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Reno SorensenEditor-in-ChiEf
The Pacific Lutheran Diversity Center, located between student media and the University Center exit to lower campus, works to make available programs that expand student knowledge of ethnicities and cultural norms.
Environmental Services and the GREAN club push sustainability and ecological preservation on campus.
Students study abroad during the cold weeks of J-Term or make for the mountains with their skis and snowboards.
What if the Diversity Center changed into the Center for Social Justice and Equity, if classes on sustainability were required courses, if J-Term became May-Term?
The next PLU 2020 forums, taking place in March, will provide an opportunity for students and other members of Pacific Lutheran University to weigh in on these questions.
Currently in the “discussion year,” the drafting process for the PLU 2020 papers is designed to engage the community and garner opinion concerning the issues or priorities of the PLU community, said Laura Majovsky, Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students.
“We haven’t tested these issues to see the community thinks these are the right issues to pursue,” Majovsky said.
“What we really want to do now is find out how the rest of the university feels about it.”
The PLU 2020 Steering Committee, co-chaired by Majovski and Provost Steve Starkovich, drafted 26 discussion topic papers which address issues and ideas ranging from estimated rises in tuition to PLU’s goals as a proponent of social justice to the construction of a new career involvement center.
Questions of finance figure prominently in the PLU 2020 discussion. While Congress’ Saturday ruling on HR 1 – a bill cutting the Federal Pell Grant by 15 percent – is not a topic of discussion in PLU 2020, the legislators’ actions do prompt reflection of trends in financial aid during the next decade.
“It’s hard, because we have this ten-year vision for 2020, and then we have this immediate issue with students saying ‘How are we going to pay for this?’” Majovski said.
The long-term plan will address priorities and methods for fundraising in order to fund capital projects like the construction of new facilities and the renovation of existing facilities, and to make sure that a Pacific Lutheran education remains a financially viable option for incoming students.
“We care about access, we care about aid and we need money to run the place,” Majovski said.
The Karen Hill Phillips Memorial theater and other renovations underway in the north wing of Eastvold are examples of capital projects funded by gifts from regents and alumni.
The PLU 2020 papers, once the final draft is approved by the Board of Regents in January of next year, will be the university’s long-range plan for the next nine years and will outline goals and priorities of the University.
The 26 discussion topic papers are available for viewing on the PLU 2020 website, accessible from the Presidents website on PLU’s main webpage. The next open forum takes place March 22-23.
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A layer of snow covers bicycles outside the upper entrance to the University Center at around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Snow fell sporadically during the day and caused school closures around Washington, with forecasts predicting colder weather and more snow coming with the weekend.
PHOTO BY TED CHARLES
Daniel DrakenEws rEportEr
Four Pacific Lutheran students had their cars broken into during the first week of spring semester, three of them on the same night.
Seniors Lauren Fuglevand and Elise Nesselquist both parked their cars on Yakima Ave. & 117th St. the morning of Feb. 10, and both found their cars vandalized.
“At first I thought it was the way [the frost] had melted,” Fuglevand said.
But what looked like frost on her driver-side window turned out to be damage left by someone breaking in the night before.
The perpetrator opened the glove box and center console, but didn’t take anything. Fuglevand said she never leaves anything of value in her car, not even in the glove box.
“I had a box of t-shirts in the back seat,” she said. “It doesn’t look like they even opened it.”
That same night, someone broke the passenger-side window of Nesselquist’s car and rummaged around inside. Again, nothing was stolen, but a
broken window regulator added an extra cost.Junior Anna Holcomb went to her car, parked
on Park Ave. & 118th, only to find the window smashed and the glove box open. Nothing was missing, but Holcomb said it felt unnerving to have it happen just outside her home.
“It would be just as easy for them to break the window of an old home,” she said.
Senior Lorna Rodriguez hadn’t noticed anything unusual about her car on Feb. 7 when she came home around midnight. The car was parked in her driveway on Park Ave. & 120th St. the whole weekend while she was out of town.
When she went to go grocery shopping the following afternoon, she discovered her door ajar.
“I thought that was really strange because ... I triple checked the car was locked before leaving,” she said.
Looking inside, she saw that someone stole the center unit holding the radio and heater. An auto body shop estimated the damage at $900-$1,000.
“It makes me nervous,” Rodriguez said. Whoever broke into her car didn’t break any
of the windows or locks. Campus Safety Director
A&E, PAGE 9NEWS, PAGE 2
Bottles tapped out
Sustainabilitybecomeshot topic
at summitand expo
Cupcake factory finds recipe to solve sweet tooth
Pacific Lutheran swim team qualifies for Northwest Conference Championships
SPORTS, PAGE 10LUTELIFE, PAGES 6-7
“We haven’t tested these issues ... What we really want to do now is find out how the rest of the university
feels about it.”
Laura Majovsky, Vice President for Student
Life and Dean of Students
SEE BREAK-INS PG. 3
Car break-ins occur around campus
Administration invites studentsto discuss future
2 NEWS THE MOORING MAST FEB. 25, 2011
SurPLUs reopens at new locationNick NeelyNews RepoRteR
The circle of life applies not only to living things, but also to couches and binders. March 1 marks the grand reopening of the Pacific Lutheran surPLUs store, which gives new life to old things.
It is now located next to the Mail Warehouse, right in front of the facilities building and west of Morken.
The SurPLUs store is very much like a goodwill store. At the end of the year, there are collection boxes at every hall where students may dispose of items they will no longer use, items as small as paper clips to items as large as tables. Students can then buy these donated items at the surPLUs store.
“The entire point is reusing things that would normally go in the garbage,” said Chrissy Cooley, campus sustainability manager.
The donated items are refurbished by surPLUs store workers. This does not only mean a new paint job - defective knobs, handles and even stitching will be replaced. The tools and workshop used by the workers is also available to the public. Anyone can bring in their own items and make them your own.
The surPLUs store will hold a special event on its grand opening - a full-scale trade-in day.
“Anyone can bring in anything as long as there is still life in it,” Cooley said.
The items students bring in can then be traded for similar items in better condition.
Any large item purchases will be delivered to the buyer’s room if they live on campus.
“It’s a great resource that sums up sustainability,” Cooley said. “It’s good for the community, good for the environment and it saves people money.”
The surPLUs store will be open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Students, faculty participate in Sustainability Summit and ExpoCourtney DonlinNews INteRN
Pacific Lutheran University will be participating in the Fourth Annual South Sound Sustainability Summit and Expo March 4-5 at Pierce College.
The Summit is a workshop for members of higher education institutions in Pierce County - including University of Puget Sound, Pierce College and Tacoma Community College - to brainstorm initiatives on campus sustainability.
