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PAGE CAMPUS NEWS 2 campus news PAGE 3 Looking for a Home? Battle Benton Habitat For Humanity Seeking program based on the following criteria: for Humanity is an affiliate of Habitat Families with Housing Need Corvallis, for Humanity International. We are a February 2, 2016: The application process • Have a need for adequate community based 501(c)(3) nonprofit for lood for Benton Habitat for Humanity’s next shelter. organization working in Benton County, B Cover Credit: Partner Family Selection is now open. • Have financial stability to pay Oregon. Benton Habitat for Humanity's Pictures & Concept: Richard Steeves Design: Nick Lawrence The upcoming meetings (below) will mortgage. mission is to bring people together FDA policies conflict with SLC's outline the home that will be coming • Be willing to partner with to make decent homes achievable Kim Buckner & Angel Montes available and the necessary qualifications Habitat & provide “sweat for everyone in our community. The On the cover: lood beats through everyone’s feel comfortable having the blood drives Melissa Chandler - Front of a Habitat Partner Family: equity.” organization is celebrating its 25th year Transgendered students suffer from the provided through the Council of Clubs, Truman Templeton - Back • Are currently a resident of of building hope and homes in Benton Bveins, providing the body with on campus because of the policies for policies which mis-identify their gender. while technically through student fees, Monday, Feb. 15, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 Benton County. County, and will be breaking ground on vital oxygen, nutrients and energy. When blood donations being based subjectively Trans women trying to donate are often due to certain policies is allowable.” p.m. • Be able to verify citizenship or its 36th house this spring. the human body loses more than 40 on someone’s previous sex habits or their classified instead as MSM. Jordan Hagle, former president of GSA The Commuter is the weekly percent of this essential life-force, it dies. sexual orientation,” said Mirza. “There is a heavy impact to HIV and former SLC member voiced concerns student-run newspaper for LBCC, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran permanent residency. financed by student fees and Church at 2650 NW Highland Drive, A vast and never-ending need for Due to the medicinal and perishable stigma,” said Mirza. “You face micro- that a club vying for funding for a blood advertising. Opinions expressed in Corvallis Benton Habitat for Humanity observes donated blood exists in the effort to nature of blood, the FDA regulates all agressions all the time or full-blown drive could be denied at the discretion of The Commuter do not necessarily Saturday, Feb. 20, 10:30 a.m. – fair housing laws and therefore does not heal the sick and injured. Organizations blood drives. Much of the population discrimination, regardless of whether Council of Club members. reflect those of the LBCC 11:30 a.m. base family selection on the basis of like the American Red Cross do is ineligible to donate, including men you’re queer or trans. When you are “It is absurd that this is being brought administration, faculty and students their best to quell this need, but it is a who have sex with men (MSM). Current queer or trans those are only magnified. up; we have funded this for over a of LBCC. Editorials, columns, letters, Peace Lutheran Church at 2540 race, religion, gender, sexual preference, and cartoons reflect the opinions of Applegate St., Philomath handicap, or national origin. Habitat never-ending battle. Centers for Disease Control and There is ostracizing or other-izing in decade,” said Hagle. the authors. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7:00 p.m. – homes may be built handicap accessible “We are always challenged to meet Prevention data from 2010 shows that the MSM community, specifically as A club willing to tackle the cause of the the need. We estimate that about 38 MSM account for 63 percent of new HIV epidemiological catalysts for HIV.” Red Cross could raise their own funding Letters always welcome. 8:00 p.m. as necessary to accommodate the First Presbyterian Church at 114 family’s needs. Questions? Contact the percent of the population is eligible to cases in the U.S. Hosting three Red Cross representatives for the event, and host them on campus Address: SW 8th St., Corvallis administrative office at (541) 752-3354 or donate blood. About five percent of “Unfortunately the FDA does put at an executive meeting held Monday as a private contractor. The Commuter Office courtesy of email [email protected] habitat for humanity the population actively donates,” said us in a situation where we are held Feb. 2., the SLC searched for a way to Mirza seemed open to this compromise. Forum 222 Families are considered for the housing Founded in 1991, Benton Habitat Kim Buckner, a district manager for the accountable to them. In the end it really navigate the tricky situation. “We want to find a common 6500 SW Pacific