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A Guide To Instagram

Paul F. Davis | Photo Editor

We live in an era where your Instagram aesthetic and prowess is almost as important to who you are as a person as how you dress or do your makeup, and we all want to look good, so here are some recommendations from your local Photo Editor, Paul F. Davis.

 

  1. Adventure: take a walk and take some time to find a spot that you can call your own. Look for a spot that frames your subject so that the eye is naturally attracted to you or your model.
  2. Candid: ever see a friend or friends that just looked like they radiated light? Take a picture and save that moment. Wait until your friend cracks a smile or looks at the camera to capture a moment that will be much more powerful than a pose.
  3. Perspective: a picture taken from below will make that person look powerful and dominant, and a picture from above will make them seem small and submissive. It’s as simple as getting dirty and laying on the ground or getting on top of a chair and taking a picture from above.
  4. Light: have your model look into the light to make them feel connected to a higher power, and visa versa to convey the opposite feeling. This is easiest to do on a very bright day or find a very dark space and let a ray of light come in and hit your model’s face.

Contact the author at pfdavis14@mail.wou.edu

Photos by: Paul F. Davis

Women’s team falls just short of conference championship

Morgan Swaim | Staff Writer

After losing two tightly contested games, 73-68 to Seattle Pacific and 73-66 to Saint Martin’s, on Feb. 22 and 24, the Wolves found themselves ninth in the conference standings as the season ended.

Coming into this week with impressive back-to-back wins, the Wolves had a chance of grabbing the sixth and final spot for the GNAC conference championships. With four teams fighting for the final remaining spot, the margin for error was minimal. After losing by five against Seattle Pacific, the team’s postseason chances were out of their hands. They needed to win their final game, and for other conference opponents to lose their remaining scheduled games on the last day of the season.

Saturday’s game against St. Martin’s was the last for the Wolves season and for five seniors on the team —  Jasmine Miller, Kennedy Corrigan, Shelby Snook, Savannah Heugly and Sydney Azorr are all leaving after this year.

The results of the game did not matter in terms of grabbing the last championship spot, as the Simon Fraser Clan was able to grab the final championship berth, finishing the season on a three-game winning streak. This season, the Wolves finished with a 11-15 overall record, going 7-13 against conference foes. That is a three-game improvement from the 2016-2017 campaign.

Next year, the team will be faced with the task of replacing a large number of minutes, with the previously mentioned seniors all leading the team in minutes played. Heugly, Snook and Azorr were huge contributors this year, all averaging double digits in points per game. The team will most likely rely on underclassmen such as first-year guard Keyonna Jones and sophomore forward Natalie DeLonge to play even bigger roles next season, after having both average over 15 minutes this year.

The final stretch of this season may have provided a large amount of experience heading into next season, as the team played with their backs against the walls for a large portion of the second half. Even though the team did not find a postseason berth, the Wolves found themselves in the mix in a jumbled conference and just narrowly missed the cut but will hope to build on the momentum generated at the end of the year for the 2018-2019 season.

Contact the author at mswaim16@wou.edu

Photo by: wouwolves.com

Wolves clinch GNAC regular season title as streak climbs to 20

Morgan Swaim | Staff Writer

For the third time in the last four years, the Wolves have won the GNAC regular season title.

On Feb. 22, Western took on Western Washington, the only team that stood in the way of a perfect season.

Many players understood how big the situation was, including senior forward Tanner Omlid,

“We’ve been waiting for Feb. 22 since Dec. 2.”

On Dec. 2, Western Washington handed the team their first loss of the season, 85-58.

The past 18 games going into Thursday showed that the Wolves quickly recovered and still have their sights set on a long postseason run.

From the start of the game, it was clear that the Vikings would not be able to be anywhere near

as successful this time around. With a lead as large as 29 in the second half, the Wolves dominated this revenge game, winning 89-73.

This game was a polar opposite to how the team played in December, and senior guard Demetrius Trammell was able to share his thoughts on beating Western Washington, “It’s a good feeling to get back at the only team that beat us this year. We wanted to get the

GNAC regular season championship outright,” he said.

