October 9, 2009 • Volume 99, Issue 3

Civil Rights at stake Students, alumni come together for Homecoming 2009

By HANNAH KITZROW For the first time in over 35 years, Homecoming Weekend and Family Weekend will be combined into one. Events for both family and alumni will take place the weekend of Oct. 9. “ASUPS is going all-out for stu- dents during Homecoming Week and Homecoming and Family Weekend to bring new change. One complaint students have had about Homecoming is that it wasn’t fo- cused enough on the students. This year we’re trying to put that fo- cus back on students,” James Luu, ASUPS President, said. “This year is the first time we’ve combined two fall weekend events into one ” said Rebecca Harrison, the Assistant Director for Alumni and Parent Relations. “Homecom- ing, which was mostly for students, alumni and the campus community, and Fall Family Weekend, which fo- cused on students and parents.” The weekend kicks off with the President’s Welcome Reception Fri- day at 5:30 p.m. All family members and students are welcome to this event at Presi- dent Ron Thomas’ house. The same night there is also a BBQ sponsored by ASUPS and SAA starting at 6 p.m. At 9 p.m., the group Blues Schol- ars will be performing for students in the S.U.B. Legislating Love “Blues Scholars performed at my high school a few years ago, and were amazing. I can’t wait for them Referendum 71 reevaluates the nature of domestic to come to campus; it’s going to be an awesome show,” freshman Anna partnerships in the state of Washington. Hawley said. On Saturday there are a wide va- riety of events for everyone. The day begins with the President’s Dialogue and Faculty Presentations. The Logger Family Tailgate starts By ROB PEREZ at 10 a.m. This event is located at the Fieldhouse Parking Lot and costs $5 Since Referendum 71 Nov. 4, because if Refer- eferendum 71 concerns domestic partnerships per person. The price includes food made its way to the No- endum 71 is approved, it for same-sex couples and couples with a partner and live music. vember ballot, Puget will ensure that all Wash- Following the tailgate, the Home- over the age of 62. The referendum is getting Sound students have ex- ington families, same- coming football game will begin pressed interest in the is- sex and single-sex will be significant attention on the Puget Sound campus against Menlo Oaks. sue. treated equally.” The Fall Choral Concert will be- as voting season approaches for Pierce County Supporters of Referen- This question of equal gin at 4 p.m. dum 71 have taken resi- rights includes whether elections. The Adelphian Concert Choir, dence at a table in Whee- or not domestic partners Voci d’Amici, University Chorale A state law passed in intention of overturning lock Student Center in should have the ability to and Dorian Singers will all be per- May 2009 extended the the May law. order to inform students, use available sick leave forming. legal rights and benefits In addition, Referen- staff and faculty about to care for an ill partner, “We anticipate up to 1,200-1,500 of same-sex couples and dum 71 changes gender- their cause. emergency room visita- Rsenior domestic part- specific terms such as extra people on campus for Home- Student support for tion rights and shared coming and Family Weekend,” said ners to be equal to those “husband” and “wife” to this group includes the pension use. Further ben- Harrison. “I think that if you count of married couples. Ref- terms that can be legally campus organization Bi- efits in question include the total number of events, we have erendum 71 prompts read as gender-neutral. sexuals, Gays, Lesbians inheritance rights and put together a lineup of over 35 Washington voters to re- 120,577 voter signa- and Allies for Diversity public employee benefits. events in three days,” approve that law. tures were necessary to (B-GLAD). Although the referen- “The goal is to accommodate ev- The president of the put the referendum on The president of B- dum was put into effect eryone: students, parents, faculty, Washington Values Alli- the ballot for the Novem- GLAD, junior Jay Nuske, by opponents of the new staff, alumni and back to students. ance, Larry Stickney, filed ber election. 137,689 sig- said, “All eyes will be on domestic partnership We want to make this weekend spir- Referendum 71 with the natures were obtained. us come the election on s e e REF. 71 p a g e 2 it-oriented,” Luu said.

Learn the Story of the Read an Obama Critique Meet Linebacker Phillip Attend a Week of Free Hatchet Thomas Theatre See FEATURES page 6 See OPINIONS page 3 See SPORTS page 12 See A&E page 9 2 NewS The Puget Sound Trail October 9, 2009 [email protected] Banned Books Tea celebrates, informs By GRACE HEERMAN that gave guests a chance to vote for Launched in 1982, Banned Books their favorite banned book with a Week began as a response to a sud- Collins Memorial Library cel- chance to win book-related prizes. den increase in the number of chal- ebrated the freedom to read on Although the Collins Memorial lenges to books in schools, book- Thursday, Oct. 1 by inviting mem- Library has held formerly banned stores and libraries. bers of the community to a Banned books on its shelves for many years, According to bannedbooksweek. Books Tea in honor of Banned Library Director Jane Carlin first com, more than a thousand books Books Week (Sept. 26 – Oct. 3). directed students’ attention to them have been challenged since 1982. Attendees browsed displays of in 2008 when she invited local au- The American Library Associa- more than 50 banned books from thor Brent Hartinger as well as li- tion said, “The top three reasons around the world that the library is brarians and community activists to books are challenged are: 1) the ma- proud to hold on its shelves. a panel discussion about freedom of terial is considered to be ‘sexual- Sponsored by the American Li- speech. ly explicit,’ 2) the material contains brary Association and others, “I was part of a local citizen sup- ‘offensive language’ and 3) the ma- Banned Books Week is an annual, port group that responded to the terial is considered ‘unsuited to any nationwide celebration of the right banning of the book ‘I Know Why age group.’” to read and the significance of the the Caged Bird Sings’ by Maya An- In 2008, the most challenged First Amendment. gelou at my children’s high school,” book was Justin Richardson and According to the American Li- Carlin said. This personal connec- Peter Parnell’s “And Tango Makes brary Association, “Banned Books tion is what inspired her to bring Three,” a children’s story about a Week highlights the benefits of awareness of book banning to Puget penguin family with two fathers. free and open access to informa- Sound. The book was banned for its dis- tion while drawing attention to the “I am hoping students recog- cussion of “anti-ethnic, anti-fami- harms of censorship by spotlight- nize the importance of freedom of ly, homosexual, and religious view- ing actual or attempted bannings of speech and the importance of stand- points.” books across the United States.” ing up for this right,” said Carlin. Other frequently banned books Each book on display at the li- “We are fortunate to live in a society include “Of Mice and Men” by brary contained a notecard with that allows open discourse and we John Steinbeck, “James and the Gi- a brief explanation of the circum- want to make sure that we preserve ant Peach” by Roald Dahl, the Har- ASUPS Photo Services/Issabelle Chiosso stances and location of its ban. the freedom to access information ry Potter series by J.K. Rowling and The library also funded a raffle and make our own choices.” “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss. Chained: A Collins Library display showcased banned books.

REF. 71 Technology Services help line under evaluation continued FROM page 1 By MIKE KNAPE Cain sent Theresa Duhart, the “It has definitely been a bumpy road so far. Technology Director of Technical Support laws, those citizens wishing to n a move designed to im- Services, to Phoenix to help train establish extended rights for prove service to the cam- support is all about the user experience and that has been the technicians that work the same-sex couples need to vote pus community, the Office lacking so far. We are trying to fix this thing, because if we Puget Sound account. “approve” on the ballot. Those of Technology Services Although the technicians that voters opposed to the law should has employed the Phoe- can, then it will result in better service.” deal with Puget Sound issues all vote “reject” on the referendum. nix-based Tech Support compa- —Mark Cain have the standard A+ certifica- “We really need people to Iny PerceptIS. tion, there are differences be- vote,” freshman Ben Anderstone The new “Tech Help” toll-free offer more and better service,” sult in better service,” Cain said. tween different institutions that said. “Right now, polls show a hotline connects faculty, stu- Mark Cain, Interim Chief Tech- One of the main issues so far Cain believes might be contrib- statistical dead heat and we en- dents and staff to PerceptIS sup- nology Officer, said. has been Tech Help’s inability uting to the shaky start. courage everyone to tell their port staff 24 hours a day, seven Cain, who inherited the posi- to resolve all help requests in a One main difference is the friends and family to approve days a week. tion from his predecessor Mol- prompt manner. comparatively small size of Puget Referendum 71.” By comparison, on-campus re- ly Tamarkin in June, admits the PerceptIS has a contractual Sound. Nuske added that students sources like ResNet and the Help process hasn’t gone as smoothly obligation to resolve 75 percent Many other PerceptIS clients can also support Referendum Desk in the basement of McIn- as hoped, which resulted in an of support requests. Currently are giant state institutions in- 71 by volunteering at the phone tyre are only open during normal e-mail statement to the campus the company manages to resolve cluding Arizona State University, bank in downtown Tacoma or business hours. community on Oct. 2. roughly 50 percent. which present different challeng- simply by discussing the issue In the two months that the ser- “It has definitely been a bumpy Long periods of being put on es compared with a small univer- with friends. vice has been in place, 18 per- road so far. Technology support hold are also problematic. Per- sity like Puget Sound. One of the major groups hop- cent of calls were resolved during is all about the user experience, ceptIS has until Nov. 3 to reach “Tech Help takes the first-lev- ing to vote down Referendum 71 night and weekend hours. “Be- and that has been lacking so far. the goals specified in the con- el, easier stuff away, which lets is the Washington Eagle Forum. fore Tech Help, we couldn’t cov- We are trying to fix this thing, tract. the original Help Desk staff do Although unavailable for er nights and weekends. The bot- because if we can, then it will re- To help ease the transition, more in-depth, on-site service,” comment, the organization’s tom line is that this allows us to Cain said. website outlines the group’s po- sition: “This assault on marriage in Washington State will not go unanswered. Now is our mo- Valuing wholeness achieved ment to boldly defend marriage and children. Washington Ea- through difference gle Forum urges every citizen to help this effort by signing and Chief Diversity Officer Kim Bobby mate the other day and we got to ferent cultures abilities etc… At the of voice on campus with everyone distributing Referendum 71.” recently began a project to collect talking about religion-I asked her beginning of the semester I had no feeling comfortable