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LIFE & CULTURE
Roy Mahaffey: The trailblazer who built Linfield speech and debate
Kenny McMillen, Sports Editor • November 14, 2025

Every college has a figure that has a legendary status within the institution, but is unknown outside of it. These figures leave legacies and build departments that influence every student that passes through in the ensuing years. For Linfield University,...

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An evening of pizza, politics and free speech
Julian Ortiz, Managing Editor • November 10, 2025
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An evening of pizza, politics and free speech
Julian Ortiz, Managing Editor • November 10, 2025

Wednesday Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. in Johnassan Hall, a co-sponsored Pizza and Politics event was put on by the Political Science Department and the Journalism and Media Studies (JAMS)...

Crowd of protesters in Portland on Oct. 18.
ICE in Portland: Immigration, Protests and the Linfield Community
Kenny McMillen and Katherine Perry November 10, 2025

PORTLAND - A cloud of tear gas hovered over Bancroft Street in Portland as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents sought to allow vehicles to leave a detainment facility in...

Adversity, self-discovery and success: Immigrant story live
Adversity, self-discovery and success: Immigrant story live
Katherine Perry, Staff Writer • November 4, 2025

Storytelling is fundamentally human. It connects us; allows us to bond, communicate and share our experiences.   It was with this...

With Japanese no longer offered at Linfield, where do interested students go?
With Japanese no longer offered at Linfield, where do interested students go?
Kenny McMillen November 2, 2025

On May 1, Orion Bretherton made a decision that would change his life. He decided to enroll in Linfield University. One of the biggest draws...

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Steve Sherwood: Linfield’s new chaplain
Blake Yockey, Staff Writer • November 1, 2025

Following an extensive interview process with multiple candidates competing for the position, Linfield University hired Steve Sherwood as the...

Photo courtesy of Andrew Lee.
Linfield swim teams hope to find success downstream
Kenny McMillen, Sports Editor • November 1, 2025

Last year, both the men’s and women’s teams finished in fourth at the conclusion of the Northwest Conference Championships. Despite the graduation...

Wildcat sports roundup: Week of September 21
Wildcat sports roundup: Week of September 21
Kenny McMillen, Sports Editor • October 3, 2025

Linfield athletics was in full swing this past week with the volleyball, soccer and tennis teams in action. Men's soccer fell to Whitman College 1-0...

IM Football in action.
IM flag football comes to a close with the Apes on top
Kenny McMillen, Sports Editor • October 3, 2025

Intramural Flag Football came to a close with a shootout between the Apes and Jellybeans, resulting in the Apes winning the game and taking the crown,...

Wildcat sports roundup: Week of September 13
Wildcat sports roundup: Week of September 13
Kenny McMillen, Sports Editor • September 22, 2025

Fall athletics were in full swing for the Linfield Wildcats this past week, with the Wildcats earning team wins in volleyball and football, and the cross...

Coffee, tea or energy drink: What do we think?
Coffee, tea or energy drink: What do we think?
Faythe Lloyd, Staff Writer • March 26, 2025

I have never acquired a taste for coffee. Every time I have an energy drink I am pretty sure my heart will explode, even if I know it won’t. I have found that the best way...

Division III sports are the largest in the country, but is it worth the work?
Division III sports are the largest in the country, but is it worth the work?
Tori Schuller, Editor-in-Chief • March 11, 2025

Last October, the first half of my senior collegiate golf season ended. Four tournaments in five weeks stretched me thin, and the mountains of homework I have to catch up...

Leaf blowers are harming students, both academically and physically
Leaf blowers are harming students, both academically and physically
Kenny McMillen, Staff Writer • November 12, 2024

Linfield University has tons of trees. In fact, the university officially proclaims it has over 2,500 trees. With that, comes a need to handle the high amount of leaves in...

Halloween: Does anyone care?
Halloween: Does anyone care?
Katherine Perry, Staff Writer • October 22, 2024

Halloween is fast approaching, and there are countless ways to celebrate. It is a holiday perfect for community, fun and excitement. Keeping that in mind, let’s look at...