“We’ve been involved from the beginning,” said sustainability office coordinator Chrissy Cooley about participating in the Summit. “It travels from campus to campus each year, and last year we were the hosts.”
In the past, the Summit would have guest lecturers from the schools, including speakers from PLU. This year, Friday’s event will consist entirely of workshop activities.
After an introduction by Pierce College President Denise Yochum, participants will break into teams. Students, staff, faculty and administrators will participate in five different sessions spanning different factors in campus sustainability. Each session will be guided by a facilitator, who will provide the teams with general topics to focus on before their brainstorming.
Ron May is part of the Office of Professional and Technical Education at Pierce College
and also helped organized the Summit this year. He described the Summit as a place where members of different institutions can come together and compare ideas on sustainability initiatives. At the end of the day, the groups will reconvene and pull all the ideas together.
“Ideally, there will be someone from each school at each session,” May said.
Although the Sustainability Office is the campus organization directly involved with the Summit, it gathers students and faculty together as well. Lutes can register online at the Summit’s website. Teams will not be broken into schools until after everyone has arrived.
“It’s a great way for people to see what’s going on in the South Sound and get a snapshot of what’s out there,” Cooley said.
PLU, in addition to participating in the Summit, has already taken many measures to go green. The Office of Sustainability was created in 2009 and has several ongoing projects for sustainability. It currently works alongside GREAN Club and ASPLU in order to maintain PLU’s reputation for sustainability.
Junior Brett
Rousseau, the community outreach coordinator for the Sustainability Office, said a few of the student-run projects included the community garden, bike co-op and surPLUs store. The Sustainability Office spearheaded both the Take Back the Tap and unPLUg campaigns.
On Saturday, March 5 the South Sound Sustainability Summit will host its Expo, which is open to the public.
Any students interested in the different ways to get involved with the Sustainability Office should visit their website at www.plu.edu/sustainability.
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BRIEFSCampus safety organizes modified lock down drill
The lock down/shelter-in-place drill was recently revised by Campus Safety.The modified drill will occur around noon during the week of Feb. 28.
The shelter-in-place drill protocol orders students to follow directions of authority, not exit the building if the fire alarm sounds unless a real fire is suspected and move with others to a safe location.
Basic guidelines for a safe location are an interior location on the upper floors. The locations will ideally have a water supply and easy access to restroom facilities. All doors and windows should be shut and locked.
Please contact campus safety with any questions.
Female politicians hope to inspire others to run for office
Female politicians will come to Pacific Lutheran University to teach female students about campaigning for office during their college career and beyond.
Elect Her - Campus Women Win, is a workshop that aims to help women expand their interest in a political future or leadership in general. Many female politicians will come to speak, including Tacoma Auditor Julie Anderson and Puyallup Mayor Kathy Turner. A representative from the National American Association of University Women will be coming from Washington, D.C. to host the workshop.
Elect Her - Campus Women Win is a cooperative effort between the AAUW and Running Start. This workshop is organized in hopes of encouraging more women to run for campus leadership positions. The workshop will be held on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
‘Taste the rainbow’ at dance in Cave
An ASPLU-sponsored dance will be held in the Cave Saturday, Feb. 26. This particular dance is called the Skittles Dance, which begins at 9 p.m. and goes until midnight.
“We thought it would be fun to make a dance themed around colors and give out candy which everybody loves,” said ASPLU Dance Chair sophomore Bethany Patek.
Skittles will be given out to the dance guests and a DJ will be there. A Pacific Lutheran University I.D. is required for entrance, and those that come are encouraged to dance in rainbow-colored attire.
Students enter Tunnel, emerge educatedDavid MooneyNews INterN
Pacific Lutheran students will have the opportunity to wind through the Tunnel of Oppression Friday, Feb. 25. This is an annual event designed to raise awareness of global and local social issues.
Now in its third year at PLU, the Tunnel includes interactive “scenes” designed and run by various on-campus clubs and organizations. It is sponsored by the Diversity Center, Student Involvement and Leadership and Residential Life.
“[The Tunnel of Oppression has] the goal of helping studentsbecome more aware of issues of oppression in society,” said Amber Baillon, the assistant director for Student Involvement and Leadership.
The Tunnel of Oppression is constructed as a literal tunnel, with plastic dividers guiding participants through a predetermined course with various student-led presentations along the way. These presentations often include multimedia material and actors to simulate the experience of oppression for participants.
Each scene in the Tunnel is organized
by a different club or organization, with 13 groups participating this year.
“It’s really designed to be a student-led effort, so the students in each scene get to decide what the scenes are going to cover,” Baillon said.
Planning for the event typically begins in November, and those involved say that the lengthy timeline is borne out of necessity.
“A lot of planning goes on, it’s a months-long process … there’s a lot of work involved,” said sophomore Kenny Stancil, an RA and tunnel coordinator on the Social Action and Leadership floor in Hong Hall. Her scene focuses on homelessness in Western Washington.
Though the tunnel attempts to simulate the experience of oppression, organizers are quick to point out that the goal of the tunnel is to raise awareness about issues rather than initiate action.
“You don’t want to jump from awareness to action until you have a full understanding of the issues,” said Baillon. “Otherwise you may be operating from a privileged paradigm that’s not necessarily responding to the needs of the community that you’re trying to help.”
A debriefing session will be held after the exiting the tunnel, and every group
putting on a scene is asked to assemble a resource table for those interested in further action.
Since its inception at PLU, the tunnel has been fairly popular with the campus community.
“Every year it keeps increasing in size. Last year they had approximately 300 people go through the tunnel,” said Kate Schnurr, the resident director for Stuen and Ordal halls.
The Tunnel of Oppression was founded in 1994 at Western Illinois University, according to the university website, and has since spread to schools nationwide. The idea of the Tunnel of Oppression has become popular nationwide in part because of its customizable nature.
“Because it’s so student-driven, every tunnel is so much different,” Schnurr said.
The tunnel will take place throughout the day on Friday, Feb. 25.
Study Away Fair provides gateway to adventuresDianne McGinnessNews reporter
The Wang Center for Global Education will host the 2011 Study Away Fair, an opportunity for students to gain more information about Pacific Lutheran’s study away programs.
The event will take place March 5 in the Regency Room of the University Center and provide students the chance to learn more about the various study away projects at PLU.
“We believe studying away is an amazing opportunity,” said Carmen Eyssautier, Administrative Assistant of the Wang Center for Global Education. “At PLU, we are
fortunate to have so many programs that provide so many opportunities. The Study Away Fair is just one step in the process of finding the program that is just right for them.”
The event will allow students the opportunity to ask questions and acquire more information about 2012 J-Term courses, PLU Gateway Semester Programs and featured Semester Programs.
