TRAIL.PUGETSOUND.EDU THE PUGET SOUND TRAIL THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND Volume 102, Issue 20 May 3, 2013 Established 1910 university pSa awards awarded grunberg dorn grant to distinguished establish trips to asia teaching honor By MATT ANDeRSON By pAUL GOUDARZi-FRY Th e Henry Luce Foundation rofessor Leon Grunberg awarded a $50,000 grant to fund a new pilot project that will send En- has been recognized by vironmental Studies students to Southeast Asia. the Pacifi c Sociological Th e project entails a three-week study trip to Indonesia, is slated for Association for his major the summer of 2014 and will create contributions to the advancement the model for more trips in the com- P ing years. Th e fi rst trip will ferry 10 of sociological education. Grun- students and two professors to var- ious Indonesian locales. Th e trips berg currently occupies the posi- will include research, service work and cultural immersion. Th e pro- tion of the Chair of the Department gram is underpinned with a focus on the environment. of Comparative Sociology at Puget “Puget Sound has developed Sound. strong academic investments in en- vironmental study as well as deep Th e PSA has chosen Grunberg as connections with Southeast Asia, owing to decades of eff ort involv- the recipient of the 2013 Dean S. ing our Asian Studies program, Pa- cifi c Rim study tour, foreign stu- Dorn Distinguished Contributions dent exchanges, faculty research in the region and expanding language to Teaching Award, named aft er the and culture curricula,” Puget Sound 1990 recipient of the award and cur- President Ron Th omas said. “Th is funding from LIASE brings these rent treasurer of the Association. commitments together, and will al- low our students and faculty to fur- Th e award is meant to give com- ther deepen their experiential un- derstanding of our Asian neighbors mendation to educators who have and work with them to address lo- cal and global environmental chal- impacted how sociology is taught lenges. We are deeply grateful to the foundation for this tremendous op- as a subject. Teachers who receive portunity.” this award have oft en contributed to Four faculty coordinators —Ga- reth Barkin, Rachel DeMotts, Nick the subject across several years, or Kontogeorgopoulos and Peter Wimberger—will oversee the proj- even across his or her entire career. ect in cooperation with six other professors. Grunberg has been teaching at Puget “We are hoping this will be a transformative experience for stu- Sound since 1979. dents and give them new perspec- Over the years, Grunberg has ac- tives on the world,” Barkin, lead coordinator for the project, said. cumulated numerous other awards “Th ey will be doing their own small- scale research projects focused on for his work in the fi eld of sociol- environmental concerns, and hope- fully they will leave Southeast Asia ogy and for his educating work as with a desire to return one day and build on their experience from the a whole; these include the Puget course.” Sound President’s Award for Teach- Students and faculty on the inau- gural trip will visit Tasikoki Wildlife ing Excellence and the Sears-Roe- Rescue and Education Center, Bu- naken Island, the Tangkoko Nature buck Foundation Teaching Ex- Reserve’s rainforests and Jogjakarta. “Th e LIASE program aims to en- cellence and Campus Leadership courage faculty and students to think in new ways about Asia and the environment and to inspire SEE GRUNBERG PAGE 2 ideas to address the pressing is- sues of this century,” Helena Kolen- da, program director for Asia at the Henry Luce Foundation, said. “We are very pleased to support this pilot PHOTO COURTESY / CHRIS PUTNAM of an imaginative fi eld school pro- gram as envisaged by Puget Sound.”

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Besides his time spent in the as both the PSA Awards Committee ness and powerful influence of his always has time to give thoughtful, GRUNBERG classroom, Grunberg has written Chair and as a Puget Sound Profes- [Grunberg’s] approach to teaching constructive feedback and encour- continued FROM page 1 multiple books, chapters and ar- sor of Comparative Sociology. sociology,” Kukreja said. agement to junior faculty,” Kukreja ticles about his area of study. Most “This and others of Dr. Grun- “Dr. Grunberg’s influence has, of elaborated. Award. He has also received re- recently he compiled a book with berg’s courses are models of using course, extended beyond the class- Comparative Sociology at the search grants from groups such as Edward Greenberg, Sarah Moore C. Wright Mills’ sociological imag- room to include his mentoring of University of Puget Sound is com- the Rockefeller Foundation Fellow- and Patricia Sikora about a decade ination to deepen students’ under- countless students in their indi- mitted to equipping students with ship, the National Institute of Health in Boeing’s most tumultuous peri- standing of the very real, felt effects vidual research projects and as re- the skills for a future in sociology and the National Institute on Alco- od of organization, entitled Turbu- of what might otherwise be seen search assistants for his work, some and anthropology. hol Abuse and Alcoholism. lence: Boeing and the State of Amer- as abstract structural processes,” of whom have gone on to pursue ac- “Faculty members representing In addition to Grunberg’s work ican Workers and Managers. The Kukreja said. ademic careers themselves and, in both disciplines share a fundamen- on the sociology of groups and or- book has received critical acclaim as Kukreja mentioned in his speech turn, are benefiting another gener- tal concern for engaging students in ganizations, he currently studies a sterling example for managers and the sentiments of former students, ation of students with the research critical comparative study of social the international political economy corporations in any area of business. noting that they felt the class on so- skills and dedication to teach- and cultural phenomena,” the de- with a focus on European and mul- The class on sociology through lit- cial stratification was “transforma- ing that Dr. Grunberg modeled for partment website states. Grunberg tinational companies. His classes in- erature was mentioned in the PSA’s tive,” an idea shared by several oth- them. In addition to his students, stands as a sterling example of that volve social stratification education annual conference on March 22 by ers who were taught by Grunberg. colleagues spoke of Dr. Grunberg concern, and his award is an honor and sociology through literature, as Sunil Kukreja, who holds positions “[This] speaks to the effective- as a humble, inspiring mentor who to the University as a whole. well as senior thesis classes. Princeton Review calls Puget Sound “environmentally responsible” The Princeton Review named the University among 321 other colleges in the U.S. and Canada By MATT ANDERSON

The Princeton Review named Puget Sound one of the 322 most en- vironmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada. The results and honors were awarded based upon a fifty–question survey completed by school admin- istrators. The data collected covered topics ranging from course offerings to campus infrastructure and career preparation services to measure a commitment to the environment. “We are truly pleased to recom- mend University of Puget Sound, along with all of the fine schools in this book, to the many students seek- ing colleges that practice and pro- mote environmentally-responsi- ble choices and practices,” Robert Franek, publisher for The Princeton Review, said. The guide specifically noted the Sustainability Advisory Committee. The group focuses on ways to reduce waste through recycling, compost- ing and the sponsorship of zero- waste events like LogJam, the Lu’au and others. SAC began appointing ity. schools that received more than a Sound “green isn’t just a color, but a tally certified buildings, to education “Green Advocates” to each residence The guide found that Puget Sound pre-determined amount. The guide’s way of life.” events, to nationwide climate aware- hall, last fall, hoping to foster peer- offered 98 courses with a focus on profiles feature facts and statistics on A press release on the Universi- ness programs.” to-peer education about sustainabil- sustainability, and 307 that are sus- each school’s demographics, admis- ty’s website states, “The campus has The Princeton Review created its tainability related. It found that of sion and financial aid data in addi- involved students, staff, and faculty “Guide to 322 Green Colleges” with the 34 academic departments, 32 of- tion to facts regarding sustainability. in sustainability on multiple fronts, the center for Green schools at the fer at minimum one class connected The free guide, which is available ranging from what is taught in class, U.S. Green Building Council with to sustainability. for download on the Princeton Re- to travel and food programs, to recy- support from United Technologies The guide book only included view’s website, writes that at Puget cling, to constructing environmen- Corporation.

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By OLIVER FIELD emptions to all those listed above, housing certainly won’t transi- administration has already denied another thing they might consider tion them into social life with their several transfer students the ability is giving a waiver to transfer stu- peers. to live off campus, disrupting hous- I have lived on campus this year ing plans for many. ast year Puget Sound decieded to alter its policy, as a junior and have enjoyed the One has to question the motives experience, but when applying to of Residence Life Faculty in this re- requiring that students live on-campus for their “Integration [into] live off campus for my senior year, gard. first two years at the university. With the addition academic and social I have been met with stubborn op- The two-year policy makes some communities are listed as position. sense for freshmen and sopho- of a large new residence hall, this was seen as a step I am sure Residence Life staff mores, but for transfer juniors and goals by residence officials, toward furthering the campus community and a chance to have terrific intentions, as keeping seniors? Integration into both the L but it is tough to see first and second year students on academic and social communities bring in new revenue from room and board expenses. campus may have its benefits. From are listed as goals by residence of- how preventing students their website, the goals of campus ficials, but it is tough to see how from cohabitating with living are “to cultivate new friend- preventing new students from co- Puget Sound is certainly not out of the school. their peers accomplishes ships, focus on academics, and pur- habitating with their peers accom- of place with their requirements. The appeal form for Puget Sound sue interests and co-curricular ac- plishes these goals. Many peer institutions have poli- students looks quite different. these goals ... Inclusion of tivities.” If they were to admit that the real cies ranging from one to four years Rather than judging an individ- transfer students in policy Such goals have applied to me incentive behind this policy is reve- of campus living. The policy went ual’s performance or involvement, this year. As a transfer student, all nue, they may fear public backlash. from two to three years when I was the exceptions they list