to voice their Microsoft contributed stories about the positive influence about what she believed and she idea who my roommate was going perspectives on issues.” $100,000 last Friday, Oct. 2, to diversity has on our daily lives. said she was Unitarian- a religion to be. I only knew that she was a Washington Families Standing I knew zero about, so I asked a lesbian. I had no problem with it, “In 2015 there will be far less Together, a group supporting The project involves answering two lot of questions about what they but I didn’t know what to expect cultural divides, and no minority.” the campaign to approve Refer- specific questions: thought and how they practiced when living together. But now we endum 71. and it sounded absolutely beauti- are very good friends and can talk Other issues in the local Pierce 1. How has your time at Puget ful. I felt really good afterwards for about anything including relation- Thanks to the members of Gamma County Elections include a state Sound been enriched by an expe- learning so much and understand- ship problems. I have learned a lot Phi Beta for devoting a portion of measure to limit the amount of rience with someone (student, fac- ing my friend better. I am now in- from being roommates with her.” their meeting to this participating in revenue cities and counties can ulty or staff) from a different race, terested in attending a Unitarian this project. receive through taxation, a taxa- ethnicity, culture, sexual orienta- service to learn more.” 2. If we are successful at creating a tion reform that would support tion, religion, socioeconomic class Culture of Inclusive Learning, what fire departments, and library re- or disability visible or invisible? “My experience at Puget Sound would that look like in 2015? organization for the City of Fife. has been enriched by diversity in —To learn more, visit www. “I went to lunch with my room- general. I have met people of dif- “We would have great diversity pugetsound.edu/diversity.xml

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The Trail acts as an archival record for the university, serves as a link between Puget Sound and the greater Tacoma community and provides an open forum for student opinion and discourse. The Puget Sound Trail Opinions 3 [email protected] October 9, 2009 Idolizing Obama overlooks personal responsibility By Elizabeth Newton for the environment, minorities and women, his supposedly “progressive” People love President Obama. No, changes are so minute in the grand I mean really. Not everyone, of course scheme of things that they can hardly — but our demographic overwhelm- be considered transformative. ingly adores him. For the 20-some- No issue illustrates this better than thing liberal college student who is war. Oct. 8 marked the beginning of mildly interested in politics and likes the ninth year of the U.S. war in Af- to consider his or her views progres- ghanistan — a fact that seems un- sive, Obama is a godsend. believable. People are still killing Last November when Obama was and dying in the name of the Unit- elected, riots broke out on the Puget ed States. Sound campus. People flooded out of The failure of Obama’s plans, most their dorms, parading around cam- obviously healthcare and the eco- pus as they celebrated the dawn of nomic recovery, do not necessarily some new era. reflect a lack of character or leader- After eight years of slapping “no ship on his part, but the futility of a blood for oil!” stickers on our laptops system bigger than itself. and buying calendars filled with ri- People realize this fact and yet diculous “Bush-isms,” it was invigo- continue to believe in the power of rating to imagine having a president government. Public opinion toward that we actually like. It was a feeling the efficiency of politicians is pre- many people in our generation had dominantly cynical, and yet we con- never really felt before. tinue to rely on them as instigators of Of course, in the weeks following change. the election, we all knew that reali- It is because of this that the wave of ty would hit. Every political blogger nationalism brought on by Obama’s on the planet predicted that Obama’s election, although refreshing, is also celebrity status would lead only to dangerous. plummeting approval ratings once ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/WESTLEY DANG By idolizing a figure like Obama, the mess of bills, policies, parties and we slyly evade the responsibility that referenda commonly referred to as Obamamania: Students and non-students alike are still captivated by President Obama. change requires. If we convince our- “politics” successfully ripped apart selves that Obama is a radical break Joe Six-Pack’s perception of Obama is in charge, it make sense that they the context of real life. For example, his plans for change. with the past, we can go on living our has changed since he voted for him. would be unconcerned with how healthcare is an important issue to As the one-year anniversary of his lives no differently than before. Approval ratings aside, most peo- much power the president has. Many most people. But after the four-thou- defeat of John McCain approach- It is awfully comforting to think ple I know who liked Obama to begin critics of Bush’s expanded executive sandth headline about the current es, political journalists are having a that by hammering Obama signs into with still like him. They are the same powers have no issue with Obama healthcare stalemate, a lot of people ball bickering about how to measure our front lawns we have made a suffi- people who despised Bush from the wielding a similar amount of control. just stopped paying attention. Obama against his agenda for the cient move toward a better world. In beginning and continued despising We support who we like, regardless And rightly so. Ultimately, the year. And believe me, people love an- reality, this delusion actually inhibits him for eight years, because it doesn’t of his or her actions while in office. change that Lefties love to imagine niversaries. true progress. really matter what the president does National politics are a goldmine Obama implementing will not, in They are an excuse to make mon- The public expects politicians to or does not do. for late-night comedians; they pro- fact, come from him. tages of pictures from the year and fix the economy, and yet continues to Public opinion on the role of the vide a plethora of inspiration for The diversity of our population and lists of what Obama has accom- support the overproduction of use- federal government is entirely de- Op-Ed articles. But unless you are a the massive scale of our government plished and what he has not, not to less merchandise by purchasing it. pendent upon which party is in of- politics professor or a news anchor, are such that even if Obama does mention release arbitrary polls that fice. If someone’s favorite candidate politics are pretty inconsequential in aim to make considerable advances s e e OBAMA p a g e 3 reveal how many percentage points Letters to the Editor Etymology reflects power of words Dear Editor, tion’s raison d’être. A person’s pri- vate beliefs are just that, private, As I circled the tables at the recent and are necessarily separate from By Mackenzie Fuentes Most educated persons realize in: “Your mom is lame!” The O.E.D. career fair, one booth in particular the workplace. If the goal is to pro- that this is a derogatory term when tells us it originally meant “crippled, caught my eye, a humanitarian or- mote humanitarian causes around There are words in every lan- not referring directly to someone impaired, weak, infirm, or para- ganization called World Vision. I the world for all people (and not to guage that are taboo: words that we who is actually homosexual. Saying lyzed.” However, in 1959, the term approached the representative, hand proselytize, as World Vision claims), don’t say in polite conversation be- something like, “that test was gay” became a U.S. slang term for “a so- outstretched, and introduced my- religious distinctions should not cause they may offend someone and could in no way mean that your cal- cially unsophisticated person.” self. I explained my interest in non- matter, as any person, regardless of their use often conveys a lack of so- culus exam is somehow attracted to So, wait, you just said “my mom profit work, which stemmed from affiliation, can be committed to this cial tact. other calculus exams. (I’ve heard al- is lame,” which equals “my mom is my experience as an intern for Jew- cause. An event such as a Career Needless to say, our everyday col- gebra exams are way hotter, anyway.) physically crippled,” which equals ish Family and Children’s Services, Fair, especially at an allegedly cul- loquial speech does not always ad- The direct implication is that the test “non-able-bodied mothers are infe- and asked about the organization. turally sensitive school like UPS, is here to these same standards of po- somehow displeased you and was rior to able-bodied mothers” which World Vision, she informed me, is supposed to be for all students, and liteness. The result of this is that not a “good” exam — whatever that equals “cripples are inferior to able- the largest Christian humanitarian World Vision is clearly not an em- words that are actually derogatory may mean. See the connection? “The bodied people.” organization in the world, focusing ployer for all. and pejorative become adapted to test is gay” equals “the test is not We cannot call people retard- specifically on the needs of children An “equal opportunity employer”, commonly-accepted speech patterns good/pleasing” equals “homosexual ed, we should not call tests gay, we across the globe. She proceeded to as stated by their website, that does as their frequency of use increases. things are not good/pleasing.” ought not to say that fruit sucks and explain an internship the organi- not discriminate based on “race, Take “retarded,” for example: the Other colloquialisms have simi- we must not call moms lame. What zation offers, but when I asked for color, ancestry, national origin, citi- original meaning is “children whose lar associations. Let’s take “suck,” as can we say? Where do we draw the an application, she posed an unan- zenship, age, sex, marital status, pa- mental or educational progress lags in: “That unripe fruit in the S.U.B. line between being polite or politi- ticipated question, “Do you have a rental status, membership in any behind that of their contemporaries sucks!” Obviously we have a funda- cally correct and having freedom of faith commitment?” I was utterly labor organization, political ideol- to a significant degree,” as defined mental disagreement with unripe expression in our own language? bewildered. As I groped for words, ogy, or disability”, World Vision ac- by the Oxford English Dictionary. fruit and we are implying that it is How are we supposed to insult she explained that all employees of knowledges the dangers of discrim- This was the most commonly uti- inferior to ripe fruit (this is clearly a anyone or anything when all of these World Vision must sign a statement ination. Their claim to be a truly lized meaning from approximately subjective judgment, as some peo- words, and more, insult groups of of faith, a document stating one’s “equal opportunity employer” how- 1895-1979. ple actually like green bananas and people we did not intend to insult? adherence to the Apostles’ Creed. ever, is negated in light of the fact In the 1970s in the U.S., however, crunchy peaches). The real question, then, is how Clearly, I was not welcome here. I that the organization does not ex- this term became commonly used as If we pull out our handy dan- much weight should