“We want to recruit students for studying away and we want to inform them about available opportunities,” Eyssautier said. “This is why we host the Study Away Fair in the first place.”
The campus-wide event allows students easy access to programs they might be interested in. Tables will be set up around the perimeter of the
room where faculty leaders and program directors will provide additional information. Students are invited to talk with the faculty and address areas of both interest and concern.
Sophomore Sara Stiehl studied in India during J-Term 2011 as a student in the Comparative Education in India course.
“The Study Away Fair allowed me to connect with a professor I had heard so much about through previous travelers,” Stiehl said. “It was great to finally meet the professor and hear her own explanation of what we were going to be doing while abroad.”
Students who have studied away during previous semesters will also be there to
answer questions. “I went to the Study Away
Fair last year and it made me really want to study abroad,” sophomore Kristen Poulsen said. “I did not have time last year and I am really excited to go this year and see what is available at this one so I can go next J-Term.”
Sophomore Minda Jerde spent the 2010 Fall Semester in Oaxaca, Mexico and participated in a gateway program designed for students who want to further their Spanish language abilities and have an interest in studying Latin American culture.
Jerde said that studying away is an essential part of the PLU experience due to the immense personal growth students will experience.
“[The Tunnel of Oppression has] the goal of helping students become more aware
of issues of oppression in society.”
Amber Baillon, assistant director for Student Involvement and Leadership
Reported by Nick Neely
First-years Dominic Napat and Raiza Villanueva have a close encounter during the Lion Dance of the Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration on Friday, Feb. 18. The Lion Dance was performed in the Southern Chinese style, customary to Lunar New Year celebrations. The dance signifies the warding off of evil spirits as a means for welcoming the New Year. The Celebration entertained more than 100 people and was sponsored by Cathay Bank, PLU’s Chinese Cultural Club and the Asian Pacific Islander Club.
PHOTO BY TED CHARLES
Greg Premo said some criminals carry a set of “shaved keys,” where the teeth have been filed down multiple ways.
“On a lot of older cars, that’s all that’s needed to open a door,”
Premo said.Fuglevand said she has
become more conscious of the possibility that her car might get broken into, but said she still feels it’s unlikely that it will
happen to her again.Then again, maybe it isn’t.
Last December, someone broke into Nesselquist’s car in the same location and made off with her credit cards. This time around,
her family took it with a sense of humor.
“I called my dad and said ‘Dad, someone broke into my car again!’ and he just laughed at me,” she said.
BREAK-INS CONTD. FROM PG. 3
4 OP-ED THE MOORING MAST FEB. 25, 2011
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Mitch BrownOp-Ed COlumnist
American financial crisis has been brewing for years now. Currently, Congress is struggling to bridge a multi-billion dollar gap in the federal budget and significant cuts are being made.
The budget that President Obama had put before Congress includes a 15 percent reduction in the maximum Pell Grant amount. This would reduce the maximum amount of $5,550 by $845. It would also render more than 1.7 million students ineligible for Pell Grants of any amount according to the Office of Financial Aid. I will admit that I am biased on this issue; I am currently relying on two maximum-amount Pell Grants and I know what a 15 percent cut would to do my financial aid offer.
Pell Grants are important because they are, essentially, free money. If you qualify for a Pell Grant, you don’t have to pay the money back.
You might make the assumption, with Pacific Lutheran University’s high tuition prices, that most students are eligible for this
type of need-based grant. The majority of PLU students receive need-based government grants such as Pell Grants, which means that this cut in funding would affect a large number of students here.
It is paramount that we take a stand on this issue. We cannot allow the government to take this money away from those of us who need it. We have to show them that we will not take it lying down. Write letters; make phone calls; use your voice. This is a democracy and we have the right as Americans
to tell the government that taking this money is not an option, that they’ll have to find some other way to balance the budget.
I have e-mailed all of my representatives and senators, urging them to consider a different avenue. The legislator must be made aware of the impact these cuts would have on the people it will affect. I
don’t want to be on the hook for more money in loans to cover what I lose in Pell Grants, and I doubt that you do either. So let’s take a stand, together, and let them know who they’re messing with.
SUBMIT LETTERSTO THE EDITOR
Fight for your educationHouse moves to pull college financial aid
Letter to the EditorI graduated from PLU
in the winter of 1991. During my time there I read a letter to the editor from an alumnus who had just paid off his student loans.
He wrote to us, as current students, the importance of perseverance, the value of a higher education and to be diligent and pay off the loans so that others may enjoy those benefits in the future. This I cannot argue with.
I, through the benefit
of extreme diligence, three multi-thousand dollar tax returns and the drive from my wife, managed to finally pay off my student loans approximately 11 years ahead of schedule.
To you, the current students, I write; if you have any doubts about your time at PLU, if you are thinking about your economic future that those loans will be easy to pay off or that you need not worry for your future will be “made.” I offer
these words; do not place your economic future in hock for PLU. Leave now and pursue other ventures.
This is no statement against PLU, but a statement that you need to take care of yourself, live for yourself. In the words of Polonius, “To thine own self be true.”
Sincerely,
Richard MullenClass of 1991
We have to show them that we will not take it lying down. Write letters, make phone calls,
use your voice.
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Speak out against House Resolution 1mOOring mast EditOrial [email protected]
President Barack Obama has already said that, if Congress passes the currently proposed House Resolution 1, he will veto it and send it back to the beginning of the legislative process. That does not mean that our student body should let it go that far.
In an attempt to balance the national budget, Congress has proposed the paring down of federally-allocated financial aid. The bill would reduce the value of all Federal Pell Grants by 15 percent and completely eliminate Federal Supplementary Education Opportunity Grants (FSEOGs).
Students receiving the full amount for the Pell Grant, that is students in greatest need of financial aid, would have their grant reduced by $845.
Overall, Pacific Lutheran University would lose more than $1 million in Pell Grant funds.
For graduate students, HR 1 means the removal of Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans.
Unlike subsidized loans, unsubsidized loans accrue interest while the student is enrolled in school. For some, that’s thousands of dollars more debt. For others, it’s tens of thousands.
HR 1 would also abolish the Federal Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership program (LEAP), which funnels federal funds into state need grants and Federal Work Study. PLU received $15,000 in funds from the LEAP program during the 2010-2011 award year.
At PLU, the cutting of the Pell Grants and the removal of SEOGs would adversely affect 864 students, said Kay Soltis, director of Financial Aid.
If you think this doesn’t affect you because you don’t recieve the Pell Grant, think again.
A large part PLU’s budget goes into ensuring that financial aid is available to students who need help to afford tuition. If that budeget is strained, other forms of financial aid are at risk of being reallocated to compensate for the Pell Grant reduction.
In other words, everyone pays more out of pocket.
