When Caroline Polachek brought “The Spiraling Tour” to the Shrine Auditorium April 29, it was a celebration of an already-incredible run for the artist. Following her critically acclaimed solo debut, “Pang,” Polachek’s sophomore album has quickly come to be known as her best yet. As an artist whose career boasts a Beyoncé co-write, the performance of “Desire, I Want To Turn Into You” made for a beautifully unholy show.

The show’s opener, Sudan Archives, was a perfect introduction to a night of transcendence. Weaving between ecstatic violin solos and electronically altered vocals, Sudan Archives sang hits from her Pitchfork-featured “Natural Brown Prom Queen” with surprising ease. Ending with “Selfish Soul,” the set preluded a night of alternative pop earworms. 

The stage transformed for Polachek’s performance and the artist’s signature volcanic island aesthetics began to take form. As the time neared 9:15 p.m., the lights dimmed and a large countdown was projected on the backdrop. 

Polachek started her set with “Welcome to My Island,” a fitting start to an album that parallels the Greek myth of Circe. Clad in linens, Polachek lured in the screaming crowd with the bravado of a renowned enchantress.

Polachek masterfully uses her voice to elevate her music. There’s something quite incredible about Polachek’s vocal abilities. In “Ocean of Tears,” her voice flips with agility, evoking autotune-like qualities. Polachek’s classical voice training shone all throughout the show, soaring above the deafening roar of the audience. Like an ancient siren beckoning, Polachek makes it nearly impossible not to fall for her crystalline tone.

Polachek’s enrapturing act was best seen in her tribute to fellow artist SOPHIE, “I Believe.” Hands clasped together and staring straight into the sole spotlight, she sang to a higher power. For an artist emerging from the underground scene, Polachek is an expert at raising hell.

The night’s first surprise guest, Charli XCX, brought her club remix of the opening track to a shocked crowd. Frequent collaborators and two leading figures in their respective genres, the pair was perfectly matched. The sapphic chemistry was exactly what the night needed after the emotional beat of the previous song. 

“I want to dedicate this next song to someone very special in the house tonight: Mr. Danny L. Harle,” Polachek said.  “Let’s throw it back [to] 2019.”

“Pang” is the title track of Polachek’s debut album, which Harle executively produced alongside the likes of PC Music’s A. G. Cook and Daniel Nigro. The crowd knew every single word.

One of the best moments of the night came in the form of “Parachute,” a minimally-produced track that highlighted Polachek’s voice. The audience stood silent, in an unspoken agreement to leave the gravitic moment untouched. Caroline Polachek was to speak in allure, it would be her mother tongue. This hush was only disrupted by cheering at Polachek’s mention of Los Angeles: “Here’s where I jumped / From the airplane without questioning it / The curve of the coast of Los Angeles / Spreading itself below.”

The show’s triumph only continued with the surprise appearance of Weyes Blood, which had been hinted at earlier in the day in a tweet from the guest. This pairing was a proverbial, reverberating ode to dream-filled bliss. Blood’s “Titanic Rising” has been thought to be in the same cinematic universe as Polachek’s releases, and their inevitable collaboration is a highly anticipated one. 

The concert’s audio technicians excelled in their roles, with the mix serving Polachek’s presentation flawlessly. Although the bass seemed to be turned up to the max, it wasn’t the only part of the performance that left the crowd shaking.

Seen sprinkled throughout the show, Polachek’s humor is dark and ironic. In her introduction to “Caroline Shut Up,” she explained the meaning behind the tongue-in-cheek ballad.

“Then you know how hard it is when the person you love is right there in front of you and loves you … and you do all sorts of mental gymnastics, right?” Polachek said. “You’re like, ‘That’s not the real me, they love some imagination of me and if they find out who I was they won’t love me. And that’s not that’s not the real them I love, they can’t possibly live up to my expectations.’ Sometimes, you have to tell yourself to shut up.”

The show closed with two of Polachek’s biggest songs. Currently at 83 million listens on Spotify and named as one of 2019’s best songs by NPR and Stereogum, “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings,” ended the show. As the last song of the official track list, the song was a joyous bookend to an emotionally tumultuous night.

Polachek answered the call for an encore with “Door,” her first release under her own name. The song is long, clocking in at a length of five minutes and 22 seconds, and keeps the listener engaged throughout. In spite of the track’s unconventionality, it is an unforgettable catchy song. 

