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This week in completely made up horoscopes

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[fruitful_tab title=”Aries 3/21-4/19″] Ooouh, Aries, all of your new pens are so nice. The stars wonder how long it’ll take this year before you lose them all.

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[fruitful_tab title=”Taurus 4/20-5/20″] With the start of a new month and a new school year, it may seem like a lot has filled your plate fast; your stubborn attitude will make everything else that much more difficult. [/fruitful_tab]

[fruitful_tab title=”Gemini 5/21-6/20″] We all know you’re going to show up to class and make professors think you’re a good student, just so they don’t see your other (unproductive/procrastinating) side. [/fruitful_tab]

[fruitful_tab title=”Cancer 6/21-7/22″] Don’t worry, you aren’t the only one having a breakdown one the first day of classes. Just keep down the crying and your day should go smooth. [/fruitful_tab]

[fruitful_tab title=”Leo 7/23-8/22″] This is the time for you Leo to really outgrow the expectations you have for yourself; you CAN eat that pint of ice cream and finish an entire season of “Friends” in two days. [/fruitful_tab]

[fruitful_tab title=”Virgo 8/23-9/22″] Hey Virgo, it’s absolutely OK if you add a little more spice than the recipe requires. I see you over there holding the measuring cup under a magnifying glass. [/fruitful_tab]

[fruitful_tab title=”Libra 9/23-10/22″] Oh no, here we go again. [/fruitful_tab]

[fruitful_tab title=”Scorpio 10/23-11/21″] It’s no shocker that people view you the way that you do, because you know you act a certain way. But with where the planet is at, you also know that will cause other things to happen for you. Keep that in mind with the start of the new term. [/fruitful_tab]

[fruitful_tab title=”Sagittarius 11/22-12/21″] LET’S BRING BACK ROLLING BACKPACKS. WE CAN RIDE EACH OTHER’S BACKPACKS AND CREATE A TRAIN [/fruitful_tab]

[fruitful_tab title=”Capricorn 12/22-1/19″] Make sure you sit at the very front of the class. That way, your professor can hear you loud and clear when you fact check every part of the lesson. [/fruitful_tab]

[fruitful_tab title=”Aquarius 1/20-2/18″] The stars know that you’re excited to be starting classes… oh, it’s the pumpkin spice lattes you’re excited about… hey, at least you’re excited for something, Aquarius. [/fruitful_tab]

[fruitful_tab title=”Pisces 2/19-3/20″] Yo, Pisces. I see you didn’t even clean the old papers out of your backpack from last school year. Or from… two years ago? Three?! You monster. [/fruitful_tab]

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SOLVE your summer volunteering problem

Cora McClain | Copy Editor

Now that summer has rolled around and class is out, a good bit of relaxation is in order. However, if the extra time might be a bit too boring, then give volunteering a try. From the local library to the community garden, there’s bound to be a plethora of opportunities for volunteering. But if you’re looking to do something a bit bigger than shelving books, perhaps cleaning up your local environment is more up your alley.

It’s easy to say that the earth has a few problems — trying to solve those problems is a bit more challenging. Luckily, there is an organization that makes solving these problems a little easier.

SOLVE is a volunteering opportunity organization that is dedicated to “taking care of Oregon.” On their website, solveoregon.org, there is a simple search engine that allows anyone to search for local volunteer opportunities in beach, city-wide and creek clean-ups as well as invasive plant removal and native tree and shrub planting. The easy-to-use platform also gives you the date and location of the event, and even a contact for the organizer of the event to answer any questions. Often, the volunteers are provided with gloves, safety vests, trash bags and even lunch on-site.

So, if you decide that you want to take an afternoon to help out the environment, try SOLVE and see if there are any clean ups in your area. If not, any interested person could also organize a clean-up through SOLVE’s site. Visit solveoregon.org/create-your-own-event to learn more.

 

Contact the author at howlcopyeditor@wou.edu

Photo by Cora McClain

Four variations on classic s’mores

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle Editor

Summer isn’t truly complete without a few s’mores. This classic treat is easy to make, delicious, and is often associated with great memories made around campfires. However, sometimes even old favorites can use a new and interesting twist. Here are a few different ways to mix up your s’mores this summer.

 

The mixed berry s’more: I’m a believer that chocolate and berries go great together, so why not throw a few into some s’mores? You know, in case you need something that screams “summer” even louder than this campfire tradition.

 

The peanut butter s’more: Most of us know someone who’s a sucker for peanut butter and chocolate, and if you don’t, that person may be you. If so, this simple twist of spreading a good chunky peanut butter on the graham crackers is one you might enjoy.

 

The cookie sandwich s’more: Whether your favorite cookie is Oreo or chocolate chip, swapping the classic graham crackers with even more sugary goodness is one way to make your s’mores unique.

 

The s’more “cobbler”: Weather not cooperating? Having trouble finding a suitable place for a campfire? Fortunately, this alternative version of s’mores can be done with an oven by layering graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows in a lasagna or pie pan and heating until the marshmallows are toasty and melted.