Speak out, in whatever way you know best. An education can mean the livelihood of an individual, the cultivation of a nation of educated individuals. Make your voice heard and fight for the opportunities of those in need.
In Soltis’ words, call your Senator, let them hear you speak and tell them your story.
Spring semester is officially upon us, and that means much to see, much to do and a multitude of opportunities to get involved. I’m sure many of you noticed the new Hump shirts that students have been proudly donning since they were distributed Wednesday night, Feb. 8. The CAVE also played host to the talented musician Jakob Martin last Friday night. These two events are just a sampling of the programs ASPLU will be bringing you all spring semester. Be sure to check the dry-erase board in the ASPLU office, the ASPLU Senators Facebook page or posters displayed in the UC on a regular basis to be in the loop on all that ASPLU has to offer.
LollaPLUza is PLU’s music festival brought to you by ASPLU each spring. If you are passionate about music or simply want to help with the planning of LollaPLUza 2011, the planning committee would love your help. Please e-mail [email protected] for details on ways you can help.
This past week was Relay for Life kick-off week, and I’m sure you noticed the purple takeover as well as the luminaries throughout campus. Relay this year is April 29-30, and is an amazing opportunity for us to join together as a community and take a stand against cancer. If you haven’t yet joined a team, please visit www.plurelay.org and take your first few steps towards kicking cancer’s butt.
Sustainability will have a scene at the Tunnel of Oppression Friday, Feb. 25. This is an excellent eye-opening event that everyone is encouraged to attend. We hope that everyone had a safe and relaxing J-Term and is entering spring with as much excitement and enthusiasm as ASPLU is. As always if you have any questions, comments or concerns please email me at [email protected] or stop by the ASPLU office (Lower UC, room 140) whenever you see our light on and the door propped open.
Dates to Remember:
Relay for Life: April 29-30
Tunnel of Oppression: Friday, Feb. 25
FEB. 25, 2011 THE MOORING MAST OP-ED 5
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[email protected], the Washington Post
ran a story discussing rumors regarding increases in stamp costs, elimination of Saturday mail delivery and closures of post office locations nationwide. However, the Washington Post reports that Obama’s new 2012 budget offers $11 billion in relief, helping to continue the efficient and reliable service from the United States Postal Service, without cutting back on benefits for employees.
In a world of technological advances and in a current recession leaving college students with very bleak futures, the U.S. Postal Service is actually one of the safest bets as far as job security goes.
Communication in the U.S. is becoming progressively more electronic. On the Pacific Lutheran campus, students, staff and faculty rely on e-mail to schedule meetings and submit class work.
This trend has led to speculations that one day, snail mail will
become obsolete and put companies such as the government-run U.S. Postal Service, UPS and Fed-ex out of business. These claims are short-sighted and flawed; until humanity invents teleporting, people will always have a need for
physical mail delivery. Some paper documents must be
sent physically to protect sensitive content. The Internet is not as
secure as people like to believe; information gets lost to float around in hyperspace and hackers are extremely good at what they do – breaking through security barriers to steal information. Despite the best attempts at encryption, some items of information are simply too precious to trust in a flawed
medium.Instead of bashing physical
mail delivery and thinking of it as slow and old-fashioned, we should embrace it. How else would parents send care packages to their students studying far away? While e-mails and text messages are nice and efficient, they don’t carry the same emotional value and rush of excitement that comes with receiving a hand-written love letter. And physical letters have a tendency to last longer than
electronic mail – allowing future generations to peer into their ancestors’ lives.
There’s something to be said for a service which remains relevant and necessary through changing cultural phenomena and quickly advancing technology. Although we have sped-up and streamlined the process, we still rely on the U.S. Postal Service for specific needs, just as generations before us
have. In a world where the ability
to type on a keyboard is quickly replacing the skill of cursive handwriting, we should appreciate a centuries-old institution especially one which promises to stick around for a while yet.
There’s something to be said for a service which remains relevant and necessary through changing cultural phenomena and quickly
advancing technology.
Post deserves preservation
Would you like to say anything about House Resolution 1?
“I hope people understand that cutting funds ruins opportunities.”Stephanie Synan first-year
“It’s sad that people who worked hard for scholarships won’t be able to go here.”Julia Rodrigues sophomore
“I’d like to write Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and tell them to keep college funding a priority.”Philip Kendalljunior
“I’m a beneficiary of the Pell Grant, I won’t be able to go to school if it passes, and it pisses me off.”Barrett Bollenjunior
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6 LUTELIFE THE MOORING MAST / FEB. 25, 2011 LUTELIFE 7
Courtney DonlinLuteLife intern
ASPLU Senators decided Tuesday to give bottled water the ice-cold shoulder.
Before the meeting began, senators chatted quietly amongst themselves. At 6:31 p.m. the meeting was called to order. The room was relaxed during the quick roll call, and then business began.
Tuesday’s agenda had several items on it. There were announcements, reviews and a new resolution to vote on; Resolution 6, a measure proposing the ban of water bottle sales on campus.
The resolution was briefly introduced and explained by sophomore Kenny Stancil ASPLU Sustainability director. This was the resolutions third week on the agenda, so the senators were familiar with its content. After a brief discussion of why some out-of-state students may feel uncomfortable about Tacoma’s tap water, the senators voted. The decision to approve Resolution 6 was unanimous.
The resolution faced very little opposition. According to Stancil and sophomore Madison Sehlke, ASPLU Senator-at-Large, the main argument against Resolution 6 was the elimination of students’ choice. By removing all water bottles, students’ only options will be using water fountains or buying reusable water bottles. Sehlke and Stancil did not see this as a major problem.
“There’s roughly 30 drinking fountains around campus,” Stancil said.
“I did a lot of talking with students,” Selhke added. “Even the students who were against it were like, ‘We can still adjust.’”
ASPLU President junior Alexis Ballinger was pleased with the outcome of the vote for Resolution 6 and saw little likelihood for opposition. Before receiving approval from the senators, the resolution
was sent to Student Outreach to gather input from students. Soon after, there was an open public forum for students to voice their feelings. Approximately 40 students were in attendance.
“There were nine of us there from ASPLU listening to student opinions,” Ballinger said. “Everyone was in favor. No one was against it.”
The only common form of opposition against Resolution 6 was never presented directly to ASPLU or Student Outreach.
“The only negative opinions we got were on Facebook,” Ballinger said. “It’s easy to be negative if you don’t show up in person and say really what you feel.”
The ban, however, does not include water bottles for sale in the various Pepsi vending machines around campus. Campaigns like
“Take Back the Tap” will make it easier for students to purchase reusable water bottles and ASPLU will also provide free reusable water bottles as part of the new student orientation.
