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Wildcat sports roundup: Week of September 21
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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 on Saturday. Sophomore Kevin Serrano got the lone goal of the match for Whitman. The Wildcats lacked...

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Saying farewell to fellow Wildcat: Scott Nelson
Julian Ortiz, Managing Editor • September 28, 2025
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President Blegen speaks to the Linfield Community.
Mark Blegen shares his vision for Linfield: Students are cautiously optimistic
Katherine Perry, Staff Writer • September 29, 2025

On Sept. 18, Linfield’s new president, Mark Blegen, shared some of his hopes and plans for this coming year at the student town hall in the Richard and Lucille ICE Auditorium. The...

Balance Budget Initiative reaches the end of its first phase
Balance Budget Initiative reaches the end of its first phase
Kenny McMillen, Sports Editor • September 29, 2025

The Latest draft of the Reorganization, Elimination, and Merger (REM) process to reduce a $4.9 million budget deficit was announced to students at a university town hall on Sept. 17....

Courtesy of Scott Nelson's IMDB page
Saying farewell to fellow Wildcat: Scott Nelson
Julian Ortiz, Managing Editor • September 28, 2025

On Aug. 13, 2025, Chief Marketing Officer and Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications as well as a Linfield alumnus, Scott Nelson,...

Turning Point USA: Conservative activism at Linfield?
Turning Point USA: Conservative activism at Linfield?
Katherine Perry, Staff Writer • September 24, 2025

*This article was written before Charlie Kirk was killed. The Linfield Review and the students featured in this story do not endorse political...

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: What it is and how it affects Linfield Students
One Big Beautiful Bill Act: What it is and how it affects Linfield Students
Andrew Beauchamp, Guest Writer • August 15, 2025

President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act (OBBB) was signed into law on July 4, passing through major roadblocks and by slim...

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...

Linfield women's soccer (photo by Zack Hampson) and men's soccer (photo by Julia Alvarez)
The Linfield soccer programs begin their seasons venturing down different paths
Kenny McMillen, Sports Editor • September 21, 2025

Linfield women's and men's soccer began their seasons with games on Aug. 29 and Aug. 31, but they took place in locations as different as the start of...

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

 

Connecting campus: The students driving ASLU forward
Connecting campus: The students driving ASLU forward
Hannah Jones, Guest Writer • October 3, 2025

The Associated Students of Linfield University, known around campus as ASLU, functions as Linfield’s student government. Their goal is to connect learning, life, and community...

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle
Julian Ortiz, Managing Editor • September 28, 2025

The “Demon Slayer” manga, written by Koyoharu Gotouge, concluded May 18, 2020, and the anime adaptation began on April 16, 2019. As a note of disclosure, I will not...

Why Linfield?
Why Linfield?
Blake Yockey, Staff Writer • September 22, 2025

Linfield has brought in over 1,700 students from 29 states and 14 countries as of the fall of 2024. But what makes students attracted to the university? One reason is that...

How AI in schools has changed the game
How AI in schools has changed the game
Blake Yockey, Staff Writer • September 19, 2025

Since Artificial Intelligence was first introduced, many professors have worried about students not developing crucial skills as the use of generative AI for assignments skyrocketed....

The girls are on the up this week
The girls are on the up this week
Peyton Leifeste, Life & Culture Editor • September 10, 2025

While last week was the first week of school, bringing a new term, new classes and new faces, it was also a big week for the girls! Along with the excitement of the fall semester,...

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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