May 27, 2011 • Linfield College • McMinnville, Ore. • 116th Year • Issue No. 26 Commencement

Issue 2011

“I will miss living just down the street (or hall) from my closest friends, spending hours on end in Math Alley with my Alley cats, spontaneous late-night conversations with beautiful friends, and Steve Bricher.” –Chelsea Hall • “More than anything, I will miss all of the people that I have met during my time at Linfield: my friends, my professors and all of the other faculty and staff that I have met. God has blessed me so much with such awesome people in my life!” –Sierra Stopper • “Kappa Sigma, the track team, Lily Allen and Arnie Stockholm.” –KayCee Hallstrom • “Kappa Sigma.” –Arnbjørn Stockholm • “I will dearly miss walking around campus and saying hi to so many people — the friendly community is unique here, and I will be sad to leave it behind.” –Carolyn Blood • “I will miss the IM sports, especially softball.” –Hank Iba • “My friends, my professors and late-night study sessions involving watching ‘The Office’ and ‘Family Guy.’” –Christopher Michael Flores • “The big, grassy fields and excellently manicured lawns and flowers.” –Ben Edmonds • “I’ll miss the relaxed feel of campus, the great professors and all the memories I’ve made here.” –Scott Pinske • “The abundance of late-night trips to Winco and laughs with friends when we should have been studying.” –Alessondra Eckstrom • “Faculty, great opportunities, campus.” –Jamie Bell • “Playing tennis and seeing Brent Kingzett put the team on his back. ‘I ain’t never seen anything like that before do.’” –Timothy Wagar • “All of the amazing friends I’ve made.” –Tom Juzeler • “Late nights in the music building, life talks with professors, sunny Linfield afternoons in the Oak Grove, midnight runs to Winco…and when Dr. B winks at people.” –Helen Kehoe • “Seeing familiar faces every day.” –Quinn Murphy • “The people, the community, the sports.” –Kurtis Williams • “Being able to have the popcorn night sleepovers with my loved ones any night I need to!” –Lacey Dean • “I will miss the friendly atmosphere on campus as well as the very intellectual discussions that I have with people in and out of the classroom.” –Allen Tyler • “I will miss the laughter of friends over the high tink-tink-tinking of ice cubes in potent G&Ts on unproductive Sunday nights.” –Kelley Hungerford • “My teachers and friends and the beautiful campus.” –Rivka Nipper • “Late-night conversations with thought-provoking friends.” –Brian Richardson • “Things I will miss about Linfield, in no particular order, are: free newspapers, brunch, always being within two minutes of where I need to be, the Dillin Cobb from Caddy Shack, my professors and the ‘Linfield Hello.’” –Katie Paysinger • “The sense of pride, smiling faces and up-beat attitudes by students, faculty, grounds crew, maintenance and professors makes Linfield…LINFIELD!!!” –Beau Slayton • “The close proximity to friends; other than that, probably nothing.” –Amanda Mattern • “The homey feeling on campus and ZTA.” –Caitlin Nevin • “Pork sandwich Wednesdays.” –Cameron DuBois • “I will primarily miss the Linfield Hello. And by this, I mean all of the faces that I became accustomed to seeing. I will miss having the opportunity to meet my friends on a consistent basis. I will miss the people Linfield has molded.” –Hilda Escalera • “I will miss the always present blanket of support from folks anywhere I am and the ability to be comfortable in any environment. Linfield has quality people, all the way through campus.” –Susanne Sayles • “Our library.” –Stephen Dennis • “The support of professors who are invested in my future, the companionship of the best friends I have ever had and the opportunity to explore the world and myself.” –Halee Hyatt • “What I will miss most about Linfield will be the close proximity of friends.” –Megan Myer • “Hamming it up with my best friends, Brian Richardson and Ben Willis, as well as walking around the English Department and talking to my classmates and professors.” –Jordan Jacobo • “I’ll miss going to all the LAB events with my friends.” –Tyler Huynh • “I will miss my roommates, friends and professors and seeing them everyday.” –Benjamin Willis • “I’m going to miss the strong support system with my friends, my professors and the Admission Office.” –Leanna Agcaoli • • “Sorority meetings every Wednesday, long library study sessions with friends, and sleeping in.” –Lynnelee Baertlein • “I’m going to really miss the friendly, close environment. I’ve made so many friends and had such a wondrous time in college. I will really miss Linfield.” –Stephen Guttridge • “Being on the field, taking pictures of the home football games.” –Danyelle Myers “I will miss all of the smiling faces of the Linfield community. This really became my home away from home, and I will never forget it.” –Dulce Kersting • “I’ll miss the small classes, getting to know my professors and recognizing everyone as I walk around campus.” –Mackenzie Lowen • “I will miss getting to know people from all walks of life that have such different interests than I do.” –Ashley Farr • “I will miss seeing the people I have gotten to know over the last four years. They have become part of my family.” –Stephanie Burke • “The friends I have made and the Music Department.” –Garrett Garceau • “I will miss all of my friends and my professors who helped me throughout these four years. A big shout-out for Professor Keaveney and Itomitsu-sensei, who helped me in so many different ways, and for Kailey, Danyelle, Bree, Cynthia, everyone! Love you all, and I’ll miss you so much!” –Tiffany Ross • “I will mostly miss the unique atmosphere at Linfield.” –Kady Kirkendall • “I-Week.” –Chris Saunders • “I will miss my friends, the professors and the great environment that we have here. I will also miss the philosophical discussions that have occurred here on a regular basis. I will especially miss the talks between my darling roommate and myself.” –Mackenzie Herrick • “The family atmosphere that the Linfield community has.” –Jennifer Worcester • “Having so many people all my age living within 10 minutes of me.” –Adriana Daoust • “I will miss the professors and engaging conversations in their offices, the out-of-tune six o’clock song and the connections I have made with community organizations.” –Dayna Tapp