Blvd. biomedical division of the Red Cross. Albany, Oregon 97321 is the safety of the blood supply and According to the SLC constitution and ground of how we move forward and Organized through the SLC, the Red the safety of the people who are going bylaws, student fees can only be used to how we maintain the safe space of a Web Address: Cross holds annual blood drives on the to use it,” said Angel Montes, Red fund all-inclusive events. university or college campus while still commuter.linnbenton.edu LBCC Albany campus. The blood drives Cross district manager. “We have a mission to our students maintaining social-justice-oriented Phone: yield about 300 units, or donations, Montes, a gay man, has worked with in which we state that we will adhere events like a blood drive,” said Mirza. 541-917-4451, 4452 or 4449 of blood. The blood is then divided the Red Cross for 15 years. to a policy of inclusivity if we are using “I feel like it’s important to point out Email: into three components. “When I first got hired, the first their student fees,” said Lina DeMorais, that the GSA is in solidarity with the [email protected] “Through your efforts you are question was ‘What would be the biggest legislative affairs director of the SLC. blood drive movement.” Twitter enhancing the lives of some 900 people obstacle that you would face working for The SLC president agrees that Though the issue is divided, the @LBCommuter throughout this community and the the Red Cross?’ And I said the fact that their continued support of blood SLC realizes a need for the safety and Facebook greater U.S.,” said Buckner. I can’t donate blood,” said Montes. “So I drives on campus is a clear breach inclusion of all students in public events The Commuter CAMPUS This population ranges from am completely on your (Mirza’s) court.” of the constitution. and the life-saving benefits of blood- Google+ elderly to infants. For his entire career Montes helped the “Although we still might be able to drives. It remains unclear what their next LBCC Commuter The blood drives aren’t improving Red Cross and the American Association help with volunteers, other than that any step will be. Question: the lives of everyone in the community. of Blood Centers petition the FDA for a other services we provide for the blood Our Staff VOICE Kamran Mirza, co-president of change in their exclusive policy. drives directly would be a violation What does Valentine’s Day mean to you? Adviser the GSA voiced serious concerns The repeated petitions may have found of student-fee autonomy,” said SLC Rob Priewe about discriminatory policies of success. A recent change in policy has President Candalynn Johnson. the blood drives. allowed a one-year deferral instead of a The SLC still has some tricks Editor-in-Chief Richard Steeves “Realizing there is harmful impacts lifetime ban, giving MSM a chance to up it’s sleeves. to the stigma surrounding HIV in donate if they have been abstinent for “Clubs have autonomy of freedom of Story and photo by Managing Editor the queer community, it came to the one year prior to donation. speech that we as student government do EMILY GOODYKOONTZ Melissa Chandler attention of myself and some other But for Mirza and others this policy not. Therefore, they can receive funding,” @Sharkasaurusx students this year that maybe we didn’t change still equates to discrimination. said DeMorais. “The funding would be Photography Editor Marwah Alzabidi
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Sports Jason Casey - Editor Lola Naiman Animal Science Quilt of Many Colors A&E Macayla Crandall Kyle Braun-Shirley - Editor Environmental Science Benjamin Scheele “Valentine’s day is a day Former teacher presents quilt to DAC where you can show some- Jordyn Callowa “It’s just a Hallmark holiday. Layout Designer one how much you care Psycholog y Barbara Bessey, former director of Linn-Benton about her project. Nick Lawrence about them.” It’s a good excuse to do Community College’s Small Business Department, “I learned so much from making this quilt,” she something with friends or “I don’t know. I don’t think I’ve may have retired last July, but that doesn’t mean said, pointing to a red flag in one corner. “This Web Master family. This year I’m having an Marci Sischo ever celebrated Valentine’s Day.” she hasn’t been busy. one here, for Nepal, it’s the only flag that isn’t a anti-Valentine’s Day party.” For months Bessey has been carefully planning rectangle, and that one, there, it’s from Saudi Advertising Natalia Bueno the perfect farewell gift to present to the Diversity Arabia. I had to be careful because I couldn’t tell Achievement Center (DAC) and Director Javier which side was up.” Editorial Assistants Cervantes, as a token of her appreciation for all Though the construction of the quilt took only Hannah Buffington that the DAC stands for. a matter of weeks, the planning process was much Emily Goodykoontz On Tuesday Feb. 9, dozens of colors spilled more strenuous. A one-of-a-kind project has a Social Media Editor across the DAC floor while Bessey unrolled her one-of-a-kind procedure