include: be- simply doesn’t make sense” my friendships were new, and liv- However, the policy’s inclusion of at Occidental College in Los Ange- ing 23 years of age, married, with ing on campus has certainly done transfer students in the two-year les, with the option to apply for off- children or exhibiting medical its part in getting me involved in requirement simply doesn’t make campus housing as a junior. needs that cannot be met through organizations on campus. sense. The application form at Occi- on campus living. dents. The trouble is, those connections By denying transfers the ability dental focused on academic qual- Though they include financial Transfers, despite being of junior that I have made could largely go to live off campus, they are not only ity and engagement in the campus well-being as a possible exemption, or senior standing with the univer- unfulfilled if I am forced to refuse further excluding them from the community. they claim this is only viable if the sity, are required to live on campus the generous housing offers I have social benefits of living with peers, The administration wanted to student would be unable to attend under current policy. Most schools received from my peers. but they are denying them the op- ensure that the students that were Puget Sound because of the price of similar standing make exemp- Though many appeals are unre- portunity to experience indepen- permitted to leave campus would difference. tions, understanding that isolat- solved and will be sorted through dent living, a crucial stepping stone still be active, successful members While it makes sense to give ex- ing transfer students to on-campus during the summer months, the in the growth of a young adult. SCOTUS to rule on “Twinkie defense” legality Court to consider contentious defense in Michigan murder By C.J. QUEIROLO According to the American Acade- my of Psychiatry and the Law, “The On Wednesday, April 24, the Su- majority of states do not have the preme Court heard oral argument concept of the defense of dimin- in Metrish v. Lancaster, a murder ished capacity.” Thus, this defense case from Michigan with potential- isn’t exactly something people are ly massive ramifications in criminal entitled to—it is a legal maneuver law; more importantly, however, the granted to them based on the state case asks citizens to engage more in which they are charged. meaningfully in how law is made, by While Michigan allowed a defen- whom it is made and what we expect dant to enter a defense of dimin- from our criminal justice system. ished capacity at the time of Lan- Burt Lancaster, a former Detroit caster’s trial, a Michigan Supreme police officer, was found guilty of Court decision abolished the de- murdering his former girlfriend, fense in 2001. Toni Kind, in 1994. At trial, Lancast- If it’s not immediately clear why er asserted a defense of “diminished this becomes a problem for Lancast- capacity,” a legal defense offered in er, I’ll spell it out: Lancaster assert- some states where one does not need ed diminished capacity when the to demonstrate actual legal “insani- defense existed in 1994. The jury ty” but merely to demonstrate that found him guilty. He appealed his a temporary, “diminished” mental verdict and won a re-trial in 2005. state induced a person to commit But, in 2001, Michigan courts re- a crime. The jury rejected this de- moved diminished capacity as a le- fense and found him guilty, but Lan- gal defense. At his second trial, he caster appealed the decision in fed- attempted to raise the same defense, eral court on technical grounds, and saying that the Constitution protects won a re-trial in 2005. his rights at the time of the original The defense is contentious in the trial and that they cannot be post- United States for several reasons, hoc altered. But at his trial in 2005, most notably because it was used in the court found that he could not le- the trial of Dan White. gally raise the defense, and he was The whole story is too long and sentenced to life in prison. PHOTO COURTESY / SCOTT* VIA FLICKR, CREATIVE COMMONS complicated to recount here, but This case not only raises a fasci- I’ll give the basics. In 1979, White nating and unique circumstance in shot and killed Harvey Milk, the criminal law, but raises two funda- Supreme Court: In Metrish v. Lancaster, the Supreme Court will consider whether a state may first openly gay man elected to any mental questions: One is a question repeal affirmative defenses previously admissable in court, or whether such an action would con- public office in the United States (he of transparency, and one is a ques- stitute unconstitutional and arbitrary governmental conduct. was a member of the San Fransisco tion of desirability. Board of Supervisors), and George As a simple matter of good gover- Moscone, then-mayor of San Fran- nance, government decisions should malist and certainly not a legal pos- here. This defense doesn’t make a The defense also has patently lu- sisco. be open and transparent. While it’s itivist, but it seems that the Michi- whole lot of sense and rests on ques- dicrous variants, such as “I ate too At trial, White (with the help of true that court opinions are often gan courts are just engaged in some tionable legal foundations; if some- many Twinkies and that’s why I psychiatrists) claimed that, having posted online or available in a state shoddy housekeeping, routinely one is incapable of discerning legal killed Harvey Milk.” recently lost his job and (literally) capitol repository, that alone should cleaning out legal tomes and sweep- from illegal actions and they have This case is both complicated and having eaten too much junk food, not qualify a decision as “transpar- ing outdated defenses under the rug no control over their actions in the interesting. Whether the court will he couldn’t determine right from ent.” What seems to be happening without a whole lot of public ac- first place, then the defendant ought uphold the defense, I’m not cer- wrong and then killed Moscone here is that a Michigan court is ret- countability. to be limited to a legal insanity de- tain, but whatever they do, this de- and Milk. White was found guilty of roactively stripping a man of his le- But as a question of desirabil- fense, and shouldn’t have this half- fense, at least in Michigan, is gone manslaughter, a lesser charge, rather gal right to present a defense at his ity, I have to agree with the courts measure as an option. for good. than murder; since the trial, the di- trial. minished capacity defense has often While the court may have ruled been called the “Twinkie defense.” that the defense never “really” ex- California abolished diminished ca- isted and thus the decision is not Want your opinion to be heard? pacity as a legal defense in 1982. retroactive, that doesn’t seem to be If you have a strong reaction to an article, e-mail us at [email protected], or visit our Since then, numerous other states true. It strikes me that the decision website at trail.pugetsound.edu and share your voice with us. We will select responses each have followed—including Michi- was announced by a court, and not week to publish in the next issue. gan, where Lancaster is being tried. a legislature; I’m no judicial mini- 4 Opinions The Puget Sound Trail May 3, 2013 [email protected] Gillibrand’s brand: smart, progressive causes

By CAROLEA CASAS the Senate’s 20 female members; he heeded that advice by having them The recent surge of articles pub- over for dinner at the White House lished on New York Senator Kirsten on Tuesday night.” With only those Gillibrand could not have come at a 20 seats filled by female senators, we more opportune time for our cam- can hope Gillibrand’s outreach to pus. the President will start a greater pat- The majority of these articles, tern of visibility and communication penned by writers from Salon, Polit- with the Oval Office for these wom- ico and everywhere in between, fo- en. cus on Gillibrand’s chances were she Last week’s campus screening of to run for office. Given Hillary Clin- Invisible War raised awareness of an- ton’s resignation as Secretary of State other major issue Gillibrand is push- this year, it is anyone’s guess as to ing. For those of us who missed the whether Clinton’s name will appear screening, Invisible War is a docu- on the 2016 ticket. mentary detailing the prevailing During her 2012 interview with cover-up of sexual assault and ha- Barbara Walters for the annual “10 rassment of female U.S. military of- Most Fascinating People” special, ficers. The legislation Gillibrand has our former Secretary of State boldly proposed will ensure that indepen- declared, “You know, I’ve said I real- dent prosecutors try these cases, ef- ly don’t believe that that’s something fectively ending the current hush- I will do again. … You know, it’s— ing tradition fueled by commanders that’s all hypothetical, because right with no legal training and simple now I have no intention of running.” loyalty to the male soldiers in their If Clinton’s words hold true for the units. If passed, the legislation will 2016 election, many sources are now put an end to the consequences of saying that her New York successor these and other conflicts of interest, stands a strong chance. In terms of and hopefully deliver justice to the current campus political conversa- victims in question. tions, Gillibrand is proving a good A secondary piece of legislation choice for a number of reasons. I, as Gillibrand has offered will amend a voter and feminist, would no doubt the current laws regarding abortions be thrilled to see a female Com- from military doctors, which may mander-in-Chief take office. only be administered under specific Though Gillibrand’s election was circumstances, including rape, incest initially a sore subject for Republi- or life-endangerment. Connecting cans and Democrats alike (Demo- this piece of legislation to the prob- crats were uneasy about her Sen- lems presented by military sexual as- ate seat given her proud association sault, Katie McDonough wrote in an with the Blue Dog Coalition of Dem- article for Salon that this “rule also ocrats—a historically conservative has the effect of denying abortion and/or moderate subgroup of the care to military rape victims who are Democratic Party), she has quickly unwilling to risk their careers and made a name for herself, especially privacy by coming forward.” in terms of the nation’s ongoing dis- It may still be too early to tell, but I think that Gillibrand has carved out course on gender equality. PHOTO COURTESY / GILLIGRAND.SENATE.GOV Maggie Halberman wrote for Po- a balanced but necessarily progres- litico last week that “After skating to sive spot for herself in the modern a full term in November, Gillibrand woodwork of the Senate—one which Gillibrand: Sen. Gillibrand represents New York in the United States Senate. She was appointed told President Barack Obama he I would very much like to consider to Seretary of State Hillary Clinton’s seat in 2009, won a special election in 2010 and was elected would be wise to foster closer ties to on a ballot in 2016. to her own full term in 2012 with 72 percent of the vote. Kurd man sentenced to “public humiliation” By KAYLA GUTIERREZ

n April 15, an Iranian judge sentenced a man to be “publicly humiliated” by being displayed in the streets dressed as a woman. This misog- ynistic punishment has caused many Kurdish Omen to protest by cross-dressing and posting photos of them- selves online.

