the students to feel ownership,
Gje� e said.� e budget for the center is $8.5 million, but the
project is coming in at less than $8 million. � e ma-jority of the funding came from bonds sold by the university, and a $300 facilities fee students paid is being used for a portion of the debt service.
Besides the obvious bene� ts students will enjoy, Benzel hopes the new center will help encour-age student-faculty relationships.
“It will be available for faculty and sta� as well as students. It is a good place for people to mix and get acquainted in new ways,” Benzel said.
Dick Mandeville, vice presi-dent of Student Life, was the opening speaker at the ground-breaking ceremony.
“� is project � ts well in our heart and mind mission, and in our mission to develop whole
people,” Mandeville said.Instead of a symbolic turning of dirt ritual to close
the ceremony and mark the o� cial start of con-struction, Benzel, Gje� e, Mandeville and assistant dean of students Dayna Coleman Jones each shot a basketball.
� e university rec center will be located north of Westminster Hall.
Whitworth breaks ground for new recreation center construction
“It’s so multidimensional, and provides more
opportunities to exercise physically in the winter
months.”—Tim Gjefle
ASWU Vice President
Contact Kendra Stubbs at [email protected]
Michael Coiner | PhotographerVice president of Student Life Dick Mandeville opens the Whitworth Recreation Center ground breaking ceremony.
Michael Coiner | PhotographerDick Mandeville and Brian Benzel,vice president of � nance and administration, shoot to o� cially open construction.
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32,000Planned square footage of the recreation
center being built behind Westminster Hall.
$300� e facilities fee students paid to cover
a portion of the debt service for the new recreation center. � e majority of funding came from bonds sold by the university.
600,000Blood:Water Mission has been able to
provide health care and clean water for at least 600,000 people in 1,000 communities,
according to its website.
56Latina professionals from across the U.S.
were interviewd in “Latina Confessions,” a documentary � lemd by Skyline Features.
7Number of honors courses that will be of-fered over the 2012-2013 school year. Over the next four years, the plan is to increase
this number to 30-40, English professor Doug Sugano said.
180Number of sack lunches handed out by En Christo volunteers each week. Lunches are distributed to the homeless in downtown Spokane as well as to residents of a low-
income housing building.
2005� e year congress enacted a law to make
“Constitution Day” a federal holiday.
Caitlyn StarkeySta� Writer
Whitworth kicked o� celebration of Hispanic Heri-tage Month by showing the documentary “Latina Confessions.”
� e month-long celebration started Sept. 15 and ends Oct. 15. Senior Marisol Rosado, ASWU cultural events coordinator, explained that multiple Latin American countries gained independence on and around Sept. 15. � us the celebration of heritage is considered to be best represented by starting partway through a traditional month, Rosado said.
� e documentary was � lmed by Skyline Features. � ey are a division of Skyline Community, an orga-nization focused on the empower-ment of Blacks and Latinos, along with other minority groups. Skyline Community was founded by Louis Perego Moreno in the 1990s.
“He is super down-to-earth and loves to speak to students,” Rosado said.
Since its founding Skyline Com-munity has branched out to mak-ing documentaries. � ey are pro-duced by teenagers. � e teenagers recieve guidance from Perego Moreno.
Perego Moreno didn’t want the � lms to be discounted on account of quality so he provided a cameraman and � lm editor, he said. � e students acted as producers, making decisions on the interview subjects, angle of the story and how the � lm would � ow.
Perego Moreno is a Cuban-Argentine. He wished to explore the question “What does it mean to be Latina in the United States?”
Perego Moreno has his own experience in � nding your place between cultures.
“It’s been this journey of who am I and where do I belong because I have one foot in each,” he said.
� e � lmmakers interviewed 56 professional La-tina women from across the United States, including women from Los Angeles, New York and Miami.
Perego Moreno explained that the term La-tino or Latina refers to people from 19 di� erent countries:Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salva-dor, Guatemala, Haití, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay and Venezuela. With people from so many countries identi� ed as La-
tino, a diverse set of expectations and traditions exist.“We are all American, from Argentina to Canada,”
Perego Moreno said.� e � lm struggled with the idea of culture and the
surrounding expectations as well as personal identity and breaking through the preset mold.
“It means to struggle but it means to overcome,” said one of the interviewees in the � lm.
� e women in the � lm were all professionals who had broken the mold in some way. Some of the wom-en were college educated. Some were not married and others were lesbian. � ey were each striving to create an identity that included their cultural heritage and traditions while not conforming to them. Each woman achieved this in a di� erent way.
With so many di� erent coun-tries the expectations vary and thus the conclusions of how to respond vary.
� e idea of expectations and having a foot in two world touched the Whitworth Community. Sopho-more Iris Chavez explained her ex-perience as a Mexican-Honduran.
“We don’t have family reunions,” Chavez said.
Historically, the countries do not get along and this personally trans-lates to Chavez’s interactions with her grandparents.
Toni Sutherland broadened the question to the entire audience, asking how to balance identity and expectations.
Skyline Features and Perego Moreno approached Rosado about showing one of their � lms at Whit-worth.
“� is is the one I thought would resonate best with people,” Rosado said. When making the decision she considered the Whitworth campus and demograph-ics, she said.
Rosado continued to explain that she wants to “build a platform to talk about our experiences.”
� is is the only o� cial event for Hispanic Heritage Month. Rosado hopes to have an awareness cam-paign but no formal events are currently scheduled.
“People are proud of their culture all year long. It’s not only the one month,” Rosado said.
‘Latina Confessions’ documentary kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month
Contact Caitlyn Starkey at [email protected]
“It’s been this journey of who am I and where do I belong because I have
one foot in each.”—Louis Perego Moreno
President at Skyline Features 21, Inc.
- “Latina Confessions” was � lmed by Skyline Features, a division of Skyline Community.
- � e documentaries created by Skyline Community are produced by teenagers, with guidance from the president and founder of Skyline Community.
- � is documentary focuses on what it means to be Latina in the United States today.
Aboutthe documentary
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It was a great week to be a Pirate. Our foot-ball team pulled out another win to give us a 4-0 winning streak! Way to go Bucs! � ere was an incredible turnout at the game and tons of school spirit! � e Not For Sale Academy has come and gone but it was a great success. I want to thank each of you personally who attended for making it a great event for Whitworth Uni-versity and the greater community.
� is past week ASWU did not have its regular meeting in the chambers. We ventured out to be with all of you in order to spend quality time together! During this quality time we asked stu-dents a total of four questions to get a vibe of the campus. It is important to this year’s team that you all to know that we are for you. We care about your opinions and are passionate about serving the majority of this institution, which is the student body. We love the creativity each of you have to make this such an incredible uni-versity and ASWU wants to continually know how we can serve you all the best. Please send me an e-mail or let me know personally if there is anything you would like to see happen this year.
� e groundbreaking ceremony for the new Recreation center happened this past Friday. Sorry to the seniors that we won’t get to experi-ence this great new facility. However, so many other classes will enjoy all of the amazing fea-tures this new building will have!
� is next week make sure to stop in for our meeting at 5 p.m. It will be held in the Hub Multi-Purpose room and Brian Benzel, vice president of � nance and administration, will be coming to speak with us. Grant Cassidy will also be speaking with us on a new minor the univer-sity is thinking of implementing. If you would like your voice to be heard then we will see you on Wednesday!
I look forward to another great week with all of you and am eager to see what will unfold for us all this week! Rest assured knowing that ASWU is working hard for you. I will see you all on campus!
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Contact Molly Hough at [email protected]
Laryssa LynchSta� Writer
Tuesday, Sept. 4, Whitworth alumna Jena Lee Nardella gave the benediction at the National Demo-cratic Convention in Charlotte, N.C. While students at Whitworth braced themselves for a new school year, Nardella prayed for a nation bracing itself for a new election cycle.
Jena Nardella graduated from Whitworth in 2004 with a degree in political science. Similar to many college students, her degree plans evolved over time.
“I had started out as a nursing major. It turns out, I pass out at the sight of blood,” Nardella said.
As her studies progressed, Nardella took a class with professor of political science Julia Stronks. Over time, Nardella’s knowledge about HIV/AIDS through the nurs-ing program began to connect with her interest in political science. Understanding the impact of HIV/AIDS on a global stage became a personal priority.
In fall 2003, Christian rock band Jars of Clay came to Spokane and put on a show at Whitworth. At the time, Jars of Clay had the dream of addressing the stark real-ity of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
“� ey were looking for someone to make it happen,” Nardella said.
Following graduation, Nardella transitioned into her role as founder and executive director of Blood:Water Mission, working to improve clean water and vital health care resources in Africa on a grassroots, local-ized level.
In May 2012, Jena Nardella returned as a speaker for Whitworth’s graduation ceremony.
Having a former Pirate in the place of a non-alum speaker makes a genuine di� erence to Whitworth graduates, registrar Beverley Kleeman said.
“It shows them what a graduate can do,” Kleeman said.
For soon-to-be graduates, hearing the success story of an alum is more likely to be relatable in comparison to a non-alum.
Among the many students in attendance sat former ASWU President Eric Fullerton. Fullerton received his bachelor’s degree in international studies that day.
“One of the most memorable parts of her speech was when she spoke about how we, as American students, are faced with a series of questions which seem to force us into living quickly by quickly,” Fullerton said. “By sitting myself down and really looking at what I am passionate about, and not falling into the quickly by
quickly model, I realized that my passions had shifted, but that was OK.”
On Aug. 30, Jena Nardella re-ceived a call to speak on a much larger, less familiar platform: the National Democratic Convention.
“I was de� nitely surprised,” Nardella said. “I was called on � ursday to deliver the benedic-tion on Tuesday.”
Rich Hoops is chairman of the board for Blood:Water Mission.
“� is is an incredible honor for Jena to be invited to share her voice from this international plat-
form,” said Hoops in his letter announcing Nardella’s invitation to the convention.
� ough a political science major, Nardella had never been to a political convention before.
“I had the opportunity to represent the tens of thou-sands of people who work in nonpro� ts,” Nardella said.
Of course, as a leader in an organization that is fun-damentally non-pro� t and non-partisan, Nardella said she must be careful of the connections she makes. Po-litical involvement is generally limited advocating for the mission of Blood:Water Mission and to work with local communities in the di� erent government struc-tures in Africa.