that cannot be googled. Marina Brazeal Next Week’s gift: a handmade quilt, featuring a flag from each From scouring old Atlases and researching online, nation across the globe. she developed a plan, and sewed a piece of her Poetry Editor Topic: Alyssa Campbell Black History Month. Moving her finger in a circle around the quilt, heart into every stitch. she said, “We all share this one place.” “I wanted to give back to the school,” She said. Contributors The entire room fell silent. “I am so thankful for the wonderful people I have Katherine Miles Brian Hausotter “It doesn’t matter where we call home, or who been able to work with and the memories made.” Moriah Hoskins we call God. We are all Earthlings and we all know Morgan Connelly Austin Clark Justice Johnson what goodness is. We want the same things -- to Ben Clark Associate of Oregon Transfer English be happy, to be healthy, to be safe. We have more Sarah Nasshahn Erik Chavez things in common than not. I wanted this gift to “Time to mostly spend “Bottle of wine and be a reminder of that.” with people you care bon bons to myself.” Cervantes could hardly contain his excitement about, but for me Story and photos by as a group of students cleared a space on the wall it’s my pets.” Melissa Chandler to showcase his new prized possession. @mjeffer8 “I can’t wait to share this with everyone,” He said. “I am so elated and touched that she would Story By give this to us.” Katherine Miles As they hung the quilt, Bessey told the students @katemariemiles FEB. 10, 2016 COMMUTER.LINNBENTON.EDU [email protected] FEB. 10, 2016
PAGE campus news 4 opinion PAGE 5 Cat in the Hat Band-Aids for Student-performers succeed in bringing The Cat to life
It was an afternoon of madness, destruction, shenanigans, Stab Wounds and excitement—all because of a black cat in a red and white ike many other students, I am Personally, I’m torn between the These are a great place to start, but hat, of course. Ltired of the discrimination that two. As a student of color, I want to they only offer Band-Aids for an open The first week of Dr. Suess' Cat in the Hat wrapped up I experience on campus. I am tired have a safe space to voice my concerns stab wound. No matter the position in LBCC's Russell Tripp Performance Center. Students of being looked at differently because without feeling alienated, or feeling students take, one thing is certain: from Dan Stone's theater class spent the first half of my complexion. I am tired of the “like I was something to be analyzed,” the necessity for a discussion about of winter term preparing to entertain thousands of slow progress that institutions, such as as Alyssa Campbell wrote in her piece race is indicative of the neglectful Oregon's elementary schoolers with their 45-minute LBCC, make in order to make students “Uncomfortably Numb.” position LBCC is in. rendition of the iconic story about the mad cat and of color feel included. Ultimately, I am I also want white students and Systemic oppression will not end his mischievous friends. tired of the systemic oppression that the professionals to know about the with an ethnic studies course. Opening day was Tuesday, Feb. 2, followed by American system subjugates me to. The challenges students of color face. Systemic oppression will another performance on Thursday. Both days had a voices of students of color are extremely However, it doesn’t need to be black and also not end by hiring more packed house of children from surrounding areas. In important, and should not be dismissed. white. Perhaps a better alternative can be faculty of color. Systemic the upcoming weeks, Stone expects about 5,000 kids in Issues of race, gender, inclusiveness, offered. LBCC could learn from programs oppression will certainly total to attend. and, in general, oppression should be like Racial Aikido offered by Oregon not end with one discussion The good news is, they should enjoy themselves. lampshades on each other's heads, the Things retreated back to tackled head-on. State University. The program features about racism. So, the question At 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, an anxious crowd squirmed the box from which they came to the tune of TAPS. The adults On Tuesday, Jan. 12, LBCC President a weekend-long retreat where students arises: How can LBCC make in their seats awaiting to see the book they had all read come to in the crowd chuckled at the song choice. Greg Hamann sat down and talked to engage in meaningful discussions about this discussion into something life on the stage before them. The production left none of the As the show came to a close, and all the houseguests had students of color to hear their concerns. white-privilege, internalized oppression, sustainable that will ultimately challenge parts out that one would expect to see. The cast and crew found dispersed, Sally and Conrad wondered if they should tell their Students of color were asked to race, and racism. systemic oppression? creative solutions in making the picker-upper machine, making mom about the frenzy in which they partook. They walked to express