we give to the immediately left the Career fair, tend equal opportunities to all peo- a slang term for “a mentally retarded dy O.E.D., we can see that the old- etymology of words? Should we be confused and hurt. ple, only to Christian people willing person.” More recently, it has been est usage of the word is that mouth- able to utilize them in the manner While I understand that legally, to sign an agreement stating their utilized simply to mean “stupid,” re- related action with which we utilize that their current context suggests? World Vision has the right to dis- faith. Claims of non-discrimination gardless of its application to a per- a straw. However, in 1928 the word Or should we be aware that words criminate based on religious affilia- cannot be qualified as non-discrim- son, object or idea. was first formally used to denote the are powerful tools that have often tion, I do not agree with this prac- ination if they only apply to certain This is not a “politically correct” act of fellatio (oral sex preformed been used to subjugate non-norma- tice. Sanctioned discrimination is people. term because it implies that people on a male-bodied person). Then, in tive groups within our society? still discrimination. The only quali- The word “humanitarian”, a word with mental disabilities are inferior, 1971, the O.E.D. tells us the word My advice is to be aware: be aware fication on which candidates should World Vision uses multiple times and our society no longer accepts became yet another U.S. slang term of who you are talking to or about be judged is adherence to the mis- on their website, implies an exten- this type of judgment. implying something “contemptible and what certain words may im- sion statement, the goals and glob- There is another word that falls or disgusting.” ply to them. I don’t think every po- into this category when used in an Well, gosh; that’s rather problem- tentially offensive word should be al vision of an organization, as this s e e LETTERS p a g e 4 represents the crux of the organiza- inappropriate context: “gay.” The atic: “unripe fruit sucks” equals “un- scratched from our vocabulary. O.E.D. cites its original definition as ripe fruit is disgusting” equals “un- However, I do believe it is worth- something to the effect of “bright, ripe fruit tends to perform fellatio” while to pay attention to the histori- Want your opinion to be heard? lively or care-free.” equals “things that perform fellatio cal connotations that a word has. A It was not until 1922 that the are disgusting.” And which fruits lot of words that we throw around O.E.D. cited its first usage as mean- perform fellatio? That’s right, the are not as innocent as we make them If you have a strong reaction to an article, e-mail us at ing “homosexual.” Not terribly long fruity ones: gay and bi male fruit, as out to be. What are you really saying [email protected] and share your voice with us. We after, in 1978, the term gained a new well as straight and bi female fruit. when you call someone a “pussy”? use: another U.S. slang term for “stu- What other weird words do we Who are you subjugating with your will select responses each week to publish in the next issue. pid” or “socially unacceptable.” use as insults? Let’s look at “lame,” as speech? 4 Opinions The Puget Sound Trail October 9, 2009 [email protected] LETTERS ‘Growing Pains’ star undermines own agenda continued FROM page 3 By Kyle Nunes ing the culture of the nation fairly Cameron. Lord knows that Cam- pro-Christian messages, this effort sion of benevolence to all humans. Godly but penetrating through what eron has defended and will again will attack a text that has defined the The word is inclusive by definition. Kirk Cameron, “Growing Pains” he called its “sinful heart.” defend himself after the campaign canon of scientific thought, alleging World Vision clearly understands actor turned evangelist Christian, The introduction describes “Adolf ends and harassed atheists every- that an ever more common atheism this distinction as their website tackles Charles Darwin. Hitler’s undeniable connection with where unite. What strikes me as has arisen from Darwin’s book as an proudly announces, “We serve all Does this byline remind you of [Evolution] theory, Darwin’s racism, most curious and objectionable is apparatus of secular ideology. people regardless of religion, race, that late-night MTV show, “Celeb- his disdain for women, and Darwin’s the method for his publicity act. But recent statistics show that this ethnicity, or gender”. Dismissing rity Deathmatch,” in which clayma- thoughts on the existence of God. It As a Christian evangelist and co- revelation is a little premature. Ac- prospective employees solely based tion caricatures clash, as gore and also lists the theory’s many hoaxes, founder of his own ministry, Cam- cording to a recent survey by the on his or her religion doesn’t sound body parts spray across the audi- and exposes the unscientific belief eron will take up a very grassroots Pew Forum on Religion & Public very humanitarian to me. ence? Although a pitched brawl is that nothing created everything... approach through the book distri- Life, 16.1% of Americans are unaffil- Hilary Jacobsen unlikely, Cameron will soon pro- and the absence of any species to bution to achieve what is, in the end, iated with any religious or spiritual voke yet another dispute between species transitional forms actually religious revivalism and conversion. groups, and of those, 1.6% describe Dear Editor, Christian Evangelism and Atheist found in the fossil record,” Cameron His organization, with the cooper- themselves as atheist and 2.6% as First, I completely agree with Dogma, one in which the Gospel is said in the video. ation of a few student groups, will agnostic. the views expressed about how our left behind. pamphleteer against Darwin and The book-drive will prove an in- campus/community is not very tol- On Nov. 19, Kirk Cameron and “The Origin of Species,” attributing effective and ultimately detrimen- erant of certain religious values and company will distribute to students “At the root of this effort some of the social evils of the last tal way of spreading the Gospel and ideals. However, I feel that this sub- of the 50 “top” American universi- century to his ideas. urging students who have not re- ject does not even compare to the ties 50,000 copies of Darwin’s “The lies the Gospel of Jesus At the root of this effort lies the ceived a religious education to pur- intolerance expressed towards po- Origin of Species,” a publicity cam- Christ, which finds itself Gospel of Jesus Christ, which finds sue one. litical values. There seems to be lit- paign commemorating the 150th at the butt end of a very itself at the butt end of a very long The solicitation implicit in the tle or no tolerance towards people year, on Nov. 22, since the publica- and entrenched war of attrition be- book distribution will evoke a neg- who are moderate or conservative in tion of the book. This edition will long and entrenched war of tween tireless American Christian ative message which centralizes ex- terms of political views; yes, there is expand the breadth of the original attrition.” Evangelists and the most vocal and actly the principles that Christian probably not the biggest population text, adding a 50-page introduction defensive proponents of Evolution Evangelists decry in a morally cor- who hold these opinions, but the en- written by Ray Comfort, a self-edu- theory within the scientific com- rupt society. vironment we create by demeaning cated evangelist minister from New The focus of the event is to claim munity, particularly as the theory Cameron’s effort, passive as it or slandering anyone who does hold Zealand and co-founder of Living that Darwin’s text and his corrupt manifests in schools and among, as seems to be, will nevertheless em- such a view does not represent what Waters ministry. moral character slyly induced sev- Cameron surmises, an increasingly ploy rhetorical spite to sway non- this campus/community stands for. “A recent study revealed that in eral of the calamities that arose in irreligious youth demographic. believing youth before the opportu- If we truly want to grow and to the top 50 universities in our coun- the 20th century, such as the Holo- Although Cameron’s sect of nity passes in a moment of rapture. learn more from each other, be open try, in the fields of psychology and caust, Social Darwinism and a mi- Christianity does not represent the Though, as a closeted minority, with to sharing and receiving everyone biology, 61% of the professors de- asma of misogyny and blasphemous heterogeneous churches within the a few “popular intellectual” excep- for who they are, you can agree to scribed themselves as atheists or thought. American Evangelist movement, tions, atheists and agnostics will not disagree. agnostics. That’s 61%! No wonder The causation of those social he combines celebrity with his reli- likely mob the parish doors anytime Thanks, atheism has doubled in the last 20 problems is a historical precedent, gious convictions, and thus is more soon. Giulia Leggett years among 19-25 year olds,” Cam- and assigning culpability to Darwin central in the public sphere, a focal Peddling such negativity turns eron said, in a short movie made to relies on an unrigorous reading of point and de facto symbol of Evan- American Evangelism into a dem- Dear Editor, advertise the event. his work and a conflation of its bi- gelism. agogic and inflexible ideology, de- Thanks for your article on cam- “An entire generation is being ological focus with other scientific He and other like-minded Chris- tracting from the significance of pus smokers. I thought it was a very brainwashed by atheistic evolution fields, like cosmology. Further, the tians will canvas universities across the Gospel by reducing any Chris- interesting take on a taboo topic without even hearing the alterna- introduction will explain and re-de- the country. Whether or not they tian message to a partisan, dog- that most people are unwilling to tive, and it’s radically changing the fine Intelligent Design and Creation- will identify themselves and the in- matic squabble. Students would be speak about affirmatively. It’s too culture of our nation,” he said. ism; it delivers the coup d’maitre as tent behind their campaign as they more receptive to a debate that em- easy to take the generally-accepted On the face of it, the goal of Cam- an important “Gospel Message,” in hand the books to passing students phasizes the moral, theological and stance that “smoking is bad — sec- eron’s campaign is to combat an in- which the unrepentant acceptance is unclear. social benefits/utility of religion, as ond hand smoke is bad — albeit, crease in atheistic and agnostic con- of Christ’s love will lead a person to Most evident, however, is the ne- opposed to a smear campaign that smokers are bad,” so it was refresh- victions among college-age people. eternal salvation. glected position of the Holy Gospel operates with deceptive antagonism ing to see someone play devil’s ad- His conservative effort will coun- I will not reduce my position to in Cameron’s plan. Although his of a text whose origin and primary vocate and present the collective a ter the indoctrination by a “bad and a series of slanderous, ad hominem own ministry has utilized a num- methodology is not social, but sci- way of thinking about smoking that unjust” scientific worldview, keep- attacks against Ray Comfort or Kirk ber of social media to disseminate entific. they probably had not previously considered. Thanks and keep up the good work. Cal Lundmark