� is non-partisan stance carried over into Nardella’s prayer. Causing a degree of discussion from support-ers and critics, Nardella prayed for President Barack Obama, governor Mitt Romney and for uni� cation of the country during the election season before closing with the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi.
Alumna prays for the nation
“I had the opportunity to represent the tens of
thousands of people who work in nonpro� ts.”
— Jena Nardellaexecutive director of Blood:Water Mission
Contact Laryssa Lynch at [email protected]
www.bloodwatermission.comWhitworth alumna Jena Nardella founded and is the executive director of Blood:Water Mission. � e organization uses grassroots methods to bring clean water and health care to Africa.
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Honors program challenges students with new coursesRebekah BreseeSta� Writer
Last spring, an idea of providing students with hon-ors courses was presented. A new program has since been implemented, but there remains some confu-sion as to what the honors program is and what op-portunities it provides for students.
� e George Whitworth Honors Program, which began this fall, allows high-achieving and motivated students who are admitted with honors to be eligible for challeng-ing and enriching academic ex-periences over their four years at Whitworth.
� e program seeks to be based upon academic excellence, ac-tive and collaborative learning, a Christian mission, community, educational breadth and voca-tional preparation.
Associate professor of educa-tion Kathryn Picanco is a mem-ber of the steering committee that shapes the honors program.
“� e program was designed as part of the strategic plan to include programs with more academic rigor,” Picanco said. “It provides faculty a way to bring a di� erent dimension to their courses.”
� e honors program is a work in progress. Only seven courses are being provided this year, but that number will increase over the years as the program grows.
“We are hoping to o� er � ve to eight honors courses at each class level every year,” said professor of Eng-lish Doug Sugano, who facilitates the program.
� e program will be in full force in four years. � ere will be 30-40 available honors courses in total, Suga-no said.
� e role of the steering committee extends beyond the initial creation of the program.
“Our steering committee has been formed to deter-mine what an honors course will provide and develop the di� erent components of the program,” Picanco said.
Reviewing proposals is only one of the many tasks
performed by the steering committee. It also takes all the recommendations of faculty members to either Faculty Assembly or Curriculum Oversight, Vision and Approval Committee for the � nal say. � e com-mittee creates and makes recommendations, but it does not make the � nal decision.
Input from students also plays a key role in shaping the program.
“We receive feedback from freshmen about the courses, from both participants of the program and future participants,” Picanco said.
� e honors courses are not in-tended to be an accelerated course, but are designed to go into greater depth in an area a student is famil-iar with, Picanco said.
“We want honors courses to pro-vide interesting, interactive, inter-disciplinary and challenging con-tent,” Sugano said.
Tara Jones is a freshman student in the Core 150 honors course.
“I thought since most people don’t like Core this would provide a more positive view on the course,” she said.
An honors course can be ex-pected to have more material for students in order to enhance their educational experience.
“We have to read a whole addi-tional book and have more home-
work. It is more rigorous,” Jones said.She plans to stay in the honors program and hopes
to see an honors course provided in the theology de-partment.
Honors courses will o� er students vocational dis-cussions based on their course and interdisciplin-ary topics that enhance the course. � ere will also be opportunities to take � eld trips and listen to guest speakers who are relevant to the course and chances to apply the course content in the real world as well as on campus.
“Honors courses provide an alternate experience for students,” Picanco said. “� ey are taking a di� er-ent approach to learning. I think it is a really exciting opportunity for the university.”
� ere are multiple ways for students to get into an
honors course.“To qualify for the program, incoming freshmen
must have an SAT score of 1870 or higher and main-tain a GPA of 3.75 at Whitworth,” Sugano said.
Students who do not meet these quali� cations can get into the honors program with a professor’s recom-mendation.
Although the program is only for freshmen this year, upperclassmen will be able to take honors courses in the years to follow.
To graduate as a George Whitworth Scholar, stu-dents must complete at least 12 credits within the honors program with at least six of these credits be-ing upper-division. No more than nine honors credits can be earned within a single department.
“If students want another perspective on what they’re learning, they should take an honors class. It adds to your education,”Jones said. “You put more into it and so you get more out of it.”
Fall Semester Jan Term
Spring Semester
- Core 150 Honors Course
- Physics Honors Course engineering in society
- Honors History Course the Crusades
- Literature Honors Course literacy in action
- Chemistry in Art chemistry’s role in media, painting, pastels and other elements of art
- Honors Writing 1 Course
- Covenantal � eology and the Bible
Honors Courses of the 2012-2013 school year
Contact Rebekah Bresee at [email protected]
“Honors courses provide an alternate experience
for students.� ey are taking a di� erent
approach to learning. I think it is a really
exciting opportunity for the university.”
— Kathryn PicancoAssociate professor of
education
- � e honors program began this fall
- � is semester there are four honors courses o� ered
- Right now classes are only available to fresh-men
- Incoming freshmen need an SAT score of at least 1870 to qualify and must maintain a GPA of 3.75 at Whitworth
- � ose who complete at least 12 credits in the honors program with no more than nine in the same department will graduate as George Whitworth Scholars
NEed to Know
Katherine KnollSta� Writer
Last Saturday, Sept. 15, marked the � rst meeting of the Whitworth club En Christo of the 2012 aca-demic year. En Christo — Latin for “In Christ” — is Whitworth’s student-led hunger and Christian mis-sion outreach program. Every Saturday, the club meets to prepare and distribute sack lunches to residents of downtown Spokane in need. � e dual mission of the organization is to combat hunger in the Spokane community while delivering the Chris-tian message.
Some volunteers visit Park Tower, a low-income apartment facility, and others deliver lunch to the homeless. In total, 180 lunches are distributed weekly. Of these, 130 are supplied through the do-nations of Sodexo, while the rest are funded by ASWU. � e Union Gospel Mission generally provides desserts.
Whitworth junior Veronica Fetzer, recruiting coordinator for En Christo, volunteers at Park Tow-er. She has found that many resi-dents there have a great need for the program.
A lot of Park Tower residents are elderly and/or disabled, have a low income and many have been homeless at some point in their lives, Fetzer said. Some residents may not even have anything to eat over the weekend if not for this pro-gram, she said.
Senior Phil Inouye volunteers by handing out lunches on the streets. When there aren’t enough volunteers, no street teams will be sent out, or they go later, Inouye said. But often, teams of at least four volunteers will visit areas frequented by the home-less to distribute food. One such area, known as � e Boardwalk, is a sleeping and living community for many vagrants, and is also a regular stop for En Christo volunteers.
Inouye said those they serve are thankful for the work of the volunteers.
“A lot of the homeless people are more gracious,
loving and caring than many people that I know,” Inouye said.
� e sandwiches volunteers bring are only half of it, what’s important for them is knowing someone cares, Inouye said.
Whitworth senior Mason Vigil is this year’s direc-tor of the program, and has been working with En Christo for four years. Vigil, who used to work fre-quently on the street teams, now volunteers in Park Tower. He describes the lunches as “door openers” because they facilitate relationships between resi-dents and volunteers.
“It’s not just that [the residents] don’t have a lot of wealth, but they are also poor emotionally,” he said. “� e main mission is not just to give out a sandwich, but to share the love of Christ.”
Each week, volunteers add a Bible verse or simple words of encouragement to each sack. � ey also hold a short session of worship or religious discussion. Starting this year that worship will take place on location, rather than at school, like previous years.
“One of the main changes is that it’s more of an outreach instead of keeping it to ourselves here at school,” Fetzer said.
En Christo works toward its Christian and humanitarian goals by cultivating personal relation-ships with the residents week after week.
“I’ve built up relationships with my residents. I know what’s going on in their lives and they know the same for me,” Vigil said.
En Christo and the relationships acquired therein not only have a positive impact on those served, but on the students as well.
“I know for a lot of volunteers it has kind of af-fected their perspective on life. Maybe students feel like they don’t have a way to give back to the com-munity, or any gifts or talents to o� er. It has given them a sense of purpose, like they have something to o� er other people, and that’s a� ected their life at Whitworth,” Fetzer said.
En Christo shapes the way students relate to their community, Vigil said.
“For [many students] it’s actually an eye-opener to see that there are people in this world who are hurting, and do need help. It’s really humanized the homeless [for them]. To think, ‘that’s actually a per-son, and that could actually be me,’” Vigil said.
En Christo takes place close to home, allowing students to invest in people in their new commu-nity.
“It’s easy to turn a blind eye and think everybody’s � ne and there’s no poverty or hunger in Spokane, but there is,” Fetzer said.”It’s important to not take what we have for granted, but put it back into the community,” Fetzer said.
Freshman Jordan Runk is a new volunteer for En Christo.
“I feel like it’s a point in my life where I need to start giving more,” he said.
Fetzer said it’s one way to � nd joy.“Take advantage of blessings you’ve been given
and bless other people,” she said.
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“It’s easy to turn a blind eye and think everybody’s � ne and there’s no poverty or
hunger in Spokane, but there is.”
—Veronica FetzerEn Christo recruiting
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En Christo gives away bread, but not bread alone
Contact Katherine Knoll at [email protected]
Catherine Palmer | PhotographerLEFT: En Christo President Mason Vigil explains the schedule to volunteers. CENTER: � e team makes soup to hand out downtown. RIGHT: Freshman Jordan Runk, En Christo recruiting coordinator Veronica Fetzer, and senior Phil Inouye play an introduction game before heading downtown.
Courtesy of Diana CronEn Christo volunteers hand out food at an open barbeque in Riverfront Park last spring.
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Many Americans view July 4, 1776, as the United States’ day of independence and celebrate it as the birthday of our nation. However, it was not until Sept. 17, 1787, that the U.S. Constitution was signed, marking it as the birthday of our government.
� e United States now honors Sept. 17 as Citizenship Day, or Constitution Day, to commemorate the privileges and re-sponsibilities that come with being an American citizen.
� e American Constitution is signi� -cant because it “portrays the ideas on which America was founded – commit-ments to the rule of law, limited govern-ment and the ideals of liberty, equality and justice,” according to the National Constitution Center.
To celebrate the birthday of our gov-ernment and the ideas that our nation is founded upon, a law was created in 2004 and enacted in 2005 to make “Constitution Day” a federal holiday.