Polachek’s career trajectory is similar in its out-of-the-ordinary nature. Even though she defies the conventions of pop queendom, she remains firmly in the ever-changing pop landscape. With her unprecedented style and revolutionary vocal ability, Polachek may soon be recognized as one of the best vocalists of our generation. This tour proved Polachek’s refusal to loosen her grip on the melodic reins she has on critical and widespread attention. 

It’s about time that the world gives in to the power of Polachek.

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A bright blue sky, a rainbow, red rocks and a hotdog combine to create a unique exhibition in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts ACME Lab. “ACME Lab is an exhibition space for art experimentation and exploration,” reads UMFA’s ACME Lab page.

The exploration of “Hot Dog Bridge” by Russell T. Gordon is no different. Divided into sections Interpersonal, Interview, Interact and Interject, this lab explores Gordon’s art and history at the University of Utah and how one piece of art can be interpreted differently.

Interpersonal

The first thing you’ll see when walking into this ACME lab is a brief history of Russel T. Gordon. Letters detailing his appointment as a temporary professor at the U sit alongside his portrait and a quote describing his artistic process. “The one necessary ingredient for my efforts is humor,” reads part of the excerpt shown from a Dec. 1975 statement by Gordon. 

Firsthand memories of Gordon provided by UMFA docent Richard Harmston are placed next to Gordon’s obituary. As the start of the exploration of one of his works, this section builds a relationship with the artist himself and provides insight into his art, person and history that connects him to the U.

Interview

“Explore ‘Hot Dog Bridge’ through the interests and expertise of community members,” reads the description of the Interview part of the lab.

One such exploration was crafted by nutritionist Julie Metos, who built a nutrition label inspired by the happiness that this painting brought her. Her comment on the piece explains how food can nourish comfort and community. She reflects that in her label. The painting, according to Metos’ nutrition facts, contains 50% community and 100% total fun.

Another contribution was from Carrie Levitt-Bussian, the paleontology collections manager at the Natural History Museum of Utah. As if she had discovered the hot dog bridge while prospecting for fossils, Levitt-Bussian contributed a field journal page detailing the day she and her team came across the bridge and the sketch she drew upon discovery.

Engineer Travis J. Morrison contributed a research proposal for the exhibit. The proposal is based on the hypothesis that steam from “Hot Dog Bridge” creates clouds, which produce rain that tastes like hot dogs. Other questions the research proposal hopes to answer include why the sky is a flat blue color, and why the rainbow only includes five colors.

This section is a fantastic representation of how one’s background can contribute to the way art is examined and demonstrates how nearly any field of work can connect to art.

Interact and Interject

This lab also offers several ways for viewers to engage and comment. The lab encourages the exploration of color through a touchpad where visitors are able to color in their own version of “Hot Dog Bridge.”

“What if it wasn’t a rainbow but stripes of cool colors (blues, greens, purples)?” reads the plaque at this part of the lab. This offers an opportunity to explore how color choices affect the feel of a piece. 

Just next to the touchpad is a selection of stuffed objects, like plants, rocks and of course a hot dog. Here visitors are able to imagine their own whimsical landscape in front of a blue, cloud-filled sky mimicking that seen in “Hot Dog Bridge.” 

Near these two parts of the Interact section of the lab is the opportunity to comment, or interject, on the lab. Notecards with prompts that visitors can display are provided here. “A hot dog bridge? How surprising! What is something in your life that surprised you and brought you joy?” one prompt reads.

This final section of the lab seems to highlight how something as obscure as a hot dog bridge can connect to everyday experiences, and provide an opportunity to reflect on them. As a whole, this lab exemplifies how one piece of art can inspire all kinds of conversations, interpretations and connections. If a hot dog bridge can build this whole lab, what could other pieces of art inspire?

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@JosiHinds

The Cougars’ softball season ended on a walk-off single to give UH its 30th and final loss. | Raphael Fernandez/The Cougar

Despite fighting for a late 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth inning, the Cougar softball team could not hold on against Tulsa, losing 3-2 on a walk-off single in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

It was a pitcher’s duel for much of the game, with the two teams held scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning. Tulsa got on the board with a second-pitch sacrificial flyout that brought in center fielder Haley Morgan.