Dear Editor, Flavored cigarette ban hypocritical, pointless If being vegetarian isn’t actu- ally stylish or reserved for upper By Adia White to smoke, he or she is not going to aren’t drawn in by just the flavor. ban. class white people, I want nothing have a plethora of options to choose According to NPR, flavored ciga- If the FDA doesn’t even prohib- to do with it. If practical, “progres- Whether fruit, clove, candy or from: people will smoke whatever rettes only make up one percent it specific products, manufacturers sive” environmentalists want to sit menthol flavored, a nicotine -ciga they can get their hands on. Fur- of cigarette sales. I seriously doubt and sellers are left to their own dis- for hours, surrounded by goats and rette is still as deadly. thermore, it is not the flavor of cig- that this one percent is comprised cretion as to deciding which prod- livestock exchanging pleasantries, As of Sept. 22, selling or manu- arettes that causes people to start solely of underage smokers. ucts are now banned. and watch their veggies boil to- facturing flavored cigarettes is pro- smoking or keeps them smoking. “I don’t even know anyone who Maybe underage smokers would gether in a big pot with their self hibited by the Food and Drug Ad- While flavored cigarettes may make smokes flavored cigarettes,” sopho- rather smoke better-tasting ciga- respect, then they can just go right ministration. The ban on flavored smoking slightly less unpleasant, all more Monica Hanson said. rettes, but the absence of flavored ahead. And do that. cigarettes is contradictory; inhib- cigarettes still have highly addic- Menthol, the most popular fla- cigarettes will not cause underage In the meantime, I really feel like iting to and discriminate toward a tive chemicals that are marketed by vored cigarette, is not affected by smokers to quit altogether. I could go for some meat right now. small portion of smokers who enjoy companies that put a lot of money the ban. On top of this, menthols If flavor is now considered a kid Meat is great. The stylishness of eat- alternative cigarette flavors. in advertising their products. contain more nicotine than any -targeted form of advertisement, ing meat has never, ever come into The ban “highlights the impor- There are other ways that tobac- other cigarette. If the FDA wants why just cigarettes? Mike’s Hard question and neither, I am certain, tance of reducing the number of co companies can market cigarettes to have a practical effect on youth Lemonade, peach schnapps and has its tastiness. If I could, I would children who start to smoke, and to kids if they choose to do so. NPR smokers, it should at least include Kahlúa are all dangerous substanc- eat only meat. But I am a strong who become addicted to dangerous reported that Cloves has already the most popular and dangerous es disguised as juice or chocolate believer that each decadent steak, tobacco products,” the FDA said in come out with a new flavored mini flavored cigarette. The ban is more milk. dripped with juices, should be laid its official news release. cigar. The product is packaged just of a nuisance and a waste of money I’ll grant that the ban is a small gently upon a crisp piece of lettuce Limiting smokers’ cigarette se- like the company’s previous fla- than anything else. step toward solving a pressing issue. which I can nibble after the steak is lection will do very little to pre- vored cigarettes, but cigars are cur- According to the FDA website, But to what end? If the FDA isn’t gone (mostly because it reminds me vent the underage from smoking. If rently not affected by the ban. the organization does not plan to going to ban the cigarettes that peo- of the steak that was just sitting on someone younger than 18 chooses The kids who do succumb to to- provide a comprehensive list of ple actually smoke, why ban them it.) bacco advertisements certainly products that are affected by the at all? I admit, when I was younger and went to the petting zoo, I looked into the watery eyes of a baby cow, As citizens, we must start to em- curate it may be, is a good start to- in the way we treat each other and in and it forced me to ask myself, “Is OBAMA body the changes we dream of. But if ward actually turning in that direc- the lives we craft for ourselves. Sound continued FROM page 3 this right?” Deep down I felt a there is one place where Obama has tion. Unfortunately, real change takes too idealistic? strange feeling, like maybe eating Many people condemn politicians succeeded, it is not in his actions, but action much more radical than edit- There is a difference between -na other living creatures is not natu- for continuing war, and yet are still his words. ing our Facebook “political views” to iveté and idealism. A naïve per- ral for humans. I quickly realized unwilling to speak out against it lest Obama’s eloquence and grace read “Probama!” son believes that Obama’s ambitious that strange feeling was actually just their statements be interpreted as of- have contributed to wider respect Once we stop believing that fili- goals can be achieved through our hunger. So I walked over to the food fensive toward the troops. throughout the world for the United busters, party lines and pork barrels enormous and inefficient political cart and bought a juicy hamburger. People constantly criticize national States and its citizens – in this way, actually matter, then small changes system. The question I had posed moments policies on education, but meanwhile Obama’s leadership is valuable. can begin to transform our cities and An idealist knows that these goals before was answered with a satisfied do little to help children in their own The perception that we live in a towns. Obama himself acknowledg- must be achieved, but that we must belch and a resounding, “yes.” communities. country headed down a different es that change has to start at the mi- first be willing to incite change with- Hallie Bateman path than under Bush, however inac- cro-level: in our homes, our schools, in ourselves.

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Homecoming ASUPS PHOTO SERVICE S/HOLDEN SAPP Weekend With Homecoming around the corner, it’s time to brush up on decade-old traditions, beloved mantras and school symbols that make us proud to be Loggers.

By Maddie Byers magine an enthusiastic fellow Logger approaching you with a bright “Kla How Ya!” If your response is puzzled and skeptical, it is time you expanded your Iknowledge of Puget Sound traditions. October is upon us. Fall has embraced us with all her graces: plentiful autumn vegetables, crisp days followed by crisper nights, brilliantly colored flora, and Homecoming.

October is upon us. Fall to revisit. has embraced us with all her Here at Puget Sound, this graces: plentiful autumn veg- annual event has traditions of ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/ MARIA SOKOVA etables, crisp days followed by its own. crisper nights, brilliantly col- Are you familiar with the Pride: Students represent their school spirit at last year’s Homecoming game by wearing their friends’ ored flora, and Homecoming. phrase “Kla How Ya”? This athletic jerseys, and donning face paint and coordinating colors. Although it is perhaps dom- Puget Sound idiom comes inated by nostalgic images from the Salish tribe of Pacif- On a cold, damp day in 1908, Senior Recognition Day as a of 1950s-era football teams ic Northwest. The phrase can a group of eager young Log- symbol of leadership and re- “The hatchet is an eloquent claiming victory on their mean “hello,” “welcome” and gers were digging in a barn sponsibility. Such responsi- symbol of Puget Sound’s home fields, Homecoming is a “I trust all is well with you.” at the old Puget Sound cam- bility inevitably invoked a history and values, of complex occasion. If you are uninspired by the pus. Their sweat and labor fierce tradition of competi- This annual celebration is typical “how are you,” consid- unearthed the very emblem of tion. our determination and the culmination of the first er experimenting with this na- our school: the hatchet. Each graduating class tried resourcefulness, of a weeks of the new school year. tive expression. “Kla How Ya” Over the last century, the to possess the hatchet for as Homecoming ends a period also embodies the first peri- hatchet has been a source of long as possible, often going commitment to rebuild, to of transition for all the new od of the year, with its various epic competition and mystery. get better, to be at our best.” Loggers on campus, while si- activities designed to welcome Originally, seniors passed the —President Ron Thomas multaneously inviting alumni new faces to the University. hatchet down to juniors on s e e HOMECOMING p a g e 7 features The Puget Sound Trail 7 [email protected] October 9, 2009 New clubs cater to individual passions, common interests foster increase in campus associations Clubs provide common ground to share ideas, skills, camaraderie By Shelby Taylor encompass all fans of Japanese conversation ranged from meetings would occur once a club itself; clubs recognized by animation. Where there might compliments on someone’s seed month and would include the ASUPS have a chance to receive ccording to the be seemingly no interest, it only stitch to queries about joining. National Association for Music University funding. Oxford English takes a club to get shy fans out “On any given Friday, 25 to 30 Education (MENC) speakers, Fries and Miner circle up and Dictionary, a of the woodwork. knitters can be found weaving score readings, music sharing stitch rainbows of creations, club may refer Take the example of junior away in the S.U.B.”, said Fries. and diction class. The club’s a very public affair. Reiff has to any number Lauren Fries and senior Hannah Miner also talked of the club “biggest benefit is getting approached the college choir of items, Miner. As Diversions Café moving beyond campus: “A field advice, mentors and building a and plans on touting ACDA to ranging from a card suite to web,” said Reiff. other musical folk. If the bare Athe caveman’s proverbial tool of “On any given Friday, 25 to 30 knitters can be found Though eight members of bones of a vision are there, go choice. Adelphians indicated interested for it. However, as a student, the weaving away in the S.U.B.” in ACDA, Reiff has yet to If either of the clubs most pertinent definition relates —Lauren Fries hear back from the greater mentioned have aroused to that of association: “An organization. However, this interest, Reiff, Miner and Fries association formed to combine does not signal a setback, welcome contact with open the operations of persons coworkers, Fries and Miner trip offered newer members a for there can be collegiate arms. If this article failed to interested in the promotion or frequently small-talked in how-to on what to purchase.” membership without being a inspire your passions, and the prosecution of some object; the between brewing Americanos Though the lingo of various part of the official club, with an list on the ASUPS website of purpose is often indicated in and lattes, and bonded over stitches and needle terminology added bonus of cost reduction. all clubs available does not the title.” their shared love of knitting. itself may elude most, novice It is in this example that one stand out, you have the perfect After winding their way down Furthermore, the duo became and pros alike thrive at the sees that a constant stream of opportunity to embrace your LogJam club aisles oh so long determined to devote a night chance to perfect their craft. questions need to be thought talents and interests and create ago, many Loggers were able to a week to scarf and mitten- Sophomore Melanie Reiff out in the construction of a a new club. find their niches. However, a making. From such initial is starting up a Puget Sound club. For Reiff, the questions student without an association passion, Friday evening knitting chapter of the American Choral concern affiliation and dues. is not uncommon. club became a ritual. Directors Association. The She also advises those with All clubs rise and fall in Weekly meetings, now at ACDA would benefit those visions of club formation to “get Read More: relation to student body 4 p.m. in the S.U.B. lounge, who want to teach choir, as started early.” interest. While there may very include tutorials, as well as well as those who want to ASUPS requires new clubs to To view a list and description of all well have been a Pokémon Club creating a general space for know anything about choral in fill out an application form that clubs offered on campus, check out several years ago, the general those who want to further their general. benefits not only the student asups.ups.edu/clubs Anime Club has come to craft. At one recent meeting, Reiff estimates that the government, but also to the

