Incoming students spend an afternoon playing ice breaker games during Playfair on Aug. 26 at the I.M. Field. The new Wildcats play Lap Circle to build trust and cooperation.

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Summer has drawn to a close for most of us ’Cats, as we get back into the swing of classes. While many of us tried soaking up as much sun as possible (though Mother Nature decided to delay the season), Linfield was busy kicking butt and taking names this summer.

Linfield received national recognition for community service and was named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Ser-vice Honor Roll by the Cor-poration for National and Community Service for the third consecutive year. There were more than 950 students who participated in commu-

nity service activities for the 2010-11 school year, totaling approximately 43,000 hours of service.

Adding to the school’s recognition, “Forbes” listed Linfield in the top 200 under-graduate schools in the Unit-ed States. Only four Oregon schools were recognized.

Apart from these major accomplishments, Linfield also welcomed a new career services director, vice presi-dent for academic affairs and dean of faculty and director of multicultural programs.

The college was also granted $250,000 from the W.M. Keck Foundation for summer collaborative research through the Linfield Center Northwest.

Other changes included the relocation of the Com-munity Engagement and Service office to Riley 216 and the Club Room a few doors down. And, construc-tion of T.J. Day Hall finished up in time for classes.

It is safe to say that Linfield has accomplished a

lot this summer and for the sake of progress, the Review wants to keep the ball roll-ing.

The Review has estab-lished three goals to accom-plish by the end of my editorship. They are to 1.) continue beefing up TLR’s social media presence, 2.)switch the paper’s produc-tion days so it comes out on Mondays and to 3.) strength-en ties between TLR and oth-er media organizations on campus by collaborating on projects throughout the year.

As many have recog-nized, print media is chang-ing with much of its content switching to online sources, such as websites and social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter.

The Review has an award-winning website, but is still working on generat-ing more fan base on Face-book and Twitter. Readers can help by following us on Twitter @linfieldreview or liking us on Facebook at The Linfield Review. Get

involved by participating in Photo Caption Fridays on our Facebook.

The second goal is to switch production days so that the paper comes out Monday afternoons. The reason for this is to provide the news beforehand and not after the fact. Many students say that they would have liked to go to an event dur-ing the week, but don’t find out about it until the Review covers it in Friday’s paper. With the paper coming out on Mondays, students will know what is happening during the week. This will hopefully increase turnout at events and TLR’s reader-ship.

The last goal goes back to print media changing. Media organizations are facing tough times, rather than working against each other, we should be work-ing together. This has been seen in the past with KSLC’s music reviews in the paper. The Review plans to keep up this collaborative prog-

ress and has partnered with Wildcat Productions to fea-ture videos of more news-worthy events on the web-site.

Despite these exciting changes, the Review is still looking for editors, reporters and photographers. If you’re interested in working for the Review, please email me at linfieldrevieweditor@gmail.com.

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Student musicians serenade freshmen

Two Linfield seniors joined forces on the stage Aug. 25, kicking off the school year with a free con-cert during an All-Star Cat Cab at the I.M. Field.

Freshmen, early return-ing students and a few par-ents gathered on the I.M. Field to listen to seniors Jer-emy Moll and Jessie Goer-gen perform.

Moll and Goergen each sang solos and then combined for a duet. Sam Dinsmore class of ’09 also made an appearance for a guest solo, receiving loud applause from the audi-ence.

“They did great tonight,” sophomore Sylvan Tovar said. “I think they’ve really improved since last year. I liked it.”

Moll performed cover songs by various artists, such as John Mayer and Sting. The show also fea-tured Moll’s own composi-tions, including his signa-ture pieces, “Nicole” and “Chasing Dragonflies.”

Moll’s performance highlighted acoustic skills and a gentle musical style.

“It went well tonight. It looks like people had a good time and had fun. I know I did,” Moll said.

Goergen hit the stage to sing cover songs by Alicia Keys, Colbie Caillat, Sara Bareilles and Adele. The audience sang along with Goergen as her voice rang out across campus.

Moll joined Goergen to sing a cover of a Sting song before the two performers wrapped up the show with an encore.

The Linfield Activities Board puts on a Cat Cab performance every Thurs-day, which spotlights both professional and student talents. Junior Nic Miles, the musical entertainment chair plans a variety of per-formances for Linfield stu-dents.

“I like folk music and when students perform,” Tovar said. “I’m definitely going to be playing some Cat Cabs this year.”

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Senior Jeremy Moll performs acoustic cover songs, as well as his originals during an All-Star Cat Cab on Aug. 25 at the I.M. Field.

