THE MAGAZINE OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY SPRING 2018 GONZAGA PHOTO BY ZACK BERLAT THIS IS GUS, THE IGUANA OF HUGHES HALL. FOR MORE RANDOM IMAGES OF CAMPUS LIFE, FOLLOW @GONZAGAVISUALS ON INSTAGRAM. contents PERSPECTIVE RAISING OUR THE NEVER-ENDING 1 Editor’s Letter VOICES 18 GAME 10 2 Letters From the doorsteps of Martin Luther How do college students experience and 3 Scholarship Students King Jr.’s home to the doorsteps of learn about economic disparity? 6 President McCulloh Gonzaga’s College Hall, students have BY SIDNEE GRUBB (’18) AND 52 To Be Continued faced the pain of racism. Hear the power KOURTNEY SCHOTT (’18) of their voices, the passion in their ZAG TIMES hearts for ushering us into a world where 4 The Wall diversity is welcome and celebrated. FOUND 16 BY KATE VANSKIKE-BUNCH 8 Faculty Spotlight A haven in the woods and a weekend 35 Campaign Update to soothe the soul. Search Retreats 39 March Madness off er both. 40 Athletics ALUMNI ACTION 49 BY SIDNEE GRUBB (’18) AND 42 Alumni News Five members of the Class of ’66 KOURTNEY SCHOTT (’18) 44 Word to the Wise gather in Cambodia to build homes for families in need. BY KOURTNEY SCHOTT (’18) ON THE COVER: ONLINE gonzaga.edu/magazine THESE FACES REPRESENT SOME OF THE MANY VOICES RAISED TO ADVANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AT GONZAGA. PHOTOS BY ZACK BERLAT; DESIGN BY REANNE HOBLIN THE EDITOR, AT THE KITCHEN TABLE OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING’S Grant that we would MONTGOMERY, stand ever committed and ALA. HOME. immovable advocates for ‘‘justice and equity. Empower ‘ us that we might run this‘ race and not get weary. Lead, EDITOR’S LETTER guide and direct that we might Talking About Racism leave a mighty legacy for Seven hundred. That was the “It sucks to be honest with yourself, generations to come. 52 population of Perry, Missouri, the doesn’t it?” she said. It wasn’t a town I lived in from age 3 to 20. It question. – Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb Keynote speaker, had one blinking stoplight and one Communities for Justice, GU’s International In a world where people often non-white family, a couple that Conference on Hate Studies approach tough topics in the didn’t stay long. Legend says that a shadows of online environments, century-old city ordinance forbade we fi nd face-to-face discussion to blacks from being in town after dark, be uncomfortable. As a result, the and we knew people of neighboring divisive nature of online dialogue has communities who still heeded the led many of us to stop discussing our warning even in the 1980s. views on these social matters. What impact may that have had on And yet, we know that the ugliness my implicit bias, even within a home of racism - in the past as well as that was loving and kind toward the present - must be addressed. people regardless of skin tone? What We must be willing to have notions lingered in my mind after meaningful conversations that seek seeing every black student in our understanding and reconciliation. county-wide school succeed as an athlete, perpetuating the notion that I liken this process to forcing myself sports are the only way for them to to the gym after months of laziness. achieve? Setting the alarm extra early. Pulling SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS on exercise clothes. Setting the The fi rst summer I escaped the small ISSUE OF GONZAGA MAGAZINE treadmill at the slowest-possible town for the metropolis of St. Louis speed on a zero incline. Eventually, Email [email protected] and to serve inner-city ministries, I was the routine gets easier and I feel receive one of these very popular surrounded by children of color who better, even craving it. ZagNation pride stickers. came from homes of addiction and poverty. How did that infl uence my I hope you’ll read this issue’s notion of race? coverage of racism and diversity with the goal of enjoying that kind These are questions I pondered of mental and emotional exercise. UNIVERSITY OF GONZAGA THE MAGAZINE while gathering with 10 Gonzaga Because as we open ourselves to students in Montgomery, Alabama. the sometimes arduous exercise of Our spring break Mission:Possible getting honest with ourselves, we immersion experience placed us discover a greater hunger for truth FOLLOW YOUR ZAGS in the nation’s most historical sites and equity. of the civil rights movement, and after long days in museums and Peace, lectures, we gathered for even longer evenings of refl ection and BE IN TOUCH conversation. These were tough Send your alumni news, change of address and updated talks where the mostly white contact information to us at gonzaga.edu/alumninews participants challenged themselves or email [email protected]. to face their implicit biases, and Kate Vanskike-Bunch, Editor where the one black student opened [email protected] our eyes to her world. 