The ASPLU unanimously passed Resolution 6 Tuesday, a resolution stopping all sales of bottled water at Pacific Lutheran University markets in hopes of making the Pacific Lutheran campus more sustainable. The halt on bottled water sales is accompanied by the installation of six to seven additional water refill stations throughout campus.
Retail sales in bottled water have been on a campus-wide downward trend even before this resolution. As detailed by Wendy Robins, commons operations manager for Dining and Culinary Services, retail sale amounts in the fiscal year of 2008 equaled 33,120 20-ounce bottles and 10,980 one-liter bottles. These sales, especially the 20-ounce bottles, dropped dramatically in 2009 in parallel with the initiation of Take Back the Tap. Retail sales in 2009 showed 22,296 20-ounce bottles—approximately a 30 percent decrease from 2008—and 8,055 one-liter bottles sold. Sales stayed roughly the same in year 2010 with 22,128 20 ounce bottles being sold and 8,280 one liter bottles being sold.
Even though Resolution 6 does not affect catering services, their use of bottled water has changed over time. Although number of bottles used rose from 2008 to 2009—5,256 bottles to 6432—it was almost halved in 2010 when 2,904 were used. This decline was part of the catering service’s effort to become more sustainable by use of pitchers and other water serving methods than bottles.
PLU has a contract with Pepsi regarding beverage purchase, said Rebecca Farris, an administrative assistant for Dining and
Culinary Services. However, this contract does not explicitly state that PLU must buy a certain amount of units of water, merely units of beverages in general. So although there is now a ban on bottled water sales, the amount of plastic bottles bought and sold by PLU will not change.
If a student consumes .4 gallons of bottled water per week—the national average as measured by the Columbia Water Center at Columbia University—they will consume approximately three 20-ounce bottles of water per week. This bottled water addiction will cost a student $58 over the course of an academic year. In contrast, one gallon of tap water costs .01 cents. However, each water refill station costs approximately $600-700 dollars, and the water filtration systems in already existing sinks cost $200 dollars each, said sophomore Kenny Stancil, ASPLU Sustainability director.
PLU taps sustainable resourcesNick NeelyLuteLife reporter
“It really comes down to a matter of privilege. We’re privileged enough to have dependable access to clean
water.”Kenny Stancil, sophomore
Senior Mart Behling sells bottles in the upper level of the University Center for “Take Back the Tap” following the recent victory of the bill banning the sale of prepackaged water bottles.
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The conversation about banning bottled water sales at Pacific Lutheran University has been voiced for years.
Debates began in 2008 when the PLU Sustainability Office introduced “Bring Back the Tap, an initiative encouraging students to purchase plastic Nalgene bottles and use tap water, cutting down on the amount of recycled plastic that goes through our school or some that finds its way into the trash,” as detailed on the office’s website. The initiative aimed to educate students on what the Sustainability Office believed to be the environmental dangers and cost benefits of using tap water in place of bottled water. While the office found the initiative successful in raising awareness, the next step became removal of the objects in question. Sophomore Allison Merklinghaus has worked in the Old Main Market for more than a year and views the removal of bottled water an easy choice. “If we stop selling water, people would get their own bottles and fill them up at the fountains. Students adapt, it’s really not that hard,” Merklinghaus said. While schools across the U.S. confront the issue, full eradication of bottled water is proving to be complicated.
Campuses across the country have joined initiatives similar to “Take Back the Tap.” The organization “Ban the Bottle” has mapped similar campaigns at 16 universities. Three of those listed are PLU neighbors; Seattle University and the University of Portland have banned the sale of bottled water on
campus and Gonzaga University has banned bottled water from their dining halls. As of November 2010, of the 16 universities listed, only eight have reached a campus wide ban on the sale of bottled water, according to the Association of Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. AASHE is the same organization that has awarded PLU
recognition for the university’s sustainability achievements. The issues campuses are facing include lack of student support, changes in campaign structuring, costs to update tap-water fountains and contracts
with Coca-Cola or Pepsi product suppliers.While the number of campuses with full
bans on bottled water is small, awareness has grown and schools are finding ways to modify the presence of bottled water on
campus. Gonzaga University along with New York University, Stanford University,
Stony Brook University and the University of Maryland have banned the sale of bottled
water from their dining halls. New campaigns have started at Brown University, Evergreen
State College, Pennsylvania State, Winona State University and Cornell University among others to
discourage the purchase of water bottles. It’s not just college campuses; States are also getting involved to
discourage the use of bottled water. North Carolina has banned plastic bottles from landfills. San Francisco
has a ban on the purchase of bottled water by city departments, and “Bottle Bills” are becoming popular in states ranging from Hawaii to Maine. These bills allow residents to pay a deposit when purchasing a bottled beverage. They later get their deposit back when the purchased bottle is returned to a recycling center.
As this issue gains attention, it’s becoming clear that most campuses will need to come to a decision on bottled water usage sooner rather than later.
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Corina Bakery, located behind the Grand Cinema in downtown Tacoma, is a perfect example of what the Tacoma food scene is about. It’s not flashy or highly advertised, but it is poised to blow you away. The space is small, but a large window lets natural light flood the interior during the day. However, the darkness of the walls and the wood-pew seating still makes the place feel dark. Owner and head baker Molly Ott has gained prestige for her wedding cakes, which have been featured in several magazines, but don’t be fooled into thinking Corina is a one-trick pony. Everything it offers is seriously delicious. From the extravagant to the simple, Corina has a dedication to quality that is tough to match.
The high expectations Corina sets for itself have garnered attention and built relationships with other restaurants and suppliers in the area. Several of these serve bread baked at Corina, and the bakery even sources its coffee from a local roaster just up the street. Corina is also attractive
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Stop in for a quick breakfast or snack; you’ll be glad you did. Croissants and scones make a great breakfast, especially the jalapeno-cheese scone; flaky, buttery and the right amount of salty cheese with just the smallest bite from the pepper. The muffins and cupcakes are spectacular, as are the fair scones with jam.
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Parkland’s living room is officially reopening. Students and staff can welcome back the beloved Northern Pacific Coffee Company which is expected to unlock its doors during the first two weeks of March.
What does this mean for the 1994 coffee house? It’s the same coffee venue that has been around for 17 years, with a twist. The changes will be obvious to patrons. New owner, Ed Cedras, will be taking the original thought process of the name, Northern Pacific, and honoring the railroad that it represents.
The original name, Northern Pacific, was meant to pay a tribute to the railroad that went from Wisconsin to the Seattle-Tacoma area. The changing of the sign and the interior colors is taking the company back to its roots.
While the wall colors and sign may be changing, the feel of the store will not. Cedras wants to give the coffee house a freshly loved kind of feeling.