“Oh gosh, so hard to choose! I laughed the hardest during soccer games with the ‘Hooligans,’ had my life perspective changed while swimming with dolphins and singing ‘Karanga’ in New Zealand and loved every moment of Monday night dinners over at The Rack.” –Susanne Sayles • “My favorite Linfield memory encompasses doing baile folkario for LCLA, dancing the shuffle, shufflin’ with friends, riding scooters and bikes around McMinnville during the summer and springtime.” –Hilda Escalera • “Wednesday night community.” –Stephen Dennis • “I loved all of the faculty-student retreats, like Linhütte and the English Department get-togethers. I have too many great memories!” –Rivka Nipper • “CABANA!!!” –Quinn Murphy • “Driving 20 hours non-stop to Zion National Park in Utah with Tasha Cooper, Stephanie Anderson, Loren Liden and Brianne Ries for our Spring Break.” –Helen Kehoe • “My favorite Linfield memory was finding a bird stuck in the Emmaus House chimney and helping Nikki Anderson get it out with her hand and an oven mitt. It was a beautiful year spent with beautiful friends.” –Chelsea Hall • “Playing Frisbee golf throughout campus on those gorgeous sunny days.” –Alessondra Eckstrom • “My favorite Linfield memory is dancing in the fog in the academic quad with Becca Williams during an especially frustrating evening when I slaved away on a Methods paper. It was a moment in which I felt really alive.” –Dayna Tapp • “Snorkeling during Spring Break while studying abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico.” –Adriana Daoust • “Getting my first strike with good friends.” –Jennifer Worcester • “My favorite memory, besides the numerous times hanging out with friends, would have to be Wildstock 2011. I got to experience it with a great group of people, and I won’t be forgetting it anytime soon.” –Mackenzie Herrick • “Aside from roaming the streets of Dakar and going to absolutely groovy, packed Senegalese concerts, I’d have to say one of my fondest memories is with Hilda Escalera and Katie Paysinger practicing our shuffle for our graduation walk…or biking with them…or night drives and poetry with Jordan Jacobo…or cooking with Lauren Funtanilla or recording silly voices with Dayna Tapp.” –Lacey Dean • “Kappa Sigma good times.” –Arnbjørn Stockholm • “Meeting Caitlin Nevin.” –KayCee Hallstrom • “Going on a 30-mile bike ride around the most beautiful peninsula in Ireland while I was abroad last spring. My legs weren’t too happy about it, though.” –Cameron DuBois • “ZTA and random nights.” –Caitlin Nevin • “Mainly just the amazing people I’ve met recently. And probably hanging out in the English Department.” –Amanda Mattern • “One of my favorite Linfield memories is the first week back to classes or starting new classes because everybody is excited to see each other and start fresh again!” –Beau Slayton • “One of my favorite memories from my time at Linfield would have to be turning this campus upside down looking for shamrocks during the Shamrock Hunt each year with Hilda Escalera, Lacey Dean, Sam O’Connor and Lauren Funtanilla. Either that or convincing Jordan Jacobo and Tim Wagar to go to Poland with me to see a painting that ended up actually being in Hungary. My bad. Those two memories definitely make the top five.” –Katie Paysinger • “Scoring the opening touchdown against Willamette this year, then screwing up the celebration after by falling down. It was only fitting.” –Chris Saunders • “There are so many! All my Alternative Spring Break trips, meals with friends and, of course, getting my strike.” –Kady Kirkendall • “My favorite memory was studying abroad in Japan for a year. I met a lot of people who helped me learn about myself.” –Tiffany Ross • “Playing Frisbee golf throughout campus.” –Brian Richardson • “I really enjoyed all of the job shadows and informational interviews I did with Linfield