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Wolves take home the GNAC Men’s All-Sport Championship

Por: Jamal Smith
Redactor de deportes

The Western athletes of the 2015-16 school year have had a historically successful year, and for the first time in the school’s history, the men took home the GNAC Men’s All-Sport Championship. The honor is awarded at the end of each year to a school in the conference that demonstrates excellence throughout all three athletic seasons.

With a combined score of 92 points, the Wolves beat out Western Washington University, a team who won the prestigious award the last seven consecutive years. Western Washington tied with the University of Anchorage Alaska for second place, and each school had a combined total of 79 points.

The success of the men’s basketball team was just one of the reasons the Wolves took home the Men’s All-Sport Championship. After claiming the GNAC title, the Wolves surged into the NCAA Division II Playoffs and advanced all the way to the Final Four, just one benchmark the Wolves set in their historic season. Senior forward Andy Avgi was awarded the GNAC Player of the Year award, and head coach Jim Shaw was awarded the GNAC Coach of the Year award in his inaugural season at the helm.

Western’s football team defied the expectations placed on them before the start of the season and finished second place in the GNAC. The football team had an opportunity to take home the conference title on the last game of the season against Humboldt State University, but ultimately fell short in the second half of the matchup.

The men’s indoor track and field team also placed second in the conference, and the men’s outdoor track and field team finished in third place. A week before the GNAC Indoor Championships, sophomore Kaleb Dobson broke the school record in the 60-meter hurdles with a blistering time of 8.30 seconds. In the same meet, sophomore David Ribich also bested the school record in the 400-meter with a time of 4:07.38.

The men’s baseball team finished the season in third place behind Northwest Nazarene University and Montana State University of Billings. Senior catcher/first baseman Trevor Podratz was awarded the ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-West Region award and the GNAC Newcomer of the Year award. Podratz led the Wolves in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, hits, runs batted in, and doubles.

Although Western only took home one conference title, the combined effort of all of the teams proved that Western is dedicated to success in their athletic program. Hopefully the Wolves can keep the momentum heading into next year, and this award is the first of many GNAC All-Sport Championships.

Contacte con el autor en jsmith15@wou.edu o en Twitter @journalsportWOU

Idiota de la semana

Por: Jamal Smith
Redactor de deportes

Never has a kick to the family jewels been more scrutinized than Draymond Green’s karate kick to the midsection of seven-footer Steven Adams.

The incident occurred in the middle of the second quarter in game three of the Western Conference Finals when Green, a third-year power forward with the Golden State Warriors, drove to the hoop to put up a shot but was met by Adams. In an attempt to draw a foul call, Green flailed his leg out and blasted Adams in the groin. The Oklahoma City center collapsed to the ground in pain, and Green walked away as if nothing happened.

Green was assessed a flagrant foul but the punishment was later upgraded to a flagrant two by NBA officials. Although Green was fined $25,000 for the play, he avoided a suspension that would have kept him out of the next game of the playoff series.
The kick led many sports analysis to debate whether Green kicked Adams on accident or on purpose.

Adams alluded to the fact that Green’s kick could have been intentional. “It’s happened before, mate,” Adams said in the post-game interview following the Thunders 133-105 beat down of the defending NBA champions. “He’s pretty accurate, that guy. It was straight to the jewels, you don’t think about any of that stuff. Yeah, it was rough.”

Green openly denied any wrongdoing. “I thought it would probably get rescinded,” he said in a post-game interview. “I followed through on a shot. I didn’t try to kick somebody in the midsection. I’m sure he wants to have kids one day. I’m not trying to end that on the basketball court.”

Whether or not Green had malicious intent when he booted Adams in the groin doesn’t justify his insensitive reaction. At the very least, Green should have apologized for the low blow. Instead he chose to play innocent, and even diverted the blame to Thunder point guard, Russell Westbrook, claiming he was one of the originators of flopping. One thing is for certain, opposing players better be cautious when going up against Green, at least if they don’t want to get scissor kicked in the family jewels.

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Homeward Bound saca a la gente de la ciudad en autobús

Por: Alvin Wilson
Redactor

Un nuevo programa aprobado recientemente por la ciudad de Portland intenta ayudar a resolver la crisis de los sin techo.

El nombre del programa es Homeward Bound, y su misión es proporcionar billetes de autobús gratuitos a las personas sin hogar que cumplan los requisitos.

Según el Oregonian, fue aprobado por Portland a mediados de marzo, y recibirá al menos $30.000 de la ciudad. El programa se puso en marcha, y se expidieron los primeros billetes de autobús, a principios de este mes. En su primer día de funcionamiento, se habían apuntado 40 personas.

La ciudad de Portland no quiere simplemente trasladar su problema de personas sin hogar a otra zona. KGW informa de que los billetes de autobús sólo se concederán a personas que dispongan de un lugar donde alojarse en el lugar de destino y que estén dispuestas a mantener reuniones de seguimiento con sus asistentes sociales tres meses después de su colocación.