A Facebook group, Kurd Men 13,000 “likes” and has nearly 200 for Equality, was started on April photos of men and women show- 18, on which hundreds of photos ing their support. It is inspiring to of men dressed in women’s cloth- see such a bold protest in support ing have been posted. The group’s of equality and respect. “about” section reads, “Being a According the Kurdistan Tribune, woman is not a tool to humiliate or one man involved with the project punish anyone,” and part of their named Sasan Amjadi has declared biography reads, “So overall what this message to men: “There can be PHOTO COURTESY/ NEWROZ VIA CREATIVE COMMONS 2.0 the text of all pictures are saying is no free society without free women. to support the Kurdish women and It is in the responsibility of men to Kurds: There are about 7 million Kurds in Iran. They constitute an ethnic minority in a nation of show them that being a women is end this culture of male hegemony.” 75 million, and their total number amounts to somewhere around 38 million. nothing to be ashamed of.” It is not acceptable to consider According to The Independent, a being dressed as a woman a pun- that “The Islamic Republic of Iran every culture continues to be con- oppressed, there needs to be an at- feminist group from the area held ishment. This punishment is effec- has executed at least 56 Kurds in fronted with issues of gender equal- tempt to bring about equality. protests and deemed the punish- tively declaring it humiliating and the past year … While the misogy- ity, the protest in Iran demonstrates It is only when individuals stand ment “misogynistic.” The Indepen- shameful to be a woman. The pro- nist regime forces women to cover not only discontent with the sexist together to support equality that dent also reported that 17 Iranian test demonstrates just how unac- in black cloth, traditional Kurdish punishment, but also the oppres- any change can be made. This group Members of Parliament wrote to ceptable the so-called punishment (and of course traditional Persian) sion of Kurdish culture. has brought the world’s attention to the justice ministry and called the truly is. The men and women who women’s clothes are very colorful Their protest has been an effec- the oppression of women in Iran. punishment “humiliating to Mus- have shown their support for this and beautifully embroidered pieces tive way of demonstrating sup- What this protest should also serve lim women.” demonstration are illustrating that of detailed handwork.” port for women not only in their as is a message to everyone that op- Support for the project has been it is not just for any society to deem The men in the photos wear the country, but everywhere else in the pression of women, by any means, widespread and the Facebook femininity shameful. colorful clothing that the regime world as well. As long as women cannot be accepted by any society. group has already accrued over The Iranian Tribune reported has tried to do away with. While in any part of the world are being

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Additionally, it’s a good idea to be Avoiding those awkward moments with For some, the dating world is easy mindful of how oft en you invoke this to navigate, but for the vast majority of privilege in your shared space. Th is us it’s an exercise in dealing with one’s also goes for having sex in public; your partner can be tough, learn how here own awkwardness. How do I know if while you may fi nd it arousingly dan- By OpHeLiA JUGGS If you hear a queef, the chances are they’re into me? How much are they gerous to be in view of others when ou’re getting hot and heavy. Th e moment feels just that you’re having really good sex. into me? Is this a date, a one-night you’re getting down, the probability Penetration of the penis or fi ngers stand or a casual fl ing? Sex educa- of passersby enjoying the view is very right, and you don’t want anything to come in and can also displace trapped air, but I as- tion isn’t only about the mechanics of low. As long as you stay considerate of wreck it. Unfortunately, the chances are any time sure you this is a good thing. Trapped sexual activity or the options available others, you’ll be good to go. air in a vagina being penetrated can for birth control. Sometimes it’s about Lesson 3: Keep cool in the aft er- you get intimate with someone, it won’t go exactly cause the woman discomfort be- how to make sure your interactions math. Regardless of how it ends, the cause of the excess pressure, and a fi nale to your relationship or hookup the way you planned out in your head. A million things can with your intended partner are posi- Y queef is the vagina making room for tive for everyone involved both in and will come with at least one of the two happen that might burst your sexy-bubble: hair in the mouth, whatever is doing the penetrating. In out of the bedroom. Th ey don’t teach involved feeling some combination of a way, queefs are your body’s way of you hook-up etiquette in sex ed, but anger, sadness, inadequacy or at the queefi ng, head-bumping, clothing getting stuck and unexpect- helping—and reminding you to enjoy if they did, it might look something a very least boredom and annoyance. yourself! bit like this. While at the time it sucks, keeping ed visitors are just a few possible mishaps. Luckily, there are a Hair-in-the-Mouth: If you’re mack- Lesson 1: Be honest about what things in perspective can make the handful of ways to get Th e Mood back and to even avoid “los- in’ and your partner’s long, luscious you’re looking for in the relationship. transition back into singledom easier. locks get stuck in your mouth, don’t Whether you’re down to date, cuddle Whether or not you want to main- ing” it in the fi rst place. let it ruin the moment! A hair tie is for an evening or keep things casual tain a friendship with this person is the obvious choice, but rummaging for an extended period of time, it’s dependent on the circumstances of Knocking Heads: You bobbed, she just whizzed by. around for one might halt the action best to keep things out in the open. the breakup and how well both par- weaved. Now you’re more focused on Penetration itself usually requires even more than just dealing with it. While it may feel safer, ambiguity is ties deal with the devastation (or lack rubbing your head than on rubbing that the pants come off , but other One option is to gently run your fi n- your enemy. thereof). Keep the high ground by re- each other. Rather than halting your pesky articles of clothing like button gers through your partner’s hair and Whatever you’re looking for from maining calm and collected in the face makeout sesh completely to tend to down shirts or corsets can be equally hold it out of the way while you kiss. your partner is something you should of probably the most awkward part of your respective wounds, use this as time consuming. For taking tops off , Th is can be incredibly intimate and be able to talk to them about so that your relationship with this person. an opportunity to lay hands on your slowing down can be incredibly sexy, stimulating for your partner. Or, if you remain on the same page. I can’t Th is will work to your advantage; in partner in a diff erent intimate way. If but other times leaving it on can cre- sweet and soft isn’t your style, you can guarantee that feelings won’t get hurt the best case scenario you might even you rub your partner’s head or even ate a really harried and passionate comb the hair out of the way and then in the end, but you can decrease the become life-long friends. And even if kiss his or her boo-boo, it can lighten mood. Especially for quickies, some- gently tug. Be aware of your partner’s chances of hurt feelings if you keep it doesn’t change their behavior, it will the mood and even bring you closer times leaving clothes on can be the reaction to this, though, because not the modes of communication as open put you in the best place possible for together. Try kissing their head, then better choice. all people get turned on by having as possible. Plus, your partner saying future romantic prospects. trailing your kisses down their cheek Queefi ng: PFFFT! Queefs can be their hair pulled. “no, thanks” is really the worst thing While this primer probably doesn’t to their mouth to seamlessly switch kind of embarrassing, but if you can’t Th ere is an infi nite array of things that could happen, so what do you cover every situation you might face back into gettin’ it on. laugh at yourself when you’re having that might go “wrong” during sex, have to lose? when it comes to appropriate behav- Stuck Clothing: Th e clothes are sex, maybe you shouldn’t be having but in the end the best way to handle Lesson 2: Be mindful of how your ior when you’re getting intimate with coming off … or maybe not. Skinny it. Th ere’s a reason they call it “fool- unexpected surprises is to keep things sexual activities infl uence others. someone, it does lay the groundwork jeans are notorious for hindering the ing around.” Queefs are the result of lighthearted. Having confi dence in Here I’m not talking about how oth- for a positive experience for all in- chance to bone, but there are ways air trapped in the vagina making its yourself and not taking yourself too ers feel about your sex life but more volved. Regardless of what it is you to slide around those pesky pants. way out, but there are a few things seriously will make any “blunder” that about how where you choose to carry feel about your partner, they have a Usually, the frustration of trying to that need to occur before queefs can comes your way just another thing out your sexual acts may aff ect others. right to know your intentions just get clothes off comes because a per- happen. that makes that sexual encounter Roommates are always a conundrum as you have a right to know theirs. son is trying to undress themselves First, a woman’s vagina dilates when unique. Some things can’t be avoided when it comes to getting down with As long as you’re respectful of those (or someone else) too quickly. Slow she’s turned on, making it possible for (like accidentally coming into your your favorite friend-with-benefi ts around you when you’re in the act and down! Sometimes it’s better to do air to make its way into her. Second, partner’s eye) but getting embarrassed or signifi cant other. It’s helpful to set you keep your cool post-coitus, you’ve something correctly than quickly. the contractions that occur when she’s is more likely to kill the mood than ground rules early on in your cohabi- avoided the majority of the pitfalls Slowing down will help you appreci- getting close to coming can force the any other outside force. tation if you notice that you may be that many college students have to ate the “moment” even more than if it air out resulting in that farting sound. needing the room to yourself for more navigate when they make their move. 6 The Puget Sound Trail FeATUReS May 3, 2013 [email protected] Not your average university administrator: Students recognize pres. thomas’ unique accessibility By KARi VANDRAiSS the student said. Another student from UC Berke- It’s no secret that the president of ley conveys a similar sentiment re- our university is quite the campus garding Chancellor Robert Birge- celebrity. President Ronald Th om- neau, whom she has seen on campus as has achieved almost mythologi- several times but doesn’t know per- cal status here at Puget Sound, in- sonally (and doesn’t know of anyone spiring memes, Facebook pages and who does). Twitter accounts. Students literal- Ironically, President Th omas was ly sprint to sign up for the Fireside on the road when I fi rst contacted Dinners and other events hosted at his offi ce regarding this article. I was his home, eager to check off anoth- encouraged to reach out via email, er item on their college bucket lists. and sent a few brief questions, ful- Not only is President Th omas a ly expecting that his busy schedule widely renowned scholar and an ac- would likely not permit a response. complished author, but he can walk By the next morning, however, I by many students and greet them by had received a reply with thought- name. On very few campuses does ful answers to all of my questions, the university president make such along with the regret that we could an eff ort to establish personal con- not meet in person. nections with students, from hold- Grace Heerman ‘13, a writer for ing weekly offi ce hours in Diver- the Tacoma-based online magazine sions to guest hosting a KUPS radio Post Defi ance, had a similar experi- show or two. ence when interviewing President Students from larger institutions Th omas. are oft en surprised at the affi nity we “Meeting the president of my uni- feel for “Ron Th om,” as he is aff ec- versity was a great honor … It made PHOTO COURTESY / UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND tionately known to students and fac- me feel like I was valued within the ulty alike. A student from UC Da- campus community, and that I had Reaching out: Compared to similar universities’ leadership fi gures, President Thomas is unique vis describes her interactions with something worthwhile to contrib- in his commitment to interacting with the student body. Chancellor Linda Katehi as limited ute. Every student should feel that to annual public service emails. way, and in my experience, Presi- President Th omas started his ca- ity College before coming to Puget “When I became president at “I know nothing about Katehi as dent Th omas is committed to mak- reer as a college professor, teaching Sound. He admits that while he Puget Sound, I wanted to create as an individual, only as a fi gurehead,” ing that the case,” Heerman said. for more than 20 years at Univer- loves his job, he misses being a full- many opportunities to stay connect- sity of Chicago, Harvard and Trin- time faculty member. ed with students as I coul— fi nd I psi chi philanthropy event raises funds for caSa and hits home By JORDAN MACAVOY fortunate impossibility. However, ciety in Psychology, founded in the rain did not dampen the phil- 1929 for the purposes of encourag- Th e Puget Sound branch of the anthropic spirit, and the event was ing, stimulating, and maintaining International Honor Society in Psy- held instead in Weyerhauser Hall. excellence in scholarship, and ad- chology, Psi Chi, held a philanthro- Several professors from the psy- vancing the science of psychology.” py event in conjunction with the chology department attended the At Puget Sound, Psi Chi and the Psychology Club on Friday, April event, and a running tally was kept Psychology club work together to 23 to raise money for the National on which one of them would be hit give students