As the season continues, the team will be playing a constant set of elimination playoff games, starting with the GNAC conference championship tournament beginning March 1 in Anchorage, Alaska. There the team will await to play a winner of a first round matchup, and play their first conference championship game on March 2.

“The team is the MVP every night,” said Omlid. “We’ve had five, seven or eight guys lead in scoring, five or six guys lead us in rebounding, or blocks and steals. Anybody at any moment can go off.”

On top of clinching the regular season conference title, the Wolves may move up in the national rankings. The no. 2 team in the country ended up losing this past week, leaving the opportunity for the team to leapfrog into the top three.

Contact the author at mswaim16@wou.edu

Photo by: Amber Holland

Meet the Dean

Sam Dunaway | News Editor

How long have you been at Western?

“28 and a half years.”

 

What’s your favorite part of your job?

“The favorite part of my job is getting to know our students and I also work with an amazing staff.”

 

What are your favorite hobbies outside of work?

“I love spending time with my dogs. I like to do outdoor activities of any kind, whether it’s working in the yard or playing an organized sport or going on a walk … hanging out with friends is another, and just going on adventures.”

 

What’s your favorite movie?

“‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’ That’s probably my all-time favorite movie because it’s the message in the movie that I think I can relate to and believe in.”

 

If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would you choose?

“I love Mexican food, I love authentic Mexican food. And there really isn’t a dish that I don’t like … If I had to choose one food within Mexican food, I’d have to choose tacos.”

What’s your secret talent?

“I can spin a basketball on my finger for an extended period of time.”

 

What’s your favorite dessert?

“Anything related to ice cream. I love ice cream and I love frozen yogurt … It’s versatile. You can eat it plain, you can add toppings to it, you can mix stuff in it.”

 

What’s one job you’d never do?

“President of the United States. I’d never go into politics.”

Photo by: Paul F. Davis

Lights, camera, action: New video production club comes to Western

Byron Kimball | Freelancer

Tuesday nights at the Richard Woodcock Education Center might involve mastering a dolly or finagling with lighting — at least for students attending Film School by Q-Loop Productions.

Q-Loop, the College of Education’s video production team, opened its doors in spring 2017. Film School, run by Q-Loop production team members, began this winter.

Film School was the brainchild of sophomore Andy McDonald, who wanted to help aspiring film students at Western find a casual place to explore their interest in video production. Students who attend Film School experience anything from learning basic filming and production terminology to actually working on video projects.

McDonald is quick to stress that students of all skill levels, even those who have never really handled a camera before, are welcome to join in.

“My goal is to keep it fun. It’s never just like a class but, hopefully, you end up learning a lot,” explains McDonald. McDonald has been involved with Q-Loop since spring 2017, during the team’s initial inception. Hailing from a production background, advisor Mary Bucy describes him as “just the person we needed” to join the team.

Bucy, who spearheaded the development of the Q-Loop team in order to make use of the Richard Woodcock Education Center’s new video production lab, remains optimistic about the directions both Q-Loop and Film School are primed to take. “It’s an exciting opportunity for students and a great resource for faculty. I can’t wait to see this grow over the next year,” says Bucy.

Students who have visions of working in film after graduation ideally leave film school meetings with a deeper understanding about how the film industry works. “We’re working as though we’re in Hollywood and we’re using their sort of language,” explains McDonald. “That way, if you want to go to Film School, you’ll hopefully be able to apply those skills directly to Hollywood.”

“We have a lot of repeats that come back every week and they really enjoy being able to talk about film in a way that’s not just with the roommate,” says McDonald.

Interested students can check out Film School meetings every Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in RWEC 129.

Contact the author at bkimball16@wou.edu

Photo by: wou.edu

Review: “Ugly Delicious”

Caitlyn Nakatsukasa | Freelancer

The word ‘food’ is sure to capture my attention whether I see pictures of it on social media or physically up close and personal. That is why Netflix’s new food-focused travel series “Ugly Delicious” undoubtedly seized my interest and increased my excitement for their anticipated release date on Feb. 23.