The fifth-seeded Cougars did not take long to strike back, and quickly got two runners on with a walk and hit by pitch. A bunt and a walk later, UH had the bases loaded with one out.

In the ensuing at-bat, sophomore outfielder Ja’Naiya Thomas hit a fielder’s choice to second base that drove in freshman pinch runner Bella Farina and sophomore infielder Turiya Coleman, giving UH a 2-1 lead.

The Cougars’ lead did not last long, however, as a fielding error allowed Tulsa to tie the game going into the seventh frame.

UH swung the door open for the Golden Hurricane after failing to score with two runners on, and allowing Tulsa to steal second in the bottom of the inning.

A single from Tulsa’s Kailyn Bearpaw walked off the Hurricane and ended the Cougars’ season.

UH softball final record ended at 20-30, with its sights now set on its first season in the Big 12 Conference in 2024.

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Colorado State University Rams junior Sofia Torres capped off her season shooting a -1 in the NCAA Westfield Regional Final. The final took place in Westfield, Indiana, at The Club at Chatham Hills golf course. Torres finished the competition in 24th place.

Throughout the final, Torres totaled 8 birdies and 5 bogeys. She had a good three days, shooting 2 under par on one of those days. Torres played her best golf by far on par 4s, where she shot an average of 3.93 strokes, good for top ten in the entire tournament.

Torres was the lone competitor for the Rams at any of the NCAA regional finals. The regional was just the cherry on top of Torres’ season, which was filled with achievements, including a co-first place finish at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Kapolei, Hawaii, where she tied with Gonzaga University’s Cassie Kim. Both players shot a -5, and Torres helped boost the Rams to a first place finish at that invitational, making her just the 10th Ram to place first in any invitational.

“She had a record-breaking season, and it was so fun to see her and all her hard work pay off.” -Laura Cilek, women’s golf head coach

Torres’ breakout season landed her on the Mountain West All-Conference Second Team. She was the only person on the Rams to make an all-Mountain West team this season and is the first Ram to earn an all-conference nod since Ellen Secor in the 2017-2018 season. 

According to a CSU Athletics press release about Torres’ season, she broke the school record for season average strokes by a full stroke. She shot an average of 72.67, breaking Katrina Prendergast’s record in the 2017-2018 season. She also tied the record for best finish at an NCAA regional and broke the record for lowest recorded strokes at a regional, becoming the first Ram to shoot under par at one.

“We are so proud of how Sofia showed up this week. This was her first trip to regionals, and she was in the hunt the entire tournament,” head coach Laura Cilek said in the press release. “She has played very solid and consistent golf all year. She had a record-breaking season, and it was so fun to see her and all her hard work pay off. We are looking forward to her senior year starting next fall!”

With Torres expected to be back, she will have to bolster a roster that has potential for turnover, with three out of the seven athletes being seniors. This was the last event for the women’s golf team, which will return to competing again in the fall. Torres has an opportunity to carry her momentum into the fall and become one of the best golfers in the Mountain West.

Reach Damon Cook at sports@collegian.com or on Twitter @dwcook2001.

The Utah men’s lacrosse team came into the ASUN tournament needing two back-to-back wins to secure a spot in the NCAA tournament. After falling short in the 2022 season, Utah looked to capitalize on their regular-season championship by securing the ASUN tournament championship. The Utes hadn’t lost a game since March 4 and look to continue their dominant play in the most important games of the season.

Game One

Utah began game one — against the Bellarmine Knights — with a goal by Tyler Bradbury on an assist from MJ McMahon. After dishing out an assist, McMahon capitalized on a goal of his own around the five-minute mark to give the Utes a 2-0 lead. After a five-minute scoring drought, Joey Boylston found Jordan Hyde for his first goal of the afternoon. Bellarmine was able to answer with two quick goals, but Koa Todd capped off quarter number one with an unassisted goal.

The second quarter started slow for the Utes, as Bellarmine scored twice to tie the game at four goals apiece. Fortunately, Utah was able to take the lead back with two Ryan Stines goals with six minutes left. Again, the Knights were able to answer, knotting the score at six as the first half came to a close.