Marc Jolin, director de iniciativas de A Home For Everyone (Un hogar para todos), otra organización que trata de abordar el problema de los sin techo, declaró a KGW lo siguiente sobre el programa:

"Teníamos personas sin hogar en la comunidad que tenían otras opciones de vivienda permanente, pero no sabían pedir la ayuda. Acababan atrapados aquí durante largos periodos de tiempo, semanas o meses".

Según los defensores del programa, sólo servirá para ayudar a las personas que están atrapadas en una zona sin familia ni apoyo.

Sin embargo, la crisis de los sin techo de Portland puede haberse debido en parte a programas similares aplicados en todo el país.

Una investigación de KGW en 2013 descubrió que los participantes en programas similares afirmaban tener un lugar donde alojarse en Portland, pero acababan de nuevo en la calle.

El programa Homeward Bound de Portland exige reuniones de seguimiento con los asistentes sociales, por lo que la ciudad espera que no tenga los mismos resultados que otros programas. Si se descubre que un participante no tiene hogar durante su revisión de tres meses, el programa le ayudará a encontrar organizaciones similares.

Puede obtener más información sobre el programa Homeward Bound de Portland llamando al 2-1-1.

Contacte con el autor en awilson15@wou.edu o en Twitter @awilsonjournal.

Muestra de Excelencia Académica: breve explicación e historia

Por: Alvin Wilson
Redactor

Last week was the 11th annual Academic Excellence Showcase at Western, but you may still be asking yourself what it was all about.

The Showcase started in 2006, and it is a way for Western students to show off their hard work from the year. It was created when the Program for Undergraduate Research Experiences decided to expand on the academic excellence awards that Phi Kappa Phi organized annually.

Over 350 students present material they’ve been working on, whether it’s academic research or creative activities. It is interdisciplinary, and includes anything from scholarly research papers to the performance of a dance routine.

“The PURE Task Force identified many ways to help facilitate and enhance undergraduate research experiences,” the Program for Undergraduate Research Experiences said in their message to the audience during the first Academic Excellence Showcase. “One of the proposed mechanisms was to facilitate greater participation by the entire campus in celebrating our students’ accomplishments.”

Dr. John Minahan, Western’s president during the first Academic Excellence Showcase, also had a message for the audience.

“There is no better way to demonstrate the value of a Western Oregon University education than through the work of our students,” he said.

“These abstracts of student presentations represent the outcomes of a university that knows the importance of research and scholarship,” Minahan said.

“Through this year’s Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University is demonstrating that undergraduate scholarship and creativity are distinguishing characteristics of our university.”

The event was planned in 2006 to be a part of Western’s 150th anniversary, but it has been an annual event ever since.

Contacte con el autor en awilson15@wou.edu o en Twitter @awilsonjournal.

Horóscopos

I’m here to predict the future for all you graduating students. And for those of you who aren’t graduating, please reference back to this in the six or so years it will take you to complete your undergrad.

Aries 21-4/19
You will be the proud owner of five Taco Bells, Aries. Screen Shot 2016-05-09 at 4.14.23 PMWhy not six? Nobody ever said you were an overachiever.

Tauro 4/20-5/20
Every day for the rest of your life you will consume 11 Choco Taco’s. This has nothing to do with what you will be doing for work, but I just wanted to let you know that you will be living the exact life you always dreamed of.

Géminis 21/5-6/20
I checked with the stars and not one single Gemini is graduating. There aren’t even any Gemini that go to this school. So if you’re reading this, “Gemini,” you’re a faker, and you’re tacky and I hate you.

Cáncer 21/6-7/22
Did you know that it’s actually someone’s job to test video games? Wouldn’t that be the dream, Cancer? Well, that’s not going to be your job. Sorry.

Leo 7/23-8/22
I’m looking way into the future for you, Leo, like ten years’ time. What’s to come? Well, hmm, how do I break the news to you? You’ll be in jail. Yup, that’s probably the only way I can say that sentence.

Virgo 8/23-9/22
Virgo, you will get into law school. Congrats. Will you get a job after that? I don’t know, do you think I know everything?

Libra 9/23-10/22
Somewhere between your vegan Kashi binge and your hunt for the perfect partner for your hairless cat, you’ll stumble into a trendy start up and they’ll offer you a job.

Escorpio 10/23-11/21
November 1, 2031, and I’m not telling you what this date means, but I will tell you that it involves some juicy news.

Sagitario 22/11-12/21
Well, Sagittarius, I see you entering a job that I am completely jealous of. Is it an movie star? A CEO? Nope, nope. You’ll be involved in testing new brands of wine. You don’t even have to do anything besides drink it and say if it’s good or not.

Capricornio 12/22-1/19
You will rise up and become president of all the Salt Queens and all the Trash kids of this fine world.