In May 2005, a no-tice of implementation was published by Nina Shokraii Rees, U.S. As-sistant Deputy Sec-retary for Innovation and Improvement. Her statement mandated that, pursuant to legis-lation passed by Congress, all education-al institutions receiving Federal funding of any kind are required to hold some type of educational program pertaining to the signing of the American Constitu-tion.
Wendy Olson, director of Whitworth University’s � nancial aid, is in charge of saving the documentation of the event that takes place on Sept. 17.
“I have never had to prove that we have done something,” Olson said. “But I have the information in case an auditor or federal program reviewer requests proof that we comply with this requirement.”
Olson said that while the government does not provide funds for the event’s programs, it is important to make sure that Whitworth has proof of its documen-tation.
“If we failed to provide a program, we would probably get a warning,” Olson said. “Technically, they could bar Whit-worth from receiving millions of federal � nancial aid dollars for its students.”
Gordon Jackson, a professor of com-munication studies for 29 years, said that the communications and political science departments generally alternate hosting the program events.
� is year, Whitworth celebrated Con-stitution Day by featuring a panel of three communications professors in a large group discussion in Weyerhaeuser Hall. Jim McPherson, Mike Ingram and new-
comer Erica Salkin discussed the ideas and issues surrounding contemporary politics. � e discussion was titled “First Amendment Gone Wild: What We Dis-like but Tolerate.”
While this year there was a panel dis-cussion, Whitworth has honored Con-stitution Day in various ways during the past 12 years, Jackson said.
“In the past, we have had many guest speakers come talk about various aspects of the Constitution,” Jackson said. “[� is year] we wanted Erica on the panel be-cause of her expertise in the � eld and her special training in free expression.”
� e communications department welcomed assistant professor Salkin ear-lier this year, and was eager to get her involved in the programs. Her areas of expertise include communication law, educational speech issues and the stu-dent press.
“I’m a constitutional scholar,” Salkin said. “I love this stu� . It’s a great opportunity to explore in depth a topic you might not always get a chance to discuss in the class-room.”
Salkin, Ingram and McPherson wrestled with the idea of bound-aries — how far should free speech go? Should false ideas be screened out? Or should discus-sions be had to see if the truth outweighs the un-truths?
“� e Constitution is an extraordinary document,” Salkin said. “It was created for a country of people [that the dele-gates] would never see. � ey wrote it for the ages. It’s worthy of our discussion, and should be applied to our lives today.”
Senior Sarah O’Bernier said that the event left her with a strong feeling of ap-preciation for the First Amendment.
“Having grown up in the United States, sometimes I forget the bene� ts and rights that I have because they seem natu-ral,” O’Bernier said. “By examining the First Amendment and what our country would look like without it, I am greatly appreciative to have such a policy in our country’s foundational document.”
O’Bernier said she enjoyed listening to the three speakers about how the First Amendment has been used throughout America’s history to bolster human rights and yet still leaves room for many di� er-ing opinions to shine through.
“I thought that they presented a great point as to how to look at the First Amendment,” O’Bernier said. “I appre-ciate that Whitworth wants its students to be informed and to celebrate one of the documents that makes this country great.”
“I love this stu� . It’s a great opportunity to
explore in depth a topic you might not always get a chance to discuss
in the classroom.”— Erica Salkin
communication instructor
Contact Jennifer Ingram at [email protected]
Fire� ghters making progress on Central Washingon � res
Air quality in Eastern Washington should improve gradually, according to State Department of Ecology o� cials. Winds have begun disperse the smoke. � ousands of � re� ghters have been working to keep the � res away from homes. � e Table Mountain Fire was 10 percent contained Sunday and had burned around 47 square miles. � e Wenatchee Complex � re, which was 30 percent contained Sunday, had burned 66 square miles.
Spokane Regional Health District report � nds drastic gap in life expectency based on neighborhoods
“Odds against tomorrow: Health inequities in Spokane County,” looks at the long-term relationships between education, poverty, and heath. People in Spokane’s wealthiest neighborhoods, such as Southgate, live on average up to 18 years longer than those in poorer neighborhoods downtown, the study found.
Stop-gap measure guarantees government agencies funding through March
U.S. Congress passed a measure Saturday allocating $524 billion to tide over government agencies. � e measure now must be signed by President Barack Obama in order to take e� ect.Funding was due to run out Sept. 30, and Congress had been unsucessful in agreeing about spending levels. A similar action was taken last year to keep the federal government from shutting down.
Sources | BBC, Spokesman Review, Reuters
NEWS IN BRIEF
What is Our Passion? Jesus in a Pluralistic Culture
A lecture by Ajith Fernando
Tuesday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m.Robinson Teaching Theatre, Weyerhaeuser Hall
Admission is free.
Students interested in ministry: Meet with Ajith Fernando in the chapel from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday for
“A Grace-Filled Approach to Life and Ministry: Personal Reflections.” He will also be available for lunch and coffee conversations Oct 2-4.
For more information: [email protected], 509.777.3794 or 509.466.9293.
Series for 2012Part of the Whitworth University
WU recognizes Constitution Day with First Amendment debate
Meghan DellingerSta� Writer
Ever wonder what can close down a whole street of tra� c in downtown Spokane? Appar-ently, science can.
� e new Mobius Science Center in River Park Square held its grand opening event on Sept. 8. � e “Mobius Grand Opening Street Fair” shut down the entire street through River Park Square, � lling the area with demonstrations, fun activities and plenty of people interested in science.
Senior Kyle Darbonne, who is majoring in biology, cur-rently volunteers at the center, and said that the grand open-ing event was very successful in spreading the word about Mobi-us and its opportunities for the public.
“We had so many people � l-tering through throughout the whole day,” Darbonne said. “Pretty much everyone that came in that I talked to said they didn’t even know it was there.”
Marty Gonzales, the chief op-erating o� cer for Mobius, said there were plenty of speakers in attendance, such as the Spo-kane mayor and the CEO for the Museum of Flight. Barbara An-derson, the mother of astronaut Michael Anderson, cut the rib-bon for the grand opening.
� e street fair included 45 dif-ferent scienti� c demonstrations and many activities, including face painting, arts and crafts and sign-making, as well as a reptile company, with a variety of di� erent reptiles for people to see up close.
“We had nearly 4,000 people come through our doors,” Gon-zales said. “It was a huge suc-cess. It’s been a project well in the making; so much commu-nity and support made it pos-sible.”
Mobius began in 2005 when Inland Northwest Science and Technology Center and the Children’s Museum of Spokane merged. With the merge, came the creation of Mobius Kids
Children’s Museum.But Darbonne said that the
Children’s Museum is more for kids eight years of age and younger.
With the opening of the 26,000 square foot Mobius Sci-ence Center, older children can have a place to go to be involved in hands-on scienti� c learning. � e exhibits range from topics from physics, optics and engi-neering to biology, � ight, acous-tics and sound.
Hannah Houpt, a � rst-time visitor to the center, said she enjoyed the exhibits and would gladly return.
“It’s really nice,” she said. “And a lot bigger than I expected it to be.”
Darbonne said that the main goal of the center is to get kids excited about science and to
promote hands-on learning.
“� at’s the main part of v o l u n t e e r i n g , getting the kids thinking analyti-cally and scien-ti� cally [and] asking ques-tions,” Darbonne said. “If they walk away asking more questions
than you can answer; that’s great.”
Mobius also has a variety of programs to teach kids, mainly through on-site and outreach learning. � ey host a variety of camps, workshops, contests, science cafes and even a speak-er series.
Mobius will have a few events coming up soon, including the “Mixing for Mobius” cocktail party on Nov. 2 and the Santa Claus breakfast for families on Dec. 1.
Volunteer positions are avail-able for students at both the Mobius Science Center and Mo-bius Kids Children’s Museum. Information can be found at mobiusspokane.org.
General admission to the center is $10.
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Mobius Science Center o� ers interactive learning
“� at’s the main part of volunteering,
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— Kyle Darbonne
Mobius volunteer
Star-viewing: Look at all the stars and constellations in any season.
Water rockets: See how water and air pressure can create a water rocket.
Anatomy table: Examine the human body and cut it open to look inside.
Sound room: Create di� erent pitches and sounds.
Exhibits to visit
TOP: � e newly opened Mobius Science Center is 26,000 square feet.
LEFT: One section of Mobius focuses on circuitry and computers.
RIGHT: Near the entrance of Mobius, visitors can see various animals, including snakes, lizards, turtles and insects.
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Luke EldredgeSta� Writer
In her junior year of college, Andrea Palpant Dil-ley scraped the Christian � sh decal o� the bumper of her Plymouth hatchback, a symbol of her discontent with the church and foreshadowing her eventual de-parture from it.
Dilley, a documentary writer, director and pro-ducer, read from her recent book, “Faith and Other Flat Tires: Searching for God on the Rough Road of Doubt,” in the Weyerhaeuser Hall Robinson Teach-ing � eatre on Sept. 21. Her book is the memoir of her abandonment and subsequent return to faith, God and the Church.
Dilley was raised in Kenya, the daughter of Quaker medical missionaries. She grew up visiting patients that died the next day and attending funerals. Even the hospital morgue was only 50 feet from her front door. Her later childhood was spent in the Paci� c Northwest as a member of a committed Presbyterian church. For college, she stayed in the Northwest, at-tending Whitworth where she obtained degrees in English literature, writing and Spanish.
“She was someone who other students looked up
to, which was a very unique position,” said Maggie Wolcott, Whitworth English professor and former classmate of Dilley. “She was very kind, with a sar-castic edge.”
Being surrounded by intelligent, conscientious Christians gave Dilley room to struggle with faith and God. She asked questions that vex doubters and believers alike: Why does God seem so distant? Why does the church feel so dysfunctional? Why does God
allow su� ering? At age 23, Dilley walked out of the Church with no
intention of going back. For two years Dilley wanted nothing to do with faith or God.
Yet at age 25, Dilley found herself returning to the Church for the same reasons she left.
“I had to believe in God to believe in justice, which is anchored in objective morality,” Dilley said.
Senior Shaina Whittlesey said that doubts in the faith are often seen as something to be ashamed of and thus not shared.