opportunities to talk Court Appointed Special Advocate in the face with a pie, according to about research being done in the Association. the desires of students who donat- fi eld of psychology and for the pro- Th e event, Psi Pie and Tie Dye ed money. Psychology professor liferation of ideas and opportuni- Day, provided attendees an oppor- and director of the Puget Sound Psi ties surrounding the fi eld. tunity to buy and dye t-shirts pic- Chi branch David Andresen, for Psi Chi’s intention is to reward turing the iconic psychologist Sig- better or worse, collected the most scholars for exemplary academic mund Freud with the words Pink money, and collected his pie at the and creative research done to ad- Freud printed underneath. end of the event. vance the scientifi c and academic Initially it was to be held out- According to their website, “Psi scope of their fi eld. It allows stu- side but weather made this an un- Chi is the International Honor So- dents a channel through which Walidah imarisha promotes social justice poetry in student workshop By NAKiSHA ReNee JONeS Imarisha centered the workshop ercise, participants had a chance to on how to use the fi ve senses in write and share a poem of their own Th e Race and Pedagogy Chism any type of writing. She explained using the foundations that Imarisha Series invited Professor Walidah that the fi ve senses are the basis of had covered. Imarisha to Puget Sound last week good writing because they make the Aft er the fi rst draft s of poems as one of their Artists-in-Residence words grounded, concrete and relat- were completed, Imarisha advised to lead a multi-media presentation able to other people through the im- going back through the pieces and on the role of youth in educational ages and emotions that they evoke. fi nding other areas where non-sen- justice. Th e theme of the workshop was sory words could be replaced with Imarisha is an educator, writ- social justice. Participants were tangible evidence of the fi ve senses. er, professor, organizer and spoken asked to pick one aspect of social in- Participants were encouraged to word artist. She has taught in Port- justice and describe it through the share their work with the group as land State University’s Black Studies fi ve senses. From there, everyone a way of testing the fl ow and read- and Women’s Studies Departments, joined together, tossing out ideas ability of their poems. Imarisha em- and Southern New Hampshire Uni- that related to the topic as Imarisha phasized that “speaking aloud your versity’s English Department. constructed a poem out of the re- words” is important “especially for She has toured nationally and in- sponses. marginalized voices” because it fully ternationally with various groups Th e exercise was to prove how expresses the thoughts of the author. performing, educating and chal- simple writing poetry can be; all it Everyone was able to create at lenging her audiences. takes is an open imagination and a least one poem, and topics ranged Before leaving Puget Sound, willingness to put the words on pa- from a description of an historical Imarisha hosted a poetry workshop per. event, to the act of relating a per- titled “Our Word is Our Weapon: “Everyone has poetry inside of sonal experience on paper. Th e Power of Radical Writing” in them,” Imarisha said. “It’s about At the end of the workshop, Imar- the Student Diversity Center. Th e fi nding the tools to bring it out in isha recited an original poem that workshop explored how writing people.” connected the use of the fi ve senses PHOTO COURTESY / PUGETSOUND.EDU can be a liberating process for in- Imarisha described poetry as a with the meaning of her words, and dividuals and communities, as well way of knowing and engaging with exemplifi ed the importance of social Speaking up: Imarisha spoke as part of the Race and Peda- as a method of spreading awareness the community through individu- advocacy. gogy Chism Series and facilitated a poetry workshop. about the social justice movement. al experience. Aft er the group ex- features The Puget Sound Trail 7 [email protected] May 3, 2013 sonal connections affect the campus dents, such as Phi Beta Kappa in- so different from each other and yet community. “The first effect … is on ductees, leaders of the Greek com- so capable of coming together … me. They remind me what is most munity and varsity athletes. This quality is, in my experience, important about Puget Sound, the The effect? “I hope they all con- unique to this campus and is a very reason we do everything we do— vey that we notice and admire our precious asset.” our students.” students’ achievements and com- When asked if any experience Thomas values any op- mitment to the University,” Thom- with a student has particularly portunity to view the as said. “They keep me grounded in stood out, it is understandable that University through the perspective our true mission—our students— he couldn’t choose just one. Presi- of the student, and is consistent- and they give me the pleasure of dent Thomas recalled the house be- ly inspired by the energy, creativity being around exciting and smart ing evacuated during a fireside din- and ambition of the student body. young people. It’s the best part of ner due to a stuck flue, and a student “I hope these encounters might my job.” from Iran who brought them beau- have the effect It would be tifully embroidered handmade pil- of strengthen- easy to argue low cases (which are on their sofa ing the sense that we choose today). that we real- “Puget Sound is a uniquely to attend a lib- He was especially impressed, ly are a com- wonderful place where the eral arts insti- however, by one senior who shared munity… all tution precise- his resolution of having coffee with working to- sense of community and ly for this level 75 people he had never met be- gether for a collaboration is in our of accessibil- fore graduating. “To me, this sto- common goal.” DNA.” ity to faculty ry sums up what is special about His weekly and staff. But Puget Sound, and why we love be- café hours at —President Thomas I don’t think ing accessible to each other on this Diversions are the size of our campus. I just wish we had time for a prime exam- campus has many more such experiences with PHOTO COURTESY / SOUNDCLOUD.COM ple, which he everything to our students.” hopes demonstrate his approach- do with it, and neither does Presi- When Board Chair William T. Special appearance: President Thomas made a guest appear- ability as president. dent Thomas. Weyerhaeuser announced President ance on DJ Mel Köhler’s radio show on March 15, 2013. He doesn’t take all the credit for “Puget Sound is a uniquely won- Thomas’ appointment in 2003 he always learn from students,” Thom- In fact, he is currently attending his reknowned Fireside Dinners, derful place where the sense of com- said, “Ron Thomas is an outstand- as said. a meeting for one of these boards however. That tradition was started munity and collaboration is in our ing choice to lead Puget Sound at This would be no easy feat for the seeking to influence public policy in by President Phibbs in the 1970s, DNA,” Thomas said. He admits that this time in the school’s history.” A president of any university. Not only support of students at independent and President Thomas and his wife the smaller size helps, but that even decade later, President Thomas has does President Thomas have a full colleges. “All this can easily absorb Mary have simply continued the at Trinity College, where he and more than lived up to this state- schedule of meetings on everything all my time if I let it—which is why tradition, adding a few personal Mary held similar events during his ment, not only in his success as an from student recruitment to cam- I schedule in as many opportunities touches to the event. time as acting president, the result administrator but as arguably one of pus construction, he also represents to be with students as I can,” Thom- They also hold a lecture series and was not the same as it is at Puget the University’s most beloved presi- the University to the community at as said. frequent receptions at their home to Sound. dents. large and serves on two national I asked President Thomas how his celebrate the many achievements “Nowhere have we seen people boards of higher education. concentrated efforts to foster per- of distinguished Puget Sound stu- like those at Puget Sound, who are

they are capable of growing profes- leen. mains and needs to be treated care- cates. scholarship to be present in a glob- sionally. Colleen is a volunteer and acts fully in a way that my mother (her These men and women are vol- al community. While my desire to tie dye a t- both as Wendy’s attorney and ad- stepmother) and her father are not unteers who devote a significant The officers of both the club and shirt with Freud’s face—while en- vocate in court, and as a “big sis- trained to do. CASA offers children portion of their week to promot- the honors society demonstrate joying a free root beer float—was ter” and confidant. Colleen takes in Wendy’s position, and in situa- ing healthy growth and stability in tremendous empathy and compas- great, the real reason for my at- Wendy to events, plays and parties, tions far worse, an ally and a friend. these children’s lives, so Psi Chi’s sion when they take time out of tendance of the event was the im- and does crafts with her to facilitate Colleen and Wendy both antici- philanthropic endorsement of the their busy lives to put on events in pact CASA has had on my life and conversations about psychological pate that they will maintain a rela- organization is one that interested support of groups like CASA. family. My stepsister, Wednesday, and physical well-being. tionship long after the court is no and inspired me. This was my first interaction is a victim whose life has been dra- Though Wendy has been re- longer involved in Wendy’s life; The philanthropic spirit of clubs with either the Psychology Club or matically improved by the efforts of moved from her abusive parent’s such is the bond that many chil- and academic fraternities on our Psi Chi, but it was a very powerful CASA and her own advocate, Col- care, psychological damage re- dren experience with their advo- campus is a testament to the will of first impression. Funny, right?: Prof. Noel Carroll speaks on morality and humor as Undergraduate Philosophy Conference keynote By HAILA SCHULTZ commented on by a philosophy al or a group of individuals. Carroll student from Puget Sound. asked whether or not these jokes On Friday, April 26, students Presentation topics were incred- are moral. from all over the country filed into ibly varied, ranging from “Distri- “In recent years the discussion of Trimble Forum to kick off Puget bution, Oppression and Empow- the ethics of humor has become in- Sound’s second Undergraduate erment in Relation to the Suicide creasingly prominent, perhaps as Philosophy Conference. Noel Car- Crisis in the Global South,” pre- a reflection of the ties of political roll, professor of philosophy at sented by Travis Dandy from the correctness in the larger culture,” CUNY graduate center and one of University of Oregon, to “Know- Carroll said. the leading contemporary philoso- ing That One Knows,” presented by He explored the morality of hu- phers of art, presented a lecture on Aaron Segal from the University of mor through three lenses, the last his upcoming book, The Philosophy Chicago. of which he defended. Through the of Humor: An Introduction for the Professor Paul Loeb has been first lens, “comic amoralism,” com- keynote address. teaching Carroll’s work in his class- edy is a “domain where morality “We had the first conference last es for about 10 years. Loeb said has no purchase,” and humor is be- year and it turned out to be a great that Carroll is considered a lead- yond good or evil. success so we decided to have an- ing figure in philosophy because The second view, which Carroll other one this year,” Professor Ari- he “helped to turn the direction of called “comic ethicism,” encom- el Tubert of the Philosophy Depart- film studies away from what had passes a delicate balance between ment said. been the major influence.” the immoral aspects of a joke and Though perhaps not well known Previously, Loeb said, “There the cleverness of a joke. If a joke is on campus, the Philosophy Confer- was a lot of mystification going on,” funny, it is funny because its clev- ence is a unique collaboration be- with little analysis of the details of erness outweighs its immorality; if tween Puget Sound’s Philosophy how films affect people. Loeb said the immoral aspects outweigh its Department and Philosophy Club that Carroll was instrumental in cleverness, the joke is not actually that brings students together from helping to create the “vibrant, rich funny. all over the country to share their and fertile film studies research Carroll said of “moderate com- work with each other and receive program in America.” ic moralism” (his favored stance) feedback. Loeb’s reverence for Carroll was that “sometimes the immorality of This year, Puget Sound sent out a apparent, and he said that Car- a joke or humor-token can render call for student papers and received roll’s methods of evaluating films its telling unfunny, or, at least, un- 40 submissions. A board of stu- seep into every movie he watch- funnier.” dents read the papers anonymously es. “What I find myself thinking a Carroll explained these points and selected eight to be presented lot when I’m watching movies is, by telling several jokes and dissect- at the conference. ‘Get out of my head, Noel Carroll!’” ing them. Many of these jokes elic- On Friday afternoon andLoeb said. ited genuine laughter from the au- PHOTO COURTESY / ZIMBIO.COM throughout the day on Saturday, However, in his lecture, Carroll dience, but the nature of Carroll’s Leading figure: Puget Sound Prof. of Philosophy Paul Loeb April 27, students hailing from ev- did not speak about films. He cov- speech prompted audience mem- has been teaching Noel Carroll’s work for nearly 10 years. erywhere from the Pacific North- ered a topic that is even more in- bers to then evaluate the morality west to Brazil stood before an au- grained in everyday life: humor. of the joke they just heard. joke moral? Why did I laugh? In did for Loeb with his writings on dience of their peers and presented It is hard to deny that many jokes Audience members found them- this way, Carroll did for the Philos- film: he got into their heads. their papers. Each presentation was are offensive to either an individu- selves asking questions. Was that ophy Conference students what he 8 sports The Puget Sound Trail May 3, 2013 [email protected] A