The third quarter was a back-and-forth affair, with Utah scoring four goals from four different players. Bradbury, Todd, Stines and Jared Andreala all netted goals for Utah in the third quarter. Bellarmine hung around as much as they could, matching Utah’s four goals with three of their own. The Utah lead was 10-9 heading into the fourth quarter, with a chance to go to the ASUN tournament finals on the line.

Bellarmine had their eyes on the prize as they came out in the fourth quarter and scored two quick goals, capturing their first lead of the game at 11-10 with about 11 minutes left to go. The last 10 minutes of the game were back and forth, but Utah had too much firepower for Bellarmine to handle. Carson Moyer and Bradbury each netted goals before the Knights took back the lead at 13-12. Utah would end the game on a 5-1 run thanks to scores Koa Todd, Cole Brams, Moyer, Hyde and Ryan Rogers.

Utah fought valiantly until the finish and was able to secure a spot in the ASUN conference championship. After falling short in the 2022 season, Utah looked to do what they failed to accomplish the season prior, defeating Bellarmine 17-14 and advancing to the championship game.

Game Two

Utah took on the Air Force in the championship game and was able to take a much-needed lead to start the game on an unassisted goal by Moyer. This was a low-scoring game, with both teams combining for only three first-quarter goals. Air Force tied it up at one apiece midway through the first quarter, but Todd gave the Utes the lead back at the end of quarter number one.

The second quarter began with Utah on top 2-1, but Air Force scored three early goals, giving the Falcons a 4-2 lead with 11 minutes left in the half. After a five-minute scoring drought for both teams, Utah finally started to heat up, netting three straight goals. Moyer, Todd, and Hyde were the Utes responsible for the three goals that subsequently gave Utah a 5-4 lead at the end of the first half.

Air Force tied the game up at five goals apiece to start the quarter, but Utah was able to go on a four-goal burst with scores by Andreala, Tyler Bradbury and two by Moyer. Air Force scored at the end of the quarter, but Utah still held a 9-6 lead at the end of three.

The fourth quarter went back and forth as both teams fought for their postseason lives. Stines and Bradbury both scored goals in the fourth to pad the Utah lead. Air Force fought until the end, but their three fourth-quarter goals were not enough to take down the mighty Utes. Utah would end up winning the game with a final score of 11-9. Colin Lenskold led Utah with nine saves to hold the Air Force offense in check. This was an all-around team win for Utah and propelled the Utes to their 11th straight victory and a shot at winning the NCAA championship, defeating Air Force 11-9.

The Utes Season Continues

With the Utes securing the ASUN conference championship, they find themselves heading to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. Utah will face a tough Notre Dame team on Saturday, May 13th, at 12:30 MST on ESPNU. The Utes will look to continue their historic season in this win-or-go-home match.

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On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 virus a pandemic. Three years later, in-person courses have returned, masks are no longer required in public spaces and Americans across the country are reconciling with the trauma of the event.

Avaree Vowell, a senior studying graphic design at the University of Utah, said the pandemic “was a taxing year,” but the experience forced her out of toxic friendships and forced her to confront many mental hardships which led her back to going to therapy.

“It definitely affected my college experience in that my peers and I were all experiencing similar worries about class and professors and the difficulty of our program,” Vowell said. “When we got back in person and got to know each other more, we all said, ‘I’m glad I wasn’t alone in feeling that way.’”

Jason Castillo and Tiffany Baffour, both professors of social work at the U, studied graduate students after receiving an onslaught of emails from students expressing anxiety, depression and stress over housing, employment and transportation during the pandemic.

“It really led to the question, ‘What are we doing, what is the university doing to help our students?’” Castillo said. 

Castillo and Baffour, in a study that is pending publication, found over a quarter of social work students had experienced both mental and physical challenges. 

“COVID did have a major impact on the physical, the mental health and the academic achievement of our students,” Castillo said. “We saw a marked difference when we looked at our students of color.” 

Lifetime diagnoses of mental health conditions for college students rose from 22% in 2007 to 36% in 2017, according to a Psychiatric Services study. It also found that mental health has a direct effect on academic performance.

In their research, Castillo and Baffour discovered that top-performing, low-income students saw the largest decrease in their grades and credits taken during the 2020 spring semester. Students indicated feeling socially disconnected, feared a delay in their collegiate experience and felt they had inefficient classroom and field experience to help decide on a career path.

Castillo said the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated stressors over external factors like housing, personal finances, healthcare and childcare.