“I liked the honesty she used when talking about doubt,” said Whittlesey.
Dilley said she believes that doubt belongs in the sanctuary of Church. All her questions belong in the Church; it is the only place that o� ered her the space to search for God.
“I’ll always have demons, but I might as well take my demons to church,” Dilley said. “Sitting in church every Sunday, my doubt is my desire — to touch the untouchable, to possess the presence of God,” Dilley said.
Madison GarnerSta� Writer
Whitworth students donned T-shirts for Community Building Day and ded-icated a few hours to help local orga-nizations on Sept. 18. What many of them did not know, however, was that their shirts came from a company that aims to serve Spokane all the time.
Blue Button Apparel is a non-pro� t, eco-friendly business founded by Scott Ellis. When Ellis was creating the busi-ness, he knew he wanted to employ teenagers from Hillyard and West Cen-tral.
“We wanted a business that didn’t require a lot of money to start and one where students could learn quickly how to work,” Ellis said. “We saw no one in Spokane focused on eco-friend-ly T-shirt printing.”
After deciding to execute the busi-ness idea, Ellis and his co-founders needed a name.
“It was totally random. My wife has a blue stocking hat which was nick-named her ‘blue button,’ instead of blue beanie,” Ellis said. “� at name found its way onto a list of names. Oth-er T-shirt printing places had names that had a corporate feeling. We want-ed something more fun.”
Blue Button employee Jake Hattich said there are many things that sepa-rate the company from other T-shirt printing places.
“Other shops are factory-style and use harsh ink,” Hattich said. “Blue But-ton stands out a lot.”
Blue Button strives to be environ-mentally friendly. � e current stan-dard of T-shirt printing uses petro-
leum-based materials that require paint thinner to clean up. Extra ink is taken to a hazardous waste disposal.
Blue Button chooses a more eco-friendly process, using 100 percent biodegradable inks that can be cleaned with water. � e inks can be rinsed o� the screen with soy-based chemicals, as opposed to acids. � e eco-friendly standard of Blue But-ton even applies to the boxes they use to ship, which are 100 percent recyclable.
Blue Button pro-vides clients with op-tions when it comes to choosing shirts. � ey work with dif-ferent T-shirt suppli-ers that use both in-organic shirts and shirts composed of recycled bottles and discarded fabric. Blue Button encourages their clients to choose the most environmentally friendly T-shirts.
“Even when clients don’t purchase a T-shirt made eco-friendly, the dying process is environmentally friendly and provides work for our [employ-ees],” Ellis said.
By encouraging eco-friendly pur-chases instead of forcing them, Blue Button enables clients to consciously choose to make a small impact on the environment as they desire.
Blue Button seeks to make a mini-mal impact on the earth, so they inten-tionally align themselves with T-shirt supply companies that have similar goals.
“We work with places that are fair trade and provide good wages,” Ellis said. “We chose venders who do good
things in their community”. Blue Button’s suppliers use organ-
ic methods to protect farmers from harmful chemicals and build factories near the � elds to reduce transportation costs.
� e company also makes an impact in the local community through its hir-ing process.
“With our students, our goal is to be a grace-based employer,” Ellis said. “Our goal is to meet them where they are at and give them a hope of a bright future and support them to get them there.”
Ellis organizes rides for his employees, provides meals and snacks for them and gets them food
from local food banks to take home to their families.
Many of the employees come from broken homes and have had to over-come tough personal challenges. � e employees are incredibly smart and strong, Ellis said.
Marcos Lopez, a Blue Button em-ployee, said all of the employees are like a family.
“We are here for each other,” Lopez said. “I love working here.”
Two weeks ago Blue Button moved from their Garland location into their new location at 1403 W. � ird Ave.
� e relationship between Blue But-ton and Whitworth goes beyond just the Community Building Day shirts. Many of Blue Button’s clients are Whit-worth alumni and students.
Blue Button also has opportunities for Whitworth students to get involved with the business. � e company pro-
vides graphic design internships and hands-on work for business and mar-keting majors. Blue Button is also cur-rently seeking a student to work in their social media department.
Whitworth students can also serve Blue Button in personal ways by men-toring the employees or bringing them dinner once a month.
Contact information can be found at bluebutton.org.
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Blue Button makes eco-friendly T-shirts
Employee Jake Hettich lays the paint onto the screen which will leak through to make the shirt design.
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“We work with places that are fair trade and provide good
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Writer speaks on searching for God through doubt
Andrea Palpant Dilley, a Whitworth alumna, shared from her memoir “Faith and Other Flat Tires.”
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With the summer season wrapped up and fall now arriving, you might be noticing that perhaps your wardrobe needs some updating. Well, here are a few fall fashion trends that you may want to consider.
All the classic fall colors — brown, black, winter white, as well as dark rich blues — seemed to be in abundance on the runway at New York’s Fashion Week at the beginning of September. For eve-ningwear dresses, the designers chose bold colors such as hues of gold, reds and deep jewel tones. Some designers chose to create gowns that were more feminine and “old Hollywood glam” by using soft blush pink and silvery soft blue tones.
For women out there who love black, don’t worry because the designers have
you taken care of. Black will be seen mixed with dark gray, stark white and shades of midnight blue in stores, ac-cording to Glamour Magazine.
Pale gray dresses and burgundy rain-coats were the surprise must-haves of the season. For fashion-loving students at Whitworth, upcoming trends will ap-pear here as well.
Looking for woolly warmth this fall? � is fall’s fuzzy and cozy knit sweaters are coming in a wide variety of colors and patterns. For some at Whitworth, this trend might be right up their alley.
“I absolutely love wearing sweaters in the fall along with leggings and boots,” sophomore Meagan Moore said. “I love dressing to the colors of fall with browns and reds.”
Prada, Louis Vuitton and Chanel are just a few of sophomore Alas-ka Bruneau’s favorite designers.
“I like to see what is on the runway and then put my own unique twist on it,” Bruneau said. “I’m very retro, pro-thrift store and occasionally like to wear things that are just downright ‘weird.’ If I can get perplexed looks from people, I know I have artistically succeeded.”
FALLING FOR FALL FASHION
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Sophomore Danyelle Meyer is sporting some knee-high boots and a pale palette for the fall season.
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EVENTSon campus and around town
Saturday, 9/29Food: Sushi Gathering11 a.m.HUB Multipurpose Room
The Hawaiian Club is hosting an all-you-can-eat sushi gathering in the HUB. There will be a sushi-making demonstration given to students before they can make various kinds of sushi rolls and indulge in their creations. The cost is $5.
THURSDAY, 9/27Book: Release party for Rowling's new novel6 a.m.Auntie’s Bookstore at 402 W. Main Ave.
If you like to get up three hours before your morning class or if you really like J.K. Rowling, Auntie’s Bookstore is hosting an early morning release party for her new book, “The Casual Vacancy.” The book is Rowling’s � rst novel for adults and is about an English town fraught with con� ict. There is a discount if you pre order the book and Auntie’s will be serving tea, co� ee and donuts.
Milton Schlosser Piano RecitalSaturday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. in the Music Building Recital HallSchlosser, an internationally known pianist and professor at the University of Alberta, in Canada, will be playing for the Whitworth community.
Black Student Union DanceSaturday, Sept. 29 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the HUB New ExpansionThe annual Black Student Union Dance will feature all types of music for stu-dents to dance to.
Michael Cassidy LectureMonday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Weyerhaeuser Hall Robinson Teaching TheatreThe founder of African Enterprise will be discussing the role of the church in South Africa.
Ajith Fernando LectureTuesday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Weyerhaeuser Hall Robinson Teaching TheatreFernando, the teaching director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka, will be speaking.
Homecoming Week Film: Moonrise KingdomTuesday, Oct. 2 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the HUB Multipurpose RoomFor homecoming week, ASWU will be showing “Moonrise Kingdom,” the newest � lm from director Wes Anderson.
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“I try to look relaxed-chic,” sophomore Em-ily Scott said. I pull that style together by wearing tall brown boots, which I wear with anything. I also like wearing some-thing bright colored that stands out; whether it’s a scarf, a blazer, or a pair of shoes.”
“For me, fashion means expres-sion,” junior Emily Fisher said. “It lets people see you as a person before they get to know you. You see the person the way they want to be perceived without exchang-ing words.”
“My overall fashion style lately has been boho-chic, but at the same time it’s just a ‘go with the � ow’ kind of style,” sophomore Meagan Moore said. “I like dressing up a lot with the boho style, especially when I wear dresses. But most of the time, I just try to mix and match things.”
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Flow arts take hula hooping to new levelLucas � ayerSta� Writer
� e Visual Vortex Spin Collective has made a name for themselves over the past four years as a local talented group of performance artists. Now, they are looking to give back to the community under the name of their spin-o� group, Spo Flo.
“� e Hooping Life,” a documentary that follows the sometimes-chaotic lives of eight professional hula hoop-ers, had its Spokane premiere hosted by the Visual Vortex Spin Collective at the downtown Magic Lantern � eatre this past Sunday. Fire-spinners, hula-hoop artists and jugglers decorated Sprague Avenue, giving demonstra-tions and introductory classes.
All of the proceeds from the event went to SPEAR (Serving People through Entertainment, Art and Recreation), a local non-pro� t that helps at-risk youth in the West Sprague neighborhood.
Stefani VanDeest, co-founder of the Visual Vortex Spin Collective, said she was inspired to host the event af-
ter hosting several summer workshops with SPEAR. Speaking from experi-ence about the hardships of her own adolescence, VanDeest said she can sympathize with many of the teens that SPEAR works to help.
For more than 40 years, SPEAR has provided kids ages four to 18 with a safe
place to play, do homework and eat dinner. SPEAR also runs a food bank, a clothing bank and helps supply low-income families with general goods.
VanDeest said she hopes the event will encourage local youth to become involved in the � ow arts, the collec-tive term for hula-hooping, juggling,
poi (swinging tethered weights at high speeds, usually while on � re) and con-tact juggling.
VanDeest said she believes today’s youth could bene� t from the physical and spiritual peace that comes from the � ow arts. VanDeest said the core philosophy behind it is a unity between mind and body.
“You just become so immersed in the movement that you become it,” VanDeest said.