their personal experiences to a In closing, President Hamann asked, The answer to the question is complex, The Cat balance on a ball holding his many items, and, of course, the edge of the stage and asked the young crowd, "Should we predominately white audience. “What can I do to make LBCC a better and rightfully so. LBCC will have there was Thing 1 and Thing 2. tell her the things that went on today?" The crowd responded Students expressed discomfort with environment for students of color?” to assume praxis that are inclusive, Watching the play with hundreds of youngsters was an by shouting "Yes!" and "No!" as row by row eagerly joined in the situation they were in, while others I didn’t know what to say. I thought, dynamic, and sustainable. Moreover, experience in itself. The moment the lights went down for the on the debate. expressed no concern. Due to the “How can we possibly fix hundreds of this isn’t a task that should be solely show to begin the theater became dark, and a cacophony of The production appeared flawless, and the student-actors sensitive nature of this subject, some years of systemic oppression?” How left to people of color; it is a task that shrieks filled the room. In the next few minutes the stagehands seemed prepared. They were confident in their roles, had names were left out to protect the privacy could he possibly come up with a logical should include white allies.These issues removed props by a wire pulley system to the ceiling and the expressive body language, and their theater-style overacting was of those who were brave enough to speak. answer on such short notice? can’t be fixed overnight. These issues kids ooh'd and ah'd in amazement as the props disappeared entertaining. They successfully created many moments followed An African-American student said, “I Unsurprisingly, very few students take years of collective hard work and above the curtains. up by snickers and smiles, a good time was had. And as The Cat feel like I am being singled out.” of color proposed ideas. Somebody dedication to solve. The ambiance was fun and playful. Sound effects were would say, "It's fun to have fun, but you have to know how!" Another student expressed a similar proposed that students should take a comical, with quirky audible accents for all the commotion concern when they said, “I feel alienated.” mandatory ethnic studies course. Another that followed The Cat on stage. His meow was a roar, which On the other hand, some students student proposed that more faculty of the kids found amusing. He had a humorous guitar solo, thought that it was necessary for white color should be hired. These were great column by on a tennis racket, of course, as Sally and Conrad students and white professionals to propositions, but, does it truly tackle the osbaldo AREllano bounced around him. He followed it up with hear their concerns. root of racism? I don’t think so. @xicanodude a flute solo on an umbrella. Thing 1 and Thing 2, with their blue fro'd hair and red jumpsuits, succeeded in bringing the crazy to the house party. After they managed to coax the Story and photo by kids into pouring milk on the ground, Allison Lamplugh knocking pictures off the wall, and putting @lucylafloure
Cost of College SLC leads Textbook Affordability Rally
College is expensive and textbooks only add to said LBCC student Jordan Schmitt. the financial frustration of having to pay for it. Out of the 30 plus students interviewed, That is precisely why the SLC held their first Slyter reported students average price per term ever Textbook Affordability Rally Thursday for books was between $200 and $500, with the Feb. 4. Held directly outside of the main campus average cost per book coming in at $150 to $250. library it featured tables stacked with textbooks, Overall, students reported having a negative and offered students and staff an opportunity to experience selling books back to the bookstore understand the cost behind them. and thought the cost per textbook should be Representatives from the library and SLC between $25 and $60. were on hand to answer questions and interview The SLC plans on holding future students about the cost of textbooks. Textbook Affordability Rallies. “Education costs a lot of money,” said “It definitely exceeded my expectations, said SLC Event Coordinator Christy McDaniels. Slyter. “[Students] were more than enthusiastic.” “Anything we can do for students that's what we're here for.” A special invitation was issued by the SLC to instructors in an effort to help them understand the cost students incur. Participants guessed the cost of textbooks with answers varying anywhere from $50 to $250. The highlight of the rally was Vice-President of the SLC Eric Slyter doing on camera interviews of students. Students stood in front of an LBCC background giving it a red carpet feel. They answered the following questions; how much did you spend on books this term; most expensive book purchased to date; was it worth the price; what should be the average price per book; and overall experience selling books at the bookstore Story by compared to students? Richard Steeves “I usually sell my books to other students,” @rsteeves84 FEB. 10, 2016 COMMUTER.LINNBENTON.EDU [email protected] FEB. 10, 2016