1 LETTERS I COMMENTS TOUGH TOPICS I recently read the Winter edition of your magazine and of particular interest was the piece by President McCulloh, “Tough Topics.” I applaud Gonzaga for taking on these diffi cult issues and for inviting outside entities to share their stories. As a retired college administrator, an active advocate for justice, an alum of GU and a person of color, I am very much interested. Thank you for your work. Jim Perez (’71, ’91) Spokane FOUND ON FACEBOOK • Regarding our Music issue and the magic of the Bulldog Band: “Being part of the Bulldog Band was by far my favorite part of my time at GU.” (Britt any Jarnot) • On English professor Jeff Dodd in a “Why I Teach” video: “I loved having Jeff as a teacher and I sought out his advice on many subjects over my years at Gonzaga. Great guy and great teacher.” (Joe Hooper) MUSIC TO OUR EARS • 125 years in 5 minutes – a whirlwind video I just fi nished reading the Winter 20-year-old Madonnastock shirt tour of Gonzaga history: “What a wonderful issue. I was inspired to pull out my while painting my daughter’s room! video of the history of Gonzaga. Still very “Stairwells” (the all-male acapella Oh, the memories my husband proud of that place and to be amongst the group at that time) CD from (Phil, ’99) and I have of Charity Ball, alumni.” (James Horne) 1999 and was transported back Spring Formal, Madonnastock, to campus. Thank you, George, Kau in Cushing, late-night talks Joe, Brian, Tom and Greg for so and swing dancing in the common many silly songs and your serious area of Crimont, painting the Wall, songs; you provided amusement the ice storm of ‘96, Saturday night and challenged me to face the Mass, RA training at Bozarth, GEL social injustices of our world. As Weekend, basketball and many a pediatrician, wife and mother I more stories we share with our continue to try and live the lessons children. Gonzaga not only gave us DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS I learned at Gonzaga. Gonzaga our bachelor’s degrees and helped Magazine is a great reminder. us to gain our fi rst “real” jobs; it also • In the Winter 2018 issue, we misspelled Michelle (Roy) Leff (’99) gave us a love of lifelong learning the name of Joanne Shiosaki, assistant San Diego and many wonderful memories! director of Student Media. Heather (Skaggs) Spagnolo (’98) • In “Timeless Trio,” we misidentifi ed As I came across the article on Puyallup, Wash. members of the Chad Mitchell trio. The Madonnastock, I had to laugh aloud correct order is (left to right): Chad Mitchell, because I had been wearing my Mike Kobluk and Joe Frazier. More than 30 readers responded to the recent sustainable investment story. WHAT TOPICS DEMAND YOUR RESPONSE? Email [email protected]. SPRING 2018 WRITERS CONTRIBUTORS Gonzaga Magazine is published three times a year: VOLUME 8, NO. 3 Sidnee Grubb (’18) Holly Jones Fall, Winter and Spring, by Gonzaga University’s Kourtney Schott (’18) Jackson Scallen (’20) Marketing & Communications Department. ASSOCIATE VP, Mary Eberle and Sarah The opinions expressed on these pages do not DESIGNERS MARKETING & Edwards always represent the views of the administration G Reanne Hoblin COMMUNICATIONS or Gonzaga’s offi cial policy. David M. Sonntag (’96) Tracy Martin PROOFREADERS Pat Skattum Rol Herriges (’57) POSTMASTER EDITOR Tom Miller (’72) Send address changes to Gonzaga Magazine, PHOTOGRAPHERS/ Kate Vanskike-Bunch Sarah Schwering (’04, ’07) 502 E. Boone Ave., Spokane, VIDEOGRAPHERS WA 99258-0098. SENIOR WRITER Zack Berlat (’11) Dale Goodwin (’86) Rajah Bose WEBSITE Gavin Doremus (’18) gonzaga.edu/magazine THE MAGAZINE OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY OF GONZAGA THE MAGAZINE 2 SCHOLARSHIPS BY HOLLY JONES Madeline Dellinger (’19) Austin Salvador (’19) Since it was published in 1960, “To Kill a Mockingbird” has “I never thought this could happen,” said Austin Salvador. been a polarizing story; some feel it should be required “I’m the fourth in my family to come to GU, but without reading, others believe it should be banned. For Madeline my scholarship, this wouldn’t be my reality – it’d be just Dellinger, the sixth-grade reading assignment became the a dream.” inspiration to become a lawyer. With a business marketing degree and a minor in leadership She strongly believes that everybody deserves to be treated studies, he hopes to work in sales, promoting services that with equality and is saddened that even today, people still will improve quality of life for people. have to struggle for it. Salvador saw Gonzaga as a place where he could continue “I want to represent those who have been denied justice and the Jesuit education he’d begun at Loyola High School in respect,” she says.