“If we look at graduate students, oftentimes they’re married, they have dependents, they’re coming to graduate school for advancement, to increase more of their revenue,” he said. ”If I can’t complete my schooling, I can’t complete my licensing examination. I can’t apply for licensure, and I can’t enter the professional workforce.”

Castillo and Baffour also found that students felt a loss of belonging and community as a result of classes being moved online.

“The bad news is that our students demonstrated mental and physical deterioration, and poor academic performance [during COVID],” Castillo said. “But our students were utilizing services, especially amongst our students of color, we didn’t see a decrease in the utilization of university resources.” 

The Sorenson Impact Center’s MAPS Project works to “build student voices and high-quality data” to support universities in becoming more equitable for students, said Nicki Scott, project manager for the MAPS Project. 

The project, which began in 2020, uses the STEP Dashboard to collect historical data and use statistical modeling to make demographic projections of each U.S. state up until 2030. The MAPS Project national data surveyed several impact areas of students’ well-being during COVID-19 including financial stability, mental health, physical health, technology, future plans and support systems. 

Scott said the I Am Not An Outlier campaign suggests similar outcomes for students at the U as compared with the rest of the country.

“The overarching quote from that is, generally, students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, students from minority backgrounds, those students tended to experience greater negative impacts to their higher ed experience from COVID,” Scott said.

Scott added students of color were hit harder by financial issues and became more conscious of their finances because of COVID. Hispanic students, the U’s second largest demographic group, reported the least amount of confidence in their ability to afford higher education.

“At a national level there’s a kind of picture of declining enrollment across the board,” Scott said. “But Utah is kind of interesting, it looks like key demographic groups are projected to have both an increasing college-age population and projected enrollment is increasing faster than the population.”

According to Forbes, 38% of college students who had secured an internship or job post-graduation had lost their job as a result of COVID-19. Low-income college students were 55% more likely to delay graduation as a result of the pandemic.

The Utah System of Higher Education found withdrawal rates of BIPOC students across Utah universities were much higher than the total average of student withdrawals during 2020. According to a MAPS Project research paper, rising costs and cascading effects impact students of color more so than white students.

The report also found an anticipated 2026 “demographic cliff” which represents a drop-off of traditional students resulting from lower population growth in the U.S.

According to the Pew Research Center, fertility rates dropped dramatically between 2007 and 2011, a result of this is a dramatic drop-off of college-age students, college students ranging between the ages of 18-24, is a “demographic cliff” or “enrollment cliff.” This “enrollment cliff” is expected to begin nationally in 2025 with a drastic 15% reduction in 18-year-old students.

COVID accelerated the onset of this collegiate “demographic cliff” as seen with lower enrollment in public two-year universities in Utah and higher employment in entry-level positions across the U.S.

For the 2022-23 school year, all Utah public universities saw increased enrollment. The U recently welcomed its largest freshmen class last fall. 

In the College of Social Works’ “Innovation Matters” magazine, Baffour recalled a student’s comment.

“They’d rather come to class in a hazmat suit than end that aspect of their educational experience,” Baffour said.

Vowell, just like many people, considered leaving college during the pandemic lockdown because of the altered learning environment.

“I almost left because I didn’t think I was cut out for it, we were all struggling with homework,” she said. “Turns out it was just really bad communication over Zoom.”

j.duffy@dailyutahchronicle.com

@JakeDuffyChrony

In the worldwide conversation about climate change and environmental degradation, environmental justice is a crucial subject that is receiving more and more attention. The truth is that access to clean water and air is not universal and that some communities are more negatively impacted by pollution than others.

For the Earth and its inhabitants to survive, these discrepancies must be addressed. We all have a part to play in promoting a more just and sustainable future as responsible people.

Environmental justice is defined as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies” by the Environmental Justice division of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

As a white college student, I have the privilege of not having been impacted by environmental injustices but of acting as a mere spectator, as myself and millions of other Americans watch on the news as man-made environmental devastations continue to occur, such as in Flint, Michigan, and East Palestine, Ohio.

I need not mention my gender, religion or even my socioeconomic status because environmental justice is a race issue.

The story of Kilynn Johnson is what inspired me to dig deeper into the roots of racial and environmental injustices in America.