VanDeest started Visual Vortex with two friends in 2008 as a “hoop troupe,” the technical term for a group of hu-la-hoopers. Visual Vortex has since evolved into a well-rounded “spin col-lective,” incorporating poi, gymnastics, juggling, contact juggling and sta� spinning.
In 2010, VanDeest and her fellow � ow artists began Spo Flo, a weekly gathering at Emerson Park where peo-ple could come and participate in the � ow arts community.
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� e Grammy Award winning group, Dave Matthews Band, released its new album, “Away From � e World”, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, relieving fans’ much anticipated tension.
Media reviews range on a spectrum from “boring and weak” to “impressive and beautiful.”
“I’ve been listening to Dave Mat-thews Band for a long time,” freshman Curtis Hunter said. “I bought their new album and was very impressed. It was classic Dave Matthews. All their music is beautiful. � is album is no excep-tion.”
Dave Matthews Band is known for its smooth melodies with strong vocals and jazzy ri� s backed by horns and keys. “Away From � e World” followed suit but did so with a more re� ned,
mastered style. Approaching its second decade of
existence, DMB has taken its time to craft and perfect its style and sound. � e album represents this tone well. While the distinct sound of Dave’s voice and classic saxo-phone remain, the grit-tiness has been cleaned away.
Many might � nd this attractive and enjoyable, while others prefer the sometimes sharp and rough sounds of the “old” Dave Matthews.
“While ‘Away From � e World’ is nice, I found it almost too perfected,” sophomore Eli Casteel said. “What made Dave Mat-thews so fun to listen to was the imper-fections — you didn’t know what they were going to do with a song when it
starts. [‘Away From � e World’] is too predictable, too boring. It lulled me to sleep.”
While big-name bands will always have mixed reviews and opinions, DMB has re-mained noticeably con-sistent over the years. “Away From � e World” is not excluded from that pool. � e classic sounds one can expect from DMB all remain. What sets its new album apart is the way DMB took that sound and re� ned it to create a nicer, polished tone.
I have always been a fan of DMB’s ability to fuse
jazz-like sounds with a more or less rock style base. I am a jazz enthusiast, so hearing DMB focus slightly more on that in “Away From � e World” was re-freshing. It is not my favorite DMB al-
bum, but it is still classic Dave Mat-thews, which is always fun to listen to. � ere is so much talent in the group, and they manage to orchestrate their music incredibly well.
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“I am a jazz enthusiast, so hearing DMB
focus slightly more on that in ‘Away From � e World’ was refreshing.”
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Spokane’s Visual Vortex Spin Collective practices the � ow arts, which includes hula-hooping, juggling and poi, all of which may be set on � re.
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VanDeest and her fellow performers earn a living booking events and hosting private lessons.
� e weekly gatherings usually open with yoga, as people trickle in from the street carrying a wide assortment of “� ow arts” tools — hula hoops, poi, sta� s, bowling pins and contact juggling balls.
It isn’t the type of hula-hooping one might ex-pect to see on the playground. � e concert of hoops move hypnotically around the waist, then down around the knees, and then up into the air for a spin before seamlessly moving back into rhythm.
While people are encouraged to practice with the tools available, many are content to sit at benches and on blankets. � eir conversations are warm and lively as they watch the performance unfold.
It’s the Spo Flo community that has helped Brooke Hatch, a member of two years, through an enormous transformation.
Hatch � rst met VanDeest in January of 2011. Hatch was struggling through a “toxic relationship” and a lifelong battle with obesity. After many unsuc-
cessful attempts, VanDeest � nally convinced Hatch to learn the art of hooping.
“It just kind of got me out of my box,” Hatch said.Hatch started hooping for just half an hour a day
to her record player, and attending the Wednesday night Spo Flo gathering at the park. Two years later, 60 pounds lighter and with a brighter outlook on life, Hatch attributes her metamorphosis to the sup-port of the Spo Flo community. Hatch considers the Spo Flo group part of her family — a family that she hopes will grow.
“I want other people to be able to come and get involved, because of how positive it’s been for me, [to] just be in � ow, and not think about all the crazi-ness of your day,” Hatch said.
Vintage parlor serves up sweets
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Doyle’s Ice Cream Parlor on 2229 W. Boone Ave. � rst opened in 1939 and remains a piece of history in the West Central area. � e shop serves favorites such as chocolate, vanilla and strawberry, but also unique options including razzle dazzle, maple nut and huckleberry.
Elise Van DamSta� Writer
Life can be sweet when you have a big scoop of ice cream on a hot day, and Doyle’s Ice Cream Parlor can provide just that.
Doyle’s Ice Cream Parlor � rst opened its doors in 1939. Due to the Natatorium Park down the hill from the parlor and the trol-ley tracks that came down Boone Street, the ice cream parlor be-came a hot spot for both com-muters and amusement park lov-ers alike.
Since 1939, the culture and layout of Spokane has changed drastically. � e land where the Natatorium Park sat is now a mobile home park and the trol-ley tracks on Boone Street have been overtaken by asphalt and cars, yet Doyle’s Ice Cream Parlor still stands as a beacon of what it once was, serving its locals with old time favorites.
Twenty-one years ago Jerry Gill became the owner of the ice cream parlor, but it did not come easily.
“I didn’t know one thing about
making ice cream,” Gill said. “� e recipes and people have helped out a lot.”
For many years he wanted to buy the parlor and bring it back to life after it had been closed from 1986 to 1990, but various circumstances made it a struggle.
“I came here when I was a little kid,” Gill said. “I lived two doors down from the shop and I knew the history, so I wanted to save it.”
Just when it seemed like he would never own the shop, op-portunities opened up and it fell into his lap, he said.
Despite former struggles, the homemade ice cream and unique decor kept customers coming back for more. Gill and the em-ployees still make homemade ice cream and wa� e cones using original recipes from the begin-ning to the parlor’s existence.
Besides traditional ice cream � avors, the menu includes ba-nana splits, root beer � oats and sundaes. � e eclectic decor of the shop makes it stand out from other ice cream venues. Each of the walls are covered with retro memorabilia from old soda ad-
vertisements to antique toys, including race cars and Mickey Mouse dolls.
Keith Kelley is Whitworth Uni-versity’s director for the center of service learning and community engagement and a West Central resident. He has a passion for building community and telling others about the uniqueness of West Central.
“As a community member, it is so special to experience such a wonderful, living relic of Spo-kane’s history,” Kelley said. “It’s always a delight to congregate with neighbors and enjoy deli-cious homemade ice cream on a warm summer evening.”
Doyle’s Ice Cream Parlor has become a local favorite for all ages. People from all over Spo-kane County come to enjoy a scoop of ice cream. Gill said grandparents come in with their grandchildren and tell them sto-ries about how they used to come into the parlor for a treat when they were little.
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When I � rst started talking to my dad about the possibility of getting married, his � rst response was, “Don’t drop out of school.”
� e idea of dropping out for the sake of getting married had never crossed my mind. I had always excused women dropping out to work at home as an archaic tradition that, though still practiced by some, mostly ended with my parents’ generation. However, when my husband proposed to me, the questions started rolling in from fellow students, strangers, family friends and others.
“Will you still go to Whitworth once you’re mar-ried?”
“So you’re probably not going to grad school since you’re getting married, right?”
“It’s so sad that you won’t be able to pursue your career now that you’ll be having kids and doing the wife thing.”
My plans haven’t changed all that much. I’m mar-ried now, and clearly my future plans have morphed a bit to incorporate my commitment to family, but my personal plans and goals aren’t obliterated.
I did decide not to take an entire year to study abroad, as I had planned to do before getting en-gaged.
However, I made decisions like these because I can’t imagine a year without my husband, not be-cause I felt a need to ful� ll some sort of social obliga-tion and � ll my time housekeeping and cooking.
In 2012, being a married woman doesn’t have to mean giving up personal autonomy. More than that, being a married woman de� nitely doesn’t have to
mean dreams of graduating and having a career are obsolete. In fact, according to the American Council on Education, 23 percent of female undergraduates in the United States are married.
Married students who dream of graduate school will take solace in the fact that 43 percent of graduate students are married. Married women may also get a pay bene� t once they’re in their careers. According to a 2010 study, married women earn about four percent more than unmarried women in similar positions.
I have no problem with women working in the
home or ending their education because they choose to re-prioritize after getting married; however, this shouldn’t be the automatic assumption for young women who choose to marry their signi� cant others.
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HUBBART is a sophomore majoring ineconomics. Comments can be sent to [email protected].
Whenever I turn on the news, I repeatedly hear about the Republican Party waging a so-called “war on women.” I always have to wonder: can we fairly and accurately call this a war? Let’s start with the fair-ness of this statement.
We have a responsibility to classify something as what it is, and last time I checked, I did not see any Republicans attacking women with guns. To even suggest that this is a war is completely ridiculous.When we come to the accuracy of this statement, the debate becomes much more controversial. Some liberals use the idea that Republicans want to ban contraception as an argument to prove this “war on women.” Sure, some extremists may call for the ban-ning of contraception, but the vast majority of con-servatives recognize how ridiculous and impractical that is. According to the Republican Party platform,
the party will “support the ability of all organizations to provide, purchase or enroll in health care coverage consistent with their religious, moral or ethical con-victions without discrimina-tion or penalty.”
� is means that if an in-stitution morally opposes providing contraception as part of its health care pack-age, it has that choice. � e party does not plan to ban contraception. Religious in-stitutions are the most likely to opt out of providing con-traception to their employ-ees. � e First Amendment grants these institutions freedom of religion.
� erefore, the government must allow them to practice their religion as they desire, including not forcing them to provide something against their val-ues. Many people accuse Republicans of waging this “war on women” because Republicans generally op-pose abortion. � e party will “assert the sanctity of human life and a� rm that the unborn child has a
fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed.” How does the protection of a life wage war against women?
Of course, certain situations exist in which I believe a woman should have the right to choose, such as rape or incest. But otherwise, when a woman has a conscious choice in the matter, she must respect the life of the unborn child, because it is a precious life. I believe that we need to rid ourselves of the phrase “war on women” because it does not accu-rately describe what the Republican Party is doing.
If you do not think that Republicans support wom-en’s rights, you can simply say that; it’s unnecessary to say Republicans are waging a war. As a woman, I do not believe that the Republican Party will infringe upon my rights in any way.