“I love Parkland,” Cedras said. “I am the biggest Parkland cheerleader in the world.”
The books, being an important part of the atmosphere of NPCC, will stay and so will the live music that has been important to Pacific Lutheran students and residents of Parkland.
Only records will be played in the coffee house, featuring Disc Connection music. The idea of expanding the venue for more music and bands is high on the list for Cedras.
The new NPCC will also help local farmers seasonally, by using their produce in smoothies, and the Yummers Cupcake shop will be creating a cupcake called “The Memphis” just for NPCC.
Jeff’s Ice Cream will be served as another addition to the menu.
Along with continuing the Open Mic Night on Wednesdays,
Cedras is making available a pinball machine and classic video games.
There will be other changes to the café, but the priority of the new NPCC staff is to maintain a place for people to come and be part of the community. Accompanying the idea of community the new owners are partnering with local businesses of Parkland and the greater Tacoma area to bring more of Washington to NPCC.
Some alterations to the menu are among the subtle changes that NPCC is undergoing. The sandwiches are going to be simplified and prices will be more sensitive to student budgets. In addition to accounting for those on a limited budget, the new NPCC will have menu items that appease vegetarian and vegan customers as well.
Wine and beer will be available to order, and every drink showcased will be from local Washington breweries and wineries. Cedras said the idea is to make NPCC organic.
Cedras wants to pull the focus back to the idea of NPCC as a coffee house.
Junior Olivia Hustoft is not only a barista at the coffee house but will be creating the mugs used at NPCC. Hustoft said the idea of using mugs created by her is exciting and it gives NPCC a friendly, welcoming environment.
“NPCC is going to be coffee central and the place to go,” Hustoft said.
Cedras said the ingredients are all the top of the line. Valhalla Coffee, a local Tacoma coffee roaster will be served. Dillanos Coffee Roasters will be creating a special blend of coffee just for NPCC as well. Along with the new coffee and the high quality roasts, each barista has been highly trained so that every cup of coffee will have late art and taste great.
“We are not going to put bad coffee into your cup,” Cedras said.
With a new sign, new interior and a few new tweaks, NPCC will still be the same old café and Parkland’s living room once again.
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Amber Serrano turned a stay-at-home mom hobby into a unique culinary venture.
“They’re my research and development department,” Serrano said of her five children, four girls and one boy. Serrano said her cupcake creations began as an attempt to create beautiful and delicious treats for her four daughters, who are all under the age of eight.
Located across the street from the post office on Garfield Street, Yummers 2 the 3rd Power Cupcake Factory opened its doors and started selling cupcakes Saturday, Feb. 12. Two days later, on Valentine’s day, Yummers sold out of their cupcakes, a testament to the extremely positive reception they have received.
The unique name is rooted in an expression Serrano created for something that is especially tasty. Serrano’s cupcakes aren’t just good; they’re “yummers to the third degree.”
The former accountant says she draws upon her creativity and Puerto Rican roots for cupcake inspiration.
This can be seen in her Puerto Rican V a c a t i o n cupcake, which i n c o r p o r a t e s plantains, balsamic and vanilla.
“I experiment a lot,” Serrano said. “I just have a crazy imagination.”
Inspired by a coconut alcoholic beverage known as the Blue Hawaiian, Yummers’ signature cupcake is the Blue Coconut cupcake.
“I wanted one that would slap you in the face,” Serrano said. It truly is coconut to the last crumb—even the milk and flour are coconut, making it a dairy-free cupcake minus the frosting.
“A lot of cupcake shops are real traditional,” Serrano said. “I like to stay away from the traditional.” One
of her more unique cupcakes is the Maple French Toast and Bacon cupcake. It features a French toast-flavored cake and maple buttercream
topped with a piece of candied bacon.
S i n g l e cupcakes cost $2.25 each, a dozen costs $22 and minis cost $1.25. Coffee, tea, soda and milk each cost $1.50 or less.
S e r r a n o found the ideal
location for her cupcake shop while getting her mail at the post office. She likes the feel of Garfield Street and says “it’s like its own little neighborhood.”
She was inspired to start
a cupcake shop after making it to
the second round of the application process to be on
Fox’s “Master Chef.” Yummers is not a solo
endeavor. Serrano gets help from her parents and husband, as well
as other family members. Serrano has nothing but good things
to say about the Pacific Lutheran community of which she is now a member. “We appreciate everyone who has come in,” Serrano said.
“I just have a crazy imagination.”
Amber Serrano, cupcake chef and business owner
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A formula for unique flavor
ABOVE: The Maple French Toast and Bacon cupcake is at the forefront of a decadant tabletop of unique cupcakes at Yummers 2 the 3rd Power Cupcake Shop. The Garfield street shop recently opened, and just two days into business sold out of their delicious creations.
RIGHT: Owner and chef Amber Serrano puts the finishing touches on a fresh batch of gourmet cupcakes. The former accountant donates day-old cupcakes to the local food bank.
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Prices: $2.25 individual $1.25 mini $22 one dozen
Hours: M-TH 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Fri. 9 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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BaseballFeb. 26 -- *vs. St. Martin’s, 11 a.m. *vs. St. Martin’s, 1:30 p.m.Feb. 27 -- at St. Martin’s, noon
SoftballFeb. 26 -- *vs. George Fox, noon *vs. George Fox, 2:30 p.m.Feb. 27 -- *vs. Lewis & Clark, noon *vs. Lewis & Clark, 2:30 p.m.
* represents a PLU home game
Team Scoring LeadersMacTaggart 12.3 ppgEarnest 11.8 ppgBull 9.0 ppg
Team Three-Point Percentage Leader sKlein .500Earnest .488Trondsen .360
Team Rebounds LeadersBull 6.3 rpgSchilling 5.0 rpgMacTaggart 4.5 rpg
Team Assists LeadersConti 2.9 apgPolis 2.7 apg
Team Average LeadersHoffman .500Shum .429Beal .385
Team Home Runs LeadersFrost 2Moore, Myers 1
Team Runs Batted In LeadersMoore 9Frost 8
Team Pitching LeadersBeatty (2-0) 0.00 era, 14 ip, 9 h, r, 3 bb, 8 k,Eisenhauer (1-1) 2.25 era, 12 ip, 11 h, 3 er, 4 bb, 13 kFrost (0-0) 3.86 era, 11.2 ip, 14 h, 5 er, 2 bb, 6 k
Women 50 FreeKlauder 21.66
Women 100 FreeKlauder 55.47
Women 200 FreeKlauder 2:00.82
Women 50 BackCarlson 15.61
Women 100 BreastGrannum 1:10.77
Women 200 BreastKlauder 2:38.86
Women 100 FlyJackson 1:02.36
Women 200 FlyDorcas 2:28.66
Women 400 IMAckerman 4:57.20
Men 50 FreeCarter 22.60
Men 100 FreeMesford 49.62
Men 200 FreeJones 1:49.37
Men 50 BackLimoges 26.23
Men 100 BreastCarter 1:01.83
Men 200 BreastOlson 2:26.44
Men 100 FlyRempe 54.18
Men 200 FlyDeines 2:05.50
Men 400 IMLimoges 2:05.20
Team Average LeadersGoings .429Hagensen .417Martinez .333
Team Home Runs LeadersHagensen 1
Team Runs Batted In LeadersHagensen, Nitta 2Matsunaga, Hatlen, Lowery, Cuthill 1
Pitching LeadersHagensen (1-1) ) 0.75 era ,9.1 ip, 2 h, er, 4 bb, 11 kHatlen (0-1) 4.38 era, 8.0 ip, 8 h, 5 er, 3 bb, 2 kVanSchoorl (0-0) 6.00 era, 4.2 ip, 7 h, 4 er, 2 bb, 3 k
Men’s TennisFeb. 26 -- vs. College of Idaho UPS Tennis Pavilion, 10 a.m.Feb. 27 -- *vs. George Fox, 2 p.m.