HOMECOMING hind the legendary hatchet? continued FROM page 6 The icon holds more meaning than simply an object of cen- tury-old hide and seek. to great lengths to retain the “The hatchet is an eloquent emblem. symbol of Puget Sound’s his- At the height of the battle, tory and values, of our deter- Puget Sound’s beloved hatchet mination and resourcefulness, disappeared for 15 years. of our commitment to a com- In 2006, a zealous student munity to rebuild, to get bet- paraded onto the field dur- ter, to be at our best,” Univer- ing the Homecoming football sity President Ron Thomas Homecoming game, hatchet in hand. This said. was not the original, however, In short, the hatchet consti- but an imposter. A copy had tutes far more than senior-ju- Weekend been made, using over one nior tradition, as was its ini- hundred and fifty photos as a tial purpose. It symbolizes reference to replicate the de- the traditions of Puget Sound, tails of the true hatchet. representing the hard work, President Ronald Thomas dedication and spirit of Puget recovered the original last year Sound students. after two anonymous alumni Homecoming activities relinquished their possession. promote a sense of “oneness” You can rest easy, fellow class- and define what it means to be ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/HOLLY HARTMAN mates, as the hatchet has been not just a community, but the Warmth: Puget Sound sweatshirts are a staple at Homecoming games and although essential for kept in safety ever since. Puget Sound community. their warmth, donning a hoodie can be a great outward expression of school pride. What is the meaning be-

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By MAC REINHARDT Dietrich, who attends an average He proba- bly forgot six-foot-six guard Dahntay Jones I love them. No, they’re not a bad of one game per season, can name about Nene Hilar- due to an incredible attack of loving basketball team, but I don’t actual- If you are unfamiliar with Nick over 50 percent of the Nuggets start- io and the Nuggets. ly like basketball that much. Now Dietrich, the only thing you need to ing five players. t h e Our reporter got more out of the Broncos. I love the Broncos! know about him is that he is a fer- “Uh, man, I totally know this. Dietrich in an extended inter- I’ve been to like 50 Broncos games. vent Denver Nuggets fan. Let’s see…Chauncey Billups, Ke- view. They’re great.” Born in Denver’s neighboring city nyon Martin, uhh…Al- When asked about But what caused Dietrich to be- of Grand Junction, Dietrich could len Ivers…no, I think the day he knew come so enamored by the Den- have picked any team to hero-wor- he got traded. he loved the ver Nuggets? Could it be their all- ship, but something deep within him Shoot, who Nu g ge t s , star forward Carmello Anthony? chose the Nuggets above all others. uhh… OH! D i e t r i c h Perhaps Dietrich is drawn to their If you know someone who loves the sportsmanship and teamwork both Nuggets, you can rest assured that on and off the court. Dietrich loves them more. In the end, what really matters to Dietrich plays things close to the Dietrich is that the Nuggets contin- vest. He does not flaunt his undying ue to play and entertain the adoring love for the Nuggets. public. While lesser fans would celebrate Though Dietrich was exuberant- openly, Dietrich is reserved and col- ly pro-Nuggets through much of the lected every time the Nuggets win, interview, he summoned a moment probably out of respect. of somber reverence for his all-time When asked what he loves the favorite team in history, the Denver most about the Nuggets, Dietrich Nuggets. passionately answered, “Oh, the “Wait, are you putting this in the Nuggets? Yeah, they’re pretty good, newspaper? You know that I don’t I guess. I don’t know, I haven’t seen really like the Nuggets that much, any of their games in a while.” right? Seriously, don’t put this in This kind of die-hard fanaticism is The Trail.” typical of six-foot-one Dietrich, who Carmelo An- coolly said, The Nuggets are truly lucky to can often be seen walking the halls, thony,” said “ L o v e d have a fan like Dietrich. Through almost certainly thinking about how Dietrich. them? Well I thick and thin, he will always be much he loves the Nuggets. THE TRAIL/MATT ANDERSON wouldn’t say there for the Denver Nuggets. Olympic torch begins journey toward 2010 By ERIK SPOOT The 6,000-mile trip will be made this year with apparatuses specifi- oday the Olympic torch for the 2010 Winter Olympics cally designed for snow sports. started its long journey from Athens, Greece, the There had been talk about possibly traveling through the Arctic Cir- birthplace of the Olympics, to Vancouver, British cle, but past attempts have result- TColombia, the site of the 2010 Olympics. The tradition of the ed in a casualty rate that was too high for the International Olym- Olympic torch has been a part of the Olympics since the event’s pic Committee (IOC). ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/ALLEN WARD “The Arctic Circle is too great a inception. risk,” Jacques Rogge, president of Ousted: Poor music tastes devastated this students’ social life. The torch makes the journey for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the IOC said. every year for both the Summer the flame was transferred to the “Every time it is attempted there and Winter Olympics, but the large Olympic torch by flaming are at least three people lost in cre- Student attends Nickelback show, trip is always much harder for the arrow, and no one can forget the vasses, and eight or nine hunted Winter Olympics. memorable 1952 Helsinki Olym- down by polar bears. We’ll take promptly ostracized upon return The Olympic torch is always pics when a small gymnast, lit on the straightest, safest route pos- carried by means of an Olympic fire by the torch, did backflips for sible. There is no greater test of athleticism than ice-skating on By MEREDITH BOWSER “Don’t get me wrong; Nickelback event. For the Summer Olympics, the final 100 feet. that job is relatively easy. Run- The Winter Olympics have al- grass, or skiing on concrete,” Rog- rules. I just wish I had had someone ge said. Two months ago, Wyoming fresh- there to share the cathartic experi- ning is usually the main form of ways been trickier, because the transportation, with occasional journey has to start in the ear- Reports state that ice-skates man Sara Dallas read about a special ence with when they played their and skis will be the main form of deal online for tickets to see the 90s new single, ‘I’d Come for You.’” interesting exceptions. ly fall in order to make the trip A notable few include the 2000 on time, and this usually means transportation for the torch, but rock group Nickelback perform live Unfortunately for Dallas, it there has been talk of bobsleds in Seattle. Having had a lifetime af- doesn’t look like she will be sharing Sydney Olympics, when the torch traveling through many places was carried by a swimmer over where there is no snow. and even snowboards being used finity for the group and their tran- many experiences of any sort with at some point during the journey. scendent ballads, Dallas went for anyone for awhile. Upon returning the Great Barrier Reef. Earlier, the tickets. from the concert, Dallas realized “It seemed too good to be true, that most of her friends had caught like all the stars in the cosmos were wind via Facebook of her adventure lining up at once. I knew I’d be going and promptly deleted her from their The Pilkington Funnies to school at Puget Sound, right near friend lists. Seattle, and by the time the concert The tragedy is not so much what came around, I thought I’d probably happened to Sara Dallas, because even have some cool new friends to Nickelback’s music is widely known take with me,” said Dallas. to cause a rare form of cochlear dys- She could not have been further entery for those unfortunate enough from the truth. Upon arriving at to hear it. The issue at hand here is Puget Sound, Dallas found it in- the general treatment of people with credibly hard to bring up the music different musical tastes. she loved, let alone the Nickelback There is a large amount of musi- concert. cal elitism on this campus. Outcast- “I couldn’t believe it. All these ing a person like Sara Dallas is on kids talk about is weird hipster mu- par with banishing a leper from the sic or how sketchy Tacoma is — city walls. And this parallel is quite like, literally, those are the only two literal, as Dallas’ ears will probably things anybody talks about. And if fall off soon if she keeps listening to I try to weigh in on one of the hip Nickelback. indie bands, they immediately write But, aren’t we better than this, it off, saying something like, ‘Oh, Campus? Have we no compassion? you obviously haven’t heard their Part of a liberal education is learn- old stuff,’ when most of these bands ing to tolerate, if not accept, people were formed within the last six whose tastes are incongruous with months,” Dallas continued. our own. Unable to rouse any interest in I’ll grant you the exception of Sara Nickelback, Dallas ended up mak- Dallas–the kid’s a tool of the highest ing the trek to Seattle alone last Fri- degree–but I ask you to use her case day night. While she found that their as an example. Next time you over- music still has the power to strum hear someone listening to the likes her innermost chords of angst and of Creed, try to stifle the desire to pre-pubescent unrest, it just wasn’t begin a callous diatribe, and kindly the same. turn a cheek. THE TRAIL / HALLIE BATEMAN The Combat Zone is intended as a satirical work. The views and opinions expressed by the Combat Zone do not necessarily reflect those of the Puget Sound Trail, ASUPS, concerned parties or the University of Puget Sound. Please submit compliments or complaints in the form of letters to the editor. The Puget Sound Trail arts & entertainment 9 [email protected] October 9, 2009 Theatre Puget Sound hosts week of free plays By KRISTA CURRY just kidding—you can do both). Live Theatre Week is not just a he bleakest aspect of my fantastic opportunity to benefit from love affair with theatre: some free entertainment; it also pro- steep ticket prices, par- vides theatres with publicity, hope- ticularly of professional fully leading to some future regular Tshows. If only all the amazing the- theatergoers. atre in Seattle were free! Ticket reservations for all events Well, for at least one night, it is. listed in the events box below are Oct. 15 is the national Free Night of already available online, where you Theatre. Across the country, partic- can also find the full schedule with