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Republican Party platform misinterpreted
“I believe that we need to rid ourselves of the phrase‘war on women’ because it
does not accurately describe what the
Republican Party is doing.”
TREGO is a junior majoring in journalism and mass communication and English. Comments can be sent to [email protected].
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What started as an attack on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Sept. 11, has led to a series of violent protests against the United States that has spread across the Muslim world with alarm-ing speed. � e attack on the consulate killed four Americans, one of which was Chris Stevens,U.S. Ambassador to Libya.
Supposedly, the source of the protest is a trailer for a � lm titled “� e Innocence of Muslims,” a pri-vately produced, low-budget production which crit-icizes Mohammed and Islam. � e trailer has been available on You-Tube since July, but only gained widespread at-tention in the wake of the consulate attack. While the � lm itself may be distasteful, the ensuing attacks and violent pro-tests are unreasonable, disproportionate, and need to be strongly con-demned. Unfortunately, the Obama Administra-tion has been tepid in its response. First, instead of standing up for free speech and denounc-ing the violence, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo issued a statement “condemn-ing continuous e� orts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feel-ings of Muslims.” It has since been established that the Embassy acted on its own without the ap-proval of the State Department.
However, for well over a week, the administration insisted that the attack was simply a spontaneous act of an enraged mob. While calling for an end to the violence, Obama himself appeared to normal-ize the protests and bloodshed by referring to it as the “natural” result of the “outrage over the video.” While administration o� cials have paid some lip service to free speech, the focus has been on con-demning the trailer and � lmmaker. For instance, the administration pressured Google to remove the � lm from YouTube, which it refused to do. Accord-ing to Anne Gearan of the Washington Post, the ad-ministration even purchased TV ads in Pakistan in
which Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounce and apologize for the � lm.
Bret Stephens points out in the Wall Street Jour-nal that the administration did not bend over back-wards to condemn the Broadway musical, “� e Book of Mormon,” which was highly o� ensive to Mormons. Clinton even attended the play. But then again, Mormons were not torching Broadway in protest.
While “� e Innocence of Muslims” is certainly o� ensive, the real tragedy is not that some people were o� ended, but that many innocent people have been killed and injured because of the intention-ally violent response. Despite the administration’s refusal to admit it until recently, the consulate at-tack appeared from the beginning to have been a carefully plotted terrorist assault to mark the anni-
versary of 9/11, having nothing to do with the � lm.
Yet despite the in-tentionality of the vio-lence, the tendency has been to blame free expression or ideas instead of the choice of some Muslims to respond violently. Ac-cording to Neil Munro of the Daily Caller, the governments of Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and Sudan have all called for the U.S. to ban speech that is criti-cal of Islam.
However, as Jeremy Havardi of � e Com-mentator pointed out, removing responsibil-ity from Islamic rioters “e� ectively views them as savages from which little better can be ex-
pected. Such a view panders to the Islamist griev-ance culture rather than demanding that Muslims, like everyone else, behave better.”
Freedom of speech and peaceful protest are not only legal rights in the U.S. Constitution, they are intrinsic human rights. Instead of renouncing and apologizing for these basic freedoms, the United States needs to stand against Islamic extremists seeking to silence their foes through violence and intimidation.
The government should condemnviolence, not freedom of speech
NELSEN is a senior majoring in political science. Comments can be sent to [email protected].
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• � e Obama Administration has been attacking the producers of “� e Innocence of Muslims” rather than violence.
• � e consulate attack appears to be a carefully plotted terroist as-sault to mark the anniversary of 9/11.
• Freedom of speech is not just a legal right, but an intrinsic hu-man right.
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Behold everything aroundyou, it’s the mission field
Places such as Guatemala, Haiti and Mexico were my mis-sion � elds. I used to think a mission � eld was a third-world country where a di� erent lan-guage is spoken and the streets are lined with poverty and de-struction.
My de� nition of “the mis-sion � eld” was changed this summer when I chose to take a job working at a Christian camp for three months instead of going out of the country.
� at camp became my mis-sion � eld. For some people, the mission � eld is here in the United States. It is great that these people realize that the U.S. needs just as much help as countries overseas. However, I do not think that the U.S. is “the mission � eld”. I also do not think it is third world countries, either.
� e ground beneath our feet can be the mission � eld. Every-where we go, every place we live, and every person we en-counter is the mission � eld.
If we try to place a demo-graphic on the term ‘mission � eld’, we leave out a large num-ber of areas. Too many people sit in church and wait for that announcement o� ering them the chance to change the world and change lives. � ey may get on board with the idea and go overseas or stay in the country. Once that plane lands, or that
van makes the � nal stop, they set their feet on the ground and they are in missionary mode. Because they are in a place that needs help or love, and because they deemed the journey a ‘mission trip’, they believe they can � nally start serving as mis-sionaries.
We need to stop trying to � gure out what is considered a mission � eld or not, and live life knowing that we are constantly on the mission � eld.
Everyday, we encounter and pass by people who may not know the Lord, people who don’t understand Christianity or people that need to be shown love. If we don’t consider our
everyday lives mission work, we risk letting people pass by with-out reaching out to them.
Your dorm, friends and fam-ily can be the mission � eld. Stop having the mindset that the mission � eld has to have a geographic location or a certain de� nition.
Start living your life knowing everyday, everywhere you go and every person you pass can be a part of the mission � eld.
Coloradoans over zealous about Colorado
We are only in our fourth week or so of classes, and al-ready students all over campus are sick of their Coloradoan peers constantly informing them about the wonders of their glorious place of origin.
Have you met a Coloradoan yet? You would know if you have. It would actually be exceptionally surprising if you have not yet had this pleasure, seeing as how a Colo-radoan will seize any opportunity to dive into an unsolic-ited monologue about their love of nature, mountains, and truth; three things that are apparently woven into the very fabric of their souls.
If they are actually gracious enough to wait for your au-thentic inquiry as to the whereabouts of their hometown, they will instantly be taken to another world. � eir eyes will sparkle and rise upward, as if � xated on the snow-capped tip of Pike’s Peak. � eir gaze will then snap back to yours as they peer deep into your soul. Eventually they will redis-cover the faculty of language and reply, with great venera-tion, “I…I am from…..COLORADO!”
It is actually rumored that Coloradoans are not born, but rather emerge from the stone and pine of the mountains, a wondrous coalescence of the wild and spirited beauty that is COLORADO.
A typical conversation with a Coloradoan might sound like this:
“Hey Colorado Mike, how’s it going? Isn’t Mount Spo-kane beautiful?”
“Yeah, it’s ok. But have you ever been to the Garden of the Gods? I spent an entire summer there once, re� ecting on the transcendent nature of its inexplicable beauty. I ac-tually wrote a poem about it, if you would like to hear it.”
What you need to understand is that they are not try-ing to sound haughty and pretentious. � ey really aren’t. In fact, I have found that, generally, they are actually very likeable people.
I know it is a pain to deal with their eccentricities and overwhelming sense of pride, but hang in there! Because when it comes down to it, one very simple and painful fact remains: we’re stuck with them.
WILLIAMSON is a sophomore majoring in journalism and mass communication. Comments can be sent to hwilliamson15@ my.whitworth.edu.
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“Whitworth should have more events centered around informing the community of current events. We should educate ourselves on both sides of issues and learn together. Speci� cally, we should be educated abou the upcoming elec-tion.”-Jamie Koenig, sophomore
“Whitworth should abandon the student recreation center project because it’s not
a worthwhile investment. It testi� es to Whitworth’s value of image over resource
stewardship.” -Caleb McIlraith, senior
“� e stu� in the co� ee shop and cafe is over-priced. � ose things aren’t nearly as expensive in real stores and that makes my � ex dollars go by so quickly. Food should be a lot cheaper.”- Tricia Villareal, sophomore
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Whitworth volleyball split games at home this week, falling to the Whitman Missionaries before earning its � rst win this season against the Willamette Bearcats.
� e Pirates received the � rst point of the game against Whitman with a kill by junior Abi Hedlund. Whitman re-sponded with a 7-0 run. Whitworth was unable to catch back up and lost the set 25-18.
Whitworth came out strong in the second set, once again scoring the � rst point. � is time, how-ever, they kept the lead through almost the en-tire game.
“It’s nice that we can come back after losing the � rst set, but we have got to � gure out how to start better in the � rst place,” head coach Steve Rupe said.
Solid defense, led by senior libero Whitney Santos, helped the Pirates to a 25-17 set victory.
“Whitney had really great defense to-night. She had a lot of crucial plays that helped us pick up our energy,” junior right side hitter Jalana White said. “We also just worked really hard on � nding what was open on the other side and we � nally kind of � gured them out.”
Whitman took the lead early in the third set before kills from White and freshman setter Shawna Korshavn tied the game at 10. � e Missionaries re-gained the lead with a kill and an ace, and Whitworth was never able to fully recover, losing 25-17.
Santos and sophomore middle blocker Tori LaBrie were catalysts in a competitive back-and-forth match. Just as the Bucs were about to tie the set for the ninth time, Whitman pulled away to win 25-20.
“We’re so close in all of our games and it’s frustrating,” White said. “But once we kind of mesh and start trust-ing each other more and playing as a team, everything is going to fall in place.”
� at became evident in Whitworth’s
next game on Saturday night against the Bearcats. � e � rst set alone had 13 ties and eight lead changes, but Whit-worth came out on top as a kill from junior middle blocker Briauna Stadeli pulled the Bucs away from an 18-18 tie and into a 25-19 win.
“� ere was just more thought when they were going up,” Rupe said. “We were able to funnel the ball where we wanted it to go so we were able to do what we want with it.”
� at focused style of play contin-ued into the second set. � e Pirates controlled most of the game, with Wil-
lamette only leading for a short period of time early in the set, and won 25-21 to put them up 2-0 in the match.
� e momen-tum completely changed in the third game, starting o� with a 3-0 lead for Willamette. � e Pirates’ de-fense struggled to keep up and
Whitworth was only able to get six kills before Willamette ended the set on top.
Despite the di� cult third set, Whit-worth was able to come back and win in a � nal fourth set.