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Linfield honored as top U.S. collegeLinfield College was honored as one of the top colleges in the United States by “Forbes.” Linfield ranked 167

among other national private colleges. Only four other Oregon schools made the list of the top 200 undergraduate establishments.

Linfield’s success was attributed to its association with the Kemper Scholarship Program and its high number of Fulbright scholars. Debt levels, post-graduate achievements, curriculum and professional programs were also taken into consideration during the ranking process.

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Guest lecturer shares key to collegiate happiness

The 2011-12 Convoca-tion address featured advice on how to find happiness and meaning from a college experience Aug. 26 in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium.

Johnathan Haidt, profes-sor of psychology at the Uni-versity of Virginia explored the topic of happiness, focus-ing on the common summer reading book “Hector and the Search for Happiness” by Francois Lelord. He also referred to his own book “The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom.”

Haidt referred back to advice he received from his father, Harold

Haidt, upon arrival to his first year of college.

“The most important thing you’ll learn, you won’t learn in the classroom,” Haidt said.

Later, Haidt modified this advice to create a new motto.

“The most important thing you’ll learn, you won’t learn in the classroom. But the things you learn in the classroom can enrich the lessons life teaches you else-where,” he said.

Haidt looked to the past for ideas of happiness, pull-ing from historical figures, such as Shakespeare and Socrates. He shared ideas from his book, such as, “life is not all about you” and “happiness comes from between.”

“I found the advice on not needing to love yourself to love others the most impor-tant,” freshman Pono Kalua said. “[The topic] was good. It related a lot to my life, and it was inspiring.”

Freshman Megan Beach said she thought it is impor-tant to prepare for the future.

“Don’t live every day as your last or the most impor-tant,” she said.

Throughout Haidt’s speech, he also expressed the importance of gaining expe-rience during college. He said that college is the place to take risks.

“If you can’t fail here, you can’t fail anywhere,” he said.

Kaylyn PetersonSports editor

Kaylyn Peterson can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Guest lecturer, Johnathan Haidt, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, gives advice to incoming students about finding collegiate happiness during Convocation on Aug. 26 at the Ted Wilson Gymnasium.

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Top: Sophomore Annika Yates holds up a sign promoting sustainability at the Greenfield booth during Linfield’s Activities Fair on Aug. 28 at the I.M. Field.Left: Senior Anders Van Sandt tosses a frisbee around with other students during the Activities Fair.

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New ’Cats prowl the campus

Dr. Will Keim, who has spoken to more than two mil-lion college students across the nation, summarized life lessons into 10 points to Lin-field’s class of 2015 during “Welcome to the Time of Your Life” on Aug. 28 in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium.

Keim’s first point was for students to be scholars who value education.

His second suggestion was to serve both the Linfield and McMinnville commu-nities. He said that serving one’s community, puts one’s own problems into perspec-tive.

Third, Keim encouraged students to make friends of different races, colors, sexes and sexual orientations. He urged the audience to let go of prejudices.

Another lesson was to “do what you say, and say what you mean.” Keim said people would get much further in life if they accepted respon-sibility for their actions and were truthful to themselves and others.

His fifth suggestion was to be healthy. Keim made it clear to students that it’s okay to refrain from sex. But he said that if students do decide to engage in sexual activities, to protect themselves with con-traception.

He also urged students to be spiritual. He told students how beneficial it is to believe in something greater than themselves.

Another point was to be free from dependence on alco-hol and other drugs. Keim said that students can’t make good choices for other people, but he urged the audience to be good bystanders and look out for each other.

His eighth lesson involved students’ relationships with their parents. Keim said that not every child is blessed with wonderful parents. So, he urged those individuals to try to move forward with their lives by taking advantage of resources at school.

Keim’s ninth piece of advice was to find something you love to do and do it well. He said that no interest is frivolous.

His final point was to “set the banquet for the feast you’re going to eat for the rest of your life.” Keim explained that as a college freshman, one quarter of life is already over. He said that Linfield can provide everything students need to create their own life masterpieces.

Freshman Kaira Liston said that Keim’s presenta-tion was “fun, but shocking because Dr. Keim is in min-istry.”

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The Linfield College foot-ball program carried out its annual fall camp in August amid the high expectations that always surround the sto-ried program but with many questions, as well.

According to head football coach Joseph Smith, an aver-age day at camp can last as long as 13 hours. Players take part in drills, real-game sce-narios and meetings, as well as strength and condition-ing training exercises in the HHPA pool to prepare them for the rigorous demands of the season.