ipating theatres will offer compli- descriptions of each event. mentary tickets to their shows on You do have to be a member, and around that date. but don’t worry, that is free as well But even better for those of us liv- and takes about 30 seconds. Tick- ing in the Northwest, Theatre Puget ets must be reserved in advance and Sound (TPS), an alliance of the- each event has a limited number atres and artists (no affiliation with available. the University) is taking it one step “Live Theatre Week is a chance further: Oct. 12-19 is Live Theatre to reach out to the general public Week! and show them how great and vi- “Free Night of Theater is a na- brant our local theatre scene is,” said tional event, and [TPS’] event coor- Regan. PHOTO COURTESY/WIKIMEDIA.ORG dinates with that evening to bring a According to their website, TPS’ week of theatre recognition as well Live Theatre Week is not only a Box Office: Thanks to Theatre Puget Sound’s Live Theatre Week, you can skip waiting in as one night of free theatre,” said great way to see plays for the sake of line and paying exorbitant fees and still see a play in Seattle’s famed Fifth Avenue Theater. Shane Regan, Administrative Assis- art, but it is “about exposing new au- tant at TPS. diences to new theatres.” After all, it From Oct. 12 through Oct. 31, is not just the gaudy downtown the- Live theatre week events: the Puget Sound area is offering free atres that offer great performances— • “Joseph and the Amazing Techni- • “Rock ‘n Roll,” ACT (Seattle). Oct. • “Page to Stage Showcase of New tickets to about 50 community and some of the region’s best venues are color Dreamcoat,” 5th Avenue The- 16, 8 p.m. Plays,” Seattle Playwright’s Collec- professional theatre performanc- tucked away on side streets, visible ater (Seattle). Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. • “Emma, by Jane Austen,” Book-It tive (Shoreline). Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. es. In addition, there will be about only to those who are looking. • “As You Like It,” Harlequin Pro- Repertory Theatre (Seattle). Oct. 20, • “Thriller Dance Workshop,” Sec- 30 special events, including tours, Best of all, the week is designed ductions (Olympia). Oct. 15, 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m. ondStory Repertory (Redmond). staged readings and workshops of for everyone willing to check it out. • “Duo Comedy Improv Showcase,” • “August: Osage County,” Seattle Oct. 17, 10 a.m. every sort (would you rather attend The event’s motto, after all, is “Come Unexpected Productions (Seattle). Theatre Group at The Paramount • “Improv Workshop,” Wing-It Pro- a Michael Jackson “Thriller” dance out and play!” Oct. 15, 8:30 p.m. Theatre (Seattle). Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. ductions/Jet City Improv (Seattle). workshop or have a professional On behalf of poor theatre-lov- • “Obama On My Mind,” Langston • “Open Rehearsal: Macbeth,” Eclec- Oct. 17, 4 p.m. costume designer help you make a ers everywhere, we appreciate you Hughes Performing Arts Center tic Theatre Company (Seattle). Oct. kick-ass Halloween costume? I’m looking out for us, TPS. (Seattle). Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. 12, 7:30 p.m. —seattleperforms.com/ltw

‘Cold Souls’ prescribes dreamy introspection Lev By L. WILDER FLATT resembles a chickpea. a morbid and fantastical beauty When his soulless existence throughout, which climaxes with Sex What would it take for you to causes his acting to get worse rath- the closing shots. Slightly unnerv- look into the depths of your soul? er than better, Giamatti comes back ing cinematography and a dreamy & What would you find there? Most to retrieve his soul, only to find that soundtrack help to achieve a state importantly, what would your soul souls are the newest high-price com- between fantasy and reality. Achieving the look like? These are questions posed modity, and that his has been “bor- The film itself seems to tread a by the film “Cold Souls,” now play- rowed.” fine line between the self-conscious- ing at downtown Tacoma’s Grand What ensues is a series of misad- ness of “Being John Malkovich” and immaculate Cinema. ventures in Giamatti’s quest to re- the dreaminess of “Eternal Sunshine Starring Paul Giamatti (inge- trieve, and ultimately better under- of the Spotless Mind.” orgasm niously playing himself), “Cold stand, his soul. Writer and director Sophie Bar- Souls” is touted as a “Soul-Searching The film is a curious examination thes has indeed been somewhat Comedy,” a tag line it delivers on. of what it would mean to be soul- unfavorably cast as an imitator of By LAUREN MOUAT The movie is hilarious, in a depress- less, and the ways in which our souls Charlie Kaufman, who wrote “Eter- ing sort of way, and indeed offers up define us. nal Sunshine.” For “Cold Souls” be- Masturbation. It has to be one a story both literally and metaphori- It also delves into the hypothetical ing only her third attempt, Barthes of the most awkward sounding cally about looking for the soul. implications of borrowing another’s deserves some credit for creating words in the English language. Giamatti is performing as Uncle soul. Along the way, we are forced something that, while perhaps not Or is that just because we feel PHOTO COURTESY/CINEMATICAL.COM Vanya in the stage production of to question the value and content of perfect, has a good deal of inspired awkward talking about it? But the same name, a role that hits far our own souls. Soulless: The “Cold Souls” originality. what about the words “immac- too close to home for him. Unable As pretentious as this plot may poster captures viewers “Cold Souls” misses the mark in ulate orgasm”? That doesn’t just to disentangle himself from the role, sound, the film does not get overly through interesting design. some respects. It switches from be- sound less awkward, it sounds he desperately takes his friend’s ad- bogged down in existentialist ques- ing predictable in the beginning to divine; it must be the most satis- vice to put his trust in a new tech- tions, refusing, much like the doctor by an adorably hangdog Giamatti. overly ambiguous in the end. fying secret talent anyone could nology: soul storage. who extracts Giamatti’s soul, to an- However, once his struggle to re- In spite of this, it is an interest- ever possess. Planning this act as a temporary swer queries as to what a soul is, or trieve his soul from Russian traffick- ing concept that is played out in a Here is the amazing truth: measure dependent upon his com- how it works. ers begins, the film loses much of its way both engaging and unique. At some people can simply think pletion of the play, Giamatti agrees, The humor that saturates the first opening humor, becoming darker the very least, it is a movie that will themselves to orgasm. That’s in the process discovering (to his ex- half of the movie is perfectly dark and increasingly surrealistic. provide more substantial food for right, without even touching treme disappointment) that his soul and deadpan, impeccably pulled off Despite the darkness, there is thought than mere chickpeas. themselves. They just focus their mental powers on coming and eventually they do! Unfortunate- ly for you gentlemen, these peo- ular British zombie flick “28 Days tenian universe. ple are usually women. Zombie films, literature Later” and its sequel “28 Weeks Lat- It is much more fun to read about In Mary Roach’s book “Bonk: er” posed the grim hypothetical sit- the trials and tribulations of Eliza- The Curious Coupling of Science uation of a world torn apart by a beth Bennett when she and her sis- and Sex,” she examines this phe- infect popular culture zombie apocalypse. ters are zombie warriors. nomenon. Roach first became in- On the heels of such chilling films Another piece of zombie literature trigued by the idea of the immac- came “Shaun of the Dead,” Simon is “The Zombie Survival Guide” by By JULIANNE BELL put, zombies are the new vampires ulate orgasm when she learned Pegg’s wryly funny British zom- Max Brooks, a comprehensive guide that people with serious spinal — sorry, “Twilight” fans. bie satire (a zom-com, if you will). to getting by in a zombie uprising. It Zombies have been creeping, The quirky new comedy movie cord injuries — that is, people “Shaun of the Dead” gained a huge is a highly recommended gift for the who could no longer move their stalking and moaning since the “Zombieland,” featuring Jesse Eisen- cult following of zombie fans with zombie aficionado in your life. dawn of time, or at least “The Dawn berg, Woody Harrelson, Emma lower bodies or even feel sensa- its tongue-in-cheek take on zombie The death of Michael Jackson left tion below the injury site — were of the Dead.” Stone and Abigail Breslin, as a mot- culture. a void in the world of pop culture. Our culture has an inherent fas- ley crew of unlikely zombie-fighters, still able to register orgasm, sim- Zombies are also at a bookstore All over the country, fans of the de- ply by thinking about it. cination with the undead, and when is just the latest manifestation of the near you. “Pride and Prejudice and parted King of Pop have been hold- you want a good scare, it just does zombie craze that is infecting the When we orgasm, signals are Zombies,” Seth Grahame-Smith’s ing huge zombie conventions in the sent from below up to our brains, not get any better than zombies. nation. much-talked-about mashup of zom- form of giant dances set to MJ’s clas- There is something about the pos- Zombie horror movies them- where we register the sensation bie gore and Regency-era England, sic “Thriller.” of pleasure. According to Roach, sibility of infection that strikes fear selves are nothing new. Sam Raimi’s breaths new life into a beloved liter- Participants have the opportunity into the human heart. With their outrageous yet scary zombie fran- when it comes to the immaculate ary classic by employing some of the to emulate zombies with grotesque orgasm, “you are triggering the terrifying blank stares and penchant chise “The Evil Dead” still remains more clichéd aspects of zombie lore hair and makeup, shredded raiment, for fresh brains, zombies are perfect cultishly popular. and applying them to the staid Aus- campy pop culture staples. Simply Edgy movies like the ever-pop- s e e ZOMBIES p a g e 10 s e e SEX AND LEV p a g e 10 10 arts & entertainment The Puget Sound Trail October 9, 2009 [email protected] New albums History of women’s underwear on display by Brand By MELANIE REIFF he White River Valley Mu- New, Relient seum in Auburn is cur- rently featuring “Suffer for Beauty: A Revealing K, evidence TLook at Women’s History Through Their Undergarments.” This exhibit is open through Nov. 8 and is $1 for of continued students. Women have gone to extreme measures for generations in order to reinvention achieve the perfect look. Be it cur- rent plastic surgery trends or Vic- By JENNY TATE torian constricting corsets, women have put up with outrageous fads to Relient K and Brand New, two conform to beauty ideals. bands that have been around for The one-room exhibit in the mu- roughly a decade, recently re- seum features women’s undergar- leased new albums. ments from the 1870s through the The new Relient K album, 1950s. This is the second time that “Forget and Not Slow Down,” White River Valley Museum has fea- which hit stores Oct. 6, seems to tured this exhibit. be exactly what fans of Relient K The museum first presented have been hoping for. “Suffer for Beauty” in 1994. It was With songs like “Candle- brought back this year to help cele- light” that suggest slight folk in- brate the 100th anniversary of wom- fluence, to edgier songs like “Part en’s suffrage in Washington state. “In all the years