“We never give up, we � ght for every ball, and that shows in our play,” Santos said. “It shows on and o� the court and the crowd can see it as well.”
Another momentum shift allowed Whitworth to come back from the third set loss. As the Bucs played longer and harder, the crowd grew more excited and the team responded.
“It feels so good to have all the fans just yelling and everyone getting so ex-cited,” LaBrie said. “� e excitement re-ally helps pump you up and it’s just a lot of fun. I love it.”
� e excitement grew throughout the entire fourth set, starting with a kill by freshman outside hitter Nicole Leon-ard to give Whitworth its � rst lead of the set, and ending with a kill by Hed-lund for a 25-23 win over Willamette.
In the fourth set alone Whitworth had nine blocks, led by two apiece from LaBrie and Stadeli.
“We really came together as a team and everybody completely contrib-
uted,” LaBrie said. “� ere was not one dominant person. It was just everybody working together and working their hardest.”
Whitworth expects to continue to � nd rhythm and improved play as it anticipates the hopeful return of two injured players, Maddye Dinsmore and Kristine Kardell.
� e Pirates go into their next week of conference play looking for two more wins while on the road against Lewis & Clark on Wednesday and George Fox on Saturday.
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Juliana Zajicek | PhotographerSenior libero Whitney Santos digs a ball against Whitman.
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Leonard totaled 25 kills and 41 digs against Whitman and Willamette.
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Men’s cross country competes as a unitWhitney CarterSta� Writer
� e men’s cross country team � nished in third place at this week’s Runner’s Soul/Erik Anderson Invite in Spokane.
“It was more of a workout than a race,” senior captain Tim Hill said.
� is was the Bucs’ second of three consecutive weekends of races, on one of the Pirates more di� cult courses of the season.
“We didn’t run this as a race,” coach Toby Schwarz said.
Schwarz said that Pirates viewed this race as more of a practice and a chance to recover.
“It is not a PR course at all and so what [Schwarz] had us do is run in a pack all together and just work on running as a team,” freshman Chris MacMurray said. “I’d � nd it very unlikely if that were to happen again this year, I could see us doing a lot of practices like that, but not any more meets.”
Running the race as a team meant there was less variance between the fastest and slowest times from Pirate runners.
First to cross the � nish line was freshman Connor Soudani, but all 10 Pirate men � nished within 3 seconds of
each other with times from 28:30.78 to 28:32.75.
In a sport where personal times hold merit apart from team scores, the strategy gave the Bucs a chance to work together.
“I liked helping my teammates out, because for a few of them, it was a struggle to stay at that pace and it was just cool to actually help them meet their mark and not drop out.” MacMurray said. “It was just cool to
be able to encourage my teammates during an actual race.”
With the event taking place in Spokane Valley, Whitworth students were able to come out to support their peers at the event.
“� at was actually kind of fun, there were a lot of people there supporting and cheering us on,” MacMurray said. “It was like happy cheering. It was really encouraging to have all of them supporting us.”
� is was the team’s only meet in Spokane.
Next week the Bucs will compete at the Willamette Invite at Busch Pasture Park in Salem, Ore.
“I’ve been told that’s a really fast course,” Macmurray said. “It’s also the Willamette invite and Willamette is our rival for cross-country so that’s the � rst time we’re going to see them all season.So we’re going to go into it pretty amped and wanting to beat them and show them what’s up so it’s de� nitely going to be a good showdown.”
� e Pirates have two more races before conference championships.
Contact Whitney Carter at [email protected]
Women’s cross country runs at local meetWhitworth runners tune-up in second of three consecutive weekend racesKorey HopeSta� Writer
� e women’s cross country team took a more conservative approach than usual during the Run-ner’s Soul/Erik Anderson Invitational last Saturday at Plantes Ferry Park in Spokane Valley.
Beginning with their most recent race, the Sun-dodger Invitational on Sept. 15 in Seattle, head coach Toby Schwarz’s squad has races for three con-secutive weekends. With conference competition yet to begin, the women’s cross country team used a more conservative approach for last Saturday’s race, giving some runners a chance to rest and others a chance to get into better form.
“We had a great meet last weekend, and next weekend will be very competitive with a lot of teams from our conference,” Schwarz said. “We used this meet as more of a practice.”
Freshman Olivia Newman (20:12.05) came across the line � rst for the Pirates, followed closely by ju-nior Elisabeth Spencer (20:12.63). Newman had ar-guably her best race of the year so far, thanks in part to the running style coach Schwarz implemented for this tune-up race. � e plan was to only run 14 out of the 18 runners on the roster, and pair one girl from the top seven on the team with one girl from the next seven, which explains why Newman and Spencer � nished so closely.
“It gave some of our runners with a little bit less experience to run at more of a varsity level,” Schwarz said. And without a doubt, the runner that bene� ted the most was Newman, who ended up with a per-sonal record for the race.
“She ran a great race with a more experienced runner,” Schwarz said.
As for the more experienced runners themselves, this race was much less intense than the Willamette Invitational will prove to be be next weekend. In fact, four runners did not even participate Saturday, one of whom was Joy Shufeldt. Shufeldt injured her groin at the beginning of last week, and was unable to participate in either of the team’s previous two events. � e senior captain of the squad did, how-ever, get to see some positive elements about her
young teammates.“I’m really excited to see how we do, we have such
a young team,” Shufeldt said. “� ere is so much po-tential.”
Shufeldt hopes to compete with her team this Sat-urday, when the Pirates travel to Salem for the Wil-lamette Invitational.
Contact Korey Hope at [email protected]
Juliana Zajicek | Photographer� e Whiworth men’s cross country team races at the Runner’s Soul/Erik an-derson Invite at Plantes Ferry Park in Spokane Valley.
Juliana Zajicek | PhotographerFreshmen Michaela Stevens (left) and Elizabeth Scott (right) compete at the Runner’s Soul/Erik Ander-son Invitational at Plantes Ferry Park in Spokane Valley.
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Anyone who says NCAA Division III football can’t be exciting certainly wasn’t at the Whitworth Pine Bowl last Saturday. � e Bucs continued their win-ning streak and advanced to 4-0, pull-ing out a thriller against the Panthers of Chapman University, 17-14.
“4-0 feels really good,” senior running back and team captain Ronnie � omas said. “I’m really proud of all my team-mates. I feel like it’s going to be a good year. It’s a good year for us and a good year for the community. It’s going to be a fun one for sure.”
Whitworth head coach John Tully, now in his 18th season with the Pirates, was pleased with his team’s perfor-mance.
“It was a great team win,” Tully said. “O� ense, defense and special teams all played really, really well together.”
� e Bucs � nally took the � eld at the Pine Bowl for the � rst time this season, after accumulating more than 6200 miles of travel for road games over the last three weeks. � e giant Whitworth helmet in the north end zone was in� at-ed once more and funneled the Pirates onto the � eld.
“I think we’d all say we really enjoyed everyone who came out and supported,” sophomore defensive back Paul Miller said. “� e home atmosphere at the Pine Bowl is awesome.”
Chapman found open � eld behind the Pirates secondary early in the � rst quarter to put the � rst seven points on the board.
“We came out pretty � at in the � rst half, honestly,” � omas said. “De� nitely not the best � rst half of football we’ve
played.”But Whitworth answered quickly.
Miller ran back the Chapman kicko� following the touchdown to the Panther 44-yard line, then a Chapman personal foul moved the chains down the � eld further to give the Bucs prime � eld posi-tion. Four plays later, sophomore quar-terback Bryan Peterson connected in the end zone with junior wide receiver Connor Williams to tie up the game half-way through the � rst quarter.
� e Panthers found the end zone for the second and � nal time of the afternoon with two minutes left in the � rst half. � e Bucs tried to answer, but were forced to go three and out and went into halftime trailing 14-7.
In the � rst play out of the locker room, � omas explod-ed o� a hand o� from Peterson and ran 69 yards for a Whitworth touch-down.
“I was honestly really frustrated in the � rst half. I felt like we were sort of stale-mated on the line,” � omas said. “I had a pep talk in the locker room with the o� ensive line at halftime and told them I trust them and I believe in them and they’re my brothers. � en � rst play out, I found a little running room and got the touchdown and obviously that felt good. It’s all about trust, I think.”
� omas led the Bucs in rushing on
the day with 134 yards and the touch-down.
In the ensuing kick o� following the � omas touchdown, junior defensive back Tevin Tyus was immediately carted o� the � eld by an ambulance for due to an apparent broken leg. � e Bucs’ de-fense in particular has taken a beating in these � rst several weeks, with multiple injured players.
“It’s tough to see guys go down,” Pe-terson said. “But other guys are stepping up for us great.”
P e t e r s o n himself had an injury scare later in the third quarter when he said his left knee twisted. Trainers rushed the � eld, but Pe-terson was able to walk o� on his own power and it was de-termined he was ok. Redshirt s o p h o m o r e quarterback Mi-chael McCune
came in for a few snaps for the Bucs. A tie game going into a fourth quar-
ter, Peterson led the Bucs down the � eld early in the period, setting up a perfect 23-yard � eld goal for freshman kicker Robert � ullen. Whitworth defense took control from there.
“[It] was a good team e� ort,” Miller said, who led the Pirates on the day with ten solo tackles. “O� ense stepped up big. We kept Chapman’s o� ense in check. It just is all about o� ense having defense’s back and defense having of-
fense’s back.”Junior defensive back Casey Mono-
han pulled in an interception in the Chapman end zone with just over four minutes remaining, which turned out to be a game-saving play for Whit-worth. � e Pirate o� ense struggled and went three and out, once again hand-ing over the game to the defense. After Whitworth gave up a big third and long with just over a minute left in the game, Chapman went no huddle and contin-ued to work their way up the � eld. A Whitworth penalty advanced the Pan-thers half the distance to the goal and put them on the Bucs’ 12-yard line with less than a minute remaining. After two incomplete passes to the end zone, Chapman ran the ball, but Whitworth was there for the stop.
With just two ticks remaining on the clock, Chapman brought out the � eld goal unit to send the game into over-time. � ough the kick was good, a cru-cial Panther holding penalty was called, which moved Chapman back 10 yards and forced them to attempt the � eld goal once again. Whitworth called a timeout with no time left in regulation to ice the Chapman kicker. � e attempted 33-yard kick as time expired was wide left and crimson and black stormed the � eld.