 

Contact the author at howllifestyle@wou.edu

Photo by Rebecca Meyers

“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” review

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor

On May 31, 2019, everyone’s favorite titan made a return in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” a sequel to the 2014 movie “Godzilla.” The 34th installment in the “Godzilla” franchise, although not the best in its history, satisfies all of this reviewer’s cravings for more Godzilla screen time and big monsters fighting each other.

The newest “Godzilla” film follows the cryptozoologist organization “Monarch,” and their fight against a group of eco-terrorists planning to awaken all of the titans to bring a natural balance back to the world. 2019 really does love villains who want to restore “natural balance” to the universe, doesn’t it?

While “Godzilla: King of Monsters” introduces a menagerie of new characters, it does bring back one of the most iconic faces from the last movie: Dr. Ishiro Serizawa. Director Michael Dougherty and writers Zach Shields and Max Borenstein included magnificent references to Dr. Serizawa’s backstory, and they didn’t deny audiences any of his critical attitudes toward humanity. Not only that, but they give Serizawa one of the most touching scenes in the movie, where he finally comes face-to-face with the beast of his affection, Godzilla themself. He literally touches the face of God(zilla).

Some movie critics think they’re too good for “Godzilla.” “The plot line is full of holes,” they say, “focus more on the human characters, there’s too much fighting,” they complain. They’re snobs, the lot of them. I would argue that the focus on Godzilla’s fight against Ghidorah and the other titans is a marked improvement from the movie’s prequel. The 2014 movie focused far too much on a romance story, of all things. I’m pretty sure no one is watching “Godzilla” for a love story, unless it’s the romance between Godzilla and Mothra, thank you very much.

All in all, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” satisfies. There’s lots of fighting and wonderful connections to Godzilla lore. I will admit, the characters did tend to fall flat and the plot lines were convenient, but that’s keeping with the style of the “Godzilla” franchise. This audience member isn’t complaining.

 

Overall rating: I would strongly recommend this film.

 

Contact the author at howlentertainment@wou.edu

Photo courtesy of warnerbros.com

Beat the heat with these local concerts

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor

Summer in a small town can often get lonely and boring — especially in a college town, when everyone has gone back to their hometowns for the season.

But the good news is, you can break the summer monotony with the public summer events the cities of Monmouth and Independence provide for their citizens, detailed below.

 

Monmouth:

Every summer, Monmouth has a summer “music in the park” series. Each Wednesday, starting July 10 and ending Aug. 28, a different band will be playing in the Main Street Park Amphitheater. All concerts begin at 6:30 p.m., and the bands cover a wide variety of genres. Attendance is free, and wine, beer and food will be available. Pets are discouraged.

 

July 10: Ted Vaughn Blues Band

Genre: Blues

July 17: Brass Roots Movement

Genre: New Orleans jazz

July 24: Garcia Birthday Band

Genre: Grateful Dead tribute

July 31: Midnight Serenaders

Genre: Swing

Aug. 7: Coming Up Threes

Genre: Celtic

Aug. 14: Cascade Crescendo

Genre: Jamgrass

Aug. 21: Tezeta Band

Genre: Ethiopian Funk

Aug. 28: The Resolectrics

Genre: Rock

 

More information can be found at www.ci.monmouth.or.us under the “things to see and do” tab.

 

Independence:

The Independence Amphitheater in Riverview Park will be the location of the Independence “River’s Edge Summer Series,” a lineup of concerts and movie showings free to the public. Opening bands will begin at 6:30 p.m. and headliners at 8:30 p.m. starting on July 12 and occuring every Friday until Aug. 16. Movie showings will occur every Thursday starting on July 11 and lasting until Aug. 15. Movies in July will begin at 9:45 p.m. and movies in August will begin at 8:30 p.m.

 

Concerts (headliners):

July 12: Erotic City

Genre: Prince tribute band

July 19: Shoot to Thrill

Genre: AC/DC tribute band

July 26: Appetite for Deception

Genre: Guns & Roses tribute band

Aug. 2: Who’s Bad

Genre: Michael Jackson tribute band

Aug. 9: Ty Curtis

Genre: Blues-rock band

Aug. 16: Triple Shot

Genre: Heart, Pat Benatar, and Bad Company tribute band

 

Movies:

July 11: “Bumblebee”

July 18: “Wreck It Ralph 2”

July 25: “Aquaman”

Aug. 1: “Signs”

Aug. 8: “Back to the Future”

Aug. 15: “Captain Marvel”

 

More information can be found at www.independenceamphitheater.com.

 

Contact the author at howlentertainment@wou.edu

Four Wolves drafted history made

Paul F. Davis | Managing Editor

Four Western baseball players, center Jared McDonald and pitchers Alex Roth, Austin Crowson and Koty Fallon, made history on June 3-5 by becoming the largest class of Western baseball players to be signed in a single MLB draft.