Women’s TennisFeb. 25 -- at George Fox at Beaverton, Ore., noonFeb. 26 -- at Willamette, 12:15 p.m.Feb. 27 -- *vs. Mills College, 10 a.m.
Men’s Basketballas of 2/16
NWC StandingsTeam NWC % All %Whitworth 14-1 0.933 23-1 0.958Whitman 11-4 0.733 18-6 0.750L&C 10-4 0.714 17-6 0.739PLU 8-6 0.571 13-9 0.591UPS 6-8 0.429 9-14 0.390Linfield 5-9 0.357 9-14 0.390George Fox 5-9 0.357 7-16 0.304Willamette 3-11 0.214 6-17 0.261Pacific (Ore.) 2-12 0.143 3-20 0.130
Baseballas of 2/16
NWC StandingsTeam NWC % All %George Fox 0-0 0.000 7-0 1.000Willamette 0-0 0.000 3-1 0.750Linfield 0-0 0.000 5-2 0.714Pacific (Ore.) 0-0 0.000 3-3 0.500Whitworth 0-0 0.000 4-4 0.500PLU 0-0 0.000 4-5 0.444UPS 0-0 0.000 2-3 0.400L&C 0-0 0.000 1-4 0.200Whitman 0-0 0.000 0-8 0.000
Softballas of 2/16
NWC StandingsTeam NWC % All %Pacific (Ore.) 0-0 0.000 4-1 0.800George Fox 0-0 0.000 5-5 0.500L&C 0-0 0.000 2-4 0.333Whitworth 0-0 0.000 2-4 0.333PLU 0-0 0.000 1-3 0.250Linfield 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000Willamette 0-0 0.000 0-2 0.000UPS 0-0 0.000 0-4 0.000
Swimmingas of 2/16
PLU Best Times
Lutes splash into spotlightPLU swimming ready for NWC Championship competition
The Pacific Lutheran men’s and women’s swim teams will compete at the Northwest Conference Championship Friday through Sunday at the Mt. Hood Community College Aquatic Center in Gresham, Ore. The Lutes will take on the top swimmers from Lewis & Clark, Linfield, Pacific, Puget Sound, Whitman, Whitworth and Willamette.
The championship is a three-day meet that begins with time trials in the morning and ends with the top 16 swimmers competing in finals later that night. The championship race pits the fastest eight swimmers against each other while the consolation final showcases the remaining eight.
Each swimmer is awarded points for his or her final placing which contribute to the team’s overall score. The team with the best overall score is crowned the NWC Champion.
“It’s a long weekend, it’s an exhausting weekend and it’s what we prepare for all year long in terms of being able to handle a three-day, six-session
gauntlet,” head coach Matt Sellman said. “But it’s always a good time.”
Swimmers with the best times have a chance qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships in Knoxville, Tenn.
“I’m hoping that we have some qualifying times,” Sellman said. “It would be a leap to say we are going to have some times that are going to get invited to the meet.”
In order to get invited to the NCAA Championships, Sellman said a swimmer has to show some “out-of-body” times to qualify.
While a trip to Tennessee may seem out of reach, Sellman expects good things at the NWC Championship from seniors Jessie Klauder, Casey Jackson and Gina Wittman for the women, as well as senior Alex Limoges, juniors Rayan Carter, Chase Mesford and first-year Kevin Jones for the men.
In his first year of coaching at PLU, Sellman constantly pushed the Lute men and women.
As a result both teams earned national recognition for their overall improvement relative to where they were last season.
The men ranked first
and the women ranked eighth in improvement, based on the AvidaPower Rankings published on C o l l e g e S w i m m i n g . c o m , according to a release from the PLU Sports Information Office.
Sellman attributes the team’s rising success to the swimmers positive
mental attitudes.“The transition that
occurred in January was probably the most significant in terms of how they were able to be consistent in their preparation and their mindset so that they could prepare the way they needed to prepare to become successful,” Sellman said. “The team had a pretty
steep ramp to climb in terms of what the expectations were that I was putting forth [this season].”
The complete event schedule and order of events for the NWC Championship can be found at the NWC Championship Page at www.lcpioneers.com under the swimming homepage.
Brendan AbshierSportS Editor
SwimmingFeb. 25-27 -- at NWC Championships Mt. Hood CC, Gresham, Ore.
PHOTO BY TED CHARLES
Sophomore Courtney Karwal swims through the water during a meet against Whitworth this season. Karwal has the second-fastest 1,000 free time for Pacific Lutheran (11:33:83) this season.
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The women on the Pacific Lutheran tennis team had their hands full last weekend, dropping both of their matches. The Linfield Wildcats knocked off the Lutes, 7-2, Feb. 18 and Pacific Boxers followed with another 7-2 Lute loss Feb. 19.
PLU fell to Linfield despite a win from PLU’s No. 3 doubles pairing of senior Caitlyn Hoerr and first-year
Saiyare Rafaei as well as a singles victory from first-year Leah Newell.
The Lutes said they are dedicated to the growth of the team, which is composed of younger players than past seasons.
Sophomore Tina Aarsvold said she has a positive and hopeful outlook for this season
“We lost quite a few top players last year so this year we are really focusing on rebuilding our team,” Aarsvold said. “We had many close matches this weekend which makes us hopeful for the rest of season play.”
PLU, although playing at the Puget Sound Tennis Pavilion, hosted Pacific in the second match of the weekend. The Lutes battled through several solid matches but Pacific came out with the win.