Growing up in South Philadelphia, Johnson had suffered from asthma since she was eight years old. Later in 2015, she noticed that her asthma had flared up again and three nights later she woke up early in the morning vomiting uncontrollably. Her partner had driven her to a hospital where doctors at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia, which is across the Schuylkill River from Grays Ferry, informed Johnson that she needed surgery to remove a tumor from her gallbladder but that she also had a severe infection that would require IV antibiotics and a week in intensive care before doctors could perform the procedure.

Her gallbladder, seven lymph nodes and a portion of her liver were all removed after the surgery, which revealed gallbladder cancer that had spread. She had chemotherapy and radiation for six weeks.

Scientists and officials have known for decades that Black areas, like Grays Ferry, bear a disproportionate share of the weight of the nation’s pollution, from the filthy water in Flint to the toxic chemicals that have poisoned a section of Louisiana known as Cancer Alley.

More proof was offered in a 2017 report from the Clean Air Task Force and the NAACP. Black residents were found to be 75% more likely than the general population to reside in so-called fence-line communities, which are places close to facilities that generate hazardous waste.

So why is this one woman’s story so important? Her story represents the millions of African Americans who are disproportionately affected by the nation’s pollution. Kilynn’s story represents the millions of stories that don’t get told.

Another study was done in 2018 by the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Assessment that compared the socioeconomic status of communities that resided in close proximity to pollution-producing environments and found Black people were exposed to higher levels of air pollution than white Americans, regardless of their financial status.

The study also found Black Americans were 1.5 times more likely to be exposed to respiratory chemical pollution, which is caused by burning fossil fuels, than white Americans. These effects of these man-made pollutants include cancer, respiratory diseases such as asthma, heart disease and an increased risk of COVID-19.

Ensuring everyone has access to a safe and healthy environment is only one aspect of environmental justice. The unequal distribution of environmental risks and pollution that disproportionately affect vulnerable populations must also be acknowledged and addressed.

The harrowing effects of environmental racism on Black Americans are highlighted by the stories of Kilynn Johnson and the Grays Ferry neighborhood in South Philadelphia, as well as the critical necessity for neighborhood-led environmental justice initiatives.

It is our duty to support people who have been most negatively impacted by environmental injustices and to speak out in favor of laws and practices that advance environmental justice. We can build a more just and equitable future by doing this for everyone.

Katia Soudakova is a junior and student-athelete at the University of Minnesota.

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The University of Utah baseball team continued its season this past weekend with a trip up to Corvallis, Oregon. In a three-game set against the No. 15 Oregon State Beavers, the Utes were able to take one out of three games.

In a wild opener on Friday evening, the Utes picked up a huge 13-9 win. Utah got on the board in the second inning when Cameron Gurney was hit by a pitch and eventually scored on a Matt Flaharty double. Flaharty also drove in Landon Frei on the play. After Flaharty moved up to third on a wild pitch, Kai Roberts hit a double himself to score Flaharty. Davis Cop followed the trend and doubled to bring in Roberts. This second-inning effort tied the game quickly after a four-run inning from the Beavers in the first.

Utah’s offensive explosion continued two innings later in the fourth. Frei led the inning off with a walk. A couple of batters later, Bruer Webster picked up a single to left field. Roberts then blasted one over the right field wall, putting the Utes up 7-6, a lead they would never relinquish. Later in the inning, Jayden Kiernan stepped up to the plate with two runners on base and got a hit, scoring Cop. Gurney then got on base via a fielding error from the Oregon State first baseman. This allowed both Kiernan and TJ Clarkson to score, bringing the Utes lead to 10-6. 

Both teams added three more runs over the ensuing innings. Utah pitcher Micah Ashman entered the game in the eighth. After ending the inning with two strikeouts, he retired the side in the ninth to secure the victory for the Utes.

The second game of the series got off to an electric start. After Cop hit a ground rule double and Clarkson walked, Karson Bodily cleared the bases with a home run to give the Utes a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning. Unfortunately, Oregon State responded with a three-run homer of their own to tie the game in the bottom of the first. The Beavers scored three more in the second to take a 6-3 lead.

Kai Roberts responded with a leadoff home run in the top of the third, his second homer of the series. In the sixth inning, Bodily picked up his fourth RBI of the game, driving in Clarkson. This cut the lead to 6-5. Unfortunately for the Utes, the rally stalled there. The final three innings of the game were scoreless and the Beavers picked up the win. 