PAGE BROUGHT TO YOU BY 6 lifestyle PAGE 7 Body Image Positive body image is hard to foster in a world of perfection ody image is something that seems to be In The Huffington Post article “Benefits Of Bpresent in every aspect of life. From worrying if Attractiveness: Where Pretty Gets You On The Job” your belly is too chubby for that swimsuit, to people states that conventionally attractive workers on average hurting themselves and sinking into depression over earn about 10-15 percent more than their counterparts. their physical form, it’s no wonder that body image Even makeup can give you an edge in the world, as is a hot issue. stated in the New York Times’ article “Up The Career The world is so toxic in its idea that we must become Ladder, Lipstick in Hand” by Catherine Saint Louis. something we are not, that I felt I was not good enough, “The participants [in the study] judged women made and I would never be good enough. Nobody is good up in varying intensities of luminance contrast (fancy enough for these standards, not even the models that words for how much eyes and lips stand out compared pose in the pictures we plaster on our walls. The images with skin) as more competent than barefaced women, we see of models aren’t real. That photo is of no one. whether they had a quick glance or a longer inspection,” No one fills our television screens, our magazines, and Saint Louis wrote. our minds with the idea that we must be them, even I think the same could be said for school. though they aren’t real. We aspire to become a work High school is, for many, not the best of times. It of fiction, because we are told it is the only thing certainly wasn’t for me. Before that pageant, all I saw that will make society love us. Satisfying the world in the mirror were my flaws, and after getting picked with the way you look isn’t the way to be, because the apart by judges it was even worse. That, along with my world will never be satisfied unless Photoshop rolls mother oh-so-lovingly naming the fat stored on my out a real life version. belly “the chublet,” dashed my confidence. I began to As a young adult in this world it is hard enough, eat less food, and food I did eat lacked substance My but from the day we are born, we are judged. Most mother egged me on to get thinner and thinner, into everyone remembers being a kid, and often they what she saw as beautiful. I started getting compliments, remember people telling their mother how cute they people saying I looked good, even though, when I was a are, as if our appearance were somehow a merit badge senior, I was 5’6 and I weighed 111 pounds. I was solidly for mothers to put between the patches for “Learning ‘underweight’ on the BMI chart. to Breastfeed” and “Keeping A Child Alive to Age One day, I sat in a salon getting ready for an eyebrow 5.” These encounters add up over time. According to wax, and I noticed something. My face was so sharp a CNN article by Kelly Wallace, "Kids as young as in the mirror. My bones were protruding through my five are concerned about body image.” Even the way skin. I was happy getting colds and the flu over and a mother talks about her own body can affect a child's over from being so underweight, it made it easier to not idea of themselves, according to the article. eat. One time, I passed out in my prom dress from lack Imagine how it feels to see tiny girls swarm around of eating over the worry that my belly might stick out. hotel halls in puffy dresses getting ready to go onstage I had a realization, lying on the living room floor in my in a pageant. I’ve been there. I was one of the eldest red, sparkly dress that I was not healthy at all. there at only 16, balancing carefully in my heels, face Gaining weight was hard, but now, looking back at painted, dress sewn carefully as to not tear when the PHOTO courtesy: moriah hoskins pictures of me is harder. When I see that body that corset was drawn tight over my mid-section. Even people praised me for having the “discipline” to have, before I really knew anything about how body image say a few things about yourself that nobody really all I can see is my hipbones jutting out of my dress, and worked, or how damaging a pageant can be, my heart listens to while wearing a pageant suit and makeup, that my elbows looking sharp enough to stab someone. sank when I saw those tiny girls. Each one with just everyone judges. The finale, when scores are announced Being healthy should be the new “thin.” Being happy enough makeup to look like they had naturally red lips and the queen crowned, contestants dance as a group and confident should be the new “good-looking,” and and rosy cheeks, soaking up what they saw. in front of the crowd in booty shorts and a tight tee simply allowing people to be people in their given bodies Here’s my problem. shirt. NAM states in its Frequently Asked Questions on should be the norm. I know we can do it. Changing National American Miss (NAM) organizes pageant their website that nobody should feel they have to be perception is hard, but I did it. So all of us can. events for girls 4 to 18 years of age. Their message ‘"beautiful, thin, or perfect in some other way,” yet over consistently seems to be one of building speaking skills 60 percent of the scores are based on looks. and confidence, and yet, 30 percent of your final score I have found that NAM is not some strange isolated Story by is on “Poise and Appearance.” Another 30 percent is planet where they say beauty doesn’t count, when it Moriah Hoskins in your “Personal Introduction” where you stand and does. The real world presses down on people over this. @moriah_hoskins