Newell played strong in the No. 1 singles spot and showed she can compete on the same level as more experienced players.
Junior Deanna Ellmer and Sophomore Haliey Rile both won their singles matches, tallying the only points in the Lutes’ 7-2 loss.
The team is looking forward to seeing Newell make her mark in the program and in the league as the season continues.
The women said they are excited for this season and are working out the struggles of being a young team competing against a more mature league.
But with such a young talent base the team said they should have no trouble finding their groove.
PLU will play at George Fox Friday Feb. 25 and Willamette Saturday Feb. 26 before hosting Mills College Sunday Feb. 27.
Lutes drop two
Baseball back on right trackStrong pitching highlighted the second week of
play as the Pacific Lutheran baseball team won three-of-four games at the Cascade Northwest Challenge in Wilsonville, Ore. Feb. 19 and 20.
The only loss of the weekend came in the final game against Concordia, when the Lutes dropped a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning and lost 5-6.
PLU’s initial game of the weekend was rescheduled because of poor weather, giving the Lutes doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday.
Timely hitting by the Lutes, combined with a solid pitching performance by sophomore right-hander Max Beatty, pushed PLU past Corban University with an 11-3 victory in the opener.
Through six innings, Beatty gave up only four hits and had six strikeouts before first-year Kip Godfrey, sophomore Nathan Shoup and senior Nic Delikat came on in relief.
The Lutes ended the game with 12 hits, three of which included junior Ryan Frost’s grand slam home run and two doubles.
Frost collected six RBIs and his second homerun
of the season with his impressive hitting display.“I was seeing the ball well all week in practice and
it carried over into game one,” Frost said. “It felt good to come through at the plate with guys on base in a game we needed to win.”
Game two was nothing short of spectacular as senior right-handed pitcher Scott Wall showed he could go the distance with a complete game win
against tournament host Concordia. Wall said the key to his pitching success was being
“able to throw lots of strikes and avoid three-ball counts.”
Wall threw only 94 pitches through nine innings with two earned runs, eight strikeouts and no walks.
“Combined with an error-free performance from the defense, it made for a very efficient day,” Wall said.
First-year Alec Beal, junior Corey Moore and senior Ryan Aratani each contributed two hits apiece in the 5-2 victory.
PLU grabbed its third win of the weekend against Oregon Tech, winning 4-2. Starting pitcher Nathan Eisenhauer struck out eight batters through seven innings of work.
Senior Dan Johanson picked up his first save of the season closing out the last two innings of play.
Johanson also contributed offensively notching two of PLU’s 11 hits.
The Lutes said they hope to improve their 4-5 record when they play their home openers against St. Martin’s University in a doubleheader Saturday Feb. 26.
First pitch is set for 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. respectively.
The series finale will be played Feb. 27 at St. Martin’s at noon.
Men’s tennis looks for first win
The Pacific Lutheran men’s tennis team continues action this weekend, hosting the College of Idaho Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. at the Puget Sound Tennis Pavilion and George Fox at home Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. for the Lutes’ Northwest Conference opener.
Saturday’s match against the
College of Idaho Coyotes is a non-conference match.
The Coyotes have an 0-4 record this season with two individual wins in 22 attempts, according to a release by the PLU Sports Information Office.
In Sunday’s conference opener, the Lutes will take on the George Fox Bruins who are 2-1 overall.
PLU has defeated the George Fox Bruins in the last three consecutive seasons.
The Lutes dropped their season openers, 2-7, at Linfield Feb. 18 and 3-6 at Pacific Feb. 19.
The losses give PLU its first 0-2 start since the spring of 2008.
According to a PLU release, this year’s team will be highlighted by its younger players after last year’s graduation of repeating NWC First Team honorees Justin Peterson and Joel Trudel.
The two accounted for 27 singles wins and 17 doubles wins in 2010.
Brendan AbshierSportS Editor
PLU kicks off conference action after first 0-2 start since 2008 season
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Junior Nathan Eisenhauer delivers a pitch this season. The Lutes return for their home-opening doubleheader Saturday at 11 a.m.
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PLU RecentSeason Starts(Through first four matches)
2011:2010: 2009:2008:
0-2*3-12-21-3
* only two matches played this season.
PLU topped twice by NWC opponents
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Sophomore Tina Aarsvold returns the ball in a match this season. PLU hits the road for Northwest Conference competition against George Fox Friday and Willamette Saturday before returning home for a non-conference match against Mills Sunday at PLU.
12 SPORTS THE MOORING MAST FEB. 25, 2011
The Pacific Lutheran women’s basketball team finished this season with a 4-12 Northwest Conference Record (6-18 overall) and finished seventh in the Northwest Conference after splitting their final games. PLU beat Willamette Feb. 18 and lost to Linfield Feb. 19.
The Lutes broke away from Willamette with the help of a 16-0 run in the first half and cruised to a 76-59 victory.
Junior Sarah Backstrom sparked the run with a t h r e e - p o i n t e r and first-year S a m a n t h a Potter’s four points capped it.
Potter led the scoring with 18 points, followed by Backstrom, seniors Jordan W e s t e r i n g and Mandy Wall, rounding out the four Lute players in double figures.
The Lutes shot 47 percent from the field including 33 percent from beyond the arc.
In the second game PLU nearly pulled off a late comeback against Linfield, but fell short in a 64-58 loss.
With two minutes remaining,
Potter sank two jumpers, junior Melissa Pixler finished on a fast break layup and Wall added a layup of her own before Westering drained a crucial three-pointer, bringing the Lutes to within six.
Linfield gained possession of the ball after a missed PLU shot attempt and ran out the final seconds on the clock to secure the Wildcat victory.
PLU shot only 44 percent from the free-throw line, which dealt a large blow to the Lutes.
This season Potter led the league in offensive rebounds per game, recording 3.46 offensive rebounds per game.
Backstrom ranked second for assists, averaging 3.82 per game and redshirt first-year Shelly Kilcup finished second in the NWC for three-point shooting percentage.
According to the PLU Sports Information Office, Kilcup entered the PLU all-time single season record book, making 49 three-pointers this season.
She ranks sixth all-time at PLU for three-pointers made in a season.
Kilcup also ranks second all-time in single season three-point shooting percentage, knocking down 44.1 percent of her attempts.
Westering finished the season with 41 three-pointers, making her eighth all-time for three-pointers made in a season for PLU.
The Lutes graduate two seniors this year and return four starters for the 2011-12 season.
Lutes split final gamesPLU wins one, loses one in women’s basketball finaleBrendan AbshierSportS Editor
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Senior Mandy Wall drives into the lane against Linfield Feb. 19 in the Lutes’ loss to the Wildcats. Wall finished the contest with nine points, four assists and three steals.
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