spring to remember for Logger athletics By MARISSA FRIEDMAN (Enumclaw, Wash.), last week’s Log- ger Athlete of the Week, captured As the semester comes to a close, the Northwest Conference decath- it seems appropriate to take a look lon title for the second year in a row back at the many accomplishments with an epic come-from-behind ef- of our Logger athletes during the fort to win four of the last five events spring 2013 season. to clinch the top spot with 6,312 Notably, Logger athletics reached points. and proceeded to surpass their At the Northwest Conference goal for 125 cumulative wins for Championships, wins and honors the 2012-2013 school year. This abounded for Logger track and field achievement was the centerpiece of athletes. the Drive for 125 campaign in hon- Day one of the event featured or of Puget Sound’s 125th anniver- four all-star performances by soph- sary. omore distance runner Josh Seekatz In case you missed out on the ac- (Philomath, Ore.), senior distance tion, here are brief summaries of runner Matt Klein (Portland, Ore.), the highlights of the Logger athletic junior distance runner Kathryn Fly- program for the spring 2013 season, te (West Linn, Ore.), and Cerne. Fly- arranged by sport. te earned all-NWC honors for her Logger softball finished with a -re third-place finish in the 10k with a cord of 2-26 NWC, 2-37 overall, and time of 38:23.40, her personal best, their hard work paid off with a pair while Cerne got all-NWC honors of wins over Willamette toward the for his third-place finish in the pole end of the season. vault competition, vaulting 4.58 me- Puget Sound softball may have ters, a little over 15 feet. struggled to bring home the wins PHOTO COURTESY / CHRIS PUTNAM Klein, the defending champion this season, but with a young and of the event, earned all-NWC hon- talented team led by head coach Consistency: Track and field performed well all season and made it to the NWC Championship. ors for his second-place finish in the Kellyn Tate—a­­ new addition to the 10k with a time of 32:07.56, while Seekatz’s second-place finish in the softball program—the team will son with the NWC Championship eight races at the Governor’s Cup on mostly played in the No. 1 singles steeplechase with a time of 9:41.08 look to return next season stronger Tournament last weekend in Wood- March 16 to open the season, Puget and doubles spots. garnered him all-NWC honors as than ever. burn, Ore. Women’s golf finished Sound crew has been on a roll ever Women’s tennis continued to im- well. The baseball program has had a eighth with a total team score af- since. prove upon last year’s success, fin- Junior sprinter Alicia Burns solid season and is currently in 6th ter two rounds of 837 (par +261), Notably, the wins by both the ishing the spring 2013 season with a (Spokane Valley, Wash.), sopho- place in the NWC with a record of though freshman Halle Peterson men’s and women’s varsity boats at record of 7-5 NWC, 13-5 overall to more hurdler Karina Harper (Port- 11-13 NWC, 16-22 overall. Back in (Boulder, Colo.) fought hard to re- the Meyer-Lamberth Regatta on tie with Whitworth and Linfield for land, Ore.), freshman sprinter Al- February, senior pitcher Matt Rob- duce her score by 12 strokes in the April 13 were the 124th and 125th third in the conference. The high- lanah Whitehall (Seattle, Wash.), inson (Lafayette, Calif.) earned second round to finish 24th with a wins for Logger athletics in the light of the season came when the and junior sprinter Meg Gilbertson NWC pitcher of the week honors for total score of 182 (+38). Drive for 125. The crew season is far Loggers, who moved up to ninth in (Clackamas, Ore.) also performed his outstanding performance on the On the men’s side, junior Derek from over, however, as a trip to the the ITA West Region, compiled a well enough to make it into the fi- mound this season. Wilson (Bellevue, Wash.) and soph- NCAA Championships could be a 10-match winning streak during nals on day two. A notable moment for the team omore Adam Bean (Portland, Ore.) strong possibility. the course of the season, competing On day two of the NWC Cham- came in March, when the Loggers led the Loggers to a third-place fin- In one of the toughest conferenc- without a loss for over a month. pionships, Burns earned all-NWC upset the top-ranked NWC team ish. In the process, they both se- es in the country, men’s tennis com- The streak was finally broken in honors with a third-place finish in of Linfield (20-3 NWC, 31-5 over- cured All-NWC First Team Honors. peted well this season but finished the final weekend of competition, in the 800-meter run event, finishing all) thanks to sophomore Connor The Loggers clinched third with a with a record of 1-11 NWC, 2-14 which the Loggers suffered tough with a time of 2:19.50. Savage’s (Bothell, Wash.) first career score of 604 (+28) after two rounds, overall. Their lone conference victo- losses to Whitworth and nationally- Klein also secured all-NWC hon- home run, a grand slam that led to a and Bean came in third individually ry came in a solid 6-3 win over Lin- ranked Whitman. ors again for his third-place finish 9-7 victory for Puget Sound. with a score of 144 and even at par, field, while their second victory of The track and field program in the 5k with a time of 15:33.99. The young and talented Logger while Wilson tied for fourth with a the season came with a dominating has consistently performed well While the season is essentially over baseball team will finish off their score of 148 (+4). 9-0 win over non-conference oppo- throughout the course of the season for most of the track athletes, Cerne season this weekend on their home Puget Sound crew has been noth- nent Western New England. going into the NWC Championship may have a chance at a NCAA bid turf, taking on Whitman and Pacif- ing short of excellent this season. Senior Michael Cutter (Colora- on April 26-27. On April 15-16, the for the decathlon event, an event in ic in the final two games of regular Beginning with the Loggers’ sweep do Springs, Colo.) earned All-NWC Loggers shone at the NWC Multi- which he holds the fourth-highest season play. of both men’s and women’s over- Second Team Honors for his per- Events meet in Parkland, Wash. score in Division III. Logger golf finished up their sea- all point standings and both varsity formance this season, in which he Notably, junior Joe Cerne Rowing team has Collins’ revelation changes NBA By STEPHEN HAMWAY successful meet On Monday, April 29, NBA play- er Jason Collins made history by becoming the first active, open- Womens’ varsity eight ly gay player in a major American sports league. teams qualify for finals Collins, a 16-year veteran center who has played for six different or- By HANNAH CHASE weight four posted the Loggers’ ganizations, outed himself by pen- top placing during the weekend ning the cover story of the May 6 The Puget Sound rowing teams with a second-place finish on edition of Sports Illustrated, where wrapped up a weekend on the wa- Sunday. They were second out of he wrote more than 1,500 words ter this past Sunday, April 28 at the five boats with a time of 7.04.6. about his journey and his decision WIRA Championships in Sacra- The men’s novice eight, varsi- to come out. The story was released PHOTO COURTESY/CREATIVE COMMONS mento, Calif. The Loggers had an ty four, and pair raced twice on for online readers on Monday. Saturday. A time of 6:45.0 posi- In his story, Collins talks open- impressive showing and reestab- Jason Collins: Jason Collins during his time as a Celtic. lished just why they are one of the tioned the novice eight boat at ly about the need for a greater de- top Division III crews on the West 11th place overall in the prelims. gree of dialogue surrounding the Coast. They won the third final over a issue, saying, “I didn’t set out to be have each released statements say- the homophobic statements made Both the women’s varsity and club boat from the University of the first openly gay player in a ma- ing that the organizations would by NFL wide receiver Mike Wal- second varsity eights placed high Oregon in their second race of jor American team sport. But since stand by and support any gay play- lace and current ESPN analyst Chris enough in Saturday’s races to make the day. I am, I’m happy to start the conver- er who released his identity. Indeed, Broussard appear to be just a small it to Sunday’s final in the Division In the prelims, the men’s varsi- sation.” current NFL players Chris Kluwe drop amid the deluge of support for II/Division III/Club category. ty four took seventh overall with Professional sports has long been and Brandon Ayanbadejo have been Collins. The varsity boat clocked in at a 7:05.5 Saturday morning and seen as a refuge for homophobia; incredibly vocal about their support Ideally, Collins will be just the first 7:15.6 on Sunday, and although it took second in the afternoon’s widespread stereotypes about tradi- for gay rights. in a line of players, both current and was a tad slower than Saturday’s Petite Final with a 7:22.4. The tional masculinity and homophobic And if the reaction to Collins’ rev- retired, who publically come out as time of 7:05.6, they placed fifth in men’s pair rowed a 8:15.1 during statements from figures like retired elation is to be believed, these play- gay. No individual—athlete or oth- the finals. the morning’s race and took fifth NBA guard Tim Hardaway and cur- ers and organizations are not in the erwise—should have to hide their The 2V8 posted its best time in overall in the Petite Final with an rent NFL cornerback Chris Culliv- minority. Collins’ article was met sexual identity out of fear of apprais- Sunday’s finals with a 7:33.1, also 8:22.1. er have kept active gay players from with widespread support and ap- al from his or her co-workers. placing fifth. Both teams were the The Loggers will return to disclosing their sexual preferences. proval. NBA Commissioner David While professional sports—and top boats in DIII. American Lake for practice Collins’ statement is the first Stern and current NBA star Kobe society in general—have a long way The women’s novice four came this week in preparation for suggestion from within the sport- Bryant have publically praised Col- to go before making this vision a re- in third in the final after winning the NCRC Championships this ing world that things are changing. lins, and even figures as removed as ality, the reaction to Collins’ article its heat on Saturday. They rowed weekend. The Logger varsi- Prior to the article, there had been Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have suggests that a once-closeted por- their weekend best on Sunday, ty women’s crew will then await growing speculation that a number expressed their support. tion of our culture has come a long clocking in a time of 8:10.8. the announcement of the NCAA of gay players were getting ready to While a modicum of condem- way in a short period of time. For the men’s team, the light- Championship field. disclose their identities. nation is perhaps to be expected, As such, the NBA and the NFL The Puget Sound Trail sports 9 [email protected] May 3. 2013 Lacrosse Baseball loses two of three games loses in By ANGEL JOHNSON he Puget playoffs Sound baseball team traveled By STEPHEN HAMWAY south to Ore- Men’s lacrosse experienced quite the midseason turnaround to pro- Tgon last weekend, Saturday, pel themselves to the playoffs. Af- April 27 and Sunday, April ter being left for dead following an 0-4 start, the team turned it 28, for their last set of away around, winning two crucial con- ference games to sneak into the games against the Willa- PNCLL playoffs for the first time mette Bearcats. in six years. However, their 2-2 record in This game series was the last their division belied their 2-7 over- conference league set for the Log- all mark. The team would have to gers before they conclude their play much better to make any noise full season next week. in the playoffs, which began on During the first game the Log- PHOTO COURTESY / LOGGER ATHLETICS Saturday, April 27 against the Uni- gers and Willamette both at- versity of Portland. tempted to take an early lead in Seizing the opportunity: Kaulana Smith dashes home after a single from Addison Melzer. The Loggers knew they had their the game. However, Willamette Though the run tied the ballgame, the Loggers ultimately lost 12-5 against rival Willamette. work cut out for them against the was the first team to score in the bigger school. The team was 12-2 bottom of the first. more runs throughout the rest of third win of the season. The Loggers added more runs in in 2013, thanks in part to a suffo- The Loggers soon caught up the game, while the Loggers were During the game the Logger of- the fifth and sixth innings and two cating defense that held opponents when sophomore Kaulana Smith held at just five runs. The game fense carried the team by the num- more in the eighth to take the 9-2 (Kapolei, Hawaii) scored on a ended 12-5 with another loss for ber of runs scored in comparison lead over Willamette. Even with grounder from junior Addison the Loggers. the win in their sights the Loggers “ While we went down to Melzer (Portland, Ore.). It was On Sunday the Loggers fin- still scored more runs after their Portland with the intention during the top of the fourth in- ished out their series against Wil- “ In the top of the ninth 9-2 lead. ning where the Loggers really lamette with a doubleheader. The Puget Sound scored six In the top of the ninth they of fighting for a win, we came together. first game of the doubleheader was scored six more runs to secure the also knew the odds were They took a 3-1 lead when rough for the Loggers. Willamette more runs to secure the win final win over Willamette in the great, and wanted to just freshman JB Eary (Las Vegas, again scored the first two runs in over Willamette. ” series. Willamette only managed Nev.) hit a single with the bases the game to take the early lead. to score once in the final inning, have fun playing. ” loaded, bringing home Smith and The game continued this way bringing the final score 15-3. —Brendan Witt freshman Nick Funyak (Billings, with Willamette staying one step Given that the team’s record Mont.). Willamette was able to ahead of the Loggers for its entire- stands at 16-22, including 11-13 in tie the game and then pull away ty. The Loggers scored several runs to Willamette. the NWC, the Loggers are mired from the Loggers in the fifth -in in the top of the ninth, but it still The first runs earned during in the middle of the pack in the to under 10 goals in all but three of ning, thanks to a six-run rally was not enough and Willamette the game came in the third