Barbie Evolves Barbra Millicent Rogers has been the toy industry’s biggest names. Barbie Barbie’s design team was asked by head represents the lives and futures of young captivating the hearts of young girls for is pegged as a timeless success. But that designer Kim Culmone, “If you could girls. And in a world where Millennial decades. Outside of Disney princesses was before 2014. start the brand over today and you didn’t Generation mothers are becoming more and their signature ballgowns, she’s the In Nov. 2014, Mattel had a series of have any rules, you could do whatever and more vocal about how their child source of what we epitomize as beauty. Barbie picture books in which Barbie you wanted, what would you do?” observes the world, a curvy Barbie or But Barbie is far more than her pretty told readers about different careers Their imaginations went wild as African-American doll allows kids of all exterior. When she was created nearly six available for girls. When “I Can Be A design pencils danced across sketchpads, ages to see themselves, their friends, and decades ago by her creator Ruth Handler, Computer Engineer” was published, interpreting what a modern-day version their futures in these dolls. many predicted Barbie’s business to feminists critiqued the book as being of the doll would look like. Barbie needed Barbra Millicent Rogers is no longer be unsuccessful. Despite her odds, the sexist for its portrayal of Barbie relying diversity. On Jan. 28, the consumer got limited to the blonde-haired bombshell following year Handler managed to sell on her guy friends to help her finish what they paid for. everyone knows and loves. She now 300,000 dolls with Barbie’s debut at the her robotics program. Barbie has always been a reflection represents a whole new range of fans who New York toy fair. Today, Barbie’s success 2014 was also the year two of the biggest of what’s stylish and cool at any given are celebrating Barbie’s new definitions earns her nearly $1 billion annually. family films were released. “Frozen” time. And now she comes in four body of beauty. And with an optimistic future “My whole philosophy of Barbie was became the new favorite, as Elsa dolls types, seven skin tones, 22 eye colors ahead of her, Barbie is sure to be back on that, through the doll, the little girl could overtook Barbies as the number one doll. and 24 unique hairstyles like long cobalt top as one of the world’s favorite toys. be anything she wanted to be. Barbie LEGO overtook Mattel as the top toy locks and a red afro. Every girl from always represented the fact that a woman brand with their new girls’ collection and every walk of life can see a little bit of has choices,” said Handler. critically-acclaimed “The LEGO Movie.” themselves, their family and their friends Since Handler’s passing in 2002, the Barbie lacked her luster, and it was time in these dolls. Barbie brand has been extended to for a change. So a two-year project called Some critics insist that Barbie should Story by include online games, movies, TV series Project Dawn was now underway to get have been left alone. Society disagrees. Morgan Connelly and books. The Mattel brand is one of people buying Barbies again. Handler herself said that Barbie @madeinoregon97 [email protected] FEB. 10, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Valentine's day PAGE 9
MOVIE REVIEW: Life Hacks: Valentines Valentine's Day in and around the area THE REVENANT DIRECTOR: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu So why exactly is there a holiday Reservations strongly encouraged. STARRING: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom centered around love and all things Book Reccomendations Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, and Will romantic? A popular theory is that in Sybaris Bistro Poulter the third century, while Roman men Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Sybaris Memoir/Non-Fiction: Plays: PRODUCTION: New Regency Pictures, were forbidden by law to be married Bistro with a meal by James Beard • “The Light of the World” by • “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Edmond Anonymous Content, Appian Way, Mon- during wartime, Bishop Valentine honoree, Matt Bennett. Indulge in his Elizabeth Alexander Rostard (translated by Anthony arch Enterprises S.a.r.I., RatPac Enter- would perform secret weddings. He was Valentine’s Menu at 5 p.m.or 