Oregon State got off to another hot start in Sunday’s series finale. The Beavers scored four in the first to take a quick 4-0 lead. This included an exciting double steal play with Oregon State’s Mikey Kane stealing home. 

Jake Gish put Utah on the board with a solo home run in the second inning. In the sixth inning, Gish and Frei picked up back-to-back walks to start the inning. After loading the bases, Gish scored on a fielder’s choice. Gurney then drove in Frei and Roberts on a single, bringing the Utes up to four runs. This didn’t prove to be enough, as Oregon State’s offense was consistently putting runs on the board throughout the afternoon and the Utes ended up falling 11-4.

Utah has a break from conference play coming up. The Utes host BYU and New Mexico State at Smith’s Ballpark on May 9 and 10. Cal Poly comes to town for a three-game set this weekend as well before the Utes go to Orem on May 16 to take on the Utah Valley Wolverines. 

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Cadmium is…. 

Much can be said in that blank space. Perhaps most importantly, it should be said that cadmium is serious. It is a highly toxic, highly used industrial chemical that has been strongly associated with the development of lung cancer in humans.

Additionally, it has been more weakly associated with a number of other cancers, including kidney, breast, pancreas and prostate. It is believed to be so potent because of its long half-life (25-30 years)

Cadmium is a natural element found in the earth’s crust, that is flammable, odorless and acutely, as well as chronically, toxic. The greatest concern with cadmium, in addition to its ability to cause disease, is its widespread use. The primary exposure route is inhalation and is usually occupational, via smelting, electroplating, alloy synthesis and fertilizer production, as well as smoking. 

It is rated as International Agency for Research on Cancer Group 1, meaning it is definitively carcinogenic in humans. That said, it seems to be a necessary evil in our 21st century world.

Cadmium has been found to lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary fibrosis. Local accumulation of cadmium in the lungs via inhalation is thought to be important in the development of eventual lung cancer, though also shorter term lung disease as well, such as pneumonia and emphysema. Immune cell dysregulation has been thought to contribute to cadmium associated lung disease, too.

Some degree of cadmium adaptation is believed to be possible, with acute higher doses of exposure leading to swift cellular death, while adaptation to lower, chronic doses may allow the cell sufficient mutation without cell death to propagate malignant processes.

Ironically, this dual action can help explain both cadmium’s non-neoplastic disease profile, as well as the malignant.

One 2015 meta-analysis of over 20,000 people found a significant correlation between life time lung cancer risk and urinary cadmium levels. Kidneys are particularly vulnerable organs to cadmium, and accumulation over time is a critical issue. Urinary cadmium can be reliably used as a proxy biomarker for long term exposure due to relatively slow clearance. This can be further complicated by renal pathology, or even sub-optimal glomerular filtration rate that accompanies aging.

Since renal disease is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, it can be assumed that a sizeable portion of any research, or occupational, cohort will have a renal system not suited for healthy cadmium clearance.

As technology advances and research tools follow, differing perspectives on the same problem can be made apparent or reinforced. A 2014 study exposed mice to cadmium oxide nanoparticles. This led to the same sort of lung inflammation seen previously in less refined ways.

OSHA has a permissible exposure limit of 5 micrograms per cubic meter for an eight hour time weighted exposure, for cadmium. NIOSH set a recommended exposure limit for 9 micrograms/cubic meter for a 10 hour workday (for up to a 40 hour workweek). Alternatively, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), set its own threshold value limit on cadmium, both as a respirable fraction (2 micrograms/cubic meter) as well as total particular mixture (10 micrograms/cubic meter).

All this to say the government is trying to keep us safe from cadmium’s risks and we should embrace that!

Cadmium possesses a foundational mechanism of action that allows it to detrimentally impact a variety of human and animal organs. In a context of an abnormally long half life, cadmium is uniquely toxic.

Without proper elimination or substitution measures to control for cadmium use, administrative controls are the most valuable means by which to reduce total exposure by occupationally vulnerable persons. Partnering with government agencies will be key in promoting a fairer and safer world in which we must accept and embrace cadmium’s role. 

Dominik Dabrowski is an occupational and environmental medicine physician at HealthPartners and a graduate student at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health.