in- conference. Still, it is encouraging their games. during. took the second game of the series ning from the Loggers. Smith and to see the team continuing to play Further stacking the deck against In the top of the sixth inning 4-6. sophomore Conner Savage (Both- hard even as they can no longer the Loggers, the game was in Port- the Loggers narrowed the score It was the third and final game of ell, Wash.) both scored to start the achieve a winning season. land, where the Pilots were unde- gap between themselves and the series where the Loggers came Loggers off for their rally; then ju- The Loggers will finish off their feated this season, which included Willamette by scoring two more out strong against Willamette. Se- nior Christian Carter (San Diego, season with their final set of non- a dominating 19-1 victory against runs, bringing the game 7-5 in nior Nate Aguiar (Los Gatos, Ca- Calif.) hit a homer that brought in conference games next Saturday, the Loggers in their season opener. Willamette’s favor. lif.) threw a great game for the three more Loggers to take the lead May 4 against Whitman and Pa- From the get-go, it was quite Willamette continued to score Loggers on the mound, earning his 5-0. cific. clearly not going to be the Loggers’ day. The Loggers found themselves in an 8-0 hole by the end of the first quarter. The Pilots were able to stretch that lead to 13-0 by the end of the first half. Track and field has In the end, the Loggers were help yourself. simply outplayed. The team’s only goal came in the fourth quarter, strong meet in NWCs help the world. with the game well out of hand. The final score was 20-1 in favor of MA in Management the University of Portland. Men’s team watches fifth, (Social and Sustainable Emphasis) After the game however, se- nior Brendan Witt remained opti- mistic, saying in an email: “It was women secure seventh tough because we were taking on #18 team in the nation, who we By ROBBIE SCHULBERG Seekatz also finished in second had previously lost to in our sea- in his respective event, recording a son opener 19-1. The men’s and women’s track 9:41.08 in the steeplechase on the “While we went down to Port- and field teams concluded the first day. He also placed seventh land with the intention of fighting Northwest Conference Champi- in the 1500-meter with a 4:05.42, for a win, we also knew the odds onships in Salem on April 27 to which was his second scoring were great, and wanted to have finish fifth and seventh, respec- event and personal best. just fun playing. We did that. I can tively. Cerne had an impressive show- safely say our celebrations were The two-day competition, ing at Willamette as well, captur- better and far more numerous which features all eight teams in ing the decathlon and pole vault- than theirs, which has to count for the Northwest Conference, rep- ing a personal best 4.58 meters, something, right?” resents the finale for track and which ranked fourth in Logger Despite the team’s short stay in field’s conference schedule. history, to take third in the event. the playoffs, it was still a success- Puget Sound totaled six ath- The junior currently holds the ful season for men’s lacrosse. It letes who were awarded on the fourth-best Division III decathlon An innovative 11-month graduate business snapped a streak of missing the All-NWC teams. score, and looks to receive a bid to degree for the non-business major. playoffs that had lasted for more These Loggers included ju- the NCAA Championships. Flyte than half of a decade. And in do- nior Alicia Burns (Spokane Val- also ran a personal best in the 10k It’s here...an accessible business degree for non-business majors ing so, it placed the campus spot- ley, Wash.), senior Matt Klein with a time of 38:23.40 to finish who want to diversify their skill sets, increase their marketability, light on a club program that is of- (Portland, Ore.), sophomore Josh third on day one. and bring hope to our world. ten overlooked. Seekatz (Philomath, Ore.), senior Lastly, Allanah Whitehall placed eighth in the 200-meterdash with • Explore a Christian understanding of ethical and sustainable business Indeed, 2014 has a chance to be Joe Cerne (Eumclaw, Wash.), ju- practices that respect both people and the planet nior Kathryn Flyte (West Linn, a time of 26.56 on the first day even more promising for the Log- • D e v e l o p relevant, real-world skills in accounting, fi nance, economics, gers. Though the team will miss Ore.) and freshman Allanah and rounded out her regular sea- marketing, and management its six graduating seniors, players Whitehall (Seattle, Wash.). son with a seventh place finish on • T r a i n and work beside a select group of intelligent, like-minded students like junior Andrew White (Steam- Burns, who ran the 800-meter the final day, coming in less than a in a hands-on educational model boat Springs, Colo.) will be return- in a personal best 2:18.94, fin- second after the winner. • Study abroad in some of the world’s fastest growing emerging markets ing. White led the team in assists ished second after day one head- For more about the men’s and (e.g. China, India) and finished fourth on the team in ing into the finals. Her day two women’s track and field team, • I n t e r n with Seattle’s top businesses and network with key professionals goals despite playing in fewer than run of 2:19.50 placed her in third. please visit http://www.loggerath- • Earn a master’s degree in just 11 months half of the Loggers’ games. Klein, who entered the 10k as letics.com/sports/track/index. White and his teammates will be the defending champion, placed back next year, as the team tries to second with a time 32:07.56 and Apply today: spu.edu/massm avenge its early playoff exit. followed up with a 15:33.99 in the 5k on the second day of the meet. 10 Combat Zone The Puget Sound Trail May 3, 2013 [email protected] The Combat Zone is intended to be a satirical work. The views and opinions expressed by the Combat Zone do not necessarily reflect those of The Puget Sound Trail, ASUPS or concerned parties or the University of Puget Sound. Please submit compliments or complaints in the form of letters to the editor. Professors prep for sadism Puget Sound bubble confirmed By CHESTER FIELDS explain many peculiar things about the North End. Over the years, many people have “It turns out the fabric of space- described the North End’s quaint, time is warped by the electromag- idyllic, tranquil community, both in netic interference. Time itself moves seriousness and in jest, as a bit of a slower here than in other parts of Ta- “bubble.” Though part of a larger, ur- coma. Living in the North End, shop- ban community, it does feel at times, ping at the Met, watching football at especially in the pristine April weath- the West End tavern and having the er, as though this part of Tacoma can occasional brewski at Red Hot, ages get a bit self-absorbed and lose itself a person very differently than their in itself. Sometimes it feels like all the Stadium District counterparts,” Pop- traumatizing horrors of the world per said. This could explain why sev- are muted and distant, and the out- eral of Metronome and Magoo’s reg- side world rages on while time seems ulars appear young, yet wield rough, to stand still. scraggly behemoths of beards. Last week, a team of scientists led Apart from making it difficult by Chief Geologist, K-Funk Popper, to leave, the space-time bubble has discovered that this might be more strange cognitive effects, sometimes true than we all originally thought. leaving people inside it feeling isolat- In fact, Tacoma is placed in a unique ed, as if they weren’t part of a larger location near the Cascades, which sit community. SEE DARYLL: THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU JUST READ THE WORDS OFF THE on a large nickel deposit. “Our research has shown very POWERPOINT. “Nickel, in its molten form, is strange results,” Popper said. “It’s as moved and mixed around by the ro- if Puget Sound students didn’t realize By J.K. VONN TRAPP Then, of course, this person com- work and try to make forced con- tation of the Earth and creates mag- there are actually three nearby taco plains about being the only person versation about S.U.B. food). This netic fields that form around the at- trucks, three comedy clubs, delicious I would relive my entire junior doing work. Use smaller words and third person has such a busy sched- mosphere, protecting the Earth from seafood restaurants, a theatre dis- high experience (leech-like “rela- humor me in my attempts to con- ule you can never arrange these a constant barrage of deadly cosmic trict, Antique Row and an entire wa- tionships,” High School Musical, nect the material to Harry Potter meetings at a time that works for rays,” Popper said. According to his terfront, as well as the highest density terrible acne and all) to never have and maybe we’ll get along better. them. The fact that their excuses of theory, the solid form of nickel found of museums and cultural centers of to do another group project again. Second is the brainiac’s arch sports practices or community ser- closer to the surface, in great abun- any town in the entire state of Wash- It’s reached that time in the school nemesis, that kid who never shows vice engagements always outweigh dance under the nearby mountain ington! Not to mention Dorky’s Bar- year: just far enough away from fi- up and is perpetually stoned when my usual excuse of, “That’s when I range, cancels out some of this mag- cade.” nals that professors are all squeez- they do. They often drive white watch Game of Thrones” makes my netic energy, and creates a kind of Scientists are not sure yet if the ing in one last major assignment minivans. To be fair, this person is life miserable. counter field that encapsulates small bubble warping space-time causes with which to kick your ass before probably having the most fun. They The final type is the one I -in areas in a literal space-time bubble. any long term health problems, it’s officially time to focus on finals. never do anything and you end up habit most frequently and can be The North End may indeed be one of though they have confirmed it does And for some reason every sin- just putting pictures on their slide summed up in about one sentence. these bubbles. refract light, slow down time, give gle class has decided to send me to for the presentation and praying “I will do my work as long as I don’t “We always knew the North End some people super powers, and in the 10th circle of hell by assigning they can come up with something have to interact with you people of Tacoma, especially around the general insulate everyone inside group projects. to say on the spot. at all.” No one learns anything in University of Puget Sound, felt a little from awareness of other people and There are four types of people in The third type of person is the group projects except how to lie contained, but we didn’t realize it was the existence of other parts of Taco- every single group project I’ve ever one I hate the most. They do their their way out of having to meet up actually, quite literally, on a different ma. One possible report says a sim- done and I have been guilty of be- work but are eternally busy. This to work on the project. No, I can’t wavelength,” Popper said. ilar bubble may occupy the exact ing all four of them. The first is the doesn’t seem like a problem until meet on Wednesday, I’m pretty sure It turns out that people who have space of the Tacoma Dome, which brainiac control freak who ends up you consider the braniac trying to that’s when my Grandma’s house commented on a distinct “vibe” has the strange capacity to make doing all the work themselves. This orchestrate three different times for is scheduled to catch on fire. She when visiting the North may actual- people within its domeness believe person is so smart and well versed the group to meet out of class (and needs me for moral support. ly be experiencing fluctuating vibra- Linkin Park, a NuMetal emocore in the subject that it intimidates by meet I mean all sit around glanc- tions at the quantum level. If Popper band that formed in 1996, is still cul- everyone else out of contributing. ing at each other as we pretend to is right, this space-time bubble could turally relevant. Seniors ready themselves for isolation, depression, debt By VONNIE KEATSGUTS Asian studies, Puget Sound’s outgo- could have gotten after dropping at least a bit longer. “I may be ugly,” says Denny, who ing class has no shortage of bright, out of high school. Graduate school “I’m going to Africa for two The Trail can confirm is horrifying Once again, the time has come vital minds ready to proudly receive is a common destination. years. I’ll probably get cholera and to behold, “but you might want to for a wonderful and unique class of degrees worth less than the lami- “I’m going to law school. I con- die slowly, but that’s still an im- get on this quick, ladies, because Puget Sound seniors to make their nated paper they were printed on. sidered my options and decided provement over a telemarketing I’m at least gonna be making mon- way in the world. Though they cer- “I’m going to become a philoso- that what the world really needs job, which is all I qualify for,” com- ey in my life.” tainly feel sadness about their im- phy professor, I think,” Dirk Gen- right now is more lawyers,” senior munications major Adrian Witty Indeed, the enthusiasm is palpa- pending departure, most are excit- tly declared. “It’s literally the only Christina Roberts said. lamented. ble. So if you see someone curled ed to kick off their new careers. career available to me with this de- For those who have tired of for- Brian Denny, though, is differ- up in the fetal position and bawl- “I can’t wait,” senior Andy Mar- gree, and I relish the prospect of mal education, programs like Teach ent. A double major in chemistry ing uncontrollably, congratulate tin said. “Four years working on continuing the vicious cycle of im- for America and the Peace Corps and biology, he has been accepted that senior on all of his or her hard this English degree, and now I’ll fi- practical liberal arts education.” offer the opportunity to receive to medical school, granting him the work, and be sure to say hi when nally be able to clean toilets at Mc- Of course, not all outgoing grads plenty of good karma while avoid- distinction of being the only Puget next you see them, after they ask Donald’s.” are willing to accept teaching jobs ing the inescapable harshness of the Sound student in his class with real you if you want fries with that. From music to philosophy to or menial labor positions they necessity to actually earn money for future prospects.