I have worked at of It” and “Sahara,” to the mov- ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/HATTIE LINDSLEY ing piano-rock of “Therapy,” this White River Valley Museum, the ex- album is a testament to the in- hibit is the busiest I have ever seen Undergarments: Although today’s standards are tame compared with those of past generations, creasing maturity and evolution the museum,” said Sylvia Podesta, modern ladies are still expected to wear bras that shape their bodies to society’s ideal figure. of the band. who offered great insight into the Long-term fans will be happy various styles. styles of the 1930s and 1940s. to know that the band has not The room is set up in a chrono- “Be it current plastic surgery trends or Victorian In addition to undergarments, turned away from its signature logical timeline moving from Vic- the exhibit showcases makeup, hair- sound or moved entirely away torian styles to more recent 1950s constricting corsets, women have put up with outrageous styles and shoes. Also featured are from its pop-punk roots. It is the garments. With each era, there are fads to conform to beauty ideals.” interactive areas with paper dolls same band – just revamped. descriptions of the articles of cloth- that can be dressed up in favorite ing and what purpose they served. styles of the times. “The record is basically how I mizing corset and the derrière-ex- of organs, difficulty of childbirth, The most shocking feature of the The museum is also offering a dealt with a break up and the dis- aggerating bustle. miscarriages and difficulty breath- exhibit is not the clothing itself, but family dress-up day on Oct. 14 in tress that followed. The songs are “The swan-billed corset had a ing. Clearly, these concerns were rather the commentary on the influ- honor of the exhibit. about forgetting the things that straight-front created by a wood secondary to beauty. ence fashion had on women’s lives “Suffer for Beauty” is a fascinat- make me sad, remembering the panel which pushed the bosom up Around the corner from the bux- and the ever-changing definitions of ing exhibit that offers an intriguing experiences that made my life and forward while hips were pushed om Victorian women are the con- beauty. assessment of society. We regard the better, and finding ways to im- backward and widened,” stated the trasting flapper style of the 1920s. A common thread to the exhibit is female form as beautiful, but only prove myself, keeping my head description of these constricting ar- Whereas 40 years earlier large the changes in figure flattery, partic- when it is altered by undergarments up along the way,” said Relient ticles of clothing. breasts and bottoms were the epito- ularly regarding chests. The Victori- into some arbitrary ideal. K’s lead singer, Matt Thiessen. These elements of the ensemble me of gorgeous, 1920s society prized an fashion included multiple layers Seeing the extremes that wom- Not an altogether original provided a Victorian woman with a straight, slim silhouette. This look of undergarments making it diffi- en went through in the past makes source of inspiration, granted, the desired ample chest and back- was achieved through the “monobo- cult for women to dress themselves, it easy to critique today’s standards but an undeniably universal one. side and the “beautiful” 18-inch som” flattener bra, which premiered despite the fact that they changed of beauty. Modern women might As one user on the website Ab- waist. in 1913. three to four times a day. In this en- not wear corsets, but I doubt anyone solutepunk.net wrote, “Hon- Added side effects, however, were The final corner of the room fea- semble, the main garments were the would suffer through wearing an esty just pours from each song. unbalanced posture, displacement tures the demure and feminine When you finish listening to it, bosom-emphasizing, waist-mini- underwire bra if it wasn’t expected. you feel like you took a journey with [Matt].” In contrast to Relient K, Brand places, including stuffy informa- propriate place for such humor, but how to protect yourself against the ZOMBIES tional texts. Recently, the Universi- readers got a kick out of it before it inevitable takeover of the undead. New’s most recent album, “Dai- continued FROM page 9 sy,” has received mixed reviews ty of Florida came under media at- was removed. and engendered heated debate, and lurching dance moves, all while tention for inserting information on As pop culture continues to con- Zombie events: even among die-hard fans. how to respond in case of a zombie vince us that the end of the world is trying to break the world record Max Brooks, author of “The Brand New’s four albums have for most people participating in a outbreak in the disaster and emer- near, the zombie craze is only ex- been increasingly dark. While gency section of their website. pected to keep growing. Zombie Survival Guide” Schnee- Thriller dance. Currently, the world beck, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m., Tickets 2001’s “Your Favorite Weapon” record for “Largest Simultaneous Ultimately, the school decided If nothing else, the influx of zom- was relatively light, their 2003 re- to omit the joke from their web- bies in pop culture as of late will give on sale at info center and at door: Thriller Dance” is 1,722 people. $2 with UPS ID. $5 without. lease, “Deja Entendu,” was heavy Zombies pop up in the funniest site, deeming that it was not the ap- you enough information to know with bass and included a fair amount of frontman Jesse Lacey’s patented screams. Their 2004 al- The mind-body connection. and got myself off,” albeit with much unturned! But I digress. bum “The Devil and God are sex and lev continued FROM page 9 First, she said, she started taking less physical stimulation than would It is clear that society does not Raging Inside Me” can be aptly yoga classes and reading tantric phi- normally be necessary. readily accept the idea of masturba- described as melancholy. same reflex, just doing it via differ- losophy. From there it was much easier for tion, especially for women. “Daisy” reaches a new level of ent pathways.” Essentially, the “plea- “It’s all about the mind-body con- her to forego the wiggling altogether However, masturbation therapy angst. The songs have a deliber- sure signal” goes down from your nection,” she said. “It’s amazing what and simply let her mind take over. has existed since ancient Greeks and ately less polished sound, which brain, instead of up. the human body can achieve when Enlightenment. “You have to be Romans started performing genital is a turn off to some listeners. As I still could not get my mind you put your mind to it. We really extremely comfortable with your massages to overly-stressed patients one user on Absolutepunk wrote, around real people, people not are in control of more than we think body and with your sexuality.” To- (oh, the good old days). “I feel like I’m being assaulted culled from around the world for we are.” day we often are not comfortable It has been proven that people when I listen to this album.” their unique sexual abilities for Yoga focuses on the balance be- with our bodies and are particularly who orgasm regularly not only have When listening to the aggres- books about sex and science, actu- tween a mind-body connection uncomfortable with the idea of mas- better sexual health, they are less sive song “Gasoline,” this com- ally achieving something so mar- through different postures, medi- turbation. prone to stress and have fewer rates ment is certainly understandable. “As soon as you free yourself from of heart disease, breast cancer and However, as a true testament to this idea, that it’s wrong or it’s bad, prostate cancer. And they live lon- longtime loyalty and proof that “Being comfortable with your own sexuality gets at and accept your own sensuality, re- ger! music is a largely subjective me- ally claim it, then you can focus It has also been proven that sev- dium, many listeners cannot get something deeper than trying to mentally orgasm for the your mental energy on certain parts enty percent of women never or- enough of the new album. hell of it.” of your body and they will react the gasm from sex alone that is, without A band that constantly rein- way you tell them to,” she said. any other stimulation. Seventy per- vents itself, Brand New can nev- Being comfortable with your own cent. Needless to say, this upsets me er be accused of becoming stag- velous. I thought of experimenting sexuality gets at something deeper both as a woman and a sex colum- nant. myself but realized I did not exactly tation and breathing, helping you than trying to mentally orgasm for nist. Perhaps if women were more have a number of months in which find a psychic balance between your the hell of it. in tune with their bodies, this figure to “research” the topic for this arti- mental energy and your physical ca- President Bill Clinton dismissed would be lower. concerts: cle. pabilities. This connection is criti- Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders af- Whether or not you learn the tech- Brand New: And then it happened. I found cal to achieving the immaculate or- ter she suggested on World AIDS nique of the immaculate orgasm, Showbox SODO, Oct. 14, 8:00 someone who can actually do it. gasm. Day that as a way to prevent the the idea of becoming more accept- p.m., Tickets: $25 adv, $28 DOS I asked this woman her secret and Wiggling. “I took it in stages,” spread of disease, masturbation ing of your sexuality (in whatever RELIENT K: have compiled a sort of how-to list. she said. “It was pretty easy for me should be taught. Come on, Bill, way is most comfortable for you) is ShoWare Center (Kent), Dec. 12, One warning, though: this list makes to just focus my mind on certain ar- we are talking about preventing the important for both your mental and 6:00 p.m., Tickets: $28-$78 it look much easier than it really is. eas while I kind of wiggled around spread of AIDS here! Leave no stone sexual health. The Puget Sound Trail sports 11 [email protected] October 9, 2009 Men’s soccer struggles with consistency at mid-season By ZACK BANKS a penalty kick in the 97th minute, for the team in clutch situations. when freshman goalkeeper Chris During the second half of the sea- This season has been full of McDonald (Newton, Mass.) sur- son, Puget Sound will get the op- nail-biting action for the Puget rendered his first goal of the sea- portunity to avenge the hard- Sound men’s soccer team. The son. Similarly, the 1-0 loss to Lin- fought losses against Whitworth Sept. 27 victory over conference field the week before came only and Linfield in conference play. foe Whitman marked the seventh after senior goalkeeper Greg Sae- Led by the play of seniors Cole game played by the Loggers that trum (Boise, Idaho) made four Peterson (Great Falls, Mont.) was decided by one goal. saves before allowing one to slip and Derek Woodworth (Tacoma, As the conference schedule in during the second half. Wash.) and juniors Chris Shaw heats up this month, the team Despite the mediocre record, (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho) and Kyle hopes to continue to play tough in Benson (Mukilteo, Wash.), Puget close games to bolster its North- Sound is looking to come out on west Conference record. Despite an even number of fire in the second half and turn The first few weeks of the sea- wins and losses, one thing every close game into a win. son were composed primarily of If the team can find the strength non-conference bouts, which in- is for sure: the Loggers are to claw their way on top at the end cluded a long voyage to Chicago, never outmatched. of a close battle, they should have Ill. for