This show is about award-winning chef David Chang teaming up with director and producer Morgan Neville and food writer Peter Meehan to travel across the world and explore the different types of food and the cultural insights behind the food’s value. Each episode has a different food theme that Chang and his crew apply to different countries —  they try and see how each of the countries interpret the dish and cook it in a way that represents their culture.

Rather than giving cooking lessons and showing how food should be made, they listen to stories and the history behind how restaurants make their dishes and what makes each piece stand out from a traditional dish. The show depicts how people categorize different dishes to a specific country and establish a certain meaning behind them because of where they originated from. Chang and his crew work together to tackle the culinary stereotypes and see how they use their local ingredients and methods of cooking to create the themed food in their perspective.

I found this show to be quite interesting, as it wasn’t what I was expecting. I was expecting to see more on how different restaurants around the globe cook their authentic dishes. The show mostly focuses on the importance of the dish and how it can relate to everyone whether the food derived from that area or not. “Ugly Delicious” also gave me insight regarding how these other restaurateurs and cooks think when they create the food and how it led to the business’s success. Each episode also lets you get to know Chef Chang a little better. His candid jokes and remarks made scenes more compelling and his snobby attitude made me want to watch more so I could see what he had to say about the dishes he tried.

Throughout the episodes, he meets with celebrities such as actor Aziz Ansari and television host Jimmy Kimmel to try food with them. Their conversations are amusing because of their humorous comments and their insights regarding what they think of the food. It’s interesting to find these celebrities in a different genre of entertainment because I’m so used to seeing them in their own shows.

Overall, I greatly enjoyed “Ugly Delicious” because it highlights cultural contrasts and new facts about food. I found it entertaining how an Australian restaurant can make similar version of Italy’s acquired dish using Australian ingredients and culinary knowledge and vice versa. I’m amazed at the abundance of different alterations people can make for one dish and with it still being a huge hit.

I would definitely recommend “Ugly Delicious” if you’re a person that wants to learn more about different food around the world and listen to the personal stories behind them, or if you just love food like me and enjoy watching anything related to food. I also recommend grabbing some food to eat after watching this — you’re more than likely to get hungry and crave the foods you’ll see in these episodes.

Contact the author at cnakatsukasa15@wou.edu

Photo by: netflix.com

Indoor track and field stretch toward the finish

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor

The last rounds of NCAA final provisional qualifier marks, three in all, were picked up by Western’s track and field team on Feb. 24. Six personal records as well as a few changes to the school record books were also accomplished in the team’s visit to Dempsey Field in Seattle, Washington.
Two mile runners took advantage of the last chance qualifier as sophomore Justin Crosswhite and senior Nicole Maurmann reached provisional times. Crosswhite ran to a time of 4:08.79 in the men’s mile, while Maurmann finished the women’s mile with a 4:58.94 mark. Crosswhite’s run now places him fifth all-time among Western mile runners.
Senior Kennedy Rufener added more provisional qualifier times to her indoor season. After finishing first with a provisional qualifier in the 5k at Dempsey on Feb. 9, she returned to not only another provisional qualifier and win in the indoor 3k, but to a record breaking pace. Rufener broke her former school record with a new benchmark of 9:46.27.
Sprinting to the finish in the 200 meters, senior Aaron Whitaker took third for the men and attained a personal record of 22.49. And two more Wolves distanced the 200 as senior Sara Madden ran to her PR of 27.45 while first-year Michaela Yonkman passed the finish line in 27.7, also a PR.
Within the boundary that was the track, the field saw sophomore Mariah Gronbach weight throw to a career best of 16.72m (54.10ft), a measure that placed her second on the Wolf all-time list.
Ahead in track and field’s calendar is the Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker and the Willamette Opener, the first two outdoor events of the year, which will be ran from March 2-3.
The NCAA DII Indoor National Championships will be a week after, from March 10-11, and will take place in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Contact the author at journalsports@wou.edu

Photo by: wouwolves.com

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