Adriana Flores The Puget Sound Trail arts & entertainment 11 [email protected] May 3, 2013 Alder Arts Walk took patrons to the afterlife By LEANNE GAN the “do it yourself” Tacoma atmo- combination of incredible vocals sphere. and instruments like the banjo, cel- The Alder Arts Walk legacy con- Choosing the overall theme of lo and guitar. tinues as students spent their Satur- “The Afterlife” for this year’s Arts Another artist by the name of day walking from house to house Walk, Miller and Gauthier want- Vikesh Kapoor shared, through and enjoying the themed activities ed to use this broad, controver- music, his unique perspective on inside. sial theme to spark discussions and the role the Internet has in people’s Students festively painted their casual forums for people to be in- decisions. faces in skull patterns and other de- volved inside every house. As the Greeted by a garland of naked monic patterns. This all-day series day got darker, so did the music baby dolls, attendees of the third of musical performances serves as genres and themed houses. house, themed “Sacrifice,” experi- an opportunity for students to en- Keeping in mind that the event enced louder, darker types of mu- joy interactive art exhibits and local would occur all day, the first house, sic heavily influenced by alterna- music in good company. themed “Limbo,” had a chill, re- tive, hardcore punk and heavy rock The Alder Arts Walk was creat- laxed vibe and music for people just and roll. The sounds in the cramped ed six or seven years ago­—no one waking up. room ricocheted off the walls, creat- is sure which due to the casual be- Within the small, crowded house, ing a rock concert feel. ginnins of the event. This tradition Anna Moore, otherwise known as The “Hungry Ghosts” house was originally inspired by the string Lobsana, gave an enchanting per- served as a resting stop for weary of exaggerated house parties, where formance as the last act of the house Arts Walkers who could stop by for students aimed to get local or tour- with music she describes as “dream- the potluck dinner and enjoy some ing artists and DJs for the night’s like alternative electric music.” food and rest before the last “Hell”- entertainment. Starting her music career making themed house. This event has been organical- sci-fi beats, Moore said, “I couldn’t A chaotic atmosphere dominat- ly passed down from year to year, have asked for a better first show. ed the “Hell” house, with distressed with this year’s events kicked into Since my music’s sort of differ- jazz and other types of music exud- gear with the help of students Lo- ent from what people are used to ing from the house. gan Miller and Landon Gauthier, hearing, I wanted to perform for a An overwhelming number of who helped coordinate this year’s crowd that I knew would enjoy the people filled the backyard, kitchen performances. type of music I was playing.” and performance space, with even “The Arts Walk is very demo- The second house, themed “Pure more coming in. The blank wall of cratically run, so there really is no Consciousness,” had a folk/indie paper in the house was rapidly cov- leader or head. Our role is just the vibe to it with artists playing an ered in different artistic interpreta- semantics and logistics of the event, eclectic variety of music. tions of Hell including drawings of which include things like sending As people decorated flags and demons, people and skeleton cats. emails, setting up the initial interest PHOTO COURTESY / ALDERARTSWALK.TUMBLR.COM made bracelets in the crowded This year’s Alder Arts Walk was meeting and getting shows ready. house, musical artists in the house incredible to experience, with tal- Everybody loves the Arts Walk, so Alder Arts Walk: Vikesh Kapoor was an artist who performed at successfully got the audience en- ented bands, beautiful art, fun people get involved once the word the “Pure Consciousness” house of the Alder Arts Walk. gaged and energized. crafts and a whole day of activities Playing what Kyle Kübler, the to remember. Get involved in next is out. We really just get the ball it, while also at the same time do- cided to put in a three hour break band’s mandolin player, describes year’s arts walk and keep the tradi- rolling and let the rest just play out,” ing things that we like to do differ- for people to regroup and relax,” as “a mix between traditional blue- tion going beyond the afterlife. Miller said. ently. Like last year, it was just con- Gauthier said. grass and new grass,” the Barley- For more information on the Al- “There’s a pretty strong tem- tinual art from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and The two agreed that one of the wine Revue got the energy flowing der Arts Walk please visit: http://al- plate of what last year’s Arts Walk everyone was exhausted by the time best things about the event is that in the audience with a foot-tapping derartswalk.tumblr.com. did and we try our best to mimic they got to the last house, so we de- the results are unexpected, creating Band Brass Bed brings both New film Pain and heavy and vulnerable sounds Gain earns its name

By MELANIE MAZZA classic rock to post-punk, have ef- more exposed and balladic. It is in- By ANDREW KOVED choices. Now, neither performance fectively synthesized all they have credibly captivating and could be a is remarkable, but they put enough Four-man rock group Brass Bed learned from these different genres perfect addition to a lazy stay-at- Pain and Gain, directed by Mi- vigor into their acting to keep the released their third full-length al- to create a sound very much their home soundtrack. chael Bay and starring Dwayne audience’s attention; it should be bum on April 23, further estab- own. Their style, sometimes quirky The namesake song of the al- “The Rock” Johnson and Mark noted that neither of these ac- lishing their well-deserved place and erratic, has matured greatly bum, “The Secret Will Keep You,” Wahlberg, is a screwball comedy tors are considered to be oozing on the indie rock scene. “A loud- from their previous two albums in sings again of first encounters with released April 25. In the under- with talent, so their performances er version of the Beatles” is how The Secret Will Keep You. romance and the miscommunica- statement of the year, this movie in this film met or even exceeded the band describes itself, playing The album begins with a mellow tions and misalignments that are is not for the faint of heart. Giv- their averages. No one will mistake around with pseudo-psychedelic introduction leading into the om- inevitable in almost everyone’s ex- en that this may be the only film this film for high-culture cinema— rock themes but keeping it accessi- inous line “I took her with sugar periences. to look at the underbelly of body- certainly none of the actors are get- ble enough for more conservative and cream / but she was just bitter Campos on vocals in this song building in South Florida in the ting awards for their performanc- listeners. caffeine,” which is a beautiful met- grows a bit self-righteous, repeat- 1990s this year, this is simultane- es—and given the number of crude Their recent release, The Se- aphor for someone’s first love that ing the line, “Well that’s fine / the ously my favorite and least favorite jokes, it clearly only panders to a cret Will Keep You, sings of grow- perhaps was not what they expect- secret’s gonna keep you.” Wheth- film on the subject from 2013. lower-brow audience. ing up. However, instead of your ed it to be. er or not this song has grown out This is a film that is difficult to For all of the downsides to this standard angst-filled productions This leads into the genuine of an exact experience of one of review succinctly, partially because film—which, as discussed previ- that result from memories of ado- and vulnerable “Please Don’t Go” the band mates, it seems that they it bounces all over the map, though ously, are many—it is not entirely lescence, the men sing poignantly which, as the title suggests, is an were the ones that came out ahead, mostly because when leaving bad, with an interesting storytell- on their themes and convey their innocent plea for a companion. or at least they have chosen to see the theater it is difficult to know ing style, a potentially upbeat mes- experiences in a very cool, classy Through this number, the men it that way. whether to laugh or cry. In many sage and possibly the most awe- manner. revert to their younger and more The end of the album slows ways, this is a bipolar film, both some wardrobe in modern cinema. Their lyrics, accompanying their naïve selves, as they fear the change down significantly, focusing more devoted to telling the odd story Peppered with voiceovers from the captivating musicality, spin many that growing up could bring. on Campos’s crooning vocals and of bodybuilders-turned-criminals, different characters, the story is interesting metaphors and images, The next song, “I’ll Be There the delicate plucking of the guitar. while also trying to make the audi- told as a narrative providing a cer- giving the listeners something else With Bells On,” is a fun, poppy, These final numbers, particularly ence laugh. tainly unique view. Almost every to grab onto, and giving the band dance-able tune that is sure to be “I Guess I’ll Just Sing” and “Sus- The movie feels very stylized; scene has an actor saying an inspi- an effective platform of communi- blasting out of car speakers as ev- pension of Vision” are beautifully with freeze frames, voiceovers and rational line, repeating an affirma- cation. eryone blazes the highways back to constructed songs that employ all cheeky one-liners, it is unclear tion or vowing to work harder, and Coming out of Lafayette, La., the their hometowns for summer. of the effectiveness of a good clas- what style Bay is trying. The story despite their failures and blunders, men have taken a different spin on The song has a satisfying range, sic-rock ballad, with modernity’s is told in a linear fashion, so while it is not hard to leave the movie the dominantly Cajun musical in- from exciting moments to mellow addition of synth and new guitar comprehending the plot is not dif- feeling motivated. fluence of the region and creat- and thoughtful ones, and is all- techniques. ficult, the movie is chock-full of Now for those of you keeping ed their own distinct indie-rock around one of the gems of the al- The best of all musical worlds, scenes that are unnecessary and of score at home, this marks the first sound. bum. Brass Bed’s The Secret Will Keep questionable quality. Most of what time. Go see this film if you have They remain loyal to their This song leads into a more se- You makes a wonderful addition to makes this movie so incredible is time and money to waste, want to shared hometown as they held rious, pensive one just as growing anyone’s music library as they will also what makes it undoubtedly have a good laugh at some very their album release and national up has its high excitements and its certainly relate to some aspect of bad: the humor that emerges from dark humor, or you need a movie tour kickoff in Lafayette and ex- deep ponderings. “I’d Rather Take what these young men sing of. substantially dumb characters. Not to put on in the background. Pain pressed their appreciation for the a Bullet for You” is a drastic change See what resonates with you and knowing whether the characters and Gain is a “you would be grate- town. from the innocence of the previ- download The Secret Will Keep You are redeemable people makes it ful to find on Netflix and resentful The band is made up of Jonny ous few songs, and is certainly the at the iTunes store or give it a listen difficult to