Journalism & Media
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Life and Culture topics
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With second semester classes underway, spring athletics are following closely in tow. With that, the Linfield track and field team will be toeing the line for the first time in their self-designed jerseys this spring season.
“When I first got here, I wasn’t really impressed with the jerseys and I think a lot of people weren’t as well,” recalled Chandler Morris, a first year masters program student and a fifth year sprinter for Linfield’s track team. “We didn’t really like the purple on purple, we kind of felt like grapes; out of date without contrast on the jerseys.”
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For some, Valentine’s Day might mean flowers, chocolate, and expensive dates. For others, it might just be another day of the week. Regardless of your personal stance on the holiday, it still comes around once a year. Linfield University professors from various departments shared their opinions, traditions and tips to celebrate, or survive, the holiday.
“I feel like it’s a little contrived for the Hallmark and candy industry, but I love a holiday so I’ll celebrate anyway,” said Toni Ketrenos, instructional associate and wine studies department coordinator.
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The life of a toilet brush isn’t one I’d wish on many. While its sole purpose may seem mundane, its effectiveness usually draws a sizable sigh of relief from its user. But just like anything else, household products like a toilet brush, toothbrush, loofah, and dish sponge have an expiration date. So when is it time to throw it out?
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Linfield University has unique housing requirements. Students must live on campus for a minimum of three years (the first two of which in dormitories), and very few exceptions to avoid on campus housing are accepted. Most outsiders and prospective students are blown away by this requirement. Current students may even find it blasphemous too.
In reality, it isn’t too bad. Once students make it through sophomore year, their second and last year of dorm living, they are welcomed into on-campus apartment living, such as in the luxurious Hewlett-Packard Apartments (HPs). The HPs, while still located on campus, are multiple steps up from dorm life and feel less attached. But there’s no beating around the bush, it’s still on-campus living.
Feature stories
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“The idea that students could live with chronic medical conditions and go to college and that health care providers could communicate through different systems… became more realistic,” explained Patricia Haddeland, the recently retired SHWCC director. “As students with chronic medical conditions started coming to college, we needed more help, we added more staff and we just grew from there.”
What started as a glorified condom-dispensing machine has grown to a full-fledged medical office concerned with overall student mental and physical health. In that sense, Linfield’s SHWCC has followed the national trend as colleges and universities stepped up resources and services for students in recent decades.
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Grant Blodgette’s ‘19 interest in marketing, along with a family full of entrepreneurs, pushed him toward a career in the business world.
“I’ve always been quick with the decision-making,” he said. “I sometimes regret those decisions, but I’ve never been slow to make them.”
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One would think that if someone grows up uninterested in sports, they wouldn’t pursue a college basketball career. But that’s not the case for Jordan Worthington, a senior who just completed her final season with Linfield University’s basketball program.
“I hated basketball the least, so I kept going with that,” Worthington said. “I didn’t start actually liking it until 7th grade when I ended up playing on a travel team and had coaches that were really cool.”
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“[Going to college] was sort of just something that was always going to happen for me, even if I didn’t know how to plan for it,” said Brooke Brown ’23, a current senior at Linfield University.
As a first-generation student, Brooke didn’t have family with experience in applying to and attending college that she could turn to for help. Luckily, she learned about a scholarship program called Future Connect, offered by Portland Community College (PCC).
News releases
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The Linfield Art Gallery is excited to host “lakamas”, a group exhibition that showcases mixed media art highlighting the beauty of the land that surrounds us. The artists include Crystal Starr, Kitana Connelly, and Jeremy Ojua. All three artists are part of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde community and share a powerful pull to their culture.
“When I think of how the fields of camas must have been swaying to resemble a river my eyes become watery, wishing I could see the same beauty my ancestors got to experience,” Connelly, who is an Oregon-born Native creator said. “I am putting that feeling and energy into my artwork for the exhibit.”
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From counseling services to 24/7 courtesy rides, Linfield University promotes wellbeing and safety on campuses in many ways. Earlier this year, Linfield added a new resource to their toolkit: the university now has access to a supply of naloxone and EpiPens, and Linfield Public Safety (LPS) officials have been trained in using both in emergency situations.
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Spanglish is a complex hybrid language of Spanish and English, often used within bilingual communities. Linfield University’s Spanglish Day event celebrates biculturalism and bilingualism through creative writing and visual art.
This year’s event includes a writing contest and an accumulation of live readings of short stories, essays and poems featuring multilingual Spanish-English stories. Linfield students and community members are invited to submit creative pieces for the writing contest.
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The Linfield University Department of Music and the Lacroute Composer Readings and Chamber Music Mentorship Program is partnering with Pyxis Quartet for a series of performances this semester. The string ensemble is part of the 45th Parallel Universe, which is a constellation of the Oregon Symphony.
Videography
For-hire
Ode to The Linfield Review :
This video introduces Maddie Loverich, the 2021-2022 Editor-in-chief of The Linfield Review, Linfield University’s student-led online publication.
Studying Journalism & Media and Environmental Science at Linfield :
This video was produced during a series of promotional videos to highlight the various majors and departments available at Linfield University. I filmed this interview and assisted in the editing process of this video from the series.
Life after college soccer :
I filmed and edited this video for my final project in my topics in media production course. It features graduating soccer players at Linfield University.
Personal
Running (another) marathon:
Video log of my first week back to marathon training!
You are more than your workout:
Motivational approach to remind you that we’re all on our own athletic journey and hot girls take rest days.
Moving to CA vlog :
In September 2023 I moved from McMinnville, OR to San Diego, CA and video-logged the experience.
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