Skip to Main Content
The student news site of Linfield University

The Linfield Review

The student news site of Linfield University

The Linfield Review

The student news site of Linfield University

The Linfield Review

Wildcat comfort media
LIFE & CULTURE
Wildcat comfort media
Peyton Leifeste, Staff Writer • March 25, 2025

When college life is intense and draining, sometimes students need to unwind. Students have unique ways of unwinding, but most of the time, it involves some type of media. Whether it be books, TV shows or movies, most students have a piece of media that...

Continue Reading
Aaron Godfrey gives a presentation to a class.
Alum Aaron Godfred visits JAMS classes
Kenny McMillen, Staff Writer • March 25, 2025

On March 13, Aaron Godfred, an executive in the Digital Media Department at Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and Linfield alumnus, gave two presentations to students about his career as...

LULA protests on Feb.10 on Adams Street in McMinnville.
LULA protest: for the end of living in fear
Peyton Leifeste, Staff Writer • March 3, 2025

On Feb. 10, the Linfield University Latine Adelante (LULA) started the spring semester by speaking their minds. Due to the recent political events, which threaten to deport immigrants,...

Assistant Professor Richards Cutshall (left) introduces gallery artist Travis Johnson (right).
First art gallery of the spring semester
Faythe Lloyd, Staff Writer • March 3, 2025

The Linfield Art Gallery is hosting “Toxic Gods and Black Fairy Tales,” an art exhibition created by Travis Johnson, a local artist living...

Course fees: Where is the money going?
Course fees: Where is the money going?
Katherine Perry, Staff Writer • March 3, 2025

At Linfield, many classes have course fees, including in the art, science, wine and language departments. As seen on the self-service page, fees...

ASLU to be acquired by Linfield University
ASLU to be acquired by Linfield University
Andrew Beauchamp, News Editor • February 25, 2025

In coordination with Linfield University, the Associated Students of Linfield University (ASLU) is in the beginning stages of being formally...

Baseball ranked preseason No. 1: Will they stay on top?
Baseball ranked preseason No. 1: Will they stay on top?
Peyton Leifeste, Staff Writer • March 18, 2025

This season, Linfield baseball was preseason ranked No. 1 for the Northwest Conference. According to coaches and players, this is both an honor and a nullity....

Meet Mary Jo Nichols, the force behind Linfield's athletic department
Meet Mary Jo Nichols, the force behind Linfield’s athletic department
Tori Schuller, Editor-in-Chief • March 18, 2025

The Health, Human Performance and Athletic building at Linfield University welcomes hundreds of visitors daily. Some are on their way to the weight room,...

Photo courtesy of Kira Hawaaboo.
Naturally athletic: Breaking records on the first try
Mariah Johnston, Managing Editor • March 13, 2025

Crunch, crunch, crunch. That’s the sound of shoes hitting the gravel-like ground, gaining speed to jump over the nine-meter sandpit. Whoosh, through...

The Wildcats celebrate a win.
Linfield Women’s Basketball concludes a record breaking season
Peyton Leifeste, Staff Writer • March 6, 2025

As a team and individuals, Wildcat Women’s Basketball has a lot to celebrate. For the first time in years, they made it to the Northwest Conference tournament. “It’s...

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...

A Look Back: Five Favorite Films of 2023
A Look Back: Five Favorite Films of 2023
Julian Ortiz, Staff Writer • February 15, 2024

Stacked from top to bottom with memorable, 2023 was an exciting year at the movies. For the first time since before the pandemic, there was an embarrassment of riches when...

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

 

Wildcat comfort media
Wildcat comfort media
Peyton Leifeste, Staff Writer • March 25, 2025

When college life is intense and draining, sometimes students need to unwind. Students have unique ways of unwinding, but most of the time, it involves some type of media....

Readings at the Nick --- "Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir"
Readings at the Nick — “Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir”
Faythe Lloyd, Staff Writer • March 10, 2025

On February 27, Linfield’s Nicholas Library hosted author Zoë Bossiere for a Reading at the Nick. Bossiere is a gender queer nonfiction author who shares their gender-fluid...

Super Bowl LIX: Eagles vs. Chiefs
Super Bowl LIX: Eagles vs. Chiefs
Peyton Leifeste, Staff Writer • February 25, 2025

On Sunday, Feb. 9, we celebrated what some would call an American holiday, Super Bowl LIX. This year, the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs took the field to compete...

Captain America: Brave New World Review
Captain America: Brave New World Review
Julian Ortiz, Life and Culture Editor • February 24, 2025

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is 35 films in now and it just doesn't excite me anymore. I had hoped “Captain America: Brave New World” would be an exception: Anthony...

Top five most disappointing films of 2024
Top five most disappointing films of 2024
Julian Ortiz, Life and Culture Editor • February 23, 2025

For my money, 2024 was a great year for film, so much so that I had a hard time coming up with a pure worst films list from the films I saw. There were, however, a few films...

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...

Work with us
Live Tweets
Facebook