alumni through the Jan. Term Career Explorations course. I can’t wait to give back to the school as a graduate!” –Allen Tyler • “Studying abroad in England and going to Poland with Katie Paysinger and Jordan Jacobo.” –Timothy Wagar • “Falling in the People Fountain my freshman year during the photo scavenger hunt.” –Jamie Bell • “Playing four years of football and the amazing memories made.” –Tom Juzeler • “Studying abroad in Quito, Ecuador, during my Spring Semester junior year.” –Scott Pinske • “Meeting my future wife.” –Ben Edmonds • “This past Pi Day (March 14), we got to pie three professors and an AD in the face with a pie. It was glorious.” –Christopher Michael Flores • “My favorite memory at Linfield is traveling to Normandy with a Jan. Term class to study the economics of D-Day.” –Hank Iba • “Broadcasting all the best D-III sports teams west of the Mississippi.” –Kurtis Williams • “Linfield gave me the fantastic opportunity to travel to the Galapagos Island in Ecuador. Spending hours on the top of the boat as we traveled between the islands, watching the sun rise and set and seeing all the spectacular wildlife is an experience I will treasure all my life.” –Carolyn Blood • “My favorite memory is singing ‘Blister in the Sun’ while stoking a kiln at Nils Lou’s East Anagama. I worked the midnight to 6 a.m. shift with a lot of kids from Storey Street, and it was truly a memory that I would not have gotten anywhere but from Linfield.” –Kelley Hungerford • “There are many good memories that I could mention here (too many!), but one of my favorite memories from this year was the Caleb and Sol concert, which I was very privileged to organize. My dad and stepmom drove down for it, and it was really neat to combine two of my worlds in a way — home and college life. A lot of my friends were there as well, and I’m so thankful to God and all the people that helped organize it and to Caleb and Sol and their band for how well the concert went.” –Sierra Stopper • “Playing Wildstock 2011 with Prowler.” –Garrett Garceau • “One of my favorite Linfield memories is moving in freshman year and getting to know the girls on my floor. We are still close to this day, and I will miss them dearly.” –Stephanie Burke • “One of my favorite memories from my experience at Linfield is the random videos we’ve taken. I will keep them forever.” –Ashley Farr • “My favorite memories include: late-night slurpee runs to 7-11, Red Boc movies, ‘Boy Meets World,’ Papa Murphy’s pizza, concerts, sporting events and nights out in Portland with my awesome roommates!!!” –Mackenzie Lowen • “My sophomore year in Larsell 110 with some of the best friends was so great. We laughed, we cried, we got rowdy, and we had a blast!” –Dulce Kersting • “Halloween Dance freshman year has got to be my favorite memory! My RA dragged me out of my room to go, and that was the first night I met my closest friends at Linfield.” –Leanna Agcaoli • “My favorite memory from Linfield is the night my roommates and I drank wine, smoked cigars on the track and talked about our past and futures. It was one of many.” –Benjamin Willis • “My favorite Linfield memory was Freshman Orientation; it was fun and exciting.” –Tyler Huynh • “Backpacking across Europe, from Rome, Italy to Krakow, Poland, with Tim Wagar while studying abroad.” –Jordan Jacobo • “My favorite memory would have to be when my friends gave me a surprise birthday party sophomore year.” –Megan Myer • “My favorite memory of Linfield is from my junior year. Every Thursday, myself and a bunch of my friends would get together and play video games and talk about what our weeks had been like.” –Stephen Guttridge • “Being an active member in the Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority and going to Costa Rica during Jan-term. “ –Lynnelee Baertlein • “Studying abroad in England.” –Danyelle MyersW