a three game set. The Log- a very real opportunity to take gers rode a rollercoaster of ups home the Northwest Conference and downs in the first month of title. the season, producing a .500 re- the team cannot help but be opti- Currently their 3-3 conference cord of 5-5. mistic about their defensive play. record has the team in fourth place Despite an even number of wins The stingy Logger defense has in the NWC, with Pacific Luther- and losses, one thing is for sure: surrendered only 11 goals through an sitting right in front of them at the Loggers are never outmatched. the first 10 games and has no in- third place in the standings with a From the gripping season-opening tention of letting up on the tenac- 4-2 conference record. loss in overtime to UC Santa Cruz ity on their side of the field. Fur- Two matchups with the power- to the overtime loss to Whitworth thermore, the Logger offense has ful Lutes loom ahead for the Log- on Sept. 26, the Loggers have been outscored their opponents, post- gers, including the season finale right there with their opponents ing 14 goals thus far. on Nov. 7. Nonetheless, it is still ASUPS Photo Services/Westley Dang each game in which they have The only explanation for the early in conference play and any- been on the losing side. Loggers not dominating the con- thing is possible for the confident Breaking Point: The Loggers will have to band together for the The loss to Whitworth came on ference is a number of bad breaks Loggers of Puget Sound. rest of the year to keep their 2009 post-season hopes alive. Women’s soccer holds top national ranking By VINCE GHIRINGHELLI themselves as a team of destiny. “We’ve all heard about 2005’s For the second straight week, number one ranked team, and we the women’s soccer team found want to cement our legacy,” Win- themselves atop the national terrowd said. “We want to be re- rankings in the coaches’ poll. membered as the best team in Midway through their con- Logger history.” ference schedule, the Loggers To accomplish that, Winter- couldn’t be happier with where rowd and her teammates all know they’re at as that they have to a team, but be focused and they still have on-point at all plenty to ac- “It feels great to be ranked times in all as- complish in number one right now, but pects of their the coming we’d like to see ourselves at lives. With the months. rigorous aca- “It feels the top after the national demic schedule great to be championship.” and intensive ranked num- practice pro- ber one right —Forward Molly Winterrowd gram a student- now, but we’d athlete at Puget ASUPS Photo Services/Chris Putnam like to see Sound endures, Top Dogs: Junior Kelly Anderson has helped her team to a 9-0 start and a spot as nation’s #1. ourselves at the top after the na- it can become difficult to main- tional championship,” junior for- tain excellence in both areas. ward Molly Winterrowd (Tuala- Throw in the everyday toils of life tin, Ore.) said. as a young adult, and one can see TRAIL FEATURED ATHLETE - FRANCIS REYNOLDS, CROSS COUNTRY With a four-game road trip how it would be easy to let things preceding a homestand that near- slip. Over the years, senior cross country and track run- ly takes the Loggers all the way to “We all try and be 24 hour ath- ner Francis Reynolds (Palo Alto, Calif.) has turned the playoffs, Puget Sound could letes,” Winterrowd said. “We can into a star athlete for the Loggers. earn their first undefeated reg- celebrate what we do know, but at After earning All-American honors in 2008, Reyn- ular season under coach Randy the same time we need to be fo- olds has high expectations coming into 2009. After Hanson. Even before the post- cused on what our next step is go- taking 3rd at the St. Martins Invite, 8th at the Sun- season, Puget Sound could find ing to need to be.” dodger Open and 12th at the Bowles Invite, Reyn- olds has established that not only will he compete for a his second straight Northwest Conference title but he will also be the leader in scoring that the Loggers have come to rely upon. Want to write for the Last year, Reynolds took 21st at the NCAA Cross Country Championships after winning the NWC championships and earning second place at Western Regionals. Trail Sports? A music business major, Reynolds is also a distance runner on the track team, competing in the 110 meter hurdles and 3000 meter, 5000 meter and 10000 meter dash at the Northwest Conference Championships. Send an e-mail to editor Along with having his place in the record book at number five on the 10,000 meter relay with a time of 30:55.46, Reynolds is also the winner of the 2008 Dill Vince Ghiringhelli at Howard Award for Most Improved Athlete, an award given to one Logger each year. For this Logger, the best is yet to come. He still has [email protected] most of his year of cross country left and an entire track season in the spring to look forward to. Look for Reynolds’ name as he tries to become one of the elite with letters of inquiry. runners in Puget Sound history. ASUPS Photo Services/Jesse Baldridge The Puget Sound Trail sports 12 [email protected] October 9, 2009 Logger senior embraces challenge of new sport

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By ZACK BANKS field. ett, Wash., and a graduate of Cascade As Thomas works to recover from “Phil’s dynamic play on the field is High School, was a devoted soccer a strained AC ligament in his shoul- Phillip Thomas, senior linebacker nothing less than inspirational to the By the Numbers: player until his senior year of high der, he also hopes to use his leader- for the Logger football team, has a lot underclassmen on the team,” sopho- school. Thomas had plans to carry ship abilities to guide the Loggers to say when it comes to the subject of more running back Justin Erickson Here are Thomas’ statistics through his soccer career to the next level and back onto the winning path after a leadership. said. his time as a member of the Loggers. had not yet even participated in high rocky start. It isn’t hard to see why. This season Without a doubt, Thomas’ play school football. “I’m positive about the rest of the Thomas has found himself in a lead- since his sophomore season can be Career Tackles: This would soon change as Thom- season as long as we believe we can ership role on a team full of young regarded as “dynamic”. Twenty-five 75.5 as discovered his passion for the get the job done,” Thomas said. “We players in need of some direction on total tackles as a sophomore and 36.5 game of football. When asked about are improving with our young talent, the field. total tackles as a junior have been Career Tackles for Loss: why he chose to switch to football, he so expectations will only go up from “Leading a young team is an ex- complemented nicely by 15 more 8.5 provided a surprising motive. h e re .” citing process,” Thomas said. “With this year in just two games before he “I chose to play football because it From a talented high school soccer so much new talent it’s hard to keep sustained an injury in the loss against Career Forced Fumbles: was new to me,” Thomas said. “I only player to a core element of a strong everyone happy, but it’s definitely Wisconsin-Whitewater. 5 played football my senior year and group of linebackers, including se- nice to have a fresh infusion of new “As my career has progressed, I soccer my whole life. It was a new, ex- nior Trevor Beck (Chico, Calif.) and styles.” have simply understood the details of Career Fumble Recoveries: citing challenge and I wanted to see junior Tyler Vlasak (Sumner, Wash.), Despite grappling with injuries the game,” Thomas said. “Now that I 2 how well I could do.” Thomas has proven himself to be a and a 0-3 start to the year, Thomas understand I can just react and play Luckily for the Loggers, Thom- tremendous athlete and a reputable has been a steadfast contributor to at full speed.” Career Blocked Kicks: as decided to pursue that new chal- leader. He will finish his career as a the linebacking core for the last two What may be even more remark- 2 lenge. The exercise science major Logger this year, leaving a legacy of seasons and has earned the respect of able than his success on the grid- thrives off the different challenges hard work and dedication within his his teammates through tireless work iron is how he picked up the sport Career Interceptions: that he is presented with in athletics program for younger student athletes and exceptional performance on the of football. Thomas, a native of Ever- 1 and academics. to live up to. Volleyball faces must-win weekend after injury bug takes a hefty toll

By VINCE GHIRINGHELLI win situation, the Loggers are go- ing to be in trouble if they drop ei- 2009 STANDINGS After a tough finish to the year’s ther of the contests. With Pacific longest road trip, the Loggers are Lutheran sitting undefeated on top 1. Pacific Lutheran: trying to pick up some steam head- of the standings, the Loggers would ing in to the thick of their North- have to try and grab the number 6-0. 10-5 west Conference schedule. two spot and an at-large bid should The Loggers picked up a 3-1 vic- they lose another game. tory over Whitman and were swept “We’re still in the running no 2. Lewis and Clark: by last place Whitworth last week matter what,” Monro said. “We just in Eastern Washington. This week- have to recognize the skill and tal- 5-1, 9-6 end, they face George Fox and Lin- ent we have and make it work for field, the teams sitting in front of us. Kalli (Kamphaus) is playing in and right behind them, respective- the middle at a national level, and 3. George Fox: ly, in the NWC the rest of us standings. Af- need to work to- 4-2, 11-3 ter hitting “We’re a strong team with a gether to get to some speed lot of talent and heart. We that level.” bumps early on As has been 4. Puget Sound: this year, the just have to dig deep, battle, proved with ladies are try- and find a way to get back other sports on 4-2, 10-4 ing to find the campus, when swagger that on top. ” the bar is set has made them —Outside Hitter Natalie Monro high, the expec- 5. Linfield: ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/KEVIN CURLETT a perennial tations will al- Spotlight: Senior middle Kalli Kamphaus (Manson, Wash.) will powerhouse ways be there 3-3, 6-7 be the anchor on the front line until the Loggers can get healthy. over the past decade and gave them for performance. The ladies could a top-20 ranking for much of this be right back in the race with a pair year. of victories this weekend. 6. Willamette: Following a season ending The confidence the girls have knee injury to All-American out- in each other will come in to play 2-4, 5-9 side Lindsey Denman (Kenmore, as the year goes on, and with a Wash.) and an ankle injury that group as thin as the team is now, put key reserve outside Natalie it may be the most important fac- 7. Pacific (Ore.) Monro (Eagle, Idaho) on the shelf tor. They’ve had the utmost faith in for a few weeks, Head Coach Mark one another through their time to- 1-5, 6-8 Massey found himself needing to gether, and now is no different. It’s shuffle his deck a little bit. Already safe to say that the team is going to playing with a small squad, Massey come out swinging for the knock- 8. Whitman: now needs to find a lineup that can out when they take the court Fri- get his team back on track. day and Saturday. Their opponents 1-5, 4-8 “We’re a strong team with a lot of better be ready. talent and heart,” Monro said. “We “We all need to hold ourselves just have to dig deep, battle, and to higher standards,” Monro said. 9. Whitworth find a way to get back on top.” “You will see us in the post sea- ASUPS PHOTO SERVICES/KEVIN CURLETT While this weekend isn’t a must- s on .” 1-5. 5-12