“We’re about where we expected to be,” Smith said. “We have some turnovers in some key spots that have yet to be filled, but I’m pleased with where we are.”

Among those departures are last season’s Northwest Conference Offensive and Defensive players of the year, quarterback Aaron Boehme and defensive end Eric Hedin, class of ’11. Both players began professional careers, with Boehme cur playing overseas in the Ger-man Football League and Hedin playing for the Arena Football League.

Additionally, Smith said that the presence of for-

mer Wildcat Paul Nishizaki will sorely be missed on the defensive line, as well as linebacker Bubba Kukahiko, class of ’11.

“Our defensive line was really tremendous with [Nishizaki] and [Hedin],” Smith said. “We’ll have guys that will fill in, but those guys were pretty darn good. The senior linebackers we lost hurt, too, and [Boehme] was amazing.”

Despite the loss of those senior leaders on either side of the ball, many outstand-

ing players remain to anchor the ’Cats, including senior tailback Aaron Williams. Wil-liams, who injured himself last season and had to sit out the second half of the year, will be a force on offense. On defense, junior linebacker Axel Cederberg will be a leader and help mentor a young linebacking core.

“Our running back core is strong,” Smith said. “Josh Hill and Aaron Williams are two very good backs.”

Furthermore, Smith said that a number of transfer

students and freshmen have impressed the coaching staff in camp and could have an instant impact on the field. Specifically, Smith mentioned that transfer junior wide receiver Lucas Jepson has shown a hunger and energy that could put him in a posi-tion to play from day one.

“Lucas Jepson is playing good football right now,” Smith said. “[Running back] Zack Young, a transfer, is definitely talented enough to play. [Linebacker] Brian Dun-dis is another transfer who

will figure in things as well.”Thus far, Smith believes

the team’s secondary is its strength largely due to strong senior leadership. Led by senior safety Drew Fisher and senior cornerbacks Tay-lor Skore and Nate Dixon, the veteran ball-hawks that have compiled numerous all-region and all-American hon-ors, opposing teams will have to prepare thoroughly before thinking about passing deep against the Wildcats.

The offensive line has also been identified as one of the team’s strong areas, although camp has been punishing for many of the lineman. Return-ing linemen junior Kaston Gleason and senior Jordan Barnes look to build on the success the o-line found last season and lead the first-time starters.

“The secondary is out-standing,” Smith said. “Some good play makers, good solid tacklers. I look for them to be steady for us. The offensive line should be as well but they’ve been pretty banged up.”

Smith said the lineback-ing core and defensive line have been inconsistent so far due to the wear-and-tear that comes with camp, but should come together after having more time to play as a unit. He also emphasized that con-

sistency at the quarterback position must improve for the Wildcats to find success on the field. Junior quarter-back Mickey Inns is the heir-apparent but faces competi-tion from sophomore Josh Yoder and incoming fresh-man Ben Bolton. All three have shown moments of brilliance, but no player has separated himself from the others yet.

“In reality, it’s been up and down,” Smith said. “We haven’t had the consistency there that we really want. Mickey Inns has had some good days, and when he’s in rhythm he moves the ball pretty well.”

With two weeks remain-ing before the team’s season opening game against Cali-fornia Lutheran University on Sept. 10, Smith remains confident his players have the potential to achieve the level of excellence Linfield fans have come to perenni-ally expect in the Catdome. With strong leaders like Fish-er, Dixon, Cederberg and Wil-liams, this season’s football squad is sure to extend the program’s NCAA all-divi-sions record for consecutive winning seasons and make a strong run at capturing a third consecutive NWC title.

Promising season anticipated for football

Chris Forrer can be reached at linfieldreviewsports@gmail.com.

Speaker gives pointers on life lessons

Emily Isaac can be reached at linfieldreviewopinion@gmail.com.

Emily IsaacOpinion editor

Chris ForrerSports columnist

Guest speaker Dr. Will Keim addresses incoming freshmen with 10 life lessons during “Welcome to the Time of Your Life” on Aug. 28 in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium.

The 2010-11 Wildcats show support for their teammates during a fall football game.

Joel Ray/Photo editor

Photo courtesy of Megan Dunn

Wildcat sports scheduleThursday, Sept. 1

Cross Country @ Portland, Ore. 4 p.m.

Men’s Soccer vs. Northwest Christian 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 3

Men’s Soccer vs. UC-Santa Cruz 7 p.m.

Women’s Soccer @ Klamath Falls, Ore. 1 p.m.

Volleyball @ Portland, Ore. 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 4

Volleyball @ Portland, Ore. 11:30 and 1:30 p.m.