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Congratulations Class of ’11!

2 • www.linfieldreview.com May27,2011Commencement

Wise words from the ’Cats of ’11

TylerHuynh

StephenGuttridge

LeannaAgcaoili

SierraStopper

MeganMyer

JordanJacobo

KayCeeHallstrom

JamieBell

TimothyWagar

BenjaminWillis

ChelseaHall

BrianRichardson

QuinnMurphy

KurtisWilliams

LaceyDean

StephanieBurke

CameronDuBois

MackenzieHerrick

BeauSlayton

AmandaMattern

LynneleeBaertlein

SarahWatanabe

“Only do what makes you happy.”

–Amanda Mattern

“You have to be outgoing and try new things when you get to Linfield, even if

you’re scared.” –Beau Slayton

GarrettGarceau

“Study abroad and see as much as you can while

you’re there.” –Cameron DuBois

“Participate in community service, go to ALL

brunches, frolic in the rain in your undergarments,

walk barefoot, and chat it up with your professors!”

–Lacey Dean

ErickLoden

“Always seek balance: in studies, in social life, in

everything!” –Brian Richardson

HelenKehoe “Worrying doesn’t empty

tomorrow of its struggles; it empties today of its strength. Do what you

love, and everything else will fall into place.”

–Helen Kehoe

“Go to class from time to time.”

–Timothy Wagar

“Use the resources offered to you.”

–Jamie Bell

“Go big or go home. Try things you

normally wouldn’t.” –KayCee Hallstrom

“Don’t be afraid to ask hard questions and to

seek out the truth.” –Sierra Stopper

“When it’s time for you to graduate, make sure

you have the feeling that you have accomplished

everything that you wanted while in college

because these four years will go by too fast.” –Lynnelee Baertlein

Photos by Katie PaysingerDesign by Kelley Hungerford

MackenzieLowen

AshleyFarr

May 27, 2011 www.linfieldreview.com • 3Commencement

Wise words from the ’Cats of ’11

AlessondraEckstrom

JoeD’Aboy

TomJuzeler

ArnbjørnStockholm

CarolynBlood

SeptembreRussell

KatiePaysinger

HankIba

ChristopherMichaelFlores

BenEdmonds

ScottPinske

AllenTyler

RivkaNipper

KelleyHungerford

CaitlinNevin

HildaEscalera

TiffanyRoss

ChrisSaunders

JenniferWorcester

AdrianaDaoust

StephenDennis

HaleeHyatt

DanyelleMyers

DaynaTapp

“Read voraciously.” –Stephen Dennis

“Ask as many questions as you can think of, explore areas of study you never thought you were

interested in, and invest in relationships that are intimate and honest.” –Halee Hyatt

“Study what you love and not what you think is

practical.” –Adriana Daoust

Play just as hard as you work.”