Madame Web Review: An Unfortunate Time at the Movies
Madame Web Review: An Unfortunate Time at the Movies
Julian Ortiz, Staff Writer • February 27, 2024

“Madame Web” directed by S.J. Clarkson and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless is unfortunately a disaster. From its clunky dialogue, unclear character motivations...

Art by Annemarie Mullet
Words of inspiration from Linfield’s new nursing professors
Charlotte Abramson and Isabel Berger October 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of everyday life─from school, to grocery shopping, to politics. However, despite the staggering loss of jobs around the...

Art by Annemarie Mullet
A look at Linfield’s newest Wine Studies professor
Sierra Bodle, Staff Writer • October 27, 2020

You may be familiar with the wine studies instructor Toni Ketrenos, but did you know that she has a house bunny? She also has a black lab mix named Pearl, a 22-year-old orange...

The Renshaw Computer lab is normally busy with people finishing projects or rushing in for a quick print before their class begins. With all classes online, students have no need to  print anymore and the lab remains empty even though access is permitted for students on campus, given they comply with social distancing measures.
[PHOTOS] Finals approaching, but popular study spots remain empty
Lexi Kerr and Dustin Lau May 5, 2020

Studying for finals looks a lot different for students enrolled spring 2020 classes. Students will take finals online to finish the semester, seeking study spots around their...

Community Plate, a popular hangout restaurant, hangs a sign on the door saying they are temporarily closed but hopes to have food available for takeout soon. Wednesday, April 8, 2020.
[PHOTOS] How the outbreak of COVID-19 has affected McMinnville, from Linfield College to 3rd Street
Dustin Lau, Photographer • April 19, 2020

 

Roy Mahaffey
Roy Mahaffey: The trailblazer who built Linfield speech and debate
Kenny McMillen, Sports Editor • November 14, 2025

Every college has a figure that has a legendary status within the institution, but is unknown outside of it. These figures leave legacies and build departments that influence...

Starbucks and Dutch Bros holiday drinks.
Starbucks, Dutch Bros and Black Rock: Holiday drinks worth your money
Peyton Leifeste, Life & Culture Editor • November 11, 2025

As a peppermint enthusiast, November is an exciting time for me as coffee shops release their holiday drinks. Cafes drop their pumpkin spice and pick up cranberry, gingerbread...

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The layman’s review: Linfield Theatre’s “Macbeth”
Peyton Leifeste, Life & Culture Editor • November 10, 2025

Shining lights, vibrant language and a large audience are familiar to some who indulge in the performing arts, but not everyone is as experienced in the world of the theatre....

Sage Henke: Diving into uncertainty
Sage Henke: Diving into uncertainty
Peyton Leifeste November 3, 2025

Attending a liberal arts university means trying a variety of new things. Whether it be studying a new subject or communicating with new kinds of people, it is all a part...

Theatre through adversity
Theatre through adversity
Julian Ortiz, Managing Editor • November 1, 2025

The Covid-19 virus’ impact on a global scale cannot be overstated. It caused great uncertainty and social unrest, erased norms, and had large effects on local communities....

Susty Cats: Paper towels and other single-use campus items
Susty Cats: Paper towels and other single-use campus items
Anna Frazier, Editor-in-chief • April 4, 2023

There are plenty of adages out there that attempt to help us regular mortals combat the environmental behemoth known as climate change. Eat less meat. Recycle your cans. Reduce...

The cast takes a bow at Eco Tales.
Eco Tales at Ford Theatre showcases student-written stories combining theatre and environmental awareness
Mariah Johnston, Staff Writer • March 15, 2023

Linfield University’s Theatre Department hosted Eco Tales: Student-Adapted Fairy Tales this past week in the Ford Theatre. This play takes a unique twist on fairy tales,...

Susty Cats: Food waste 
Susty Cats: Food waste 
Anna Frazier, Editor in Chief • March 15, 2023

There are plenty of sayings out there that attempt to help us regular mortals combat the environmental behemoth known as climate change. Eat less meat. Recycle your cans....

Jo Henderson, right, spoke at Linfield's Graf auditorium last week.
A World Without Soil: A tale of disappointments and hope
Riley Omonaka, News Editor • March 14, 2023

Linfield University sits at the epicenter of Oregon wine country. Much of the local economy is reliant on job creation and tourism brought in the wine-making industry. Vineyards...

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