“I’m very pleased for our players,” Tully said. “� ey’ve put in a lot of time. If they give great e� ort that’s all we can ask.”
� e Pirates take their 4-0 non-confer-ence record into Northwest Conference play next weekend at Paci� c University in Forest Grove, Ore.
Contact Sena Hughes at [email protected]
Tanner Scholten | Photographer
� e Whitworth Pirates team unites in a huddle following a dramatic 17-14 victory over Chapman University last Saturday at the Whitworth Pine Bowl.
Pirates edge Panthers at the Pine BowlChaotic final Chapman possession ends with missed field goal as time expires
SpotlightPosition: Defensive back
Miller had 10 solo tackles and a 49-yard kicko� return that led to a Pirate touchdown.
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� e Whitworth women’s golf team had an important outing this weekend for the � rst half of the North Idaho Invitational. � e invite, which featured many NAIA and community college teams, was a critical test of the team’s strength and standing as they progress towards conference play.
Senior Emily Guthrie, who � n-ished third at the event last year, highlighted the performance this year for the women shooting an 81 � rst round (including a hole-in-one) and a 75 second round.
“I was proud that we stayed strong through 36 holes,” Guthrie said.
� e women, while stumbling through the � rst round, shaved o� 22 points for a stronger second-round performance. In reference to the team’s major comeback, Guthrie added that the dramatic improvement was a good sign for the rest of the invite competition and also for the season to come.
Freshman Yvonne LaCoursiere also expressed her positive reac-tion to the day’s events.
“I was very happy that we im-proved in that second round,” she said. “I think every time we play a new course it really helps us gain experience.”
� at experience was much needed for the three freshmen who will have to take a more prominent role in scoring for the team as the season progresses.
� e women’s team is going into this year with a wide assortment of new challenges to deal with in comparison to previous years. While already competing with a relatively small team of seven, the Pirates are also � ghting injuries su� ered by Nicole Lomax and
Emily Travis. “We have a lot of room for im-
provement in multiple areas,” head coach Katie Fuqua said. “Honestly, we don’t stack up well in conference right now. We’re hoping to do what we were able to do in the past.”
Whitworth will confront many competitive teams in conference this year, including rival George Fox University and recently emerged Whitman College, which edged the Pirates in the Lewiston Triangular on Sept. 8.
� e women’s team � nished up
competition at the North Idaho Invite on Monday, Sept. 24. Re-sults from Monday’s competi-tion were not available at Whit-worthian press time. Results and extended coverage can be found online at www.thewhitworthian.com
Whitworth will play in the Whitworth Invitational in Spo-kane on Sept. 30.
Contact Connor Soudani at [email protected]
Guthrie leads Pirates on first day of competition in Idaho A limited roster size and injuries put Whitworth women’s golf in a tough situation early in season
Women’s soccer extends win streak
� e Whitworth women’s soccer team continued its winning streak and improved to 5-0 in conference play with a pair of wins against George Fox and Paci� c (Ore.).
On Saturday, the Pirates secured their second road victory of the year. Senior mid� elder Mackenzie Grow scored the game-winning goal in overtime after a closely matched game. � e � nal score was 1-0.
On Sunday, the Bucs were once again victorious over the Boxers of Paci� c University. Grow was able to capitalize on a penalty kick for the � rst goal of the match. � e second goal came in the second half from sophomore mid� elder Jackie Day.
Next week the Pirates will compete on Saturday and Sunday as they host Paci� c Lutheran University and the University of Puget Sound.
Men’s soccer earns sweep during Oregon trip
� e men’s soccer team traveled to George Fox and Paci� c (Ore.) last weekend, collecting two more conference victories and taking their record to 4-0 in Northwest Conference play.
Sophomore striker Robby Ubben put away a corner kick taken by junior mid� elder Anders Nostdahl in the 31st minute against George Fox on Saturday, which was enough for senior goalkeeper Kyle Novak, who saved all three shots on target from George Fox to produce another shutout for a 1-0 victory.
Strong defense supported by two goals from freshman forward Samuel Engle in the second half helped Whitworth post its seventh shutout in eight opportunities this season en route to a 2-0 victory over Paci� c.
� e � nal three undefeated teams in NWC play will be in Spokane next weekend, as Whitworth hosts Paci� c Lutheran (5-3-1, 4-0 NWC) on Saturday, and Puget Sound (7-1-1, 4-0 NWC) on Sunday.
� eon leads Whitworth in Idaho
� e men’s golf team began the � rst day of competition with an outstanding 36 holes last weekend at the North Idaho Invitational.
After the � rst day of competition, both of the attending men’s teams were standing strong at fourth and � fth respectively. Stephen � eon led the Pirates with a 72-74 � rst two rounds.
� e men’s team continued the tournament on Monday, Sept. 24, which was after press time for � e Whitworthian. Check online at www.thewhitworthian.com for results and extended coverage of the event.
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WHITWORTH 5-0 5-4
LINFIELD 3-0-1 4-2-1
PUGET SOUND 3-1 7-1
PACIFIC LUTHERAN 2-2-1 4-2-3
PACIFIC (ORE.) 2-3 3-6
WHITMAN 1-2-1 1-5-1
WILLAMETTE 0-1-3 2-1-3
LEWIS & CLARK 1-3 3-5
GEORGE FOX 0-5 1-6-2
WHITWORTH 0-0 4-0
LEWIS & CLARK 0-0 3-0
LINFIELD 0-0 3-0
WILLAMETTE 0-0 3-0
PACIFIC LUTHERAN 0-0 1-1
PACIFIC (ORE.) 0-0 1-2
PUGET SOUND 0-0 0-3
NWC ALL
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VOLLEYBALL
PACIFIC LUTHERAN 4-0 10-2
PUGET SOUND 4-0 9-2
PACIFIC (ORE.) 3-1 3-8
LINFIELD 2-2 7-4
GEORGE FOX 2-2 4-6
WHITMAN 2-2 4-7
WHITWORTH 1-3 5-6
LEWIS & CLARK 0-4 4-9
WILLAMETTE 0-4 2-9
NWC ALL
SOCCER - MEN’S
WHITWORTH 4-0 7-0-1
PUGET SOUND 4-0 7-1-1
PACIFIC LUTHERAN 4-0 5-3-1
WHITMAN 1-2-1 3-5-2
WILLAMETTE 1-3 3-4
LINFIELD 1-3 3-6
PACIFIC (ORE.) 0-3-1 3-5-1
GEORGE FOX 0-4 0-8-1
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Whitney CarterSta� Writer
Senior mid� elder Mackenzie Grow is a leader who has left a legacy that will be felt far into the future of Whitworth soccer.
“Her character on and o� the � eld serves as a fan-tastic example to future members of the team of what it means to be a Whitworth women’s soccer player,” head coach Jael Hagerott said.
Grow has played soccer for Whitworth all four years and is now team captain. Grow started playing soccer when she was � ve years old. She played for one season and then quit.
“My parents put me into it, but I hated it at � rst,” Grow said.
She made the choice to play again a year later when all her friends de-cided to play. Once she started to play again, she never looked back. Mackenzie was a seven-year partici-pant of the Spokane Soccer Acad-emy. She also spent two years as a Spokane Soccer Academy Junior Coach.
Grow went to Lewis & Clark High School in Spokane. She was a two-time All-Greater Spokane League honoree during her junior and senior seasons.
As a freshman, Grow started 19 out of the team’s 20 matches. She has scored 8 times in her 4 years at Whitworth.
“What sets Mackenzie apart from the average soc-cer player are her technical skills,” fellow senior cap-tain, defender Kelsey Griswold said.
Grow is well known for her foot skills. She loves the creativity that comes with being a soccer player.
“Soccer has given me a lot of patience,” Grow said.Grow has been an example to everyone on the team
both on and o� the soccer � eld. On the � eld, she is known for her composure.
“She is a calming in� uence,” Griswold said. “She’s been a huge impact. She’s played every second since freshman year. She’s an amazing player in the center.
She calms the whole game down and controls the game.”
Grow has had a tremendous in� uence on her team-mates. Last year, Grow and her teammates faced the Lewis & Clark Pioneers at home. It was a close, hard-fought match that ended regulation in a 2-2 tie. Grow took matters into her own hands and in a mere 52 sec-onds the � ght was over.
“Kenz took the ball, dribbled up and scored,” Coach Hagerott said.
Grow recounted it as one of her favorite soccer memories.
Griswold says that Grow is a strong leader on and o� the � eld.
“She’s very involved in getting people to church and carpooling and getting girls involved with team building stu� , Griswold said. “� is year we’re do-ing a Bible study and she’s very big on getting the girls there and get-ting them involved.”
As captain, Grow has shown leadership skills.
“On the � eld, Kenz leads by ex-ample, in how she works, and in her vocal leadership, she guides people to their position,” Hagerott said. “She has a good game aware-
ness and she’s a composed player.”“� e game can get pretty hectic sometimes and the
center mids are what control the game, the speed of how it goes and where the ball goes,” Griswold said. “� ey distribute everything. And if you’re not calm, everyone else is very hectic, so she has that presence that calms us all down.”
“My favorite part about playing soccer is being part of a team and having team chemistry,” Grow said.
She has no immediate plans to play soccer compet-itively after college; however as the team competes for a conference title this season, Grow has left a legacy to be proud of.
Contact Whitney Carter at [email protected]
Women’s soccer: Mackenzie GrowSpotted from the crow's nest
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“What sets Mackenzie apart from the average
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Senior mid� elder Mackenzie Grow has emerged as a leader for the Pirate women’s soccer team.
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TOP LEFT: Freshman Taylor Pena and senior Teagan Norton clean up trash around the trails surrounding the YMCA during Community Building Day.
Juliana Zajicek | Photographer
TOP RIGHT: Senior Ian Case sorts and weighs tomatoes at one of several Riverfront com-munity gardens.
Greg Moser | PhotographerBELOW: Whitworth University and Holms Elementary students partner up to clean the streets of Spokane.
Greg Moser | Photographer
LEFT: Freshman Bethany Grenfell picks carrots at the YMCA garden during Community Building Day.
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COMMUNIT YBUILDING DAY