–Jennifer Worcester

“Do everything you can to have fun because it will all be over before

you know it.” –Garrett Garceau

DulceKersting

“Don’t over commit yourself; your sanity

is at stake!” –Dulce Kersting

“Be honest with yourself. Major in passion, not practicality.”

–Kelley Hungerford

“Try a club, sport, organization or class that

you never saw yourself doing. There is no way to tell where it might lead

you!” –Allen Tyler

“Go on trips with LAB. They are awesome.”

–Ben Edmonds

“Don’t be absent on your first day of class. Read

your syllabus. Move the cheese grater, not the

cheese. In other words: work smart, not hard.”

–Septembre Russell

“You don’t want my advice.” –Joe D’Aboy

“Use the resources offered to you.”

–Jamie Bell

KadyKirkendall

Week In Review4 • www.linfieldreview.com May27,2011

Linfield students, faculty,fansandamotorcadeescortwelcomed the NationalChampionsoftballteambacktocampusafterback-to-backwins over the ChristopherNewport University Cap-tains in Salem, Va., onMay24.

Afterlosing4-0totheUni-versityofTexasatTylerPatri-otsonMay21,the’Catshadto battle their way throughtheeliminationbracket,win-

ningthreeloser-outgamestofaceChristopherNewportintwochampionshipgames.

“We played nervousagainst Texas-Tyler,” headcoachJacksonVaughansaid,“butwestillfeltlikewewerethebestteamthere.Itwouldbe tough,but therewasstillachance.”

The ’Cats would getanother chance at Texas-Tyler, but not before takingdown Eastern ConnecticutStateUniversity9-1onMay22 and the State UniversityofNewYorkCollegeatCort-

land12-1onMay23.In the second of three

gamesthe’CatsplayedMay23, they avenged their lossto Texas-Tyler, beating thePatriots7-1.

The third game was thefirst of the two games thatdecided the national cham-pion. Senior pitcher ClaireVelaski and junior pitcherLaurenHarveyeachgaveupjusttwohitsinthe6-0shut-outofChristopherNewport.Sophomore third basemanKarleigh Prestianni blasteda home run and contrib-

uted three RBI to boost theoffense.

The ’Cats faced off onelasttimeagainstChristopherNewportonMay24.

The’Catsgotontheboardfirst when they scored onerunintheopeningframe,butafter five andahalf inningsof play the score was tiedat two, and the game wasdelayedbecauseoflightning.

Whenplayresumed,Pres-tianni opened what wouldbe a four-run inning for the’Catswith a solohome run.Harvey held the Captains

scorelessinthebottomoftheseventh inningtosecure the6-2winandnationaltitle.

“[The feeling] is unreal;thereisnothinglikeit.Afterthatlastoutitwasjustarushof adrenaline and eupho-ria,”junioroutfielderJaydeeBaxtersaid.

“This was our goal fromtheveryfirsttimewemetthisyear,sotogoandberankednumber one and have thatpressureallyearandthentowinitisamazing,”Vaughansaid.

The ’Cats finished the

season with a 51-3 recordandsixplayerswerenamedto the all-tournament teamincluding Velaski, Harvey,Prestianni, Baxter, seniorshortstop Emily Keagbine,junior catcher Emilee Leppand junior first basemanStaciDoucette.

“I guess it hasn’t reallysunk in yet,”Doucette said.“Ithinkwe’reallstillalittleshocked but it’s definitelyexciting and it was a coolexperience.”

Softball comes home with national titleRae Smith

For the Review

Above: Freshman pitcher Shelby VandeBergh celebrates her team’s May 24 return to campus with congratulatory hugs. The Wildcats secured the national title that morning when they defeated the Christopher Newport University Captains 6-2.Left: Community members hold up a homemade poster while waiting in anticipation for the Linfield softball team’s arrival May 24. People from McMinnville and Linfield cheered the Wildcats as they returned to Linfield from Salem, Va. The ’Cats rolled up to the celebration with a police escort surrounding their coach bus.

Photos by Joel Ray/Photo editor

Rae Smith can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Four seniorswill carry onLinfield’s tradition of gather-ing during the night to painttheseniorbenchbeforeSpringCommencement.