Jared McDonald, a senior, was majoring in exercise science and was picked first out of the four. Mcdonald was picked in the 19th round as the 584th pick to the Oakland Athletics. McDonald spent his first two seasons at Grand Canyon University; while at Western, he was given the title of All-GNAC twice, finished his senior season 6th in conference with 54 hits, 4th with 46 runs scored, 5th with 9 home runs, 7th with 39 RBI, 4th in slugging percentage at .611 and finished his time at college tied for third all-time most home runs with 18.

Alex Roth, a junior, was majoring in biology and was drafted in the 21st round as the 634th pick to the Pittsburgh Pirates. During his junior season at Western, Roth became the GNAC Pitcher of the Year and also earned a place on the First Team All-GNAC. Additionally, he became the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association National Pitcher of the Week and GNAC Pitcher of the Week when he struck out 15 players  in seven innings on March 30, 2019 against Saint Martin’s. These 15 strikeouts made history at Western and set the single-game record for most strikeouts, tying the GNAC record with five other pitchers.

Austin Crowson, a junior, was majoring in criminal justice and was drafted in the 39th round as the 1170th pick to the Philadelphia Phillies. Crowson only played for Western for a year and earned First Team All-GNAC honors. Crowson also won National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Pitcher of the Week after throwing a no-hitter on April 25 at Concordia. Crowson also threw two additional complete game shutouts.

Koty Fallon, a senior and the only player to spend four years at Western, was majoring in communications and was drafted in the 39th round as the 1170th pick to the San Diego Padres. During his final season at Western, Fallon made 12 appearances and had a team best 0.66 ERA. During these appearances, he struck out 20 in 13 innings and only allowed  one run all season.

In the next few months, the four players will find out which development teams they will get sent to. But for now, fans at home are excited to say that this year’s draft team was historic.

 

Contact the author at pfdavis14@wou.edu

Photo courtesy of WOUWolves

Final intramural leaderboard of Spring Term

Caity Healy | Editor-in-Chief

Soccer

Co-Rec, Tuesday-Thursday Evenings

  1. Look ma, no hands! (6-0)
  2. Los Linguistas (5-1)
  3. Dunder Mifflin (4-3)
  4. Your Goalie’s Nightmare (3-2)
  5. Head Game Strong (3-4)
  6. Grace & The Funky Bunch (1-6)
  7. Team World (0-6)

 

Softball

Co-Rec Sunday Night League

  1. Broke Bat Mountain (5-0)
  2. benchwarmers (4-1)
  3. Swingers (4-1)
  4. Misfits (2-3)
  5. Always Going Deep (2-3)
  6. Masterbatterz (1-4)
  7. Dunder Mifflin Inc. (0-5)
  8. Wait for it…. (0-5)

Co-Rec Thursday Evening League

  1. Basic Pitches (4-1)
  2. Soft balls (4-1)
  3. Bad Apples (4-2)
  4. The One Hit Wonders (1-4)
  5. Rolling Bunts (1-4)

Men’s Monday Evening League

  1. Opihi Lickahz (5-0)
  2. Rippin Magoos (3-2)
  3. Dirty Ball Bags (2-3)
  4. Blue Ballers (0-5)

 

Volleyball

Co-Rec Competitive — Monday/Tuesday Evenings

  1. Killah Hawaiians (7-0)
  2. Bumpin’ (4-3)
  3. Meow Down (3-5)
  4. Wait for it…. (0-7)

Co-Rec Recreational — Monday/Tuesday Evenings

  1. Incomprehensibilities (8-0)
  2. Scott’s Tots (7-2)
  3. Work for sets (3-5)
  4. I’d hit that (1-7)

Co-Rec Recreational — Wednesday/Thursday Evenings

  1. Spiked Tea (5-3)
  2. The Agents (4-3)
  3. S.S.F.F.F.A.F.F. (0-7)

Men’s/Women’s — Wednesday Evening

  1. Joey’s Men’s VB Team (6-1)
  2. Bumping balls (3-4)
  3. Ball Busters (3-4)
  4. Meet the Blockers (3-4)
  5. Mas Hits (3-5)

 

Rugby

Co-Rec Flag Rugby

  1. How does one rugby?? (1-0)
  2. Bangahz Only (0-1)

Open Flag Rugby

  1. Idk what’s going on (3-0)
  2. Hook Those Balls (1-2)
  3. Balls Out!! (0-2)

 

Spring Golf Tournament

  1. Wakem (39)
  2. Wanderscheid (39)
  3. Dodd (41)
  4. Nowack (41)
  5. Moore (41)
  6. Weaver (43)
  7. Johnson (45)
  8. Brooks (46)
  9. Chimienti (48)
  10. White (49)
  11. Halle (51)
  12. Minniti (51)
  13. Reynolds (51)
  14. Benavides (55)

 

Flag Football Tournament

  1. Show Me Your TDs (3-0)
  2. 9 HC’s (2-1)
  3. Tightest ends (1-2)
  4. Rollin with Mahomies (0-3)

 

Contact the author at howleditor@wou.edu

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