laugh at their blunders. of to have paid full price for at the Campos (guitar, pedal steel, bass angstiest of the album. (There is on Spotify. The Rock plays a born-again ex- theater” type of movie. This sum- and vocals), Peter DeHart (drums, apparently no denying that there For more information on Brass con with a drug problem; Walh- mer is going to be abundant with vocals), Christiaan Mader (vocals, has to be some angst involved in Bed regarding album releases and berg plays a personal trainer with Hollywood blockbusters, so the- guitar, bass) and Andrew Toups adolescence.) upcoming tour dates, please visit a desire for self-betterment and an ater-goers who miss this film will (keyboard). The young men, self- The song is based in heavier rock their Bandcamp at: brassbed.band- odd penchant for making poor life have many other options to catch a stated fans of genres ranging from than the others, and the vocals are camp.com. decisions—both perfect casting fun summertime film. 12 arts & entertainment The Puget Sound Trail May 3, 2013 [email protected] KUPS and Northwest Sounds collaborate to host local electronic musicians at Oppenheimer By LEAH O’SULLIVAN and Timeboy. These artists mainly create electronic music, as do the On April 26, Oppenheimer Café previous four mentioned. hosted a variety of local musicians The Portland-based band from the Pacific Northwest for the Northern Draw, not under the la- Northwest Sounds Concert. bel Dropping Gems, is also an The concert, presented by electronic band. Northern Draw Northwest Sounds and KUPS, fea- has released two albums: Cof- tured the artists Natasha Kmeto, fee & Queso in July 2010 and the DJAO, Ghost Feet, Brownbear and EP Lurking with Intent in January Northern Draw. 2011. Natasha Kmeto, a musician These five bands performed in based in Portland, Ore., describes the small setting of Oppenheimer her music as “futuristic soul.” Café, drawing a crowd of Puget There is definitely a futuristic as- Sound students that watched as pect to her music since, as with the they worked with great amounts of other musicians at the concert, it is technology to produce music. electronic-heavy. Along with KUPS, Northwest But she also brings her voice to Sounds also worked to host this the music, giving it a soul quali- concert of Pacific Northwest elec- ty along with some R&B and jazz tronic music artists. characteristics. Working in conjunction with This combination of old-fash- ASUPS, Northwest Sounds works ioned soul and R&B and futuris- to both bring local music to the tic beats is definitely apparent in Puget Sound campus and to give songs like “The Ache” and “Snake lectures on the music industry and Charmer,” both off of her album PHOTO COURTESY / FACEBOOK.COM / NATASHAKMETO music business. The Ache. Thanks to KUPS, Northwest Kmeto has released three al- Dropping Gems Showcase: Natasha Kmeto, along with other artists produced by the label Sounds and Dropping Gems, we bums: an EP, 9, in 2009, her first Dropping Gems, performed in Oppenheimer cafe on April 26. at Puget Sound were able to have full-length album Expressor, and these exciting local music artists of artists Calvin Erdal and Rachel northwestern forests of the state. The Ache in 2012. Sound, in Seattle. come to campus and perform at no Dubec, who met while attending His musical influences come She has written many of her own He is not attached to any partic- cost to the students. Evergreen State College in Olym- from all sorts of genres varying songs, but has also covered songs ular genre, and has been influenced The Pacific Northwest, especial- pia, Wash. from hip-hop to folk and even old such as “We Found Love” by Ri- by as wide a spectrum as hip-hop, ly cities like Seattle and Portland, With Erdal putting together the radio transmissions; his album, hanna and has remixed songs metal and soul. Like Kmeto, he has is home to many enriching music percussion and Dubec on the gui- Touching Scents, was released in by other artists. Kmeto has per- created many remixes of songs by communities, and the University tar, their music creates an inter- August 2010. formed at events like Coachella, other artists, but has also made is lucky to be caught up right in the esting fusion of acoustic and elec- These four musicians are pro- Bumbershoot and Decibel Festi- much of his own music. middle of them. tronic. Their debut EP, Wires and duced by the label Dropping Gems, val. Osuch also performs with vocal- For more information on any Chords, was released in May 2011. which produces many other art- Alex Osuch, known by his stage ist and guitarist Zuri Biringer. He of the artists under the Dropping Electronic artist Andrew Des- ists in the Pacific Northwest such name DJAO, is another electronic released the EP Wuhn, his debut Gems label, please visit, http:// marais is a Washington native who as Bone Rock, Citymouth, Gumar, artist based a little closer to Puget album, in September 2011. www.droppinggems.com/. The band Ghost Feet is made up goes by Brownbear, inspired by the Rap Class, The Great Mundane Basic recipe for red Overlooking the Sound: DJ Thai chicken curry Mike Villa’s “The Funk” By SOPHIE PATTISON oil, it burns at a lower temperature) By GAELYN MOORE ping fretless bass and playing with each song’s intro. 8 small chicken cutlets (this reci- acoustic sound effects, funk was the If the theory is correct, funk is This week we’re talking Thai cur- pe makes four servings, you can ad- This week: “The Funk” with DJ original experimental “bassy” mu- around to stay at least for a little ries. I make Thai curry much the just it for your needs) Mike Villa, Thursdays from 2-3 p.m. sic. while, and DJ Mike Villa will be here same way I make yellow curry: co- Kosher salt and black pepper In a word, the music chosen dur- But paired with sassy-sound- with it. As the new communications conut milk, veggies, curry paste/ 2 red bell peppers, sliced ing this hour is “colorful.” Perhaps it ing horn sections and soulful vo- director and the one responsible powder and sometimes chicken or 2 T red curry paste was the sunny day, but even when cals that the audience is encouraged for the new KUPS webpage, among tofu. It mostly depends on the curry 1 15 oz. can coconut milk dreary, “The Funk” will add some to respond to, this music sets itself other renovations, Michael Villase- flavor I want. 1 lime, cut into wedges pizzazz. apart from today’s bass-heavy and nor has a lot to look forward to; his For Thai curry, you have the op- 1/4 C torn fresh basil leaves On an absolutely gorgeous Thurs- experimental music (aka dubstep). listeners do, too. tion of either red curry paste or First, cook the rice according to day afternoon, just when it was heat- Of course the show included tra- green curry paste. the package instructions. While ing up for real, the airwaves start- ditional songs and artists like Stevie I don’t know much about the his- the rice is cooking, heat the oil in ed getting a little funky. The song Wonder, the Temptations, The Bee tory of curry, but my guess is that a large skillet over medium-high choice during this show matched Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” and Smokey there are certain ingredients that heat. perfectly with the mood of the day: Robinson’s “Tears of a Clown.” The Season the chicken with the ko- songs we can sing along to. Interest- are associated with each paste, but I festive, cool and downright joyful all 606 S Fawcett Ave just use them based on what I think sher salt and black pepper. Cook at the same time. ingly enough, DJ Mike Villa tossed grandcinema.com tastes good. the chicken in batches until it is DJ Mike Villa brings back danc- in some 2003 remix funk by Che- Tacoma’s only You don’t always have to follow golden brown and cooked through, ing music that we know in our mise called “She Can’t Love You.” It indie theater. what’s traditional. It’s your kitchen, about two to three minutes per side. souls, from our parents and from was just as grooving as the standard and you can do what you want. If you’re worried it isn’t cooked our childhood. This particular show go-tos, but with chime-like elec- NOW PLAYING Here is a very basic Thai Red through, just cut open the thickest started with “We Are Family” by tronics and a sexy lady singing lead. MUD Curry Chicken recipe from Real piece and check for any pink. Once Sister Sledge, which Villa described The best part is that this new funk A PLACE AT THE TABLE Simple. the chicken is cooked, remove it as his own family’s anthem. While was shared between KUPS DJs with This recipe is nice because it gives from the pan and cut it into strips. many (if not most) of our parents similar, yet surprisingly distinct, THE SAPPHIRES you an idea of the process of mak- Next, add the bell peppers and were listening to Bonnie Raitt, Bob shows with the same old danceable STARBUCK ing curry so that you can adapt it to 1/4 C of water to the skillet and Dylan and CSNY, apparently there feel. I’m starting to notice a funky 42 your needs. cook, tossing frequently, until just was a different trend in the warm- vein running through the station, For example, you could replace tender (about three to four min- er climates. Funk and disco music which brings me to a more decisive TUESDAY FILM SERIES the chicken with tofu or pork. If utes). during summer parties with fami- statement of my previously hypoth- THE SILENCE Tue @ 1:40, 6:55 you’re making it with pork, I sug- Add the curry paste and coco- ly, friends and dancing were such a esized theory that funk is replacing gest adding broccoli and pineapple nut milk and simmer until slightly part of growing up that DJ Mike Vil- bluegrass as the new revival music instead of red bell peppers. thickened (about three to five min- la’s iTunes library is still full of funk, to get behind. FAITH & FILM SERIES You could also make this recipe utes). Finally, add the chicken and which he thankfully shares with the DJ Mike Villa brings you this funk FOOTNOTE Wed @ 6:30 with green curry paste. I recom- toss to combine. Serve your curry KUPS community. revival in a clean, polished, snappy PARIAH Wed (5.15) @ 6:30 mend having a little of both the red over the rice, and garnish with lime The music aired on this show is manner. Names of songs and artists and green pastes in your fridge for wedges and basil. qualified not by whether or not it fits roll off his tongue as he hits the mi- all your emergency-curry-making Happy eating! into the genre, but rather if it is lik- crophone during his confident talks. 72 HOUR FILM needs. Various other curry recipes with a able and worth a listen. The DJ even The transitions are simple and clean VIEWING PARTY What you’ll need: similar format to this recipe can be admitted that his show has sort of between songs, intertwining beats May 10 at the Rialto Tickets available 1 C long-grain white rice (I use found at www.realsimple.com. morphed from funk to disco. (But for just long enough. online and at The Grand box office If you have any questions regard- You get a hint of how much he brown rice, which takes about 50 really, where is the line anyway?) As Only $7 with Student ID! ing the recipes or any further sugges- loves this music in his voice, but min. to cook) such, “The Funk” brings you dance- GrandCinema.com 2 T canola oil (canola oil is nice tions for future recipes please do not able contagious music with an awe- what you do not hear is the occa- Facebook.com/TheGrandTacoma because it heats well without burn- hesitate to contact Sophie Pattison at some moving groove. sional outburst of a chorus, or see Twitter.com/GrandCinema ing. Be careful if you’re using olive [email protected]. Classified most typically by slap- the excited little dances he does with