Seniors Adriana Daoust,Jennifer Worcester, ArmindaGandara and Kaycee Hall-stromvolunteeredtorepresentthe Class of ’11 by decorat-ing the bench,Hallstrom, thegroup’scommitteechair,said.

“We know that we wantit to be something differentfromotheryearsand thatwewillincludetheschoolcolors,”Hallstromsaid.

Hallstrom said that allseniors received an emailinvitingthemtohelppaintthebench.

Director of CollegeActivi-ties Dan Fergueson said

paintingthebenchhasbeenaschooltraditionlongbeforehestartedworkingatLinfield12yearsago.Hesaiditrepresentsdifferent themes and memo-riesthatareimportanttoeachclass.

“It gives the folks in thesenior class an easy way toleavetheirmark,”hesaid.

Fergueson said the Classof ’02 dedicated the benchto the tragic events of 9/11,while other classes paintedlight-hearted themes, such asDr.Seussquotesorsignaturesfrom graduates. He also saidthat it’s typical for seniors topaint the bench late at nightbeforeCommencement.

“They stay true to formby putting it off until thelast minute,” he said. “It’sone last chance for themto procrastinate on a proj-ect before they graduate.”

Fergueson said he recalled aparticular year in which thisprocrastination led to somehumorousdifficulties.

“About four or five yearsago, they painted the benchthe night before Commence-ment,anditdidn’tdryintimefor theceremony,”he said.“I

was helping with rounds intheweehoursofthemorning,and I remember seeing theircars circledaround thebenchwith the headlights shiningitonsothattheycouldseetopaint.”

SeniorspaintLinfieldtradition

’Cats drop final game of regionalsKaylyn Peterson

Sports editor

Kaylyn Peterson can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Commencement calendar

Saturday, May 28•BaccalaureateService

Time:5p.m.(Graduateslineupat4:30p.m.in capandgown.)

Place:TedWilsonGymnasium•GradFinale/SeniorCelebration

Time:6p.m.Place:TheAvenueofNicholsonLibraryCost: Free for graduates; $10 for parents and

familymembers

Sunday, May 29•Commencement

Time:10a.m.(Graduateslineupat9a.m.incap andgownintheTedWilsonGymnasium.)

Place:OakGrove

Checkoutwww.linfieldreview.comforanonlineexclusive interview with CommencementspeakerDaveHansen,professorofeconomicsanddeanofstudentsemeritus.

Joanna Peterson Managing editor

Joanna Peterson can be reached at linfieldreviewmanaging@gmail.

The senior bench sits between Pioneer and Riley halls, waiting for this year’s makeover.

Joel Ray/Photo editor

Thebaseball team’s jour-neyattheNCAAAbileneRe-gional ended against Chap-manUniversity onMay 21,whenthe’Catslost7-8.

The baseball team hadcontinued in theNCAADi-vision III competition fortwo more rounds after itswin against University ofTexasatTyler6-3onMay19.LinfieldbeatTrinityUniver-

sity9-6thenextday.While the game against

Chapman did not turn outin a win for the Wildcats,baseballteamputupafight.ThescorebouncedbackandforthbetweenChapmanandLinfield as they fought forthelead.

It wasn’t until the ninthinning when Chapmanpulled ahead by a singlerun,whichsenttheWildcatshome.

When asked about his

most memorable momentwhile at regionals, seniorcatcher Cole Bixenmanreflectedon the tournamentandhisteammates.

“Probably my boy Gun-narCederberghittingahugetwo run homer in our winagainst Trinity. That was abigmomentumplayforus,”hesaid.

While the Linfield ex-perience has ended for theteam’s seniors, Bixenmansaidthatbeingapartof the

teamhasbeengreat,andtheexperiencewill not soon beforgotten.

“It’s been great to be apartof suchawinningpro-gram for four years,” hesaid.“Togothroughthetri-alsandtribulationsofabase-ball season is crazy, and toseehoweachandeveryyearthedifferentgroupsofguyspulled together as one willstickwithmeforever.”