7:30. Four • “Truth and Beauty: A Friendship” Burgess) tainment, Soho VFX eventually arrested, but was jailed long courses; $50 per person or $75 per person by Ann Patchett GENRES: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, enough prior to execution to fall in love with wine. • “Love” by Leo Buscoglia Children’s Books: Western with the jailer's daughter. He famously RATED: R wrote a note to her one day, signing it Vault 244 Fiction: • “Dragons Love Tacos” by Adam OVERALL RATING: “from your Valentine.” Chef Kyle Kish has been prepping a • “A Man Called Ove: A Novel” by Rubin, illustrated by Daniel A legend of romance led to a legacy four-course menu of love at The Vault for Fredrik Backman Salmieri of celebrated love. Today, as Valentine’s Sunday, Feb. 14. Reservations strongly • “Frances and Bernard” by Carlene • “The Velveteen Rabbit” by REVIEW BY Kyle Braun-Shirley Day approaches in one of the most recommended. Bauer Margery Williams Courtesy: New Regency Pictures hectic times in the the college term, the • “History of Love” by Nicole • “Guess How Much I Love You” pressures of this holiday can feel like Frankie’s Krauss by Sam McBratney, illustrated by The word “revenant” is defined by dictionary.com as is a about cold blooded revenge. movie was as concerned with characters and story as it more of a burden than a celebration -- Chef Cody Utzman is planning for • “The Marriage Plot” by Jeffrey Anita Jeram “a person who returns as a spirit after death; ghost.” If there is one scene that people are going to be is with cinematography, “The Revenant” might be one But it doesn’t have to be. specials for all Valentine’s Day weekend. Eugenides • “Snuggle Puppy” by Sandra The new film is about one such person who is left talking about for years to come it’s the bear attack. In a of the all-time greats. The characters don’t show any Fear not. This week’s Life Hacks is Best part? It’s a surprise! • “The Princess Bride” by William Boynton for dead, only to survive and seek revenge on those film comprised of memorable moments and sequences, signs of evolution throughout the movie, and the film here to show that this Valentine’s Day Goldman • “Somebody Loves You, Mr. who abandoned him. the bear attack stands head and shoulders above the rest suffers for it. weekend is hopping with food, drinks, Good Drinks: • “The Golem and the Jinni” by Hatch!” by Eileen Spinelli and Paul “The Revenant” was released on Jan. 8, 2016. Directed in terms of its beauty and brutality. Another issue with the movie is its running time. “The and fun for you and your Valentine. Helene Wecker Yalowitz by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the film is nominated The best thing about this movie is the cinematography Revenant” is 156 minutes long, which makes it the kind A Toast to Love • “What We Talk About When We • “Miss Rumphius” by Barbara for 12 awards at the 88th Academy Awards. With some of by Emmanuel Lubezki. “The Revenant” was filmed of movie people check the time while watching it. At Keeping it simple: Zwickelmania’s event has over 120 Talk About Love” by Raymond Cooney the most beautiful cinematography ever put to film, this using only natural lighting, which is mind boggling. It times, the filmmakers are so caught up in the grandeur breweries opening their doors, both big Carver (short story collection) • “Runaway Bunny” by Margaret bleak movie about vengeance is something to behold, would likely be difficult to create most of the shots in of the movie that they don’t realize it’s dragging on. Heart-Shaped Everything and small, to participate in meet-the- Wise Brown despite the fact that it puts character development this movie using studio lights, so when you factor in Gorgeous and magnificent are words that accurately Pour your pancake mix into a metal brewer events, beer tastings and beer and Poetry: • “I Carry Your Heart With Me” by on the backburner. that only natural light was used, it’s hard to comprehend describe “The Revenant,” but it gets so involved heart-shaped cookie cutter to make chocolate pairings. • “The Captain’s Verses” by Pablo E.E. Cummings The film was inspired by the story of early 1800s how this movie was made. Even if studio lights had with the beauty that it forgets about the characters. heart-shaped pancakes. 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That’s all Tacoma Wash. after having to postpone multiple shows Followed by “Fairies Wear Boots,” a combination of The crowd sang in sync with Osbourne, fist pumping, Do something good for your heart fine and dandy…until he nearly loses in Canada, due to lead singer Ozzy Osbourne coming fuchsia, red, lime green and yellow psychedelic visuals as visuals of explosions wiping out buildings, homes on Valentine’s Day — join the second For more information on local the love of his life to the folks who down with sinusitis and bronchitis. were projected on the screens. and palm trees were shown on the screens. annual Sweet Home Sweetheart Run. events here or there, check out http:// made him invincible. 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