Acuario 1/20-2/18
You forgot about a course. Totally not graduating.

Piscis 2/19-3/20
You will be graced with the job of wiping the sweat off of Chris Hemsworth’s face in between takes of him filming the next “Thor” or “Avengers” or whatever those movies are that he does.

El estudiante elige la opción real de "brazo y pierna" para el pago de los préstamos estudiantiles

Por: Katrina Peñaflor
Redactora jefe

Muchos estudiantes que se gradúan al final de este curso se enfrentan al hecho de que tienen que hacerse cargo de una gran cantidad de préstamos estudiantiles después de graduarse.

Esta deuda, que para algunos estudiantes asciende a decenas de miles de dólares, parece casi imposible de saldar.

Tras estudiar detenidamente las distintas opciones de pago y sopesar su gravedad, un estudiante, Gary Traynor, se ha decidido por la opción de "un brazo y una pierna".

"Siempre pensé que era sólo un dicho, ya sabes, una frase que la gente usaba para dar énfasis a cuánto les costaba algo, pero entonces empecé a plantearme realmente si ésta era la mejor opción", dijo Traynor.

"Definitivamente me atengo a mi decisión. Lo he pensado, ¿y de verdad quiero estar pagando préstamos durante los próximos treinta años? No, tío, cogedme el brazo y la pierna, salvajes cobradores de deudas".

El hombre que concedió los préstamos a Traynor, Quentin Wesley, fue preguntado por el carácter tabú de esta opción de pago.

"Bueno, al principio esto sólo figuraba como broma. Un becario lo añadió y todos en la oficina se rieron de ello. Nunca pensé que alguien lo elegiría de verdad", dice Wesley.

Y añadió: "Pero estamos en el negocio de ganar dinero, y sorprendentemente hay mucho dinero en el negocio de los brazos y las piernas, así que no estamos dando esto por perdido."

Entonces se le preguntó a Wesley si le preocupaba el carácter ilegal de esta forma de pago. Rápidamente empezó a sudar y dijo: "La verdad es que no había pensado en ello", antes de añadir: "¿De verdad pueden mantenerme en el anonimato en este artículo?".
A lo que rápidamente respondí: "No".

Contacte con la autora en journalmanaging@wou.edu o en Twitter @JournalKatrina

Denny, no planees demasiado

By: Darien Campo
Staff Writer

Since the day it was released, critics have called Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room” the worst film ever made.

In a nutshell: when Johnny begins to suspect his best friend is sleeping with his future wife, friendships begin to slowly unravel, and the true nature of humanity is revealed in this black comedy cult classic.

“The Citizen Kane of bad movies” is a phrase coined by film professor Ross Morin that gets tossed around frequently. “The Room” has been mocked, parodied, remixed, memed, and outright torn apart by viewers all across the globe. But no matter how much derision it has attracted, on May 27 “The Room” turned 13 years old – and it is still going as strong as ever.

A year and a half ago I had the pleasure to meet Tommy Wiseau himself at a showing of “The Room.” Theatres all across the country still have late-night showings of the film, and crowds pack each and every one of those houses to share the unique “Rocky Horror”-esque experience. Even after all these years Wiseau still tours the world to meet his fans, and there seems to be no signs of slowing down for him.

Though a bit of a showboat, Wiseau is an incredibly pleasant man, and is happy to give attention to each and every fan he meets. His unique accent, peculiar looks, and mysterious background all make the perfect ingredients for a cult celebrity hero. Fans speculate about his movie, they impersonate him, and they even dress like him (I am guilty of this myself) all in an enormous rally around one of the oddest films ever to see the big screen.

“The Room” is, without a doubt, not a well-made movie. The writing is sloppy and inconsistent, the direction is laughable, and the acting is horrifying. For all intents and purposes, “The Room” is a perfect example of how not to make a film.

But there are thousands of bad movies filling dollar bins around the world, so what makes “The Room” different? How can a film considered so widely to be so bad experience so much success?

I think it goes beyond good and bad. “The Room” showed me that a bad movie is more than just lazy writing and sub-par acting. A bad movie is instead a lack of passion – something “The Room” has in spades. Behind the scenes stories, like the ones in Greg Sestero’s tell-all “The Disaster Artist,” reveal just how dedicated Wiseau was to his project. Tommy Wiseau dreamed for nothing more than to direct the greatest film ever made, and he let nothing – not his lack of funding, not his lack of proper crew, not his lack of support, not even his lack of fundamental skill as a filmmaker – stop him from realizing that dream.

“The Room” may not be the best movie ever made, but I would argue that it is the bravest movie ever made. It displays passion, power, and absolute love for the art of filmmaking. Everybody can find some part of themselves inside “The Room.”

Just like Tommy Wiseau himself famously said: “You can laugh, you can cry, you can express yourself, but please don’t hurt each other!”

Contact the author at dcampo13@wou.edu

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